20 10 563 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a55006054b5058587eec089edbf66169.pdf d5775a2ca56dcd41370ec738f8f7012a PDF Text Text ������������������ https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/93f87a2104e143b2f106501fc64315fd.pdf 14912c952681042a744faa92f7ab1358 PDF Text Text William Beatty (1806-1897) 1863-1864 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {This title page is not actually from the original diary. It is a modern marker page from reproduced photocopies of William Beatty's diary. Walter was his son, who kept the diaries for safekeeping. Thus, the diaries have become known as Walter Beatty diaries, when in fact they are the work of his father, William Beatty.} Beatty, Walter Journal December 1863 to October 1867 Rates for 1863, one pound even shillings x f {cut off} Do {Ditto} or for shool seventeen shillings, eleven {cut off} Rates for 1864 one pound ten Do {Ditto} is for Shool one pound Rates for 1865 one pound thirteen shillings, {illegible} Do{Ditto} for School one shilling & eight pence {illegible} 1864 1863 {illegible} gave Thomas Scott four sheep we {illegible} accounts & square up to date {illegible} received from David five dollars{illegible} {next two lines illegible} {illegible} young Robinson to Armstrong Bull {illegible} { line illegible} __________________________________________________________ 1866 July 7 took the Lillie cow to G Picks to the Socities Bull again 26 11 Do{Ditto} Granpas Cow to Wm Finnelys Bull 15 Do {Ditto} Younges Cow Do Do{Ditto} August 10 think that yearling heifer took a Bull that was on the road Cure for pain in the stomak one ounce turkey Rubarb half Oc Jesuit Barks put into a bottle of proof a table spoonfull every morning 1866 1 �June 8 divided the line fence between J. Johnston & me I go from Faines post north to a stake 23 feet north of second growth Black Oak tree that stands on me near the line 1867 April I took the white cow to Johnstons bull June 28 Lillie cow to Socities at Wm Websters July 3 the Heley heffer took own 4 the Lillie 2 year old Do {Ditto} 18 youngs Cow Do {Ditto} 1864 Jany 1 Heavy rain this morning with wind put a slow plowing Ad brock it out yesterday Elen & me went to Cris Young in evening 2 very high wind all day I fixed the windows 3 Snow Snow no meeting here today very hard frost with very high wind all day 4 went to Town meeting Mr Thomas Darlin was elected for this Ward fine day 5 Snowing this morning & most of the Day cleaned the poll oats put 39 bushel in the end barn & 3 ½ for feed that made 42 ½ 6 went to Gananoque with C. Younge paid Wm Brough thirty one dollars fifty cents & got one note from him that I gave him last spring for corn & flour Ad took more oats Ad went to J. Redmonds for slabs got 45 7 went to the Scotts with Elen got dinner then them & me went to Mallorytown to the Annual Meeting of the Agricultural Socitie was chosen President again cold day 8 drew wood from Malonnies got a peice to take the wood off 9 thrashed oats in the forenoon Ad cut wood for the School went to an agricultural meet at Johnston Schoolhouse was chosen President very high winds 2 �with Snow in the afternoon 10 the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the School house cold day with high winds S. West 11 Ad went to Redmond for another load of Sta{cut off} took better than two bushel of oats to him for them I could do nothing with a boil 12 drew 3 loads of wood from Malonnies fine day 13 went to the School meeting Mr McConoll was Elected Trustee each puple is to pay 10 per month or find 1/4 cord of wood 14 went to Malonnies for 1 load of wood Aunt Je{cut off} Aunt Jane Mary Lib Henderson came with Rob 1864 {January) 15 went with Mr Morrison to the Trustees he offered to teach for 154$ a year & board himself they would not hire him 16 Robie went home this forenoon there was a little snow & rain most of the day 16 X cleaned some oats & wheat & cut cord of wood for the School & took it the Schoolhouse 17 the Revd Mr Seymour preached in the School house& the Revd Mr Carrol in the curch fine day 18 went to Gananoque to the Mill took 10 bushel of wheat 3 bushel of oats got 14 lb of oatmeal for the bushel 19 thrashed some oats went to McCormics formed a commitee chosen Chairman fine day 20 went Farmersville to the Nomination Mr Jones Mr Richards Dary Magee JA McDonald were all nominated after a good deal of speachifying they all withdr{cut off} but Messrs Jones & Richards the returning officer called 3 �for a show of hands there was nearly two {illegible} for Mr Jones he then call for a division which was the same Mr Richards then demanded a Poll which was granted 21 {line stroked through} Ad brought a load of ceader from Younge I went to Gananoque in the afternoon 22 thrashed some oats in forenoon went to Gananoque 23 Do Do Do Do {Ditto} 24 No meeting to day 25 went & examined the bridge that Blair was to fix in the morning then drew 3 loads of wood from Mr Jones 26 Ad went to Yonge Ben & I went to Cooks, Bradley 27 went to Robinsons Schoolhouse to the Election a vote for Jones A great many people then Mr Carlings was there for Jones with Charles, Sinkler for Richards. 28 went again to the Election Jones has got a majority here 29 went to Gananoque with the slate of the {illegible} done at 3 oclock, Jones got the Election by 76 of a majority 30 went to Farmersville to the declaration after some speachifying Jones was carried around the square with a band plaing Farmersville never saw such a day every thing went off well 31 the Revd Mr Carrel preached in the curch 1864 February 1 Very stormy day snow & rain thrashed oats {illegible} 2 Ad & Elen went to Gananoque Ben &lize younge went with them. I thrash some oats 3 finished thrashing the little oats Ad is very bad with his head the cut he got in it when Doll ran 4 �away with him is festering 4 went to the funeral of Steven Finallays child it was buried at Robinsons Revd Mr Brown exorted snow 5 Cleaned the little oats 50 bushel in all that is thrashe Stormy day wind & a little Snow little snow 6 put the Peas in that was in the Stack in the forenoon thrashed peas & oats in the afternoon 7 little Snow with wind no meeting here to day 8 went to Grames & got the horses shod he charges 1s a shoe & 6d for a remove Ad drew a load of rails from Diers I bought one thousand rails from Mr Malonee he got them from Dier Paid Malonee a Barrel of Pork & one dollar the thousand 9 cleaned the peas had 10 bushel clean oats had 38 filled up 8 bushel of Peas & 26 of oats for Kingston fine day 10 went to Kingston with the oats Peas got 2s.3d for Oats & 2s.9d for Peas went to the Palace & got the flax Machin got home at 10 oclock 12 went to bee of John Johnston to draw rails from Hazlaps fine day 13 drew rail on to the road so as to make up the loads when we out of follow where the rails is 14 snow Rev Mr McConnel preached at the school house very stormy day Snow & wind 15 thrashed oats Ad & his Mother went to Yonge Henry Younge went with them to bring the horses home Ad is going to help Rob 5 �1864 snow Feb snow 16 thrashed some oats & fixed the chain very cold day 17 drew 2 loads of rails from Deirs 47 X 33 {Ditto} Do Do 18 drew 1 loads of rails 50 expected Wm Hazelwood with Elen & to clean some flax 19 drew 1 load of rails 50 Wm & Betsey Hazelwood brought Elen home we cleaned some of his flax fine day 20 worked at the flax brock one of the beaters little snow this afternoon rather on the thaw Elen &Isabla went to Younge with Hazelwood 21 the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the Church this afternoon 22 drew 2 loads of rails 50 x 54 fine day 23 Do{Ditto} 2 Do of Do{Ditto} 50 & 52 fine day 24 drew rails out of the woods to the road & one load of 40 home at night little rain at times 25 drew of 43 rails, Nelson Shipman was here at noon when I came home he brought load of flax to get cleaned we cleaned part of it took the rest home again the Machin cleans very slow fine day 26 drew two loads of rails 47 & 41 fine day Ad came home from Yonge he got the logs from Hogaboms 27 Ad drew two loads of rails 41 & 47 I thrashed some oats fine day the roads is giting very bad 28 the Revd Mr Brown preached in our School house & the Revd Mr Carrol in the curch 29 Ad drew two loads of rails from Malonees fine day 6 �1864 March 1 Ad drew two loads of rails from Malonees I thrashed oats little flurrys of Snow snow 2 Ad drew two loads of rails from Malonnees I thrashed oats some squals of snow Snow x 3 Ad drew two loads of rails I thrashed oats winds is South Southwest this morning South in at three oclock PM A very fine day Rob Beatty & Rob Armstrong came here at night Rob Beatty is very bad with a fellon on his finger they want Ad 4 Ad went to Yonge with Rob to help him to get out some rails I drew one load of rails that finished the drawing of the thousand that I was to get from Dier for Malonie the Slaighing is very bad 5 cleaned oats & peas in the forenoon went to an Agriculture Meeting at Johnstons School house then went with Mr N. Willoby to examine the Bridge over Black Creek near Mr Watts X rain & snow 6 Snow rain X rain & snow most of the day no meeting today little Snow to day {in left margin} Snow starting to 9 Sorms this quarter 7 drew one load of wood from Malunies Snow & rain all day warm 8 drew two loads of wood fine Day 9 cleaned flax with the machin Ben Humph{cut off} younge helped with there horses fine day Robert brought Ad home to day 10 went to Mount Webster to let out a job on the Bridge did not agree with any one Ad taped some trees 11 went to Mallorytown to an Agriculture Meeting went on horse back the Slaughing is all gone {left margin 7 �- went to corner the {Storm?}} 12 13 boiled sap in the bush fine day Ad thrashed oats Revd Mr Doxtater preached in the School house fine day 1864 March 14 Boiled sap Ad drew some wood out of the bush into Johnstons field & took the horse powr home to Henry Johnstons 15 Ad thrashed oats I fixed my boot in the forenoon went to Escott Mills to attend a trial of {Traspass?} & damages between Mosuer & Hide 16 mended the children shoes Ad finished the thrashing &choped some wood in the bush Snow 17 cleaned the oats had 27 1/2 bushel & cleaned the wheat that was in the bin had 17 bushel that is 27 in all little snow Snow 18 drew dung to the orchard in the forenoon Snow and stormed in the afternoon 19 drew all the dung we could get for the frost 20 Mr Morrison preached in the School house 21 worked in the house at the doors very cold day hard frost Ad drew two loads of dung for Wm Thompson from the ashery 22 put on two doors upstairs hard frost {in left margin - Insured the Barn & contents for 200 dollars the house for 400 in London mutul Insurance Company 23 worked at John Youngs Cultivator Steamed two handles for it Ad cut bunk stuff 24 went to Gananoque with the waggon with 10 1/2 8 �bushels of wheat & 6 1/2 of pussey grass seed I got the wheat ground but could not get the seed ground till after dark I got a coat & pants cut paid 3s for both 25 worked at the cultivator part of the day went to Ben Younges to see his horse he got his foot badly cut 26 worked in the Sugar bush Ad came from Young to night he went down yesterday for the coller that was at John Armstrongs {illegible} little rain to day 27 the Revd Mr Doxtator preached in the School house 28 worked in the Sugar bush fine day 29 worked in the blacksmith shop fixed the three inch auger & the boreing machin Snow 30 bore some bunks Snowed all day Snow & rain 31 went to Brockville & got Thomas Davis & Simpson Note that was at Blyths and gave it to Kyes the Balief of Mallorytown he came upon the cars with me to be sued at the first court there was a little rain & snow April rain 1 helped Benj Younge to Ripple the flax little rain 2 Do Do{Ditto} to clean the flax seed we weighed fifty six lbs flax before it was rippled then rippled it had forty four lbs of straw seven lbs of seed five lbs of wast 3 no meeting to Day 4 worked at bunks & stakes fine day 5 drew four loads of dung for a hot bed &splite 9 �some rails Ad boiled eight pails of sap fine day 6 split some rails & drew about 100 to the line between Fair & me likewise some bunks 7 fixed or worked at the garden fence fine day 8 finished the fence around the garden rain 9 fixed the hot bed &boiled some sap for vinegar little rain at night 10 Snow heavy rain most of the night began to Snow at day light & Snowed all day so that there is no Meeting snow & rain 11 X Ad went to Cristies Youngs & got a load of Straw I worked at bunks snow & rain rain 12 worked at bunks & stakes little rain rain 13 Do Do Do Do{Ditto} rain 14 Do Do Do{Ditto} Mr Robert Watson came here to see me about the raisin of flax 15 I went to Mr Bucks & got two teeth drawn Ad fixed bunks 16 fixed some tools in the blacksmith shop Wat came here on his way home rain & snow there was no preacher came to day rain & snow most of the day 18 Ad helped Criste Younge to saw shingle stuff 19 fixed Bills shoes & shod him John Young Criste came up for my boots they fit him James Laltimers Wife died about 3 oclock I helped Jo Bradley all night to make the coffin 17 10 �20 Wat run the East line it Keeps the old line on fence pretty well 21 Began to make the East line fence with bunks fine at noon a little frost last night went to James Laltimers wifes funeral the Revd Mr Brown preached there was 32 waggons &buggys 22 worked at the fence fine day 23 finished the fence as far as our cross fine a fine drizz driseling rain in the forenoon Ad drew some Stones for Mr Reeds foundation the foundation of a Stone off Mr Reeds in the afternoon heavy rain in the afternoon 1869 April rain 24 the Revd Mr Reeve preached at the School house rain 25 worked at a cultivator heavy rain most of the day the woods begin to look Red 26 Do Do {Ditto} dull heazy day snow 27 went to the Turner neabourhood to see if there was any that would sow flax came on a heavy Snow storm so that I had to stop all night at Thomas Davises there is some that will sow a little 28 came home from Davis this morning the roads is very bad 29 went to see Mr Latimer about Sowing flax he will do all he can fine day Ad go five hundred of hay from Criste Young 30 went over the lower end of the School Section to see and get the School bill & see if there was any that would sow flax there is some that will there 11 �has forty bushel of flax seed come from Mr Watson of Brockville for me to the Station fine day Ad went to Younge to see about the sawing of the logs that was got of Hogabom yesterday 1864 May 1 rain 1 Revd Mr Recine preached in the Shool house heavy rain last night & some this morning 2 worked at a drag Ad went to Cooks to see if there was any of the farmers wanted flax seed put up notics we then drew up 20 bags or 40 bushel of flax seed from the Station that Mr Watson cant for distribution the Elens went to see Mrs Dickson she is very sick 3 heavy rain all day worked at the drag 4 worked at the cultivator in blacksmith shop a little shower of rain Ad helped Criste Young to saw shingle stuff a little sprinkle of rain 5 worked at the dragteeth in the blacksmith shot Ad plowed for John Johnston that is the first plowing he has done this spring 6 cut the teeth in the drag & other fixings on it Ad plowed at John Johnstons rain 7 Do Do Do{Ditto} in the forenoon heavy rain in the afternoon I went to an agricultural meetting in the afternoon 8 rain Revd Mr Reevie preached in the School house at six oclock we had the first sabath School this morning rain most of the day 9 made some more of the line fence ground very wet no plowing yet 10 rain to day made a gait for the road Ad went to Johnstons to plow rain rain 12 �11 drew rails to the peice of ground west of Healeys made the fence & plowed it for potatos X 12 {in left margin} the woods is begining to look green went to Mallorytown to the Division count I sued J. Davis & J. Simpson they confession Judgment Ad & the boys planted about 2 1/2 bushel of Scotch Erely rain 13 heavy rain most of the day no plowing yet cut potatos rain 14 Ad went to Gananoque took 6 bushel of flax seed to Dr Richman he is geting some parties to sow it he bought 100 of flour 12s, 100 of meal 7s 6d 15 Revd Mr Recine Preached in the School house heavy rain 1864 May rain 16 Made a cross fence in the paster east of the Barn to the line went to the Station to the Court of Revision there was a good many at it little rain 17 Ad plowed for J. Johnston fine day Plumb trees in full bloom 18 washed the Sheep at John Bradley I took 13 bags of the flax seed that Mr Watson sent here to the Station again & sent it to Ly to him there is very few that will sow it fine day X 19 began to plow & plowed a pece in the grardens in the forenoon then plowed at the east line between the ditches the ground rather wet but is geting rather late late& there has been no rain for three days 20 {in left margin} planted 2 1/2 bushel of potatos in the garden Ad plowed &draged in 1 1/2 bushel of Spring Rye that is the first sowing we have done fine day 21 sowed 4 bushel of Barley East line between the rain 13 �ditches little rain in the afternoon fine growing times 22 the Revd Mr McCaull preached in the Schoolhouse the Revd Mr Carrol in the Church rain rain 23 Sowed 2 bushel of barley then 6 bushel of poll oats & 5 bushel of John Younges peas on the fall plowing North of the North ditch worked with the cultivator the ground is run together - did not get all finished heavy thunder & lightning with rain at Sundown 24 fine growing morning finished the peas & oats & then plowed for more Barley Sheared some of the Sheep 25 plowed for Barley dull with a little rain 26 sowed 4 1/2 bushel Barley little rain the ground is rather damp I cut potatos 27 {in left margin} 15 bushel of Barly in all sowed 2 bushel Barley 2 of the ridges was plowed last fall all the rest was plowed this Spring 28 sowed 2 1/2 bushel of Barley & one bushel of oats between the barley 29 the RevdMr Gordon preached in the School house 30 prowed the Corn ground at the old Barnstead 31 draged the Cornground & sowed 3/4 bushel of flaxseed at the North of it chained for the corn & planted most of it Ad plowed north of the first ditch for wheat the ground is geting hard {illegible} 1864 June 1 Sowed better than 2 bushel of Blacksee fine Shower 14 �rain last night the ground is rather wet to day finished planting the corn planted about 1 acre got the Seed from George White began to plow in the orchard for potatos fine day 2 plowed in orchard the wind is South at noon finished plowing the orchard & then draged it 3 {in left margin} planted 30 bushels of potatos in all began to plant the potatos one bushel of all sorts next the East fence then 8 bushel of Corkreds then 6 bushel of princealberts Sowed 2 bushel of Black See Ad north of the first ditch planted 5 bushel of Garnet Chillas & 7 bushel of Cups & sowed better than 2 bushel of blacksee 5 the Revd Mr Reeve preached in the School house& the Revd Mr Carrol in the Church 6 {in left margin} 12 bushel of peas in all Sowed 4 Bushel of peas John Johnston helped with his teem planted some beans in the garden Ad furneed 3 drills for beets next the fence in the orchard frost 7 planted the 3 drills with Mangols Sugar beets & Kola Raba Sowed 3 bushel of peas that makes 7 of the Gardner Peas all sowed north of the first ditch west side of the path received a letter from Mr Watson with three dollars in it wanting me to go to Wadinton hard frost last night 8 went to Brockville with the night Express saw Mr Watson & we went to Wadinton to see the Flax Machinery it workes fine stopted all night then came home at night Ad sowed 1 1/2 bushel of flax seed north of the old house & began to plow in the north Field John Johnston helped him in the afternoon fine day very dry rain 9 plowed & sowed 5 1/2 bushel of oats J. Johnston helped Herny Armstrong helpe likewise fined rain to day 10 plowed draged & sowed 12 1/2 bushel of peas oats 15 �Henery Armstrong & J. Johnston helped 11 12 Sowed 2 1/2 bushel of oats & peas H. Armstrong & H Johnston helped to plow {in left margin} in all 33 bushels oats the Revd Mr Reeves preached in the School house 13 sowed 4 1/2 bushel of peas & oats that finished the Sowing 1864 June 14 I got Bill shod at Talermans Ad cleaned out the furrows of the oats ground in the forenoon split some rails & made a pice of line fence at the East line very dry weather 15 began to work on the Roads Ad went to younge to Hannah Hazelwoods wedding she is to be married to Mr Camp from Gouldburn very warm weather 16 worked on the Roads Ad came home from young 17 Do Do{Ditto} 18 finished the Road work self 3 days Ad 2 David 2 19 X the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the Church 20 Sowed 1 bushel of Buckwheat east of the old barnyard the ground is very dry 21 Ad roled some of the Peas & oats I made a door for the little bed room put 1 cow 2 heffers 2 steers in the Armstrongs paster 22 Ad went through the corn with the disk I made another door for upstairs 23 Ad roled the flax & wheat in the forenoon bill & me hoed corn gound very dry 16 �24 drew gravel for Mr Weston for a road in to his place 25 Do Do{Ditto} in the forenoon Robert Beatty came here brought Elen home 26 the Revd Mr Gorden preached in the School house Thomas Scott & his Wife came here this morning 27 drew stones for Mr Westons road 28 drew gravel for Do Do{Ditto} that it finished 29 went to Gananoque with I Bradley to see if the flax brake was near ready it will not be ready for 10 or 12 days yet Ad went through the potatos with the disk 30 went to A raising of Do Reeds at the Station Ad went to a loging Bee of Mr Roths 1864 July 1 worked at the potatos with deel 2 fine rain this morning cobled the children's boots everything looks refreshed 3 X the Revd Mr White preached in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Carrol in the church & the Revd Mr Revee in the School house in the afternoon 4 went to Marble Rock with Mr Darlin to survey a road to Mr Colmans Mill Ad went to Younge for a load of boards in the afternoon 5 went to the funeral of John Weston child the Revd Mr Carrol preached Ad came home with 500 feet of board, brought Jennet with him 6 Ad went throw the potatos with the cultivator 7 loged the old paster the ground is very dry 8 worked at the corn 17 �9 Do Do Do{Ditto} Ad drew Stones to the Station for a cellar for Mr Dean 10 rain Ad & Elen went to Gananoque to curch with the Youngs young people very heavy rain the Revd Mr Revee preached in the Shoolhouse X 11 I went to Thomas Scotts & him & me went to view Meadows & flax for the Young & Escot Agriculture Society Ad & Bille worked at the corn 12 the Boys finished the corn then went to Mr Shels wood to hear the Revd Mr Carrol preach to the Orngemen the Revd Mr White & others spoke on the ocation I got home from driving at dark meadows & flax is light 13 worked at the potatos the ground is very dry helped Cristee Younge to move this Barn 14 I worked at the potatos Do{Ditto} 15 Do Do Do{Ditto} 16 Do Do Do{Ditto} 17 the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the Church at 3 oclock & the Revd Mr Reeve at 6 oclock in the Schoolhouse 1864 July 18 Began to mow & mowed front of the old house 19 mowed in the North field west side grass light 20 mowed 2 drew in some {illegible} took some flax with us 21 went to Gananoque with Mr Watson to see the flax 22 finished the 6 acres & drew some 18 �23 24 rain mowed in the midle field west side & drew in what was cut had 7 loads of the 6 cares put it in granery mow there has been no dew this week the Revd Mr Reeve preached in the Shoolhouse 25 finished the west side of the midle field this forenoon little dew this morning cut the Rye in the afternoon 26 mowed in the midle field East line a little Shower this afternoon stopt the drawing in 27 worked in the midle field drew in the west side of what was north of the house 28 finished cuting the midle field this morning heavy dew with a fog raked & drew in the Rye had 1 load very dry weather 29 A little Shower last night about 11 oclock Ad went to Beverly this afternoon to bring Isabla & David & Wat wife here spread out some of the hay & put it cock 30 mowed a little in the North field Adam Armstrong came here the first time he has been here since we moved up raked & cocked what hay there was in the midle field Ad came home brought Isabla & Lizie & her brother David did not come 31 there is a field meeting in McNiels woods the Revd Mr Reves & the Revd Mr White preached in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Burns & White in the afternoon there was a great many here for dinner the Revd Mr Reve preached at 6 oclock in the Schoolhouse 1864 {next few lines illegible} August 15 Intend to got to Lyn by the half past eight train to commence with Mr Wilson at the flax pulling 1864 June 19 �No 1 {illegible} Mar 16 {possibly} 16 went to the repair and start the lansdown jobs Wm Killingbeck to take down the hill fix the bridge, make a crossing grub out the center of the road 15 feet in width cut it all 40 feat No 2 Michel Oconner from the hemlock tree of No 1 to hemlock stub & tree to clear it 40 feat width 15 feet to be grubd in the center for 50 to from hemlock stub & hemlock tree to a stump marked 13 make Michal Oconner 16 {illegible} to a Cars cow out laid out{illegible} at the Second Concession {illegible} put up {illegible] and reported to Went to Gananoque Took in the cars laid out a Road on {illegible} the second concession of Leeds put up Notices & reported to council. 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Title A name given to the resource William Beatty Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Beatty Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Queen's University Archives and Leeds & Grenville Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1838-1892 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Leeds & Grenville County, Yonge & Lansdowne Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Title A name given to the resource William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1863-1864 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Beatty Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-1864 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Leeds & Grenville County, Yonge & Lansdowne Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1863 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Leeds & Grenville Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{not actually from original diary - modern marker page in reproduced photocopies of William Beatty's diary. Walter was his son, who kept the diaries for safekeeping. Thus the diaries have become known as Walter Beatty, when in actuality they are the work of his father William.)</p> <p>Beatty,</p> <p>Walter</p> <p>November 1863</p> <p>to</p> <p>October 1867</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Rates for 1863, one pound even shillings x f (cut off)</p> <p>Do or for shool seventeen shillings, eleven {cut off}</p> <p>Rates for 1864 one pound ten</p> <p>Do is for Shool one pound</p> <p>Rates for 1865 one pound thirteen shillings, {illegible}</p> <p>Do for School one shilling &amp; eight pence {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <p>1863</p> <p>{illegible} gave Thomas Scott four sheep we</p> <p>{illegible} accounts &amp; square up to date</p> <p>{illegible} received from David five dollars{illegible}</p> <p>{next two lines illegible}</p> <p>{illegible} young Robinson to Armstrong Bull {illegible}</p> <p>{ line illegible}</p> <p>__________________________________________________________</p> <p>1866</p> <p>July 7 took the Lillie cow to G Picks to the Socities Bull again 26</p> <p>11 Do Granpas Cow to Wm Finnelys Bull</p> <p>15 Do Younges Cow Do Do</p> <p>August 10 think Best yearling heifer took a Bull that was on the road</p> <p></p> <p>Cure for pain in the stomak</p> <p>one ounce turkey Rubarb</p> <p>half Do Jesuit Barks put into a bottle of proof</p> <p>a table spoonful every morning</p> <pre>1866 </pre> <p>June 8 divided the line fence between J. Johnston &amp; me I go from Faines post north to a stake 23 feet north of second growth Black Oak tree that stands on me near the line</p> <p>1867 April</p> <p>{illegible} 29 took the white cow to Johnstons bull</p> <p>June 28 Lillie cow to Socities at Wm Websters</p> <p>July 3 the Heley heffer took own</p> <p>4 the Lillie 2 year old Do</p> <p>18 youngs Cow Do</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jany</td> <td>1</td> <td>Heavy rain this morning with wind put a slow plowing Ad brock it out yesterday Elen &amp; me went to Cris Young in evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>very high wind all day I fixed the windows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting here today very hard frost with very high wind all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>went to Town meeting Mr Thomas Darlin was elected for this Ward fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Snowing this morning &amp; most of the Day cleaned the poll oats put 39 bushel in the end barn &amp; 3 12 for feed that made 42 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>went to Gananoque with C. Younge paid Wm Brough thirty one dollars fifty cents &amp; got one note from him that I gave him last spring for corn &amp; flour Ad took more oats Ad went to J. Redmonds for slabs got 45</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>went to the Scotts with Elen got dinner then them &amp; me went to Mallorytown to the Annual meeting of the Agricultural Socitie was chosen President again cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>drew wood from Malonnies got a peice to take the wood off</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>9</td> <td>thrashed oats in the forenoon Ad cut wood for the School went to an agricultural meet at Johnston Schoolhouse was chosen President very high winds with snow in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the school house cold day with high winds S. West</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to Redmond for another load of Sta{cut off} took better than two bushel of oats to him for them I could do nothing with a boil</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>drew 3 loads of wood from Malonnies fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>went to the School meeting Mr McConoll was Elected Trustee each puple is to pay 10 per month or find 4 cord of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>went to Malonnies for 1 load of wood Aunt Je{cut off} Aunt Jane Mary Lib Henderson came with Rob</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864 {January)</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>went with Mr Morrison to the Trustees he offered to teach for 154$ a year &amp; board himself they would not hire him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Robie went home this forenoon there was a little snow &amp; rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>cleaned some oats &amp; wheat &amp; cut cord of wood for the school &amp; took it the schoolhouse -</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>the Revd Mr Seymour preached in the school house &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol in the curch fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>18</td> <td>went to Gananoque to the Mill took 10 bushel of wheat 3 bushel of oats got 14 lb of oatmeal for the bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>thrashed some oats went to McCormics formed a commitee chosen chairman fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>went Farmersville to the Nomination of Mr Jones Mr Richards Darg Magee JA McDonald were all nominated after a good deal of speachifying they all withdr{cut off} but Messrs Jones &amp; Richards the returning officer called for a show of hands there was nearly two {illegible} for Mr Jones he then call for a division which was the same Mr Richards then demanded a Poll which was granted</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>{line stroked through} Ad brought a load of ceader from Younge I went to Gananoque in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>thrashed some oats in forenoon went to Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>No meeting to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>went &amp; examined the bridge that Blair was to fix in the morning then drew 3 loads of wood from Mr Jones</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went to Yonge Ben &amp; I went to Cooks, Bradley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>went to Robinsons Schoolhouse to the Election a vote for Jones A great many people then Mr Carlings was there for Jones with Charles, Sinkler for Richards.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>went again to the Election Jones has got a majority here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>went to Gananoque with the slate of the {illegible} done at 3 oclock, Jones got the Election by 76 of a majority</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>went to Farmersville to the declaration after some speachifying Jones was carried around the square with a band plaing Farmersville never saw such a day everything went off well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Carrel preached in the curch</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>February</td> <td>1</td> <td>Very stormy day snow &amp; rain thrashed oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible}</td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Elen went to Gananoque Ben &amp; lize younge went with them. I thrash some oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>finished thrashing the little oats Ad is very bad with his head the cut he got in it when Doll ran away with him is festering</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>went to the funeral of Steven Finallays child it was buried at Robinsons Revd Mr Brown exorted</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>5</td> <td>Cleaned the little oats 50 bushel in all that is thrashe stormy day wind &amp; a little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>little snow</td> <td>6</td> <td>put the peas in that was in the stack in the forenoon thrashed peas &amp; oats in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting here to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>little snow with wind</td> <td>8</td> <td>went to Grames &amp; got the horses shod he charges 1sa shoe &amp; 6d for a remove Ad drew a load of rails from Diers I bought one thousand rails from Mr Malonee he got them from Dier Paid Malonee a Barrel of Pork &amp; one dollar the thousand</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>cleaned the peas had 10 bushel clean oats had 38 filled up 8 bushel of Peas &amp; 26 of oats for Kingston fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>went to Kingston with the oats Peas got 2s.3d for Oats &amp; 2s.9d for Peas went to the Palace &amp; got the flax machine got home at 10 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>went to bee of John Johnston to draw rails from Hazlaps fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>drew rail on to the road so as to make up the loads when we out of follow where the rails is</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 snow</td> <td></td> <td>Rev Mr McConnel preached at the school house very stormy day snow &amp; wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>thrashed oats Ad &amp; his Mother went to Yonge Henry Younge went with them to bring the horses home Ad is going to help Rob</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <p>snow</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>16</td> <td>thrashed some oats &amp; fixed the chain very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>drew 2 loads of rails from Deirs 47 X 33 Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>drew 1 loads of rails 50 asfisted Wm Hazelwood with Elen &amp; to clean some flax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>drew load of rails 50 Wm &amp; Betsey Hazelwood brought Elen home we cleaned some of his flax fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>20</td> <td>worked at the flax brock one of the beaters little snow this afternoon rather on the thaw Elen &amp; Isabla went to Younge with Hazelwood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the Church this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>drew 2 loads of rails 50 X 54 fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Do 2 Do of Do 50 &amp; 52 fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>drew rails out of the woods to the road &amp; one load of 40 home at night little rain at times</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>drew of 43 rails, Nelson Shipman was here at noon when I came home he brought load of flax to get cleaned we cleaned part of it took the rest home again the machine cleans very slow fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>drew two loads of rails 47 &amp; 41 fine day Ad came home from Yonge he got the logs from Hogaboms</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad drew two loads of rails 41 &amp; 47 I thrashed some oats fine day the roads is giting very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>heard Mr Brown preached in our School house &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol in the curch</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad drew two loads of rails from Malonees fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad drew two loads of rails from Malonees I thrashed oats little flurrys of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad drew two loads of rails from Malonnees I thrashed oats some squals of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad drew two loads of rails I thrashed oats winds is south southwest this morning south in at three oclock PM Avery fine day Rob Beatty &amp; Rob Armstrong came here at night Rob Beatty is very bad with a fellon on his finger they want Ad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to Yonge with Rob to help him to get out some rails I drew one load of rails that finished the drawing of the thousand that I was to get from Dier for Malonie the slaughing is very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X rain &amp; snow</td> <td>5</td> <td>cleaned oats &amp; peas in the forenoon went to an Agriculture Meeting at Johnstons School house then went with Mr N. Willaby to examine the Bridge over Black Creek near Mr Watts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>rain &amp; snow most of the day no meeting today little snow to day {in left margin} Snow starting to 9 Sorms this quarter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Snow rain</td> <td>7</td> <td>drew one load of wood from Malunies Snow &amp; rain all day warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>drew two loads of wood fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>cleaned flax with the machin Ben Humph{cut off} younge helped with there horses fine day Robert brought Ad home to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>10</td> <td>went to Mount Webster to let out a job on the Bridge did not agree with any one Ad tapd some trees</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>went to Mallorytown to an Agriculture Meeting went on horse back the slaughing is all gone {left margin - went to corner the st{illegible}}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>boiled sap in the bush fine day Ad thrashed oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Doxtater preached in the school house fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>14</td> <td>Boiled sap Ad drew some wood out of the bush into Johnstons field &amp; took the horse powr home to Henry Johnstons</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad thrashed oats I fixed my boot in the forenoon went to Escott Mills to attend a trial of Tras{illegible} &amp; damages between Mosuer &amp; Hide</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>mended the children shoes Ad finished the thrashing &amp; choped some wood in the bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>17</td> <td>cleaned the oats had 27 1/2 bushel &amp; cleaned the wheat that was in the bin had 17 bushel that is 27 in all little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>18</td> <td>drew dung to the orchard in the forenoon snow and stormed in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>drew all the dung we could get for the frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Morrison preached in the school house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>worked in the house at the doors very cold day hard frost Ad drew two loads of dung for Wm Thompson from the ashery</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>put on two doors upstairs hard frost {in left margin - Insured the Barn &amp; contents for 200 dollars the house for 400 in London mutul Insurance Company</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>worked at John Youngs cultivator steamed two handles for it Ad cut bunk stuff</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>went to Gananoque with the waggon with 10 1/2 bushels of wheat &amp; 6 1/2 of pussey grafs seed I got the wheat ground but could not get the seed ground till after dark I got a coat &amp; patns cut paid 3s for both</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>worked at the cultivator part of the day went to Ben Younges to see his horse he got his foot badly cut</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>worked in the sugar bush Ad came from Young to night he went down yesterday for the coller that was at John Armstrongs {illegible} little rain to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Doxtator preached in the school house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>worked in the sugar bush fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>worked in the blacksmith shop fixed the three inch auger &amp; the boreing machin</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>bore some bunks snowed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; got Thomas Davis &amp; Simpson Note that was at Blyths and gave it to Kyes the Balief of Mallorytown he came upon the cars with me to be sued at the first court there was a little rain &amp; snow</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April rain</td> <td>1</td> <td>helped Benj Younge to Ripple the flax little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Do Do to clean the flax seed we weighed fifty six lbs flax before it was rippled then rippled it had forty four lbs of straw seven lbs of seed five lbs of wast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>worked at bunks &amp; stakes fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>drew four loads of dung for a hot bed &amp; splite some rails Ad boiled eight pails of sap fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>split some rails &amp; drew about 100 to the line between Fair &amp; me likewise some bunks</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>fixed or worked at the garden fence fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>finished the fence around the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>9</td> <td>fixed the hot bed &amp; boild some sap for vinegar little rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>snow</td> <td>heavy rain most of the night began to snow at day light &amp; snowed all day so that there is no Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow &amp; rain</td> <td>11 X</td> <td>Ad went to Cristie Youngs &amp; got a load of straw I worked at bunks snow &amp; rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>12</td> <td>worked at bunks &amp; stakes little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>13</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>14</td> <td>Do Do Do Mr Robert Watson came here to see me about the raisin of flax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>I went to Mr Bucks &amp; got two teeth drawn Ad fixed bunks</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>fixed some tools in the blacksmith shop Wat came here on his way home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>rain &amp; snow</td> <td>there was no preacher came to day rain &amp; snow most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad helped Criste Younge to saw shingle stuff</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>fixed Bills shoes &amp; shod him John Young Criste came up for my boots they fit him James Laltimers Wife died about 3 oclock I helped Jo Bradley all night to make the coffin</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Wil run the East line it keeps the old line on fence pretty well</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>21</td> <td>Began to make the East line fence with bunks fine at noon a little frost last night went to Jame Laltimers wifes funeral the Revd Mr Brown preached there was 32 waggons &amp; buggys</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>worked at the fence fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>23</td> <td>finished the fence as far as our crofs fine a fine drizz driseling rain in the forenoon Ad drew some stones for Mr Reeds foundation the foundation of a stone off Mr Reeds in the afternoon heavy rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Reeve preached at the School house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>25</td> <td>worked at a cultivator heavy rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the woods begin to look Red</td> <td>26</td> <td>Do Do dull heazy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>27</td> <td>went to the Turner neabourhood to see if there was any that would sow flax came on a heavy snow storm so that I had to stop all night at Thomas Davises there is some that will sow a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>came home from Davis this morning the roads is very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>went to see Mr Latimer about sowing flax he will do all he can fine day Ad go five hundred of hay from Criste Young</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>went over the lower end of the school section to see and get the school bill &amp; see f there was any that would sow flax there is some that will there has forty bushel of flax seed come from Mr Watson of Brockville for me to the station fine day Ad went to Younge to see about the sawing of the logs that was got of Hogabom yesterday</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 1 rain</td> <td>1</td> <td>Revd Mr Recine preached in the shool house heavy rain last night &amp; some this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>worked at a drag Ad went to Cooks to see if there was any of the farmers wanted flax seed put up noties we then drew up 20 bags or 40 bushel of flax seed from the Station that Mr Watson cant for distribution the Elens went to see Mrs Dickson she is very sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>heavy rain all day worked at the drag</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>4</td> <td>worked at the cultivator in blacksmith shop a little shower of rain Ad helped Criste Young to saw shingle stuff</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>worked at the drag teeth in the blacksmith shot Ad plowed for John Johnston that is the first plowing he has done this spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>cut the teeth in the drag &amp; other fixings on it Ad plowed at John Johnstons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>7</td> <td>Do Do Do in the forenoon heavy rain in the afternoon I went to an agricultural meetting in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>rain</td> <td>Revd Mr Reevie preached in the school house at six oclock we had the first sabath school this morning rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>made some more of the line fence ground very wet no plowing yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>10</td> <td>rain to day made a gait for the road Ad went to Johnstons to plow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>drew rails to the peice of ground west of Healeys made the fence &amp; plowed it for potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>12</td> <td>{in left margin} the woods is begining to look green went to Mallorytown to the Division count I sued J. Davis &amp; J. Simpson they confession Judgment Ad &amp; the boys planted about 2 1/2 bushel of Scotch Erely</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>13</td> <td>heavy rain most of the day no plowing yet cut potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque took 6 bushel of flax seed to Dr Richmans he is geting some parties to sow it he bought 100 of flour 12s, 100 of meal 7s6d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Recine Preached in the school house heavy rain</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May rain</td> <td>16</td> <td>Made a cross fence in the paster east of the Barn to the line went to the station to the court of Revision there was a good many at it little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad plowed for J. Johnston fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Plumb trees in full bloom</td> <td>18</td> <td>washed the sheep at John Bradley I took 13 bags of the flax seed that Mr Watson sent here to the station again &amp; sent it to Ly to hime there is very few that will sow it fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>19</td> <td>began to plow &amp; plowed a pece in the grardens in the forenoon then plowed at the east line between the ditches the ground rather wet but is geting rather late late &amp; there has been no rain for three days</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>{in left margin} planted 2 1/2 bushel of potatos in the garden Ad plowed &amp; draged in 1 1/2 bushel of spring Rye that is the first sowing we have done fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>21</td> <td>sowed 4 bushel of Barley East line between the ditches little rain in the afternoon fine growing time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McCaull preached in the schoolhouse the Revd Mr Carrol in the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>23</td> <td>Sowed 2 bushel of barley then 6 bushel of poll oats &amp; 5 bushel of John Younges peas on the fall plowing North of the North ditch worked with the cultivator the ground is run together - did not get all finished heavy thunder &amp; lightning with rain at sundown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>fine growing morning finished the peas &amp; oats &amp; then plowed for more Barley sheared some of the Sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>25</td> <td>plowed for Barley dull with a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>sowed 4 1/2 bushel Barley little rain the ground is rather damp I cut potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>{in left margin} 15 bushel of Barly in all sowed 2 bushel Barley 2 of the ridges was plowed last fall all the rest was plowed this spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>sowed 2 1/2 bushel of Barley &amp; one bushel of oats between the barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the School house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>srowed the corn ground at the old Barnstead</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>draged the cornground &amp; sowed 3/4 bushel of flaxseed at the North of it chained for the corn &amp; planted most of it Ad plowed north of the first ditch for wheat the ground is geting hard {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June rain</td> <td>1</td> <td>Sowed better than 2 bushel of Black see fine shower last night the ground is rather wet to drag finished planting the corn planted about 1 acre got the seed from White George began to plow in the orchard for potatos fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>plowed in orchard the wind is south at noon finished plowing the orchard &amp; then draged it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>{in left margin} planted 30 bushels of potatos in all began to plant the potatos one bushel of all sorts next the East fence then 8 bushel of Cork reds then 6 bushel of Prince Alberts Sowed 2 bushel of Black see Ad north of the first ditch planted 5 bushel of Garnet Chillas &amp; 7 bushel of Cups &amp; sowed better than 2 bushel of black see</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Reeve preached in the school house &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol in the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>{in left margin} 12 bushel of peas in all Sowed 4 Bushel of peas John Johnston helped with his teem planted some beans in the garden Ad furred 3 drills for beets next the fence in the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>frost</td> <td>7</td> <td>planted the 3 drills with mangels sugar beets &amp; kola Raba Sowed 3 bushel of peas that makes 7 of the Gardner Peas all sowed north of the first ditch west side of the path received a letter from Mr Watson with three dollars in it wanting me to go to Wadinton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>hard frost last night</td> <td>8</td> <td>went to Brockville with the night Express saw Mr Watson &amp; we went to Wadinton to see the Flax Machinery it workes fine stopted all night then came home at night Ad sowed 1 1/2 bushel of flax seed north of the old houe &amp; began to plow in the north Field John Johnston helped him in the afternoon fine day very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>9</td> <td>plowed &amp; sowed 5 1/2 bushel of oats J. Johnston helped Herny Armstrong helpe likewise fined rain to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>plowed draged &amp; sowed 12 1/2 bushel of peas oats Henery Armstrong &amp; J. Johnston helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Sowed 2 1/2 bushel of oats &amp; peas H. Armstrong &amp; H Johnston helped to plow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>{in left margin} in all 33 bushels oats the Revd Mr Reeves preached in the school house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>sowed 4 1/2 bushel of peas &amp; oats that finished the sowing</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>14</td> <td>I got Bill shod at Talermans Ad cleaned out the furrows of the oats ground in the forenoon split some rails &amp; made a pice of line fence at the East line very dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>began to work on the Roads Ad went to younge to Hannaa Hazelwoods wedding she is to be married to Mr Camp from Gouldburn very warm weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>worked on the Roads Ad came home from young</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>finished the Road work self 3 days Ad 2 David 2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>sowed 1 bushel of Buckwheat east of the old barnyard the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad roled some of the Peas &amp; oats I made a door for the little bed room put 1 cow 2 heffers 2 steers in the Armstrongs paster</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went through the corn with the disk I made another door for upstairs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad roled the flax &amp; wheat in the forenoon bill &amp; me hoed corn ground very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>drew gravel for Mr Weston for a road in to his place</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Do Do in the forenoon Robert Beatty came here brought Elen home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Gorden preached in the school house Thomas Scott &amp; his Wife came here this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>drew stones for Mr Westons road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>drew gravel for Do Do that it finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>went to Gananoque with I Bradley to see if the flax brake was near ready it will not be ready for 10 or 12 days yet Ad went through the potatos with the disk</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>went to A raising of Do Reeds at the Station Ad went to a loging Bee of Mr Roths</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>worked at the potatos with deel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>fine rain this morning cobled the children's boots everything looks refreshed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr White preached in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol in the church &amp; the Revd Mr Revee in the school house in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>4</td> <td>went to Marble Rock with Mr Darlin to survey a road to Mr Colans Mill Ad went to Younge for a load of boards in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>went to the funeral of John Weston child the Revd Mr Carrol preached Ad came home with 500 feet of board, brought Jennet with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went throw the potatos with the cultivator</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>loged the old paster the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>worked at the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Do Do Do Ad drew stones to station for a cellar for Mr Dean</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>rain</td> <td>Ad &amp; Elen went to Gananoque to curch with the Youngs young people very heavy rain the Revd Mr Revee preached in the shoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>11</td> <td>I went to Thomas Scotts &amp; him &amp; me went to view Meadows &amp; flax for the Young &amp; Escot Agriculture Society Ad &amp; Bille worked at the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>the Boys finished the corn then went to Mr Shels wood to hear the Revd Mr Carrol preach to the Orngemen the Revd Mr White &amp; others spoke on the ocation I got home from driving at dark meadows &amp; flax is light</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>worked at the potatos the ground is very dry helped Cristee Younge to move this Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>I worked at the potatos Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the church at 3 oclock &amp; the Revd Mr Reeve at 6 oclock in the schoolhouse</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>18</td> <td>Began to mow &amp; mowed front of the old house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>mowed in the North field west side grass light</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>mowed 2 drew in some {illegible} took some flax with us</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>went to Gananoque with Mr Watson to see the flax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>finished the 6 acres &amp; drew some</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>mowed in the midle field west side &amp; drew in what was cut had 7 loads of the 6 cares put it in granery mow there has been no dew this week</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Reeve preached in the Shoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>finished the west side of the midle field this forenoon little dew this morning cut the Rye in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>26</td> <td>mowed in the midle field East line a little shower this afternoon stopt the drawing in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>worked in the midle field drew in the west side of what was north of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>finished cuting the midle field this morning heavy dew with a fog raked &amp; drew in the Rye had 1 load very dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>A little shower last night about 11 oclock Ad went to Beverly this afternoon to bring Isabla &amp; David &amp; Wat wife here spread out some of the hay &amp; put it cock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>mowed a little in the north field Adam Armstrong came here the first time he has been here since we moved up raked &amp; cocked what hay there was in the midle field Ad came home brought Isabla &amp; Lizie &amp; her brother David did not come</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>there is a field meeting in McNiels woods the Revd Mr Reves &amp; the Revd Mr White preached in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Burns &amp; White in the afternoon there was a great many here for dinner the Revd Mr Reve preached at 6 oclock in the schoolhouse</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> {next few lines illegible} <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>15</td> <td>Intend to got to Lyn by the half past eight train to commence with Mr Wilson at the flax pulling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1864 June</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>No 1 {illegible}</td> <td>16</td> <td>went to the repair and start the lansdown jobs Wm Killingbeck to take down the hill fix the bridge, make a crossing grub out the center of the road 15 feet in width cut it all 40 fett No 2 {illegible} Corners from the hemlock stub &amp; tree to clear it 40 feat width 15 feet to be grubd in the center for 50 to from hemlock stub &amp; hemlock tree to a stump marked 13 made Michal Oconner</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>cars laid out at the second concession {illegible} put up {illegible] and reported to</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mar 16 {possibly}</td> <td></td> <td>Went to Gananoque Took in the cars laid out a Road on {illegible} the second concession of Leeds put up Notices &amp; reported to council.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1f28587b5fe8970b8a6c66830c368087.pdf 359280d8246848917248902fb40d911d PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/203fe782add6be009e3c5930ede94ab3.pdf e732600f2ab5b45f7e73329dd9c4f7b4 PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/826e4e36444fff9c03c412ecbdb6960e.pdf 6f0c05567f9f3c038594ce2e6921f0fd PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������ https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/383ad08e5e4746404a0174512e4dc4b6.pdf 423b0e10b87185f36a44c2d45573ee85 PDF Text Text Kate Halliday Mickle (1871-1941) 1920-1921 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {Front Cover} Kate G. Mickle 1920 (continued) Aug 11th-Dec 31st. 1921 - Jan - Mch. 28th Wednesday Aug.11th Scotch mist {fog} in the morning but a fine day. Up early as Duncan intended going to Gauley's Bay with Mr Dowkes. Did not go as Dowkes' had friends coming from Owen Sound. Went in for morning dip with Isabel. Puttied a window and a half. Went up to the P.O. {Post Office} to post a letter for Clare. Manufactured some Minstrel Jokes for the concert tomorrow. Took them up to Mrs. Jas. Clarke. Dorothy went to the picnic with the Stewart camp, Margaret Kastner, etc. Letter for her from Doug. Dorothy went to a dance at Stewarts'. Clare and I entertained Harold Wright at Veranda all evening. Thursday Aug.12th Did my washing. Mist very thick in morning, disappeared but rolled in again 4 times. Puttied the rest of the windows all but 11 missing panes. Went to P.O {Post office}. with Dorothy. Dot Engel overtook us & drove us up and back. Worked at my centrepiece. Went to the concert at Clarke's. Sat in Harold Wright's car. Men got back just as concert started so Charles got out of being chairman. They didn't use my jokes properly and missed a number of them. Friday Aug. 13th. Morning swim. Wrote four letters for Charles. Washed out Dorothy's handkerchiefs. Worked at my centre-piece. Walked down to the docks for Doug. Walked up to Golf Links to tell men to come to dinner. The two households went for a launch ride. Look like storm. Dorothy went to O.{Owen} Sound to go to Chesley dance (opening roller rink). Saturday Aug. 14th. Bad electric storm in the night. Raining to-day. Had good swim (on wings) this morning. Swept Dorothy's room and my own and did my morning work. Men put up hammocks etc. and everybody tidying up. Worked at my centrepiece. Started up for Mail. Mr. Creeper gave 1 �me a drive up and back. Went to golf links to get men to dinner. Went to bed early as tired. Dorothy came out with Mr. Kastner about 6 o'clock. She went out for evening with Harold Wright. Sunday Aug. 15th. Beautiful day with sunshine and good west breeze. Had Morning swim (in wings). Charlie, Mother and Doug Nickle arrived about 1.30. Charles, Isabel, Charlie, Margaret, Alice, Keith, Miss Milne, Mrs. Stevens and I went to church. Went for a launch ride after dinner. Hot day with fog at night. Wrote to Mrs. Ryan. Monday Aug. 16th. Hot. Had Morning dip. Doug Nickle, Dot, Doug L. Nell, Clare & Duncan went into Wiarton in Charlie's car. Did my own room and Doug Nickle's. Wrote a letter for Charles. Helped get lunch ready. Worked at my centrepiece. Went up for the Mail. Played cards with Doug Lillico while the rest played bridge. Tuesday Aug. 17th. Hot day but nice breeze. Had Morning dip - felt as if I made some progress this Morning. Did my room and Doug's. Puttied the rest of the windows. Finished my centrepiece. Alice (sn) {?} and I took Mother for a row in the Jutland. Played seven-up with Nell and Duncan while Clare, Isabel & Doug. played snap. Jack & Duncan started to put stain on cottage today. Doug & Dorothy went to a dance at Clarke's. Wednesday Aug. 18th. Hot day. Good breeze. Went in for Morning dip. Swam over the deep hole (in wings) shows progress as I made no headway before. Did my own room and Doug's and swept mine, Dot's, Doug's and the hall. Went over to F.O. Clarke's for books for Nell and Myself. Went up to P.O. {Post Office} to post Clare's letter. Went in for a second swim in the afternoon. Alice, Isabel and I went out in the canoe. Alice and I paddling. Dr. Livingstone told us about China and his experience there. Thursday Aug. 18th. Hot day. Had Morning swim. Water cold. Read " A {The}Maker of Opportunities" by George Gibbs. {a novel written in 1912. The story centers around Mortimer Crabb, a wealthy and 2 �somewhat idle man, who becomes embroiled in the lives of others,} {George Fort Gibbs (March 8, 1870 – October 10, 1942) was an American author, illustrator, artist, and screenwriter.} Did my room and Doug's and washed the bedroom dishes. Mended Charles' bathing suit. Washed out 2 pairs of stockings for Dorothy. Went out for a paddle in the canoe all by myself. Rest went for a launch ride. Watched Doug. and Dorothy play double Solitaire. Friday Aug. 20th. Cloudy day. Nice breeze. Did my Morning work and had my morning swim. Water cool and quite rough. (Doug says "billows " not "waves.") Went to Wiarton with Dr. Clarke. Had my crown cemented on which came off yesterday. Did some shopping in Wiarton. Went up to P.O. {Post Office}. D. Clarke overtook us (Alice, Jean and I) and drove us up. Charles, Duncan, Nell, Doug and I went over to Lonely Island in the "Jutland" to see Miss Ellis. Duncan and Charles rowed over and Nell and I rowed part of way back when Duncan took Nell's oar. (I rowed all the way back - about 2 miles) In Nobody home so we walked all over the Island. beautiful Island - sand beach - Lovely cedars, tamarac, {tamarack} blue spruces etc. Waves had a lovely sound as they rolled up on the beach. Miss Ellis called here as Alice told her we were looking for her. Teddy Neelands & Jack Wyse arrived from Southampton by canoe. Slept in tent. Saturday Aug. 21st Very wet day. Rain poured down and beat into cottage (2 front rooms upstairs) Washed Dorothy's clothes = muddy blouse, smock, Georgette blouse, 2 Skirts, 2 pairs hose, 2 brassieres, 1 vest, 1 camisole, 1 gown and 2 hdkfs. {handkerchiefs}. Ironed part of them and she finished what was dry. Lake in the back yard. Started by centrepiece. Went over to Charlie's to play seven-up with Doug and Isabel. Too rough for boys to go back to Southampton. They, Doug. Nickle and Dorothy played bridge. Went to store twice for Clare. Had my Morning swim (still on wings) Sunday Aug. 22nd. Fine but quite cool. Had My Morning swim although the water was cold. Jack, Julius, Duncan, Isabel, Doug L. and I went in. Men dug canal system to drain back yard. Went to church (Julius, Clare, Dorothy, Doug N. Alice S. and Keith & Isabel) Mr. Pilkie preached and Ruth Chambers sang a solo. "O Lord Correct Me." Jack, Charlie (who arrived about 1.30 with Mrs. Start) Mrs. Start, Nell, Teddy Neelands and Jack Wyse started for Southampton in the 3 �Naidanac towing their canoe. Helped make a lunch for them. Margaret and Sophy had two car loads of friends visit them this afternoon. Lovely evening - getting warmer. Wrote to Aldyth Hooper. Mrs. Ryan, Mrs. Luton and Mr. McDonald. (for Mr. Mickle re call on Miss Ellis.) Monday Aug. 23rd. Cool morning but fine. Dorothy got cold outside last night (sleeping in the hammock since Mother came up) Got her warmed up in her Aunt Clare's bed. Helped her get packed up and packed the trunk she left behind. She and Doug. Nickle started for a week's visit in Kingston. Washed up all her clothes. After dinner Duncan, Charles & I rowed over to Montrose to call on Maris - not at home (I rowed all the way over - 2 miles. Coming back we waited in the Middle of the channel for the Naidanac and refused a tow by all calling one 'no' at once. Campers Association Meeting here so spent the evening at Charlie's cottage playing solitaire & seven up with Doug L & Isabel. Tuesday Aug. 24th. Had my first swim without water wings. Find I can go alright. Swam 19 strokes, before I came out, without stopping. Wrote to Mr. Caldwell and an address for Bud which was not used after all. Worked at my centrepiece. Went for a ride away out in the Lake in the Naidanac. After dinner Charlie, Mother, Mrs. Start, Alice and the baby left for Chesley. Cool so had a fire in the evening and we all went to bed at 9 p.m. Charles made it in 42. Wednesday Aug. 25th. Swam from the end of the dock (deep hole) to the dock ladder. Washed out My Clothes. Shampooed My hair. Jim Ross, Telford Biehn, Jim Hetherington and Shaffer arrived in Dr. Biehn's sedan to spend the day. Wrote a letter for Charles. Worked at My centrepiece. Isabel, being a trouble maker over at the other cottage when her Mother is not there to keep her in order, has dinner over at our house. After dinner went up to call on Mrs. Engel, Charles, Jack and Duncan having great fun over a game of "Street." Jack made it (golf) in 39 to-day. Thursday Aug. 26th. Had a longer service this morning. Charlie got back last night about 11 p.m. Children put on too hot a fire at dinner and got pipes red - some excitement for awhile. Wrote to Mr. Caldwell and Mrs. McCarrel (Mary Green). Wrote card to Allie for Clare. Rowed up to Indian 4 �Channel with Charles to fish. No fish. I rowed all the way back (about 2 ½ miles. Wrote Sample love letter. Duncan, Jack & Charles played "Street" After dinner. Charlie, Jack & Duncan shingled Charlie's kitchen to-day. Friday Aug. 27th. Very hot day. Had Morning swim. Wrote to Dorothy & copied love letter. Wrote out couple of cake recipes. Cleaned up Dorothy's room and spare room ready for closing up. Charles and I rowed Clare over to explore new gut we went up yesterday. Both rowed both ways, about 4 miles. Charlie got telegram that Grace Steven had very serious operation & doubtful if she will get better. Wire 2 days old. He, Jack & Duncan went into Wiarton to telephone as phone from Oliphant to Wiarton was out of commission. Went over to Charlie's and had a piece of Chocolate cake Isabel made & went to bed early. Saturday Aug. 28th. Had my Morning swim. Raining to-day. Took up rug in my room and did some packing. Alice scalded her hand this Morning. Men, Nell, Doug, Ducan, Kirk & Donald Dowkes went fishing. Worked at my centrepiece. Called on B.S. Halladay's. Ethelyn & her husband there - all going home Monday Morning. Did some cleaning up desk, mantel etc. Went to Wiarton with Charlie & Duncan to meet Alice & babe at late train. Did some shopping & had some ice cream. Beautiful moonlit night & fine drive. cool. Sunday Aug. 29th. Very hot & stuffy. Had Morning swim. Did some packing & read "Now It Can Be Told. {In "Now It Can Be Told," Philip Gibbs provides a candid and unflinching account of World War I, drawing from his experiences as a war correspondent.} Went to Church. Mr. Pilkie preached - was 15 minutes late - watch wrong. Dorothy Engel sang "Patiently, Tenderly, Jesus is calling" beautiful. Violin played by M. Pilgrim. Dorothy's voice "greatly developed. Rest went for a launch ride before church. We went for a launch ride in the evening. No gas in the boat so we had to wait while Jack and Charlie went up for it. Made our ride a dark one but very pleasant. Monday Aug. 30th. Got up early. No swim to-day as bathing suit packed. Helped close up the cottage. Returned a book to Clarke's. Went into Wiarton with Jack, Charlie, Charles & Frances, Mr. 5 �McVannel driving. Had dinner at the Arlington. Train very crowded. Crowd getting in at Hepworth filled the aisle. At Park Head a woman and 4 children got in the seat opposite us for awhile. Mr. Clifton (gardener) is not back yet and garden needs some attention. Trunks arrived after 5 p.m. Unpacked the whole 3 of them and put everything away. In the evening went up to see Clare and Jack. Tuesday Aug. 31st. Got up and went to the station to see Clare and Jack off. Met Alma for first time since her return from Guelph. Armand going away after 10 days holidays at home. Great crowd of people going - School teachers, Girls to school, Exhibition visitors etc. Went down for Meat. Wrote some letters for Charles. Worked at my centrepiece for an hour. After dinner M. Caldwell came up to put the new roller in my typewriter but could not get the screw out. We tried all the screwdrivers in the house and one he brought from the office. Replaced the old roller. Went to call on Mrs. Green. Still feeling very badly about Josh Green's mad act. {“DIES FROM WOUNDS” “CHESLEY, Ont., Aug. 2. – H. B. Cavill, Chesley drayman, died about three o’clock this afternoon as a result of wounds received in a shooting affair on Thursday, for which Joshua Green, another local man, is held in Walkerton jail.”} Went on down town and called at Charlie's store to see him. Went to Chautauqua to see "Nothing but the Truth”. {1920 American silent comedy film} Both Charles and I enjoyed it greatly. Cool. Practised ½ hr. Wednesday Sept. 1st. Cool day. Worked in the garden for an hour and a half. Mr. Clifton has not come back yet so everything needs attention. Worked at my centrepiece for 2 hours. Called to see Jean Maxwell - nobody home. Winnie Barber called me as I passed so went in to see her for awhile - is sick - cannot teach for awhile - perhaps a year - has goitre {A goitre is a swelling in the neck resulting from an enlarged thyroid gland. A goitre can be associated with a thyroid that is not functioning properly. Worldwide, over 90% of goitre cases are caused by iodine deficiency, commonly seen in countries that scarcely use iodised salt. The introduction of iodised salt in the early 20th century became a key public health initiative, effectively reducing the prevalence of goitre in previously affected regions. This measure was one of the earliest and most successful examples of mass preventive health campaigns.} & has been used up with Medicine to cure it. Called to see Mrs. Lizzie Milne and Mrs. Leslie. Missed a drive to Walkerton. Mr. Leitch was driving Dr. Whyte (Chautauqua lecturer) over to Walkerton - took Charles along. Would have taken me had I been here. 6 �Charles got back about 7 p.m. We went to the Chautauqua Concert - Miss Christian, Violinist (very, very good. Had been playing to boys at front and to German army of occupation) and an accompanist. Chautauqua Closed. Had little fire in grate when we came home. Thursday Sept. 2nd. Charles felt sick (too much corn) this Morning so I fooled around over bath etc. Breakfast at 10 a.m. Fire in kitchen - very cool morning. Went down town for Meat. Raked the leaves and twigs off the Boulevard and burned them. Wrote to Frank, Aldyth Hooper (at Toronto Exhibition) and to Len Carter. Charles lay down after dinner and slept until 5 o'clock. Still feeling squeamish. I went down town for the Mail and to get some Seidlitz powders. Did my Memory Lesson and my Literature. Duncan came up in the evening and brought Charles' raincoat which he forgot and left at Oliphant. Fire in grate and also fire in the kitchen in the morning. Took S.S. {Sunday School} collection down in the Morning and got draft for supplies. Friday Sept. 3rd. Warmer to-day. Had my cold bath. Charles feeling somewhat better but still had gripes occasionally. Did my Memory work. Worked in the garden for an hour. Worked at my centrepiece for an hour and a half. Did French and History. Walked around a five mile block Sane and home by McTavish's. Fire in the fireplace in the Morning & evening. Duncan was up in the afternoon. Public School started Wednesday but High School does not begin until Tuesday, 7th Sept. (after Labor Day.) Saturday Sept. 4th. Beautiful day. Lost 8 ½ pounds at the Lake. Hurrah! Went down for meat. Cut out scallops of my tray cloth and doily and did my mending. Worked in the garden for an hour and a quarter. Went down town and called at Public Library to see Mrs. Ferguson and then called to see Mrs. Caldwell who is still far from well. She is talking of going to Owen Sound to see Dr. Middlebro. Alma Halliday called after dinner to see me about writing a story for her to use as an advertisement. Spent the evening reading. Stopped to talk to Mr. & Mrs. Tuer who got home last night. Sunday Sept. 5th. 7 �Fine day but rained a little about 5 p.m. Went to church in the morning. Arch McCarrel, Jean Maxwell & Winnie Ferguson there. Went to s.s. {Sunday School} Saw Jean just before I went and saw Archie after church. Charles and I called on Winnie after church as she goes back to Toronto in the Morning. Charlie and Duncan go to Oliphant to-day for Labor Day & to bring home rest of things. Mother went along as far as Tara where she will visit Mrs. Start. Went to S.S. {Sunday School} and to church at night. Wrote to Clare & Nell. Monday Sept. 6th. Labor Day. Helped Charles put a load of cuttings in the cellar and worked in the garden time - 2½ hours. Worked at centrepiece for 1 1/4 hours. Went down to the Post Office for the Mail and to Leitch's for The Globe. Charles and I went to see Mrs. English who hurt her knee and cannot walk. Then we went down by Elliot's Mill, along 2nd, through cemetery. Met W.R. Paterson and went to office and I drew agreement of sale of a farm to him. Did my Literature and Memory work. Fine day. Tuesday Sept. 7th. Few small showers but nice day. Charles went to the High School, which opens to-day, this morning. New teacher for Moderns & Art. Principal new Mr. Wilson Classics - Miss Evans. 3rd year Science Miss McCullough - New. Worked in garden for an hour & a quarter. Not feeling very well - cramps occasionally - did not sleep well. Played a set of tennis with Duncan. Went downtown. Went to bed early. Did my Memory Work, French, History and worked at my centrepiece for an hour & three quarters. Charles and I ready for bed when door bell rang - Dorothy came home without sending word. Has hay fever badly and so feels Miserable. Hope she will soon be better. Wednesday Sept. 8th. Nice day. Went down for Meat. Did a part of a probate and three or four letters & a Resolution for Charles. Did not finish until noon. Then had a little talk with Dorothy. Did my short-hand, and went down town with Dorothy. Store and dress makers. Went to Dr. Rannie's & got some oil for Dorothy's nose & an inhaler at Davey's but inhaler refused to work. After tea went down to the office to draw an agreement for Charles. While waiting wrote an advertising story for Alma. Then Mr. Caldwell came in and did the agreement. Dorothy came down and she and I went to the Bijou. Play "The Egg-Crate - Wallop" {1919 8 �American silent comedy film} was very good. Scurried around for an hour getting Absorbine Jr. ready for Dorothy etc. Thursday Sept. 9th. Nice day in Morning but cloudy by noon. Worked in the garden for an hour. Went down for meat. Dorothy came along. Called at Tuer's with their jar of canned tomatoes (Mrs. Ryan did while we were all away to keep them from spoiling) Got atomizer fixed & invested in some Raz-mah tablets {"TEMPLETON'S LIMITED TORONTO 1, CANADA". USED FOR TREATING BREATHING AILMENTS SUCH AS ASTHMA 6 BRONCHITIS. A PATENT MEDICINE. FROM ESTATE OF ROY & MAE STEWART OF CLARESHOLM.} for D's hay-fever. Spent some time trying to find Dorothy's poem on "Springtime in Flanders". Found at last and she wrote another this afternoon. I went down town to get the Mail and then played one set and four games of tennis with Duncan. set -6-4 in his favor game 2-2. Wrote to Clare. Mr. & Mrs. Bell came up about 8 o'clock and brought a letter from Smirle Lawson with a contribution of $10 to Mrs. Ferguson fund. Friday Sept. 10th Warm. Looked like rain but did not rain. Went down for meat. Typed 18 pages of a Brief for Charles. Walked around the five mile block. Wrote to Mrs. Nasmith (not sent) and to Miss Thompson re Mrs. Nasmith's letter to Dorothy about her unsuitability for the Residence. Dorothy went to show with Mar. McDonald. Wat Krug quite ill in Waterloo. Had his tonsils out & bad hemorrhage. Duncan came up in the evening and he, Charles and I played SevenUp. Saturday Sept. 11th. A little shower this morning. Typed the other 11 pages of Palmer-Bruce Brief. Worst letters I ever tried to copy. Typed a couple of poems for Dorothy & wrote letter for her sending "Sunset and Sunrise" to Canadian Courrier." also wrote letter for Charles to Mrs. Nasmith. Played two sets of tennis with Duncan 6-4 in his favor. 6-3 in my favor. Went down town for meat and floor wax & came home. Then took a 2½ mile walk, after went down to Library with Dorothy for a book and called to see Mrs. M.A. Halliday on the way home. Jennie Halliday was there. Hot to-night. Sunday Sept. 12th. 9 �Bad electrical storm in the night and some hail. Nothing in garden destroyed. Hot day. Went to church morning & night good sermons - & to church school. The hour was changed from 2.30 to 2 as Mr. Robinson's funeral which was to be at 3.30 was advertised for 3 & Mr. Tuer had to take the service and Charles was one of the pall bearers. Dorothy stayed home afternoon & evening. Wrote a poem "The Passing of Love" After church. Mr. Farney came over to show us a Lusitania Medal taken from a German prisoner. date was 2 days before (May 5th) the actual date of sinking (May 7th) so was prepared beforehand. Charlie, Allie and Margaret were up after church. Wrote to Smirle Lawson. Monday Sept. 13th. Beautiful morning. Went down for meat. came home and then went down with the s.s. {Sunday School} collection. Worked at my centrepiece for two hours. Went for a walk - 7½ miles. Out to Fisher's corner and back to 2nd concession and home. Longest walk I ever took. Not as dusty to-day. Mrs. Ryan going to Owen Sound with Bert Lemke who is to have her tonsils removed. Mrs. Green to do the work while she is away. Wrote to Frank. Cleared off table. Played double Solitaire with Dorothy. Was wakened before 6 a.m. by black birds. I said "darn" and Charles grunted out, "I wish I had a gun." Migrating - hundred or more settled in our trees - on very top twigs & such a clatter! Tuesday Sept. 14th. Still taking morning cold bath: Beautiful Morning. Got breakfast: sprinkled the Clothes. Made the beds. did French & Memory Work. Went down town with Dorothy. Played tennis with Duncan after Dorothy played a set with him. Result 6-5 his favor 3-2 his favor. Worked at my centrepiece 3/4 of an hour. Went down to Tuer's for Charles and Mr. Tuer returned with me. Cleared tea table with Dorothy's help and then wiped dishes for Mrs. Green. Wrote to Miss McEachran. Wednesday Sept. 15th. Got breakfast. Put away ironed Clothes. Did the darning. Went down town to get some fruit for a salad. Went down with Dorothy after dinner for the Mail. Dorothy and Duncan played tennis. I wrote two advertising stories for Alma. Called on Mrs. Leitch. Found her housecleaning and sore at Mr. & Mrs. Tuer for not calling. Got tea and cleared off the table. After tea went up to see Mother who got home from Tara Monday night. Charles goes to Toronto in the morning on the early train. Dorothy down at McDonald's to-night. Eva & her husband went home to-day after about ten days' visit here. 10 �Thursday Sept. 16th. Rained quite hard last night. Got up at 5.30 a.m. and got breakfast for Charles who left for Toronto on the early train. Got breakfast, Made beds. Mrs. Green came up for a few minutes & washed breakfast dishes. Dorothy and I got dinner & tea. I went down town with D. for Mail and went down a second time for North Mail. Washed dinner and tea dishes. Had fire in grate in evening - got quite cool. Spent evening by fire with Dorothy. I read "Now It Can Be Told." while she read "The Weavers." {The Weavers is "A Tale of England and Egypt" by Sir Horatio Gilbert George Parker, (1862-1932), Canadian novelist and British politician. Published 1907} Friday Sept. 17th. Cool. Mrs. Ryan not yet back. Swept bath-room, nursery, dining room Library & downstairs hall, dusted then all and drawing room and stairs. Went down town for the Mail. As Dorothy did not sleep all night she did not get up until 1 o'clock. Mr. McCarrel came to put hard water tap in bath room. Hydro off between 12 and 1 so late when I got dinner. (got breakfast and tea also). Mrs. Green came up in afternoon and dusted the floor and finished the sweeping. Typed the 3 advertising stories for Alma and wrote and typed an address from McGaw Street Gang to the Nolans. Went over to Alma's with the stories and to Caldwell's to get address bound, then to Biehn's to meet to go to Nolan's. As Nolan's packing we just went in there then everybody went to Thomson's where we spent a pleasant evening. I left for a few minutes to meet late train. Charles did not come. Saturday Sept. 18th. Cool but bright. Went down for meat. Worked at my centrepiece for over an hour. Went down town with Dorothy for the Mail. Did my Memory work. Went to call on Miss Evans (away home.) Saw Mrs. M.A. H. in verandah and called on her. Mr. Halliday came along in his Ford Coupe and I went out to Mr J.C. Milner's with him. Got out down town when we came back & did some shopping. Went down to Tuer's with "Parables from Nature" {Written by Margaret Gatty, an English children’s author. Classic parables that use nature to teach us about God and faith. Published mid 19th century.} Which I got for Mr. Tuer. Spent the evening at home. Charles came home on the late train. Fire in furnace. Sunday Sept. 19th. 11 �Went to Church Morning & night. Cold - fire in furnace. Went to S.S. {Sunday School} Mother up after church and Charlie, Alice and Alice Jean after church at night. Monday Sept. 20th. Still cool. Typed draft letter to send in Mrs. Ferguson Presentation Fund. Worked at centrepiece an hour or more. Dorothy and I walked to the top of North hill. Then I went for a 2 ½ mile walk. The had to go down to Enterprise office with Size of card for Index box. After tea Dorothy and I went to Bijou and saw Mae Marsh in "Hidden Fires." {1918 silent film} Very good. Called at office on the way home for paper for Charles. Wrote to Stan, Pauline (acknowldg. $5 for Fund) Nell and Miss McNaughton for Mrs. McG. Tuesday Sept. 21st. Little warmer but still have the furnace going. Still unsettled what Dorothy is to do. She and I went down to Sample Room at McDonald House to see hats Mr. Boyd had. Each got one. Took form C's dictation and typed Editorial on "Navy League of Canada." {The Navy League of Canada is a nonprofit organization founded in 1895 and incorporated in 1918. In the years following World War I, the Navy League took particular interest in seeking continued support for a Canadian flag, the Merchant Marine and maintained shore hostel facilities for the benefit of seafaring personnel.} Worked at centrepiece for an hour or more. Wrote to Miss Thomson (re Dorothy's stay at Residence of Margaret Eaton School) {a private institution of higher learning which was designed to train young upper and middle class women in the field of dramatic arts and physical education in Ontario between 1901 and 1941.} and to Miss Small and Mary McCarrel. Walked 6 miles and a half (3 times around race track 1½ miles and from McManus' corner to Neil Moore's Corner & back 5 miles - Total 6½. Dorothy had afternoon tea at Mair's and then played tennis at the Park with Misses Vi Mair Florence Leslie and Duncan for 4th. Got very warm in afternoon. Wednesday Sept. 22nd. Beautiful day. Warm as July but quite thick haze in the North. Went down for meat. Too hot to work in garden. Wrote to Margaret Cameron and Winnie Ferguson (re tutoring in French for Dorothy) and answered Irene Halliday's letter. Mar. McDonald and Vi Mair were here playing Bridge with Dorothy. Called on Mrs. Harry Adolph at the Elliot's on Mrs. Carter, who was sitting out in the garden and on Lena Brown who was out. Duncan was up after tea. Then Charles and I went to call on Mr. & Mrs. Wilson (He is Principal of the High School. Very warm at night too. 12 �Thursday Sept. 23rd. Very hot day. Went down for Meat. Worked in the garden (taking up potatoes) for an hour and a quarter. Worked at my centrepiece for about 3/4 of an hour. Wrote to Nell and to Clare. Went to Enterprise part at Mrs. M.A. H's (Alma got it up for her Mother as it was her birthday) Dorothy went to help Alma. From 10 a.m. - 11 15 a.m. I worked in the garden (took up potatoes) and I worked an hour at my centrepiece. Went to station at 9.p.m. to post letter to Clare. Friday Sept. 24th, Worked in the garden with Charles for 3/4 of an hour before breakfast (taking up potatoes. Then Dorothy and I worked at the Job for an hour and a quarter. Went down to the bank with the s.s. {Sunday School} collection. After dinner worked about 2½ hours at my centrepiece and finished it. Went down town with Charles' collars. King away & no chinaman to take his place so Mr. Davison sends the laundry away. Awfully hot. August weather. Saturday Sept. 25th. August weather. Charles and I worked at potatoes for 3/4 hr before breakfast and after breakfast Dorothy and I worked for an hour and a half. Wrote a 2½ page (single space) letter for Charles. Finished "Harriet and the Piper." {1920 novel Harriet and the Piper by Kathleen Norris.} Went down town to do some shopping. Got another letter from Charles which I shall type after tea. Dorothy and I worked for an hour. 4.45 - 5.45 at the potatoes. After tea Miss Evans called to ask me to be score keeper at High School Field Day. 8th of October. Typed Charles' letter. Sunday Sept. 26th. Very hot. Went to church in the Morning with Charles & Dorothy (Communion Sunday). Went to S.S. {Sunday School} Dorothy came along to help me and Aldyth there also. Rally Day so plenty of work. {“Rally Day” was the special celebration to open the Sunday School year in many Protestant Churches. The Rally Day program often involved the introduction of Sunday School teachers, the assignment to classes. the announcement of prizes or awards to be won or attained, and a general acknowledgement of the congregation’s commitment to religious education and fellowship. In many congregations, there was a fellowship meal and special games or activities for the young people.} Went to church at 13 �night but thunder storm (not bad) started and, as I had promised Mr. Tuer to go up and stay with Mrs. Tuer as she is sick and afraid of thunder storms. I left just as the sermon started. Charles called for me after church. The children (Isabella, Frances & Alice among them) sang the anthem in the Choir at night. Sang same hymn in s.s. {Sunday School} Alice and Charlie did not come up as wanted to get home before storm but Duncan was up part of the time we were at Church and Mother was up after Church in the Morning. Finished "Now It can Be Told" by Phillip Gibbs. Monday Sept. 27th. Raining in night and although fair in the Morning rained very hard. Several showers during the day. Went down for meat. Got s.s. {Sunday School} collection ready to take down tomorrow and slips ready to send away Rally Day money. Went down after dinner for the Mail. Wrote a long letter to Mr. Phillips & did some Physical Culture exercises. {Physical culture, also known as body culture, is a health and strength training movement that originated during the 19th century in Germany, the UK and the US.} Walked five miles. Finished my centrepiece working at it 1½ hours. Padded my new tray cloth border, working at it 1½ hours. Tuesday Sept. 28th. Fine day. Charles and I dug potatoes for 3/4 of an hour before breakfast. Then I worked at the potatoes from 9.30 until 12 - finished taking them up and picked up a wheel barrow full. After dinner I went down town for the Mail and at then put new knob on my typewriter roller. At 4.p.m. Dorothy and I went with Mr. & Mrs. Bell and Jean for a drive out into Bentinck. I did not know there was such beautiful Scenery near Chesley. Hills & Lakes, and woods. Passed through Crawford and Louise. Had a chat in Crawford with Mrs. Brown, Crawford School teacher. From the top of a very high hill we looked down over hill and vale with a ribbon of road winding away into the distance with a most glorious Sunset at the end, one great golden glow at the end of the road but red and purple and angry looking at the sides until it merged into the grey and black of storm clouds while the north was all black. Got home about a quarter to six and a little sprinkle of rain came on so Charles and I picked up and brought in the rest of the potatoes and emptied the wheelbarrow which I had filled in the Morning. At 8 p.m. I went to the Church and with Mrs. Rogers started out to a corn roast (Cavell Girl's Club & Osagee Rangers). Mr. Fiddis joined us at Brown's barn to look after the boys. We went along by river, through Brown's bush to the other side where the fire was made & the corn roasted and marshmallows toasted. Most beautiful night and the Moonlight on the river was very beautiful. Pink Hetherington, Willard Boos and some 14 �other boys of their ilk made a nuisance of themselves by wiring up the gate, stringing wires between trees in the bush and then came up in a canoe and threw mud etc. When a battle followed and the Osagee Rangers splashed them well by throwing stones and thought they inpaired their canoe with a large stone. Coming home we went around the bush. Gerald Green, Alma Murphy, Marion Glenn, Margaret Fry, Annie Sloan and I went straight up to the road where we had to climb a wire fence, then we came home along 22nd concession. The rest went over a wire fence and followed along the river & found the gate out of Brown field wired. I met Mrs. Rogers at the top of hill and walked on home with she and Sidney & Hilda Barrett. It seems too bad that a few boys should be allowed to interfere with the fun of others. Starting to rain as we reached McDonald House corner. Wednesday Sept. 29th. Went down town in the Morning for meat. Quite cool & rather cloudy. At 10.20 a.m. Mr. Bell called and Charles (got him at office) Mr & Mrs. Bell, Jean and I started for Southampton. It was quite windy and rather cool driving over. Dined at the hotel. After dinner we went down to beach. The lake was great - green in spots - deep blue in others - White-Capped and great breakers rolling in. We called on Mrs. McGorman who was canning fish and explained the process for us. Nearly all the cottages are shut-up and I fancy she must be lonely in these grey days. We left Jean with her and Mr. Bell, Mrs. Bell Charles and I walked the whole length of the beach and out to the end of the dock. Windy and cool but beautiful. Called for Jean and while Charles & Mr. Mickle went up to the Mouth of the river, Mrs. Bell, Jean and I went Shopping. Jean tried on boots and then we had ice cream. Started home about 4 p.m. and got home a few minutes after 5. Raining when we left Southampton and had a couple of showers on the way home. Paisley Fair out in great stir as we passed through the village. After tea Dorothy and I went to the Bijou to see "Haunting Shadows" {1919 American silent comedy film} (taken from "The House of a Thousand Candles.") {1915 movie} Enjoyed it but not as good as the book. Cut out my centrepiece after tea. Fire in grate. Thursday Sept. 30th. Very wet. 1st day of Chesley Fair. Went down for meat. Fire in grate. Did the Mending (about 3 hours work). Went down town in afternoon. Wrote to Clare. Fixed cards for Primary class in Church School. Heavy showers all day. Friday October 1st. 15 �Wetter than wet & cool. Went down for Meat and to Bank with s.s. {Sunday School} money. Met Mr. Kellerman (also went to Enterprise office with letter, re Mrs. Ferguson Fund, to be printed) on way home. He insists on having an S.S. {Sunday School} report for Elderslie s.s. {Sunday School} association. (Missed me in Summer - did not send me a form) came home and prepared report. Worked at my tray cloth for two hours and a half. Snowing - real snow too. Dorothy was down at McDonald's for a couple of hours. I went down town about 5 p.m. to get some things. Still snowing. As leaves are all in trees, the snow is bending them right over. The Manse apple trees are badly broken and between Biehn's and Davey's ever so many big limbs are down. Electric wires broken in some places but our lights came on shortly after 5. This was our Fair Day but the weather was so bad the Fair was postponed until next year. The Concert - Rupert Legate Co. was on. Dorothy and I went. Raining at night which was fortunate as a great many trees would have been spoiled. I called at Kellerman's on my way down town and delivered my report. Saturday Oct. 2nd. Cool day and Showery in the Morning but cleared up in the afternoon and was nice. Shampooed my hair. After dinner went for a walk. Dorothy caught up to me on the North hill. We went out to Moore's Corner. (I walked 3½ miles altogether) and called at Mother's on the way back. Then after we got home I went down to the Public Library to get some books for Dorothy. Knit some of Dorothy's black sweater. Sunday Oct. 3rd. Showery in the Morning but beautiful day later on. Went to church - Charles, Dorothy and I. Alice, Margaret and Margaret Stevens received their certificates from General assembly, at Morning Service, for reciting verses. Went to SS. Found I had forgotten my s.s. {Sunday School} satchel so had to come home for it. Found Mother (who went to Covenanter Church) here when we got home from church in the Morning. Charles and I went to church at night. Alice Jean and Bud came home with me and Charles and Charlie stayed for Session Meeting. Have decided to ask Mr. Workman for his resignation - do not approve - am afraid things will only be worse. Charlie came up for Alice and Bud. Walked up & down walk for 20 Minutes after s.s. {Sunday School} Monday Oct. 4th. 16 �Beautiful day. Went down for meat and deposited s.s. {Sunday School} collection. Did up empty spools to send to Doug. Wrote to Doug, Margaret Cameron, Minnie Halliday (in Wellesley Hospital) and to Nell. Sent for books re: Cavell Girls. Worked at tray cloth for an hour. Went down town for the Mail. Dorothy and I walked about 3 Miles (out to Corner at McGregor's and back) and walked around cemetery on way back. Got wool and needles to knit a skirt for Dorothy. Mrs. Leitch called while we were out walking. Wrote to Mrs. Lenore Carter and to Irene Frazier. Dorothy went over to Halliday's to play bridge with Alicia, Jean Johnson and Viola Mair. Started to knit at Dorothy's skirt, at 9.20 p.m. Mr. McNeel phoned Charles & me to go down to Bijou and see Navy League pictures. We went. Raining when we got home. Charles went over to Halliday's with an umbrella for Dorothy. Tuesday Oct. 5th. Cool. Went down for meat. Knit 4½ inches on Dorothy's skirt. Walked 7 ½ miles out to Scone - North to Ravell Park - West to Neil Moore's corner then South to McManus corner and home. Went around to Mrs. Beattie's to order bulbs (not in) Dorothy and I went to Bijou to see Sessue Hayakaka {Sessue Hayakawa} {The movie was a blockbuster for Famous Players-Lasky (later Paramount), turning Hayakawa into a romantic idol for millions of American women, regardless of their race.} Wednesday Oct. 6th. Fine day. Went down town for meat. Wrote 3 letters and did some copying for Charles. Went to Mrs. Beattie's and Mrs. Green's (both out) Mrs. Beattie came over after dinner and I ordered bulbs.gave her some plants out of the garden. Knit 4½ inches altogether on Dorothy's skirt (176 stitches on ½. Dorothy has started other half.) Dorothy and I called on Mrs. Mair and Viola. (Knit all evening). Thursday Oct. 7th. Fine day - Sunshine. Knit 5 inches (35 rows) altogether on Dorothy's skirt. Dug the two flower beds by walk to get them ready for the tulips. Wrote a letter for Charles and 2 for Dorothy. (Typewriter) Dorothy and I went up to Mother's for a basket of snow apples. Went out to orchard where Alice s. was picking apples with Bud's & Jack's help. Duncan was up after 4 to sell programmes for H.S. {High School} Field Day and Charlie came up after tea to see the New Honour Roll for the Church which just arrived from Ottawa. Friday Oct. 8th. 17 �Beautiful day. Wrote a letter for Charles. (long one). Mrs. Ferguson called to get some apples. Had quite a long chat and I went with her to get apples. Worked in garden for an hour and got the aster beds cleaned and dug for bulbs. Jack McDonald came up with copy7of letter. re: Mrs. Ferguson. Read it. Mrs. Ferguson called after dinner and she, Charles and I went to Victoria Park to H.S. {High School} Field Day (Dorothy went later with Viola Mair and Mar. McDonald. Charles was a Judge and I was taking the score for the girls. Walkerton, Paisley, and Hanover Schools and some of their friends were present. Things well organized and went with a swing. Knit 9 rows on Dorothy's skirt. After tea Charles and I went to the Promenade down in the School. School Orchestra. Fun watching boys and girls. Very nice time. Spoiled somewhat after we left, by some of the usual Hoodlum element - putting coffee in ice cream etc. There seems to be no end of it. World is no longer a Comfortable place to live in and there are very few gentlemen among the new generation. Saturday Oct. 9th. Beautiful Day. At 8.30 a.m. Charles, Dorothy and I went to Walkerton. Charles had to go. Dorothy and I went to the fur store and bought 2 squirrel skins to make a crown for her hat. Then got some books at McCrum's; Went up to call on Mrs. Greig and then went to Dr. Sinclair's where Charles joined us and we all had dinner. Had a lovely drive back. Trees are beginning to turn, fall wheat is coming up and the country is beautiful. Dorothy went at once to get ready to go to a 'shower' at Alma Halliday's for Margaret Davison who is to be married this month. I went down town and got her a Royal Doulton tray to take with her. Went down to Tuer's to enquire for Mrs. Tuer who has been ill with Summer Flu. After tea Dorothy went to Bijou with Viola Mair & Lynda Simpson. I wrote to Clare and to Mrs. Sinclair to send her 15 cents for telephone call which I, of course, forgot to give her before I left Walkerton. Charles went to the Jail to see Mr. Green to arrange for his defence. Sunday Oct. 10th. Almost perfect day. Went to church in Morning with Charles & Dorothy. Mother came up after church. Went to S.S. {Sunday School}. Aldyth was not there so I was busy. Walked around garden with Mother. After S.S. {Sunday School} Duncan and I went to Church at night. Harry Krug & Stan Ruthven called after church for Dorothy to go for a motor ride. After the ride they and Lynda Simpson came in for awhile. Charlie and Margaret at Church. Duncan up here while we were at church. Charlie & Margaret went home & then Chalie and Alice came up for awhile. Helped Dorothy get some lunch ready for her guests. 18 �Monday Oct. 11 Raining a good part of day. Showers. Took Mr. Green's statement in short-hand and typed it (8 pages) and took it down to the office. Came home and then went back down for some biscuits. Knit 15 rows (about 2 inches) on Dorothy's skirt. Now 17 ½ inches long, while Dorothy studied Bridge & chess problems. Tuesday Oct. 12th. Beautiful day. Knit 15 rows on Dorothy's skirt. Went down town after dinner for the Mail (with Dorothy) Worked in the garden for an hour planting tulips, and Dorothy helped and then went to pick apples. While I explore the back garden with the spade for the bulbs Mr. Clifton trenched (?). Then went down town to get more bulbs. Met Myrle Safana (who is home visiting) and her baby girl. (very Swarthy & Frenchy). Put in a few more bulbs when I came home and after tea spent the whole evening until 11.45 p.m. getting letters ready to send out re Mrs. Ferguson presentation. Wednesday Oct. 13th. Beautiful day - warm both yesterday & to-day. Did some hunting up of addresses re: telephone, & walking. Went down town with Dorothy. Made 14 calls re addresses. In the afternoon planted bulbs an hour and 10 minutes. Called on Mrs Geer and Mrs. Pollock and went down to get more addresses. After tea called on Armstrong's and Kirkwood's and got 20 more letters ready. Then wrote special letters to Harvey Bene, Frank, Kathleen Carter, Jim Halliday, Milton Johnston, Nell, Garfield McEdwards, Stan Paulin, Harry Dobie, Smirle Lawson, Joe Stinson, Sandy Anderson, Grace Steven, Mrs. J.C. Barton. Indian Summer I fancy. Lazy and beautiful warm. Wore summer dress and no coat. Mrs. Haumore was in the office on Monday. She says a lawyer was put in penitentiary for 15 years for doing what Charles did. She also said he was just shoved through college & then they sent him up to the back woods and she promised to pray for maledictions on his head unto the 3rd & 4th generations. She also stated that I said on the street that my husband would not write a letter for less than $1. She is about as big a fibber as they make them and the worst client Charles has ever had. Thursday Oct. 14th. 19 �Beautiful day. Typed Terms of Settlement in Hessenauer v. Thede for Charles & a Memo for Mr. Perdue before getting ready to go to Walkerton. Left for W. at a quarter to 9. taking Mrs. Tuer with us. Mrs. Ruer and I walked around Walkerton, had ice cream at Erdman’s etc. Were to start home at 11.30 but Charles not through as had dinner at Hartley House. (on way out of Chesley watched a tractor plough at work). Went to Jail to see Mr. Green. 1st visit to a Jail. Very gloomy -undesirable place of residence. Mr. Green asked about Mrs. Green and then told me the history of dope given to him. He is evidently most unhappy and greatly worried. One could not but pity him and realize it was all very real to him. Went for a walk -8 ½ miles - out to McCannel's School and twice over block from 2nd concession to 4th concession. Had six offers of rides. After tea called on Mrs. Green and write to Clare and Winifred Ferguson and went to station with Dorothy to post my letters. Friday Oct. 15th. Beautiful warm day. Wrote a letter for Charles. Knit 25 rows on Dorothy's skirt. Dorothy and I called at Mrs. Crow's and Mr. Murphy's for addresses then called on Mrs. Leitch (busy). At Mair's to see Sanderson's baby. Mrs. Sanderson on Mair's verandah. At Mrs. George Stanley's (away) at Johnston's to see Myrle Safana (out) and at Jean Bell's where we discussed whether insane Murderers should be hanged or not. After tea Charles and I went around to get Mr. Phillips to come to work in the garden and called at Yager's to get Mr. Yager to come and cut down some trees we want removed. Dorothy and I went to the Bijou to see Geraldine Farrar {an American lyric soprano who also frequently sang dramatic roles. She was noted for her beauty, acting ability, and "the intimate timbre of her voice."[2] In the 1910s, she also found success as an actress in silent films. Farrar had a large following among young women, who were nicknamed "Gerry-flappers"} in "The World and Its Woman". {a 1919 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures and directed by Frank Lloyd. Opera singer Geraldine Farrar and her husband Lou Tellegen star.} Saturday Oct. 16th. Grey day with spells of sunshine. Got up for the early train and went over to station with Charles who is going to the Red Cross banquet, given for Herbert Hoover in Toronto tonight and is then going to Hamilton for Sunday and Thanksgiving. Did some mending and darning. Was out in garden with instructions for Mr. Phillips. Went down with s.s. {Sunday School} collection and to the Store with Dorothy who was trying on coat etc. Walked my ten miles at last (down 2nd for a mile, few drops of rain so turned back 1/4 of a mile from 20 �the corner, down to Neil Moore's corner, called in at the house (Charlie's) on way back, then round same 5 mile block and finished with a half mile around the race track to make up the ½ Mile on the 2nd) 10 miles plus, distance from house to Victoria Park & back. Called at the Manse twice - to ask Mr. Tuer to take Charles' s.s. {Sunday School} class and with some snowdrops. After tea knit 17 rows on Dorothy's skirt. Sunday Oct. 17th. Misty day. Went to church twice and to S.S. {Sunday School} Dorothy went to church in the Morning only. Mother was up after church. When I was at s.s {Sunday School}, Dorothy Engel arrived and she and Dorothy had a great old gossip. Mr. Lavack sang two Solos at night. Very powerful voice and wonderful singer. Only Charlie, Frances & Isabel at church so they did not come up but Mr. & Mrs Tuer went up with them. Monday Oct. 18th. Dull in Morning but ice & Sun came out in the afternoon. Winnie Ferguson came home for Thanksgiving. Dorothy and I went over in the Morning to see her but found she and Mrs. Ferguson were away (likely at Smellie's) Wrote to Sybil Bennett (for Mrs. McGregor) Nell and Mary McCaul, Miss McEachran. Worked in the garden for an hour planting bulbs by the ice house. Called at Ferguson's again. Still away. Called at Green's. Mrs. Green out. Dorothy and I went to the train and saw Winnie Ferguson for a few minutes. Mr. M.A. Halliday at the station with his Ford Coupe. Took Dorothy and me for a ride out in the country and twice around race track at the Park. Charles phoned that he had to go back to Toronto (from Hamilton) to-morrow and would not get home until to-morrow night. Dorothy went down to Mair's to play bridge. Blanche Ross & Margaret Stevens called re Cavell Club. Will not be able to start until week after next. Knit 35 rows on D's skirt & finished half of it. Tuesday Oct. 19th. Fine day. Planted the bulbs in the back garden (about 1 hour) Went down town for meat and with S.S. {Sunday School} Collection. Called at M.A.'s office to get some addresses re Mrs. Ferguson. After dinner went down town with Dorothy. Called at Mrs. Crow's for address. Came home, went down town again with Dorothy to fit her dress. Went over to Schroeder's to see Mel. Wrote to Aunt Anaise; helped Dorothy pack and packed My own Suit case. Went over to train to meet Charles. Duncan was up in the evening. Very warm day. Wednesday Oct. 20th. 21 �Went to Toronto with Dorothy on the early train. Spent the afternoon hunting for rooms for Dorothy after meeting Gwen Gauley at Eaton's Rest Room. Miss Kemp's on Bloor Street Old Westbourne. Called for Doug at School. (Havergal Preparatory) Then after lunch got Miss Ferguson and looked at 589 Huron St & 19 Madison Ave. Saw Margaret Cameron on Bloor St. Helped Nell fold and enclose Church letters for Dick and stamped Thank offering enveloped. Wrote post-card to Charles. Thursday Oct. 21st. Went to 73 Prince Arthur Ave with Nell, Dorothy and Gwen. Engaged sitting room and bedroom for girls. Went down to Eaton's with Dorothy and Gwen. Dorothy and I went over to Elm Street Y.W.C.A. with Gwen (very warm) and then Dorothy and I walked up to Doug's school and met Nell & the car just as they came for Doug. Doug Nickle phoned that he was coming to see Dorothy. Nell and Doug away to the dentist's (Dorothy, Gwen and I met Margaret Davison and her husband (Married yesterday) on Yonge Street). Dorothy & Doug Nickle stayed at Nell's and Gwen and I went to Loewe's Up Town Theatre Very pretty. Met (Gwen at the corner of Yonge & Bloor. Smith took me down) Saw "MisfitWife." Gwen and I went up to Nell's on the Street-car. Dorothy & Gwen then left to get dinner and settle at 73 Prince Arthur Ave. After dinner Doug and I went to Dr. Boddington's with Dick and sat out in the car while he was inside. Nell, not feeling well, took some sleeping Medicine and went to bed early. Wrote to Charles. Friday Oct. 22nd. Beautiful day. Helped Nell with her work. Went to Walk-Over shoe shore for Shoes & to Eaton's with Nell. Called for Doug. Nell, Doug and I went out with Chauffeur to the Highlands to get colored leaves to decorate Avenue Road church. Called at St. John's Hospital to see Jessie Duff but found she had gone to Mrs. Jameison's on Euclid Ave. So went around there to see her. After tea Dick took me over to see Dorothy and Gwen. Mary Taylor (Principal Taylor's daughter) was there. Had an hour's chat then Dick called for me. Doug's latest: "Life is a rush, life is a dash, I wonder if Daddy didn't have anything to do if he could drive slowly." Saturday Oct. 23rd. Lovely day. Little Cooler. Doug and I walked over to Yonge St. for bread, eggs and wool. Went down on Street Car to Lowther Ave. On way to Admiral Road to see Madame Laurie. 22 �Empty house at address given; 17 Admiral Road. Walked, via St George St. to Dorothy's room to deliver her letter. She was out. Went to Matinee "The Maid of the Mountains" {The Maid of the Mountains, called in its original score a musical play, is an operetta or "Edwardian" musical comedy in three acts.} with Nell. Very very good. Costumes beautiful. Very crowded, standing at back. And in the evening went with Dick to Shea's. He stood in line for 15 Minutes. Nothing left so went to Allen Theatre - stood packed in line at door for 40 minutes when we got in. Saw Norma Talmadge in a good picture. Sunday Oct. 24th. Fine day. Went to church with Dick and Doug, Nell not feeling well. Wrote to Charles after lunch & went to Wellesley Hospital to see Minnie Halliday. Nell and Dick left me there & went for a drive. Minnie out with Bickles so walked up and down for half an hour (3/4) Until Nell and Dick called for me. Drove out to Dunvegan Heights, Dick's new property and walked over to see Doug's lot. Went to Church at night with Dick. Organ Recital after church and Nell and Doug came down for it & we all went home together. Solos & Violin Solos - also organ solos - very good. Monday Oct. 25th Nice day - a little cooler. Nell and I went shopping, then went for Doug. (Went down on Street car and came up in the car, called at Dorothy's room. After lunch went for a drive to Dunvegan Heights with Dick. Then went down to Elliot Business college to see Mr. Elliot about Dorothy & Gwen & to Britnell's {Albert Britnell Bookshop opened in 1893 at approx 240 Yonge St. This store was demolished to make way for The Pantages Theatre. They relocated to 765 Yonge St north of Bloor in The Yorkville Neighbourhood in 1919 and the bookshop was closed in 1999.} to look for a book. (Walked down Yonge St to Eaton's & then had to go back by street car to new store above Bloor St.) Nell joined me there. She & Doug had gone to dentist's and she had gone down to the old store too, We went to Tyrrell's {Tyrrell's Book and Art Store, 820 Yonge Street, Toronto} & McAinish's { McAINSH & CO, LIMITED, Publishers, 4 to 12 College St} but could not get the book I wanted. Cleaned my ermine scarf in the evening. Tuesday Oct. 26th. Went shopping. Rained all night and all day mostly. Got some books etc. After lunch Dorothy came up and got Nell to cut her hair & we all went out to see Copey and the baby. 23 �Dick and I went to see "His Honour, Abe Potash" {Venue- Royal Alexandra Theatre, Show Run - October 25, 1920 - October 30, 1920, Genre – Comedy} in the evening - good. Wednesday Oct. 27th. Went to General Hospital (Still Showery) to see Miss Small & to Wellesley Hospital to see Minnie Halliday, over to Bathurst St to see about rubber heels. Then home for Nell and down to Nelson's {NELSON THOMAS & SONS, LTD, Publishers 77 Wellington w} for book & called for Doug. Then went over to Yonge St. to get bulbs for Doug. After lunch went down town & met Dorothy at Eaton's. She came home with us. I drove down to her room with her and then helped Nell get dinner and wash the dishes. Mabel Lillico and her aunt Mrs. Stinson came up in the evening so I bathed Doug and put him to bed. Thursday Oct. 28th. Much cooler. Nell and I called for Dorothy and we went shopping. Looked at crockery etc. Called for Doug and went to Scott's on the way home where I ordered grapes sent to Dorothy. Cut out a pumpkin Jack -O-Lantern for Doug. Called for Dorothy, Mrs. Ferguson & Winnie & went to station (Nell & Doug along.) Mrs. Ferguson & I went home - had dinner on train. As Mrs. Ferguson's house cold had her stay here all night. Friday Oct. 29th. Got s.s. {Sunday School} collection ready and also contributions to Mrs. F. Fund & took them down to the Bank. Called at Store to look at chintz etc. & at office where I got two more contributions so took them to bank. Explained to Jimmie Green what I wanted done in the garden. Called at Mrs. Ferguson's with her umbrella and coat. Wrote to Dorothy and Nell. Wrote up diary from time I left until my return. went down town in afternoon and called at Wright's with Charles to see about table for Dorothy. Duncan came up after tea and we played Seven-Up. Raining, cool. Saturday Oct. 30th. Went down town and ordered knives forks & spoons for Dorothy. Got meat. Not so cool as yesterday - nice day. Went down in afternoon & took some books to the Library. Hallowe'en. Went up to see Mother. Had the croup and sat up nearly all night in the chair in the library. 24 �Sunday Oct. 31st. Both Charles and I feeling sick so we did not go to Church either Morning or evening. Both went to s.s. {Sunday School} Mother was up but Charlie and Alice did not come up. Charlie was sick also. Monday Oct Nov. 1st. Raining all night and most of the day. Real November day. Read "A Poor Wise Man." {by Mary Roberts Rinehart, it is a novel that combines elements of romance and political analysis. The story is set in a post-World War I America} still feeling wretched with croup. Went down town in the afternoon. Tuesday Nov. 2nd. Raining hard all afternoon morning & all night. Cleared up in the afternoon. Worked at my tray cloth. Went down to Miss Milne's in the afternoon to get My black dress, re-faced & shortened. Called on Mrs. Leitch. Played piano for Charles in the evening. Charles not feeling right yet, neither am I. Wednesday Nov. 3rd. Grey fall day. Ripped out the skirt (half) I had knitted for Dorothy to make dress for Isabel or Frances. Worked at my tray cloth. Went up to Mother's to see Alice about knitted dress. Then came up home and went down town to get Chintz for bamboo stand Curtains (to send to Dorothy). Coming home met Mrs. Rogers and made her walk up to Clarke's corner with me and, as she was going down town, I went with her to Liebeck's. When I got home I found I had forgotten to get post office order cashed so went back. Met Mrs. Rogers at the top of the hill and made her go with me. After tea wrote to Clare and to Mr. Phillips. Mrs. Ferguson & Mrs. Beattie called to see Charles about Red Cross work. Thursday Nov. 4th. Cool. Nice day. Explained to Mrs. Green about curtains for bamboo stand. Went down town for meat and up to Glenn's (next Woollen Mill) to get M. Glenn to come and crate chair, table and stand for Dorothy. Knit 3 3/4 inches of skirt for Frances. Had a 5 mile walk. (out to McTavish's corner, up to top of hill and back.) Went over to see how Mrs. Hooper was after tea. 25 �Friday Nov. 5th. Grey day. Charles went to Walkerton at 8.30 this morning. Went down town in the morning to the bank, for meat and to get some curtain poles for Mrs. (Dr.) Sinclair. Knit 4 1/4 inches on skirt for Frances. Got Dorothy's things ready to send to her. Went down town in the afternoon with dishes for Charlie to pack for Dorothy. Mr. Glenn came in the evening and crated furniture for Dorothy. Wrote to Dorothy, Mrs. Sinclair, Nell, Mrs. McCaul and a 2nd letter to Dorothy. Duncan came up in the evening. Saturday Nov. 6th. Beautiful morning but got much cooler in afternoon and evening. Went down town in the Morning for tags to address crates to Dorothy. Knit 5 inches on skirt for Frances. Went down town in the afternoon and called at Mrs. M.A. Halliday's with Missionary Money only to find no one at home. Charles at a Red Cross Meeting at night. Mr. Angus McDonald fixed rug and put double windows on in afternoon. Wrote to James Bell (Mrs. J.C. Bell's son) re Mrs. Ferguson Fund and to Mrs. Nolan, Gertie Bass, Matie Ritchie and Minnie Halliday. Typed a Notice for Pulpits. Has to be Changed in the Morning. Sunday Nov. 7th. Raining until late in the afternoon. Charles had to prepare an address for to-morrow night on 'The League of Nations' or 'Canada's share in the League of Nations" {The League of Nations was established on January 10, 1920, as the first worldwide intergovernmental organization aimed at maintaining world peace and preventing future conflicts.} so he did not go to church in the Morning and, as Mr. Tuer was in Pt Elgin preaching anniversary services and a Lord's Day Alliance man preached in our church, I did not go either. As it was wet Mother went home in the car with Charlie and so was not up. Both went to S.S. {Sunday School} and in the evening to hear Dr. Margaret McKellar. {Margaret McKellar (23 October 1861 – 24 August 1941) was a Canadian medical missionary.} Mrs. Bell invited us up after Church to meet Miss McKellar but Mr. McQueen had said he was coming around after church so we had to come home. Alice and Charlie joined us later. Monday Nov. 8th. Beautiful day. Typed Green Cavill Inquest for Charles (14 pages) and took it to the office. Had a 5 Mile walk (McManus corner to Moore Corner) Knit 3½ inches of skirt for Frances 26 �(finished ½ of skirt). Also typed Charles summary for to-night and heard him say his piece. Called at Mother's when walking but found no one at home. Went to Young People's Meeting. Found a good many older folks had come to hear Charlie's address on "The League of Nations - Canada's part.” Very good address and audience seemed to appreciate it. Mr. McQueen was to come over after meeting but called at 9 and at 9.30 And we were not home. Meeting long drawn out. Tuesday Nov. 9th. Mild Spring temperature in the Morning but raining in the afternoon and quite cool at night. Knit 6 inches and the belt of dress for Frances. Did short-hand and French. Went down town in the afternoon. Miss Pearce gave Notice yesterday that she is going to be married and will leave on 8th December. Over 5 years in the office. Will be hard to get any one to take her place. Mr. McQueen came over after tea and we played Seven-Up until 12 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 10th. Snowed in the night but beautiful bright sunshiny day - a great many leaves still on the tress (brown Maple) just beginning to lose its leaves and lilacs etc., still green and full of foliage. Quite cool. Did French and Short-hand. Mr. Green (John) was here fixing the window. Went down town after dinner and up to Mother's to measure Frances' dress. Did some shopping. After tea worked on bluebird on towel for Nell and wrote to Mrs. Sinclair, Walkerton, Miss McEachran, Napanee and Mrs. Luton. Charles at Red Cross Meeting. Thursday Nov. 11th. Armistice Day. Nice in the Morning, had been snowing in the night and by noon a real snow storm on. Was down town in the morning to the Bank and for Meat. Knit 10 rows to increase 100 stitches for sleeves on Frances' dress then knit 4 inches. Went down town in the afternoon to see about rings for Margaret and Alice. 3 minutes Silence at 11 a.m. 3 taps of town bell. Did not hear it but kept 2 minutes silence at 11.a.m. Charles went to Soldiers' Memorial Meeting at 8 p.m. Friday Nov. 12th. Snowed all night and when I went out to shovel about 9.30 a.m. there was 12 inches of snow on our walk. Took me an hour in the morning and 3/4 of an hour in the afternoon to get the walk cleared. (snow about 1 inch after I shovelled). (Mr. Bell says he waded to his knees 27 �some places going to the early train.) Wrote to Dorothy and Clare. Knit from neck to other side of sleeve on dress. Miss Evans called in the evening and Duncan came up & he, Charles and I played Seven-Up. Saturday Nov. 13th. Washed the palm. Charles came home from the office about 11. 30 a.m. feeling ill. Had Dr. Rannie up in the afternoon. No symptoms but temperature. Went down to Hall but was too late for practise of High School play as I had to wait for the doctor. Did some message at the office, got the Globe etc. Knit the other side of sweater sleeve- dress and joined with one row across the front below neck. Got hot bath; hot water bottles, bed etc. ready for Charles and fixed the furnace. Snow still here. Cold. As the leaves have fallen off some of the trees, since the snow came it makes the Snow very untidy looking. Charles' temperature 102° to-night. Sunday Nov. 14th. Charles ill in bed all day. Temperature went up to 102 4/5° during the day. Went down about 3/5° then up then down. Did not go to church. Went over to Hooper's to get Aldyth to go to S.S. {Sunday School} Dr. Rannie here in the afternoon. Still undecided as to what temperature means. Mr. Bell called in afternoon. Mr. Caldwell came up after tea. He is to go to Walkerton to-morrow in Mr. Mickle's place to Mr. Green's trial. Mr. & Mrs. M.A. Halliday called while church was in at night and Charlie, Alice, Margaret & Isabel were here after Church. Charlie's temperature 102° at night. Monday Nov. 15th. Snowing in the Morning - thawing later. Mr. Caldwell and rest away to Walkerton in cars despite snow. Charles lower temperature but severe pains in his head. Shovelled the walks. Did up parcels of eats for Dorothy & French Dictionary, also cake for Winnie Ferguson. Took them to post office and went down for Mail & Globe. Busy looking after Charles all day. Went down to Dr. Rannie's with bottle I forgot to give him when he was here this afternoon. Read Globe to Charles. Only got three rows of dress knit. Mary Green here after tea and talking to her by writing on pad. Mr. Green's trial not yet started. Tuesday Nov. 16th. 28 �Cold day. Busy waiting on Charles whose temperature is down but had neuralgic pains in his head. Went down town in the afternoon for Mail etc. Mrs. Ferguson called in afternoon and Dr. Rannie was here. Mr. McCarrel, Mr. Farney and Mr. Wilson called in the evening and the latter two stayed for some time. Got 1st innoculation for croup. Wednesday Nov. 17th. Thawing a little. Went down for the Mail. Charlie feeling better and came down to the sofa in the library. Went down for the Mail and Shovelled the walk when I came home. Report that Mr. Green dropped dead. Charles phoned Walkerton. He tried to commit suicide by opening an artery (supposedly with his finger nails). Mr. McKechnie thought he was dead when he found him lying in a pool of blood. Mr. Green says he fell against the radiator. Which story is the one which is to be told. In the evening Mr. and Mrs. Bell called. Knit at dress. Thursday Nov. 18th. Charles not feeling so brisk this Morning but his temperature is normal. First applicant for Miss Pearce's place applied to-day. Mr. Caldwell does not seem to be particularly impressed by her appearance. Decision to wait until we give two other applicants the "once over." Nice day. Thawing a little. Mrs. Ryan has gone to Walkerton with Mr. Hauser, Mrs. Green, Mary & Jimmie to see Mr. Green. Wrote to Dorothy & Clare. Mrs. Ryan got back about 5 p.m. She did not see Mr. Green who is quite weak & who really seems not to want to see his family. Charles' temperature started to rise so phoned the doctor. He had been lying on sofa in library since 11 a.m. Got him to bed and Dr. Rannie came up. Then I went down for some medicine. Friday Nov. 19th. Nice Mild day. Charles in bed. Temp. 101 in the Morning. Kept rising and reached 102 4/5 by four o'clock. I shovelled the sidewalk from the gate to King's lot. (past). Attended to Charles. Went down for the Mail. Shovelled walk about 5 p.m. up to Grofskis'. Dr. Rannie, who had been to O. Sound for an operation, came back on afternoon train. Came up to see Charles and also gave me my second innoculation. Knit at dress. Have now reached other side of skirt and have 2 inches of it done. Mr. & Mrs. Tuer called and Duncan was here for the evening as usual. Rained a little to-day. Snow disappearing rapidly. 29 �Saturday Nov. 20th. Charles Temperature 102 in the Morning. Kept up & reached 102 4/5 in the afternoon. Was kept busy waiting on him. Knit 2 1/4 inches of skirt of dress. Went over to see how Mrs. Hooper was about 5.30 p.m. Dr. Rannie here about 5 p.m. Isabel, Frances & Margaret Christoffer were here in the afternoon with a basket of apples and stayed for over an hour. (I was busy most of the time). Raining in the evening & freezing as it fell. Mr. M.A. came over to enquire for Charles. Got a letter from Nell Mc (Mrs. Ferguson Fund) the first I have had from her for three years or more. Sunday Nov. 21st. Very slippery. Raining & freezing off and on all day. Went down to Dr. Rannie's in the Morning. Charles somewhat better. Highest temperature to-day 101 1/5. Did not go to church or to S.S. {Sunday School} Mr. Bell called in the afternoon and Charlie, Alice & Alice Jean, Mrs. & Dr. Biehn in the evening. Dr. Rannie was here about 7 p.m. and thinks Charles much better. Monday Nov. 22nd. Still slippery. Trees all laden with ice. The pine tree looks like a Christmas tree covered with artificial snow crystals. Trees very pretty & glistening in the electric light last night. Charles had a normal temperature this morning but of course feels very weak. Did some knitting. Mr. Bell, Isabel, Keith called in the afternoon. Went down town for the Mail. Mr. Wilson called in the evening. I went down to Dr. Rannie's to have my 3rd innoculation & to invest in a new thermometer as I broke the one I had. Water dripping off trees as ice melted. Raining late in the day. Tuesday Nov. 23rd. Very mild - thawing. Charles still in bed & temperature still normal. Went down to bank with Presentation Fund deposits in the Morning. Went down for Mail in the afternoon. Wrote to Dorothy. Raining in the afternoon. Wednesday Nov.23rd. 24th. Raining. Charles temperature normal to-day. Still in bed. Wrote five or six letters for Charles. Went down for the Mail in the afternoon. Was kept pretty busy looking after Charles. Mr. 30 �Bell called in the afternoon. Wrote to Clare and Dorothy. Went down to Hall to see High School pupils practise their play "Who's Who?" Not as well done as the play last year. Thursday Nov. 25th. Drizzling rain all day. Went down to the bank in the Morning. Mr. Bell called to see Charles who is feeling better but is still in bed. Went down for the Mail after dinner. Mr. Caldwell & Mr. Yeigh were up to see Charles in the afternoon and Duncan came up to-night instead of to-morrow night which is the night of the H.S. {High School} concert. Knit 2½ inches on skirt of dress. Friday Nov. 26th. Charles still in bed. Knit some on dress. Went down after dinner for the Mail. Went to H.S. {High School} concert in the evening. Great crowd. Very good School Orchestra. School quartette. Duet Grace Wilkins & Jessi Milne. Presented the Field Day prizes to the girls and made a no good speech. Wish I could learn to make a decent speech and get some practise at it. Very mild. Saturday Nov. 27th. Still mild. Wet snow falling. Went to Tuer's this morning with a piece of venison that Charlie sent up to us. As Charles was ill it could not be eaten without waste as Mrs. Ryan does not care for it. Knit 6 inches on dress. Went down for the Mail and up to see Mother who is still in bed with the cold. Sunday Nov. 28th. Beautiful day. Did not go to church but was at S.S. {Sunday School} Mr. Bell, Mrs. Ferguson, Mr. Black and Mr. McConnell called to see Charles in the afternoon. He got up about 2 o'clock. His temperature went up in the evening again to 100 4/5. Charlies and Alice Jean came up after church. As Charlie was going down the steps he fell but declared he was not hurt. Little colder at night. Monday Nov. 29th. Beautiful sunshiny day. Little Cooler than yesterday which was like Spring. Went down town in the Morning for Meat and some papers for Charles. (still in bed but feeling better). Wrote a 2 page single space letter for him. Dr. Rannie came up after dinner and sounded Charles. 31 �Apparently alright but must stay in bed a few days yet. Went down to office with letter to post. Mr. Bell called. Mr. Farney came over to see me about some sort of an entertainment for some boys. After tea I went to Dr. Rannie's for my innoculation. Mr. George Reid called to see Charles. Tuesday Nov. 30th. Charles still in bed. Mr. Kyle called this morning. Wrote an account of the concert for the Enterprise. Went down town after dinner and up to see Mother who is in bed. She got up Sunday but had to go to bed again. Her cold is better but her stomach is bothering her. Wrote to Dorothy, Nell, Franck, Mrs. Goodeve and Mrs. Blair. (the two last being letters of sympathy) Wednesday Dec. 1st. Rained during the night and several showers during the day. Wind in the East. Dark dismal day. Wrote 3 letters for Charles who is still in bed. Went down for the Mail and as I forgot to take the Church Home Rolls down to Charlie came back for them and took them down. Mr. Bell called in the morning to discuss Soldiers' Monument with Charles and Mr. Caldwell called in the evening. 'Lily" (New Stenographer Miss Bunn) does not seem to be very capable. Finished knitting dress and sewed it up - collars, cuffs and cord & tassels still to do. Wrote to Frank and Dorothy. Thursday Dec. 2nd. Beautiful day. Sunshiny - like Spring with a touch of frost in the air. Charles still in bed - did the usual sick room chores and swept and dusted the room. Wrote 5 letters for Charles and a letter to Miss Stead. Went down for the Mail and up to see Mother who is still in bed also. After tea started down for Dr. Rannie's but met Mrs. Cavill who told me he was out in the country so went to see Mrs. Hooper. She is still in bed but feeling somewhat better. Mr Caldwell was up after tea. Friday Dec. 3rd. Just like Indian Summer. Charles feeling somewhat better but not up yet. Knit the cuffs for Frances' dress. Went down for the Mail and Mrs. Beattie and I went up to see Mother who is still in bed but feeling somewhat better. Brought the Mail home and then went down to the 32 �Rannie's for my last innoculation at present. Mr. Caldwell was up after tea and Duncan spent the evening here as usual. Wrote to Clare. Saturday Dec. 4th. Raining hard all day. Colder at night. Charles still in bed. Went down to Bank in the morning with s.s. {Sunday School} money and to get some books and papers for Charles and after dinner went for the Mail. Mother is up to-day Charlie tells me as it is too wet and I am too busy to go up. Mr. Bell called in the afternoon. Knit nearly all the collar for Frances' dress. Sunday Dec. 5th. Cool to-day. Snowing awhile in the morning. Went to s.s. {Sunday School} and to church at night. Teachers' Meeting after s.s. {Sunday School} so was late getting home. Charlie and Alice J. came up after church. Mr. M.A. called after tea and Mr. Caldwell was here while I was at church. Monday Dec. 6th. Dark day. Need light in morning. Cooler than we have had it for some time. Charles still in bed but says he is feeling better this morning. Went down town in the morning to get schedules of by-law to buyTown Hall. Did two by-laws and then went down for the Mail. Finished the collar for dress and sewed it and the cuffs on and made neck cord and threaded it in. Wrote to Dorothy. Tuesday Dec. 7th. Nice day. Cool. Made the waist cord and balls and tassels for Frances' dress and finished it all up. Wrote to Dorothy and Miss Ward. Mr. Bell called in the morning and Mr. Caldwell in the evening. Keith and Victor Caldwell were here selling Sanitarium stamps. Went down town in the morning with cheques for Charles and in the afternoon for the Mail. Charles sitting up a while in the morning and again in the evening. I went over to call on Mrs. Hooper (still in bed) and show her the knitted dress. Rumor that Cassie Pollock is to be married. Was invited to a tea at Mrs. Oliver's but could not go. Wednesday Dec. 8th. 33 �Wrote 3 letters for Charles. He got up about 11 a.m. and stayed up until 10 p.m. Typed 30 follow letters, re Mrs. Ferguson Fund, addressed and posted them when I went down for the Mail. Miss Pearce called to say good-bye and Mr. Bell called also. Wrote to Tena Boyd, Jean Hyland and Helen Macpherson. Beautiful day. Cooler at night. Thursday Dec. 9th. Beautiful day. Hunted up Dorothy's purple suit in the attic. Charles got up about 11 a.m. and stayed up until 10.30 p.m. Went down town in the morning to report the telephone out of order. Ripped part of Dorothy's skirt. Wrote a letter for Charles. Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Simpson called just as I was going to call on Jennie Adolph so could not go. Went down for the Mail after dinner and called at Mrs. Beattie's to arrange to go calling in the evening. Mr. Caldwell called in the evening. Wrote to Lottie Halliday and Miss McEachran & Clare. Mrs. Beattie and I called on Miss McCullough (H.S. {High School} Teacher at Mrs. Crow's) out, then on Miss Millar. (H.S.{High School} Teacher at Miss Lizzie Milne's) Had a nice chat with her. Friday Dec. 10th. Half rain & Half Snow. Charles got up about 11 a.m. and stayed up until 10 p.m. Seems somewhat better. Went down to the bank in the morning and waited for Globe. Ripped Dorothy's purple coat. Went down for the Mail. Snowing. After tea went down to Stanley's to call on Jennie Adolph but found no one at home. Went to Dorothy and Blanche Gillies. Duncan was not up to-night. Charlie is expected from Toronto to-night. He went down on Tuesday afternoon. Saturday Dec. 11th. Nice day - thawing. Hunted up a play for s.s. {Sunday School} Entertainment. Went down in the morning for Mail. Dr. Rannie was up in the morning and sounded Charles and decided that the dullness was gone from his lung. Mr. Caldwell was up. Went down town after dinner for the Mail. Came home and found Duncan here. Charles had broken the spring of his glasses so I took them down to Cobean's and got them fixed. Brought them home and then went to Leslie's to see Miss Leslie about the play and up to see Mother, who is better again. Wrote 3 letters for Charles and finished one of my towels for Nell (2 blue birds- one done). Sunday Dec. 12th. 34 �Fine day. Charles walked up and down walk for ½ hour in the morning and 3/4 hour in the afternoon. I went to Church and to S.S. {Sunday School} Mr. McDonald, Jack Start and Mr. Tuer, M.A. Halliday were here in the afternoon and Mr. & Mrs. Tuer, Charlie and Alice were here after church. I made lemonade and got biscuits for them all. Monday Dec. 13th. Showery but Charles had a half hour walk in the morning and another in the afternoon. Mr. Bell was up in the morning. I wrote to Dorothy and to Matie Ritchie and went down for meat in the morning. Started my other towel and did a Memorandum, an affidavit and a letter for Charles. Then went down town for the Mail. for children. Wrote a letter and did 2 releases for Charles and took them to the office to be posted, then went around to Cassie Pollock's with rest of play and called at Leitch's to give Wallace his part. Still snowing but not cold. Read "The Bells of St. John" { This book tells the story of Miles Murdock, a young man who returns home from World War I with severe injuries that leave him blind. The main focus of the book is on Miles's struggle to adjust to his new life and the ways in which his family and friends try to help him.} by Grace S. Richmond. Charles walked on Verandah yesterday for 40 minutes and had two walks outside to-day. Friday Dec. 17th. Very heavy snow storm, nearly all day. Cleaned up Dorothy's room. Went down for the Mail. Afterwards went down to do some shopping. Duncan spent the evening with his Uncle Charles while I went to the Mission Band Entertainment which was very good. Wrote 3 letters in the afternoon for Charles and some items for Free Press and wrote to Clare. Shovelled path. Saturday Dec. 18th. Several snow flurries (real blizzard ones) to-day then the sun came out for awhile. Cleared out box and bed in my room. Mr. Yager here cutting down trees to-day. 2 apple trees Alexandrian and harvest apple. Went down town for Meat. Mr. Worden tuned the piano. Charles is feeling better and got up at 8.15 this morning. Has a couple of walks outside every day. Went down town for the Mail and down again to do some shopping. Went over to the late train to meet Dorothy. Train arrived about 10.25. Got to bed after 1 a.m. Had practise at s.s. {Sunday School} at 2 p.m. Shovelled walk. Yager boys shovelled snow on again to run their sleigh then left it & I had to take it off. 35 �Sunday Dec. 19th. Snowing hard. Shovelled path before Church. Dorothy and I went to Church. Shovelled path after church. Dorothy and I went to S.S. {Sunday School} Did not go to church at night. M.A. came over before church and Mr. Caldwell while church was in. Charlie and Alice were not up as Alice not feeling well. Shovelled path again after S.S. {Sunday School} Monday Dec. 20th. Snowing to-day also. Wrote 4 letters for Charles and copied one. Dorothy and I went down town shopping for her. Charles had his walk and cleared the side walk while I was down town. Went down for the Mail while Dorothy and her dad went over to call on Mrs. M.A. Halliday. Brought the mail home and went to S.S. {Sunday School} to practise. Did up a parcel for Frank. Dorothy busy making Christmas presents. Tuesday Dec. 21st. Still snowing. Dorothy and I went down town in the morning to do some shopping. Went down after dinner for the Mail. Went to s.s. {Sunday School} room to practise for entertainment. Wrote to Frank, Blanche Gillies and Doug. Nickle, and got s.s. {Sunday School} orders ready to send away. Charles & Dorothy called on Mrs. M.A. Wednesday Dec. 22nd. Nice day but colder. Wore my fur coat for the 1st time this year. Wrote 3 letters for Charles. Went down for Meat and did some shopping. Went for the Mail. Went back down town for some pillow sheets. Went to practise at church. Then went down town for a couple of parcels. After tea at had practise at the house and typed part of "The Chronicle of the Sea Gull" Dorothy working at it while I was busy with the practise. Duncan was here all evening doing his illustrations for "The Chronicle of the Sea Gull." Thursday Dec. 22nd. {23rd} Stormy day. Wrote to Miss Ward and Miss Small. Wrote a whole bunch of letters for Charles. Went down town after dinner for the Mail and did some shopping. Went to the S.S. {Sunday School} practise at 5 p.m. after addressing our Christmas cards which just arrived. parcelled Christmas gifts all evening and Dorothy, (Charlie Duncan (who arrived about 11 p.m.) and I went to the Station at 12.20 to meet Nell and Doug. Train got in about ten minutes to one. Great crowd at station & great crowd got off here. 36 �Friday Dec. 24th. Nice day but very cold. Did up parcels - did some shopping. Went to S.S. {Sunday School} to practise at 2 p.m. Went up to Mother's in the morning to see Nell and Doug. Bud was here in the evening to take parcels around. Waited up for Dick who arrived on train at 11:30 p.m. Saturday Dec. 25th. Beautiful day - cold & Sunshiny. Charles gave me a purple silk "Rain or shine" {umbrella}, a beautiful walnut & cane chair and a pair of fur-lined gloves. Dorothy - pair of white kid gloves, pair of grey suede gloves & book, Clare - silver sandwich plate; Margaret - Centre piece, Alice doily, Douglas Caldwell, doily, Mrs. Caldwell embroidered pillow cases, Mother Silk hose, Charlie & Alice Record file, Isabel knit me a wash rag, Miss Small - calendar, Miss Ward - holders, Mrs. Ryan - Box of Mary Anne's. Duncan - calendar with Snap on it. Nell - 3 books. We all went up the hill for dinner. Nell, Dick & Doug there. Had a good time. Present, Charlie, Mother, Dick, Dorothy, Mrs. Steven, Babe, Alice, Margaret, Charles, Duncan, Doug, Nell. At small table, Keith, Isabel, Frances, (Alice was sick and could not come to dinner. Sunday Dec. 26th. Communion Sunday. Charles went to Church for the first time in six weeks. Was pretty well tired out when he got home. Dick, Dorothy and I went also. I went to s.s. {Sunday School} Nell, Doug & Dick were here for tea. Nell and I went to church at night. Two Solos by Mr. Lavak and an anthem, Dick went up the hill after church. Monday Dec. 27th. Went to the office this morning and wrote 4 letters for Charles. Went down after dinner to order s.s. {Sunday School} supplies from Toronto. Came back home & Duncan came up to illustrate 2nd copy of "Chronicles of a Sea Gull." Charles was at office an hour in the Morning and two in the afternoon. Went to the practise at the S.S. {Sunday School} Duncan was here for tea. Awfully tired to-night. Wrote Christmas letters to Clare, to Len Carter, Miss Small, Miss Pearce and Mrs. Engel. Duncan & Dorothy played Two-handed bridge all evening. Tuesday Dec. 28th. Cold and snowy. Did 2 affidavits for Charles and took them down to the office and worked there until noon. Did a letter for him after dinner. Went to the afternoon train to see Nell and 37 �Doug off. Margaret went with them for her first visit to Toronto. Dorothy had a tea and I came home to pour the tea. After tea went to S.S. {Sunday School} practise and Doug. Nickle arrived on late train, Dorothy going to meet him. Went to store in the morning for curtains for hospital. Wednesday Dec. 29th Still snowing and cold. Spent the morning writing letters for Charles. Went down town after dinner and called at Biehn's re Mrs. Ferguson presentation. Had the same old pain in my side but went to S.S. {Sunday School} practise. Doug. Nickle and Dorothy went down to McDonald's to play bridge. Eva and her husband here for the holidays. Thursday Dec. 30th. Wrote 5 long letters for Charles and wrote the address for Mrs. Ferguson. Went to s.s. {Sunday School} practise at 2 p.m. Then to the office to write a letter for Charles. Miss Brown came back this afternoon. Went to a tea at Mrs. Fergusons where had a very nice time. Alice, Mrs. Leitch, Mrs. McNeel, Miss Milne, Mrs. Crow, Mrs. Carter, Lillian Esplen, Myrle Safana, Ethel Lamont, Mrs. Beattie. Called to see Mrs. Hooper in the evening. Doug and Dorothy played two hand bridge & chess until 10 p.m. when they went to Harry Krug's snow shoeing party. Wrote to Aunt Maggie. Friday Dec. 31st. Typed the address for Mrs. Ferguson. Took it down town. Had it bound and took it to Laura Lamont. Called at Cobean's to get Mrs. Cobean to read it. Went to practise at s.s. {Sunday School} in afternoon. Got some of s.s. {Sunday School} envelopes ready. Went to the s.s. {Sunday School} entertainment. Quite a success. The presentation to Mrs. Ferguson was made at close of play. A real surprise to Mrs. Ferguson & Winnie. They came to our house after entertainment. Very much pleased. Dorothy and Douglas went to a dance in Biehn's Hall. So ends 1920. Bells rang at 12 p.m. Got a very bad cold. -- 1921-- {in middle of page} Saturday Jan. 1st. 1921 Thawing and about 5 p.m. raining. Busy typing quotations for dinner also getting decorations ready for table, etc. Went down for the Mail in the Morning and also for Mail after dinner in afternoon. For 5.30 dinner: - Mother (arrived by bus about 3.40 p.m. and 38 �went home in bus after late train about 9.45 p.m.) Charlie, Alice, Duncan, Alice Jean, (Margaret in Toronto) Keith, Isabel, Frances, Jack, Douglas Nickle, Dorothy, Charles and Myself. Duncan, Charles, Charlie & Alice played 500, Frances & Keith - rummy. Alice played the piano & crocheted. Isabel and I played Halma. Dorothy and Douglas chess and Charles, John tumbeline. Sunday Jan. 2nd. Sidewalks a mass of ice. As I had such a bad cold I did not go to church either Morning or evening but went to S.S. {Sunday School} Charles, Dorothy & Douglas went to church in the Morning. The Home people did not come up after church. Too slippery I expect. Monday Jan. 3rd. Beautiful sunshiny day. Went down to the bank in the morning. Wrote to Clare, Miss Leslie and Ferna called in the afternoon. Elected old council & W. P. King. All men running on labor ticket defeated. By-law to buy Town Hall carried. Wrote to Aunt Carrie and Aunt Anaise. Dorothy, Charles & Doug. playing chess. Tuesday Jan. 4th. Nice springlike day. Wrote account of presentation last night and added list of contributors this morning and took it down to Enterprise office. Dorothy went down at same time and I went to Miss Milne's with her. Mended Dorothy's underwear ready for her to take away with her. Went down town to get some new bands. Cleared ice of {off} sidewalk down to big tree. Dorothy and Douglas Nickle at an afternoon tea at Ferna's and played chess all evening. Did up some Lifes and some N.Y. Times for post. Cold still bad. Wednesday Jan. 5th. Mild, raining & snowing in turns. Colder at night. Went down for meat in the morning. darned Dorothy's stocking. Went down after dinner for Dorothy's dress. helped her pack. Made sandwiches for she her and Doug. Went to the station with them to start them on their way to Toronto. Closed up sleeping porch for winter on my return to house and tidied up Dorothy's room. Ferna Halliday spent a couple of hours with us in the evening. Wrote to Frank and Nell Macpherson. Thursday Jan. 6th. 39 �Nice day. Cooler. Went down to Miss Milne's with Dorothy's evening cloak and fitted on my old Jersey cloth dress. After dinner went down to get a New Year's card for Mrs. Ryan as I forgot it in the morning. Brought it home and went to see Mrs. David Irvine who is ill (internal growth; will not recover) and found her lying on a sofa in kitchen with Mr. Irvine doing the work. Sent her some flowers. went with Mrs. Leitch to Mrs. M.A. Halliday's where Ferna, Mrs. Halliday, Mrs. Leitch, Mrs. Ferguson, who came in, and I had afternoon tea. Then Mrs. Leitch and I went to see Mrs. Beattie who has been ill with La grippe. I took down a lot of work for Charles which I am to type in the morning. Wrote to Clare, Dorothy, Jamie Atkinson and Maude Halliday. Charles posted them at the station for me. Friday Jan. 7th. Mrs. Ryan went to Listowel on the early train and Mrs. Green got the meals & did the work. Did the work in connection with Sale of town hall. Proxies, Notices of Meetings, Bylaws, etc. Went down town after dinner to dress Maker's. Typed 3 copies of "The Chronicle of the Sea Gull." A Meeting of the Directors of the Chesley Public Buildings Co. held in our Library after tea. Mr. Bell & Charlie present. Duncan spent the evening here as usual. Wrote names in s.s. {Sunday School} registers. Saturday Jan. 8th. Did some notes on 'League of Nations" for Charles. He promised them to Baptist Minister for their young people who are having a debate on the Subject: Went down town after dinner for Cheese to make Sandwiches for s.s. {Sunday School} Tea for Starving China (proceeds $35) Helped make sandwiches. Hemstitch 2 curtains for Reception Room in Walkerton Hospital (furnished originally by Chesley & Mrs. Hal Norman Robertson wrote asking me to collect Money & get the curtains). Duncan was here in the afternoon drawing pictures for "The Chronicles of the Sea Gull. Left him here when I went up to wish Mother many happy Returns of the Day. " Took her "Black Bartlemys' Treasure" {A novel written by Jeffery Farnol in the early 20th century. The story centers around a protagonist who rises from the depths of despair and slavery to seek vengeance against his enemy, set against a backdrop of adventure and the quest for treasure.} and some fruit candies. As Charles was invited by Mrs. M.A. Halliday to a surprise dinner for Mr. Halliday at 6.30 p.m. I let Mrs. Green go home and got my own tea. Fixed my s.s. {Sunday School} papers (last Sunday's insides 40 �of the one for to-morrow.) Charles got home about 10 p.m. & reported having good time. Mrs. Ryan came home on the late train. Beautiful day. Cooler. Sunday Jan. 9th. Fine day. Went to church in the Morning with Charles and to S.S. {Sunday School} New papers made a great deal of work and Aldyth not there so I did not get home until 4.p.m. Had bad coughing spell in s.s. {Sunday School} While I was at School Charles went to see Mrs. Duncan McLean who is seriously ill (Dr. Rannie thinks may be same as Charles' illness of 1916) and also to see Mr. Campbell who is at last beginning to get a little better though so weak he can hardly speak and then around to Bell's with Mr. Bell whom he met. I did not go to church at night. Charles did. I read "The Irish Case" by P. Whitwell Wilson. {exploration of Ireland's prolonged struggle for justice and recognition on the global stage, published 1920) Monday Jan. 10th. Sunshiny in early morning but gray later. Hemmed the other two curtains for Walkerton Hospital and posted them to Miss Campbell, also sent Doug's trousers which he left behind. Wrote to Miss Campbell, Miss Small & Mrs. Luton. Went down town to post parcels and get rubbers for Charles. After tea went to Mrs. Beattie's with Horticultural Society money and then Charles and I went over to see Ferna. She was supposed to leave for Toronto tomorrow but is not going until Saturday now. Tuesday Jan. 11th Fine day. Wrote a letter for Charles. Went down to bank in the morning and did some shopping. After dinner went down for meat for tea. Called to enquire how Mrs. Duncan McLean was - better. Got my letters from Mr. McDonald re Mrs. Ferguson presentation and went around to see Mrs. Ferguson about putting card in. Went back there with cards and to Mrs. Ross' and Stevens' to see them about their cards etc. being missed. Judge Greig was here for tea as it was court day. Worked at my tray cloth awhile. Went to a card party at Caldwell's at 9 p.m. Had a fine time, 34 there. Snowing quite hard when I got home. Wednesday Jan. 12th. Beautiful sunshiny day. Charles went to Walkerton this morning to meeting of Mother's Pension Committee. Went with Mr. Beattie in a car. Writing notes and addressing letters re Mrs. Ferguson presentation. Wrote about 25 notes & typed 45 slips. Went down town for 41 �Mail. Charles got home about a quarter to six. Snowing hard, about 4 or 5 inches. Had a nasty trip home. had to call at Hanover to thaw car out and then it was partly frozen all the rest of the way home. Mrs. Ferguson was here for over an hour. After tea finished addressing and getting ready most of circular letters and wrote letters to Beatrice Pearce, Matie Ritchie, Douglas & Stewart Gillies, James Cassiss and Frank. Shovelled the walk in the afternoon and took & typed an item for the Free Press. Thursday Jan. 13th. Beautiful sunshiny day. Colder and quite frosty. As Charles had Magistrate's Court at 2 o'clock I did not go to office but am to go to-morrow to do the correspondence so that Miss Brown can do the filing & docket and get caught up. Awfully slow! Busy writing letters until 3 p.m. Wrote to George Bell, Archie McCannel, Harvey Bine, Fred Adolph, George McDonald, Juni Bell, Clare and Dorothy - all long letters. Went down town in the afternoon. Had intended to go calling but Viola Mair called to return a book. Then Ferna arrived on same errand and when we went it was too late for calling. Just after I had gone out Myrle Safana called. Was sorry I missed her. After tea wrote to Mrs. Luton, Helen Grant and Elizabeth Halliday (long letters) making 11 letters to-day. Quite cold to-night. Friday Jan. 14th. Mild. Went to Miss Milne's in the Morning to fit my dress and then to office to do correspondence and let Miss Brown catch up on filing and entries. Spent the afternoon at office also and found Miss Brown was balling entries up badly so started them myself. Duncan came up in evening and we played Seven-Up. Saturday Jan. 15th. Snowing in morning but sunshiny. Much colder at night. Did 23 pages shorthand, 2 letters 14 pages type writing. Went to Miss Milne's to fit dress. Called at office and was given 2 affts {affidavits} to do. Then finished the entries up to date. After tea went down to the public Library for books. Sunday Jan. 16th. Very stormy - real blizzard. Snow plough did not go along sidewalks. Charles and I went to church in the Morning & to S.S. {Sunday School} I went to Church at night. Charlie and Alice Jean there but Charlie decided it was too Stormy for them to come up. Read "The Valley of 42 �Silent Men." {The Valley of Silent Men is a thrilling adventure story that explores themes of love, loyalty, and the power of nature.1920.} Monday Jan. 17th. Very cold day. Did some mending and a notice for Charles. Went down town for meat. Jean Bell called & I went over on afternoon train to say good bye to Ferna. (Went to Mrs. Ferguson's in the Morning for cards she had completed. went from to train to Mrs. Irvine's. Called at Stanley's but no one at home. Coming home met Mrs. Wilson just leaving one place so got her to come back. While she was here Mrs. Ferguson called. Read Phillip Gibb's "Wounded Souls." {a poignant exploration of the human cost of World War I. A powerful work of war fiction and historical fiction, the novel delves into the lasting trauma experienced by soldiers on the front lines.} Very cold night. 6° below zero. Tuesday Jan. 18th. Cold day but sunshiny. Washed my hair. Typed Session Report for Charles. Went to Miss Milne's to fit my dress then up to see Mother. Made out the Treasurer's Report for Congregational Meeting. Went to Tuer's then up to pay farewell visit to Bells' who leave on Thursday for California. Called at Public Library with books. Wrote to Dorothy, Clare and Glenn Ross. Cold at night but somewhat milder than last night. 6° below zero this morning. Wednesday Jan. 19th. Very cold. Made out Secretary's Report for Congregational Meeting. Typed it and Treasurer's Report. Went to bank and called at Mrs. Crow's to return book she lent us. Packed suit-case hunted up books for Mr. Black. Charles & I went to Guelph on afternoon train, arriving there about a quarter to 8 - ½ hour late. Had supper at Wellington Hotel. Charles did some business and about 9 o'clock we went out to call on Mrs. Luton. Raining when we went but very cold in morning. Thursday Jan. 20th. Had breakfast at hotel and read in the paper of Sir Martin Harvey's { English stage actormanager, many tours in both Great Britain and North America. His success was always greater in Canada than the United States.} illness but having gone as far as Guelph decided to go on Train ½ hour late in leaving Guelph. Nell met us. Douglas home from School with sore eyes. Dorothy did not meet us as she was at the Christopher Settlement {multi- 43 �service neighbourhood centre serving west downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada since 1912}, where she works three mornings a week. She came up in the afternoon. Then we went to her rooms to see her and Gwen. Afterwards Nell, Dorothy & Charles & I went to Britnell's to browse around & got some books. At 8 started for Theatre to see "The Burgomaster of Stillemonde {Stilemonde}." Nell, Dick, Dorothy, Doug Nickle, Charles and I. Play good. Lady Harvey & old Gardener fine but spoiled by Understudy having to read lines & by disappointment when we realized how great it would have been had Sir Martin Harvey been there. Mild. Raining when we Friday Jan. 21st. Rained very heavily in the night. Mild day. Went to walk over to get Charles' boots and to Eaton's to get him a cane for his birthday. Nell and Dorothy with us. Went to Queen's Hotel & took Dorothy & Gwen to lunch. Bells having lunch there. Visited in their room awhile. Went home. Went to Eaton's for cane & book & into Dick's office. Mr. Douglas took us to the Station from there as Dick going to country with both cars. Said good bye to Dorothy and Nell at office. Train got home sharp on time. Mr. Workeman got on at Hanover. Saturday Jan. 22nd. Very mild. Thawing all day. Went down town for meat. When I came back took some of the ice off the sidewalk. Duncan was here in the afternoon. Wrote to Annie Burbank and Pearl Buckley. Then finished taking ice off down to King's lot and a strip along outside of sidewalk past their lot. Wrote to Miss MacEachran & Miss Murray, Dorothy and Nell. Sunday Jan. 23rd. Snow flurries all day but not cold. Went to church twice and to S.S. {Sunday School} Charles did not go at night. Wrote to Clare. Read "The Blower of Bubbles." {by Arthur Beverley Baxter is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The volume features various narratives exploring the lives of individuals affected by the aftermath of war, particularly focusing on English society.} Alice and Charlie up after church and Mr. McQueen arrived while I was at Church. Monday Jan. 24th. 44 �Got much colder at night. Cold day. Went to the office in the Morning and did the entries up to date. Got home at noon. Started "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc" by Mark Twain.{1896 novel which recounts the life of Joan of Arc}. In the afternoon called on Mrs. Burrett, (who is ill -- supposed to have a tumor) on Mrs. Hooper who is in bed again and on Mrs. Irvine. As Dr. Morgan was there I did not go in. Called at Stanley's also but found no one at home. Then went to store and home. Did some short-hand and reading in the evening. Tuesday Jan. 25th. Went down to the Bank in the Morning. Did Some French. In the afternoon, called on Mrs. Cross (Leola) out, on Mrs. Boos, Mrs. Caldwell and Mrs. Wallace Buckley. Read "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc" by Mark Twain in evening. Mrs. Ryan got telephone message that her husband had been arrested & had tried to commit suicide. Cold day. Wednesday Jan. 26th. Cold but little milder. Wrote 3 letters for Charles. Finished "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc." Went up to Mother's in the afternoon and then stayed at office and did the entries up to date. Not known whether Mr. Ryan will recover or not. Did Some short-hand. Wrote to Adelaide and Irene Frazier. Thursday Jan. 27th. Read "Joan of Arc" by Andrew Lang, {retells the inspiring and heartbreaking tale of the French teenage girl who heard voices from God and led her country to victory against the English during the Hundred Years War } & in "Story of Frances." Typed a Resolution for Charlie and Oliphant Honour Roll for Charles. Wrote to Dorothy, Clare and Mrs. Engel. Nice day - not cold at all. Called to see Mrs. McLean but did not go in as had a bad night. Then went to see Mrs. Leslie. Made lemonade for Charles. He went to see Mr. J.B. Campbell who is sitting up now. Still no word about Mr. Ryan. Alice gave me a nice petticoat she made for me. Did some French. Read "Joan of Arc" in "Great Events" by Famous Historians. {a comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians, published 1905} Mended rug in front of fireplace. Friday Jan. 28th. 45 �Beautiful day. Milder. Went to the office in the Morning. Took dictation for 1½ hours. After dinner typed for 2 hours and took letters to the office. Had a walk. Duncan came up in the evening and we played Seven Up. Mr. Caldwell went to Hanover to hockey match which Chesley won 8-7. Saturday Jan. 29th. Very beautiful day, like Spring. Duncan was up in the Morning hunting words to be found in "Dayton Scales." I had to go to the office to get some work. Did the entries while I waited. Came home and typed the letters. Had two more letters and 3 copies of a By-law to do (about 2 hours work). Frances called and I went to Music Recital with her (at Alma's) where she played for 1st time (had 3 lessons) and Isabel played very well (12 lessons) After tea went to Public Library to get some books. Sunday Jan. 30th. Cold day. North wind. Went to Church & S.S. {Sunday School} Morning Story for children about "Teeter-Totter". Where one is up, one must be down. Can't both be up at once. So in life, Christ went down that we might be raised up. Read "Peking Dust” {a compelling narrative that immerses readers in the complexities of life in early 20th century China. Through the eyes of a Western nurse, the book explores the cultural clashes and personal struggles faced by expatriates in a rapidly changing society.} by Ellen N. La Motte, so American it makes one angry. Went to church at night. Morning sermon was on "CoOperation." The night one on "New Ways of Service." God does not stand still. Things that were right in ages past are not right now. "Move on." In olden days the duties of a Canadian home were few. No newspapers, no cables. If a famine in India not our responsibility as we know nothing of it. The Romance of being able to send a part of ourselves (heart, money etc.) in a flash to the end of the world (money by cable etc.) Greatest romance in the world, greater than any novel. Charlie, Alice and Margaret came up after church. Monday Feb. 1st. {should be Jan. 31st.} Did some short-hand. Read Preface to "Albert 4th Earl Grey" {a British peer and politician who served as Governor General of Canada from 1904 to 1911, the ninth since Canadian Confederation. He was a radical Liberal aristocrat and a member of a string of liberal high society clubs in London. An active and articulate campaigner in late Victorian England, he was associated with many of the leading Imperialists seeking change.} by Harold Begbie. Typed some poems from book of Mr. Tuer's. Called at Tuer's to return book & say good-bye 46 �as they are going to Toronto to-morrow, until Friday Night. Went to office and did entries and called at Mrs. Ferguson's for "The Street of Adventure." {a 1909 novel by the British writer Philip Gibbs. A newspaper reporter attempts to save a young woman from prostitution. The title refers to the hero's profession of journalism, as it was an alternative name used for Fleet Street. It has been described as "the first best-selling novel about newspaper reporters".} Charlie went to see Mrs. Barrett & Mrs. Hooper after tea. Tuesday Feb.1st. Beautiful day - quite mild. Spent 2 hours at office work. Went down to the office and then out to Shouldice's corner (2 mile walk) Road quite hard and dry. (Snow well packed where is any but dusty in parts.) Mrs. Mair called in the afternoon and had quite a nice little visit. Started Phillip Gibb's "The Street of Adventure" in the evening and did some French. Wednesday Feb. 2nd. Still mild but snowing a little. Got Mrs. Ferguson Fund account & S.S. {Sunday School} collection ready and took to Bank. Called at office & Enterprise to deliver cheques re fund. Had to write 5 letters for Charles after dinner & then Scurry around to get a box away to Dorothy. Went around to Mrs. Ferguson's but found her out so went to the office & did entries. Then went to Mrs. Ferguson again at 6 o'clock & delivered last cards and cheque for $32.81 which closes up the fund. Charlie went to Mrs. Irvine's and it was 7 o'clock before we had tea. Charles went up to Charlie's for a walk and I worked at my short-hand and read "The Street of Adventure." Wrote to Dorothy. Thursday Feb. 3rd. Snowing in Morning. Quite stormy for a little while but fine in the afternoon. Did an hour and a half's office work, some shorthand & some French. Wrote to Clare and Mrs. Blair. Went to see Mother in the afternoon and called at office when Charles gave me a letter. Came home and wrote it. Charles at High School Board Meeting in the evening. Read "Street of Adventure." Friday Feb 4th. Mild day. Went to the office in the Morning & got some work and brought it home & did it. Had another letter after dinner to type. Went down town after dinner. Did some short-hand. Duncan was up as usual & we played Seven up. 47 �Saturday Feb. 5th. Fine mild day. Took some letters. Went down for meat & got some more letters. Wrote them. Charles went to Mr. Cassel's funeral after dinner. (Expected Mr. Tuer for dinner as Mrs. Tuer away but he could not come.) I took Charles' Brief bag down for me and got the Mail. Mrs. Ryan's husband sentenced to 18 months at Burwash. Later in the afternoon I went down to Public Library for a book. Charles went out for a walk in the evening. Harold Garner was here in the evening getting some help with an essay on "The League of Nations." Wrote to Dorothy. Sunday Feb. 6th. Had a horrid sore throat all night & a wretched cold this Morning. Just thought I was free of the one I had had for 3 months? Went to Church in the Morning and to S.S. {Sunday School} Stayed home at night but Charles went. After church, Charlie Alice Jean & Mr. Tuer were here. Gave them tea sandwiches & cake. Monday Feb. 7th. Mr. Caldwell sick so I spent the day at the office. Feeling sick myself. Tuesday Feb. 8th. Spent most of the day at the office. Feeling pretty wretched. Went to Dr. Rannie and had my throat burnt. Wednesday Feb. 9th. Feeling really sick to-day. Lay on the sofa all morning. Mr. Caldwell still at home & 'Lily' was sick in the afternoon so Charles all alone at the office, first time in years. I went down about 4 o'clock and worked until 6. Sort of drizzling day. Thursday Feb. 10th. Sent a birthday telegram to Nell. Cold still bad. Went to the office in the afternoon and did some work at home in the morning. Friday Feb. 11th. 48 �Beautiful day. Spent an hour and a half trying to get the tacks out of a chair which was to go to High Grade Factory to be repolished. Then spent until 2.30 typing letters I had taken in the office yesterday. Went up to see Mother and to take a fountain pen up for a birthday present for Frances. Then got a couple of letters at the office and called at Mrs. Ferguson's to ask her to go to concert with me. Typed the letters after I got home and called at eight o'clock at the Public Library for Mrs. Ferguson. (Charles not yet going out at night.) Concert was very good indeed. "Musical Revue & Operetta "Gypsy Maid." Classical dancers, good quartette and good elocutionist. Scene from "Mikado" very well done and Souvenir Dance (Green fairy danced on tip toes.) Russian Cossak {Cossack} (Costume - red & green - long red boots, somewhat like clog.) *The Vintage (girl in wine color) were very good. So was Gavotte, Chinese Fantasy (Chinese Boy & girl & Musician) and the gypsy Beggar Dance was very good - camp scene quite picturesque. Elocutionist gave a capital imitation of a small boy singing "Tipperary." She changed "Opistah" to a Gypsy Setting & recited it as a gypsy Story (she being the Storyteller of the gypsy camp.) All quite a change for Chesley concert & therefore very enjoyable. Saturday Feb. 12th. Beautiful Sunshiny Morning but rather gray by noon. Went down for meat and wrote a 4 page letter to Mr. Bell for Charles (Typed) Duncan was up. Mr. Tuer was here for dinner. In the afternoon I went to the Library & helped Mrs. Ferguson for awhile then went on down to the office. Wrote to Mr. Phillips (Got his letter yesterday saying he had been operated on) and to Nell. After tea went down to Library for a book that was to come in to-night and down to Davey's for stamps for Mrs. Ryan. Mr. Mickle went along for a walk. Jack McDonald & Alex Lustig were each fine $30 to-day for being drunk a week ago Yesterday. Mild tonight. Has stopped snowing. Sunday Feb. 13th. Went to church and to S.S. {Sunday School} Beautiful day. Mild. After tea went over to see Mrs. M.A. Halliday who has a bad cold and then went to see Mrs. Hooper who is still in bed. Mr. Tuer's sermon in the Morning - "The Man of rock faith and the Man of sand faith. Getting happiness out of the remainder of Life". Did not go to church at night as thought air was not good for my cold. Charlie came up after church with the car & insisted that I should go up to the house. Charles & Mr. Tuer went also. Had Supper and Charlie and Duncan brought us home. 49 �Monday Feb. 14th. Colder to-day. Cold wind from North-West. Wrote a letter for Charles. After dinner went to see Mrs. McLean (phlebitis in her leg now and will have to stay in bed some weeks) and to see Mr. & Mrs. Leslie. Then went to the office and did the entries. After tea attended my first meeting as a Member of the Public Library Board. Mrs. Ferguson and I walked down as far as Davison's and back after the Meeting. Tuesday Feb. 15th. Beautiful Spring day. Took dictation until 11 a.m. & had my typing done. At 2.15 p.m. went down to see Mrs. Irvine then called at office and did the entries. Called on Mrs. Hogg and the Misses Smellie. Wrote to Dorothy and Delphine Manwaring congratulating her on birth of "Edward Stanley" on February 10th. Finished Kipling's "Letters of Travel (1892-1913)." {a collection of travel essays written during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.} Wednesday Feb. 16th. Still thawing. Went down for meat. Came home & then took my S.S. {Sunday School} money to bank. Called at Mrs. Leitch's. Came home and took the ice of {off} part of the sidewalk. Walking very bad - roads solid ice - sidewalks pools of water. In the afternoon called on Myrle Safana (not in) then went to station to see special hockey train leave for Owen Sound. Called on Mrs. Maxwell (out) and started down town to get my throat burnt but met Mrs. M.A. & stopped to talk to her & Mrs. Maxwell joined us. Spent the evening trying to hunt up something for a scotch dialogue for Scotch Supper on Feb. 24. No time to get anything ready. Hockey train got back about 1.15 a.m. Chesley won (Chesley & Hanover playing off in Owen Sound) 4-3. Now playing in Second district. Charlie came home on Hockey train. Had been curling in O.S.{Owen Sound} for two days. Thursday Feb. 17th. Wind got round to the North in the night. Quite stormy to-day. Washed my hair this Morning. Soft water tanks for bath-room empty so had to let in hard water. Snowing hard after dinner when I went down to the office to see the New typewriter. Did the Entries. Called to see Mrs. Leitch and tell her (after spending morning on the Job) that it would not be possible to get up anything in a week for the Scotch supper. Went to Dr. Rannie's and had my throat burnt. Charles went to Masonic Meeting in the evening. Helped Mrs. Ryan look through books for pictures for costume for Tom for the Carnival. Wrote to Clare. 50 �Friday Feb. 18th. Fine day. Fairly cold. Busy in the Morning trying to get Material for "The Haunted Bookshop." {Written by Christopher Morley, Set in a lovingly evoked Brooklyn just after the end of World War I, The Haunted Bookshop cleverly juxtaposes a pair of middle-aged bookshop owners and two young lovers with a nest of German saboteurs, published 1919}. Spent an hour or so hunting up Carnival costume for Miss Lemke & Tom Ryan. Mrs. Harry Stevens and Miss Kirkwood called to get contribution for Scotch supper. Called at Hooper's to enquire as to result of consultation of Doctors' Mair & Morgan this Morning. Give no hope for Mrs. Hooper's recovery and say cannot operate as Malignant. Poor Aldyth was feeling very badly. Went to Mrs. Leitch's to return book of Scotch stories and to Charlie's store where learn that Isabel sick and Frances has mumps. Babe had colic one night, also. Wrote Prologue to "Haunted Bookshop" and began at Scene I. Saturday Feb. 19th. Nice day. Fairly cold. Went down for meat in the morning. Found Duncan here when I got home. Spent some time hunting up pictures for drawing patterns for him. Wrote to Dorothy, Mr. McKaye, Mrs. McCaul and Miss McEachran. Called at Mrs. Leitch's to get Choruses to copy. After tea made 20 copies each of 3 Scotch songs & 4 copies of a quartette for the Choir to practise for the Scotch supper. Charlie's birthday. Called to wish him many happy returns & gave him a box of candy. Sunday Feb. 20th. Cold but bright & fine. Went to church and Sunday School. Isabel & Frances both sick. Did not go to church at night & neither did Charles and no one from home was up after church. Monday Feb. 21st. Mrs. McGregor here. Wrote a letter to Miss McNaughton for her. Went up to see Isabel & Frances after dinner. Did the entries at the office on the way home. After tea went over to see Mrs. Hooper. Tuesday Feb. 22nd. 51 �Went down for meat. Called at the office & found Miss Bunn had the mumps so she went home. Went up with the meat and back to the office where I worked the rest of the day. Mr. & Mrs. M.A. Halliday came over in the evening. Wednesday Tuesday Feb. 20th. Was at the office all day. At noon hunted up some mat weaving & basket-making tools (?) for Isabel. Called at Mrs. M.A. Halliday with a book at Noon. Went to see Mrs. Hooper in the evening and took her some arrowroot. Stormy to-day and quite cold at night but not too bad. Thursday Wednesday Feb. 24th. Went to the office. In the evening went to the Scotch supper. About 400 there. Choir gave the programme and it was very good. Charles gave an address on "Scotland." As Mr. Tuer was ill Charlie was Chairman. M.A. also gave an address and Misses Millar, Stevens and McCullough gave readings and I read "The Enchanted Shirt". {A poem by John Milton Hay, publish date unknown} Cold night. Friday Feb. 25th. Did not go to sleep until after 3 a.m. and got up at 6.30 a.m. as Mrs. Start came down on the early train to have dress fitted. Went to Miss Milne's with her and while she was being fitted worked at the office. After dinner Mrs. Start went back to Miss Milne's and was to phone me when she got through. I was very busy at the office until 6.30 p.m. Mrs. Start did not get through until after six and went up with Charlie for tea. I was invited to a shower for Cassie Pollock at Mrs. J.H. Elliot's but did not go for fear Mrs. Start would return. Duncan up as usual. Wrote to Dorothy and to Clare. Stormy day and fairly cold. The pain in my side which was bad last night did not bother me much today. Called at Tuer's after dinner to enquire for Mr. Tuer and to give him Gertie Cass' letter. After tea called at Mrs. Biehn's to give her my towel to take to Cassie Pollock. Saturday Feb. 26th. Stormy in the morning and quite cold by 6 o'clock. Was very busy at the office all day and had to go down right after dinner to get some letters away in the afternoon mail. Have another cold. Called a {at?} 6 p.m. at Dr. Rannie's to get some tablets. Charlie Krug came 52 �around after tea to get some help with his paper (or speech) on The League of Nations for the Oratorical Contest. His subject "Disarmament. " and he does it well. Sunday Feb. 27th. Mild beautiful day. Did not go to church either Morning or night but went to S.S. {Sunday School} Charlie went in the Morning. After Sunday School I went over to see Mrs. Hooper who was feeling a little better. Charlie and Alice were up after Church at night. Monday Feb 28th. Had a very strenuous day at the office. Real 1st of March rush. Just missed the bus so had to take the Mail to the station for the afternoon train. Had to write a letter for Charles after tea and also wrote to Miss McEachran. Called at noon to enquire how Mrs. Leitch was. She fell over a book in the dark on Friday night after getting home from the Scotch supper and cut and blackened her eye badly. Just missed losing her eye. Feeling better now. Wrote to Miss Small and Miss Ward. Tuesday March 1st. Very mild. Thawing all day. Was at office all day. Went to bank twice & to Post Office with Mail. Strenuous day. Quite tired at night so did not go to Bible Society Meeting with Charles. Wednesday March 2nd. Paddled through pools of water to-day almost to top of rubbers. Just like spring. Spent the day at the office. Strenuous. This being Allie's birthday Charles and I walked up after tea. Isabel out today. Frances went back to school yesterday. Thursday Mch. 3rd. Cold and stormy. At office all day. At noon went to McCaw's to enquire how Miss Bunn was as her father had "phoned in" the morning. Found her up but looking somewhat ill. Wrote to Dorothy and Clare. Charles had a High School Board Meeting at 8 p.m. Alma called in evening to deliver Dot's camp. At the office all day. Called at Mrs. M.A. Halliday with book which I forgot to give Alma. (at 6 p.m.) Duncan was up in the evening and we played seven up. Cold. Saturday Mch. 5th. 53 �Like spring. Heavy rain at night. Did not get home until about a quarter to seven. Went down to library after tea to change my books. Raining very hard. Called at Tuers' to return "Atlantic Monthly" and saw his dinner waggon, curate and Martha Washington table which he had been making. Helped Mrs. Ferguson awhile and went to store & came home with her. Sunday Mch. 6th. Went to church in the Morning and to S.S. {Sunday School} Very slippery walking. After s.s. {Sunday School} went over to see Mrs. Hooper, Marguerite is home. Mrs. Hooper cheerful as usual. After church, Alice, Charlie and Margaret were up. Neither Julius nor I went to church at night. Monday Mch. 7th. At the office all day. Went to a ladies' party at Mrs. Caldwell's in the evening. Took my work. About 20 or more there. Some one (Mrs. Beattie I suspect) annexed my tray cloth while I was buttoning my own or Mrs. Cruickshank's spats. Has not turned up yet. Julius was a Judge at the Oratorical Contest in the Baptist Church. Subject: League of Nations. Evangelical, Methodists & Baptist: Charlie Krug won. Anderson girl second & Grace Wilkins third. Mild. thawing. Tuesday March 8th. Raining in the Morning. Regular Mild Spring day. Spent the Morning reading and did up the lamp to send to Dorothy for her birthday. Lily (Miss Bunn) got back to the office this Morning after her bout with the mumps. Wrote to Dorothy. Wednesday Mch 9th. Julius went to Hanover on the early train to court. Returned on noon train for court here. As Judge Greig wanted Mr. Caldwell to take the evidence I went to the office for the afternoon to keep "Lily" busy. Judge Greig and Mr. Wright of Owen Sound were here for tea. Julius went to Temperance Meeting in the evening. Thursday Mch 10th. 54 �Got collections ready for the bank. Took them down and got meat. Went to the office and got some work. Did up box - chicken, cake etc. for Dorothy and wrote her a letter. Typed for about an hour and a half & got letters done. Took them to the office and got some Easter cards for Mrs. Ryan. Wrote to Dorothy again, to Clare and to Doug. Lillico. Beautiful day. Fresh and sunshiny. Friday Mch. {17th.? -- date looks like an "11" but 18th follows it} Nice day. In the Morning wrote a couple of letters for Julius and typed his answer to Mr. Matheson's letter on "Christ and Prohibition." Went to the office in the afternoon. Called at Tuers' to get Miss Smart's address. Made the entries, and got a bunch of letters. Came home and typed them. Put one patch on the lining of my fur coat and went to see the Methodists perform in "The Minister's Bride." {a play written by Clara Rothwel Andersonl and published in 1910.} They did it very well but that sort of a play does not appeal to me much. Julius went with me. Saturday Mch. 18th Mending and darning and finished patching the lining of my fur coat. Duncan was up for his weekly visit as we were out last night & he could not come then. Frances came up in the afternoon to return Foxy Grandpa books lent to Duncan. I went up with Frances to see Mother and the rest. After tea (called at Library.) went over to see Mrs. Hooper. Julius went up to Charlie's for a walk. Jack said "Aunt Tate, home by George!" Wrote a letter after tea for Charles. Sunday Mch. 19th. Went to church in the Morning & to s.s. {Sunday School} Cool but fine. Sidewalks all dry, do not need rubbers. Temperance Meeting after s.s. {Sunday School} to which Julius stayed. I walked up to Milne's corner then down to the end of Long Street side walk over the track. Mrs. Ferguson & Fred Adolph (visiting at Biehn's from Baynes Lake) were here for tea. Julius & Fred went to church. Mrs. Ferguson and I stayed home. Charlie, Margaret, Frances & Julius called for us after Church & we went up to Charlie's, Fred Adolph & Mrs.Biehn Joining us. {The dates are out of order, however the end of each page matches with the continuation on next page, so the diarist may have decided not to correct the dates} Monday Mch. 14th. 55 �Dorothy's birthday - 22 years old to-day. Cool, dull looking day. Raining in the afternoon. Was at the office for awhile & at Miss Milne's. Took over some arrowroot for Mrs. Hooper at tea time. Tuesday Mch. 15th. Raining very hard in the afternoon but beautiful spring morning. Went down at 10 a.m. to bank with s.s. {Sunday School} collection and to send for supplies. Went to office and wrote a couple of letters and did the entries. Went down to Charlie's Store in the afternoon (pouring rain) to give news in Adelaide's letter. When I got home found Mr. Bruegeman had forgotten the bread so went for it. Then walked up and down the verandah until Julius came home for tea. Had a beastly pain in my shoulder which got quite bad at tea time. Thunder storm in the evening. Snow drops just beginning to come up. Wednesday Mch. 16th. Shoulder kept me awake all night. Dr. Rannie came up in the Morning. Decided it was Muscular & told me to stay in bed all day. Felt a little better at night. Nice day. Thursday Mch. 17th. Grey Morning. Snow storm at noon. Soft snow. Shoulder quite a bit better. Got up at noon. Copied a will and "Order for directions" and wrote a letter for Julius at noon. Read until 5 p.m. Not feeling just too well. Mrs. Ferguson called for her "Book of Praise" which she left here on Sunday. Wrote to Dorothy, Clare, Miss Anderson (for Mrs. McGregor) Adelaide and Nell. Friday Mch. 18th. Copied a Judgment for Julius. Cool but nice sunshiny day. Wrote a couple of letters for Julius after dinner. Read Chapter of "Japan Moves North" {the inside story of the struggle for Siberia, written by Frederic Abernethy Coleman, published in 1918.} and Made Notes thereon. Wrote to Mrs. Small. Went to the office and to Charlie's Store. Called on Mrs. Irvine and Mrs. Leslie. After tea Julius and I went to see Harry Moss about upholstering chairs. Then he went to Temperance Meeting at church and I went over to see Mrs. Hooper. Mrs. Frank Murphy and Miss Mary Milne there. Dr. McDonald called to take Aldyth for a drive. Wrote to Mrs. Hewitt and Bert Halliday. 56 �Saturday Mch. 19th. Very dark morning. Had lights on all day until about 4 o'clock. Did My Mending. Very bad hail storm observed once or twice stones as large as a big Marble.) Then tremendous rain (water went right over top of Scone dam. Charlie's orchard & lower lawn flooded. River on side walk down McGaw street hill.) Duncan was up in the Morning. Went to the Public Library & on down town in the Afternoon. Came home & went for a little walk until 6. Called to see Mrs. Leitch when down town. Went over to see Mrs. Hooper after tea. * Sunday Mch. 20th. Went to church twice and to S.S. {Sunday School} Charles did not go at night. "Is it worth while feeding & clothing me?" "Am I worth that much to the world. Mother came up after church (She went to the associate church.) Charlie, Frances, and Alice were up after church at night. Monday Mch. 21st. Charles went to Walkerton to court on the early train. Washed my hair. Then Mrs. Ryan insisted on having the Library closet cleaned so was busy at it until about 5 p.m. Hunted up some pictures for the Mission Band scrap books and took them around to S.S. {Sunday School} and went down for paper & mail. Went to station (fixed up Dorothy's dresser etc.) to meet Dorothy and her dad and talked till after 11 p.m. Dorothy very much pleased with her new Mahogany bed & curtains. Tuesday Mch 22nd Went with Dorothy to dressmaker's in the Morning. Ripped the coat of her brown broadcloth suit which she is going to have made into a dress. Went down town for some ham & then for a short walk. (Nice day - cool) Mr. McQueen was here for tea and went away for an hour to come back later to play Seven-up. Dorothy made a salad and iced the cake. Wednesday Mch. 23rd. Wrote some letters for Julius. Went down town for Meat. Called at Carters, Leitch's, Rannie's, Crow's, Mrs. M.A. Halliday's, Mrs. Maxwell's. Mrs. Ferguson & Mrs. Sanderson's, Mrs. Biehn's and Mrs. Cobean's to ask them to a tea to-morrow. Mr. McQueen called at 5 p.m. and stayed until 6. (Selected paper for drawing room when he was here this morning). Julius and I went to lecture by Mr. Moore on "Inexpensive Flower Gardens, Trees and roses." 57 �Very good and slides were good. Dorothy had Eva Neelon, Mar. McDonald & Jen Krug in playing bridge in the afternoon and went to the Bijou in the evening with Vi Mair. Thursday Mch. 24th. Wrote some letters for Julius. Went down town to get some supplies. Charlie brought Mr. Moore up and he gave me some suggestions as to fixing lawn. Got ready for tea at (3 - 6) after dinner. Present: - Alice, Mrs. M.A. Halliday, Mrs. Cobean, Mrs. Leitch, Mrs. Crow, Mrs. Rannie, Mrs. Sanderson, Mrs. Davey, Mrs. Mair, Mrs. Beattie, Mrs. Stewart. I asked Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Ferguson & Mrs. Biehn but they were all going to a tea at Mrs. Elliot's. I also invited Myrle Safana and Mrs. McNeel but they were to be out of town. The ladies seemed to enjoy themselves although it started to rain at 1 p.m. and rained most of the afternoon and evening. Eva Neelon, Mar, Ken Krug, & Ida Halladay called for Dorothy to go to station. Dorothy to meet Gwen, Eva & Mar., Will & Mr. Neelon, Is - Edna & Jen. Wellie. Wrote to Clare. Gwen arrived. Friday March 25th. Good Friday. Nice day. Wrote some letters for Julius. Went with Dorothy and Gwen to Maxwell's and Mrs. M.A. Halliday's (Lena Dolan there for Easter week-end) Then down town and Dorothy & Gwen went to McDonald's. I went to Holtzeman's to ask Beulah to Dorothy's tea to-morrow. Then to see Mrs. McLean, who is up now, & came home. Then went down to the Manse with "Chronicles of the Sea-Gull." and called to see Mrs. Rogers who has been ill. After tea I took some bromide down to Mr. Tuer. Julius went to preparatory service & Dorothy & Gwen to the Bijou. Pearl Buckley called in the Morning. Raining after tea. Saturday March 26th. Beautiful day. Went down for meat. Wrote some letters for Charles and took them down intending to do the entries but instead talked to Lena Dolan and heard Dr. Biehn's tale of his trouble in Windsor over extracting a boy's teeth. Dorothy having a tea so had to go down for Icing sugar for her. Brought it up and went back to office to take a letter. Got some flowers for Dorothy. Poured tea for her. Present: Gwen, Alma, Ida, Eva, Jean Maxwell, Beulah, Pearl, Mar., Eula McQueen (visiting Pearl), Jen Krug, Ethel Reid, Edna (home for Easter) Lena Dolan, Vi Mair. Wrote my letter. Dorothy and Gwen went to a party at Reid's. Typed Toast List for Hockey Club Banquet and looked up some of the quotations. Went down to Public 58 �Library & to office. Raining when we came out so Julius took an umbrella over to Reid's for the girls. Sunday March 27th. Rained hard (driving rain) in the Morning and was warm afterwards. Communion Sunday. Julius, Dorothy Gwen and I all went to church. Gwen sat upstairs in our seat with Bud, who entertained her in his own way, and Dot and I sat in Charlie's seat. Went to s.s {Sunday School}. & had to come back for money satchel as I forgot it. Dorothy & Gwen went to Jean Maxwell's for tea. I called on Mrs. Hooper after s.s. {Sunday School} & then took her some chicken for her tea. Julius and I went to church. Alice, Charlie, (Frances and Isabel up & Alice Jean were at church but went home as Isabel has a cold) came up after church and Duncan was here, having come up while we were at church. Monday Mch. 28th. Did some work for Charles. After dinner went down for some ham to Make sandwiches for Gwen. Very cold day, strong North Wind. Snowing but very little. Went to Station with Dorothy and Gwen. Lots of girls going away. Dorothy went down to McDonald's to play bridge and I went to the office and did the entries. 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Title A name given to the resource Kate Halliday Mickle Diary & Transcription, 1920-1921 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kate Halliday Mickle Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 1920 - March 1921 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th Century, Bruce County, Elderslie Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. August 11, 1920 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Front Cover}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Kate G. Mickle</p> <p>1920 (continued) Aug 11th-Dec 31st.</p> <p>1921 - Jan - Mch. 28th</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday Aug.</p> <p>11th Scotch mist in the morning but a fine day. Up early as Duncan intended going to Gauley's Bay with Mr {Dowkes?}. Did not go as Dowkes' had friends coming from Owen Sound. Went in for morning dip with Isabel. Puttied a window and a half. Went up to the P.O. to post a letter for Clare. Manufactured some Minstrel Jokes for the concert tomorrow. Took them up to Mrs. Jas. Clarke. Dorothy went to the picnic with the Stewart camp, Margaret Kastner, etc. Letter for her from Doug. Dorothy went to a dance at Stewarts'. Clare and I entertained Harold Wright at Veranda all evening.</p> <p>Thursday Aug.</p> <p>12th Did my washing. Mist very thick in morning, disappeared but rolled in again 4 times. Puttied the rest of the windows all but 11 missing panes. Went to P.O. with Dorothy. Dot Engel overtook us &amp; drove us up and back. Worked at my centrepiece. Went to the concert at</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Clarke's. Sat in Harold Wright's car. Men got back just as concert started so Charles got out of being chairman. They didn't use my jokes properly and missed a number of them.</p> <p>Friday Aug. 13th.</p> <p>Morning swim. Wrote four letters for Charles. Washed out Dorothy's handkerchiefs. Worked at my centre-piece. Walked down to the docks for Doug. Walked up to Golf Links to tell men to come to dinner. The two households went for a launch ride. Look like storm. Dorothy went to O. Sound to go to Chesley dance (opening roller rink).</p> <p>Saturday Aug. 14th.</p> <p>Bad electric storm in the night. Raining to-day. Had good swim (on wings) this morning. Swept Dorothy's room and my own and did my morning work. Men put up hammocks etc. and everybody tidying up. Worked at my centrepiece. Started up for Mail. Mr. Creeper gave me a drive up and back. Went to golf links to get men to dinner. Went to bed early as tired. Dorothy came out with Mr. Kastner about 6 o'clock. She went out for evening with Harold Wright.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday Aug. 15th.</p> <p>Beautiful day with sunshine and good west breeze. Had Morning swim (in wings). Charlie, Mother and Doug Nickle arrived about 1.30. Charles, Isabel, Charlie, Margaret, Alice, Keith, Miss Milne, Mrs. Stevens and I went to church. Went for a launch ride after dinner. Hot day with fog at night. Wrote to Mrs. Ryan.</p> <p>Monday Aug. 16th.</p> <p>Hot. Had Morning dip. Doug Nickle, Dot, Doug L. Nell, Clare &amp; Duncan went into Wiarton in Charlie's car. Did my own room and Doug Nickle's. Wrote a letter for Charles. Helped get lunch ready. Worked at my centrepiece. Went up for the Mail. Played cards with Doug Lillico while the rest played bridge.</p> <p>Tuesday Aug. 17th.</p> <p>Hot day but nice breeze. Had Morning dip - felt as if I made some progress this Morning. Did my room and Doug's. Puttied the rest of the windows. Finished my centrepiece. Alice (sn) and I took Mother for a row in the Jutland. Played seven-up with Nell and Duncan</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>while Clare, Isabel &amp; Doug. played snap. Jack &amp; Duncan started to put stain on cottage to-day. Doug &amp; Dorothy went to a dance at Clarke's.</p> <p>Wednesday Aug. 18th.</p> <p>Hot day. Good breeze. Went in for Morning drip. Swam over the deep hole (in wings) shows progress as I made no headway before. Did my own room and Doug's and swept mine, Dot's, Doug's and the hall. Went over to F.O. Clarke's for books for Nell and Myself. Went up to P.O. to post Clare's letter. Went in for a second swm in the afternoon. Alice, Isabel and I went out in the canoe. Alice and I paddling. Dr. Livingstone told us about China and his experience there.</p> <p>Thursday Aug. 18th.</p> <p>Hot day. Had Morning swim. Water cold. Read " A Maker of Opportunities" by George Gibbs. Did my room and Doug's and washed the bedroom dishes. Mended Charles' bathing suit. Washed out 2 pairs of stockings for Dorothy. Went out for a paddle in the canoe all by myself. Rest went for a launch</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>ride. Watched Doug. and Dorothy play double Solitaire.</p> <p>Friday Aug. 20th.</p> <p>Cloudy day. Nice breeze. Did my Morning work and had my morning swim. Water cool and quite rough. (Doug says "billows " not "waves.") Went to Wiarton with Dr. Clarke. Had my crown cemented on which came off yesterday. Did some shopping in Wiarton. Went up to P.O. D. Clarke overtook us (Alice, Jean and I) and drove us up. Charles, Duncan, Nell, Doug and I went over to Lonely Island in the "Jutland" to see Miss Ellis. Duncan and Charles rowed over and Nell and I rowed part of way back when Duncan took Nell's oar. (I rowed all the way back - about 2 miles) In Nobody home so we walked all over the Island. beautiful Island - sand beach - Lovely cedars, tamarac, blue spruces etc. Waves had a lovely sound as they rolled up on the beach. Miss Ellis called here as Alice told her we were looking for her. Teddy Neelands &amp; Jack Wyse arrived from Southampton by canoe. Slept in tent.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday Aug. 21st</p> <p>Very wet day. Rain poured down amd beat into cottage (2 front rooms upstairs) Dashed Dorothy's clothes = muddy blouse, smock, Georgette blouse, 2 Skirts, 2 pairs hose, 2 brassieres, 1 vest, 1 camisole, 1 gown and 2 hdkfs.{handkerchiefs}. Ironed part of them and she finished what was dry. Lake in the back yard. Started by centrepiece. Went over to Charlie's to play seven-up with Doug and Isabel. Too rough for boys to go back to Southampton. They, Doug. Nickle and Dorothy played bridge. Went to store twice for Clare. Had my Morning swim (still on wings)</p> <p>Sunday Aug. 22nd.</p> <p>Fine but quite cool. Had My Morning swim although the water was cold. Jack, Julius, Duncan, Isabel, Doug L. and I went in. Men dug canal system to drain back yard. Went to church (Julius, Clare, Dorothy, Doug N. Alice S. and Keith &amp; Isabel) Mr. Pilkie preached and Ruth Chambers sang a solo. "O Lord Correct Me." Jack, Charlie</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>(who arrived about 1.30 with Mrs. Start) Mrs. Start, Nell, Teddy Neelands and Jack Wyse started for Southampton in the Naidauac towing their canoe. Helped make a lunch for them. Margaret and Sophy had two car loads of friends visit them this afternoon. Lovely evening - getting warmer. Wrote to Aldyth Hooper. Mrs. Ryan, Mrs. Luton and Mr. McDonald. (for Mr. Mickle re call on Miss Ellis.)</p> <p>Monday Aug. 23rd.</p> <p>Cool morning but fine. Dorothy got cold outside last night (sleeping in the hammock since Mother came up) Got her warmed up in her Aunt Clare's bed. Helped her get packed up and packed the trunk she left behind. She and Doug. Nickle started for a week's visit in Kingston. Washed up all her clothes. After dinner Duncan, Charles &amp; I rowed over to Montrose to call on Maris - not at home (I rowed all the way over - 2 miles. Coming back we waited in the Middle of the channel for the Naidauac</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and refused a tow by all calling one 'no' at once. Campers Association Meeting here so spent the evening at Charlie's cottage playing solitaire &amp; seven up with Doug L &amp; Isabel.</p> <p>Tuesday Aug. 24th.</p> <p>Had my first swim without water wings. Find I can go alright. Swam 19 strokes, before I came out, without stopping. Wrote to Mr. Caldwell and an address for Bud which was not used after all. Worked at my centrepiece. Went for a ride away out in the Lake in the Naidauac. After dinner Charlie, Mother, Mrs. Start, Alice and the baby left for Chesley. Cool so had a fire in the evening and we all went to bed at 9 p.m. Charles made it in 42. {golf score on links}</p> <p>Wednesday Aug. 25th.</p> <p>Swam from the end of the dock (deep hole) to the dock ladder. Washed out My Clothes. Shampooed My hair. Jim Ross, Telford Biehn, Jim Hetherington and Staffer</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>arrived in Dr. Biehn's sedan to spend the day. Wrote a letter for Charles. Worked at My centrepiece. Isabel, being a terrible maker over at the other cottage when her Mother is not there to keep her in order, has dinner over at our house. After dinner went up to call on Mrs. Engel, Charles, Jack and Duncan having great fun over a game of "Street." Jack made it (golf) in 39 to-day.</p> <p>Thursday Aug. 26th.</p> <p>Had a longer service this morning. Charlie got back last night about 11 p.m. Children put on too hot a fire at dinner and got pipes red - some excitement for awhile. Wrote to Mr. Caldwell and Mrs. McCarrel (Mary Green). Wrote card to Allie for Clare. Rowed up to Indian Channel with Charles to fish. No fish. I rowed all the way back (about 2 ½ miles. Wrote Sample love letter. Duncan, Jack &amp; Charles played "Street" After dinner, Charlie, Jack &amp; Duncan shingled Charlie's kitchen to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday Aug. 27th.</p> <p>Very hot day. Had Morning swim. Wrote to Dorothy &amp; copied love letter. Wrote out couple of cake recipes. Cleaned up Dorothy's room and spare room ready for closing up. Charles and I rowed Clare over to explore new gut we went up yesterday. Both rowed both ways, about 4 miles. Charlie got telegram that Grace Steven had very serious operation &amp; doubtful if she will get better. Wire 2 days old. He, Jack &amp; Duncan went into Wiarton to telephone as phone from Oliphant to Wiarton was out of commission. Went over to Charlie's and had a piece of Chocolate cake Isabel made &amp; went to bed early.</p> <p>Saturday Aug. 28th.</p> <p>Had my Morning swim. Raining to-day. Took up rug in my room and did some packing. Alice scalded her hand this Morning. Men, Nell, Doug, Ducan, Kirk &amp; Donald Dowkes went fishing. Worked at my centrepiece. Called on</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>B.S. Halladay's. Ethelyn &amp; her husband there - all going home Monday Morning. Did some cleaning up desk, mantel etc. Went to Wiarton with Charlie &amp; Duncan to meet Alice &amp; babe at late train. Did some shopping &amp; had some ice cream. Beautiful moonlit night &amp; fine drive. cool.</p> <p>Sunday Aug. 29th.</p> <p>Very hot &amp; stuffy. Had Morning swim. Did some packing &amp; read "Now It Can Be Told. Went to Church. Mr. Pilkie preached - was 15 minutes late - watch wrong. Dorothy Engel sang "Patiently, Tenderly, Jesus is calling" beautiful. Violin played by M. Pilgrim. Dorothy's voice "greatly developed. Rest went for a launch ride before church. We went for a launch ride in the evening. No gas in the boat so we had to wait while Jack and Charlie went up for it. Made our ride a dark one but very pleasant.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday Aug. 30th.</p> <p>Got up early. No swim to-day as bathing suit packed. Helped close up the cottage. Returned a book to Clarke's. Went into Wiarton with Jack, Charlie, Charles &amp; Frances, Mr. McVannel driving. Had dinner at the Arlington. Train very crowded. Crowd getting in at Hepworth filled the aisle. At Park Head a woman and 4 children got in the seat opposite us for awhile. Mr. Clifton (gardener) is not back yet and garden needs some attention. Trunks arrived after 5 p.m. Unpacked the whole 3 of them and put everything away. In the evening went up to see Clare and Jack.</p> <p>Tuesday Aug. 31st.</p> <p>Got up and went to the station to see Clare and Jack off. Met Alma for first time since her return from Guelph. Armand going away after 10 days holidays at home. Great crowd of people going - School teachers, Girls to school, Exhibition visitors etc. Went down for Meat. Wrote some letters for Charles. Worked at</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>my centrepiece for an hour. After dinner M. Caldwell came up to put the new roller in my typewriter but could not get the screw out. We tried all the screwdrivers in the house and one he brought from the office. Replaced the old roller. Went to call on Mrs. Green. Still feeling very badly about Josh Green's mad act. Went on down town and called at Charlie's store to see him. Went to Chautauqua to see "Nothing but the Truth". Both Charles and I enjoyed it greatly. Cool. Practised ½ hr.</p> <p>Wednesday Sept. 1st.</p> <p>Cool day. Worked in the garden for an hour and a half. Mr. Clifton has not come back yet so everything needs attention. Worked at my centrepiece for 2 hours. Called to see Jean Maxwell - nobody home. Winnie Barber called me as I passed so went in to see her for awhile - is sick - cannot teach for awhile - perhaps a year - has goitre &amp; has been used up with Medicine to cure it. Called to see Mrs.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Lizzie Milne and Mrs. Leslie. Missed a drive to Walkerton. Mr. Leitch was driving Dr. Whyte (Chautauqua lecturer) over to Walkerton - took Charles along. Would have taken me had I been here. Charles got back about 7 p.m. We went to the Chautauqua Concert - Miss Christian, Vioilinist (very, very good. Had been playing to boys at front and to German army of occupation) and an accompanist. Chautauqua Closed. Had little fire in grate when we came home.</p> <p>Thursday Sept. 2nd.</p> <p>Charles felt sick (too much corn) this Morning so I fooled around over bath etc. Breakfast at 10 a.m. Fire in kitchen - very cool morning. Went down town for Meat. Raked the leaves and twigs off the Boulevard and burned them. Wrote to Frank, Aldyth Hooper (at Toronto Exhibition) and to Len Carter. Charles lay down after dinner and slept until 5 o'clock. Still feeling squeamish. I went down town for the Mail and to get some Seidlitz powders. Did my Memory Lesson and my Literature. Duncan</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>came up in the evening and brought Charles' raincoat which he forgot and left at Oliphant. Fire in grate and also fire in the kitchen in the morning. Took S.S. collection down in the Morning and got draft for supplies.</p> <p>Friday Sept. 3rd.</p> <p>Warmer to-day. Had my cold bath. Charles feeling somewhat better but still had gripes occasionally. Did my Memory work. Worked in the garden for an hour. Worked at my centrepiece for an hour and a half. Did French and History. Walked around a five mile block Scene and home by McTavish's. Fire in the fireplace in the Morning &amp; evening. Duncan was up in the afternoon. Public School started Wednesday but High School does not begin until Tuesday, 7th Sept. (after Labor Day.)</p> <p>Saturday Sept. 4th.</p> <p>Beautiful day. Lost 8 ½ pounds at the Lake. Hurrah! Went down for meat. Cut out scallops of my tray cloth and doily and did my mending. Worked</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>in the garden for an hour and a quarter. Went down town and called at Public Library to see Mrs. Ferguson and then called to see Mrs. Caldwell who is still far from well. She is talking of going to Owen Sound to see Dr. Middlebro. Alma Halliday called after dinner to see me about writing a story for her to use as an advertisement. Spent the evening reading. Stopped to talk to Mr. &amp; Mrs. Tuer who got home last night.</p> <p>Sunday Sept. 5th.</p> <p>Fine day but rained a little about 5 p.m. Went to church in the morning. Arch McCarrel, Jean Maxwell &amp; Winnie Ferguson there. Went to s.s. Saw Jean just before I went and saw Archie after church. Charles and I called on Winnie after church as she goes back to Toronto in the Morning. Charlie and Duncan go to Oliphant to-day for Labor Day &amp; to bring home rest of things. Mother went along as far as Tara where she will visit Mrs. Start. Went to S.S.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and to church at night. Wrote to Clare &amp; Nell.</p> <p>Monday Sept. 6th.</p> <p>Labor Day. Helped Charles put a load of cuttings in the cellar and worked in the garden - time - 2½ hours. Worked at centrepiece for 1 1/4 hours. Went down to the Post Office for the Mail and to Leitch's for The Globe. Charles and I went to see Mrs. English who hurt her knee and cannot walk. Then we went down by Elliot's Mill, along 2nd, through cemetery. Met W.R. Paterson and went to office and I drew agreement of sale of a farm to him. Did my Literature and Memory work. Fine day.</p> <p>Tuesday Sept. 7th.</p> <p>Few small showers but nice day. Charles went to the High School, which opens to-day, this morning. New teacher for Moderns &amp; Art. Principal new Mr. Wilson Classics - Miss Evans. 3rd year Science Miss McCullough - New. Worked in garden for an hour &amp; a quarter. Not feeling very well - cramps occasionally - did not</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>sleep well. Payed a set of tennis with Duncan. Went downtown. Went to bed early. Did my Memory Work, French, History and worked at my centrepiece for an hour &amp; three quarters. Charles and I ready for bed when door bell rang - Dorothy came home without sending word. Has hay fever badly and so feels Miserable. Hope she will soon be better.</p> <p>Wednesday Sept. 8th.</p> <p>Nice day. Went down for Meat. Did a part of a probate and three or four letters &amp; a Resolution for Charles. Did not finish until noon. Then had a little talk with Dorothy. Did my short-hand, and went down town with Dorothy. Store and dress makers. Went to Dr. Rannie's &amp; got some oil for Dorothy's nose &amp; an inhaler at Davey's but inhaler refused to work. After tea went down to the office to draw an agreement for</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Charles. While waiting wrote an advertising story for Alma. Then Mr. Caldwell came in and did the agreement. Dorothy came down and she and I went to the Bijou. Play "The Egg-Crate - Wallop" was very good. Scurried around for an hour getting absorbini Jr. ready for Dorothy etc.</p> <p>Thursday Sept. 9th.</p> <p>Nice day in Morning but cloudy by noon. Worked in the garden for an hour. Went down for meat. Dorothy came along. Called at Tuer's with their jar of canned tomatoes (Mrs. Ryan did while we were all away to keep them from spoiling) Got atomizer fixed &amp; invested in some Ruz-mah tablets for D's hay-fever. Spent some time trying to find Dorothy's poem on "Springtime in Flanders". Found at last and she wrote another this afternoon. I went down town to get the Mail and then played one set and four games of tennis with Duncan.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>set -6-4 in his favor game 2-2. Wrote to Clare. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Bell came up about 8 o'clock and brought a letter from Smirle Lawson with a contribution of $10 to Mrs. Ferguson fund.</p> <p>Friday Sept. 10th</p> <p>Warm. Looked like rain but did not rain. Went down for meat. Typed 18 pages of a Brief for Charles. Walked around the five mile block. Wrote to Mrs. Nasmith (not sent) and to Miss Thompson re Mrs. Nasmith's letter to Dorothy about her unsuitability for the Residence. Dorothy went to show with Mar. McDonald. Wat Krug quite ill in Waterloo. Had his tonsils out &amp; bad hemourage (hemorrhage}. Duncan came up in the evening and he, Charles and I played Seven-Up.</p> <p>Saturday Sept. 11th.</p> <p>A little shower this morning. Typed the other 11 pages of Palmer-Bruce Brief. Worst letters I ever tried to copy. Typed a couple of poems for Dorothy &amp; wrote letter for her sending "Sunset</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and Sunrise" to Canadian Courrier." also wrote letter for Charles to Mrs. Nasmith. Played two sets of tennis with Duncan 6-4 in his favor. 6-3 in my favor. Went down town for meat and floor wax &amp; came home. Then took a 2½ mile walk, after went down to Library with Dorothy for a book and called to see Mrs. M.A. Halliday on the way home. Jennie Halliday was there. Hot to-night.</p> <p>Sunday Sept. 12th.</p> <p>Bad electrical storm in the night and some hail. Nothing in garden destroyed. Hot day. Went to church morning &amp; night good sermons - &amp; to church school. The hour was changed from 2.30 to 2 as Mr. Robinson's funeral which was to be at 3.30 was advertised for 3 &amp; Mr. Tuer had to take the service and Charles was one of the pall bearers. Dorothy stayed home afternoon &amp; evening. Wrote a poem "The Passing of Love" After church. Mr. Farney came over to show us a Lusitania Medal taken from a</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>German prisoner. date was 2 days before (May 5th) the actual date of sinking (May 7th) so was prepared beforehand. Charlie, Allie and Margaret were up after church. Wrote to Smirle Lawson.</p> <p>Monday Sept. 13th.</p> <p>Beautiful morning. Went down for meat. came home and then went down with the s.s. collection. Worked at my centrepiece for two hours. Went for a walk - 7½ miles. Out to Fisher's corner and back to 2nd concession and home. Longest walk I ever took. Not as dusty to-day. Mrs. Ryan going to Owen Sound with Bert Lemke who is to have her tonsils removed. Mrs. Green to do the work while she is away. Wrote to Frank. Cleared off table. Played double Solitaire with Dorothy. Was wakened before 6 a.m. by black birds. I said "darn" and Charles grunted out, "I wish I had a gun." Migrating - hundred or more setted in our trees - on very top twigs &amp; such a clatter!</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday Sept. 14th.</p> <p>Still taking morning cold bath: Beautiful Morning. Got breakfast: sprinkled the Clothes. Made the beds. did French &amp; Memory Work. Went down town with Dorothy. Played tennis with Duncan after Dorothy played a set with him. Result 6-5 his favor 3-2 his favor. Worked at my centrepiece 3/4 of an hour. Went down to Tuer's for Charles and Mr. Tuer returned with me. Cleared tea table with Dorothy's help and then wiped dishes for Mrs. Green. Wrote to Miss McEachran.</p> <p>Wednesday Sept. 15th.</p> <p>Got breakfast. Put away ironed Clothes. Did the darning. Went down town to get some fruit for a salad. Went down with Dorothy after dinner for the Mail. Dorothy and Duncan played tennis. I wrote two advertising stories for Alma. Called on Mrs. Leitch. Found her housecleaning and sore at Mr. &amp; Mrs. Tuer for not calling. Got tea and cleared off the table. After tea went up to see Mother who got home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>from Tara Monday night. Charles goes to Toronto in the morning on the early train. Dorothy down at McDonald's to-night. Eva &amp; her husband went home to-day after about ten days' visit here.</p> <p>Thursday Sept. 16th.</p> <p>Rained quite hard last night. Got up at 5.30 a.m. and got breakfast for Charles who left for Toronto on the early train. Got breakfast, Made beds. Mrs. Green came up for a few minutes &amp; washed breakfast dishes. Dorothy and I got dinner &amp; tea. I went down town with D. for Mail and went down a second time for North Mail. Washed dinner and tea dishes. Had fire in grate in evening - got quite cool. Spent evening by fire with Dorothy. I read "Now It Can Be Told." while she read "The Weavers."</p> <p>Friday Sept. 17th.</p> <p>Cool. Mrs. Ryan not yet back. Swept bath-room, nursery, dining room Library &amp; downstairs hall, dusted then</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>all and drawing room and stairs. Went down town for the Mail. As Dorothy did not sleep all nigt she did not get up until 1 o'clock. Mr. McCarrel came to put hard water tap in bath room. Hydro off between 12 and 1 so late when I got dinner. (got breakfast and tea also). Mrs. Green came up in afternoon and dusted the floor and finished the sweeping. Typed the 3 advertising stories for Alma and wrote and typed an address from McGaw Street Gang to the Nolans. Went over to Alma's with the stories and to Caldwell's to get address bound, then to Biehn's to meet to go to Nolan's. As Nolan's packing we just went in there then everybody went to Thomson's where we spent a pleasant evening. I left for a few minutes to meet late train. Charles did not come.</p> <p>Saturday Sept. 18th.</p> <p>Cool but bright. Went down for meat. Worked at my centrepiece for over an hour. Went down town with Dorothy for the Mail. Did my Memory work. Went to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>call on Miss Evans (away home.) Saw Mrs. M.A. H. in verandah and called on her. Mr. Halliday came along in his Ford Coupe and I went out to Mr J.C. Milner's with him. Got out down town when we came back &amp; did some shopping. Went down to Tuer's with "Parables from Nature" Which I got for Mr. Tuer. Spent the evening at home. Charles came home on the late train. Fire in furnace.</p> <p>Sunday Sept. 19th.</p> <p>Went to Church Morning &amp; night. Cold - fire in furnace. Went to S.S. Mother up after church and Charlie, Alice and Alice Jean after church at night.</p> <p>Monday Sept. 20th.</p> <p>Still cool. Tyed draft letter to send in Mrs. Ferguson Presentation Fund. Worked at centrepiece an hour or more. Dorothy and I walked to the top of North hill. Then I went for a 2 ½ mile walk. The had to go down to Enterprise office with Size of</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>card for Index box. After tea Dorothy and I went to Bijou and saw Mae Marsh in "Hidden Fires." Very good. Called at office on the way home for paper for Charles. Wrote to Stan, Pauline (acknowldg. $5 for Fund) Nell and Miss McNaughton for Mrs. McG.</p> <p>Tuesday Sept. 21st.</p> <p>Little warmer but still have the furnace going. Still unsettled what Dorothy is to do. She and I went down to Sample Room at McDonald House to see hats Mr. Boyd had. Each got one. Took form C's dictation and typed Editorial on "Navy League of Canada." Worked at centrepiece for an hour or more. Wrote to Miss Thomson (re Dorothy's stay at Residence of Margaret Eaton School) and to Miss Small and Mary McCarrel. Walked 6 miles and a half (3 times around race track 1½ miles and from McManus' corner to Neil Moore's Corner &amp; back 5 miles - Total 6½. Dorothy had afternoon tea at Mair's and then played tennis at the Park with Misses Vi Mair Florence Leslie and Duncan for 4th. Got very warm in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday Sept. 22nd.</p> <p>Beautiful day. Warm as July but quite thick haze in the North. Went down for meat. Too hot to work in garden. Wrote to Margaret Cameron and Winnie Ferguson ( re tutoring in French for Dorothy) and answered Irene Halliday's letter. Mar. McDonald and Vi Mair were here playing Bridge with Dorothy. Called on Mrs. Harry Adolph at the Elliot's on Mrs. Carter, who was sitting out in the garden and on Lena Brown who was out. Duncan was up after tea. Then Charles and I went to call on Mr. &amp; Mrs. Wilson (He is Principal of the High School. Very warm at night too.</p> <p>Thursday Sept. 23rd.</p> <p>Very hot day. Went down for Meat. Worked in the garden (taking up potatoes) for an hour and a quarter. Worked at my centrepiece for about 3/4 of an hour. Wrote to Nell and to Clare. Went to Enterprise part at Mrs. M.A. H's (Alma got it up for her Mother as it was her birthday) Dorothy went to help Alma. From 10 a.m. - 11 15 a.m. I worked in the garden (took up potatoes)</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and I worked an hour at my centrepiece. Went to station at 9.p.m. to post letter to Clare.</p> <p>Friday Sept. 24th,</p> <p>Worked in the garden with Charles for 3/4 of an hour before breakfast (taking up potatoes. Then Dorothy and I worked at the Job for an hour and a quarter. Went down to the bank with the s.s. collection. After dinner worked about 2½ hours at my centrepiece and finished it. Went down town with Charles' collars. King away &amp; no chinaman to take his place so Mr. Davison sends the laundry away. Awfully hot. August weather.</p> <p>Saturday Sept. 25th.</p> <p>August weather. Charles and I worked at potatoes for 3/4 hr before breakfast and after breakfast Dorothy and I worked for an hour and a half. Wrote a 2½ page (single space) letter for Charles. Finished "Harriet and the Piper." Went down town to do some shopping. Got another letter from Charles which I shall type after tea. Dorothy and I worked for an hour. 4.45 - 5.45 at the potatoes. After tea</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Miss Evans called to ask me to be score keeper at High School Field Day. 8th of October. Typed Charles' letter.</p> <p>Sunday Sept. 26th.</p> <p>Very hot. Went to church in the Morning with Charles &amp; Dorothy (Communion Sunday). Went to S.S. Dorothy came along to help me and Aldyth there also. Rally Day so plenty of work. Went to church at night but thunder storm (not bad) started and, as I had promised Mr. Tuer to go up and stay with Mrs. Tuer as she is sick and afraid of thunder storms. I left just as the sermon started. Charles called for me after church. The children (Isabella, Frances &amp; Alice among them) sang the anthem in the Choir at night. Sang same hymn in s.s. Alice and Charlie did not come up as wanted to get home before storm but Duncan was up part of the time we were at Church and Mother was up after Church in the Morning. Finished "Now It can Be Told" by Phillip Gibbs.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday Sept. 27th.</p> <p>Raining in night and although fair in the Morning rained very hard. Several showers during the day. Went down for meat. Got s.s. collection ready to take down to-morrow and slips ready to send away Rally Day money. Went down after dinner for the Mail. Wrote a long letter to Mr. Phillips &amp; did some Physical Culture exercises. Walked five miles. Finished my centrepiece working at it 1½ hours. Padded my new tray cloth border, working at it 1½ hours.</p> <p>Tuesday Sept. 28th.</p> <p>Fine day. Charles and I dug potatoes for 3/4 of an hour before breakfast. Then I worked at the potatoes from 9.30 until 12 - finished taking them up and picked up a wheel barrow full. After dinner I went down town for the Mail and at then put new knob on my typewriter roller. At 4.p.m. Dorothy and I went with Mr. &amp; Mrs. Bell and Jean for a drive out into Bentinck. I did not know there was such beautiful Scenery near Chesley. Hills &amp; Lakes, and woods. Passed through Crawford</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and Louise. Had a chat in Crawford with Mrs. Brown, Crawford School teacher. From the top of a very high hill we looked down over hill and vale with a ribbon of road winding away into the distance with a most glorious Sunset at the end, one great golden glow at the end of the road but red and purple and angry looking at the sides until it merged into the grey and black of storm clouds while the north was all black. Got home about a quarter to six and a little sprinkle of rain came on so Charles and I picked up and brought in the rest of the potatoes and emptied the wheelbarrow which I had filled in the Morning. At 8 p.m. I went to the Church and with Mrs. Rogers started out to a corn roast (Cavell Girl's Club &amp; {Osagee?} Rangers). Mr. Fiddis joined us at Brown's barn to look after the boys. We went along by river, through Brown's bush to the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>other side where the fire was made &amp; the corn roasted and marshmellows toasted. Most beautiful night and the Moonlight on the river was very beautiful. Pink Hetherington, Willard Boos and some other boys of their ilk made a nuisance of themselves by wiring up the gate, stringing wires between trees in the bush and then came up in a canoe and threw mud etc. When a battle followed and the Osagee Rangers splashed them well by throwing stones and thought they {inpaired?} their canoe with a large stone. Coming home we went around the bush. Gerald Green, Alma Murphy, Marion Glenn, Margaret Fry, Annie Sloan and I went straight up to the road where we had to climb a wire fence, then we came home along 22nd concession. The rest went over a wire fence and followed along the river &amp; found the gate out of Brown field wired. I met Mrs. Rogers at the top of hill and walked on home with she and Sidney &amp; Hilda Barrett. It seems</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>too bad that a few boys should be allowed to interfere with the fun of others. Starting to rain as we reached McDonald House corner.</p> <p>Wednesday Sept. 29th.</p> <p>Went down town in the Morning for meat. Quite cool &amp; rather cloudy. At 10.20 a.m. Mr. Bell called and Charles (got him at office) Mr &amp; Mrs. Bell, Jean and I started for Southampton. It was quite windy and rather cool driving over. Dined at the hotel. After dinner we went down to beach. The lake was great - green in spots - deep blue in others - White-Capped and great breakers rolling in. We called on Mrs. McGorman who was canning fish and explained the process for us. Nearly all the cottages are shut-up and I fancy she must be lonely in these grey days. We left Jean with her and Mr. Bell, Mrs. Bell Charles and I walked the whole length of the beach</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and out to the end of the dock. Windy and cool but beautiful. Called for Jean and while Charles &amp; Mr. Mickle went up to the Mouth of the river, Mrs. Bell, Jean and I went Shopping. Jean tried on boots and then we had ice cream. Started home about 4 p.m. and got home a few minutes after 5. Raining when we left Southampton and had a couple of showers on the way home. Paisley Fair out in great stir as we passed through the village. After tea Dorothy and I went to the Bijou to see "Haunting Shadows" (taken from "The House of a Thousand Candles.") Enjoyed it but not as good as the book. Cut out my centrepiece after tea. Fire in grate.</p> <p>Thursday Sept. 30th.</p> <p>Very wet. 1st day of Chesley Fair. Went down for meat. Fire in grate. Did the Mending (about 3 hours work). Went down town in afternoon. Wrote to Clare. Fixed cards for Primary class in Church School. Heavy showers all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday October 1st.</p> <p>Wetter than wet &amp; cool. Went down for Meat and to Bank with s.s. money. Met Mr. Kellerman (also went to Enterprise office with letter, re Mrs. Ferguson Fund, to be printed) on way home. He insists on having an S.S. report for Elderslie s.s. association. (Missed me in Summer - did not send me a form) came home and prepared report. Worked at my tray cloth for two hours and a half. Snowing - real snow too. Dorothy was down at McDonald's for a couple of hours. I went down town about 5 p.m. to get some things. Still snowing. As leaves are all in trees, the snow is bending them right over. The Manse apple trees are badly broken and between Biehn's and Davey's ever so many big limbs are down. Electric wires broken in some places but our lights came on shortly after 5. This was our Fair Day but the weather was so bad the Fair was postponed until next year. The Concert - Rupert Legate Co. was on.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dorothy and I went. Raining at night which was fortunate as a great many trees would have been spoiled. I called at Kellerman's on my way down town and delivered my report.</p> <p>Saturday Oct. 2nd.</p> <p>Cool day and Showery in the Morning but cleared up in the afternoon and was nice. Shampooed my hair. After dinner went for a walk. Dorothy caught up to me on the North hill. We went out to Moore's Corner. (I walked 3½ miles altogether) and called at Mother's on the way back. Then after we got home I went down to the Public Library to get some books for Dorothy. Knit some of Dorothy's black sweater.</p> <p>Sunday Oct. 3rd.</p> <p>Showery in the Morning but beautiful day later on. Went to church - Charles, Dorothy and I. Alice, Margaret and Margaret Stevens received their certificates from General assembly, at Morning Service, for reciting verses. Went to SS. Found I had forgotten my s.s. satchel so had to come home for it.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Found Mother (who went to Covenanter Church) here when we got home from church in the Morning. Charles and I went to church at night. Alice Jean and Bud came home with me and Charles and Charlie stayed for Session Meeting. Have decided to ask Mr. Workman for his resignation - do not approve - am afraid things will only be worse. Charlie came up for Alice and Bud. Walked up &amp; down walk for 20 Minutes after s.s.</p> <p>Monday Oct. 4th.</p> <p>Beautiful day. Went down for meat and deposited s.s. collection. Did up empty spools to send to Doug. Wrote to Doug, Margaret Cameron, Minnie Halliday (in Wellesley Hospital) and to Nell. Sent for books re: Cavell Girls. Worked at tray cloth for an hour. Went down town for the Mail. Dorothy and I walked about 3 Miles (out to Corner at McGregor's and back) and walked around cemetery on way back. Got wool and needles to knit a skirt for Dorothy. Mrs. Leitch called while we</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>were out walking. Wrote to Mrs. Lenore Carter and to Irene Frazier. Dorothy went over to Halliday's to play bridge with Alicia, Jean Johnson and Viola Mair. Started to knit at Dorothy's skirt, at 9.20 p.m. Mr. McNeel phoned Charles &amp; me to go down to Bijou and see Navy League pictures. We went. Raining when we got home. Charles went over to Halliday's with an umbrella for Dorothy.</p> <p>Tuesday Oct. 5th.</p> <p>Cool. Went down for meat. Knit 4½ inches on Dorothy's skirt. Walked 7 ½ miles out to Scone - North to Ravell Park - West to Neil Moore's corner then South to McManus corner and home. Went around to Mrs. Beattie's to order bulbs (not in) Dorothy and I went to Bijou to see Sessue Hayakaka {Sessue Hayakawa} in</p> <p>Wednesday Oct. 6th.</p> <p>Fine day. Went down town for meat. Wrote 3 letters and did some copying for Charles. Went to Mrs. Beattie's and Mrs. Green's (both out) Mrs. Beattie came over after dinner and I ordered bulbs.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>gave her some plants out of the garden. Knit 4½ inches altogether on Dorothy's skirt (176 stitches on ½. Dorothy has started other half.) Dorothy and I called on Mrs. Mair and Viola. (Knit all evening).</p> <p>Thursday Oct. 7th.</p> <p>Fine day - Sunshine. Knit 5 inches (35 rows) altogether on Dorothy's skirt. Dug the two flower beds by walk to get them ready for the tulips. Wrote a letter for Charles and 2 for Dorothy. (Typewriter) Dorothy and I went up to Mother's for a basket of snow apples. Went out to orchard where Alice s. was picking apples with Bud's &amp; Jack's help. Duncan was up after 4 to sell programmes for H.S. Field Day and Charlie came up after tea to see the New Honour Roll for the Church which just arrived from Ottawa.</p> <p>Friday Oct. 8th.</p> <p>Beautiful day. Wrote a letter for Charles. (long one). Mrs. Ferguson called to get some apples. Had quite a long chat and I went with her to get apples. Worked in</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>garden for an hour and got the astor beds cleaned and dug for bulbs. Jack McDonald came up with {part?} of letter. re: Mrs. Ferguson. Read it. Mrs. Ferguson called after dinner and she, Charles and I went to Victoria Park to H.S. Field Day (Dorothy went later with Viola Mair and Mar. McDonald. Charles was a Judge and I was taking the score for the girls. Walkerton, Paisley, and Hanover Schools and some of their friends were present. Things well organized and went with a swing. Knit 9 rows on Dorothy's skirt. After tea Charles and I went to the Promenade down in the School. School Orchestra. Fun watching boys and girls. Very nice time. Spoiled somewhat after we left, by some of the usual Hoodlum element - putting coffee in ice cream etc. There seems to be no end of it. World is no longer a Comfortable place to live in and there are very few gentlemen among the new</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>generation.</p> <p>Saturday Oct. 9th.</p> <p>Beautiful Day. At 8.30 a.m. Charles, Dorothy and I went to Walkerton. Charles had to go. Dorothy and I went to the fur store and bought 2 squirrel skins to make a crown for her hat. Then got some books at McCrum's; Went up to call on Mrs. Greig and then went to Dr. Sinclair's where Charles joined us and we all had dinner. Had a lovely drive back. Trees are beginning to turn, fall wheat is coming up and the country is beautiful. Dorothy went at once to get ready to go to a 'shower' at Alma Halliday's for Margaret Davison who is to be married this month. I went down town and got her a Royal Doulton tray to take with her. Went down to Tuer's to enquire for Mrs. Tuer who has been ill with Summer Flu. After tea Dorothy went to Bijou with Viola Mair &amp; Lynda Simpson. I wrote to Clare and to Mrs. Sinclair to send her</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>15 cents for telephone call which I, of course, forgot to give her before I left Walkerton. Charles went to the Jail to see Mr. Green to arrange for his defence.</p> <p>Sunday Oct. 10th.</p> <p>Almost perfect day. Went to church in Morning with Charles &amp; Dorothy. Mother came up after church. Went to S.S. Aldyth was not there so I was busy. Walked around garden with Mother. After S.S. Duncan and I went to Church at night. Harry Krug &amp; Stan Ruthven called after church for Dorothy to go for a motor ride. After the ride they and Lynda Simpson came in for awhile. Charlie and Margaret at Church. Duncan up here while we were at church. Charlie &amp; Margaret went home &amp; then Chalie and Alice came up for awhile. Helped Dorothy get some lunch ready for her guests.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday Oct. 11</p> <p>Raining a good part of day. Showers. Took Mr. Green's statement in short-hand and typed it (8 pages) and took it down to the office. Came home and then went back down for some biscuits. Knit 15 rows (about 2 inches) on Dorothy's skirt. Now 17 ½ inches long, while Dorothy studied Bridge &amp; chess problems.</p> <p>Tuesday Oct. 12th.</p> <p>Beautiful day. Knit 15 rows on Dorothy's skirt. Went down town after dinner for the Mail (with Dorothy) Worked in the garden for an hour planting tulips, and Dorothy helped and then went to pick apples. While I explore the back garden with the spade for the bulbs Mr. Clifton trenched (?). Then went down town to get more bulbs. Met Myrle Safana (who is home visiting) and her baby girl. (very Swarthy &amp; Frenchy). Put in a few more bulbs when I came home and after tea spent the whole evening until 11.45 p.m. getting letters ready to send</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>out re Mrs. Ferguson presentation.</p> <p>Wednesday Oct. 13th.</p> <p>Beautiful day - warm both yesterday &amp; to-day. Did some hunting up of addresses re: telephone, &amp; walking. Went down town with Dorothy. Made 14 calls re addresses. In the afternoon planted bulbs an hour and 10 minutes. Called on Mrs Geer and Mrs. Pollock and went down to get more addresses. After tea called on Armstrong's and Kirkwood's and got 20 more letters ready. Then wrote special letters to Harvey Bene, Frank, Kathleen Carter, Jim Halliday, Milton Johnston, Nell, Garfield McEdwards, Stan Paulin, Harry Dobie, Smirle Lawson, Joe Stinson, Sandy Anderson, Grace Steven, Mrs. J.C. Barton. Indian Summer I fancy. Lazy and beautiful warm. Wore summer dress and no coat.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mrs. Haumore was in the office on Monday. She says a lawyer was put in penitentiary for 15 years for doing what Charles did. She also said he was just shoved through college &amp; then they sent him up to the back woods and she promised to pray for Maledictions on his head unto the 3rd &amp; 4th generations. She also stated that I said on the street that my husband would not write a letter for less than $1. She is about as big a fibber as they make them and the worst client Charles has ever had.</p> <p>Thursday Oct. 14th.</p> <p>Beautiful day. Typed Terms of Settlement in Hessenauer v. Thede for Charles &amp; a Memo for Mr. Perdue before getting ready to go to Walkerton. Left for W. at a quarter to 9. taking Mrs. Tuer with us. Mrs. Ruer and I walked around Walkerton, had ice cream at {Erdmards'?} etc. Were to start home at 11.30 but Charles not through as had</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>dinner at Hartley House. (on way out of Chesley watched a tractor plough at work). Went to Jail to see Mr. Green. 1st visit to a Jail. Very gloomy -undesirable place of residence. Mr. Green asked about Mrs. Green and then told me the history of dope given to him. He is evidently most unhappy and greatly worried. One could not but pity him and realize it was all very real to him. Went for a walk -8 ½ miles - out to McCarrel's School and twice over block from 2nd concession to 4th concession. Had six offers of rides. After tea called on Mrs. Green and write to Clare and Winifred Ferguson and went to station with Dorothy to post my letters.</p> <p>Friday Oct. 15th.</p> <p>Beautiful warm day. Wrote a letter for Charles. Knit 25 rows on Dorothy's skirt. Dorothy and I called at Mrs. Crow's amd Mr. Murphy's for addresses then called on Mrs.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Leitch (busy). At Mair's to see Sanderson's baby. Mrs. Sanderson on Mair's verandah. At Mrs. George Stanley's (away) at Johnston's to see Myrle Safana (out) and at Jean Bell's where we discussed whether insane Murderers should be hanged or not. After tea Charles and I went around to get Mr. Phillips to come to work in the garden and called at Yager's to get Mr. Yager to come and cut down some trees we want removed. Dorothy and I went to the Bijour to see Geraldine Farrar in "The World and Its Woman".</p> <p>Saturday Oct. 16th.</p> <p>Grey day with spells of sunshine. Got up for the early train and went over to station with Charles who is going to the Red Cross banquet, given for Herbert Hoover in Toronto to-night and is then going to Hamilton for Sunday and Thanksgiving. Did some mending and darning. Was out in garden with instructions for Mr. Phillips. Went down with s.s. collection and to the Store</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>with Dorothy who was trying on coat etc. Walked my ten miles at last (down 2nd for a mile, few drops of rain so turned back 1/4 of a mile from the corner, down to Neil Moore's corner, called in at the house (Charlie's) on way back, then round same 5 mile block and finished with a half mile around the race track to make up the ½ Mile on the 2nd) 10 miles plus, distance from house to Victoria Park &amp; back. Called at the Manse twice - to ask Mr. Tuer to take Charles' s.s. class and with some snowdrops. After tea knit 17 rows on Dorothy's skirt.</p> <p>Sunday Oct. 17th.</p> <p>Misty day. Went to church twice and to S.S. Dorothy went to church in the Morning only. Mother was up after church. When I was at s.s. Dorothy Engel arrived and she and Dorothy had a great old gossip. Mr. Lavack sang two Solos at night. Very powerful voice and wonderful singer. Only Charlie, Frances &amp; Isabel at church so they did not come up but</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr. &amp; Mrs Tuer went up with them.</p> <p>Monday Oct. 18th.</p> <p>Dull in Morning but ice &amp; Sun came out in the afternoon. Winnie Ferguson came home for Thanksgiving. Dorothy and I went over in the Morning to see her but found she and Mrs. Ferguson were away (likely at Smellie's) Wrote to Sybil Bennett (for Mrs. McGregor) Nell and Mary McCaul, Miss McEachran. Worked in the garden for an hour planting bulbs by the ice house. Called at Ferguson's again. Still away. Called at Green's. Mrs. Green out. Dorothy and I went to the train and saw Winnie Ferguson for a few minutes. Mr. M.A. Halliday at the station with his Ford Coupe. Took Dorothy and me for a ride out in the country and twice around race track at the Park. Charles phoned that he had to go back to Toronto (from Hamilton) to-morrow and would not get home until to-morrow night. Dorothy went down to Mair's to play</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>bridge. Blanche Ross &amp; Margaret Stevens called re Cavell Club. Will not be able to start until week after next. Knit 35 rows on D's skirt &amp; finished half of it.</p> <p>Tuesday Oct. 19th.</p> <p>Fine day. planted the bulbs in the back garden (about 1 hour) Went down town for meat and with S.S. Collection. Called at M.A.'s office to get some addresses re Mrs. Ferguson. After dinner went down town with Dorothy. Called at Mrs. Crow's for address. Came home, went down town again with Dorothy to fit her dress. Went over to Schroeder's to see Mel. Wrote to Aunt Anaise; helped Dorothy pack and packed My own Suit case. Went over to train to meet Charles. Duncan was up in the evening. Very warm day.</p> <p>Wednesday Oct. 20th.</p> <p>Went to Toronto with Dorothy on the early train. Spent the afternoon hunting for rooms for Dorothy after meeting Gwen Gauley at Eaton's Rest Room. Miss Kemp's on Bloor</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Street - Old Westbourne. Called for Doug at School. (Havergal Preparatory) Then after lunch got Miss Ferguson and looked at 589 Huron St &amp; 19 Madison Ave. Saw Margaret Cameron on Bloor St. Helped Nell fold and enclose Church letters for Dick and stamped Thank offering enveloped. Wrote post-card to Charles.</p> <p>Thursday Oct. 21st.</p> <p>Went to 73 Prince Arthur Ave with Nell, Dorothy and Gwen. Engaged sitting room and bedroom for girls. Went down to Eaton's with Dorothy and Gwen. Dorothy and I went over to Elm Street Y.W.C.A. with Gwen (very warm) and then Dorothy and I walked up to Doug's school and met Nell &amp; the car just as they came for Doug. Doug Nickle phoned that he was coming to see Dorothy. Nell and Doug away to the dentist's (Dorothy, Gwen and I met Margaret Davison and her husband (Married yesterday) on Yonge Street).</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dorothy &amp; Doug Nickle stayed at Nell's and Gwen and I went to Loewe's Up Town Theatre -Very pretty. Met (Gwen at the corner of Yonge &amp; Bloor. Smith took me down) Saw "Misfit-Wife." Gwen and I went up to Nell's on the Street-car. Dorothy &amp; Gwen then left to get dinner and settle at 73 Prince Arthur Ave. After dinner Doug and I went to Dr. Boddington's with Dick and sat out in the car while he was inside. Nell, not feeling well, took some sleeping Medicine and went to bed early. Wrote to Charles.</p> <p>Friday Oct. 22nd.</p> <p>Beautiful day. Helped Nell with her work. Went to Walk-Over shoe shore for Shoes &amp; to Eaton's with Nell. Called for Doug. Nell, Doug and I went out with Chauffeur to the Highlands to get colored leaves to decorate Avenue Road church. Called at St. John's Hospital to see Jessie Duff but found she</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>had gone to Mrs. Jameison's on Euclid Ave. So went around there to see her. After tea Dick took me over to see Dorothy and Gwen. Mary Taylor (Principal Taylor's daughter) was there. Had an hour's chat then Dick called for me. Doug's latest: - "Life is a rush, life is a dash, I wonder if Daddy didn't have anything to do if he could drive slowly."</p> <p>Saturday Oct. 23rd.</p> <p>Lovely day. Little Cooler. Doug and I walked over to Yonge St. for bread, eggs and wool. Went down on Street Car to Lowther Ave. On way to Admiral Road to see Mafame Laurie. Empty house at address given; 17 Admiral Road. Walked, via St George St. to Dorothy's room to deliver her letter. She was out. Went to Matinee "The Maid of the Mountains" with Nell. Very very good. Costumes beautiful. Very crowded, standing at</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>back. And in the evening went with Dick to Shea's. He stood in line for 15 Minutes. Nothing left so went to Allen Theatre - stood packed in line at door for 40 minutes when we got in. Saw Norma Talmadge in a good picture.</p> <p>Sunday Oct. 24th.</p> <p>Fine day. Went to church with Dick and Doug, Nell not feeling well. Wrote to Charles after lunch &amp; went to Wellesley Hospital to see Minnie Halliday. Nell and Dick left me there &amp; went for a drive. Minnie out with Bickles so walked up and down for half an hour (3/4) Until Nell and Dick called for me. Drove out to Dunvegan Heights, Dick's new property and walked over to see Doug's lot. Went to Church at night with Dick. Organ Recital after church abd Nell and Doug came down for it &amp; we all went home together. Solos &amp; Violin Solos - also organ solos - very good.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday Oct. 25th</p> <p>Nice day - a little cooler. Nell and I went shopping, then went for Doug. (Went down on Street car and came up in the {car?}:) called at Dorothy's room. After lunch went for a drive to Dunvegan Heights with Dick. Then went down to Elliot Business college to see Mr. Elliot about Dorothy &amp; Gwen &amp; to Britnell's to look for a book. (Walked down Yonge St to Eaton's &amp; then had to go back by street car to new store above Bloor St.) Nell joined me there. She &amp; Doug had gone to dentist's and she had gone down to the old store too, We went to Tyrrell's &amp; McAnish's but could not get the book I wanted. Cleaned my ermine scarf in the evening.</p> <p>Tuesday Oct. 26th.</p> <p>Went shopping. Rained all night and all day mostly. Got some books etc. After lunch Dorothy came up and got Nell to cut her hair &amp; we all went out to see Copey and the baby. Dick and I went to see</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>"His Honour, Abe Potash" in the evening - good.</p> <p>Wednesday Oct. 27th.</p> <p>Went to General Hospital (Still Showery) to see Miss Small &amp; to Wellesley Hospital to see Minnie Halliday, over to Bathurst St to see about rubber heels. Then home for Nell and down to Nelson's for book &amp; called for Doug. Then went over to Yonge St. to get bulbs for Doug. After lunch went down town &amp; met Dorothy at Eaton's. She came home with us. I drove down to her room with her and then helped Nell get dinner and wash the dishes. Mabel Lillico and her aunt Mrs. Stinson came up in the evening so I bathed Doug and put him to bed.</p> <p>Thursday Oct. 28th.</p> <p>Much cooler. Nell and I called for Dorothy and we went shopping. Looked at crockery etc. Called</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>for Doug and went to Scott's on the way home where I ordered grapes sent to Dorothy. Cut out a pumpkin Jack -O-Lantern for Doug. Called for Dorothy, Mrs. Ferguson &amp; Winnie &amp; went to station (Nell &amp; Doug along.) Mrs. Ferguson &amp; I went home - had dinner on train. As Mrs. Ferguson's house cold had her stay here all night.</p> <p>Friday Oct. 29th.</p> <p>Got s.s. collection ready and also contributions to Mrs. F. Fund &amp; took them down to the Bank. Called at Store to look at chintz etc. &amp; at office where I got two more contributions so took them to bank. Explained to Jimmie Green what I wanted done in the garden. Called at Mrs. Ferguson's with her umbrella and coat. Wrote to Dorothy and Nell. Wrote up diary from time I left until my return. went down town in afternoon and called at Wright's with Charles to see about table for Dorothy.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Duncan came up after tea and we played Seven-Up. Raining, cool.</p> <p>Saturday Oct. 30th.</p> <p>Went down town and ordered knives forks &amp; spoons for Dorothy. Got meat. Not so cool as yesterday - nice day. Went down in afternoon &amp; took some books to the Library. Hallowe'en. Went up to see Mother. Had the croup and sat up nearly all night in the chair in the library.</p> <p>Sunday Oct. 31st.</p> <p>Both Charles and I feeling sick so we did not go to Church either Morning or evening. Both went to s.s. Mother was up but Charlie and Alice did not come up. Charlie was sick also.</p> <p>Monday Oct Nov. 1st.</p> <p>Raining all night and most of the day. Real November day. Read "A Poor Wise Man." still feeling wretched with croup. Went down town in the afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday Nov. 2nd.</p> <p>Raining hard all afternoon morning &amp; all night. Cleared up in the afternoon. Worked at My tray cloth. Went down to Miss Milne's in the afternoon to get My black dress, re-faced &amp; shorterned. Called on Mrs. Leitch. Played piano for Charles in the evening. Charles not feeling right yet, neither am I.</p> <p>Wednesday Nov. 3rd.</p> <p>Grey fall day. Ripped out the skirt (half) I had knitted for Dorothy to make dress for Isabel or Frances. Worked at my tray cloth. Went up to Mother's to see Alice about knitted dress. Then came up home and went down town to get Chintz for bamboo Stand Curtains (to send to Dorothy). Coming home met Mrs. Rogers and made her walk up to Clarke's corner with me and, as she was going down town, I went with her to Liebeck's. When I got home I found I had forgotten to get post office order cashed so went back. Met Mrs. Rogers at the top of the hill and made her go with me. After tea wrote to Clare and to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr. Phillips. Mrs. Ferguson &amp; Mrs. Beattie called to see Charles about Red Cross work.</p> <p>Thursday Nov. 4th.</p> <p>Cool. Nice day. Explained to Mrs. Green about curtains for bamboo stand. Went down town for meat and up to Glenn's (next Woollen Mill) to get M. Glenn to come and crate chair, table and stand for Dorothy. Knit 3 3/4 inches of skirt for Frances. Had a 5 mile walk. (out to McTavish's corner, up to top of hill and back.) Went over to see how Mrs. Hooper was after tea.</p> <p>Friday Nov. 5th.</p> <p>Grey day. Charles went to Walkerton at 8.30 this morning. Went down town in the morning to the bank, for meat and to get some curtain poles for Mrs. (Dr.) Sinclair. Knit 4 1/4 inches on skirt for Frances. Got Dorothy's things ready to send to her. Went down town in the afternoon with dishes for Charlie to pack for Dorothy. Mr. Glenn</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>came in the evening and crated furniture for Dorothy. Wrote to Dorothy, Mrs. Sinclair, Nell, Mrs. McCaul and a 2nd letter to Dorothy. Duncan came up in the evening.</p> <p>Saturday Nov. 6th.</p> <p>Beautiful morning but got much cooler in afternoon and evening. Went down town in the Morning for tags to address crates to Dorothy. Knit 5 inches on skirt for Frances. Went down town in the afternoon and called at Mrs. M.A. Halliday's with Missionary Money only to find no one at home. Charles at a Red Cross Meeting at night. Mr. Angus McDonald fixed rug and put double windows on in afternoon. Wrote to James Bell (Mrs. J.C. Bell's son) re Mrs. Ferguson Fund and to Mrs. Nolan, Gertie Bass, Matie Ritchie and Minnie Halliday. Typed a Notice for Pulpits. Has to be Changed in the Morning.</p> <p>Sunday Nov. 7th.</p> <p>Raining untill late in the afternoon. Charles had to prepare an address for</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to-morrow night on 'The League of Nations' or 'Canada's share in the League of Nations" so he did not go to church in the Morning and, as Mr. Tuer was in Pt Elgin preaching anniversary services and a Lord's Day Alliance man preached in our church, I did not go either. As it was wet Mother went home in the car with Charlie and so was not up. Both went to S.S. and in the evening to hear Dr. Margaret McKellar. Mrs. Bell invited us up after Church to meet Miss McKellar but Mr. McQueen had said he was coming around after church so we had to come home. Alice and Charlie joined us later.</p> <p>Monday Nov. 8th.</p> <p>Beautiful day. Typed Green Cavill Inquest for Charles (14 pages) and took it to the office. Had a 5 Mile walk (McManus corner to Moore Corner) Knit 3½ inches of skirt for Frances (finished ½ of skirt). Also typed Charles Summary for to-night and heard him say his piece. Called at</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mother's When walking but found no one at home. Went to Young People's Meeting. Found a good many older folks had come to hear Charlie's address on "The League of Nations - Canada's part. Very good address and audience seemed to appreciate it. Mr. McQueen was to come over after meeting but called at 9 and at 9.30 And we were not home. Meeting long drawn out.</p> <p>Tuesday Nov. 9th.</p> <p>Mild Spring temperature in the Morning but raining in the afternoon and quit cool at night. Knit 6 inches and the belt of dress for Frances. Did short-hand and French. Went down town in the afternoon. Mrs. Pearce gave Notice yesterday that She is going to be married and will leave on 8th December. Over 5 years in the office. Will be hard to get any one to take her place. Mr. McQueen came over after tea and we played Seven-Up until 12 p.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday Nov. 10th.</p> <p>Snowed in the night but beautiful bright sunshiny day - a great many leaves still on the tress (brown Maple just beginning to lose its leaves and lilacs etc, still green and full of foliage. Quite cool. Did French and Short-hand. Mr. Green (John) was here fixing the window. Went down town after dinner and up to Mother's to measure Frances' dress. Did some shopping. After tea worked on bluebird on towel for Nell and wrote to Mrs. Sinclair, Walkerton, Miss McEachran, Napanee and Mrs. Luton. Charles at Red Cross Meeting.</p> <p>Thursday Nov. 11th.</p> <p>Armistice Day. Nice in the Morning, had been snowing in the night and by noon a real snow storm on. Was down town in the morning to the Bank and for Meat. Knit 10 rows to increase 100 stitches for sleeves on Frances' dress then knit 4 inches. Went down town in the afternoon to see about rings for</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Margaret and Alice. 3 minutes Silence at 11 a.m. 3 taps of town bell. Did not hear it but kept 2 minutes silence at 12.a.m. Charles went to Soldiers' Memorial Meeting at 8 p.m.</p> <p>Friday Nov. 12th.</p> <p>Snowed all night and when I went out to shovel about 9.30 a.m. there was 12 inches of snow on our walk. Took me an hour in the morning and 3/4 of an hour in the afternoon to get the walk cleared. (snow about 1 inch after I shovelled). (Mr. Bell says he waded to his knees some places going to the early train.) Wrote to Dorothy and Clare. Knit from neck to other side of sleeve on dress. Miss Evans called in the evening and Duncan came up &amp; he, Charles and I played Seven-Up.</p> <p>Saturday Nov. 13th.</p> <p>Washed the {palm?}. Charles came home from the office about 11. 30 a.m. feeling ill. Had Dr. Rannie up in the afternoon. No symptoms but temperature. Went down to Hall but was too late for</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>practise of High School play as I had to wait for the doctor. Did some message at the office, got the Globe etc. Knit the other side of sweater sleeve- dress and joined with one row across the front below neck. Got hot bath; hot water bottles, bed etc. ready for Charles and fixed the furnace. Snow still here. Cold. As the leaves have fallen off some of the trees, since the snow came it makes the Snow very untidy looking. Charles' temperature 102° to-night.</p> <p>Sunday Nov. 14th.</p> <p>Charles ill in bed all day. Temperature went up to 102 4/5° during the day. Went down about 3/5° then up then down. Did not go to church. Went over to Hooper's to get Aldyth to go to S.S. Dr. Rannie here in the afternoon. Still undecided as to what temperature means. Mr. Bell called in afternoon. Mr. Caldwell came up after tea. He is to go to Walkerton to-morrow in Mr. Mickle's place to Mr. Green's trial.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr. &amp; Mrs. M.A. Halliday called while church was in at night and Charlie, Alice, Margaret &amp; Isabel were here after Church. Charlie's temperature 102° at night.</p> <p>Monday Nov. 15th.</p> <p>Snowing in the Morning - thawing later. Mr. Caldwell and rest away to Walkerton in cars despite snow. Charles lower temperature but severe pains in his head. Shovelled the walks. Did up parcels of eats for Dorothy &amp; French Dictionary, also cake for Winnie Ferguson. Took them to post office and went down for Mail &amp; Globe. Busy looking after Charles all day. Went down to Dr. Rannie's with bottle I forgot to give him when he was here this afternoon. Read Globe to Charles. Only got three rows of dress knit. Mary Green here after tea and talking to her by writing on pad. Mr. Green's trial not yet started.</p> <p>Tuesday Nov. 16th.</p> <p>Cold day. Busy waiting on Charles whoes temperature is down but had neuralgic pains in his head. Went down town in the afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>for Mail etc. Mrs. Ferguson called in afternoon and Dr. Rannie was here. Mr. McCarrel, Mr. Farney and Mr. Wilson called in the evening and the latter two stayed for some time. Got 1st innoculation for croup.</p> <p>Wednesday Nov. 17th.</p> <p>Thawing a little. Went down for the Mail. Charlie feeling better and came down to the sofa in the library. Went down for the Mail and Shovelled the walk when I came home. Report that Mr. Green dropped dead. Charles phoned Walkerton. He tried to commit suicide by opening an artery (supposedly with his finger nauls). Mr. McKechninie thought he was dead when he found him lying in a pool of blood. Mr. Green says he fell against the radiator. Which story is which is to be told. In the evening Mr. and Mrs. Bell called. Knit at dress.</p> <p>Thursday Nov. 18th.</p> <p>Charles not feeling so brisk this Morning but his temperature is normal.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>First applicant for Miss Pearce's place applied to-day. Mr. Caldwell does not seem to be particularly impressed by her appearance. Decision to wait until we give two other applicants the "once over." Nice day. Thawing a little. Mrs. Ryan has gone to Walkerton with Mr. Hauser, Mrs. Green, Mary &amp; Jimmie to see Mr. Green. Wrote to Dorothy &amp; Clare. Mrs. Ryan got back about 5 p.m. She did not see Mr. Green who is quite weak &amp; who really seems not to want to see his family. Charles' temperature started to rise so phoned the doctor. He had been lying on sofa in library since 11 a.m. Got him to bed and Dr. Rannie came up. Then I went down for some medicine.</p> <p>Friday Nov. 19th.</p> <p>Nice Mild day. Charles in bed. Temp. 101 in the Morning. Kept rising and reached 102 4/5 by four o'clock. I shovelled the sidewalk from the gate to King's lot. (past). Attended to Charles. Went down for the Mail. Shovelled walk about 5 p.m. up to {Grofskis'?}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dr. Rannie, who had been to O. Sound for an operation, came back on afternoon train. Came up to see Charles and also gave me my second innoculation. Knit at dress. Have now reached other side of skirt and have 2 inches of it done. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Tuer called and Duncan was here for the evening as usual. Rained a little to-day. Snow disappearing rapidly.</p> <p>Saturday Nov. 20th.</p> <p>Charles Temperature 102 in the Morning. Kept up &amp; reached 102 4/5 in the afternoon. Was kept busy waiting on him. Knit 2 1/4 inches of skirt of dress. Went over to see how Mrs. Hooper was about 5.30 p.m. Dr. Rannie here about 5 p.m. Isabel, Frances &amp; Margaret Christoffer were here in the afternoon with a basket of apples and stayed for over an hour. (I was busy most of the time). Raining in the evening &amp; freezing as it fell. Mr. M.A. came over to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>enquire for Charles. Got a letter from Nell Mc (Mrs. Ferguson Fund) the first I have had from her for three years or more.</p> <p>Sunday Nov. 21st.</p> <p>Very slippery. Raining &amp; freezing off and on all day. Went down to Dr. Rannie's in the Morning. Charles somewhat better. Highest temperature to-day 101 1/5. Did not go to church or to S.S. Mr. Bell called in the afternoon and Charlie, Alice &amp; Alice Jean, Mrs. &amp; Dr. Biehn in the evening. Dr. Rannie was here about 7 p.m. and thinks Charles much better.</p> <p>Monday Nov. 22nd.</p> <p>Still slippery. Trees all laden with ice. The pine tree looks like a Christmas tree covered with artificial snow crystals. Trees very pretty &amp; glistening in the electricl light last night. Charles had a normal temperature this morning but of course feels very weak. Did some knitting. Mr. Bell, Isabel, Keith called in the afternoon. Went down town for the Mail. Mr. Wilson called</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>in the evening. I went down to Dr. Rannie's to have my 3rd innoculation &amp; to invest in a new thermometer as I broke the one I had. Water dripping off trees as ice melted. Raining late in the day.</p> <p>Tuesday Nov. 23rd.</p> <p>Very mild - thawing. Charles still in bed &amp; temperature still normal. Went down to bank with Presentation Fund deposits in the Morning. Went down for Mail in the afternoon. Wrote to Dorothy. Raining in the afternoon.</p> <p>Wednesday Nov.23rd. 24th.</p> <p>Raining. Charles temperature normal to-day. Still in bed. Wrote five or six letters for Charles. Went down for the Mail in the afternoon. Was kept pretty busy looking after Charles. Mr. Bell called in the afternoon. Wrote to Clare and Dorothy. Went down to Hall to see High School pupils practise their play "Who's Who?" Not as well done as the play last year.</p> <p>Thursday Nov. 25th.</p> <p>Drizzling rain all day. Went down to the bank in the Morning. Mr. Bell called</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to see Charles who is feeling better but is still in bed. Went down for the Mail after dinner. Mr. Caldwell &amp; Mr. {Yeigh?} were up to see Charles in the afternoon and Duncan came up to-night instead of to-morrow night which is the night of the H.S. concert. Knit 2½ inches on skirt of dress.</p> <p>Friday Nov. 26th.</p> <p>Charles still in bed. Knit some on dress. Went down after dinner for the Mail. Went to H.S. concert in the evening. Great crowd. Very good School Orchestra. School quartette. Duet Grace Wilkins &amp; Jessi Milne. Presented the Field Day prizes to the girls and made a no good speech. Wish I could learn to make a decent speech and get some practise at it. Very mild.</p> <p>Saturday Nov. 27th.</p> <p>Still mild. Wet snow falling. Went to Tuer's this morning with a piece of venison that Charlie sent up to us. As Charles was ill it could not</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>be eaten without waste as Mrs. Ryan does not care for it. Knit 6 inches on dress. Went down for the Mail and up to see Mother who is still in bed with the cold.</p> <p>Sunday Nov. 28th.</p> <p>Beautiful day. Did not go to church but was at S.S. Mr. Bell, Mrs. Ferguson, Mr. Black and Mr. McConnell called to see Charles in the afternoon. He got up about 2 o'clock. His temperature went up in the evening again to 100 4/5. Charlies and Alice Jean came up after church. As Charlie was going down the steps he fell but declared he was not hurt. Little colder at night.</p> <p>Monday Nov. 29th.</p> <p>Beautiful sunshiny day. Little Cooler than yesterday which was like Spring. Went down town in the Morning for Meat and some papers for Charles. (still in bed but feeling better). Wrote a 2 page single space letter for him. Dr. Rannie came up after</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>dinner and sounded Charles. Apparently alright but must stay in bed a few days yet. Went down to office with letter to post. Mr. Bell called. Mr. Farney came over to see me about some sort of an entertainment for some boys. After tea I went to Dr. Rannie's for my innoculation. Mr. George Reid called to see Charles.</p> <p>Tuesday Nov. 30th.</p> <p>Charles still in bed. Mr. Kyle called this morning. Wrote an account of the concert for the Enterprise. Went down town after dinner and up to see Mother who is in bed. She got up Sunday but had to go to bed again. Her cold is better but her stomach is bothering her. Wrote to Dorothy, Nell, Franck, Mrs. Goodeve and Mrs. Blair. (the two last being letters of sympathy)</p> <p>Wednesday Dec. 1st.</p> <p>Rained during the night and several showers during the day. Wind in the East. Dark dismal day. Wrote 3 letters for Charles who is still in bed. Went</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>down for the Mail and as I forgot to take the Church Home Rolls down to Charlie came back for them and took them down. Mr. Bell called in the morning to discuss Soldiers' Monument with Charles and Mr. Caldwell called in the evening. 'Lily" (New Stenographer Miss Bunn) does not seem to be very capable. Finished knitting dress and sewed it up - collars, cuffs and cord &amp; tassels still to do. Wrote to Frank and Dorothy.</p> <p>Thursday Dec. 2nd.</p> <p>Beautiful day. Sunshiny - like Spring with a touch of frost in the air. Charles still in bed - did the usual sick room chores and swept and dusted the room. Wrote 5 letters for Charles and a letter to Miss Stead. Went down for the Mail and up to see Mother who is still in bed also. After tea started down for Dr. Rannie's but met Mrs. Cavill who told me he was out in the country so went to see Mrs. Hooper. She is still in bed but feeling somewhat better. Mr Caldwell was up after tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday Dec. 3rd.</p> <p>Just like Indian Summer. Charles feeling somewhat better but not up yet. Knit the cuffs for Frances' dress. Went down for the Mail and Mrs. Beattie and I went up to see Mother who is still in bed but feeling somewhat better. Brought the Mail home and then went down to the Rannie's for my last innoculation at present. Mr. Caldwell was up after tea and Duncan spent the evening here as usual. Wrote to Clare.</p> <p>Saturday Dec. 4th.</p> <p>Raining hard all day. Colder at night. Charles still in bed. Went down to Bank in the morning with s.s. money and to get some books and papers for Charles and after dinner went for the Mail. Mother is up to-day Charlie tells me as it is too wet and I am too busy to go up. Mr. Bell called in the afternoon. Knit nearly all the collar for Frances' dress.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday Dec. 5th.</p> <p>Cool to-day. Snowing awhile in the morning. Went to s.s. and to church at night. Teachers' Meeting after s.s. so was late getting home. Charlie and Alice J. came up after church. Mr. M.A. called after tea and Mr. Caldwell was here while I was at church.</p> <p>Monday Dec. 6th.</p> <p>Dark day. Need light in morning. Cooler than we have had it for some time. Charles still in bed but says he is feeling better this morning. Went down town in the morning to get schedules of by-law to {buy?} Town Hall. Did two by-laws and then went down for the Mail. Finished the collar for dress and sewed it and the cuffs on and made neck cord and threaded it in. Wrote to Dorothy.</p> <p>Tuesday Dec. 7th.</p> <p>Nice day. Cool. Made the waist cord and balls and tassels for Frances' dress and finished it all up. Wrote to Dorothy and Miss Ward.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr. Bell called in the morning and Mr. Caldwell in the evening. Keith and Victor Caldwell were here selling Sanitarium stamps. Went down town in the morning with cheques for Charles and in the afternoon for the Mail. Charles sitting up a while in the morning and again in the evening. I went over to call on Mrs. Hooper (still in bed) and show her the knitted dress. Rumor that Cassie Pollock is to be married. Was invited to a tea at Mrs. Oliver's but could not go.</p> <p>Wednesday Dec. 8th.</p> <p>Wrote 3 letters for Charles. He got up about 11 a.m. and stayed up until 10 p.m. Typed 30 follow letters, re Mrs. Ferguson Fund, addressed and posted them when I went down for the Mail. Miss Pearce called to say good-bye and Mr. Bell called also. Wrote to Tena Boyd, Jean Hyland and Helen Macpherson. Beautiful day. Cooler at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday Dec. 9th.</p> <p>Beautiful day. Hunted up Dorothy's purple suit in the attic. Charles got up about 11 a.m. and stayed up until 10.30 p.m. Went down town in the morning to report the telephone out of order. Ripped part of Dorothy's skirt. Wrote a letter for Charles. Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Simpson called just as I was going to call on Jennie Adolph so could not go. Went down for the Mail after dinner and called at Mrs. Beattie's to arrange to go calling in the evening. Mr. Caldwell called in the evening. Wrote to Lottie Halliday and Miss McEachran &amp; Clare. Mrs. Beattie and I called on Miss McCullough (H.S. Teacher at Mrs. Crow's) out, then on Miss Millar. (H.S. Teacher at Miss Lizzie Milne's) Had a nice chat with her.</p> <p>Friday Dec. 10th.</p> <p>Half rain &amp; Half Snow. Charles got up about 11 a.m. and stayed up until 10 p.m. Seems somewhat better. Went down to the bank in the morning and</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>waited for Globe. Ripped Dorothy's purple coat. Went down for the Mail. Snowing. After tea went down to Stanley's to call on Jennie Adolph but found no one at home. Went to Dorothy and Blanche Gillies. Duncan was not up to-night. Charlie is expected from Toronto to-night. He went down on Tuesday afternoon.</p> <p>Saturday Dec. 11th.</p> <p>Nice day - thawing. Hunted up a play for s.s. Entertainment. Went down in the morning for Mail. Dr. Rannie was up in the morning and sounded Charles and decided that the dullness was gone from his lung. Mr. Caldwell was up. Went down town after dinner for the Mail. Came home and found Duncan here. Charles had broken the spring of his glasses so I took them down to Cobean's and got them fixed. Brought them home and then went to Leslie's to see Miss Leslie</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>about the play and up to see Mother, who is better again. Wrote 3 letters for Charles and finished one of my towels for Nell ( 2 blue birds- one done).</p> <p>Sunday Dec. 12th.</p> <p>Fine day. Charles walked up and down walk for ½ hour in the morning and 3/4 hour in the afternoon. I went to Church and to S.S. Mr. McDonald, Jack Start and Mr. Tuer, M.A. Halliday were here in the afternoon and Mr. &amp; Mrs. Tuer, Charlie and Alice were here after church. I made lemonade and got biscuits for them all.</p> <p>Monday Dec. 13th.</p> <p>Showery but Charles had a half hour walk in the morning and another in the afternoon. Mr. Bell was up in the morning. I wrote to Dorothy and to Matie Ritchie and went down for meat in the morning. Started my other towel and did a Memorandum, an affidavit and a letter for Charles. Then went down town for the Mail.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>for children. Wrote a letter and did 2 releases for Charles and took them to the office to be posted, then went around to Cassie Pollock's with rest of play and called at Leitch's to give Wallace his part. Still snowing but not cold. Read "The Bells of St. John" by Grace S. Richmond. Charles walked on Verandah yesterday for 40 minutes and had two walks outside to-day.</p> <p>Friday Dec. 17th.</p> <p>Very heavy snow storm, nearly all day. Cleaned up Dorothy's room. Went down for the Mail. Afterwards went down to do some shopping. Duncan spent the evening with his Uncle Charles while I went to the Mission Band Entertainment which was very good. Wrote 3 letters in the afternoon for Charles and some items for Free Press and wrote to Clare. Shovelled path.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday Dec. 18th.</p> <p>Several snow flurries (real blizzard ones) to-day then the sun came out for awhile. Cleared out box and bed in my room. Mr. Yager here cutting down trees to-day. 2 apple trees - Alexandrian and harvest apple. Went down town for Meat. Mr. Worden tuned the piano. Charles is feeling better and got up at 8.15 this morning. Has a couple of walks outside every day. Went down town for the Mail and down again to do some shopping. Went over to the late train to meet Dorothy. Train arrived about 10.25. Got to bed after 1 a.m. Had practise at s.s. at 2 .p.m. Shovelled walk. Yager boys shovelled snow on again to run their sleigh then left it &amp; I had to take it off.</p> <p>Sunday Dec. 19th.</p> <p>Snowing hard. Shovelled path before Church. Dorothy and I went to Church. Shovelled path after church. Dorothy and I went to S.S. Did not go to church at night. M.A. came over before church and Mr. Caldwell while church was in. Charlie and Alice were not up as Alice not feeling well. Shovelled path again after S.S.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday Dec. 20th.</p> <p>Snowing to-day also. Wrote 4 letters for Charles and copied one. Dorothy and I went down town shopping for her. Charles had his walk and cleared the side walk while I was down town. Went down for the Mail while Dorothy and her dad went over to call on Mrs. M.A. Halliday. Brought the mail home and went to S.S. to practise. Did up a parcel for Frank. Dorothy busy making Christmas presents.</p> <p>Tuesday Dec. 21st.</p> <p>Still snowing. Dorothy and I went down town in the morning to do some shopping. Went down after dinner for the Mail. Went to s.s. room to practise for entertainment. Wrote to Frank, Blanche Gillies and Doug. Nickle, and got s.s. orders ready to send away. Charles &amp; Dorothy called on Mrs. M.A.</p> <p>Wednesday Dec. 22nd.</p> <p>Nice day but colder. Wore my fur coat for the 1st time this year. Wrote 3 letters for Charles. Went down for Meat and did some shopping. Went for the Mail. Went back</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>down town for some {pillow?} sheets. Went to practise at church. Then went down town for a couple of parcels. After tea at had practise at the house and typed part of "The Chronicle of the Sea Gull" Dorothy working at it while I was busy with the practise. Duncan was here all evening doing his illustrations for "The Chronicle of the Sea Gull."</p> <p>Thursday Dec. 22nd. {23rd}</p> <p>Stormy day. Wrote to Miss Ward and Miss Small. Wrote a whole bunch of letters for Charles. Went down town after dinner for the Mail and did some shopping. Went to the S.S. practise at 5 p.m. after addressing our Christmas cards which just arrived. parcelled Christmas gifts all evening and Dorothy, (Charlie Duncan (who arrived about 11 p.m.) and I went to the Station at 12.20 to meet Nell and Doug. Train got in about ten minutes to one. Great crowd at station &amp; great crowd got off here.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday Dec. 24th.</p> <p>Nice day but very cold. Did up parcels - did some shopping. Went to S.S. to practise at 2 p.m. Went up to Mother's in the morning to see Nell and Doug. Bud was here in the evening to take parcels around. Waited up for Dick who arrived on train at 11:30 p.m.</p> <p>Saturday Dec. 25th.</p> <p>Beautiful day - cold &amp; Sunshiny. Charles gave me a purple silk "Rain or shine", a beautiful walnut &amp; cane chair and a pair of fur-lined gloves. Dorothy - pair of white kid gloves, pair of grey suede gloves &amp; book, Clare - silver sandwich plate; Margaret - Centre piece, Alice doily, Douglas Caldwell, doily, Mrs. Caldwell embroidered pillow cases, Mother Silk hose, Charlie &amp; Alice Record file, Isabel knit me a wash rag, Miss Small - calendar, Miss Ward - holders, Mrs. Ryan - Box of Mary Anne's. Duncan - calendar with</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Snap on it. Nell - 3 books. We all went up the hill for dinner. Nell, Dick &amp; Doug there. Had a good time. Present, Charlie, Mother, Dick, Dorothy, Mrs. Steven, Babe, Alice, Margaret, Charles, Duncan, Doug, Nell. At small table, Keith, Isabel, Frances, (Alice was sick and could not come to dinner.</p> <p>Sunday Dec. 26th.</p> <p>Communion Sunday. Charles went to Church for the first time in six weeks. Was pretty well tired out when he got home. Dick, Dorothy and I went also. I went to s.s. Nell, Doug &amp; Dick were here for tea. Nell and I went to church at night. Two Solos by Mr. Lavak and an anthem, Dick went up the hill after church.</p> <p>Monday Dec. 27th.</p> <p>Went to the office this morning and wrote 4 letters for Charles. Went down after dinner to order s.s. supplies from Toronto. Came back home &amp; Duncan came up to illustrate 2nd</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>copy of "Chronicles of a Sea Gull." Charles was at office an hour in the Morning and two in the afternoon. Went to the practise at the S.S. Duncan was here for tea. Awfully tired to-night. Wrote Christmas letters to Clare, to Len Carter, Miss Small, Miss Pearce and Mrs. Engel. Duncan &amp; Dorothy played Two-handed bridge all evening.</p> <p>Tuesday Dec. 28th.</p> <p>Cold and snowy. Did 2 affidavits for Charles and took them down to the office and worked there until noon. Did a letter for him after dinner. Went to the afternoon train to see Nell and Doug off. Margaret went with them for her first visit to Toronto. Dorothy had a tea and I came home to pour the tea. After tea went to S.S. practise and Doug. Nickle arrived on late train, Dorothy going to meet him. Went to store in the morning for curtains for hospital.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday Dec. 29th</p> <p>Still snowing and cold. Spent the morning writing letters for Charles. Went down town after dinner and called at Biehn's re Mrs. Ferguson presentation. Had the same old pain in my side but went to S.S. practise. Doug. Nickle and Dorothy went down to McDonald's to play bridge. Eva and her husband here for the holidays.</p> <p>Thursday Dec. 30th.</p> <p>Wrote 5 long letters for Charles and wrote the address for Mrs. Ferguson. Went to s.s. practise at 2 p.m. Then to the office to write a letter for Charles. Miss Brown came back this afternoon. Went to a tea at Mrs. Fergusons where had a very nice time. Alice, Mrs. Leitch, Mrs. McNeel, Miss Milne, Mrs. Crow, Mrs. Carter, Lillian Esplen, Myrle Safana, Ethel Lamont, Mrs. Beattie. Called to see Mrs. Hooper in the evening. Doug and Dorothy played two hand bridge &amp; chess until 10 p.m. when they went to Harry Krug's snow shoeing party.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wrote to Aunt Maggie.</p> <p>Friday Dec. 31st.</p> <p>Typed the address for Mrs. Ferguson. Took it down town. Had it bound and took it to Laura Lamont. Called at Cobean's to get Mrs. Cobean to read it. Went to practise at s.s. in afternoon. Got some of s.s. envelopes ready. Went to the s.s. entertainment. Quite a success. The presentation to Mrs. Ferguson was made at close of play. A real surprise to Mrs. Ferguson &amp; Winnie. They came to our house after entertainment. Very much pleased. Dorothy and Douglas went to a dance in Biehn's Hall. So ends 1920. Bells rang at 12 p.m. Got a very bad cold.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>-- 1921-- {in middle of page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday Jan. 1st. 1921</p> <p>Thawing and about 5 p.m. raining. Busy taking quotations for {dinner?} also getting decorations ready for table, etc. Went down for the Mail in the Morning and also for Mail after dinner in afternoon. For 5.30 dinner: - Mother (arrived by bus about 3.40 p.m. and went home in bus after late train about 9.45 p.m.) Charlie, Alice, Duncan, Alice Jean, (Margaret in Toronto) Keith, Isabel, Frances, Jack, Douglas Nickle, Dorothy, Charles and Myself. Duncan, Charles, Charlie &amp; Alice played 500, Frances &amp; Keith - rummy. Alice played the piano &amp; crocheted. Isabel and I played Halma. Dorothy and Douglas chess and Charles, John tumbeline.</p> <p>Sunday Jan. 2nd.</p> <p>Sidewalks a mass of ice. As I had such a bad cold I did not go to church either Morning or evening but went to S.S. Charles, Dorothy &amp; Douglas went to church in</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the Morning. The Home people did not come up after church. Too slippery I expect.</p> <p>Monday Jan. 3rd.</p> <p>Beautiful sunshiny day. Went down to the bank in the morning. Wrote to Clare, Miss Leslie and Ferna called in the afternoon. Elected old council &amp; W. P. King. All men running on labor ticket defeated. By-law to buy Town Hall carried. Wrote to Aunt Carrie and Aunt Anaise. Dorothy, Charles &amp; Doug. playing chess.</p> <p>Tuesday Jan. 4th.</p> <p>Nice springlike day. Wrote account of presentation last night and added list of contributors this morning and took it down to Enterprise office. Dorothy went down at same time and I went to Miss Milne's with her. Mended Dorothy's underwear ready for her to take away with her. Went down town to get some new bands. Cleared ice of {off} sidewalk down to big tree. Dorothy and Douglas Nickle at an afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>tea at Ferna's and played chess all evening. Did up some Lifes and some N.Y. Times for post. Cold still bad.</p> <p>Wednesday Jan. 5th.</p> <p>Mild, raining &amp; snowing in turns. Colder at night. Went down for meat in the morning. darned Dorothy's stocking. Went down after dinner for Dorothy's dress. helped her pack. Made sandwiches for she her and Doug. Went to the station with them to start them on their way to Toronto. Closed up sleeping porch for winter on my return to house and tidied up Dorothy's room. Ferna Halliday spent a couple of hours with us in the evening. Wrote to Frank and Nell Macpherson.</p> <p>Thursday Jan. 6th.</p> <p>Nice day. Cooler. Went down to Miss Milne's with Dorothy's evening cloak and fitted on my old Jersey cloth dress. After dinner went down to get a New Year's card for Mrs. Ryan as I</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>forgot it in the morning. Brought it home and went to see Mrs. David Irvine who is ill (internal growth; will not recover) and found her lying on a sofa in kitchen with Mr. Irvine doing the work. Sent her some flowers. went with Mrs. Leitch to Mrs. M.A. Halliday's where Ferna, Mrs. Halliday, Mrs. Leitch, Mrs. Ferguson, who came in, and I had afternoon tea. Then Mrs. Leitch and I went to see Mrs. Beattie who has been ill with La grippe. I took down a lot of work for Charles which I am to type in the morning. Wrote to Clare, Dorothy, Jamie Atkinson and Maude Halliday. Charles posted them at the station for me.</p> <p>Friday Jan. 7th.</p> <p>Mrs. Ryan went to Listowel on the early train and Mrs. Green got the meals &amp; did the work. Did the work in connection with Sale of town hall. Proxies, Notices of Meetings, Bylaws, etc. Went down town after dinner to dress Maker's. Typed 3 copies of "The Chronicle of the Sea Gull."</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>A Meeting of the Directors of the Chesley Public Buildings Co. held in our Library after tea. Mr. Bell &amp; Charlie present. Duncan spent the evening here as usual. Wrote names in s.s. registers.</p> <p>Saturday Jan. 8th.</p> <p>Did some notes on 'League of Nations" for Charles. He promised them to Baptist Minister for their young people who are having a debate on the Subject: Went down town after dinner for Cheese to make Sandwiches for s.s. Tea for Starving China (proceeds $35) Helped make sandwiches. Hemstitch 2 curtains for Reception Room in Walkerton Hospital (furnished originally by Chesley &amp; Mrs. Hal Norman Robertson wrote asking me to collect Money &amp; get the curtains). Duncan was here in the afternoon drawing pictures for "The Chronicles of the Sea Gull. Left him here when I went up to wish Mother many happy Returns of the Day. " Took her "Black Bartlemys'</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Treasure" and some fruit candies. As Charles was invited by Mrs. M.A. Halliday to a surprise dinner for Mr. Halliday at 6.30 p.m. I let Mrs. Green go home and got my own tea. Fixed my s.s. papers (last Sunday's insides of the one for to-morrow.) Charles got home about 10 p.m. &amp; reported having good time. Mrs. Ryan came home on the late train. Beautiful day. Cooler.</p> <p>Sunday Jan. 9th.</p> <p>Fine day. Went to church in the Morning with Charles and to S.S. New papers made a great deal of work and Aldyth not there so I did not get home until 4.p.m. Had bad coughing spell in s.s. While I was at School Charles went to see Mrs. Duncan McLean who is seriously ill (Dr. Rannie thinks may be same as Charles' illness of 1916) and also to see Mr. Campbell who is at last beginning to get a little better though so weak he can hardly speak and then around to Bell's with Mr. Bell whom he</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>met. I did not go to church at night. Charles did. I read "The Irish Case" by P. Whitwell Wilson.</p> <p>Monday Jan. 10th.</p> <p>Sunshiny in early morning but gray later. Hemmed the other two curtains for Walkerton Hospital and posted them to Miss Campbell, also sent Doug's trousers which he left behind. Wrote to Miss Campbell, Miss Small &amp; Mrs. Luton. Went down town to post parcels and get rubbers for Charles. After tea went to Mrs. Beattie's with Horticultural Society money and then Charles and I went over to see Ferna. She was supposed to leave for Toronto to-morrow but is not going until Saturday now.</p> <p>Tuesday Jan. 11th</p> <p>Fine day. Wrote a letter for Charles. Went down to bank in the morning and did some shopping. After dinner went down for meat for tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Called to enquire how Mrs. Duncan McLean was - better. Got my letters from Mr. McDonald re Mrs. Ferguson presentation and went around to see Mrs. Ferguson about putting card in. Went back there with cards and to Mrs. Ross' and Stevens' to see them about their cards etc. being missed. Judge Greig was here for tea as it was court day. Worked at my tray cloth awhile. Went to a card party at Caldwell's at 9 p.m. Had a fine time, 34 there. Snowing quite hard when I got home.</p> <p>Wednesday Jan. 12th.</p> <p>Beautiful sunshiny day. Charles went to Walkerton this morning to meeting of Mother's Pension Committee. Went with Mr. Beattie in a car. Writing notes and addressing letters re Mrs. Ferguson presentation. Wrote about 25 notes &amp; typed 45 slips. Went down town for Mail. Charles got home about a quarter to six. Snowing hard, about 4 or 5 inches. Had a nasty trip home.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>had to call at Hanover to thaw car out and then it was partly frozen all the rest of the way home. Mrs. Ferguson was here for over an hour. After tea finised addressing and getting ready most of circular letters and wrote letters to Beatrice Pearce, Matie Ritchie, Douglas &amp; Stewart Gillies, James {Cassiss?} and Frank. Shovelled the walk in the afternoon and took &amp; typed an item for the Free Press.</p> <p>Thursday Jan. 13th.</p> <p>Beautiful sunshiny day. Colder and quite frosty. As Charles had Magistrate's Court at 2 o'clock I did not go to office but am to go to-morrow to do the correspondence so that Miss Brown can do the filing &amp; docket and get caught up. Awfully slow! Busy writing letters until 3 p.m. Wrote to George Bell, Archie McCannel, Harvey Bine, Fred Adolph, George McDonald, Juni Bell, Clare and</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dorothy - all long letters. Went down town in the afternoon. Had intended to go calling but Viola Mair called to return a book. Then Ferna arrived on same errand and when we went it was too late for calling. Just after I had gone out Myrle Safana called. Was sorry I missed her. After tea wrote to Mrs. Luton, Helen Grant and Elizabeth Halliday (long letters) making 11 letters to-day. Quite cold to-night.</p> <p>Friday Jan. 14th.</p> <p>Mild. Went to Miss Milne's in the Morning to fit my dress and then to office to do correspondence and let Miss Brown catch up on filing and entries. Spent the afternoon at office also and found Miss Brown was balling entries up badly so started them myself. Duncan came up in evening and we played Seven-Up.</p> <p>Saturday Jan. 15th.</p> <p>Snowing in morning but sunshiny. Much colder at night. Did 23 pages</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>shorthand, 2 letters - 14 pages type writing. Went to Miss Milne's to fit dress. Called at office and was given 2 affts to do. Then finished the entries up to date. After tea went down to the public Library for books.</p> <p>Sunday Jan. 16th.</p> <p>Very stormy - real blizzard. Snow plough did not go along sidewalks. Charles and I went to church in the Morning &amp; to S.S. I went to Church at night. Charlie and Alice Jean there but Charlie decided it was too Stormy for them to come up. Read " The Valley of Silent Men."</p> <p>Monday Jan. 17th.</p> <p>Very cold day. Did some mending and a notice for Charles. Went down town for meat. Jean Bell called &amp; I went over on afternoon train to say good bye to Ferna. (Went to Mrs. Ferguson's in the Morning for cards she had completed. went {from?} to train to Mrs. Irvine's. Called at Stanley's</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>but no one at home. Coming home met Mrs. Wilson just leaving one place so got her to come back. While she was here Mrs. Ferguson called. Read Phillip Gibb's "Wounded Souls." Very cold night. 6° below zero.</p> <p>Tuesday Jan. 18th.</p> <p>Cold day but sunshiny. Washed my hair. Typed Session Report for Charles. Went to Miss Milne's to fit my dress then up to see Mother. Made out the Treasurer's Report for Congregational Meeting. Went to Tuer's then up to pay farewell visit to Bells' who leave on Thursday for California. Called at Public Library with books. Wrote to Dorothy, Clare and Glenn Ross. Cold at night but somewhat milder than last night. 6° below zero this morning.</p> <p>Wednesday Jan. 19th.</p> <p>Very cold. Made out Secretary's Report for Congregational Meeting. Typed it and Treasurer's Report. Went to bank and called at Mrs. Crow's to return book she lent us. Packed suit-case</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>hunted up books for Mr. Black. Charles &amp; I went to Guelph on afternoon train, arriving there about a quarter to 8 - ½ hour late. Had supper at Wellington Hotel. Charles did some business and about 9 o'clock we went out to call on Mrs. Luton. Raining when we went but very cold in morning.</p> <p>Thursday Jan. 20th.</p> <p>Had breakfast at hotel and read in the paper of Sir Martin Harvey's illness but having gone as far as Guelph decided to go on Train ½ hour late in leaving Guelph. Nell met us. Douglas home from School with sore eyes. Dorothy did not meet us as she was at the Christopher Settlement where she works three mornings a week. She came up in the afternoon. Then we went to her rooms to see her and Gwen. Afterwards Nell, Dorothy &amp; Charles &amp; I went to Britnell's to browse around &amp; got some books. At 8 started for Theatre to see "The Burgomaster of Stillemonde {Stilemonde}." Nell, Dick, Dorothy, Doug Nickle, Charles and I. Play</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>good. Lady Harvey &amp; old Gardener fine but spoiled by Understudy having to read lines &amp; by disappointment when we realized how great it would have been had Sir Martin Harvey been there. Mild. Raining when we</p> <p>Friday Jan. 21st.</p> <p>Rained very heavily in the night. Mild day. Went to walk over to get Charles' boots and to Eaton's to get him a cane for his birthday. Nell and Dorothy with us. Went to Queen's Hotel &amp; took Dorothy &amp; Gwen to lunch. Bells having lunch there. Visited in their room awhile. Went home. Went to Eaton's for cane &amp; book &amp; in to Dick's office. Mr. Douglas took us to the Station from there as Dick going to country with both cars. Said good bye to Dorothy and Nell at office. Train got home sharp on time. Mr. Workeman got on at Hanover.</p> <p>Saturday Jan. 22nd.</p> <p>Very mild. Thawing all day. Went down town for meat. When I came back took some of the ice off the sidewalk.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Duncan was here in the afternoon. Wrote to Annie Burbank and Pearl Buckley. Then finished taking ice off down to King's lot and a strip along outside of sidewalk past their lot. Wrote to Miss MacEachran &amp; Miss Murray, Dorothy and Nell.</p> <p>Sunday Jan. 23rd.</p> <p>Snow flurries all day but not cold. Went to church twice and to S.S. Charles did not go at night. Wrote to Clare. Read "The Blower of Bubbles." Alice and Charlie up after church and Mr. McQueen arrived while I was at Church.</p> <p>Monday Jan. 24th.</p> <p>Got much colder at night. Cold day. Went to the office in the Morning and did the entries up to date. Got home at noon. Started "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc" by Mark Twain. In the afternoon called on Mrs. Burrett, (who is ill -- supposed to have a tumor) on Mrs. Hooper who is in bed again and on Mrs. Irvine. As Dr. Morgan was there I did not go in. Called at Stanley's also</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>but found no one at home. Then went to store and home. Did some short-hand and reading in the evening.</p> <p>Tuesday Jan. 25th.</p> <p>Went down to the Bank in the Morning. Did Some French. In the afternoon , called on Mrs. Cross (Leola) out, on Mrs. Boos, Mrs. Caldwell and Mrs. Wallace Buckley. Read "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc" by Mark Twain in evening. Mrs. Ryan got telephone message that her husband had been arrested &amp; had tried to commit suicide. Cold day.</p> <p>Wednesday Jan. 26th.</p> <p>Cold but little milder. Wrote 3 letters for Charles. Finished "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc." Went up to Mother's in the afternoon and then stayed at office and did the entries up to date. Not known whether Mr. Ryan will recover or not. Did Some short-hand. Wrote to Adelaide and Irene Frazier.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursdat Jan. 27th.</p> <p>Read "Joan of Arc" by Andrew Lang, &amp; in "Story of Frances." Typed a Resolution for Charlie and Oliphant Honour Roll for Charles. Wrote to Dorothy, Clare and Mrs. Engel. Nice day - not cold at all. Called to see Mrs. McLean but did not go in as had a bad night. Then went to see Mrs. Leslie. Made lemonade for Charles. He went to see Mr. J.B. Campbell who is sitting up now. Still no word about Mr. Ryan. Alice gave me a nice petticoat she made for me. Did some French. Read "Joan of Arc" in "Great Events" by Famous Historians. Mended rug in front of fireplace.</p> <p>Friday Jan. 28th.</p> <p>Beautiful day. Milder. Went to the office in the Morning. Took dictation for 1½ hours. After dinner typed for 2 hours and took letters to the office. Had a walk. Duncan came up in the evening and we played Seven Up. Mr. Caldwell went to Hanover to hockey match which Chesley won 8-7.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday Jan. 29th.</p> <p>Very beautiful day, like Spring. Duncan was up in the Morning hunting words to be found in "Dayton Scales." I had to go to the office to get some work. Did the entries while I waited. Came home and typed the letters. Had two more letters and 3 copies of a By-law to do (about 2 hours work). Frances called and I went to Music Recital with her (at Alma's) where she played for 1st time (had 3 lessons) and Isabel played very well (12 lessons) After tea went to Public Library to get some books.</p> <p>Sunday Jan. 30th.</p> <p>Cold day. North wind. Went to Church &amp; S.S. Morning Story for children about "Teeter-Totter". Where one is up, one must be down. Can't both be up at once. So in life, Christ went down that we might be raised up. Read "Peking Dust" by Ellen N. La Motte, so American it makes one angry. Went to church at night. Morning</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>sermon was on "Co-Operation." The night one on "New Ways of Service." God does not stand still. Things that were right in ages past are not right now. "Move on." In olden days the duties of a Canadian home were few. No newspapers, no cables. If a famine in Indian not our responsibility as we know nothing of it. The Romance of being able to send a part of ourselves (heart, money etc.) in a flash to the end of the world (money by cable etc. ) Greatest romance in the world, greater than any novel. Charlie, Alice and Margaret came up after church.</p> <p>Monday Feb. 1st. {should be Jan. 31st.}</p> <p>Did some short-hand. Read Preface to "Albert 4th Earl Grey" by Harold Begbie. Typed some poems from book of Mr. Tuer's. Called at Tuer's to return book &amp; say god-bye as they are going to Toronto to-morrow, until Friday Night. Went to office and did entries and called at Mrs. Ferguson's for "The Street</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>of Adventure." Charlie went to see Mrs. Barrett &amp; Mrs. Hooper after tea.</p> <p>Tuesday Feb.1st.</p> <p>Beautiful day - quite mild. Spent 2 hours at office work. Went down to the office and then out to Shouldice's corner (2 mile walk) Road quite hard and dry. (Snow well packed where is any but dusty in parts.) Mrs. Mair called in the afternoon and had quite a nice little visit. Started Phillip Gibb's "The Street of Adventure" in the evening and did some French.</p> <p>Wednesdat Feb. 2nd.</p> <p>Still mild but snowing a little. Got Mrs. Ferguson Fund account &amp; S.S. collection ready and took to Bank. Called at office &amp; Enterprise to deliver cheques re fund. Had to write 5 letters for Charles after dinner &amp; then Scurry around to get a box away to Dorothy. Went around to Mrs. Ferguson's but found her out so went to the office &amp; did entries. Then</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>went to Mrs. Ferguson again at 6 o'clock &amp; delivered last cards and cheque for $32.81 which closes up the fund. Charlie went to Mrs. Irvine's and it was 7 o'clock before we had tea. Charles went up to Charlie's for a walk and I worked at my short-hand and read "The Street of Adventure." Wrote to Dorothy.</p> <p>Thursday Feb. 3rd.</p> <p>Snowing in Morning. Quite stormy for a little while but fine in the afternoon. Did an hour and a half's office work, some shorthand &amp; some French. Wrote to Clare and Mrs. Blair. Went to see Mother in the afternoon and called at office when Charles gave me a letter. Came home and wrote it. Charles at High School Board Meeting in the evening. Read "Street of Adventure."</p> <p>Friday Feb 4th.</p> <p>Mild day. Went to the office in the Morning &amp; got some work and brought it home &amp; did it. Had another letter after dinner to type. Went down town</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>after dinner. Did some short-hand. Duncan was up as usual &amp; we played Seven up.</p> <p>Saturday Feb. 5th.</p> <p>Fine mild day. Took some letters. Went down for meat &amp; got some more letters. Wrote them. Charles went to Mr. Cassel's funeral after dinner. (Expected Mr. Tuer for dinner as Mrs. Tuer away but he could not come.) I took Charles' Brief bag down for {him?} and got the Mail. Mrs. Ryan's husband sentenced to 18 months at Burwash. Later in the afternoon I went down to Public Library for a book. Charles went out for a walk in the evening. Harold Garner was here in the evening getting some help with an essay on "The League of Nations." Wrote to Dorothy.</p> <p>Sunday Feb. 6th.</p> <p>Had a horrid sore throat all night &amp; a wretched cold this Morning. Just thought I was free of the one I had had for 3 months? Went to Church in the Morning</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and to S.S. Stayed home at night but Charles went. After church, Charlie Alice Jean &amp; Mr. Tuer were here. Gave them tea sandwiches &amp; cake.</p> <p>Monday Feb. 7th.</p> <p>Mr. Caldwell sick so I spent the day at the office. Feeling sick myself.</p> <p>Tuesday Feb. 8th.</p> <p>Spent most of the day at the office. Feeling pretty wretched. Went to Dr. Rannie and had my throat burnt.</p> <p>Wednesday Feb. 9th.</p> <p>Feeling really sick to-day. Lay on the sofa all morning. Mr. Caldwell still at home &amp; 'Lily' was sick in the afternoon so Charles all alone at the office, first time in years. I went down about 4 o'clock and worked until 6. Sort of drizzling day.</p> <p>Thursday Feb. 10th.</p> <p>Sent a birthday telegram to Nell. Cold still bad. Went to the office in the afternoon and did some work at home in the morning.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday Feb. 11th.</p> <p>Beautiful day. Spent an hour and a half trying to get the tacks out of a chair which was to go to High Grade Factory to be repolished. Then spent until 2.30 typing letters I had taken in the office yesterday. Went up to see Mother and to take a fountain pen up for a birthday present for Frances. Then got a couple of letters at the office and called at Mrs. Ferguson's to ask her to go to concert with me. Typed the letters after I got home and called at eight o'clock at the Public Library for Mrs. Ferguson. (Charles not yet going out at night.) Concert was very good indeed. "Musical Revue &amp; Operetta "Gypsy Maid." Classical dancers, good quartette and good elocutionist. Scene from "Mikado" very well done and Souvenir Dance (Green fairy danced on tip toes.) Russian Cossak {Cossack} (Costume - red &amp; green - long red boots, somewhat like clog.) *The</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Vintage (girl in wine color) were very good. So was Gavotte, Chinese Fantasy (Chinese Boy &amp; girl &amp; Musician) and the gypsy Beggar Dance was very good - camp scene quite picturesque. Elocutionist gave a capital imitation of a small boy singing "Tipperary." She changed "Opistah" to a Gypsy Setting &amp; recited it as a gypsy Story (she being the Storyteller of the gypsy camp.) All quite a change for Chesley concert &amp; therefore very enjoyable.</p> <p>Saturday Feb. 12th.</p> <p>Beautiful Sunshiny Morning but rather gray by noon. Went down for meat, and wrote a 4 page letter to Mr. Bell for Charles (Typed) Duncan was up. Mr. Tuer was here for dinner. In the afternoon I went to the Library &amp; helped Mrs. Ferguson for awhile then went on down to the office. Wrote to Mr. Phillips (Got his letter yesterday saying he had</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>been operated on) and to Nell. After tea went down to Library for a book that was to come in to-night and down to Davey's for stamps for Mrs. Ryan. Mr. Mickle went along for a walk. Jack McDonald &amp; Alex Lustig were each fine $30 to-day for being drunk a week ago Yesterday. Mild to-night. Has stopped snowing.</p> <p>Sunday Feb. 13th.</p> <p>Went to church and to S.S. Beautiful day. Mild. After tea went over to see Mrs. M.A. Halliday who has a bad cold and then went to see Mrs. Hooper who is still in bed. Mr. Tuer's sermon in the Morning - "The Man of rock faith and the Man of sand faith. Getting happiness out of the remainder of Life" Did not go to church at night as thought air was not good for my cold. Charlie came up after church with the car &amp; insisted that I should go up to the house. Charles &amp; Mr. Tuer went also. Had Supper and Charlie</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and Duncan brought us home.</p> <p>Monday Feb. 14th.</p> <p>Colder to-day. Cold wind from North-West. Wrote a letter for Charles. After dinner went to see Mrs. McLean (phlebitis in her leg now and will have to stay in bed some weeks) and to see Mr. &amp; Mrs. Leslie. Then went to the office and did the entries. After tea attended my first meeting as a Member of the Public Library Board. Mrs. Ferguson and I walked down as far as Davison's and back after the Meeting.</p> <p>Tuesday Feb. 15th.</p> <p>Beautiful Spring day. Took dictation until 11 a.m. &amp; had my typing done. At 2.15 p.m. went down to see Mrs. Irvine then called at office and did the entries. Called on Mrs. Hogg and the Misses Smellie. Wrote to Dorothy and Delphine Manwaring congratulating her on birth of "Edward Stanley" on February 10th. Finished Kipling's "Letters of Travel (1892-1913)."</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday Feb. 16th.</p> <p>Still thawing. Went down for meat. Came home &amp; then took my S.S. money to bank. Called at Mrs. Leitch's. Came home and took the ice of {off} part of the sidewalk. Walking very bad - roads solid ice - sidewalks pools of water. In the afternoon called on Myrle Safana (not in) then went to station to see special hockey train leave for Owen Sound. Called on Mrs. Maxwell (out) and started down town to get my throat burnt but met Mrs. M.A. &amp; stopped to talk to her &amp; Mrs. Maxwell joined us. Spent the evening trying to hunt up something for a scotch dialogue for Scotch Supper on Feb. 24. Not time to get anything ready. Hockey train for back about 1.15 a.m. Chesley won (Chesley &amp; Hanover playing off in Owen Sound) 4-3. Now playing in Second district. Charlie came home on Hockey train. Had been curling in O.S. for two days.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday Feb. 17th.</p> <p>Wind got round to the North in the night. Quite stormy to-day. Washed my hair this Morning. Soft water tanks for bath-room empty so had to let in hard water. Snowing hard after dinner when I went down to the office to see the New typewriter. Did the Entries. Called to see Mrs. Leitch and tell her (after spending morning on the Job) that it would not be possible to get up anything in a week for the Scotch supper. Went to Dr. Rannie's and had my throat burnt. Charles went to Masonic Meeting in the evening. Helped Mrs. Ryan look through books for pictures for costume for Tom for the Carnival. Wrote to Clare.</p> <p>Friday Feb. 18th.</p> <p>Fine day. Fairly cold. Busy in the Morning trying to get Material for "The Haunted Bookshop." Spent an hour or so hunting up Carnival costume for Miss Lemke &amp; Tom Ryan.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mrs. Harry Stevens and Miss Kirkwood called to get contribution for Scotch supper. Called at Hooper's to enquire as to result of consultation of Doctors' Mair &amp; Morgan this Morning. Give no hope for Mrs. Hooper's recovery and say cannot operate as Malignant. Poor Aldyth was feeling very badly. Went to Mrs. Leitch's to return book of Scotch stories and to Charlie's store where learn that Isabel sick and Frances has mumps. Babe had colic one night, also. Wrote Prologue to "Haunted Bookshop" and began at Scene I.</p> <p>Saturday Feb. 19th.</p> <p>Nice day. Fairly cold. Went down for meat in the morning. Found Duncan here when I got home. Spent some time hunting up pictures for drawing patterns for him. Wrote to Dorothy, Mr. McKaye, Mrs. McCaul and Miss McEachran. Called at Mrs. Leitch's to get Choruses to copy. After tea made 20 copies each of 3</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Scotch songs &amp; 4 copies of a quartette for the Choir to practise for the Scotch supper. Charlie's birthday. Called to wish him many happy returns &amp; gave him a box of candy.</p> <p>Sunday Feb. 20th.</p> <p>Cold but bright &amp; fine. Went to church and Sunday School. Isabel &amp; Frances both sick. Did not go to church at night &amp; neither did Charles and no one from home was up after church.</p> <p>Monday Feb. 21st.</p> <p>Mrs. McGregor here. Wrote a letter to Miss McNaughton for her. Went up to see Isabel &amp; Frances after dinner. Did the entries at the office on the way home. After tea went over to see Mrs. Hooper.</p> <p>Tuesday Feb. 22nd.</p> <p>Went down for meat. Called at the office &amp; found Miss Bunn had the mumps so she went home. Went up with the meat and back to the office where I worked the rest of the day. Mr. &amp; Mrs. M.A. Halliday</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>came over in the evening.</p> <p>Wednesday Tuesday Feb. 20th.</p> <p>Was at the office all day. At noon hunted up some mat weaving &amp; basket-making tools (?) for Isabel. Called at Mrs. M.A. Halliday with a book at Noon. Went to see Mrs. Hooper in the evening and took her some arrowroot. Stormy to-day and quite cold at night but no too bad.</p> <p>Thursday Wednesday Feb. 24th.</p> <p>Went to the office. In the evening went to the Scotch supper. About 400 there. Choir gave the programme and it was very good. Charles gave an address on "Scotland." As Mr. Tuer was ill Charlie was Chairman. M.A. also gave an address and Misses Millar, Stevens and McCullough gave readings and I read "The Enchanted Shirt". Cold night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday Feb. 25th.</p> <p>Did not go to sleep until after 3 a.m. and got up at 6.30 a.m. as Mrs. Start came down on the early train to have dress fitted. Went to Miss Milne's with her and while she was being fitted worked at the office. After dinner Mrs. Start went back to Miss Milne's and was to phone me when she got through. I was very busy at the office until 6.30 p.m. Mrs. Start did not get through until after six and went up with Charlie for tea. I was invited to a shower for Cassie Pollock at Mrs. J.H. Elliot's but did not go for fear Mrs. Start would return. Duncan up as usual. Wrote to Dorothy and to Clare. Stormy day and fairly cold. The pain in my side which was bad last night did not bother me much today. Called at Tuer's after dinner to enquire for Mr. Tuer and to give him Gertie Cass' letter. After tea called at Mrs. Biehn's to give her my</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>towel to take to Cassie Pollock.</p> <p>Saturday Feb. 26th.</p> <p>Stormy in the morning and quite cold by 6 o'clock. Was very busy at the office all day and had to go down right after dinner to get some letters away in the afternoon mail. Have another cold. Called a {at?} 6 p.m. at Dr. Rannie's to get some tablets. Charlie Krug came around after tea to get some help with his paper (or speech) on The League of Nations for the Oratorical Contest. His subject "Disarmament. " and he does it well.</p> <p>Sunday Feb. 27th.</p> <p>Mild beautiful day. Did not go to church either Morning or night but went to S.S. Charlie went in the Morning. After Sunday School I went over to see Mrs. Hooper who was feeling a little better. Charlie and Alice were up after Church at night.</p> <p>Monday Feb 28th.</p> <p>Had a very strenuous day at the office. Real 1st of March rush.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Just missed the bus so had to take the Mail to the station for the afternoon train. Had to write a letter for Charles after tea and also wrote to Miss McEachran. Called at noon to enquire how Mrs. Leitch was. She fell over a book in the dark on Friday night after getting home from the Scotch supper and cut and blackened her eye badly. Just missed losing her eye. Feeling better now. Wrote to Miss Small and Miss Ward.</p> <p>Tuesday March 1st.</p> <p>Very mild. Thawing all day. Was at office all day. Went to bank twice &amp; to Post Office with Mail. Strenuous day. Quite tired at night so did not go to Bible Society Meeting with Charles.</p> <p>Wednesday March 2nd.</p> <p>Paddled through pools of water to-day almost to top of rubbers. Just like spring. Spent the day at the office. Strenuous. This being Allie's birthday Charles and I walked up after tea. Isabel out to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>day. Frances went back to school yesterday.</p> <p>Thursday Mch. 3rd.</p> <p>Cold and stormy. At office all day. At noon went to McCaw's to enquire how Miss Bunn was as her father had "phoned in" the morning. Found her up but looking somewhat ill. Wrote to Dorothy and Clare. Charles had a High School Board Meeting at 8 p.m. Alma called in evening to deliver Dot's camp. At the office all day. Called at Mrs. M.A. Halliday with book which I forgot to give Alma. (at 6 p.m.) Duncan was up in the evening and we played seven up. Cold.</p> <p>Saturday Mch. 5th.</p> <p>Like spring. Heavy rain at night. Did not get home until about a quarter to seven. Went down to library after tea to change my books. Raining very hard. Called at Tuers' to return "Atlantic Monthly" and saw his dinner waggon, curate and Martha Washington table which he had been making.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Helped Mrs. Ferguson awhile and went to store &amp; came home with her.</p> <p>Sunday Mch. 6th.</p> <p>Went to church in the Morning and to S.S. Very slippery walking. After s.s. went over to see Mrs. Hooper, Marguerite is home. Mrs. Hooper cheerful as usual. After church, Alice, Charlie and Margaret were up. Neither Julius nor I went to church at night.</p> <p>Monday Mch. 7th.</p> <p>At the office all day. Went to a ladies' party at Mrs. Caldwell's in the evening. Took my work. About 20 or more there. Some one (Mrs. Beattie I suspect) annexed my tray cloth while I was buttoning my own or Mrs. Cruickshank's spats. Has not turned up yet. Julius was a Judge at the Oratorical Contest in the Baptist Church. Subject: League of Nations. Evangelical, Methodists &amp; Baptist: Charlie Krug won. Anderson girl second &amp; Grace Wilkins third. Mild. thawing.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday March 8th.</p> <p>Raining in the Morning. Regular Mild Spring day. Spent the Morning reading and did up the lamp to send to Dorothy for her birthday. Lily (Miss Bunn) got back to the office this Morning after her bout with the mumps. Wrote to Dorothy.</p> <p>Wednesday Mch 9th.</p> <p>Julius went to Hanover on the early train to court. Returned on noon train for court here. As Judge Greig wanted Mr. Caldwell to take the evidence I went to the office for the afternoon to keep "Lily" busy. Judge Greig and Mr. Wright of Owen Sound were here for tea. Julius went to Temperance Meeting in the evening.</p> <p>Thursday Mch 10th.</p> <p>Got collections ready for the bank. Took them down and got meat. Went to the office and got some work. Did up box - chicken, cake etc. for Dorothy and wrote her a letter. Typed for about an hour and a half &amp; got letters done. Took</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>them to the office and got some Easter cards for Mrs. Ryan. Wrote to Dorothy again, to Clare and to Doug. Lillico. Beautiful day. Fresh and sunshiny.</p> <p>Friday Mch. {17th.? -- date looks like an "11" but 18th follows it}</p> <p>Nice day. In the Morning wrote a couple of letters for Julius and typed his answer to Mr. Matheson's letter on "Christ and Prohibition." Went to the office in the afternoon. Called at Tuers' to get Miss Smart's address. Made the entries, and got a bunch of letters. Came home and typed them. Put one patch on the lining of my fur coat and went to see the Methodists perform in "The Minister's Bride." They did it very well but that sort of a play does not appeal to me much. Julius went with me.</p> <p>Saturday Mch. 18th</p> <p>Mending and darning and finised patching the lining of my fur coat. Duncan was up for</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>his weekly visit as we were out last night &amp; he could not come then. Frances came up in the afternoon to return Foxy Grandpa books lent to Duncan. I went up with Frances to see Mother and the rest. After tea (called at Library.) went over to see Mrs. Hooper. Julius went up to Charlie's for a walk. Jack said "Aunt Tate, home by George!" Wrote a letter after tea for Charles.</p> <p>Sunday Mch. 19th.</p> <p>Went to church in the Morning &amp; to s.s. Cool but fine. Sidewalks all dry, do not need rubbers. Temperance Meeting after s.s. to which Julius stayed. I walked up to Milne's corner then down to the end of Long Street side walk over the track. Mrs. Ferguson &amp; Fred Adolph (visiting at Biehn's from Baynes Lake) were here for tea. Julius &amp; Fred went to church. Mrs. Ferguson and I stayed home. Charlie, Margaret, Frances &amp; Julius called for us after Church &amp; we went up to Charlie's, Fred Adolph &amp; Mrs.Biehn Joining us.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{dates are out of order - see March 17th possibly 11th 134 pdf. however end of each page matches with the continuation on next page and the diarist may have decided not to correct the dates}</p> <p>Monday Mch. 14th.</p> <p>Dorothy's birthday - 22 years old to-day. Cool, dull looking day. Raining in the afternoon. Was at the office for awhile &amp; at Miss Milne's. Took over some arrowroot for Mrs. Hooper at tea time.</p> <p>Tuesday Mch. 15th.</p> <p>Raining very hard in the afternoon but beautiful spring morning. Went down at 10 a.m. to bank with s.s. collection and to send for supplies. Went to office and wrote a couple of letters and did the entries. Went down to Charlie's Store in the afternoon (pouring rain) to give news in Adelaide's letter. When I got home found Mr. Bruegeman had forgotten the bread so went for it. Then walked up and down the verandah until Julius came home for tea. Had a beastly pain in my shoulder which got quite bad at tea time. Thunder storm in the evening. Snow drops just beginning to come up.</p> <p>Wednesday Mch. 16th.</p> <p>Shoulder kept me awake all night. Dr. Rannie came up in the Morning.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Decided it was Muscular &amp; told me to stay in bed all day. Felt a little better at night. Nice day.</p> <p>Thursday Mch. 17th.</p> <p>Grey Morning. Snow storm at noon. Soft snow. Shoulder quite a bit better. Got up at noon. Copied a will and "Order for directions" and wrote a letter for Julius at noon. Read until 5 p.m. Not feeling just too well. Mrs. Ferguson called for her "Book of Praise" which she left here on Sunday. Wrote to Dorothy, Clare, Miss Anderson (for Mrs. McGregor) Adelaide and Nell.</p> <p>Friday Mch. 18th.</p> <p>Copied a Judgment for Julius. Cool but nice sunshiny day. Wrote a couple of letters for Julius after dinner. Read Chapter of "Japan Moves North" and Made Notes thereon. Wrote to Mrs. Small. Went to the office and to Charlie's Store. Called on Mrs. Irvine and Mrs. Leslie. After tea Julius and I went to see Harry Moss about upholstering chairs. Then he went to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Temperance Meeting at church and I went over to see Mrs. Hooper. Mrs. Frank Murphy and Miss Mary Milne there. Dr. McDonald called to take Aldyth for a drive. Wrote to Mrs. Hewitt and Bert Halliday.</p> <p>Saturday Mch. 19th.</p> <p>Very dark morning. Had lights on all day until about 4 o'clock. Did My Mending. Very bad hail storm ({removed?} once or twice stones as large as a big Marble.) Then tremendous rain (water went right over top of Scone dam. Charlie's orchard &amp; lower lawn flooded. River on side walk down McGaw street hill.) Duncan was up in the Morning. Went to the Public Library &amp; on down town in the Afternoon. Came home &amp; went for a little walk until 6. Called to see Mrs. Leitch when down town. Went over to see Mrs. Hooper after tea. *</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday Mch. 20th.</p> <p>Went to church twice and to S.S. Charles did not go at night. "Is it worth while feeding &amp; clothing me?" "Am I worth that much to the world. Mother came up after church (She went to the associate church.) Charlie, Frances, and Alice were up after church at night.</p> <p>Monday Mch. 21st.</p> <p>Charles went to Walkerton to court on the early train. Washed my hair. Then Mrs. Ryan insisted on having the Library closet cleaned so was busy at it until about 5 p.m. Hunted up some pictures for the Mission Band scrap books and took them around to S.S. and went down for paper &amp; mail. Went to station (fixed up Dorothy's dresser etc.) to meet Dorothy and her dad and talked till after 11 p.m. Dorothy very much pleased with her new Mahogany bed &amp; curtains.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday Mch 22nd</p> <p>Went with Dorothy to dressmaker's in the Morning. Ripped the coat of her brown broadcloth suit which she is going to have made into a dress. Went down town for some ham &amp; then for a short walk. (Nice day - cool) Mr. McQueen was here for tea and went away for an hour to come back later to play Seven-up. Dorothy made a salad and iced the cake.</p> <p>Wednesday Mch. 23rd.</p> <p>Wrote some letters for Julius. Went down town for Meat. Called at Carters, Leitch's, Rannie's, Crow's, Mrs. M.A. Halliday's, Mrs. Maxwell's. Mrs. Ferguson &amp; Mrs. Sanderson's, Mrs. Biehn's and Mrs. Cobean's to ask them to a tea to-morrow. Mr. McQueen called at 5 p.m. and stayed until 6. (Selected paper for drawing room when he was here this morning). Julius and I went to lecture by Mr. {Moore?} on "Inexpensive Flower Gardens, Trees and roses." Very good and slides were good. Dorothy had Eva Neelon,</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mar. McDonald &amp; Jen Krug in playing bridge in the afternoon and went to the Bijou in the evening with Vi Mair.</p> <p>Thursday Mch. 24th.</p> <p>Wrote some letters for Julius. Went down town to get some supplies. Charlie brought Mr. Moore up and he gave me some suggestions as to fixing lawn. Got ready for tea at (3 - 6) after dinner. Present: - Alice, Mrs. M.A. Halliday, Mrs. Cobean, Mrs. Leitch, Mrs. Crow, Mrs. Rannie, Mrs. Sanderson, Mrs. Davey, Mrs. Mair, Mrs. Beattie, Mrs. Stewart. I asked Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Ferguson &amp; Mrs. Biehn but they were all going to a tea at Mrs. Elliot's. I also invited Myrle Safana and Mrs. McNeel but they were to be out of town. The ladies seemed to enjoy themselves although it started to rain at 1 p.m. and rained most of the afternoon and evening. Eva Neelon, Mar.., Ken Krug, &amp; Ida Halladay called for Dorothy to go to station. Dorothy to meet Gwen, Eva &amp; Mar., Will &amp; Mr. Neelon, Is - Edna &amp; Jen. {Wellin?}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wrote to Clare. Gwen arrived.</p> <p>Friday March 25th.</p> <p>Good Friday. Nice day. Wrote some letters for Julius. Went with Dorothy and Gwen to Maxwell's and Mrs. M.A. Halliday's (Lena Dolan there for Easter week-end) Then down town and Dorothy &amp; Gwen went to McDonald's. I went to Holtzeman's to ask Beulah to Dorothy's tea to-morrow. Then to see Mrs. McLean, who is up now, &amp; came home. Then went down to the Manse with "Chronicles of the Sea-Gull." and called to see Mrs. Rogers who has been ill. After tea I took some bromide down to Mr. Tuer. Julius went to preparatory service &amp; Dorothy &amp; Gwen to the Bijou. Pearl Buckley called in the Morning. Raining after tea.</p> <p>Saturday March 26th.</p> <p>Beautiful day. Went down for meat. Wrote some letters for Charles and took them down intending to do the entries but instead talked to Lena Dolan and heard Dr. Biehn's tale of his</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>trouble in Windsor over extracting a boy's teeth. Dorothy having a tea so had to go down for Icing sugar for her. Brought it up and went back to office to take a letter. Got some flowers for Dorothy. Poured tea for her. Present: Gwen, Alma, Ida, Eva, Jean Maxwell, Beulah, Pearl, Mar., Eula McQueen (visiting Pearl), Jen Krug, Ethel Reid, Edna (home for Easter) Lena Dolan, Vi Mair. Wrote my letter. Dorothy and Gwen went to a party at Reid's. Typed Toast List for Hockey Club Banquet and looked up some of the quotations. Went down to Public Library &amp; to office. Raining when we came out so Julius took an umbrella over to Reid's for the girls.</p> <p>Sunday March 27th.</p> <p>Rained hard (driving rain) in the Morning and was warm afterwards. Communion Sunday. Julius, Dorothy Gwen and I all went to church. Gwen sat upstairs in our seat with Bud, who entertained her in his own way, and Dot and I sat</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>in Charlie's seat. Went to s.s. &amp; had to come back for money satchel as I forgot it. Dorothy &amp; Gwen went to Jean Maxwell's for tea. I called on Mrs. Hooper after s.s. &amp; then took her some chicken for her tea. Julius and I went to church. Alice, Charlie, (Frances and Isabel up &amp; Alice Jean were at church but went home as Isabel has a cold) came up after church and Duncan was here, having come up while we were at church.</p> <p>Monday Mch. 28th.</p> <p>Did some work for Charles. After dinner went down for some ham to Make sandwiches for Gwen. Very cold day, strong North Wind. Snowing but very little. Went to Station with Dorothy and Gwen. Lots of girls going away. Dorothy went down to McDonald's to play bridge and I went to the office and did the entries. Very cold night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Black leather back cover of book}</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/34bc7dbd4470b8be20e61e7264b1ece0.pdf aebef0576dd5f7d215d27d36101e315a PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������������������ https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2b62dc736b2cf29238ff8a823dc5413c.pdf a957aa65e6e7880b2b8332f51fe3afb5 PDF Text Text Kate Halliday Mickle (1871-1941) 1893 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers DISCLAIMER: This diary depicts some discriminatory content which some may find offensive. During the diary’s time period, such racial terms and prejudices were commonplace in Canadian society. They are considered wrong today. {Front Cover Blue Marble} {Inside front cover blue marble} {Inside front cover blue marble} Kate H.{Halliday} Mickle 1893. June 20th Tues. The most eventful day of my life I expect. The day upon which I was married. What I felt and what I thought I will not write here for nobody knows who may read. Our wedding I consider was very nice. Mr Howith, Arthur, Miss Mickle and the people at home were present. Mr Howith performing the ceremony. A number of friends were at the station to see us depart. It so pleasant to have them come to say good bye but so much kissing seems silly. Our railway journey to Niagara Falls N. Y (where we stayed for the night) was dusty and tiring. We stayed at "Prospect House" where we had a very comfortable room and a nice parlor. We had a view of the Falls by moonlight. They are much more beautiful than I thought when I saw them last summer. The view crossing Suspension Bridge was also very beautiful. June 21st Wed. Left at 10 a.m. for New York. Had a wait of 2 hrs. in Buffalo where we employed our hire in driving around the city. The first place which we visited was the house of Icineration {Incineration}. The Chapel where the service is held, after which all leave but two people who remain to witness the cremation. The body is carried into a small room, taken from the coffin and placed on a marble slab which is then rolled into the retort (already heated for 1 1/2 hrs) where in the space of an hour and a half it is reduced to ashes. The furnace is down in the basement and was brought from Italy and set up by an Italian. After being thus cheerfuly entertained we visited the graveyard which was certainly well cared for. One tomb in particular was very pretty. A marble monument (the sides of which were glass) contained four marble figures in different positions and around it were place marble seat and marble urns filled with flowers. The cemetery is controlled by the city and in one part they have 1 �arranged the small tombstones of all dead firemen and in the center erected a large monument for all firemen. Next came Dufferin Park which is immense and very pretty arranged. York then Main, the Empire fast express, which passed along the edge of the Hudson and arrived in New York at 10.p.m. We went to the Broadway Central Hotel where we were shown a room of the 2nd flat which looked out on the roof and felt as if it contained only about 1 inch of fresh air. We changed for one higher up but with a window facing the street but as we wanted a bath we moved once more and betook ourselves to the 4th flat where we had a parlor, a bedroom and a bath-room. June 22nd Thurs. Got a cab in the morning after we had with a great deal of difficulty found the breakfast room and partaken of our morning repast, and drove out to Brooklyn Bridge. After crossing which we returned to the Hotel (Driving up 5th ave first) and had dinner at 3 p.m. We embarked on the Orinoco for Bermuda. In passing out of U of harbor the Statue of Liberty could be seen for some distance. The night was lovely and the sail delightful June 23rd Frid. Found the State room excessively warm in the morning and myself quite uncomfortable. (Caused no doubt by the roll of the Dock). I lay In my berth and read until night where I went on deck for a short time. My meals consisted of very little and were few and far between. Saturday was but a repetition of friday and deserves or requires no special notes. June 25th Sund. Arrived in Bermuda on Sunday morning about 7 and anchored in Grassy Bay. Went to the Wharf in the tender and took a carriage to the Windsor Hotel. In the office we found nobody and waited for awhile when a darkey boy arrived and asked if we would like to see the Missus. Upon her appearance on the scene we were shown our bedroom which proved to be both large and comfortable. Went to the Presbyterian Church in the evening. Dr. Burrows - preacher. Church small, pipe organ hot brick good deed singing wretched. June 26th Mond. Had a visit from Mr. Armer who came to Hamilton on the Ferry. It seemed nice to see somebody that we knew. Mr. Mickle went home with him and upon his return brought me a very pretty bouquet from Mrs. Armer. The vegetation on the Island being altogether tropical was something quite new to me. From the front of the hotel we could see across the road, 'a row of Pride of India' kiss, in a garden a large rubber tree and plenty of oleanders were to be seen in the distance June 27th Tues. 2 �Got - by this time pretty well acquainted (at least well enough to speak) with Mr. and Mrs. McInnis of Edinburgh who were staying at the Windsor. They had been there five months and as Mr MacInnis was working in a jewellers store there their stay in Bermuda was to be a long one. Mrs. Armes called and brought me a second pretty bouquet. Called with her at Mrs. Kempe's who lived over the way. June 28th Wed. We got a donkey cart after dinner and drove to Armer's, 5 miles; We felt rather absurd perched up in a little cart behind such a small animal. He did not go very rapidly and when upon Front it he stopped and brayed we felt quite silly. However after a great deal of persuasion we reached Armer's or rather Dunscombe's. The roads are lovely being smooth coral. A great heavy hedges of oleander are to be seen and in many places stone walls covered with Lantana. The most noted things on the way to East Warwick are the Royal palaces in Paget, a number of Mangroves grow in the bay and present a peculiar appearence. We remained at Dunscombe's for Supper. The household consists of Mr & Mrs Armer & 5 children, 2 Miss Dunscombe's and Mabel Dunscombe a cousin. Also Mr Dunscombe (Mrs Armer's brother) After supper we found that our little donkey was very anxious to start for home and from the way in which he started off we might be forgiven if we expected to go home at a good pace. Our hopes however were deemed to be disappointed and our donkey soon got down to a walk. I was compelled to hold up a carriage lamp all the way home on account of a law which was enacted on the Island that all vehicles of travel must carry a light after seven o'clock. When we got to Hamilton our lamp began to go out and Just as we reached Queen St, on which our hotel was situated, the lamp went out. However we escaped the fine and decided that one experience with a donkey cart was quite enough. East Warwick Church. Geo. Whitefield pulpit 1748 and Tablet. present pulpit High. June 29th Thurs. Took a walk around Hamilton and we explored town through the Public gardens after which we visited the store known as the Towers, looked around and returned home. The garden contained many beautiful trees, ponsiana {poinciana}, which has a very pretty red flower, another tree with a yellow flowers and numbers of oleanders, red, white & pink, palms, Sago and palmetto. The flower beds were filled with geraniums, foliage plants etc. June 30th Frid. In the afternoon got a carriage and went for a drive along the South Shore to Spanish Point, The drive was pretty along the Shore of the Bay and Spanish Point lovely. It is very rough and on one side are the ruins of an old house. Behind which the Ocean was to be seen stretching out as far as the ey horizon. On the other side a narrow strip of land, then a Small Bay, and then strip of land and then the vast Atlantic. On which were two or three sail boats. It was a very pretty scene and one which I hope I shall never forget. We returned by the 3 �north shore. The Ocean lovely and the rocks immense. We passed the Old Devonshire Church and paid it a short visit. It is very old but kept in pretty good repair. The old organ still remains and the high pulpit with the reading desk down below it. The Ivy was growing in at the windows and covered quite a lot of the outside. It was built in 16--. The Church Yard contained a great brassy flat stone which covered the family vaults. On account of lack of ground vaults are used altogether and are built with two parts so that a grave needs not be opened for a Year after anyone is buried in it. In 20 Years only dust remains. an old Cedar tree stood quite near the Church and was used at one time for a belfry. Continued our drive by the North Shore East Government house, which is situated on a high hill overlooking Hamilton and in the rear the Ocean, Returned to Hamilton & then went out to St John's Church Pembroke which has been rebuilt and is therefore quite modern. In the evening we went for a row over to one of the Islands where Mr Mickle had a bath and we returned by moonlight. Phosphorescent Sea. July 1st. Sat. Rowed over to Armer's in the Row boat where we stayed for tea and returned again by moonlight. The lights of Hamilton looked very pretty and the Fire Brigade were practising their torches, out in the Bay and which they were trying to extinguish looked quite pretty, and added considerably to the liveliness of the scene. We hurried home as quickly as possible on account of the roughness of the boys who usually occupy the town on Saturday nights. July 2nd Sund. Went to church in the morning. Came home sick and spent the afternoon and evening in bed. As Monday was spent in the same uninteresting way it is not worthy of special notice. July 4th Tues. On Tuesday afternoon the Kempes very kindly invited us to go for a sail with them which invitation we accepted & at two o'clock the boat left the wharf, containing Mr, Mrs, Walter, Ethel, {Eurena?} and Phoebe Kempe, Miss Burrows, a darkey who had charge of the boat, Mr Mickle and myself. We sailed to the West side of Hinson's Island and the gentlemen fished & Mr Kempe caught one fish which was thrown back into the water. In the meantime we had a couple of bunches of fruit, pineapple, orange & banana & mangoes. In the evening I went over to Kempe's while Mr M went over to see Mr Armer about going to St. Georges. Did not get back until after ten. July 5th We took the Paget ferry in the morning & Crossed, Met the Ms. and started for St George. Mr & 3 Miss Dunscombe's Mr, Mrs & 5 little Armers' Mrs Smith & Miss Ashcombe. When we reached Walsingham Caves we stopped for lunch. The driver acted as our guide and guided us through the caves illuminating them with palmetto. Growing in front of the 1st caves was a coffee tree the flowers of which were 4 �lovely both in appearance & perfume. Moore's Calabash tree was also near it. The Stagmalites {stalagmites} were very pretty and the water in the 1st cave 40 ft deep but so clear that you could see the bottom quite distinctly. The second cave was fuller of stagmitites {stalactites} but a passage went right through it so that we went in at one side and out at the other. We had our lunch in an old house close by a little pond & there resumed our journey to St George passing over the great causeway. We went to Mr Smith's in St George and he and Mrs Smith Kindly Showed us the sights of the town. 1st the gardens, A tablet erected to Sir George Somerset 1609 first catches the eye. A Screw palm and a monkey puzzle tree are two other prominent articles. Also a pond of water hyacinths. Our drive back in the evening was pleasant. July 6th Thurs. Mr Mickle felt poorly all day but in the evening Mr & Mrs MacInnis and ourselves took a carriage for the theatre at Prospect. The Soldiers provided the Entire programme. The whole of these {pri?} is in the choruses. The Statue dance was good. The Governor, his wife & daughters and all the officers and their wives were present in full dress. Although we were not in full dress we felt quite grand driving to a concert in a carriage with a darkey driver. July 7th Frid. On Friday and Saturday Mr Mickle was quite miserable and stayed in bed part of the time so that with the exception of going out to buy some oranges I was not out all day. July 9th Sund. Went to Presbyterian Church in the Morning. Mr & Mrs Powell from Florida & Mrs Williams from Glascow {Glasgow} arrived on the Orinoco & took up their quarters at the Windsor. Mr & Mrs Powell seemed very nice, considered Bermuda cool & took long walks. Mrs Williamson shy, Had a Maid, her husband an officer in the navy, was going to remain in Bermuda for 3 Yrs. Had been a great traveller. In the evening we went to the English Church which was held in the Mechanics Hall. As there was no usher we found a seat for ourselves but shortly after we were seated a snipe {snip} of a girl asked us if we would mind taking the seat in front as there was more people coming in that one. This naturally made us feel a little uncomfortable & as it was the hottest place I ever struck & the Minister was no good I am afraid we were not much benefited by going. We took a walk down front it to get cooled off. July 10th. Mond. Went in the afternoon to the Light House taking Ethel Kempe with us and driving home by the South Shore. 192 Steps we climbed but the view more than repaid us. Stretched below us we saw the Whole Island with a number of small ones 362 in number. And all around the Ocean only a Small piece of land in the midst of a Vast Sea. It caused one to wonder at the small space of land we were living on. We could hear the breakers on the South Shore quite distinctly and the waves breaking on the rocks were very pretty. 5 �July 11th. Tues. In the Morning went to the Dock Yard on the Slocum Triton. To enter the Dock Yard You pass 2 draw bridges & 2 moats. Within the Dock Yard are Saw Mills, Repair Shops, provisions stores etc. The most interesting objects were an old wooden vessel "The Irresistible" which looked like a castle of 3 Stories and a gun boat the "Scorpion" which we visited. One of the sailors showed us through and explained the Manner of loading the guns, firing a broadside etc. It was a turret Shop having 2 turrets containing 2, 19 ton guns each. On the upper deck was a Nordenfelt gun which fires 300 shots a minute. In the afternoon we went to Kempe's for tea. Miss Dunscombe, Miss Burrows, Mr, Mrs Armer & ourselves being there. The evening was spent in singing, playing etc. July 12th Wed. Spent a very quiet day. Caled on Mrs Burrows in the afternoon while Mr M went for a bath with Walter Kempe. July 13th Thurs. Went over to Armer's in the afternoon & then went to the South Shore with Miss Dunscombe, Mrs Armer Corinne & Russel & Jim for a bath. The first feeling upon slipping into the sea was that the waves would carry me into shore again but I sooned gained confidence and felt so wonderfully elated & light when I learnt to rise above the large waves when they rolled in. We stayed in about an hour. Had tea at Armer's and returned by Salt Kettle ferry. July 14th Frid. Frid. was a repetition of Thursday but that Mr Mickle went in too and helped me trying to teach me to swim. July 15th Sat. Went around to Armer's in the Somerset Stage and went for a bath on the South Shore. We returned by the ferry after having tea at Armer's. July 16th Sund. Went to the Presbyterian Church in the Morning and in the afternoon Walked out to Government house to see the grounds which are beautiful. Part of them are laid out in civilized Style while the remainder is left wild and many nice walks run through the roads. There is a small outlook on top of a high hill. We went up and beheld a lovely view. Hamilton below us and behind us the Atlantic. In the evening we went to the African Church. There 6 �was only three White people present, a soldier and ourselves. The singing was lovely, the sermon a muddle and the people polite. July 17th. Mond. Crossed to Paget in the Paget ferry, (row boats) and began to hunt for a road to the South Shire. Climbed up a tremendous hill only to find that we were in somebody's private grounds. Returned, enquired our way, round around and around a great hill and at last struck the road. By perserverance and when we were almost discouraged we reached Hungry Bay where we had a delightful bath & found a shorter way home. July 18th. Tues. Had another bath in Hungry Bay & began to swim a little. Ice cream. July 19th. Wed. Went shopping in the morning. To Hungry Bay in the afternoon where Mr M had a bath while I sat on the Rocks. We then ate four oranges and after returning home visited the English Cathedral which they have been building for some years but which is not yet nearly finished & which is costing a great sum of money. In the evening Mrs MacInnis went with us for Ice cream. July 20th. Thurs. Went over to Armers in the afternoon & went for a bath in the South Shore. Had tea there and returned by salt kettle ferry. In the evening Mrs MacInnis treated us to Ice cream at Meyers'. July 21st. Frid. Went down before breakfast to see the fishing fleet come in. The fish were brought in in crates fastened to the boats. As the fish were of all colors and all kinds & alive they looked very pretty. They were killed on the boat as they were sold. In the afternoon took the Somerset bus to Armer's and then started for the South Shore for a bath but as a shower came up we went into Mr Armer's store until is was over & then went on & had a splendid bath. Mr Armer & Mr Mickle, Jim Russel & Mrs Armer, Miss Dunscombe, Corinne & myself. It started to rain just as we started for home and we had shelter in a negro's cabin where there was a cute little darkey baby. Had tea at Armer's and went back to Hamilton on the ferry. July 22nd Sat. Went to Kempe's and to Armers to say good bye in the afternoon as we expected our boat to arrive & leave that day. In the morning we went over to the south shore & Mr M. had a 7 �bath while I sat on the rocks & watched the waves. As there had been a storm the day before the waves were quite high. July 23rd. Sund. Went to the Methodist Church in the morning with Mrs MacInnis. Text "Blessed Are the poor in Spirit for they Shall See God." We liked the sermon very much indeed & went back in the evening text " Quit You like Men, be Strong." As it rained all afternoon we stayed in our room and wrote a fairy story. July 24th. Mond. Went to the South Shore in the afternoon for a bath. Spent the evening wandering around looking for the signal of the boat. July 25th. Tues. Went down before breakfast to see the fishing fleet but as Monday was showery they did not go out. At three o'clock we went on board the tender accompanied by Mrs MacInnis & Mrs Bradley, And were taken out to the Taymouth Castle. The first thing we noticed was the disagreeable fact that all the staterooms were down stairs. However we got the Ladies Cabin which had 2 port-holes & was therefore fresher than the others. We were detained sometime & Mrs Bradley came on board but Mrs MacInnis remained on the tender. A little before 6 o'clock we started and everything was smooth sailing. The pilot got off opposite St George. We met a tug towing in a wrecked steamer. A {fancy?} Mast was rigged up on deck and the top of the cabin was stoved in. July 26th. Wed Sea very calm. Mrs Meyers, a simpleton who came on with us At Bermuda, had our meals on deck. Taymouth Castle 320 feet long, 2 bunches bannanas, 2 barrels pineaples, 2½ barrels lime, a box of mangoes, 3 parrots & 2 Negro girls in back. passengers, Vaisis, who got intoxicated the last day on board, Mr Schofield & Mr Neave, 2 lieutenants of Berkshire {requicest?}going home on sick leave, Captain Mara, Mr Ellicombe, Mrs Meyer & ourselves. Captain Mara said " There are a great many wrecks floating around in the Atlantic, some of these level with the sea. The U.S. & Eng have made some efforts to retrieve these but nothing systematic has been done. Charts have been got out showing their position. Whenever I come to any I {spurn?} them if possible as I think a great many vessels which are lost at sea have struck on these water-logged vessels & gone down. (All editorial in the 'trail' a few days after we returned revived Mr M's story about bricks, the "City of Pekin" etc. July 27th Thurs. The Gulf Stream was quite stormy and the waves washed on deck all day. We did not feel very comfortable squall about 4 o'clock. chairs, barrel of pineapples etc, rolled down to the 8 �railing, ordered below where we nearly expired for want of air. Our State room smelt so dreadfully of sugar that we slept on couches in the music salon. July 28th Frid. Lovely day. A pleasure even to live. Enjoyed our meals downstairs. Saw quite close 2 large Steamers after tea saw several Whales sporting quite close to the Ship. Just at dark the fishing fleet which was anchored in "St Annie's Churchyard" so called on account of fishermen drowned there from St Anne. In the evening Mr Lauir, the purser, and some of the others entertained us in the salon with comic songs etc. Slept in salon. July 29th. Sat. Beautiful day. pilot came on board about 6.30 a.m. in sight of land all day. Anchored outside of St John {Saint John} harbour to wait for high tide. At 6. p.m. then after getting the necessary amount of water proceeded up the river a short distance & upon receiving permission sailed up to the wharf where the Doctor came on board. Landed in pouring rain & climbed a long ladder. got into a cab. Where the friendly Mrs Meyers joined us and went to the 'Clifton Manse" where we got a room on 3rd flat. July 30th. Sund. Went to the 'Stone Church' English where the volunteers had parade service. Old church. Nice organ and the Singing was beautiful especially the Te Deum. The amount of style was wonderful after Bermuda & the difference between materials (Velvet & cotton) quite noticeable. Went for a walk around the city in the afternoon. Climbed a high hill & had a splendid view. Very picturesque & hilly. Went to St Andrews Church (Pres.) in the evening. Minister ugly & conceited. Blind Man in the choir who read with his fingers & sang very well (a solo & in a quartette) but through his nose. Went for a walk after church when the friendly Mrs Meyers again accompanied us (by her own invitation) 53 steps to go to Dinner 20 more to go down town. July 31st. Mond. Had to hurry breakfast somewhat to catch a car for Indiantown to take the boat up the St John {Saint John} River. Cars not runnning. Cabman fooled $1 out of us. Got on Steamer Olivette for John Vanwart's. The sail was pleasant & the banks of the River beautiful but water very muddy. And hill after another all the way. Just had time to have dinner at hotel at John Vanwart's & catch the steamer "David Weston" for return trip landing in St John {Saint John} at 3.30 & took the bus to the hotel. Went for a walk after our return & spent the evening in the room. Mrs Meyer took her departure to a private boarding home early in the morning. The captain showed us 2 small alligators which he had caught on the St John River Florida & which he kept in a large wooden case. 9 �Aug 1st. Tues. Breakfast at seven. Cab for the Wharf Where we took the "New Brunswick" for Portland. Very nice boat and a good many passengers. Very nice day. Called at Eastport about 12. Quite pretty & on the boundary between Maine & N.B. Many surveyor's marks to be seen saw a Revenue Cutter with a very peculiar bow. About 1 p.m. a fog settled down & Whistle kept blowing, answered by foghorn on Shore & sailing vessel horn, until 1 A M when the fog lifted. Stayed on deck nearly all afternoon. Aug 2nd Wed. Landed in Portland very early in the morning before 5 and walked over to the Station which is very comfortable indeed, containing 4 lovely rocking chairs & several other nice chairs. Had breakfast at the Station & left on 8.25 A M. train for Montreal Via White Mts. a bride on board, a friend of Mrs John Cameron's Mr & Mrs Sandford (an actor & his wife) on train also. Very pleasant intelligent well-traveled people who made the time pass quickly. Dinner at Bartlett. Supper in the Dining Car where they took Mrs Sandford (who had been married 4½ Yrs for the bride). Lake Memphremagog & Richlieu {Richelieu} River. Mts beautiful beyond description. Got to Montreal about 9 p.m. and went to the Queen's Hotel where we had a very nice room with a bathroom. Aug. 3rd Thurs. After breakfast took a walk to Notre Dame church & then got a cab for the Jesuit church which we also visited. Then continued our trip up to the top of Mt Royal, 800 ft high, where we saw the Lunch spread for the Men of the Italian Flag ship & got a view of Montreal. On our way back we visited the "Grey Nunnery" The Chapel first where we saw the procession of nuns & heard their service Then an old lady showed us through the building. Sick people, aged, children (Maypole, dance) Then Schools etc. After dinner visited St. Peter's which, when finished, will surely be beautiful. Then the Italian Flag Ship. 2. 25 ton guns on lower deck, 6, 17 ton guns, 3 Machine guns on upper deck At the front, 1 pointing each way & out in front of the wheel house 1 gun which fires 620 shots in a min. At back 2 machines guns, 2 which fire 620 etc. & 3 Revolver guns & from the rear wheel house Another machine gun. Draws 59 ft of water. "Extra". Down below were the muskets & swords for 300 men. Went through the market on the way home also a store of statuary & visited La Salle Museum. After Supper went to the Cyclorama "Jerusalem at the Time of the Crucifixion" which was very fine. Aug 4th. Frid. 5 Min. for breakfast and a rush for the Station when we got on the train for Lachine as it was moving out. Expected to catch the boat & run the Rapids but waited & waited, all in vain! It did not come. Everybody else caught the 9.45 train back to the City. We did not care whether we caught it or not until it was gone & then we were very sorry that we had missed 10 �it. A wait of 3 hours stared us in the face. Nothing to do & nothing to see. We walked down along the River, then to the Station & resigned ourselves to our fate (waiting). The longest & dullest times come to an end and at 11.45 we got on about the slowest train I ever met, And crept back to Montreal. With {?} ruffled & about 25 lbs of dust. Then went on a Shopping expedition, tickets, cap, toys, neckties, socks & book. After lunch C. J. M. had a sleep & then we took in the Art Gallery Where we saw some very fine pictures. Embarked on the "Cuba" for Hamilton at 8 o'clock p.m. M. Cuba high & narrow about 40 passengers on board among whom were the Cargills. Spent the evening getting through the locks. Aug. 5th. Sat. Beautiful day. Got up about half past five & had a walk on the upper deck before breakfast. Music in the evening. Rain. Aug. 6th. Sund. Cool to-day. Read "The Refugees" {Sir Arthur Conan Doyle} rough & a great many sick. hymns in the evening. Saw Maggie Cameron for about ½ hr at Kingston at 8. A.M. Aug 7th Mond. Reached Toronto about 3.30 a.m. Where we stayed, loading on grain, until about 12. Reached Hamilton about 4 o'clock. In the evening we went to the telegraph office & had some Ice Cream at Crawford's. Mr & Mrs Howitt very nice. Mrs Howitt of Guelph also visiting there. Aug 8th. Tues. Went for a walk in the morning with Arthur. Mrs Howitt, Arthur, Maurice, C.J.M. & myself went for a drive in a cab up over the Mountain Going up on the Elevated railway. Frank Hyde came in for tea & spent the evening. He sang for us & we enjoyed it very much indeed. Aug 9th. Wed. Left on the 9.15 train for Chesley accompanied by Mrs Howitt Sr. Mr Howitt came down to see us off. Railway Journey very tiresome. Reached home on afternoon train. House very nicely fixed up to receive us. Reception in the evening which was very pleasant. Thus ended my wedding trip. Seven weeks and one day. Pleasant - all of it. I suppose one never forgets their wedding trip but I think it well to note it down for none of us know what may happen. Aug 25th Frid. Was quite pleased to receive a call from Daisy L & Kinnie this afternoon. We went up the River for a canoe ride & they went to Cooke's for tea & stayed all night with me. Aug 26th Sat. 11 �Drove out to Hanover with the girls & spent a very pleasant day at Dr Landerkin's. Mr Mickle came in about 9. p. m. (having been out to Maple Hill on business) and we came back on the late train together. They had quite a laugh at our expense saying that Mr Mickle could not do without me that long. Sept 1 Frid C.J.M. and I drove out to Walkerton and spent the day with Dr. Sinclair's. It began to rain in the evening so that it was 10. p m when we started for home which we reached at 12.30. Sept. 9th. Sat. When I was dusting this morning Matt. called & I went for a drive with him (about 9 miles out) & did not get back until 2 o'clock. Enjoyed it of course. I don't feel like a married woman & I consider that I have a better time than many girls who are not married. Sept 19th. Tues. Started about a quarter to eight a.m. for Walkerton to hear Laurier. Went to the Hartley House. Mr & Mrs Lawson, Mr & Mrs W. D. Bell. Went to Mr Robb's for dinner. Mr & Mrs Beaton were there also. Mrs Beaton does not impress one very favorably and uses very bad English. (Speaking in the drill Shed which was nicely decorated with Evergreen Bunting & flags. Speakers. O'Connor, Rowan. Mrs Landerkin Melock, Laurier, McMullen Patterson. Laurier very clever & pleasing. Met Mrs Sinclair, Mr Robertson invited us to six o'clock dinner but as we had just had tea we declined very windy drive home. Sept July 22nd Frid Departed on the 11.20 train for Gravenhurst Had Mrs Cooke & the Dr. as far as Palmerston. They were on their way to the World's Fair. Saw Frank and Charlie Cooke at Harriston. Stayed in Guelph all night at Mrs Goldie's. A beautiful house and a lovely view. Marble Hall, Marble bath-room etc. Our bed room had a dressing room. We went in the evening into "Woodside." Sept 23rd Sat. Left on the 6.40 a m. train. Drove to the Station in the phaeton {carriage}. Had to wait at Orangeville for 1½ hrs. Saw Jessie Cooke at Cookstown. Reached Gravenhurst at half past two. Charlie and Mrs Mickle met us at the Station. Sept 24th. Sund. Mr & Mrs Mickle very kind. Charlie nice boy. Bertha & Grace rather spoiled. House very nice and grounds large. 25 incandescent lights in the house 4 Spare bed rooms etc. Gravenhurst rather small place but pretty country. Churches small and not very well filled. Mrs Mickle very jolly and splendid company. 12 �Sept 26th. Tues. Went to Mrs Mowry's for tea. They lived at one time in Fenelon Falls and knew Aunt Maggie, Uncle Jim & family. Strange how you meet people everywhere. It does make the world seem small. Went to Miss Arnot's Millinery opining afterwards nothing pretty to be seen. {repeat of entries for Sept 19, 23, 24} Sept 19th. Tues. Started about a quarter to eight a.m. for Walkerton to hear Laurier. Went to the Hartley House. Mr & Mrs Lawson, Mr & Mrs W. D. Bell. Went to Mr Robb's for dinner. Mr & Mrs Beaton were there also. Mrs Beaton does not impress one very favorably and uses very bad English. (Speaking in the drill Shed which was nicely decorated with Evergreen Bunting & flags. Speakers. O'Connor, Rowan. Mrs Landerkin Melock, Laurier, McMullen Patterson. Laurier very clever & pleasing Met Mrs Sinclair, Mr Robertson invited us to six o'clock dinner but as we had just had tea we declined very windy drive home. Sept July 22nd Frid Departed on the 11.20 train for Gravenhurst Had Mrs Cooke & the Dr. as far as Palmerston. They were on their way to the World's Fair. Saw Frank and Charlie Cooke at Harriston. Stayed in Guelph all night at Mrs Goldie's. A beautiful house and a lovely view. Marble Hall, Marble bath-room etc. Our bed room had a dressing room. We went in the evening into "Woodside." {repeat of page 35} Sept 23rd Sat. Left on the 6.40 a m. train. Drove to the Station in the phaeton. Had to wait at Orangeville for 1½ hrs. Saw Jessie Cooke at Cookstown. Reached Gravenurst at half past two. Charlie and Mrs Mickle met us at the Station. Sept 24th. Sund. Mr & Mrs Mickle very kind. Charlie nice boy. Bertha & Grace rather spoiled. House very nice and grounds large. 25 incandescent lights in the house 4 Spare bed rooms etc. Gravenhurst rather small place but pretty country. Churches small and not very well filled. Mrs Mickle very jolly and splendid company. Sept 26th. Tues. 13 �Went to Mrs Mowry's for tea. They lived at one time in Fenelon Falls and knew Aunt Maggie, Uncle Jim & family. Strange how you meet people everywhere. It does make the world seem small. Went to Miss Arnot's Millinery opening afterwards nothing pretty to be seen. Sept 27th. Wed. Went to the exhibition in the afternoon. Drove around the race track and then folded literature in the G.C.L. U. Quite a queer place for me to be. Mrs Mickle had a few ladies in for tea. Miss Heath and I danced the {Shalisa? Schottische?}, Minuet etc. and then we played "Crockinole" {crokinole}. Sept 28th. Thurs. Went to a lecture on U.P.S.C.E. Work in the Methodist Church by Mr Caldwell of Toronto. Was too sleepy to enjoy it. Ran home all the way from the corner. Sept 30th. Sat. Went up to Bala on the "Muskoka". The Lake is very pretty as the foliage is just changing and the little Islands look so pretty. Grace was rather cross and so spoiled our enjoyment somewhat. Oct. 1st. Sund. Went to the English church in the Morning. A harvest service. The fruit decorations were very scarce and none of the others pretty. Wrote a story "The Lonely Grave" in the evening. Oct 2nd. Mond. Went across Gull Lake in the afternoon to a picnic. The Lake is very pretty and the picnic grounds also. From the rocks we had such a pretty view and the sunset was beautiful. Had a nice row home in the evening. Miss Mickle proves very annoying. She knew we were going to the picnic at half past two and she actually lay down & went off to sleep at that time and at 3 o'clock we had to waken her & start off at ½ hr. late. Oct. 3rd. Tues. Went to Mrs Grant's party in the evening. Wore my cream silk. Dr Grant (who is going to Scotland next week) and I flirted a little I am afraid. He walked home with us afterwards. The electric light went out before we could get ready for bed. Oct. 4th. Wed. Stayed in all day and knit at a cape which I am making for Mother. Helped Nellie (The girl) iron in the evening. 14 �Oct. 6th. Frid. Went Shopping in the Morning with Mrs Mickle. She had a large party of Young people at which I enjoyed myself. very much. Miss Mickle astonished everybody very much this morning by announcing that she was going home in the afternoon. It was quite annoying. However we went to the Station to see her off. Oct. 9th. Mond. Left on the early train for home. Mr Mickle came with us as far as the "Severn" and Mrs Mickle as far as Toronto. At Toronto Station I met Miss Louie Mickle Mrs & Miss Ellis. When I got to Guelph. I called on Dr Howitt who was away & then went to Jackson's where I had supper. They went to the station with me and I got home by the late train. Oct. 13th. Frid. Mrs M.A.. Matt. Mrs G D Bell, Mr Bell, John Dobbie, Tom Dobbie, Mr Mickle & myself all started on the train for the World's Fair. Had tea at Hyde's and got on Sleepers a night landing in Chicago at 4 o'clock on Saturday Oct. 14. Sat. Had some time to wait for a street car. Arrived at J.N. Thompson's where we got a very small bedroom. Had tea & went to the grounds. Electrical Building, pillar of different colored electric lights up which the light ran, then out along lines of lights to balls up which the light flashed. Then began again at the pillar. Up stairs there were a good many pianos from all over the world. Electric fountain which was very beautiful indeed. Electric theatre, a scene in the Alps, Sunrises, daylight, Sunset, Street, Midnight by electric light. The Telautograph which was very interesting. Administration Building. A model of U.S. Treasury Made of Silver Dollars. Mining Building. Miners Cabin, Liberty in Salt, Oval pillar, Iron pillar, Electrical Build. Electric fountain, Red, green, blue, yellow, White, Chickens hatched by electricity. Egyptian Temple. Beautiful green glass pillars lighted by electric lights. Oct. 15th. Sund. Columbia Theatre. Rev John McNeil. 2 Sam. 23. 11- 12 & 20. Quite an actor. Given to Jokes. Kicked his foot in a wonderful manner. 3. o'clock. Baptist Church on Wabash Ave. to hear D. L. Moody on the Work of the Shepherd. Sheep only follow their leader but a sick Sheep will follow anyone. Carry the lamb over the water & the sheep will follow. Applied to the death of children. Matt & Mr M. went at night to hear Dr. Pierson. Oct 16th. Mond. 15 �Mining Build. German Exhibit with Scenery at the back. Cases strewn with silver. Missouri, Map in Stone, Louisiana, Lot's Wife in Rock Salt. Silver pillar from New South Wales with a man bearing a globe on his back on the top. Typical scene in Iowa Coal fields, Miners at work, a car of coal. asbestos, a rock with a fibre in it which will not burn and from which they make fire proof clothing. Transportation Build. Modes of boats. Map of World. Gondola from Venice upholstered in Black with furred edges. Cargo boats from Bengal India. Three post of Vessel "Waranna" 1538. Panorama of Austrian Alps. Model of Saloon Steerage, Cabin etc. of a great attractive steamer. The boat in which Grace Darling went to the rescue. Models of funeral boats. 4000 Yr old found in a tomb in Upper Egypt. Models of Venetian Gondolas of 15th, 17th & 19th centuries. Model of Egyptian temple 222 B.C. funeral boat, Rough wood whitewashed. Locomotives 1803 & 1829. (the Rocket) Locomotives wooden on top 1837-1838. Lovely fancy sleigh White Sea egg resting on a bed of sea weed & the runners placed on 4 Dolphins. Front a sea Dragon, 5 Months for carving. 6 Months to make it. Saw Dr {Bemear} & had quite a talk with him while {Mr or Mrs} M.A. was resting at the C.P.R. train. Hearse Valued at $12000. White hearse valued at $9000. Model of new electric railway & run 200 mls an hour. Hung by 1 side of the car. Duke of Newcastle carriage. Ancient State Carriage of Don Pedro 1822. Columbus Caravel. Ste-Marie. Constantinople Street Carriers. Wooden German Railway of the 16th century. Still in use in the Hungarian Districts. Intramural Railway. Long wait and a train of a number of empty coaches went past us without stopping. Saw the esquimax {Eskimo} as we passed their village on the Main & got a good view of the grounds. Fisheries First the tanks containing living fish. Big Shark with Small one following. paddle fish, toad fish, Star fish, Eels, Gold fish, etc. Other part of Building, Harbor seal (stuffed fish) Skeleton of Whale, Alaska fur seal (Blue Grey with fins at Side.) Sturgeon, Hooded Seal, Otter, Mink, Beavers, White Whale, Shark (White Bear Shields, Harpoons etc.) in Norway Exhibit with a number of nice Skins, Japan {?} glass, Japanese pearls, Whale bone. Holland, Model of boat, fisherman & waves, Sword fish, sword fish sword, alligator. U.S. Government Build. Sea Lion, Alaska 3 Hatch Bidarka {Baidarka=Aleutian kayak}, Skin of Sea Lion cover. Big tree with a Chair in it, Greely Expedition, Snow ice, with wax figures etc. with the flag displayed nearest the north pole. War department. Bunker Hill flag. Smithsonian Institute Exhibit.) Indian papoose & Indians of all Kinds, Reindeer, Walrus, Rocky Mt. sheep & goats, African Buffalo, Sacred Bull of India, American Buffalo. (stuffed animals). Light Houses, Old & New Kinds, Mail Service. Dog train, old Mail coach of 1868 in which Gen. Garfield, President Arthur & Gen. Sherman travelled. 16 �Manufacturers Build. Bar in tiles, Model of a Gate, temples etc. in Japan. Dishes etc. Germany, Candles Crucifix, coats of arms, lamps etc. Armour, Knives, Room where King Ludwig of Bavaria lived Suit worth $2000000. Frames of Chairs etc. Solid gold, Gold candles, French dolls, Room exact copy of original Bed room of Napoleon I worth $8000. Parisian wedding in wax. House furnishings, Jewellry, perfumes, silk worms, silks etc. dress embroidered in pearls, Big Stove (Garland) Beautiful furniture. Oct 17th Tues. Dahomey Village. Mud cabins covered with figures. Gods, Mud Shapes covered with clotted blood flies etc. Grinding corn with a stone. Music, Stove pipes drums etc. Dance, a stately advance a few stick ups & another advance etc. papoose. Thatched houses. Chinese temple. Old Vienna Finest glass in the world. soap in the shape of peaches, pears, apples etc. East India Palace Gold work. Algerian Palace Many things for sale. Streets of Cairo. Camels & donkeys ridden by visitors. Helmets rugs etc. Turkish Mahommedan {Mohammedan} Temple, Obelisk. Persian War Tent 400 Yrs old. worth $1000 000. All hand work. The Work of 35000 Turkish women for 5 Yrs & then presented to the Shah for a war tent. Bed of Princess of Turkey 300 Yrs old. Valued at $5000. Streets of Constantinople a lot of Shops. Japanese {?}. Blarney Castle. California Building. Fruit preserved. Ball of oranges. pyramids of bottles, Raisins, Glass case of Walnuts, Pampas grass, Prune horse & Man. Californian Lion. Killed 3 Man, 1 boy & a Mule before it was killed. {Grain?} in glass cases, bottles etc. pyramid of Oranges & lemons, Model of San Francisco. Gold nuggets. Rubbelite {Rubellite}, Marble, Quartz Crystal ½ Walnut-Made of Walnuts. Onyx, Olives, Nectarines, Pomegranates etc. Illinois Build. Stone implements found in Ill. picture Made of grain on wall. Fountain of wood in forestry Depart. fish pond, flowers, Pottery found in Ill. Woman's Build for lunch. Russian Costumes embroidered in pearl & gold. Statue of America & 6 prominent men. "These are My Jewels." Art Building, Triumph of the Holy Cross (Spain) Santa Maria in a Storm (Russia) Foreclosure of the Mortgage (Canada) Tullia Driving over the dead body of her father (German) Death of an exhiled Woman in Siberia (Polish) Mother of Sorrows (Drapery very real) Danish Family Street in Copenhagen (very vivid). Horticultural Build. Crystal Cave (no good.) Big tree 28 ft in diameter. Wine Cellar. Oct 18th. Wed. MidwayAntropological {Anthropological} Build. 17 �Annuals, Lions tigers, Monkey, Arabian Monkey, Rocky Mt. Burroes etc. Antropological {Anthropological} Build Skeletons, Giant Squid, 8 short arms & 2 long ones covered with teeth, Mammoth, somewhat like an elephant only hairy. Octopus, 8 arms with suckers, Stuffed Moose, Buffalo, Wild Cat, lynx, Bengal tiger, Wolverine, Porcupine, Walrus, Mitten of Dame Eve in Stone, Guillotine, Racoon, Wolf, 1st Electrocution Chair, Plaster Castes from National Museum at Athens 4 centuries before Christ, Mercury. (finest Work in Museum). Minerva, fortune, Neptune., Idols of all Kinds, Winged Lion. Dairy Build. Horse Made of Butter. Pioneer Cabin 18 oz. Spinning wheel etc. Shoe Build. Boy's Russet Brogau {Brogue} of 1833. Prince Shouisski {Shuisky} boots from Russia 16th Century. Straw waterproof Shoes. Sandals worn by Spanish soldiers, Shoes from Corea, Asia, Turned up toes wooden & Straw. Sweden. five tops toes the shape of a curve. South America. Sole toe & Strap. Peru. Great nails in the sole. India. toes turned right back. Lapland fur boots. Shoes from Turtle claws. Shoes worn by a Bedouin. Shiekles (Sheiks) in the desert. Shoes from Palestine inside of sole inlaid with pearl. Strap for holding them on. Wooden slippers from Norway. Japan shoes. Brown wicker sole. Japan Stocking. 2 places for toes. Long boots worn in Texas all the time for 14 Yrs. Leather Quilt. 'Pinta" & "Santa Maria." Agriculture Build. Mammoth cheese. Cape of Good Hope. Angora Hair, Ostrich feathers, Ostrich eggs, Angora goat. Ben goat, Ostrich & Young, ( a black one & a gray one) Bushman's stone implements. Algeria Bees wax, Inlaid Marble Cabinet. Manufacturers Build. Singer Sewing Machine exhibit. Spanish velvet, pills in bottles, (S.S. Machine) Bedroom, parlor & dining room. pictures, chairs, curtains, table linen etc. done on the machine) Stained glass windows, Harps, Earliest printed newspapers, Mexico, Marble books, fruit etc. Bust in Parrafine. {Parrafin} Persian rugs. Spain, lace, fans, Curtains, Red & White Arches & colored pillars. "Quadrica" { Columbus Quadriga} & 4 horses Made of hand hammered copper. fur cape North $5000 Russian Sable cloak worth $13500. Telescope 75 tons. Tiffaney {Tiffany} diamond $100 000. Tiffaney {Tiffany} Chapel, Crucifix Worth $3000000, contains (the Chapel) 500000 pieces of stained glass. Chimes, "Swanee River." etc Gold plated Bedstead $2520. Silver plated $225 & $350 Paris Bedstead. green with painted figures $7800. four chairs in Russia exhibit. China Ivory idols. Embroidered Screens, dishes, Incense slippers, shoes inlaid with pearl, Ivory fans. Embroidered Satin fans, Embroidered Silk Coverlid (figures with China faces) Carved cabinet. Embroidered Silk lantern. Marble Chess board (Oxidised Silver & Brass Men Supported on blue Marble. Bronze Statues, Paris, Engine & car of Spools of Silk. Wheels, covered wood & Spokes of Spools. Incandescent light for head light.. Porcelain works, Beautiful China picture at back of lites, fountain, Silver Court exhibits of Bavaria, Art industries, Robes, Sword & riding whip of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Read leather {Pictures?} 18 �$150. English hand Made silk rug 4000 000 Stiches, Length of silk used being about 28 Miles Cdn. Indian curiosities. Compass over 359 Yrs old. Made in St Malo 1534, used by J. Cartier when exploring Can & the St Lawrence 1536. Duplicate of Marie Antoinette's Bed cover. White Silk. Hand embroidered in Roses grapes & basket. Oct 19th. Thurs. White Star line Build. Ships. State rooms etc. Puck printing presses, pictures etc Woman's Build. Lace from Belgium, Painting, Artificial flowers. Inventions. Egg. Beater, Nail nib. press board, Refrigerator, Coffee pot etc. American Costume dolls. Indiana Build. Statues, Blue tile grate. Colorado Minerals, Washington fur Mast 215 ft high 3½ ft in diameter. Model farm on floor, ploughs, horses, Reapers, Rakes, Men, house. Skeleton of Mammoth 13 ft high. North Dakota (outside) petrified stumps. Red River Cart with a Steer hitched in it. in use until 1781. Kansas Cocoons of silk, decorations in Cree, panorama of animals on Mts. Bull Moose, (Largest known) 2 Moose with horns locked. Small railway running around the top of the building. New Mexico ancient stone idols. Household Gods of Pueblo Indians. Ceylon Black elephants. Model Showing Cultivation of rice & cocanuts {coconuts}. Royal Mail cart drawn by oxen (driver sitting in front.) Model of a tea factory, boats, coins etc. Albert Memorial Hyde park London. Manufacturers Build. Italy. Statues in wood Carving, Marble etc. Bronze vase $20000 Machinery Hall. First printing press in New Hampshire 1742. Lincoln park. Pelicans, Virginia owls, eagles, birds, Lions, tigers, Jaguars, elephant, Capybara, Spotted Cavia, Anteater, Monkeys, Alligators, turtles, Alpaca lamas, Kangaroo, Tapir, Snakes, Baboon parrots, (Red, Green & grey) Cockatoo, Prairie dogs, Badger, Brown Bear, Wolves, Coyote (fast runner) Black Wolf, Red fox, racoons, Climbing bear, 2 White bears, 1 big brown bear, 7 other bears, puma or Mt Lion, 13 Buffalos, 7 fawns, Canada lynx, 14 Guinea pigs, rabbits, foxes, 3 Rocky Mt. sheep, Mule deer, 2 Moose, 14 Angora goats, Wapiti (deer), Marsh Hawk, otter, conservatory, Chrysanthemums, Begonias, pansies, ferns, {Canes?}, Rubber tree, Water Lillies, picture plants. 19 �McVicar's {McVicker's} Theatre after having lunch at a restaurant {Gunters?} Crane {William H. Crane} in "Brother John" very good. Oct 20th. Frid. Cooper & Seigel's. Moody & McNell {McNeill}. in Central Music Hall. Moody on a Christian's power. McNeel {McNeill} on "David & Goliath." Individuality in preaching etc." Masonic temple. Dinner at a restaurant. Crowd at the gates for rain. Carrie Ritchie with Bells' in Sleeper no. 5 extra. we in no. 6. Reached Stratford Sat Morning 8.30. Had Breakfast at Hyde. Got home at 4. p. m. Oct. 31st Tues. Went out to Paisley to Mrs Row's funeral. Service in the church. Saw Mr & Mrs Mickle. Had rather an uncomfortable drive home. Very dark & roads bad. Aurelia, Nell Mc, Nell & I after tea began our practise of "the Ladies Speak at Last." Nov 2nd. Frid. Went out to Walkerton with Mr M. Stayed & had dinner at Sinclair's. Rather a cold drive home. Nov. 8th Thurs. Went out to Walkerton again. Called on Mrs Robb & had dinner with her. Called on Mother Genevieve and spent the rest of the time at Sinclair's. Went for a Walk with the Dr. Dec. 19th. Tues. Gave a concert for the Mechanics Institute. Address by Ralph McNeal. Solos by Charlie Smellie as professor Fenwick was taken with La Grippe and could not come. "The Ladies Speak at Last" Recitation by Aurelia Lamont and a Gipsy {Gypsy} Scene which was rather short to suit the audience. Otherwise everything was a success. Dec 10th. Went to see "The Last Loaf". Flow Currie, Mina Schroeder etc. Have been to a number of other concerts also. "Hazel Kirtle" (Miss Biette) "Robinson Crusoe" (troupe) Eurenia Wells, Jennie Ray (Steel bass, piano, singing, xylophone. Automatic Hand bells etc. {BLANK PAGE} {BLANK PAGE} {BLANK PAGE} 20 �{BLANK PAGE} de 35 {stamp} A.S. GOODEVE, DRUGS AND MEDICINES, BOCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP, GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER, CHESLEY, - ONT. {Back cover blue marbled with brown leather on spine and corners} For more information on Kate Halliday Mickle, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 21 � 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 Kate Halliday Mickle Diary & Transcription, 1893 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kate Halliday Mickle Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1893 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Bruce County, Elderslie Township, Ontario and trip to The Chicago World's Fair. Date Created Date of creation of the resource. June 20, 1893 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Front Cover Blue Marble}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Inside front cover blue marble}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Inside front cover blue marble}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Kate H.{Halliday} Mickle</p> <p>1893.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 20th Tues. The most eventful day of my life I expect. The day upon which I was married. What I felt and what I thought I will not write here for nobody knows who may read. Our wedding I consider was very nice. Mr Howith, Arthur, Miss Mickle and the people at home were present. Mr Howith performing the ceremony. A number of friends were at the station to see us depart. It so pleasant to have them come to say good bye but so much kissing seems silly. Our railway journey to Niagara Falls N. Y (where we stayed for the night) was dusty and tiring. We stayed at "Prospect House" where we had a very comfortable room and a nice parlor. We had a view of the Falls by moonlight. They are much more beautiful than I thought when I saw them last summer. The view crossing Suspension Bridge was also very beautiful.</p> <p>June 21st Wed. Left at 10 a.m. for New York. Had a wait of 2 hrs. in Buffalo where we employed our hire in driving around the city. The first place which we visited was the house of Icineration {Incineration?}. The Chapel where the service is held, after which all leave</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>but two people who remain to witness the cremation. The body is carried into a small room, taken from the coffin and placed on a marble slab which is then rolled into the retort (already heated for 1 1/2 hrs) where in the space of an hour and a half it is reduced to ashes. The furnace is down in the basement and was brought from Italy and set up by an Italian. After being thus cheerfuly entertained we visited the graveyard which was certainly well cared for. One tomb in particular was very pretty. A marble monument (the sides of which were glass) contained four marble figures in different positions and around it were place marble seat and marble urns filled with flowers. The cemetery is controlled by the city and in one part they have arranged the small tombstones of all dead firemen and in the center erected a large monument for all firemen. Next came Dufferin Park which is immense and very pretty arranged. York then Main, the Empire fast express, which passed along the edge of the Hudson and</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>arrived in New York at 10.p.m. We went to the Broadway Central Hotel where we were shown a room of the 2nd flat which looked out on the roof and felt as if it contained only about 1 inch of fresh air. We changed for one higher up but with a window facing the street but as we wanted a bath we moved once more and betook ourselves to the 4th flat where we had a parlor, a bedroom and a bath-room.</p> <p>June 22nd Thurs.</p> <p>Got a cab in the morning after we had with a great deal of difficulty found the breakfast room and partaken of our morning repast, and drove out to Brooklyn Bridge. After crossing which we returned to the Hotel (Driving up 5th ave first) and had dinner at 3 p.m. We embarked on the Orinoco for Bermuda. In passing out of U of harbor the Statue of Liberty could be seen for some distance. The night was lovely and the sail delightful</p> <p>June 23rd Frid.</p> <p>Found the State room excessively warm in the morning and myself quite uncomfortable. (Caused no doubt by the roll of the Dock). I lay</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>in my berth and read until night where I went on deck for a short time. My meals consisted of very little and were few and far between. Saturday was but a repetition of friday and deserves or requires no special notes.</p> <p>June 25th Sund.</p> <p>Arrived in Bermuda on Sunday morning about 7 and anchored in Grassy Bay. Went to the Wharf in the tender and took a carriage to the Windsor Hotel. In the office we found nobody and waited for awhile when a darkey boy arrived and asked if we would like to see the Missus. Upon her appearance on the scene we were shown our bedroom which proved to be both large and comfortable. Went to the Presbyterian Church in the evening. Dr. Burrows - preacher. Church small, pipe organ hot brick good deed singing wretched.</p> <p>June 26th Mond.</p> <p>Had a visit from Mr. Armer who came to Hamilton on the Ferry. It seemed nice to see somebody that we knew. Mr. Mickle</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>went home with him and upon his return brought me a very pretty bouquet from Mrs. Armer. The vegetation on the Island being altogether tropical was something quite new to me. From the front of the hotel we could see across the road, 'a row of Pride of India' kiss, in a garden a large rubber tree and plenty of oleanders were to be seen in the distance</p> <p>June 27th Tues.</p> <p>Got - by this time pretty well acquainted (at least well enough to speak) with Mr. and Mrs. McInnis of Edinburgh who were staying at the Windsor. They had been there five months and as Mr MacInnis was working in a jewellers store there their stay in Bermuda was to be a long one. Mrs. Armes called and brought me a second pretty bouquet. Called with her at Mrs. Kempe's who lived over the way.</p> <p>June 28th Wed.</p> <p>We got a donkey cart after dinner and drove to Armer's, 5 miles; We felt rather absurd perched up in a little cart behind such a small animal. He did not go very rapidly and when upon Front it he stopped and brayed we felt quite silly. However after a</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>great deal of persuasion we reached Armer's or rather Dunscombe's. The roads are lovely being smooth coral. A great heavy hedges of oleander are to be seen and in many places stone walls covered with Lantana. The most noted things on the way to East Warwick are the Royal palaces in Paget, a number of Mangroves grow in the bay and present a peculiar appearence. We remained at Dunscombe's for Supper. The household consists of Mr &amp; Mrs Armer &amp; 5 children, 2 Miss Dunscombe's and Mabel Dunscombe a cousin. Also Mr Dunscombe (Mrs Armer's brother) After supper we found that our little donkey was very anxious to start for home and from the way in which he started off we might be forgiven if we expected to go home at a good pace, Our hopes however were deemed to be disappointed and our donkey soon got down to a walk. I was compelled to hold up a carriage lamp all the way home on account of a law which was enacted on the Island that all vehicles of travel must</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>carry a light after seven o'clock. When we got to Hamilton our lamp began to go out and Just as we reached Queen St, on which our hotel was situated, the lamp went out. However we escaped the fine and decided that one experience with a donkey cart was quite enough. East Warwick Church. Geo. Whitefield pulpit 1748 and Tablet. present pulpit High</p> <p>June 29th Thurs.</p> <p>Took a walk around Hamilton and we explored town through the Public gardens after which we visited the store known as the Towers, looked around and returned home. The garden contained many beautiful trees, ponsiana {poinciana}, which has a very pretty red flower, another tree with a yellow flowers and numbers of oleanders, red, white &amp; pink, palms, Sago and palmetto. The flower beds were filled with geraniums, foliage plants etc.</p> <p>June 30th Frid.</p> <p>In the afternoon got a carriage and went for a drive along the South Shore to Spanish Point, The drive was pretty along the Shore of the Bay and Spanish Point lovely. It is very rough and on one side are the ruins of an old</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>house. Behind which the Ocean was to be seen stretching out as far as the ey horizon. On the other sidem a narrow strip of land, then a Small Bay, and then strip of land and then the vast Atlantic. On which were two or three sail boats. It was a very pretty scene and one which I hope I shall never forget. We returned by the north shore. The Ocean lovely and the rocks immense. We passed the Old Devonshire Church and paid it a short visit. It is very old but kept in pretty good repair. The old organ still remains and the high pulpit with the reading desk down below it. The Ivy was growing in at the windows and covered quite a lot of the outside. It was built in 16--. The Church Yard contained a great brassy flat stone which covered the family vaults. On account of lack of ground vaults are used altogether and are built with two parts so that a grave needs not be opened for a Year after anyone is buried in it. In 20 Years only dust remains.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>an old Cedar tree stood quite near the Church and was used at one time for a belfry. Continued our drive by the North Shore East Government house, which is situated on a high hill overlooking Hamilton and in the rear the Ocean, Returned to Hamilton &amp; then went out to St John's Church Pembroke which has been rebuilt and is therefore quite modern. In the evening we went for a row over to one of the Islands where Mr Mickle had a bath and we returned by moonlight. Phosphorescent Sea.</p> <p>July 1st. Sat.</p> <p>Rowed over to Armer's in the Row boat where we stayed for tea and returned again by moonlight. The lights of Hamilton looked very pretty and the Fire Brigade were practising their torches, out in the Bay and which they were trying to extinguish looked quite pretty, and added considerably to the liveliness of the scene. We hurried home as quickly as possible on account of the roughness of the boys who usually occupy the town on Saturday nights.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 2nd Sund.</p> <p>Went to church in the morning. Came home sick and spent the afternoon and evening in bed. As Monday was spent in the same uninteresting way it is not worthy of special notice.</p> <p>July 4th Tues.</p> <p>On Tuesday afternoon the Kempes very kindly invited us to go for a sail with them which invitation we accepted &amp; at two o'clock the boat left the wharf, containing Mr, Mrs, Walter, Ethel, {Eurena?} and Phoebe Kempe, Miss Burrows, a darkey who had charge of the boat, Mr Mickle and myself. We sailed to the West side of {Hinson's?} Island and the gentlemen fished &amp; Mr Kempe caught one fish which was thrown back into the water. In the meantime we had a couple of bunches of fruit, pineapple, orange &amp; banana &amp; mangoes. In the evening I went over to Kempe's while Mr M went over to see Mr Armer about going to St. Georges. Did not get back until after ten.</p> <p>July 5th We took the Paget ferry in the morning &amp;</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Crossed, Met the {Ms.?} an started for St George Mr &amp; 3 Miss Dunscombe's Mr Mrs &amp; 5 little Armers' Mrs Smith &amp; Miss Ashcombe. When we reached Walsingham Caves we stopped for lunch. The driver acted as our guide and guided us through the caves illuminating them with palmetto. Growing in front of the 1st caves was a coffee tree the flowers of which were lovely both in appearance &amp; perfume. Moore's Calabash tree was also near it. The Stagmalites {stalagmites} were very pretty and the water in the 1st cave 40 ft deep but so clear that you could see the bottom quite distinctly. The second cave was fuller of stagmitites {stalactites} but a passage went right through it so that we went in at one side and out at the other. We had our lunch in an old house close by a little pond &amp; there resumed our journey to St George passing over the great causeway. We went to Mr Smith's in St George and he and Mrs Smith Kindly Showed us the sights of the town. 1st the gardens, A tablet erected to Sir George Somerset 1609 first catches the eye. A Screw palm and a monkey puzzle tree are two</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>other prominent articles. Also a pond of water hyacinths. Our drive back in the evening was pleasant.</p> <p>July 6th Thurs.</p> <p>Mr Mickle felt poorly all day but in the evening Mr &amp; Mrs MacInnis and ourselves took a carriage for the theatre at Prospect. The Soldiers provided the Entire programme. The whole of these {pri?} is in the choruses. The Statue dance was good. The Governor, his wife &amp; daughters and all the officers and their wives were present in full dress. Although we were not in full dress we felt quite grand driving to a concert in a carriage with a darkey driver.</p> <p>July 7th Frid.</p> <p>On Friday and Saturday Mr Mickle was quite miserable and stayed in bed part of the time so that with the exception of going out to buy some oranges I was not out all day.</p> <p>July 9th Sund.</p> <p>Went to Presbyterian Church in the Morning. Mr &amp; Mrs Powell from Florida &amp; Mrs Williams from Glascow {Glasgow} arrived on the Orinoco &amp;</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>took up their quarters at the Windsor. Mr &amp; Mrs Powell seemed very nice, considered Bermuda cool &amp; took long walks. Mrs Williamson shy, Had a Maid, her husband an officer in the navy, was going to remain in Bermuda for 3 Yrs. Had been a great traveller. In the evening we went to the English Church which was held in the Mechanics Hall. As there was no usher we found a seat for ourselves but shortly after we were seated a snipe {snip} of a girl asked us if we would mind taking the seat in front as there was more people coming in that one. This naturally made us feel a little uncomfortable &amp; as it was the hottest place I ever struck &amp; the Minister was no good I am afraid we were not much benefited by going. We took a walk down front it to get cooled off.</p> <p>July 10th. Mond. Went in the afternoon to the Light House taking Ethel Kempe with us and driving home by the South Shore. 192 Steps we climbed but the view more than repaid us. Stretched below us we saw the Whole Island</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>with a number of Small ones 362 in number. And all around the Ocean only a Small piece of land in the midst of a Vast Sea. It caused one to wonder at the small space of land we were living on. We could hear the breakers on the South Shore quite distinctly and the waves breaking on the rocks were very pretty.</p> <p>July 11th. Tues.</p> <p>In the Morning went to the Dock Yard on the Slocum Triton. To enter the Dock Yard You pass 2 draw bridges &amp; 2 moats. Within the Dock Yard are Saw Mills, Repair Shops, provisions stores etc. The most interesting objects were an old wooden vessel "The Irresistible" which looked like a castle of 3 Stories and a gun boat the "Scorpion" which we visited. One of the sailors showed us through and explained the Manner of loading the guns, firing a broadside etc. It was a turret Shop having 2 turrets containing 2, 19 ton guns each. On the upper deck was a Nordenfelt gun which fires 300 shots a minute.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>In the afternoon we went to Kempe's for tea. Miss Dunscombe, Miss Burrows, Mr, Mrs Armer &amp; ourselves being there. The evening was spent in singing playing etc.</p> <p>July 12th Wed.</p> <p>Spent a very quiet day. Caled on Mrs Burrows in the afternoon while Mr M went for a bath with Walter Kempe.</p> <p>July 13th Thurs.</p> <p>Went over to Armer's in the afternoon &amp; then went to the South Shore with Miss Dunscombe, Mrs Armer Corinne &amp; Russel &amp; Jim for a bath. The first feeling upon slipping into the sea was that the waves would carry me into shore again but I sooned gained confidence and felt so wonderfully elated &amp; light when I learnt to rise above the large waves when they rolled in. We stayed in about an hour. Had tea at Armer's and returned by Salt Kettle ferry.</p> <p>July 14th Frid.</p> <p>Frid. was a repetition of Thursday but that Mr Mickle went in too and helped me (trying</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to teach me to swim.</p> <p>July 15th Sat.</p> <p>Went around to Armer's in the Somerset Stage and went for a bath on the South Shore. We returned by the ferry after having tea at Armer's.</p> <p>July 16th Sund.</p> <p>Went to the Presbyterian Church in the Morning and in the afternoon Walked out to Government house to see the grounds which are beautiful. Part of them are laid out in civilized Style while the remainder is left wild and many nice walks run through the roads. There is a small outlook on top of a high hill. We went up and beheld a lovely view. Hamilton below us and behind us the Atlantic. In the evening we went to the African Church. There was only three White people present, a soldier and ourselves. The singing was lovely, the sermon a muddle and the people polite.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 17th. Mond.</p> <p>Crossed to Paget in the Paget ferrt, (now boats) and began to hunt for a road to the South Shire. Climbed up a tremendous hill only to find that we were in somebody's private grounds. Returned, enquired our way, round around and around a great hill and at last struck the road. By perserverance and when we were almost discouraged we reached Hungry Bay where we had a delightful bath &amp; found a shorter way home.</p> <p>July 18th. Tues.</p> <p>Had another bath in Hungry Bay &amp; began to swim a little. Ice cream.</p> <p>July 19th. Wed.</p> <p>Went shopping in the morning. To Hungry Bay in the afternoon where Mr M had a bath while I sat on the Rocks. We then ate four oranges and after returning home visited the English Cathedral which they have been building for some years but which is not yet nearly finished &amp; which is costing a great sum of money. In the evening Mrs MacInnis went with us for Ice cream.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 20th. Thurs.</p> <p>Went over to Armers in the afternoon &amp; went for a bath in the South Shore. Had tea there and returned by salt kettle ferry. In the evening Mrs MacInnis treated us to Ice cream at Meyers'.</p> <p>July 21st. Frid.</p> <p>Went down before breakfast to see the fishing fleet come in. The fish were brought in in crates fastened to the boats. As the fish were of all colors and all kinds &amp; alive they looked very pretty. They were killed on the boat as they were sold. In the afternoon took the Somerset bus to Armer's and then started for the South Shore for a bath but as a shower came up we went into Mr Armer's store until is was over &amp; then went on &amp; had a splendid bath. Mr Armer &amp; Mr Mickle, Jim Russel &amp; Mrs Armer, Miss Dunscombe, Corinne &amp; myself. It started to rain just as we started for home and we had shelter in a negro's cabin where there was a cute little darkey baby. Had tea at Armer's and went back to Hamilton on the ferry.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 22nd Sat.</p> <p>Went to Kempe's and to Armers to say good bye in the afternoon as we expected our boat to arrive &amp; leave that day. In the morning we went over to the south shore &amp; Mr M. had a bath while I sat on the rocks &amp; watched the waves. As there had been a storm the day before the waves were quite high.</p> <p>July 23rd. Sund.</p> <p>Went to the Methodist Church in the morning with Mrs MacInnis. Text "Blessed Are the poor in Spirit for they Shall See God." We liked the sermon very much indeed &amp; went back in the evening text " Quit You like Men, be Strong." As it rained all afternoon we stayed in our room and wrote a fairy story.</p> <p>July 24th. Mond.</p> <p>Went to the South Shore in the afternoon for a bath. Spent the evening wandering around looking for the signal of the boat.</p> <p>July 25th. Tues.</p> <p>Went down before breakfast to see the fishing fleet but as Monday was showery they did not</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>go out. At three o'clock we went on board the tender accompanied by Mrs MacInnis &amp; Mrs Bradley, And were taken out to the Taymouth Castle. The first thing we noticed was the disagreeable fact that all the staterooms were down stairs. However we got the Ladies Cabin which had 2 port-holes &amp; was therefore fresher than the others. We were detained sometime &amp; Mrs Bradley came on board but Mrs MacInnis remained on the tender. A little before 6 o'clock we started and everything was smooth sailing. The pilot got off opposite St George. We met a tug towing in a wrecked steamer. A {fancy?} Mast was rigged up on deck and the top of the cabin was stoved in.</p> <p>July 26th. Wed</p> <p>Sea very calm. Mrs Meyers, a {?simpleton?} who came on with us At Bermuda, had our meals on deck. Taymouth Castle 320 feet long, 2 bunches bannanas, 2 barrels pineaples, 2½ barrels lime, a box of mangoes, 3 parrots &amp; 2 Negro girls in back.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>passengers, Vaisis, who got intoxicated the last day on board, Mr Schofield &amp; Mr Neave, 2 lieutenants of Berkshire {requicest?}going home on sick leave, Captain Mara, Mr Ellicombe, Mrs Meyer &amp; ourselves. Captain Mara said " There are a great many wrecks floating around in the Atlantic, some of these level with the sea. The U.S. &amp; Eng have made some efforts to retrieve these but nothing systematic has been done. Charts have been got out showing their position. Whenever I come to any I {spurn?} them if possible as I think a great many vessels which are lost at sea have struck on these water-logged vessels &amp; gone down. (All editorial in the 'trail' a few days after we returned revived Mr M's story about bricks, the "City of Pekin" etc.</p> <p>July 27th Thurs.</p> <p>The Gulf Stream was quite stormy and the waves washed on deck all day. We did not feel very comfortable squall about 4 o'clock.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>chairs, barrel of pinesapples etc, rolled down to the railing, ordered below where we nearly expired for want of air. Our State room smelt so dreadfully of sugar that we slept on couches in the music salon.</p> <p>July 28th Frid.</p> <p>Lovely day. A pleasure even to live. Enjoyed our meals down stairs. Saw quite close 2 large Steamers after tea saw several Whales sporting quite close to the Ship. Just at dark the fishing fleet which was anchored in "St Annie's Churchyard" so called on account of fishermen drowned there from St Anne. In the evening Mr Lauir, the purser, and some of the others entertained us in the salon with comic songs etc. Slept in salon.</p> <p>July 29th. Sat.</p> <p>Beautful day. pilot came on board about 6.30 a.m. in sight of land all day. Anchored outside of St John harbour to wait for high tide. At 6. p.m. then after getting the necessary amount of water proceeded up the river a short distance &amp; upon receiving permission sailed up to the wharf where the Doctor came on board. Landed in pouring rain &amp; climbed a long ladder. got into a cab</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Where the friendly Mrs Meyers joined us and went to the 'Clifton Manse" where we got a room on 3rd flat.</p> <p>July 30th. Sund.</p> <p>Went to the 'Stone Church' English where the volunteers had parade service. Old church. Nice organ and the Singing was beautiful especially the Le Deuui. The amount of style was wonderful after Bermuda &amp; the difference between materials (Velvet &amp; cotton) quite noticable. Went for a walk around the city in the afternoon. Climbed a high hill &amp; had a splendid view. Very picturesque &amp; hilly. Went to St Andrews Church (Pres.) in the evening. Minister ugly &amp; conceited. Blind Man in the choir who read with his fingers &amp; sang very well (a solo &amp; in a quartette) but through his nose. Went for a walk after church whe the friendly Mrs Meyers again accompanied us (by her own invitation) 53 steps to go to Dinner 20 more to go down town.</p> <p>July 31st. Mond.</p> <p>Had to hurry breakfast somewhat to catch a car for Indiantown to take the boat up the St John River. Cars not runnning. Cabman fooled $1 out of us. Got on Steamer Olivette for John Vanwart's. The sail was pleasant &amp; the banks of the River beautiful but</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>water very muddy. And hill after another all the way. Just had time to have dinner at hotel at John Vanwart's &amp; catch the steamer "David Weston" for return trip landing in St John at 3.30 &amp; took the bus to the hotel. Went for a walk after our return &amp; spent the evening in the room. Mrs Meyer took her departure to a private boarding home early in the morning. The captain showed us 2 small alligators which he had caught on the St John River Florida &amp; which he kept in a large wooden case.</p> <p>Aug 1st. Tues.</p> <p>Breakfast at seven. Cab for the Wharf Where we took the "New Brunswick" for Portland. Very nice boat and a good many passengers. Very nice day. Called at Eastport about 12. Quite pretty &amp; on the boundary between Maine &amp; N.B. Many surveyor's Marks to be seen saw a Revenue Cutter with a very peculiar bow. About 1 p.m. a fog settled down &amp; Whistle kept blowing, answered by foghorn on Shore &amp; sailing vessel horn, until 1 A M when the fog lifted. Stayed on deck nearly all afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug 2nd Wed.</p> <p>Landed in Portland very early in the morning before 5 and walked over to the Station which is very comfortable indeed, containing 4 lovely rocking chairs &amp; several other nice chairs. Had breakfast at the Station &amp; left on 8.25 A M. train for Montreal Via White Mts. a bride on board, a friend of Mrs John Cameron's Mr &amp; Mrs Sandford ( an actor &amp; his wife) on train also. Very pleasant intelligent well-traveled people who made the time pass quickly. Dinner at Bartlett. Supper in the Dining Car where they took Mrs Sandford (who had been married 4½ Yrs for the bride). Lake Memphremagog &amp; Richlieu {Richelieu} River. Mts beautiful beyond description. Got to Montreal about 9 p.m. and went to the Queen's Hotel where we had a very nice room with a bathroom.</p> <p>Aug. 3rd Thurs.</p> <p>After breakfast took a walk to Notre Dame church &amp; then got a cab for the Jesuit church which we also visited. Then continued our trip up to the top of Mt Royal, 800 ft high, where we saw the Lunch spread for the Men of the Italian Flag ship &amp; got a view of Montreal. On our way back we visited the "Grey Nunnery" The Chapel first where we</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>saw the procession of nuns &amp; heard their service Then an old lady showed us through the building. Sick people, aged, children (Maypole, dance) Then Schools etc. After dinner visited St. Peter's which, when finished, will surely be beautiful. Then the Italian Flag Ship. 2. 25 ton guns on lower deck, 6, 17 ton guns, 3 Machine guns on upper deck At the front, 1 pointing each way &amp; out in front of the wheel house 1 gun which fires 620 shots in a min. At back 2 machines guns, 2 which fire 620 etc. &amp; 3 Revolver guns &amp; from the rear wheel house Another machine gun. Draws 59 ft of water. "Extra". Down below were the muskets &amp; swords for 300 men. Went through the market on the way home also a store of statuary &amp; visited La Salle Museum. After Supper went to the Cyclorama "Jerusalem at the Time of the Crucifixion" which was very fine.</p> <p>Aug 4th. Frid.</p> <p>5 Min. for breakfast and a rush for the Station when we got on the train for Lachine as it was moving out. Expected to catch the boat &amp; run the Rapids but waited &amp; waited, all in vain! It did not come. Everybody else caught the 9.45 train back to the City. We did not care whether we caught it or not until it was</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>gone &amp; then we were very sorry that we had missed it. A wait of 3 hours stared us in the face. Nothing to do &amp; nothing to see. We walked down along the River, then to the Station &amp; resigned ourselves to our fate (waiting). The longest &amp; dullest times come to an end and at 11.45 we got on about the slowest train I ever met, And crept back to Montreal. With {?} ruffled &amp; about 25 lbs of dust. Then went on a Shopping expedition, tickets, cap, toys, neckties, socks &amp; book. After lunch C. J. M. had a sleep &amp; then we took in the Art Gallery Where we saw some very fine pictures. Embarked on the "Cuba" for Hamilton at 8 o'clock p.m. M. Cuba high &amp; narrow about 40 passengers on board among whom were the Cargills. Spent the evening getting through the locks.</p> <p>Aug. 5th. Sat.</p> <p>Beautiful day. Got up about half past five &amp; had a walk on the upper deck before breakfast. Music in the evening. Rain.</p> <p>Aug. 6th. Sund.</p> <p>Cool to-day. Read "The Refugees" {Sir Arthur Conan Doyle} rough &amp; a great many sick. hymns in the evening. Saw Maggie Cameron for about ½ hr at Kingston at 8. A.M.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug 7th Mond. Reached Toronto about 3.30 a.m. Where we stayed, loading on grain, until about 12. Reached Hamilton about 4 o'clock. In the evening we went to the telegraph office &amp; had some Ice Cream at Crawford's. Mr &amp; Mrs Howitt very nice. Mrs Howitt of Guelph also visiting there.</p> <p>Aug 8th. Tues.</p> <p>Went for a walk in the morning with Arthur. Mrs Howitt, Arthur, Maurice, C.J.M. &amp; myself went for a drive in a cab up over the Mountain Going up on the Elevated railway. Frank Hyde came in for tea &amp; spent the evening. He sang for us &amp; we enjoyed it very much indeed.</p> <p>Aug 9th. Wed.</p> <p>Left on the 9.15 train for Chesley accompanied by Mrs Howitt Sr. Mr Howitt came down to see us off. Railway Journey very tiresome. Reached home on afternoon train. House very nicely fixed up to receive us. Reception in the evening which was very pleasant. Thus ended my wedding trip. Seven weeks and one day. Pleasant - all of it. I suppose one never forgets their wedding trip but I think it well to note it down for none of us know what may happen.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug 25th Frid.</p> <p>Was quite pleased to receive a call from Daisy L &amp; Kinnie this afternoon. We went up the River for a canoe ride &amp; they went to Cooke's for tea &amp; stayed all night with me.</p> <p>Aug 26th Sat.</p> <p>Drove out to Hanover with the girls &amp; Spent a very pleasant day at Dr Landerkin's. Mr Mickle came in about 9. p. m. (having been out to Maple Hill on business) and we came back on the late train together. They had quite a laugh at our expense saying that Mr Mickle could not do without me that long.</p> <p>Sept 1 Frid</p> <p>C.J.M. and I drove out to Walkerton and spent the day with Dr. Sinclair's. It began to rain in the evening so that it was 10. p m when we started for home which we reached at 12.30.</p> <p>Sept. 9th. Sat.</p> <p>When I was dusting this morning Matt. called &amp; I went for a drive with him (about 9 miles out) &amp; did not get back until 2 o'clock. Enjoyed it of course. I don't feel like a married woman &amp; I consider that I have a better time than many girls who are not married.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept 19th. Tues.</p> <p>Started about a quarter to eight a.m. for Walkerton to hear Laurier. Went to the Hartley House. Mr &amp; Mrs Lawson, Mr &amp; Mrs W. D. Bell. Went to Mr Robb's for dinner. Mr &amp; Mrs Beaton were there also. Mrs Beaton does not impress one very favorably and uses very bad English. (Speaking in the drill Shed which was nicely decorated with Evergreen Bunting &amp; flags. Speakers. O'Connor, Rowan. Mrs Landerkin Melock, Laurier, McMullen Patterson. Laurier very clever &amp; pleasing Met Mrs Sinclair, Mr Robertson invited us to six o'clock dinner but as we had just had tea we declined very windy drive home.</p> <p>Sept July 22nd Frid</p> <p>Departed on the 11.20 train for Gravenhurst Had Mrs Cooke &amp; the Dr. as far as Palmerston. They were on their way to the World's Fair. Saw Frank and Charlie Cooke at Harriston. Stayed in Guelph all night at Mrs Goldie's. A beautiful house and a lovely view. Marble Hall, Marble bath-room etc. Our bed room had a dressing room. We went in the evening into "Woodside."</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept 23rd Sat.</p> <p>Left on the 6.40 a m. train. Drove to the Station in the phaeton. Had to wait at Orangeville for 1½ hrs. Saw Jessie Cooke at Cookstown. Reached Gravenurst at half past two. Charlie and Mrs Mickle met us at the Station.</p> <p>Sept 24th. Sund.</p> <p>Mr &amp; Mrs Mickle very kind. Charlie nice boy. Bertha &amp; Grace rather spoiled. House very nice and grounds large. 25 incandescent lights in the house 4 Spare bed rooms etc. Gravenhurst rather small place but pretty country. Churches small and not very well filled. Mrs Mickle very jolly and splendid company.</p> <p>Sept 26th. Tues.</p> <p>Went to Mrs Mowry's for tea. They lived at one time in Fenelon Falls and knew Aunt Maggie, Uncle Jim &amp; family. Strange how you meet people everywhere. It does make the world seem small. Went to Miss Arnot's Millinery opining afterwards nothing pretty to be seen.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{repeat of page 34}</p> <p>Sept 19th. Tues.</p> <p>Started about a quarter to eight a.m. for Walkerton to hear Laurier. Went to the Hartley House. Mr &amp; Mrs Lawson, Mr &amp; Mrs W. D. Bell. Went to Mr Robb's for dinner. Mr &amp; Mrs Beaton were there also. Mrs Beaton does not impress one very favorably and uses very bad English. (Speaking in the drill Shed which was nicely decorated with Evergreen Bunting &amp; flags. Speakers. O'Connor, Rowan. Mrs Landerkin Melock, Laurier, McMullen Patterson. Laurier very clever &amp; pleasing Met Mrs Sinclair, Mr Robertson invited us to six o'clock dinner but as we had just had tea we declined very windy drive home.</p> <p>Sept July 22nd Frid</p> <p>Departed on the 11.20 train for Gravenhurst Had Mrs Cooke &amp; the Dr. as far as Palmerston. They were on their way to the World's Fair. Saw Frank and Charlie Cooke at Harriston. Stayed in Guelph all night at Mrs Goldie's. A beautiful house and a lovely view. Marble Hall, Marble bath-room etc. Our bed room had a dressing room. We went in the evening into "Woodside."</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{repeat of page 35}</p> <p>Sept 23rd Sat.</p> <p>Left on the 6.40 a m. train. Drove to the Station in the phaeton. Had to wait at Orangeville for 1½ hrs. Saw Jessie Cooke at Cookstown. Reached Gravenurst at half past two. Charlie and Mrs Mickle met us at the Station.</p> <p>Sept 24th. Sund.</p> <p>Mr &amp; Mrs Mickle very kind. Charlie nice boy. Bertha &amp; Grace rather spoiled. House very nice and grounds large. 25 incandescent lights in the house 4 Spare bed rooms etc. Gravenhurst rather small place but pretty country. Churches small and not very well filled. Mrs Mickle very jolly and splendid company.</p> <p>Sept 26th. Tues.</p> <p>Went to Mrs Mowry's for tea. They lived at one time in Fenelon Falls and knew Aunt Maggie, Uncle Jim &amp; family. Strange how you meet people everywhere. It does make the world seem small. Went to Miss Arnot's Millinery opining afterwards nothing pretty to be seen.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept 27th. Wed.</p> <p>Went to the exhibition in the afternoon. Drove around the race track and then folded literature in the G.C.L. U. Quite a queer place for me to be. Mrs Mickle had a few ladies in for tea. Miss Heath and I dances the {?} Minuet etc. and then we played "Crockinole" {crokinole}</p> <p>Sept 28th. Thurs.</p> <pre>Went to a lecture on U.P.S.C.E. Work in the Methodist Church by Mr Caldwell of Toronto. Was too sleepy to enjoy it. Ran home all the way from the corner. </pre> <p>Sept 30th. Sat.</p> <p>Went up to Bala on the "Muskoka". The Lake is very pretty as the foliage is just changing and the little Islands look so pretty. Grace was rather cross and so spoiled our enjoyment somewhat.</p> <p>Oct. 1st. Sund.</p> <p>Went to the English church in the Morning. A harvest service. The fruit decorations were very scarce and none of the others pretty. Wrote a story "The Lonely Grave" in the evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct 2nd. Mond.</p> <p>Went across Gull Lake in the afternoon to a picnic. The Lake is very pretty and the picnic grounds also. From the rocks we had such a pretty view and the sunset was beautiful. Had a nice row home in he evening. Miss Mickle proves very annoying. She knew we were going to the picnic at half past two and she actually lay down &amp; went off to sleep at that time and at 3 o'clock we had to waken her &amp; start off at ½ hr. late. Oct. 3rd. Tues.</p> <p>Went to Mrs Grant's party in the evening. Wore my cream silk. Dr Grant (who is going to Scotland next week) and I flirted a little I am afraid. He walked home with us afterwards. The electric light went out before we could get ready for bed.</p> <p>Oct. 4th. Wed.</p> <p>Stayed in all day and knit at a cape which I am making for Mother. Helped Nellie (The girl) iron in the evening.</p> <p>Oct. 6th. Frid.</p> <p>Went Shopping in the Morning with Mrs Mickle. She had a large party of Young people at which I enjoyed myself.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>very much. Miss Mickle astonished everybody very much this morning by announcing that she was going home in the afternoon. It was quite annoying. However we went to the Station to see her off.</p> <p>Oct. 9th. Mond.</p> <p>Left on the early train for home. Mr Mickle came with us as far as the "Severn" and Mrs Mickle as far as Toronto. At Toronto Station I met Miss Louie Mickle Mrs &amp; Miss Ellis. When I got to Guelph I called on Dr Howitt who was away &amp; then went to Jackson's where I had supper. They went to the station with me and I got home by the late train.</p> <p>Oct. 13th. Frid.</p> <p>Mrs M.A.. Matt. Mrs G D Bell, Mr Bell, John Dobbie, Tom Dobbie, Mr Mickle &amp; myself all started on the train for the World's Fair. Had tea at Hyde's and got on Sleepers a night landing in Chicago at 4 o'clock on Saturday</p> <p>Oct. 14. Sat.</p> <p>Had some time to wait for a Street Car. Arrived at J.N. Thompson's where we got a very small bedroom. Had tea &amp; went to the grounds. Electrical Building, pillar of different colored electric lights up which the light ran, then out</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>along lines of lights to balls up which the light flashed. Then began again at the pillar. Up stairs there were a good many pianos from all over the world. Electric fountain which was very beautiful indeed. Electric theatre, a scene in the Alps, Sunrises, daylight, Sunset, Street, Midnight by electric light. The Telautograph which was very interesting. Administration Building. A model of U.S. Treasury Made of Silver Dollars. Mining Building. Miners Cabin, Liberty in Salt, Oval pillar, Iron pillar, Electrical Build. Electric fountain, Red, green, blue, yellow, White, Chickens hatched by electricity. Egyptian Temple. Beautiful green glass pillars lighted by electric lights.</p> <p>Oct. 10th. Sund.</p> <p>Columbia Theatre. Rev John McNeil. 2 Sam. 23. 11- 12 &amp; 20. Quite an actor. Given to Jokes. Kicked his foot in a wonderful manner. 3. o'clock. Baptist Church on Wabash Ave. to hear D. L. Moody on the Work of the Shepherd. Sheep only follow their leader but a sick Sheep will follow anyone. Carry the lamb over the water &amp; the sheep will follow. Applied to the death of children. Matt &amp; Mr M. went at night to hear Dr. Pierson.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct 16th. Mond.</p> <p>Mining Build. German Exhibit with Scenery at the back. Cases strewn with silver. Missouri, Map in Stone, Louisiana, Lot's Wife in Rock Salt. Silver pillar from New South Wales with a man bearing a globe on his back on the top. Typical scene in Iowa Coal fields, Miners at work, a car of coal. asbestos, a rock with a fibre in it which will not burn and from which they make fire proof clothing.</p> <p><br />Transportation Build. Modes of boats. Map of World. Gondola from Venice upholstered in Black with furred edges. Cargo boats from Bengal India. Three post of Vessel "Waranna" 1538. Panorama of Austrian Alps. Model of Saloon Steerage, Cabin etc. of a great attractive steamer. The boat in which Grace Darling went to the rescue. Models of funeral boats. 4000 Yr old found in a tomb in Upper Egypt. Models of Venetian Gondolas of 15th, 17th &amp; 19th centuries. Model of Egyptian temple 222 B.C. funeral boat, Rough wood whitewashed. Locomotvies 1803 &amp; 1829. (the Rocket) Locomotives wooden on top 1837-1838. Lovely fancy sleigh White Sea egg resting on a bed of sea weed &amp; the runners placed on</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>4 Dolphins. Front a sea Dragon, 5 Months for carving. 6 Months to make it. Saw Dr {Bemear?} &amp; had quite a talk with him while Mt M.A. was resting at the C.P.R. train. Hearse Valued at $12000. White hearse valued at $9000. Model of new electric railway &amp; run 200 mls an hour. Hung by 1 side of the car. Duke of Newcastle carriage. Ancient State Carriage of Don Pedro 1822. Columbus Caravel. Ste-Marie. Constantinople Street Carriers. Wooden German Railway of the 16th century. Still in use in the Hungarian Districts. Intramural Railway. Long wait and a train of a number of empty coaches went past us without stopping. Saw the esquimax {Eskimo} as we passed their village on the Main &amp; got a good view of the grounds.</p> <p><br />Fisheries First the tanks containing living fish. Big Shark with Small one following. paddle fish, toad fish, Star fish, Eels, Gold fish, etc. Other part of Building, Harbor seal (stuffed fish) Skeleton of Whale, Alaska fur seal (Blue Grey with fins at Side.) Sturgeon, Hooded Seal, Otter, Mink, Beavers, White Whale, Shark (White Bear Shields, Harpoons etc.) in Norway Exhibit with a number of nice Skins, Japan {?} glass,</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Japanese pearls, Whale bone. Holland, Model of boat, fisherman &amp; waves, Sword fish, sword fish sword, alligator.</p> <p>U.S. Government Build. Sea Lion, Alaska 3 Hatch Bidarka {Baidarka=Aleutian kayak}, Skin of Sea Lion cover. Big tree with a Chair in it, Greely Expedition, Snow ice, with wax figures etc. with the flag displayed nearest the north pole. War department. Bunker Hill flag. Smithsonian Institute Exhibit.) Indian papoose &amp; Indians of all Kinds, Reindeer, Walrus, Rocky Mt. sheep &amp; goats, African Buffalo, Sacred Bull of India, American Buffalo. (stuffed animals). Light Houses, Old &amp; New Kinds, Mail Service. Dog train, old Mail coach of 1868 in which Gen. Garfield, President Arthur &amp; Gen. Sherman travelled.</p> <p>Manufacturers Build. Bar in tiles, Model of a Gate, temples etc. in Japan. Dishes etc. Germany, Candles Crucifix, coats of arms, lamps etc. Armour, Knives, Room where King Ludwig of Bavaria lived Suit worth $2000000. Frames of Chairs etc. Solid gold, Gold candles, French dolls, Room exact copy of original Bed room of Napoleon I worth $8000. Parisian wedding in wax.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>House furnishings, Jewellry, perfumes, silk worms, silks etc. dress embroidered in pearls, Big Stove (Garland) Beautiful furniture.</p> <p>Oct 17th Tues.</p> <p>Dahomey Village. Mud cabins covered with figures. Gods, Mud Shapes covered with clotted blood flies etc. Grinding corn with a stone. Music, Stove pipes drums etc. Dance, a stately advance a few stick ups &amp; another advance etc. papoose. Thatched houses. Chinese temple. Old Vienna Finest glass in the world. soap in the shape of peaches, pears, apples etc. East India Palace Gold work. Algerian Palace Many things for sale. Streets of Cairo. Camels &amp; donkeys ridden by visitors. Helmets rugs etc. Turkish Mahommedan {Mohammedan} Temple, Obelisk. Persian War Tent 400 Yrs old. worth $1000 000. All hand work. The Work of 35000 Turkish women for 5 Yrs &amp; then presented to the Shah for a war tent. Bed of Princess of Turkey 300 Yrs old. Valued at $5000. Streets of Constantinople a lot of Shops. Japanese {?}. Blarney Castle.</p> <p>California Building . Fruit preserved. Ball of oranges. pyramids of bottles, Raisins, Glass case of Walnuts, Pampas grass, Prune horse &amp; Man. Californian Lion</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Killed 3 Man, 1 boy &amp; a Mule before it was killed. {Grain?} in glass cases, bottles etc. pyramid of Oranges &amp; lemons, Model of San Francisco. Gold nuggets. Rubbelite {Rubellite}, Marble, Quartz Crystal ½ Walnut-Made of Walnuts. Onyx, Olives, Nectarines, Pomegranates etc.</p> <p>Illinois Build. Stone implements found in Ill. picture Made of grain on wall. Fountain of wood in forestry Depart. fish pond, flowers, Pottery found in Ill. Woman's Build for lunch. Russian Costumes embroidered in pearl &amp; gold. Statue of America &amp; 6 prominent men . "These are My Jewels."</p> <p>Art Building, Triumph of the Holy Cross (Spain) Santa Maria in a Storm (Russia) Foreclosure of the Mortgage (Canada) Tullia Driving over the dead body of her father (German) Death of an exhiled Woman in Siberia (Polish) Mother of Sorrows (Drapery very real) Danish Family Street in Copenhagen (very vivid)</p> <p>Horticultural Build. Crystal Cave (no good.) Big tree 28 ft in diameter. Wine Cellar.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct 18th. Wed. MidwayAntropological {Anthropological} Build.</p> <p>Annuals, Lions tigers, Monkey, Arabian Monkey, Rocky Mt. Burroes etc.</p> <p>Antropological {Anthropological} Build Skeletons, Giant Squid, 8 short arms &amp; 2 long ones covered with teeth, Mammoth, somewhat like an elephant only hairy. Octopus, 8 arms with suckers, Stuffed Moose, Buffalo, Wild Cat, lynx, Bengal tiger, Wolverine, Porcupine, Walrus, Mitten of Dame Eve in Stone, Guillotine, Racoon, Wolf, 1st Electrocution Chair, Plaster Castes from National Museum at Athens 4 centuries before Christ, Mercury. (finest Work in Museum). Minerva, fortune, Neptune., Idols of all Kinds, Winged Lion.</p> <p>Dairy Build. Horse Made of Butter. Pioneer Cabin 18 oz. Spinning wheel etc.</p> <p>Shoe Build. Boy's Russet Brogau {Brogue} of 1833. Prince Shouisski {Shuisky} boots from Russia 16th Century. Straw waterproof Shoes. Sandals worn by Spanish soldiers, Shoes from Corea, Asia, Turned up toes wooden &amp; Straw. Sweden. five tops toes the shape of a curve. South America. Sole toe &amp; Strap. Peru. Great nails in the sole. India. toes turned right back. Lapland fur boots. Shoes from Turtle claws. Shoes worn by D Bedouin</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Shiekles (Sheiks) in the desert. Shoes from Palestine inside of sole inlaid with pearl. Strap for holding them on. Wooden slippers from Norway. Japan shoes. Brown wicker sole. Japan Stocking. 2 places for toes. Long boots worn in Texas all the time for 14 Yrs. Leather Quilt. 'Pinta" &amp; "Santa Maria."</p> <p>Agriculture Build. Mammoth cheese. Cape of Good Hope. Angora Hair, Ostrich feathers, Ostrich eggs, Angora goat. Ben goat, Ostrich &amp; Young, ( a black one &amp; a gray one) Bushman's stone implements.</p> <p>Algeria Bees wax, Inlaid Marble Cabinet.</p> <p>Manufacturers Build. Singer Sewing Machine exhibit. Spanish velvet, pills in bottles, (S.S. Machine) Bedroom, parlor &amp; dining room. pictures, chairs, curtains, table linen etc. done on the machine) Stained glass windows, Harps, Earliest printed newspapers, Mexico, Marble books, fruit etc. Bust in Parrafine. {Parrafin} Persian rugs. Spain, lace, fans, Curtains, Red &amp; White Arches &amp; colored pillars. "Quadrica" { Columbus Quadriga} &amp; 4 horses Made of hand hammered copper. fur cape North $5000 Russian Sable</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>cloak worth $13500. Telescope 75 tons. Tiffaney {Tiffany} diamond $100 000. Tiffaney {Tiffany} Chapel, Crucifix Worth $3000000, contains (the Chapel) 500000 pieces of stained glass. Chimes, "Swanee River." etc Gold plated Bedstead $2520. Silver plated $225 &amp; $350 Paris Bedstead. green with painted figures $7800. four chairs in Russia exhibit. China Ivory idols. Embroidered Screens, dishes, Incense slippers, shoes inlaid with pearl, Ivory fans. Embroidered Satin fans, Embroidered Silk Coverlid (figures with China faces) Carved cabinet. Embroidered Silk lantern. Marble Chess board (Oxidised Silver &amp; Brass Men Supported on blue Marble. Bronze Statues, Paris, Engine &amp; car of Spools of Silk. Wheels, covered wood &amp; Spokes of Spools. Incandescent light for head light.. Porcelain works, Beautiful China picture at back of lites, fountain, Silver Court exhibits of Bavaria, Art industries, Robes, Sword &amp; riding whip of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Read leather {Pictures?} $150. English hand Made silk rug 4000 000 Stiches, Length of silk used being about 28 Miles Cdn. Indian curiosities. Compass over 359 Yrs old. Made in St Malo 1534, used by J. Cartier</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>when exploring Can &amp; the St Lawrence 1536. Duplicate of Marie Antoinette's Bed cover. White Silk. Hand embroidered in Roses grapes &amp; basket.</p> <p>Oct 19th. Thurs.</p> <p>White Star line Build. Ships. State rooms etc.</p> <p>Puck printing presses, pictures etc</p> <p>Woman's Build. Lace from Belgium, Painting, Artificial flowers. Inventions. Egg. Beater, Nail nib. press board, Refrigerator, Coffee pot etc. American Costume dolls.</p> <p>Indiana Build. Statues, Blue tile grate.</p> <p>Colorado Minerals, Washington fur Mast 215 ft high 3½ ft in diameter. Model farm on floor, ploughs, horses, Reapers, Rakes, Men, house. Skeleton of Mammaoth 13 ft high. North Dakota (outside) petrified stumps. Red River Cart with a Steer hitched in it. in use until 1781.</p> <p>Kansas Cocoons of silk, decorations in Cree, panorama of animals on Mts. Bull Moose, (Largest known) 2 Moose with horns locked. Small railway running around the top of the building.</p> <p>New Mexico ancient stone idols.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Household Gods of Pueblo Indians.</p> <p>Ceylon Black elephants. Model Showing Cultivation of rice &amp; cocanuts {coconuts}. Royal Mail cart drawn by oxen (driver sitting in front.) Model of a tea factory, boats, coins etc. Albert Memorial Hyde park London.</p> <p>Manufacturers Build. Italy. Statues in wood Carving, Marble etc. Bronze vase $20000</p> <p>Machinery Hall. First printing press in New Hampshire 1742.</p> <p>Lincoln park. Pelicans, Virginia owls, eagles, birds, Lions, tigers, Jaguars, elephant, Capybara, Spotted Cavia, Anteater, Monkeys, Alligators, turtles, Alpacalaura, Kangaroo, Tapir, Snakes, Baboon parrots, (Red, Green &amp; grey) Cockatoo, Prairie dogs, Badger, Brown Bear, Wolves, Coyote (fast runner) Black Wolf, Red fox, racoons, Climbing bear, 2 White bears, 1 big brown bear, 7 other bears, puma or Mt Lion, 13 Buffalos, 7 fawns, Canada lynx, 14 Guinea pigs, rabbits, foxes, 3 Rocky Mt. sheep, Mule deer, 2 Moose, 14 Angora goats, Wapiti (deer), Marsh Hawk, otter, conservatory, Chrysanthemums, Begonias, pansies, ferns, {Canes?}, Rubber tree, Water Lillies, picture plants.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>McVicar's {McVicker's} Theatre after having lunch at a restaurant {Gunters?} Crane {William H. Crane} in "Brother John" very good.</p> <p>Oct 20th. Frid.</p> <p>Cooper &amp; Seigel's. Moody &amp; McNell {McNeill}. in Central Music Hall. Moody on a Christian's power. McNeel {McNeill} on "David &amp; Goliath." Individuality in preaching etc." Masonic temple. Dinner at a restaurant. Crowd at the gates for rain. Carrie Ritchie with Bells' in Sleeper no. 5 extra. we in no. 6. Reached Stratford Sat Morning 8.30. Had Breakfast at Hyde. Got home at 4. p. m.</p> <p>Oct. 31st Tues.</p> <p>Went out to Paisley to Mrs Row's funeral. Service in the church. Saw Mr &amp; Mrs Mickle. Had rather an uncomfortable drive home. Very dark &amp; roads bad. Aurelia, Nell Mc, Nell &amp; I after tea began our practise of "the Ladies Speak at Last."</p> <p>Nov 2nd. Frid.</p> <p>Went out to Walkerton with Mr M. Stayed &amp; had dinner at Sinclair's. Rather a cold drive home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov. 8th Thurs.</p> <p>Went out to Walkerton again. Called on Mrs Robb &amp; had dinner with her. Called on Mother Genevieve and spent the rest of the time at Sinclair's. Went for a Walk with the Dr.</p> <p>Dec. 19th. Tues.</p> <p>Gave a concert for the Mechanics Institute. Address by Ralph McNeal. Solos by Charlie Smellie as professor Fenwick was taken with La Grippe and could not come. "The Ladies Speak at Last" Recitation by Aurelia Lamont and a Gipsey Scene Which was rather Short to Suit the audience. Otherwise everything was a Success.</p> <p>Dec 10th.</p> <p>Went to se "The Last Loaf" . Flow Currie, Mina Schroeder etc. Have been to a Number of other concerts also. "Hazel Kirtle" (Miss Biette) "Robinson Crusoe" (troupe) Eurenia Wells, Jennie Ray (Steel bas, piano, singing, xylephone. Automatic Hand bells etc.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{BLANK PAGE}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{BLANK PAGE}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{BLANK PAGE}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{BLANK PAGE}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>de 35</p> <p>{stamp} A.S. GOODEVE,</p> <p>DRUGS AND MEDICINES,</p> <p>BOCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP,</p> <p>GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER,</p> <p>CHESLEY, - ONT.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Back cover blue marbled with brown leather on spine and corners}</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d21e9161520de3277961c252ee42740e.pdf 4cc34123cf08511fb7133115b660d7e3 PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8e39e0cf01d51c3284288e521fc7ac40.pdf 1841fe182875e3ed4170808ab4b5ad05 PDF Text Text James “Rowand” Burgess (1898-1968) 1913-1914 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers Saturday Feb 15 Cold and stormy and much snow. Temp 11˚. Ethel hurt her leg badly Sunday Feb 16 Fine and cold. Temp - 6˚ Monday Feb 17 Fine and cold Temp 6 We had an exam in arith. Oliver and I each got 70. Tuesday Feb 18 Fine and cold with temp snows in afternoon. Temp.0˚ Wednesday Feb 19 Fine and thawing Temp 24˚ Thursday Feb 20 Fine and warm Temp Friday Feb 21 Cold with a little snow in afternoon Temp 15˚ Saturday Feb 22 Cold and stormy with much snow. Temp 19˚ Sunday Feb 23 Cold and fine Temp 0˚ Monday Temp cold and fine Temp -14˚ Tuesday Feb 25 Dull and cold with snow in afternoon. Temp 0˚ Uncle Abram and Aunt Minnie were in to-day. Wednesday Feb 26. Cold and dull Temp 20˚ Thursday Feb 27 Cold and dull temp. 18° Uncle Sandy and Aunt Lizzie were in Friday Feb 28 . Cold and fine. Temp. 14° Aunt Jeannie was in to day. My nose bled a lot and I had to come home from school. We got to our spelling marks (Ex on Thursday) Oliver got 80 and I got 85 Saturday March 1. Mild. Temp. 2°. Dave Dick was in with wood and also Arthur and Edgar. Uncle Gilbert and Loy were in this afternoon. Sunday March 2. Cold and very stormy Temp. 10. 1 �Monday March 3. Cold. Temp. 10°. In Geog. I got 73 and Oliver got 68. In Algebra to day. Oliver got 80 and I got 90. Tuesday March 4. Cold Temp. 6°. Uncle Abram and Aunt Lizzie came in and are staying. Wednesday March 5 Cold and stormy in afternoon Temp. 10: In composition Oliver got 67 and I got 68. Thursday March 6. Cold and stormy Temp 6. Uncle Abram and Aunt Lizzie went home with Uncle Sandy. Friday March 7 - Cold and fine. Temp. -10° Jim Christie and Jim Rowand were here to-day. Saturday March 8: Cold and stormy Temp. Uncle Alfred was in with wood. Sunday March 9. Mild and thawing Temp 16° Monday March 10 Warm and thawing Temp. 16° We saw some crows to-day. Tuesday March 11 - 1913 Warm and thawing Temp 20°. Wednesday March 12- Fine and thawing Temp. 26° Thursday March 13. Fine and very warm Temp. 36°. Aunt Janet is here. We saw some robins. Friday March 14. Fine and hot. with thunderstorm at night temp. 42˚. Snow all gone. Uncle Abram Uncle Walter and Jean were in for dinner. Uncle Abram is staying all night. The creek is very high. Aunt Janet went away. Saturday March 15. Dull and cold. Temp. 36˚. Sunday March 16 Cold with snow Temp. 10˚. Monday March 17 Cold. Temp. 10˚ Uncle Abram started home to day. Tuesday March 18 Warm with high wind Temp. 32˚ Wednesday March 19. Fine and warm. Temp. 40˚. In Chemistry Oliver got 74 P.N. got 72 and I got 78. 2 �Thursday March 20. Fine and hot. Temp. 44˚. School closed at noon and Johnnie came home this afternoon. Friday March 21. Good Friday. Very high wind and cold. Temp. 30˚. Johnnie did go home. There was much damage done. Our fence was partly blown over and two window panes broken. The factory chimney fell over and Duff was badly hurt. The roof of the Menonite church was taken off and the Steel Works was burnt. Much other damage was done the chimneys and many barns were destroyed. Mrs. Ewald's house was partly blown in at the gable. Mrs. Forrester's barn was nearly all destroyed and another barn out that way has its roof taken off. It is reported that 25 barns round Port Elgin are destroyed. Jim Kennedy's old carpentry shop was partly destroyed and the roof blown off. Thompsons oil storehouse had its roof destroyed. It is about the worst wind storm on record here. Saturday March 22. Cold and fine. Temp 20 Uncle Sandy was in and Johnnie went home. Uncle Alfred and Arthur and Donnie Christie were in also. The roof of the church at Burgoyne the roof of part of our barn the roof of Davie Dick's house and also those of Walt Gowanlock Stewarts Uncle Andrew John Scotts barns were carried away. The roof of Christie two barns and part of their horse stable and their windmill were blown away and many others. Jack Duff died last night. Millions of dollars of damage was done in Ontario and in the States. Southampton is in fear of fire bugs and quite a few buildings have been destroyed. Sunday March 23. Cold and dull 27°. Monday March 24. Fine and warm cooler towards night. Temp. 54°. Arthur and Edgar were in for boards and shingles for fixing the roof. Uncle Gilbert was in. Tuesday March 25. Cold with slight fall of snow Temp. 18°. Wednesday March 26. Cold and dull. Temp. 18°. Thursday March 27. Cold with snow. Temp. 16°. Jessie and Uncle Alfred were in. Friday March 28. Mild with a small fall of snow. Temp. Saturday March 29. Warm and Fine. Temp. 28°. 3 �Sunday March 30. Fine and mild temp. 40°. Monday March 31. Rain in the morning but fine part of the afternoon. Temp 39°. School started. Oliver came in. Johnnie came in and went away to Stratford. Tuesday April 1. Fine with cold wind. Temp. 29°. Wednesday April 2. Fine and warm, Temp. 28°. Thursday April 3. Very wet and dull. Temp. 29°. Friday April 4. Wet and warm temp.52°. Donald Christie was in this morning. Saturday April 5. Cold with a slight fall of snow Temp. 29°. Sunday April 6. Cold wind but snow melting. 27°. Monday April 7. Cool and bright Temp. 24°. We got a new football at school. We had an exam. in Literature. Tuesday April 8. Fine and warm. Temp The High School versus Port Elgin football match results in 2- 0 in favour of H.S. Wednesday April 9. Fine and wam. We saw a butterfly. Thursday April 10. Warm with much rain. Temp. 34°. Friday April 11. Warm and dull, Temp. 42°. Saturday April 12. Dull and cool. I got a pair of boots and a {illegible}. Sunday April 13. Fine and warm. Monday April 14. Fine and cold. Temp. 29. In math. Oliver got 65 and I got 80. Tuesday April 15. Fine and warm Temp. 24. In baseball match between High School and town score was town 7 H.S. 3. Wednesday April 16. Fine and warm Temp. 36°. 4 �Thursday April 17. Fine and warm. Temp. 42°. Friday April 18. Fine and warm with thunderstorm in afternoon. Temp. 49° Saturday April 19. Fine and cold. Temp. 30°. Sunday April 20. Fine and cold. Temp. 26°. Monday April 21. Fine and mild. Temp. 31°. Tuesday April 22. Wet in morning and warm. Temp. 43°. Wednesday April 23. Fine and hot Temp. 58. In Science Oliver got 74 and I got 79. Thursday April 24. Fine and hot temp. 59°. Friday April 25. Fine and very hot in morning cool at night Temp. Saturday April 26. Very wet, and cold Temp. 36. Sunday April 27. Wet and cold. Temp. 32°. Noble came home. Monday April 28. Fine and cold with high wind. Temp. 36°. Noble went out to Scott's Tuesday April 29. Fine and cool Temp. 38° In Latin Oliver got 81 and I got 84 Wednesday April 30. Fine and warm. Temp Mamma and Olive were out at Burgoyne. The inspector came. Thursday May 1. Fine and hit Temp. 50° I found a dandelion. We had our first rhubarb. Friday May 2. Fine and hot Temp. 60° in morning 78 at noon. Aunt Jeannie and Ethel were in to day. Saturday May 3. fine & very hot high wind Temp. 63° & 82° about noon. Uncle Alfred was in. Rhumbart's & Bricker's barns were burnt. Sunday May 4. Fine & very hot. Temp. 63°. Leaves are nearly out & blossoms also. Monday May 5. Dull & warm. Temp. 63 cool towards night. We got a cow from Smiths Monday Tuesday May 6. Fine & cold Mrs Duncan came to the W. H. M. S. meeting to day. 5 �Wednesday May 7. Fine & cold. Temp. 42° Mrs Duncan went home. In football between H. S. & town there was no score. Thursday May 8. F Dull & cold with a Temp. 34° little rain towards night. Mr Kennedy is not well to day. May is staying here All night. In grammar Oliver got 78 & I got 77. Friday May 9. Dull and very cold. Temp. 32°. In Geom. Oliver got 80 & I got 60. Saturday May 10. Cold & fine. Temp. 32°. Had frost last night. Uncle Alfred was in this morning & Arthur & I got a pair of lacrosse boots. We planted some potatoes to day. Sunday May 11. fine in morning with thunderstorms at night and warm. Temp. 34 Noble came home. Monday. Fine in morning. Thunder storm in evening. Temp. 40° Noble went out to Scott's. Tuesday Dull and cold, Temp. 42. In Spel. Oliver got 80 and I got 80. Wednesday May 14. Fine & Cold. Temp. 4° Thursday May 15 Wet in morning with thunder storm at night. Temp. 42° Saturday May 17. Fine & warm. Thunderstorms in latter part of afternoon. Temp. 36° Uncle Sandy Aunt Lizzie Uncle Andrew and Aunt Minnie were in. Friday May 16. Wet in morning. Fine in afternoon. Saturday May 19 Fine w Sunday May 18. Fine and cold Temp. 40. Noble came home and went away. Monday May 19. Fine & cold Temp. 35° Oliver & Aunt Jeannie came in. Tueday May 19. Fine and warm. Temp. 35°. I found a plover's nest to day. Wednesday May 20. Dull and rain at intervals. Temp. 50°. We saw some swallows. Thursday May 21. Dull & misty. Temp. 46°. We caught a wood pecker. 6 �Friday May 22. Dull and misty. Temp. 40°. Aunt Lizzie went to Stratford. Thursday May 23. Fine & warm with rain at night. Dull. Saturday May 24. Fine and warm rain at night. Noble came home. Sunday May 25. Fine & cold. Monday May 26. Fine in morning hard frost. Dull in afternoon. Noble went out. Aunt Lizzie came up. Tuesday May 27. Dull & warm. Temp. 42°. Wednesday May 28. Fine & warm. Temp. 42°. Thursday May 29. Fine & warm. Temp.41° Friday May 30. Fine & warm. Temp. 42° Aunt Jeannie and Ethel were in today. Saturday May 31. Fine & cold. We papered Papa & Mamma's room to day. Uncle Gilbert & the boys were in. Jessie & Georgina were in to-day. Sunday May June 1. Fine in morning and rain in afternoon. Temp. 52. Noble came & Arthur came in also they both went home. We had prayer meeting as Mr Mann was away. Monday June 2. Fine & warm. Monday Tuesday June 3. Dull & warm cool fine in afternoon. In Zoology Oliver got 78 & I got 80. Wednesday June 4. Fine & cold. Temp. 42°. Uncle Sandy & Bessie were in. Thursday June 5. Fine & warm. Temp. 38°. Papa Holidays on Thursday afternoons started. Papa Mamma and Oliver were at Uncle Andrews. A fire of some kind was seen up north. We climbed the stand pike tonight. Friday June 6. Dull & hot with thunder cold in evening. We School finished except the exams. 7 �Saturday June 7. Fine & cold Temp. 39°. Uncle Gilbert & Aunt Jeannie Uncle Sandy and Alex were in. Noble came home. Sunday June 8. Fine & cold. Monday June 9. Fine & warmer. We had no school. Oliver came in. Archie Wilkie died from injuries he received on Saturday. Tuesday June 10. Fine & warm. Temp. 40° . Noble went out to Burgoyne and came back in afternoon. Archie Wilkie was buried to-day and Uncle Gilbert and Ethel were in. Wednesday June 11. Fine and warm Temp. 47°. Aunt Janet is very ill. We went in for a swim in the river. Fluff died. Thursday June 12. Fine & warmer. Temp. 49°. Friday June 13. Fine & hot 56°. Aunt Janet was buried to-day. We had for dinner Uncle Gilbert & Aunt Jeannie, Uncle Sandie & Aunt Lizzie, Uncle Andrew and Aunt Minnie Mr & Mrs Stitt Mable Clarence and Mable Mr & Mrs Clement. Mrs Jon Chappell Fannie Armstrong Rev. Mr. Watt & Rev. Mr. Little. Saturday June 14. Fine & very hot. Temp. 54. This is Olive's birthday. John Burgess and John Shanks were here for supper. Sunday June 15. Fine & warm. Temp. 64°. Monday June 16 Fine & hot Temp. 66° Noble was out to Scott's. Christina Gowanlock (Uncle Robert's) was here to-day. Tuesday June 17 Fine & hot. Our exams finished and school closed. Oliver went home. Uncle Alfred Arthur & Edgar were in. Wednesday June 18. Fine & hot. Entrance exams started. Georgina is staying here. I was at the dentist's getting my teeth fixed. Thursday June 19. Dull & warm rain in early morning and a little at night. First good rain we have had for a good while. Uncle Alfred & Mr & Mrs Sharp were in to-day. Mr & Mrs Sharp went away on the train. 8 �Friday June 20. Dull and wet. Temp. 54°. Rena Gowanlock was here for dinner. Georgina went home. Johnnie came from Stratford & went home with Uncle Sandy. Saturday June 21. Fine & cool. Temp. 50°. Uncle Gilbert & Ethel were in. Noble came home. Sunday June 22. Fine & warm. Temp. 50° Monday June 23. Fine & hit. Temp. 57° Noble went to Scott's. Mrs Clement & Fannie & Fannie Armstrong were here at the office and went up to Southampton. The excursion to Guelph took place to-day. Tuesday June 24. Fine & hot. Temp. 54°. Mrs. Clement & Fannie Armstrong came on the early train and went away on the ten train. Wednesday June 25 Fine & very hot. In morning temp. 65°, at noon 87°. Thunderstorm in evening night of Dunblane garden party. Oliver Christie was in for a load of salt. Thursday June 26. Fine and very hot with a thunderstorm in the evening. Temp. 70°. We went out to Geddes' and am staying all night. I went in for a swim at Snake Creek. Friday June 27 Fine and very hot with thunderstorm in evening. Temp. 67°. Johnnie Oliver and I went to Miller's to get a hay rack. Saturday June 28. Fine & very hot. Temp. 60°. Uncle Sandy Oliver & I came in. Noble came home. Sunday June 29. Fine & very hot. Temp. 64° Monday June 30 Fine & very hot. Temp. 65°. Noble went out to Scots. Ethel was in getting teeth pulled. Monday Tuesday July 1 - 1913 Fine & very hot. Temp. 67°. Programme at park. Baseball Cargill won from Walkerton. In football Mildmay won from Port Elgin. In the relay race Chesley first Port Elgin 2nd. Jimmie Donald Ethel Oliver Loy Ellie Uncle Sandy Oliver Alex Arthur & Edgar were in to-day. Alex is going to stay till Saturday. Wednesday July 2. Fine & hot. Temp. 61°. 9 �Thursday July 3. Fine & hot. Temp. 61°. We went to the river at McGillivray for a picnic in the afternoon. Friday July 4. Fine till about 10:30 a.m. and then thunderstorms with heavy rain till about 3 P. M. Temp. 71° Alex and I went down to the lake and went in for a swim in the morning. Saturday July 5. Fine & very hot with thunderstorm in the evening. Temp. 69°. Alex got a ride home with Uncle Alfred and Edgar. Noble came home. Sunday July 6. Find and cold. Temp. 52°. Monday July 7. Fine & cool. Temp. 51°. Noble went out to Scott's. Uncle Sandie & Johnnie were in. My teeth were finished to day. There are 8 filled all together and cost $9.50 Monday Tuesday July 8. Fine & warm. Temp. 54°. I was weeding corn for Smith's in the afternoon. Johnnie Florence and Bessie came in to night and Florence is staying. Wednesday July 9. Fine & warm. Weeding all day at Smith's. Oliver and I passed our S.S. E Thursday July 10. Dull in morning 9 passed; and in the{illegible} 1 out of three. Thursday July 10 Dull in the morning, fine in afternoon & cold. Temp. 51. We were out to Christie's. Lil Rowand was here to night. Friday July 11. Fine & cool. Temp. 46°. I was weeding corn all day and Olive and Florence were helping me. Saturday July 12. Wet in the morning and fine in afternoon. Temp. 62°. Did 6 rows of corn 8 to do yet. Uncle Sandie and Aunt Lizzie were in and Florence went home with them. Sunday July 13. Dull with short heavy showers. Temp. 62°. Cold Union service between Methodist and Presbyterians. We went to our church in the evening. Noble was not home. Monday July 14. Fine and warm Temp. 50°. I finished work at Smiths and got $3.00 for it. Ethel is staying in getting her teeth fixed. That The Old Boy's Excursion returned. Johnnie Ethel Grieves and Myrtle Stait passed their examinations. Tuesday July 15. Fine & warm. We finished picking cherries this morning. I got my hair cut and bought a straw hat. I was working in the office in the afternoon. 10 �Wednesday July 16. Fine & hot with rain in evening. Georgina and Uncle Alfred were in. Georgina has passed her exam. Thursday July 17. Fine & hot. Temp. 63°. I walked went out to the river for a swim. Ethel went home. I walked part way out to Burgoyne and met Johnnie and and Oliver coming for ice and and the freezer and Kelly. the ventriloquist's trunk. We went to the garden party and had a good programme. Friday July 18. Fine & hot. Temp. 56°. Alex and I were down at Uncle Alfred's and got our picture taken with their new camera for taking and finishing in 2 min. Uncle Sandie John and I came into town. Saturaday July 19 Fine & hot. Temp. 61°. Reta Stanton was in typewriting. Noble came home. I caught a bass. Sunday July 20 Fine & Cool. Temp. 59° Monday July 21 Find & hot. Temp. 52°. Noble went out to Scott's. Olive & I were picking berries and got 4 quarts of preserves a small dish of jelly & enough for tea. Tuesday July 22 Fine & hot. Temp. 53°. I got some black currents from Mrs. Forrestors and she was showing Olive and me her paintings. Wednesday July 23. Dull with light showers. Temp. 65. Thursday July 24. Dull & cold. Temp. 54°. We went out to Geddes'. Olive is staying out. The finished their hay to-day. Friday July 25. Fine & cool. Temp. 52°. I went out fishing but did not catch anything. Saturday July 26. Fine & hot Temp. 50°. Uncle Sandie & Oliver were in. Oliver is staying. Uncle Gilbert and Loy were in. Noble came home. Sunday July 27. Fine & very hot with heavy thunderstorm. Temp. 52° in morning. Temp. in afternoon 91°. Monday July 28 Fine & hot. Temp. 61°. Oliver & I went down to the lake. He lost the nut of one of the pedals and the chain broke. 11 �Tuesday July 29. Fine & very hot. Temp. 57°. Oliver and I went out taking turn about. I went to Uncle Alfred's. Edgar and I went to the river. Olive came home. Dr. Patterson is dead. Wednesday July 30. Fine & hot. Temp. 60°. Thursday July 31. Fine & very hot. We went to the bay at the lake and Geddeses went too. Friday July 3 August 1. Fine & warm. Arthur & Edgar were in and also Oliver. Saturday August 2. Fine & hot. Temp. 58°. Edgar was stayin in all day. Helen came in and is staying in. Noble came home. Sunday Aug. 3 Fine & hot. Temp. 58°. Monday Aug. 4. Fine & warm. Temp. 54°. Noble & I went out to Scott's. We were hoeing & taking in one load of hay. Mr. Myers was here. Mon. Tuesday Aug. 5 Fine & warm. Temp. 46°. We were hoeing most of the day & took in the rest of the hay. Mr. Myers went away. Wednesday Aug. 6. Dull & cool with a sprinkle of rain. Temp. 60°. Singling turnips. J. Scott & J. Maxwell were away all day. Thursday Aug. 7. Fine & hot. Temp. 59°. Hoeing all day. Friday Aug. 8. Fine & hot. Temp. 68. Hoeing all day. Noble and J. Scott were at Paisley. Saturday Aug. 9 Heavy rain in morning and fine in the afternoon. Temp. 69°. No work done. I came in with J. Scott. Noble came home. J. C. was in with crop. Uncle Andrew Aunt Minnie & H. Hamilton were in. Sunday. Fine & warm. Monday Aug. 11. Fine & warm. Noble went to Scott's Papa & Mamma went out to Christies and then to Uncle Andrew's. Olive remained at Christie's I went out to Scott's for wheel and then to Uncle Alfred's. I was out shooting but got nothing. Uncle Alfred's lost one of their young cattle. 12 �Tuesday Aug. 12. Fine and hot. Uncle Alfred cut the little field of barley and some of the oats. We went for two rides. Wednesday Aug. 13. Fine and hot. Arthur Jessie Edgar and I went to a picnic at Southampton. Papa and Mamma went to Geddeses Thursday Aug. 14. Fine & very hot About the hottest day this year. I went over to Scott's. Noble and I hoed mangels. Two campers camped near the river. Friday Aug 15 Fine & very hot. Hoeing mangels. Noble helped in the morning and was stacking in afternoon. Saturday Aug. 16. Fine & very hot Hoeing mangels. Slight thundershower We all returned home but Noble. Sunday Aug. 17. Fine & very hot Temp. 87 Noble returned. Monday Aug 18 Fine & very hot. Temp. 61 Noble went out to Scott's. Tuesday Aug. 19. Fine & very hot Temp. 60 Very smoky. Big fires in Muskoka and Peterborough. Wednesday Aug. 20. Fine very hot. Temp. 54°. Thursday Aug. 21 Fine Dull & hot. Temp. 67°. Mamma is not very well. We printed 13 pictures 2 {illegible} Temp. 57°. Friday Aug. 22 Dull and cold. Rain in morning. Papa went up to Southampton. Saturday Aug. 23. Dull and cold. Temp. 54°. Uncle Gilbert and Ethel and Uncle Sandie, Aunt Lizzie and Ethel Robbie were in. Noble came home. We got a bag of apples from Smith's and a basket of plums from McGillevray's. Sunday Aug. 24. Fine & cool Temp. 58 Monday Aug. 25. Fine & cold in the morning but warmer afterwards. Temp. 40 Noble went to Scott's. I walked out along the river to Uncle Andrews and caught one fish and am staying all night. 13 �Tuesday Aug. 26. Fine & warm Temp. 60°. Helped hauling in afternoon and walked home. I am not very well to-night. Wednesday Aug. 27. Fine & warm Temp. 60°. Isabel and Agnes Alice were in and Olive went out with them. Mrs. Scott & Nettie were here to day. I am bad with cold Thursday Aug. 28. Dull and wet Temp. 50 Papa finished fixing the cow's stall. Friday Aug. 29. Dull and cooler with rain in afternoon. Temp. 56°. Jessie and Alice, and Uncle Andrew and Aunt Minnie were in. Saturday Aug. 30. Dull in forenoon fine in Afternoon. Temp. 56°. Mamma is not very well. Arthur, Edgar and Olive came in. Edgar and I climbed the stand pipe. Noble came home. Sunday Aug.31. Fine & warm. Monday Sept 1 Dull in morning and fine and hot in afternoon. Temp. 50°. Noble went to Scott's. We went to Uncle Alfred's. Tuesday Sept. 2 Fine and hot. Temp. 66°. School started. I got a third back seat. Oliver same in to-night. Wednesday Sept. 3 Dull with light showers. Temp. 67°. Daddy Dimer {George Dymer} is dead. Thursday Sept 4. Fine & cool. Temp. 54°. Georgina. Friday Sept. 5. Fine & cool. Temp. 50°. very smoky. Oliver went home. Bessie was here for dinner. Saturday Sept. 6. Fine & hot. 47 Johnnie and Alex were in. Johnnie has been teaching this week Sunday Sept. 7. Fine & hot. Temp. Oliver Arthur came in before church. Noble came in before nit breakfast and Arthur went home. Rain in evening very light. Monday Sept. 8. Fine & hot. Noble went to Scotts. Oliver came in. Attendance at school is now 69. 14 �Tuesday Sept. 9. Fine & cool. Temp. 42° Bessie up for supper Wednesday Sept. 10. Fine & warm. Hard frost last night. Temp. 34°. Had a game of tennis tonight. Thursday Sept. 11. Fine & warm. Temp. 40° Papa was up at Amabel. Thursday Friday Sept. 12. Fine & cool. Temp. 56. Saturday Sept. 13. Dull and very cold with light showers. Temp. 45°. Uncle Albert and Alice Uncle Sandy and Bessie Uncle Andrew and Aunt Minnie were in. Sunday Sept. 14. Fine & very cold. Monday Sept. 15. Fine & warm. McArthur and J. Cairns have started to School. We organized our football team Honorary President H. H. Stevens President A.E. Nelson. Captain Fred Hanbidge Sect. Treas. A. J. Mann (T. McArthur) Carator {Curator?} Schwank. Committee Webb Nelson Reany Coterill. Tuesday Sept. 16. Fine Dull with light rain in afternoon. Temp. 47°. Papa has not been very well. Wednesday Sept. 17. Dull with much rain all day. Temp. 63° Thursday Sept. 18. Fine & warm. Mamma went out to Christie's in morning and back on late train I have not been well this evening. Friday Sept 19. Fine & warm Temp. 41° I have been staying at home. Johnnie came in and stayed for a short time to-night. Sept. 20. Fine & warm. Temp. 45°. Arthur Alice Johnnie & Oliver were in. Noble came home about 4 o'clock. Sunday Sept. 21. Dull & wet. Temp. 48°. Monday Sept. 22. Dull & wet. Cold Temp. 42°. Noble went out. Uncle Sandy & Bessie were in. Tuesday Sept. 23. Dull & cool. Temp. 46°. Wednesday Sept. 24. Fine & warm Temp. 43°. 15 �Thursday Sept. 25. Fine and warm. Temp. 58°. We started to cut the corn. Noble came in with cattle and is staying all night and so is Uncle Gilbert. Oliver is away home. Friday Sept. 26 Wet in morning & cold but fine in afternoon. Show day. Donald, James, Ethel, Helen and Laurier, John Bessie Oliver and Alex, Isabel Georgina and Mary Alice were in. Very poor show. Hoffer got the prize in the Farmer's Trust and in the Judging contest Hanbidge & Wagner. Saturday Sept. 27. Fine & warm. Temp. 50°. Loy Uncle Gilbert and Ellie went home. Edgar was in with chop. Noble came home. Papa has gone to bed. Sunday Sept. 28. Fine & warm. Temp. 46°. Have been sick. Monday Sept. 29. Fine & warm. Temp. 46°. Noble went out. Monday Tuesday Sept. 30. Fine & warm Temp. 42°. I was in the office all day. Wednesday Sept Oct 1. Fine & warm. Temp. 42°. Noble came in to take Noble's Papa's place and went back again. Uncle Alfred was in. Thursday Sept Oct 2 Fine & warm. Temp. 65°. Friday Oct. 3 Fine & cool. Saturday Oct 4. Fine & warm. Temp. 40°. The football & basketball team went to Kincardine & Oliver went too. Uncle Gilbert Bessie (Mrs. Hill) and Ethel Hill were in. Johnnie was in & get a repeating rifle. Uncle Alfred was in all day. Noble came home in the morning. Christine Robertson was here. Uncle Sandy & Uncle Andrew were in town. Sunday. Oct 5. Fine & warm. Monday Oct 6. Fine & very warm. Temp. 58°. Noble went to Scot's Oliver came hom in. In football on Saturday Kincardine won by 6 to 1 and in basketball by 12 to 0. We went to Y.P.S. to-night. Tuesday Oct 7. Fine & very warm. Temp. 52°. In Algebra Oliver got 60 & I got 55. Johnnie was in. Wednesday Oct. 8. Fine & very warm. Temp. 59°. 16 �Thursday Oct 9. Fine & very warm. Temp. 54. The teachers convention has started and we had school only in the morning. The H. S. won by 3 to 1 against the teacher's. I got my foot hurt. Friday Oct 10. Fine & very warm. Temp. 59. I have been lame all day. Saturday Oct 11. Dull and very wet in the morning. Noble came home. Sunday Oct 12. Fine morning wet in afternoon. Noble went out to Uncle Alfred's and Uncle Alfred came in. Monday Oct 13. Fine & cold. Temp. 44°. My foot is almost better. We went to Y. P. S. tonight. Noble has quit working at Scott's. Tuesday Oct 14. Fine & warmer. Temp. 33°. Wednesday Oct 15. Fine & warm Temp. 46. We are going to have a song at the H.S. concert & Oliver and I are in it. Thursday Oct 16. Fine & cool. Temp. 52°. Friday Oct 7. Dull & wet all day. Temp. 52°. Oliver did not go home. Saturday Oct 18. Dull & very cold. Temp. 48°. Oliver went home. Uncle Alfred Agnes and Mrs. Currie were here for dinner. Sunday Dull & cold. Monday Oct 20. Wet & cold. Temp. 36°. Papa fainted to-night & has been very sick since. The doctors were up. Oliver came in. Thanksgiving Day Sun Tuesday Oct 21. Dull & cold with sprinkles of Snow. Temp. 37°. Papa is some better. Wednesday Oct 22. Dull and a little warmer rain at night. Practising at the library. Thursday Oct 23. Wet & cold all day. Friday Oct 24. Dull & wet. Uncle Alfred was in. Papa has been worse. 17 �Saturday Oct 25. Fine & cool. Temp. 43°. Kincardine was up. In basketball Port won by 12 to 6 and in football 0 to 0. Sunday Oct 26. Cold & dull Papa was worse to-night. Monday Oct 27. Dull & cool rain at night. At the Guild to-night in a debate resolved that woman Suffrage would be of benefit to the state. H.D. McLaren W. Well & I won it by 4 points from A.J. Mann G. McArthur and Mr. Shearer. We had the negatives. Tuesday Oct. 28. Dull & wet. In Literature Oliver got 46 & I got 56. Wednesday Oct 29. Cold with showers. Temp. and wet. Thursday Oct 30. Cold with snow Temp. 31°. Friday Oct 31. Cold snowing all day Almost 6 or 7 inches at night. Temp. 24°. In comp. Oliver got 66 & I got 65. Uncle Alfred and Edgar were in. Saturday Nov. 1. Fine and thawing. Most of the snow gone by night. Temp. 33°. Papa got up to-night but got a little worse. Sunday Nov. 2 Fine & warm. Temp. 33°. Snow most all gone. Papa was up again for a while. Monday Nov. 3. Dull with rain at night. Temp. 40. Snow all gone. Tuesday Nov 4. Dull & cold. Temp. 36°. Papa was up for quite awhile. Wednesday Nov 5. Fine & warm. Papa was up most of the day. Thursday Nov 6. Fine & warm. Friday Nov 7. Dull & warm a little rain at night. Temp. 46°. Mr Koepky Noble and I went to Skipness and picked 7 barrels 1½ bags of apples. We got home about 8.25 P. M. Saturday Nov 8. Dull & wet. Sunday Nov. 9. Dull and wet and cold with stow storm in afternoon. Uncle Andrew and Aunt Minnie were in for dinner. The back window upstairs in the other end blew in and we had to nail it up with boards. 18 �Monday Nov. 10. Cold with snow. Temp. 24°. In Ancient History Oliver got 42 & I got 54. Tuesday Nov. 11. Cold with snow Temp. 25°. In French Oliver got 58 and I got 61. Wednesday Nov. 12. Cold in morning but warmer toward after and thawing in afternoon. Temp. 24°. Thursday Nov. 13. Fine & warm. Temp. 34°. Friday Nov. 14. Fine & warm. Temp. 34°. Saturday Nov. 15. Dull & cool. Temp. 30°. Put the cow out again to-day. Sunday Nov. 16. Fine & warmer. Monday Nov. 17. Dull and warm. Temp. 34°. Papa was a little worse to-night. In Literature out of fifty Oliver got 33 and I got 32. Tuesday Nov 18. Dull warm and rainy Temp. 44° Wednesday Nov. 19. Very wet and warm Temp. 44°. Thursday Nov 20. Fine & warm. Temp. 44°. Uncle Alfred came in this morning. Aunt Jeannie came in this afternoon and is staying all night. Friday Nov. 21. Fine & warm. In Physics Oliver got 67 and I got 54. Uncle Sandy was in. Saturday Nov 22. Dull & warm with a little rain towards night Temp. 50°. Aunt Jeannie went home. I went out to Gedesses in the afternoon. Uncle Sandy & Alex were in. Sunday Nov. 23. Dull and cold. Temp. 28°. Noble and I took a walk along the shore to near the fourth and then back by the fields. Monday Nov 24. Dull & cold. Temp. 38°. Oliver came. In Lit. Oliver got 32 and I got 42. Tuesday Nov. 25. Fine and cold Temp. 28 In Algebra Oliver got 57 and I got 58. Wednesday Nov. 26. Fine & cool. The Football team had their picture taken. Thursday Nov. 27. Fine & cool. Temp. 26°. Friday Nov. 28. Fine & cool. Temp. 31 We got the tickets to sell for our concert! 19 �Saturday Nov 29. Fine & warm Temperature 31°. Sunday Nov. 30. Dull and warm Temp. 41°. Uncle Alfred came in. Monday Dec. 1 Fine and very warm. Temp. 44°. Uncle Alfred went home. Papa was down at the office this afternoon. In literature Oliver got 32 and I got 43 out of 60. {BLANK PAGE} {BLANK PAGE} Tuesday Dec. 2. Dull and warm. Temp. 43°. Papa was worse during the night and Noble had to get the doctor. In Latin Oliver got 37 and I got 53. Wednesday Dec. 3. Dull and warm Temp. 36. I sold one ticket to Johnny and one to Olive. Thursday Dec. 4. Fine & warm The Temp. 36°. We had our first full dress rehersal of Mr. Bob to-day. Friday Dec. 5. Fine & cool. We had our concert to-night. Program (1) "Football Song" (2) Mouthorgan Selection" (3) "Mr. Bob" Act I (4) "Kingdom Comin' (5) Mouth Organ Selection (6) "Mr. Bob" Act II (7) Mouth Organ Selection (8) "God Save the King" Jim, Ethel, Johnnie, and Bessie were in at it. Saturday Dec. 6. Fine and cold. Temp. 28°. I went out to Uncle Alfred's after and dinner and came home at night. I saw 6 muskrat lodges. Saturday Sunday Dec. 7. {?} changing tomow and very cold and stormy. Monday Dec. 8. Cold and stormy. Temp. 20°. A body from the Scott was found near Gobles Grove to-day. Tuesday Dec. 9. Cold but warmer towards noon. Temp. 28°. Another body was found. Wednesday Dec. 10. Warm and thawing in morning but cold in the afternoon. Temp. 37°. Aunt Minnie's sister, Mrs Hamilton died yesterday and was buried to-day. Uncle Albert and Edgar were in with a steer. Wednesday Dec 11 Fine and cold Temp. 14° Mr. Beal adressed us to day. 20 �Friday Dec. 12. Fine and warmer Temp. 33°. We had an exam in Geometry. Saturday Dec. 13. Fine and cold in morning warmer later. Temp. 14°. Papa has been down at the office every day but Monday. Uncle Sandy and Aunt Lizzie were in to-day. Sunday Dec. 14. Fine & cool Temp. 26° Noble was out at Geddeses' all day. Papa was not quite so well. Monday Dec. 15. Fine & cool. Temp. 23°. Papa walked down to-day but drove up. Uncle Gilbert was in. In Geom Oliver got 52 and I got 88. Tuesday Dec. 16. Dull and warm Temp. 35° In Chemistry Oliver got 63 and I got 80. Uncle Alfred was in. Wednesday Dec. 17. Dull and warm Temp. 35°. In Composition Oliver got 65 and I got 63. Mr. Nelson was away this afternoon being sick. Thursday Dec 18 Dull and cold fall of snow last night Temp. 24°. We had an exam in history. Friday Dec 19. Dull and warmer School closed. In the debate on "Resolved that a young man has better character in Western Canada than in Eastern" our form lost to the second by two points. Mr. Marr being the judge. Mr. Nelson was sick again this afternoon. Saturday Dec. 20. Fine Dull and cool with snow and hail melting as it fell. Temp. 32. We got 2 boxes of goods from Eaton's and one is still at the station. Aunt Jeannie and Uncle Gilbert were in. Sunday Dec. 21. Dull and cold. Temp. 2{?}. Monday Dec. 22. Dull and cold. Temp. 25. We got the box from Eaton's. Monday Tuesday Dec. 23. Dull and cold with snow in the afternoon. Temp. 25°. I walked out to Christie's Wednesday Dec. 24 Warmer. I came in with Donald and in the sleigh. Thursday Dec. 25. Christmas Day. Cold. We cleaned the dining room stove-pipes and put the little stove up stairs. 21 �Friday Dec. 26. Very cold. Temp. 9°. We put up the kitchen pipes. Mrs. Wallace was buried here and Uncle Sandie and Aunt Lizzie were in to the funeral. Saturday Dec. 27. Fine and cold Temp. 2°. Uncle Alfred was in. I started to make a weightdriven machine. Noble received his apparatus for coloring post cards from the Art Company. Sunday Dec. 28. Dull and cold. Temp. 21°. Monday Dec. 29. Dull and cold. Temp. 29 Uncle Gilbert and Hellen were in and also Uncle Alfred. Black's cellar was entered by a burglar a few nights ago. Aunt Jenny has not been keeping so well. Tuesday Dec 30. Cold and dull. Temp. 28°. I went out with Uncle Alfred. For my birthday presents I got a telescope from Papa and Olive, a hymn book from Ma and a trap from Noble. Wednesday Dec. 31. Dull and cold. Temp.28° I am fifteen to day. I skated a little. Thursday January 1 - 1914 Fine and cold. Temp. 18°. We were skating nearly all day. I was up at Geddes's for dinner. Friday January 2. Dull and cold with mist and a little rain and snow. Temp. 28°. Edgar brought me in. Saturday January 3 Dull and mild with snow melting as it falls. Temp. 28°. Uncle Albert was in with wood. Sunday January 4. Fine and cold Temp. 27°. Uncle Alfred went ho came in. Monday January 5. Dull and cold. Temp. 17°. School started. Uncle Alfred went home. January 6 - 1914. Dull & cold. Temp. 22°. Uncle Sandy was in and Uncle Alfred brought some more wood. We organized to form a rink at school. January 7. -1914 Dull & mild. Temp. 29°. We started to give the cow the new hay and we started a crock of butter. Uncle Andrew was in to-day. Thursday Jan 8. Dull and warm. Temp. 30°. 22 �Friday Jan 9. Dull & warm with rain. Temp. 27. James and Ethel Christie were in. Saturday Jan 10- Dull and cold with sbiw. Temp. 25°. Uncle Alfred and Edgar were in with chop in the morning and Arthur and Edgar with logs in the afternoon. Uncle Sandie John Oliver and Alex were in in the afternoon. The Farmer's Institute met here this afternoon. I got a new collar to-day. Sunday Jan 11. Very cold and stormy. Temp. 10°. Monday Jan 12. Very stormy and very cold. Temp. 7°. In British history Oliver got 56 and Oliver got 77. Uncle Gilbert and Oliver came in on the train. Tuesday Jan 13. Dull and very cold. Temp. -16°. Wednesday Jan 14. Dull and very cold. Temp. -7°. We got part of our rink flooded. Thursday Jan 15. Dull and warm Temp. 30° Friday Jan. 16. Dull and warm with some snow. Temp. 30°. Saturday Jan 16. Dull and cold. Temp. 21°. Uncle Sandie, Aunt Lizzie and Robbie were in. Sunday Jan. 18. Dull and cold Temp. 5° Monday Jan. 19. Dull and milder. Temp. Tuesday Jan 20. Dull and cool with snow. Temp. 30° Wednesday Jan 21. Dull and cold Temp. 10°. Lord Stratcona is dead Thursday Jan 22. Dull and cold. Tem 11°. We went to a lecture with moving pictures both in afternoon and evening. Friday Jan 23. Dull and thawing with rain at night. Temp. 21°. Donald James Ethel Mr & Mrs Millar were in to-night. Oliver Geddes was in in the morning. Saturday Jan 24. Dull and warm. Uncle Gilbert and Aunt Jeanny were in Stevens Hepner Co. Std. are beginning to pile logs in the park. Johnny came up from Stratford. Sunday Jan 25. Dull and cold Temp. 6°. Uncle Alfred came in. Johnny went home with Bessie and Miss Finnie. 23 �Monday Jan 26. Dull and cold Temp. 9°. Uncle Alfred went home. Cottrill bus started putting logs in this end of the park. Tuesday January 27. Dull and thawing. Temp. 36°. Mr. Nelson is away curling. Wednesday January 28. Fine and very warm Temp. 31°. Mr Cottrill has taken a room in the other end to set up a store. In Physics Oliver got 49 and I got 75. Wednesday Thursday January 29. Fine and very warm. Temp. 39°. The snow is nearly all gone. Friday January 30. Fine and cold. Temp. 19°. Saturday Jan. 31 Cold and stormy Temp. 19° Sunday Jan Feb 1. Stormy with snow. Monday Feb 2. Dull and cold. Temp. 19°. Logs are coming in again. Oliver is not very well and could not take the exam and Mamma is somwhat the same also not very well. Tuesday Frb. 3. Fine and mild. Temp. 31° In Algebra I got 72. Wednesday Feb 4. Fine and cold with a little snow in the afternoon. Temp. 21°. Thursday Feb. 5. Fine and cold. Temp. 11°. We were nearly suffocated with GC gas to day. Friday Feb 6. Fine and cold with snow in afternoon and thawing towards night Temp. 4°. Mamma went out to Christie's. Saturday Feb 7. Cold and stormy Temp. 27°. Uncle Alfred and Arthur were in. Uncle Gilbert was at a Council meeting. Sunday Feb 8. Very stormy and cold. Temp. 4° Monday Feb 9. Very cold and very stormy. Temp. 3°. Tuesday Feb 10. Fine and very cold Temp. -1° and at night -13°. In French O.C. got 63 and I got 59. In Composition O.C. got 64 and I got 67 Wednesday Feb 11. Fine and very cold Temp. -16°. Mr D. Kennedy died last night. 24 �**** **** Thursday Feb 12. Fine and very cold Temp. -25°. A lot of logs have come in to-day to Cotterill's. Friday Feb 13. Fine and very cold. Temp. -20°. James Christie was in this afternoon. Saturday Feb 13. Fine and cold. Temp. -3°. Uncle Gilbert and Aunt Jeanny were in. John and Bessie were in. Sunday Feb 14. Cold with snow and fine Temp. -5 °. I have a bad cold Monday Feb 15. Cold with snow Temp. 6°. Paisley Public School and Continuation school were burnt. Tuesday Feb. 15. Cold with a little snow. Temp. In chemistry Oliver got 66 and I got 68. Wednesday Feb 16. Dull and warm. I gave a speech on Lady Macbeth. Thursday Feb. 19. Fine & cold. Temp. 10°. Friday Feb 20. Fine and cold. James Christie was in to-day. Saturday Feb 21 Fine and cold. Uncle Sandy and Alex were in, Sunday Feb 22. Cold and stormy Monday Feb. 23. Fine and cold. Temp. -14°. In Geom. Oliver got 68 amd I got 51. Saturday Tuesday Feb 24. Fine and cold. Temp. -22°. Arthur and Edgar are in and they and Noble amd Oliver are at the hockey match. In French Authors Oliver got 76 and I got 78. Wednesday Feb 25. Dull and cold. Temp. 12°. Uncle Sandie and Aunt Lizzie were in. Thursday Feb 26. Fine and warm. Temp. 12°. Friday Feb 27. Fine & warm Temp. 20°. Saturday Feb 28. Fine and cold. Arthur was in in the morning and Arth again in the afternoon with Edgar and Isabel. I cut my knee with the hatchet. Sunday March 1. Cold and stormy. My knee has kept me in the house all day. 25 �Monday March 2. Cold and windy Temp. 4°. The 11.10 train was very late the engine having broken down. Tuesday March 3. Fine and cold. Temp. 10°. Uncle Alfred and Arthur were in. Wednesday March 4. Dull and warm with snow in morning. Temp. 23°. Thursday March 5 Fine & mild. Temp. 23°. Friday March 6. Dull and mild with snow at night. Temp. 20° Noble Oliver and I were at a a carnival to-night. James and Ethel Christie were in also. Uncle Gilbert was in also and is staying over night. Saturday March 7. Dull and cold. Temp. Uncle Gilbert went home to-night. Sunday March 8. Stormy and cold. Oliver came in Papa and Mamma saw a crow. Monday March 9. Dull and mild colder towards night. Temp. 10°. Papa and Mamma went out to Christies in the morning and came back in the afternoon. Tuesday March 10 Dull & cold Temp 10° In Physics Oliver got 60 & I got 65 Wednesday March 11 Fine & cold. Temp. 0°. Thursday March 12. Fine & cold with snow at night Temp. 8°. Friday March 13. Fine and cold Temp. 18°. Ethel and Donnie were in. Mrs. Wm. Robertson (need Jenie Gowanlock) were here. Noble and I went to a hockey match. between the H.S. girls and the Curlers. Score 3 -3. John and Bessie were in at it. I saw my first crow. Saturday March 14. Fine & thawing Temp. 29°. Sunday March 15 Mild and thawing Temp. 36°. We went to the Methodist Anniversary Services. Monday March 16 Fine and warm Temp. 34°. Snow all gone. I finished my two-hundred crows this morning. 26 �Tuesday March 17. Fine and warm with rain and snow in the afternoon. Temp. 27°. In Caesar Oliver got 36 and I got 55. J B. Cotrill has started putting up his mill. We had the H.S. football for the first time this season. Wednesday March 18. Dull and cold. Temp. 25°. The saw mill fairly well started. Thursday March 19 Dull and cold. Temp. 8°. Friday March 20. Fine and cold. Temp. 0°. Saturday March 21. Fine and cold. Temp. 14° Arthur was in and got the sawing outfit which arrived to-day. - Sunday March 22. Dull and cold with snow. We went to the Baptist church to see an illustrated sermon. I saw two robins. Monday March 23. Dull and cold snowing at noon. The High & Public Schools had the rink free to night. Bessie Geddes came in for a visit. Tuesday March 24. Fine and mild. Wednesday March 25. Fine Warm with light showers. Temp. 32°. Bessie went home. Oliver got 61 in A.H. and I got 66. Thursday March 26. Dull and very warm. Temp. 33°. Friday March 27. Dull and cold. Temp. 32°. We had electric bells installed in the class-rooms at school. Saturday March 28. Fine and warm. Temp. 32°. Uncle Alfred and Arthur were in. Uncle Alfred stayed in and Noble went home with Arthur. - Sunday March 29. Dull and warm with little rain. Temp. 36°. Monday March 30 Dull and wet in morning cold in afternoon. Temp. 34°. Tuesday March 31 Dull & Fine and warm. Temp. 32°. In Chem. Oliver got 66 and I got 71. Noble finished his 200 robins Wednesday March April 1. Dull and wet. Temp. 37°. I finished my 200 robins. 27 �Thursday April 2. Dull & wet with snow. Temp. 29°. Friday April 3. Fine and cold. Temp. 13°. Saturday April 4. Dull and cold. Temp 21°. The Ellis engine arrived at the station to-day. Sunday April 5. Dull and cold. Monday April 6. Dull and cold. In Literature on Friday Oliver got 45 and I got 57 out of 60. Uncle Alfr Arthur and Edgar took the engine out. Our cow had a calf. Tuesday April 7. Dull and cold. I French Oliver got 60 and I got 66 Aunt Lizzie, Bessie and Robbie were in for dinner. Uncle Andrew and Aunt Minnie were in this afternoon. Wednesday April 8. Dull and cold with snow. Temp. 24°. Mr Donald Christie Sr. died this morning at 6 A.M. Mr. Dunean Christie arrived last night. Our cow has a calf. Thursday April 9. Fine and cold. The school stopped to-day. We had examinations in Algebra and Geometry. Noble and I went to a concert to-night. Friday April 10. Fine and w with high temps. and cold wind. Temp. 28. The funeral of Mr Donald Christie took place to day from Aberdour to Port Elgin cemetery. Saturday April 11. Fine and cold. Temp. 38°. Uncle Gilbert and Laurier were in. Sunday April 12. Fine and cold. Uncle Alfred Arthur and Agnes came in this morning and Uncle Alfred is staying for a few days. Monday April 13. Fine and warm. Temp. 18°. John and Oliver Geddes were in. Uncle Andrew took away the calf to-day. Tuesday April 14. Fine very warm. Temp. 38°. Uncle Gilbert, his brother and Oliver were in. Noble went out to Uncle Alfred's this morning. Wednesday April 15. Fine and warm. Noble came in and went out with Arthur to-day. Thursday April 16. Fine & warm. Temp. 35. Edgar and I came to town and then to J. B. Muir's for grass clover seed. 28 �Friday April 17. Fine and very warm. Temp. 31°. I went up to Geddes' after breakfast. Stuarts were over at night. Saturday April 18. Fine and very warm with rain at night. Temp. 47°. I came in this afternoon with John. Sunday April 19. Dull and wet but hot in the morning and cooler in afternoon Temp. 60° Arthur and Agnes came in and Uncle Alfred went home with them. Monday April 20. Dull and cold. School started. In Algebra I got 61. Arthur was in to-night. Tuesday April 21. Dull and a little warmer. Temp. 28°. Wednesday April 22. Dull and colder. Temp. 34°. Thursday April 23. Fine and cold. Temp. 26°. I found a bracelet this morning to-night. Friday April 24. Fine and warm. Temp. 24° Saturday April 25. Dull and with thunderstorm in the afternoon. Aunt Jeannie were in today. Sunday April 26. Dull and cold. Monday April 27. Fine and hot Noble and Arthur went down into Bruce to see Colin MacGillivray Ellis Engineer. In Geom I got 63. Tuesday April 28. Fine and hot in the morning with thunder in the afternoon and rain at night. Temp. 50°. In Physics Oliver got 50 and I got 68. Wednesday April 29. Fine Dull and wet. The inspector was at school to-day. Thursday April 30. Fine and cold. Temp. 30° Oliver, Wan Cairns and I went up to Southampton to-night. Friday May 1. Fine and cool. Temp. 26°. Saturday May 2. Fine and warm. John Geddes was in today. I took a ride to Storton's bridge back to McGillivray's bush, up the side road to the sixth. down the sixth to the diagonal, along the diagonal to the fourth, up the fourth to the Goderich, along the Goderich to North Bruce, back to Harry Bakers and back to town. Aunt Jeannie came in on the train. 29 �Sunday May 3. Fine and warm. Monday May 4. Fine and hot. Temp. 48° Tuesday May 5 Fine and warm. In lit Oliver and I both got 67. Tuesday Wednesday May 6. Fine and warm with rain in evening. Temp. 42° Wednesday Thursday May 7. Dull morning but fine and cold warm in afternoon. Arthur was in to-night. Thursday Friday May 8 Fine and warm. Temp. 42°. We had our first rhubarb Friday May 9. Friday Saturday May 9 Fine and warm. Temp. 38°. Noble went out to Uncle Alfred's to night. We finished planting our mangles Sunday May 10 - Fine Dull and cool Temp. Temp. 51°. Light showers of rain Monday May 11 - Dull and cold. We finished digging the garden and planted our potatoes. Tuesday May 12 - Dull and cool. Temp. 42°. In Physics Oliver got 58 and I got 88. Rev. J. R. Mann was here to-night. Noble went out to Burgoyne this afternoon. Wednesday May 13. Dull and cold. Temp. 28°. In Composition Oliver got 66 and I got 65. Thursday May 14. Fine and cool. Temp. 36°. Friday May 15. Fine and cool Temp. 31° Papa and Mommma {Momma?} were out at Geddes' to-day Saturday May 16. Fine and warmer. Noble went out to Geddeses. Uncle Sandy Aunt Lizzie and Florence were in. Sunday May 17. Fine and warm. Saturday Monday 18 Fine and warm. Temp. 50°. In Algebra Oliver got 76 and I got 91. Tuesday May 19 Fine and hot. Temp. 48°. We climbed the stand-pipe to-night. 30 �Wednesday May 20. Fine and hot. Temp. 50°. Noble and Oliver went out to Burgoyne tonight. Thursday May 21. Fine and hot. Temp. 54°. In the report I am standing 4 and Oliver 9. A box of goods arrived from Eaton's to-night. I got a tie pin neck tie, belt tie clip, collars, socks. A set of collar buttons. Noble got a couple of gloves a ball, (fielders and catchers), a razor strop, tie clips, belt, suspenders. Friday May 22. Cold with thunderstorm. Saturay May 23. Cold and fine Temp. 40° Sunday May 23. Dull and warm with rain Monday May 24. Fine and hot. We went out to Christies. We went down to the river. Wednesday Tuesday May 25. Fine and very hot with cooler in evening. Mr. Nelson has not come back to school yet. Thursday Wednesday May 26. Fine and very hot. Temp. 68°. We saw an old cannon in the park to-night. Thursday May 27. Fine and a little cooler. Temp. 46°. Friday May 28. Fine and very hot. Temp. 54°. Thunderstorm in evening. Uncle Sandy and Aunt Lizzie were in. Mr. Mann was here to-night. Saturday May 29. Fine and a little cooler. Temp. 52°. I got a new pair of pants. Uncle Gilbert Loy and Helen were in all day. Uncle Andrew Aunt Minnie and Helen Hamilton were in in the afternoon. Alex Geddes was also in. The steamer Empress of Ireland was sunk on the St. Lawrence and nearly 1000 lives were lost. Sunday May 31 Dull and cool with rain at intervals. I was not at church this morning. Monday June 1 Fine and cool. Edgar was in to-night. Tuesday June 2. Fine and a little warmer. Thermometer 37°. Arthur and Edgar were in tonight playing ball. 31 �Wednesday June 3. Dull and warm with rain in evening. Temp. 55°. John Geddes was here for supper. We had an exam in Chemistry. Thursday June 2. Dull and cool. Temp. 54. In Physics Chemistry Oliver got 63 and I got 68. We had an exam in chemistry. Friday June 5. Fine and warm. Saturday June 6. Fine and warm. Noble went to baseball match. North Bruce 17 Aberdour 4. Sunday June 7. Fine and hot with thunder. Monday June 8. Fine and very hot. This is Noble's birthday. Papa mamma and Olive went out to Uncle Andrew's. Temp. 75°. We were in the lake to-night. Tuesday June 9. Fine and very hot. Temp. 74°. at 3 P.M. 91° in shade. Uncle Sandy and Oliver were. Arthur and Edgar were in and took out the stove and some chairs. We went out to the river too to-night. Oliver swam across. Wednesday June 10. Fine and hot. We had school in the morning and in the afternoon Oliver and I went out to the river. Friday Thursday June 11. Fine and cooler. We had school in the morning and printed pictures in the afternoon which were not a success. Uncle Alfred and Arthur were in to-night. Thursday Friday June 12. Fine and warm. Saturday June 13. Fine and cool. I went out to Burgoyne. Edgar came back with us and we went to a base-ball match Aberdour 21 North Bruce 12. Sunday June 14. Fine and warm. Flower day at church. Monday June 15. Fine and cool with rain in the evening. We had a short lesson in Latin after 4 P.M. Tuesday June 16. Fine and warm. We had another lesson in Latin. Wednesday June 17. Fine and cool. Entrance exams started to-day. 32 �Thursday June 18. Fine and hot. Oliver was in in the morning. Papa Mamma and Olive went out to Burgoyne in the morning. Noble and I went out after dinner. We put up the pipes in the beds and put some of the furniture in place. I finished translating Virgil this morning. Friday June 19. Fin Wet and cold in the morning and fine in the afternoon. Today is the excursion to Guelph. John and Besse, Edgar and Isabel went down on it. We are getting a new floor in the kitchen. Saturday June 20. Fine and cool. There was a baseball match tonight. Arthur and Edgar were in to it and afterwards we went to a moving picture show. The floor was finished today. Sunday June 21. Fine Wet all day. We went to the German church to-night. Monday June 22. Fine and cool. Oliver came in the morning. The Normal Entrance exams started to-day. We had Ancient History and Chemistry. Tuesday June 23. Dull and cool. We had exams in Algebra and English Composition. Oliver Geddes was in at a picnic to-day. Wednesday June 24. Wet and thundery in the morning. We had Physics and British & Canadian History. Arthur and Jessie were in and we were playing base-ball. Thursday June 25. Fine and warm. We had exams in Geometry and Literature. Uncle Gilbert and Aunt Jeannie were in. Arthur and Edgar came in and took out Papa, Mamma and Olive and Noble and I followed after school, Noble leading the cow. Friday June 26. Dull and cooler a little. I studied French all day. Noble went into town this morning. The cow got out and went back to Port Elgin. Noble brought her out in the afternoon. Aunt Lizzie John Oliver Satur Alex Florence and Robbie were down to-night. Saturday June 27. Dull and cool, with slight showers during day. Noble went into town today. We kept the cow in all day. We were up at Burgoyne to-night. Sunday June 28. Dull and wet. Oliver and I were at church this morning. Monday June 29. Dull and wet. Arthur took Noble and I into town. The provincial election was held to-day. The Liberal party was defeated on the question of Temperance. C. M. 33 �Bowman was elected in West Bruce. We had examinations in Latin Authors and Composition. Tuesday June 30 Fine and warm. We had examinations in French Authors and Composition. This finishes our exams. Noble, Oliver and I went to a picture show to-night. Wednesday June July 1. Dull and wet in morning, a slight show in the afternoon. Oliver and Alex Geddes were in for the afternoon performance which consisted of a lacross match and horse races. Donald and James Christie were also in for the afternoon and for the evening. John and Bessie Geddes came in the evening and also Arthur and Edgar Burgess. The evening entertainment consisted of a relay race in which the Cup was again won from by Chesley from Port Elgin the only other contesting team. Fireworks was the final display. I came out with Arthur and Edgar. Friday Thursday July 2. Fine and hot. Fine, Hot and misty at night. Dull and Friday July 3. Fine and hot. Saturday July 4. Fine and hot. Sunday July 5. Fine and hot Monday July 6. Fine and hot. Noble went over to Scott's this morning and came back tonight. Tuesday July 7. Fine and hot. Noble and I went in to town. The Burgoyne garden party took place to-night. Aberdour lost in a baseball match to Burgoyne 11-7. Wed. July 8. Fine and hot. Noble came over to Scott's and I came to Uncle Andrew's. We were coiling hay. Uncle Andrew, Aunt Minnie and Helen Hamilton went to Paisley. Thursday July 9. Fine and hot. I was cutting thistles all day. Uncle Johnnie Aunt Jennie and Jessie Gowanlock were over {BLANK PAGE} (BLANK PAGE} 34 �for supper. Ethel Christie, the three boys and Miss Campbell Campb Campbell were over to-night. Friday July 10. Fine and hot. Uncle Andrew and Aunt Minnie were at Camerons' garden party which was a great success Cutting thistles. Saturday July 11. Fine and hot. I came home this morning. Papa Olive and Noble were in town. The Orange celebration took place in Southampton to-day. Sunday July 12. Dull and wet. Monday July 13. Dull and wet in morning. Fine in latter part of day. We did not go to our work as it was raining. I went up to Geddes this afternoon and Oliver, Edgar and I went over to the river. Noble and Arthur went into Port Elgin to-night to the picture-show. Tuesday July 14 Dull in morning Fine and hot in afternoon. Noble and I came over to our work to-day. We were hauling in hay all its in the afternoon. Mrs. R. Munro, her son, and Edna Hamilton were at Uncle Andrew's this afternoon, and went home to-night. Wednesday July 15. Fine and very hot. Hauling in hay all day. Thursday July 16. Fine and very hot. Hoeing corn and picking currents. I came home to-night and learned part a tune on the violin. Friday July 17. Wet for a short time in morning. Fine and cool during the rest of the day. Hoeing corn and coiling hay. Saturday July 18. Dull and cold. Uncle Andrew and Aunt Minnie went to town to-day. I came home to-night. Papa & Mamma and Noble were in town. Hoeing and puting poison on potatoes. Sunday July 19 Fine and warm. Edgar and I were in Port Elgin at Church to-night. Monday July 20. Fine and hot. I came over to Uncle Andrew's and Noble came over to Scotts. Tuesday July 21. Fine and warm. Hoeing in the morning. Coiling hay in the afternoon. 35 �Wednesday July 22. Fine and hot. Coiling hay in the morning hauling in, in the afternoon. I came home to-night. Thursday July 23. Dull and wet, fine towards evening. Noble came over this afternoon. Friday July 24. Dull and hot with sprinkles of rain. Noble and I came over to our work. Hauling in hay and poisoning potato-bugs. Saturday July 25. Fine and hot Lil Rowand came to Uncle Andrew's to-day. I came home. Sunday July 26. Fine and warm. Monday July 27. Dull and wet. Arthur and Noble went over to a baseball match. Edgar and I started over in a buggie and the horse becoming frightened of an automobile bolted into the fence and smashed the buggy shafts. The army worm has appeared at Uncle Andrew's and has destroyed one field. Tuesday July 28. Fine and warm. Oliver and I were picking berries in the morning and I was helping Uncle Alfred's to draw in hay in the afternoon. Wednesday July 29. Fine and hot. I went into town to get our mail. Friday Thursday July 30. Fine and hot Our examination reports of entrance into Normal School came out to-day. We all passed but Oliver Frank Nina and Sara. The fourth form results came out also and all passed but Lauda McLaren. The Dunblane garden party was held in Young's. War is imminent in Europe. Dunblane defeated Burgoyne 15 to 6. Friday July 31 Fine and hot. I went over to Uncle Andrew's after dinner. we were hauling in the oats which the worms attacked. Saturday August 1. Fine and hot. I came home to-night. Sunday August 2. Fine and hot. Monday August 3. Fine and hot. Noble and I came over to our work. Uncle Andrew started cutting the road field. Aunt Jeannie Loy and Jane Ann Rowand were over to-night. 36 �Tuesday August 4. Fine and hot. Stooking in road field. I came home. Wednesday August 5. Fine and hot. Cut the road field and one at house. Thursday August 6. Fine Dull and hot. I came home after dinner as I was unwell. Friday Aug. 7. Fine and hot. At home all day. Better towards night. Noble came. Saturday Aug 8. Fine and hot. All of us except Olive and I went to town. We heard the The results of our Junior matriculation P. Nelson D.C. Munro and H. Puschler and R. Burgess passed. A. Curtis and J. Young passed partialy. F. Morton and O. Christie failed. Sunday Aug. 9. Fine and very hot with wind and rain storm in the afternoon. Monday Aug 10 Fine and hot with rain in the evening. We went over to our work and I returned home to-night. The chimney of Uncle Andrew's house was blown down yesterday. Tuesday Aug 11. Dull and cool Wednesday Aug 12. Fine and hot Thursday Aug 13. Dull with rain. I returned home. Friday Aug 14. Fine and hot. Went over to Uncle Andrew's after dinner. Saturday Aug. 15. Fine and cool. Hauling in oats and hoeing mangels. Sunday Aug. 16. Dull and wet, fine in the evening. Mr. McLeod preached here to-day. Monday Aug. 17. Fair Dull and wet in morning, fine in afternoon, Thunder storm at night. Tuesday Aug. 18. Dull and wet in the morning but no rain in afternoon. Arthur Edgar and I went up to Arran Lake. Wednesday Aug. 19. Dull and hot but fine in afternoon. We (Uncle Alfred and family and Olive and I) went to the lake for a picnic. Thursday Aug. 20. Dull and in 37 �morning. Fine in afternoon but thunderstorm at night. Noble came home. Uncle Sandy had a raising and put up the frame of his driving shed. Thunderstorm in night. Friday Aug. 21. Fine and hot. Creek is flooded. Noble and I were cutting wood in the bush. Saturday Aug. 22. Fine and warm, dull at night. Papa, Olive and Noble were in Port Elgin. Sunday Aug. 23. Fine and windy. Monday Aug. 24. Fine and cool. Noble and I went over to our work. Tuesday Aug. 25. Fine and warm. Wednesday Aug. 26. Fine and warm. We finished at Uncle Andrew's to-day. In the afternoon we were at J. Schwartz's Thursday Aug. 27. Fine and warm. Uncle Andrew and I were at Cobean's. Friday Aug. 28. Fine and hot. We moved into town. Noble came home. Saturday Aug. 29. Fine Dull and wet in morning. Dull Fine in the afternoon. Uncle Sandy, John, Bessie and Oliver were in. Sunday Aug. 30 Fine and cool. Monday Aug. 31. Fine & hot. Noble went out to Scott's. I began in the office. J.R. Geddes went away to Stratford to business college. Sunday & Monday Aug 31 Fine and hot. Uncle Sandie and Oliver were in town. Tuesday Au September 1 Dull and and hot. Aunt Jeannie and Ethel were in town. School opened again. Wednesday Sept. 2. Dull and cooler. Arthur and Jessie came in to-night. Thursday Sept. 3 Dull ad cool. We took a half-holiday today. Noble came home to night. Friday Sept. 4. Fine and c Dull and wet in morning, fine in afternoon. I went out to Christie's Saturday Sept. 5 Fine and cool with rain at night. I came home. Ethel and Uncle Gilbert came in. 38 �Sunday Sept. 6. Dull and wet in morning. Ethel and Kate Murkar were up to-day for tea. Monday Sept. 7. Dull and wet in early morning. Noble went out to Scott's after dinner. We were painting the kitchen all day. Tuesday Sept. 8. Dull and cool. Edgar was in. We finished painting the kitchen. Edgar and I went to the "moving" picture show. Wednesday Sept. 9. Fine and cool. Thursday Sept. 10. Fine and warmer. Percy Nelson and I were at school all afternoon. Papa went up to Amabel with N. McGillivray. Friday Sept. 11. Fine and cool. Saturday Sept. 12. Fine and warmer. I went out to Uncle Alfred's and Arthur came in at night. Sunday Sept. 13. Fine and warm. Monday Sept. 14. Fine and warm. Tuesday Sept 15 Fine and warm. The Presbytry meeting was held here in the morning and a Sunday School convention in the afternoon and evening. Olive and I attended in the evening. Wednesday Sept. 16. Fine and warm. Arthur was in town. Thursday Sept. 17. Fine and warm. Friday Sept, 18. Fine & warm. warm Saturday Sept. 19. Fine and warm. Noble came home. I went out to Geddeses' and was delayed till late through trouble with the seat. Sunday Sept. 20. Fine & warm. I went to church to-night. Monday Sept. 21. Fine & hot. Tuesday Sept. 22. Fine & hot. Wednesday Sept. 23. Fine & hot. 39 �Thursday Sept. 24. Fine & cooler. Satur Friday Sept. 25. Fine & cool. Port Elgin Fair. Saturday Sept. 26. Fine & and warm. Sunday Sept. 27. Fine & cool Monday Sept. 28. Fine & cool. Rural School. Tuesday Fall Fair. Fine & cool {BLANK PAGE} {STATIONERY AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES page from T. EATON Co LIMITED 1914} For more information on James “Rowand” Burgess, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 40 � 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 "Rowand" Burgess Diary & Transcription, 1913-1914 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James "Rowand" Burgess Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1913-1914 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th Century, Bruce County, Arran Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. February 15, 1913 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday Feb 15 Cold and stormy and much snow. Temp 11˚. Ethel hurt her leg badly</p> <p>Sunday Feb 16 Fine and cold. Temp - 6˚</p> <p>Monday Feb 17 Fine and cold Temp 6 We had an exam in arith. Oliver and I each got 70.</p> <p>Tuesday Feb 18 Fine and cold with temp snows in afternoon. Temp.0˚</p> <p>Wednesday Feb 19 Fine and thawing Temp 24˚</p> <p>Thursday Feb 20 Fine and warm Temp</p> <p>Friday Feb 21 Cold with a little snow in afternoon Temp 15˚</p> <p>Saturday Feb 22 Cold and stormy with much snow. Temp 19˚</p> <p>Sunday Feb 23 Cold and fine Temp 0˚</p> <p>Monday Temp cold and fine Temp -14˚</p> <p>Tuesday Feb 25 {Dull?} and cold with snow in afternoon. Temp 0˚ Uncle Abram and Aunt Minnie were in to-day.</p> <p>Wednesday Feb 26. Cold and dull Temp 20˚</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday Feb 27 Cold and dull temp. 18° Uncle Sandy and Aunt Lizzie were in</p> <p>Friday Feb 28 . Cold and fine. Temp. 14° Aunt Jeannie was in to day. My nose bled a lot and I had to come home from school. We got to our spelling marks (Ex on Thursday) Oliver got 80 and I got 85</p> <p>Saturday March 1. Mild. Temp. 2°. Dave Dirk was in with wood and also Arthur and Edgar. Uncle Gilbert and dog were in this afternoon.</p> <p>Sunday March 2. Cold and very stormy Temp. 10.</p> <p>Monday March 3. Cold. Temp. 10°. In Geog. I got 73 and Oliver got 68. In Algebra to day. Oliver got 80 and I got 90.</p> <p>Tuesday March 4. Cold Temp. 6°. Uncle Abram and Aunt Lizzie came in and are staying.</p> <p>Wednesday March 5 Cold and stormy in afternoon Temp. 10: In composition Oliver got 67 and I got 68.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday March 6. Cold and stormy Temp 6. Uncle Abram and Aunt Lizzie went home with Uncle Sandy.</p> <p>Friday March 7 - Cold and fine. Temp. -10° Jim Christie and Jim Rowand were here to-day.</p> <p>Saturday March 8: Cold and stormy Temp. Uncle Alfred was in with wood.</p> <p>Sunday March 9. mild and thawing Temp 16°</p> <p>Monday March 10 Warm and thawing Temp. 16° We saw some crows to-day.</p> <p>Tuesday March 11 - 1913 Warm and thawing Temp 20°.</p> <p>Wednesday March 12- Fine and thawing Temp. 26°</p> <p>Thursday March 13. Fine and very warm Temp. 36°. Aunt Janet is here. We saw some robins.</p> <p>Friday March 14. Fine and hot.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>with thunderstorm at night temp. 42˚. Snow all gone. Uncle Abram Uncle Waleter and Jean were in for dinner. Uncle Abram is staying all night. The creek is very high. Aunt Janet went away.</p> <p>Saturday March 15. Dull and cold. Temp. 36˚.</p> <p>Sunday March 16 Cold with snow Temp. 10˚.</p> <p>Monday March 17 Cold. Temp. 10˚ Uncle Abram started home to day.</p> <p>Tuesday March 18 Warm with high wind Temp. 32˚</p> <p>Wednesday March 19. Fine and warm. Temp. 40˚. In Chemistry Oliver got 74 {P?} got 72 and I got 78.</p> <p>Thursday March 20. Fine and hot. Temp. 44˚. School closed at noon and Johnnie came home this afternoon.</p> <p>Friday March 21. Good Friday. Very high wind and cold. Temp. 30˚. Johnnie did got home. There was much damage done. Our fence was partly blown over and two window panes broken.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The factory chimney fell over and Duff was badly hurt. The roof of the {Mennonite?} church was taken off and the Steel Works was burnt. Much other damage was done the chimneys and many barns were destroyed. Mrs. Ewald's house was partly blown in at the gable. Mrs. Forrester's barn was nearly all destroyed and another barn out that way has its roof taken off. It is reported that 25 barns round Port Elgin are destroyed. Jim Kennedy's old carpentry shop was partly destroyed and the roof blown off. Thompsons oil storehouse had its roof destroyed. It is about the worst wind storm on record here.</p> <p>Saturday March 22. Cold and fine. Temp 20 Uncle Sandy was in and Johnnie went home. Uncle Alfred and Arthur and Donnee Christie were in also. The roof of the church at</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Burgoyne the the roof off part of our barn the roof of Davie Dick's house and also those of Walt Gowanlock Stewarts Uncle Andrew John Scotts barns were carried away. The roof of Christie two barns and part of their horse stable and their windmill were blown away and many others. Jack Duff died last night. Millions of dollars of damage was done in Ontario and in the States. Southampton is in fear of fire bugs and quite a few buildings have been destroyed.</p> <p>Sunday March 23. Cold and dull 27°.</p> <p>Monday March 24. Fine and warm cooler towards night. Temp. 54°. Arthur and Edgar were in for boards and shingles for fixing the roof. Uncle Gilbert was in.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday March 25. Cold with slight fall of snow Temp. 18°.</p> <p>Wednesday March 26. Cold and dull. Temp. 18°.</p> <p>Thursday March 27. Cold with snow. Temp. 16°. Jessie and Uncle Alfred were in.</p> <p>Friday March 28. Mild with a small fall of snow. Temp.</p> <p>Saturday March 29. Warm and Fine. Temp. 28°.</p> <p>Sunday March 30. Fine and mild temp. 40°.</p> <p>Monday March 31. Rain in the morning but fine part of the afternoon. Temp 39°. School started. Oliver came in. Johnnie came in and went away to Stratford.</p> <p>Tuesday April 1. Fine with cold wind. Temp. 29°.</p> <p>Wednesday April 2. Fine and warm, Temp. 28°.</p> <p>Thursday April 3. Very wet and dull. Temp. 29°.</p> <p>Friday April 4. Wet and warm</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>temp.52°. Donald Christie was in this morning.</p> <p>Saturday April 5. Cold with a slight fall of snow Temp. 29°.</p> <p>Sunday April 6. Cold wind but snow melting. 27°.</p> <p>Monday April 7. Cool and bright Temp. 24°. We got a new football at school. We had an exam. in Literature.</p> <p>Tuesday April 8. Fine and warm. The High School versus Port Elgin football match results in 2- 0 in favour of H.S.</p> <p>Wednesday April 9. Fine and wam. We saw a butterfly.</p> <p>Thursday April 10. Warm with much rain. Temp. 34°.</p> <p>Friday April 11. Warm and dull, Temp. 42°.</p> <p>Saturday April 12. Dull and cool. I got a pair of boots and a {cloth?} (?}.</p> <p>Sunday April 13. Fine and warm.</p> <p>Monday April 14. Fine and cold. Temp. 29. In math. Oliver got 65 and I got 80.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday April 15. Fine and warm Temp. 24. In baseball match between High School and town score was town 7 H.S. 3.</p> <p>Wednesday April 16. Fine and warm Temp. 36°.</p> <p>Thursday April 17. Fine and warm. Temp. 42°.</p> <p>Friday April 18. Fine and warm with thunderstorm in afternoon. Temp. 49°</p> <p>Saturday April 19. Fine and cold. Temp. 30°.</p> <p>Sunday April 20. Fine and cold. Temp. 26°.</p> <p>Monday April 21. Fine and mild. Temp. 31°.</p> <p>Tuesday April 22. Wet in morning and warm. Temp. 43°.</p> <p>Wednesday April 23. Fine and hote Temp. 58. In Science Oliver got 74 and I got 79.</p> <p>Thursday April 24. Fine and hot temp. {59?}°.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday April 25. Fine and very hot in morning cool at night Temp.</p> <p>Saturday April 26. Very wet, and cold Temp. 36.</p> <p>Sunday April 27. Wet and cold. Temp. 32°. Noble came home.</p> <p>Monday April 28. Fine and cold with high wind. Temp. 36°. Noble went out to Scott's</p> <p>Tuesday April 29. Fine and cool Temp. 38° In Latin Oliver got 81 and I got 84</p> <p>Wednesday April 30. Fine and warm. Mamma and Olive were out at Burgoyne. The inspector came.</p> <p>Thursday May 1. Fine and hit Temp. 50° I found a dandelion. We had our first rhubarb.</p> <p>Friday May 2. Fine and hot Temp. 60° in morning 78 at noon. Aunt Jeannie and Ethel were in to day.</p> <p>Saturday May 3. fine &amp; very hot high wind Temp. 63° &amp; 82° about noon. Uncle Alfred was in. Rhumbart's &amp; Bricker's barns were burnt.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday May 4. Fine &amp; very hot. Temp. 63°. Leaves are nearly out &amp; blossoms also.</p> <p>Monday May 5. Dull &amp; {?}. Temp. 63 cool towards night. We got a cow from Smiths</p> <p>Monday Tuesday May 6. Fine &amp; cold Mrs Duncan came to the W. H. M. S. meeting to day.</p> <p>Wednesday May 7. Fine &amp; cold. Temp. 42° Mrs Duncan went home. In football between H. S. &amp; town there was no score.</p> <p>Thursday May 8. Full &amp; cold with a Temp. 34° little rain towards night. Mr Kennedy is not well to day. May is staying here All night. In grammar Oliver got 78 &amp; I got 77.</p> <p>Friday May 9. Dull and very cold. Temp. 32°. In Geom. Oliver got 80 &amp; I got 60.</p> <p>Saturday May 10. Cold &amp; fine. Temp. 32°. Had frost last night. Uncle Alfred was in this morning &amp; Arthur &amp; I got a pair of lacrosse</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>boots. We planted some potatoes to day.</p> <p>Sunday May 11. fine warming with thunderstorms at night and warm. Temp. 34 Noble came home.</p> <p>Monday. Fine in morning. Thunder storm in evening. Temp. 40° Noble went out to Scott's.</p> <p>Tuesday Dull and cold, Temp. 42. In Spel. Oliver got 80 and I got 80.</p> <p>Wednesday May 14. Fine &amp; Cold. Temp. 4{?}°</p> <p>Thursday May 15 Wet in morning with thunder storm at night. Temp. 42°</p> <p>Saturday May 17. Fine &amp; warm. Thunderstorms in latter part of afternoon. Temp. 36° Uncle Sandy Aunt Lizzie Uncle Andrew and Aunt Bessie were in.</p> <p>Friday May 16. Wet in morning. Fine in afternoon.</p> <p>Sunday May 18. Fine and cold Temp. 40. Noble came home and went away.</p> <p>Monday May 19. Fine &amp; cold Temp. 35°</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oliver &amp; Aunt Jeannie came in.</p> <p>Tueday May 19. Fine and warm. Temp. 35°. I found a plover's nest to day.</p> <p>Wednesday May 20. Dull and rain at intervals. Temp. 50°. We saw some swallows.</p> <p>Thursday May 21. Dull &amp; misty. Temp. 46°. We caught a wood pecker.</p> <p>Friday May 22. Dull and misty. Temp. 40°. Aunt Lizzie went to Stratford.</p> <p>Thursday May 23. Fine &amp; warm with rain at night. Dull.</p> <p>Saturday May 24. Fine and warm rain at night. Noble came home.</p> <p>Sunday May 25. Fine &amp; cold.</p> <p>Monday May 26. Fine in morning hard frost. Dull in afternoon. Noble went out. Aunt Lizzie came up.</p> <p>Tuesday May 27. Dull &amp; warm. Temp. 42°.</p> <p>Wednesday May 28. Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 42°.</p> <p>Thursday May 29. Fine &amp; warm. Temp.41°</p> <p>Friday May 30. Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 42°</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aunt Jeannie and Ethel were in today.</p> <p>Saturday May 31. Fine &amp; cold. We papered Papa &amp; Mamma's room to day. Uncle Albert &amp; the boys were in. Jessie &amp; Georgina were in to-day.</p> <p>Sunday May June 1. Fine in morning and rain in afternoon. Temp. 52. Noble came &amp; Arthur came in also they both went home. We had prayer meeting as Mrs Marner was away.</p> <p>Monday June 2. Fine &amp; warm.</p> <p>Monday Tuesday June 3. Dull &amp; warm cool fine in afternoon. In Zoology Oliver got 78 &amp; I got 80.</p> <p>Wednesday June 4. Fine &amp; cold. Temp. 42°. Uncle Sandy &amp; Bessie were in.</p> <p>Thursday June 5. Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 38°. Holidays on Thursday afternoons started. Papa Mamma and Oliver were at Uncle Andrews. A fire of some kind was seen up north. We climbed the stand pipe tonight.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday June 6. Dull &amp; hot with thunder cold in evening. We School finished except the exams.</p> <p>Saturday June 7. Fine &amp; cold Temp. 39°. Uncle Gilbert &amp; Aunt Jeannie Uncle Sandy and Alex were in. Noble came home.</p> <p>Sunday June 8. Fine &amp; cold.</p> <p>Monday June 9. Fine &amp; warmer. We had no school. Oliver came in. Archie Wilkie died from injuries he received on Saturday.</p> <p>Tuesday June 10. Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 40° . Noble went out to Burgoyne and came back in afternoon. Archie Wilkie was buried to-day and Uncle Gilbert and Ethel were in.</p> <p>Wednesday June 11. Fine and warm Temp. 47°. Aunt Janet is very ill. We went in for a swim in the river. Fluff died.</p> <p>Thursday June 12. Fine &amp; warmer. Temp. 49°.</p> <p>Friday June 13. Fine &amp; hot 56°. Aunt Janet was buried to-day. We had for dinner Uncle Gilbert &amp; Aunt Jeannie, Uncle Sandie</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>&amp; Aunt Lizzie, Uncle Andrew and Aunt Minnie Mr &amp; Mrs Statt Mable Clarence and Mable Mr &amp; Mrs Clement. Mrs {Pos.?} Chappell Jeannie Armstrong Rev. Mr. Watt &amp; Rev. Mr. Little.</p> <p>Saturday June 14. Fine &amp; very hot. Temp. 54. This is Olive's birthday. John Burgess and John Shanks were here for supper.</p> <p>Sunday June 15. Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 64°.</p> <p>Monday June 16 Fine &amp; hot Temp. 66° Noble was out to Scott's. Christina Gowanlock (Uncle Robert's) was here to-day.</p> <p>Tuesday June 17 Fine &amp; hot. Our exams finished and school closed. Oliver went home. Uncle Alfred Arthur &amp; Edgar were in.</p> <p>Wednesday June 18. Fine &amp; hot. Entrance exams started. Georgina is staying here. I was at the dentist's getting my teeth fixed.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday June 19. Dull &amp; warm rain in early morning and a little at night. First good rain we have had for a good while. Uncle Alfred &amp; Mr &amp; Mes Sharp were in to-day. Mr &amp; Mrs Sharp went away on the train.</p> <p>Friday June 20. Dull and wet. Temp. 54°. Rena Gowanlock was here for dinner. Georgina went home. Johnnie came from Stratford &amp; went home with Uncle Sandy.</p> <p>Saturday June 21. Fine &amp; cool. Temp. 50°. Uncle Gilbert &amp; Ethel were in. Noble came home.</p> <p>Sunday June 22. Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 50°</p> <p>Monday June 23. Fine &amp; hit. Temp. 57° Noble went to Scott's. Mrs Clement &amp; Fannie &amp; Fannie Armstrong were here at the office and went up to Southampton. The excursion to Guelph took place to-day.</p> <p>Tuesday June 24. Fine &amp; hot. Temp. 54°. Mrs. Clement &amp; Fannie Armstrong came on the early train and went away on the ten train.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday June 25 Fine &amp; very hot. In morning temp. 65°, at noon 87°. Thunderstorm in evening night of Dunblane garden party. Oliver Christie was in for a load of salt.</p> <p>Thursday June 26. Fine and very hot with a thunderstorm in the evening. Temp. 70°. We went out to Geddes' and am staying all night. I went in for a swim at Snake Creek.</p> <p>Friday June 27 Fine and very hot with thunderstorm in evening. Temp. 67°. Johnnie Oliver and I went to Miller's to get a hay rack.</p> <p>Saturday June 28. Fine &amp; very hot. Temp. 60°. Uncle and Oliver &amp; I came in. Noble came home.</p> <p>Sunday June 29. Fine &amp; very hot. Temp. 64°</p> <p>Monday June 30 Fine &amp; very hot. Temp. 65°. Noble went out to Scots. Ethel was in getting teeth pulled.</p> <p>Monday Tuesday July 1 - 1913 Fine &amp; very hot. Temp. 67°. Programme at park. Baseball Cargill won from Walkerton.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>In football Midlmay won from Port Elgin. In the relay race Chesley first Port Elgin 2nd. Jimmie Donald Ethel Oliver LoyEllie Uncle Sandy Oliver Alex Arthur &amp; Edgar were in to-day. Alex is going to stay till Saturday.</p> <p>Wednesday July 2. Fine &amp; hot. Temp. 61°.</p> <p>Thursday July 3. Fine &amp; hot. Temp. 61°. We went to the river at the Gillivray for a picnic in the afternoon.</p> <p>Friday July 4. Fine till about 10:30 a.m. and then thunderstorms with heavy rain till about 3 P. M. Temp. 71° Alex and I went down to the lake and went in for a swim in the morning.</p> <p>Saturday July 5. Fine &amp; very hot with thunderstorm in the evening. Temp. 69°. Alex got a ride home with Uncle Alfred and Edgar. Noble came home.</p> <p>Sunday July 6. Fine and cold. Temp. 52°.</p> <p>Monday July 7. Fine &amp; cool. Temp. 51°.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Noble went out to Scott's. Uncle Sandie &amp; Johnnie were in. My teeth were finished to day. There are 8 filled all together and cost $9.50</p> <p>Monday Tuesday July 8. Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 54°. I was weeding corn for Smith's in the afternoon. Johnnie Florence and Bessie came in to night and Florence is staying.</p> <p>Wednesday July 9. Fine &amp; warm. Weeding all day at Smith's. Oliver and I passed our S.S. E Thursday July 10. Dull in morning 9 passed; and in the {?} 1 out of three.</p> <p>Thursday July 10 Dull in the morning, fine in afternoon &amp; cold. Temp. 51. We were out to Christie's. Lil Romand was here to night.</p> <p>Friday July 11. Fine &amp; cool. Temp. 46°. I was weeding corn all day and Olive and Florence were helping me.</p> <p>Saturday July 12. Wet in the morning and fine in afternoon. Temp. 62°. Did 6 rows of corn 8 to do yet. Uncle Sandie and Aunt Lizzie were in and Florence went home with them.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday July 13. Dull with short heavy showers. Temp. 62°. Cold Union service between Methodist and Presbyterians. We went to our church in the evening. Noble was not home.</p> <p>Monday July 14. Fine and warm Temp. 50°. I finished work at Smiths and got $3.00 for it. Ethel is staying in getting her teeth fixed. The Old Boy's Excursion returned. Johnnie Ethel Grieves and Myrtle Stait passed their examinations.</p> <p>Tuesday July 15. Fine &amp; warm. We finished picking cherries this morning. I got my hair cut and bought a straw hat. I was working in the office in the afternoon.</p> <p>Wednesday July 16. Fine &amp; hot with rain in evening. Georgina and Uncle Alfred were in. Georgina has passed her exam.</p> <p>Thursday July 17. Fine &amp; hot. Temp. 63°.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>I walked went out to the river for a swim. Ethel went home. I walked part way out to Burgoyne and met Johnie and and Oliver coming for ice and and the freezer and Kelly. the ventriloquist's trunk. We went to the garden party and had a good programme.</p> <p>Friday July 18. Fine &amp; hot. Temp. 56°. Alex and I were down at Uncle Alfred's and got out picture taken with their new camera for taking and finishing in 2 min. Uncle Sandie John and I came into town.</p> <p>Saturday July 19 Fine &amp; hot. Temp. 61°. Reta Stanton was in typewriting. Noble came home. I caught a bass.</p> <p>Sunday July 20 Fine &amp; Cool. Temp. 59°</p> <p>Monday July 21 Fine &amp; hit. Temp. 52°. Noble went out to Scot's. Olive &amp; I were picking berries and got 4 quarts of preserves a small dish of jelly &amp; enough for tea.</p> <p>Tuesday July 22 Fine &amp; hot. Temp. 53°. I got some black currents from</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mrs. Forrestors and she was showing Oliver and me her paintings.</p> <p>Wednesday July 23. Dull with light showers. Temp. 65.</p> <p>Thursday July 24. Dull &amp; cold. Temp. 54°. We went out to Geddes'. Oliver is staying out. She finished their hay to-day.</p> <p>Friday July 25. Fine &amp; cool. Temp. 52°. I went out fishing but did not catch anything.</p> <p>Saturday July 26. Fine &amp; hot Temp. 50°. Uncle Sandie &amp; Oliver were in. Oliver is staying. Uncle Glibert and Loy were in. Noble came home.</p> <p>Sunday July 27. Fine &amp; very hot with heavy thunderstorm. Temp. 52° in mroning. Temp. in afternoon 91°.</p> <p>Monday July 28 Fine &amp; hot. Temp. 61°. Oliver &amp; I went down to the lake. He lost the nut of one of the pedals and the chain broke.</p> <p>Tuesday July 29. Fine &amp; very hot. Temp. 57°.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oliver and I went out taking turn about. I went to Uncle Alfred's. Edgar and I went to the river. Oliver came home. Dr. Patterson is dead.</p> <p>Wednesday July 30. Fine &amp; hot. Temp. 60°.</p> <p>Thursday July 31. Fine &amp; very hot. We went to the bay at the lake and Geddeses went too.</p> <p>Friday July 3 August 1. Fine &amp; warm. Arthur &amp; Edgar were in and also Oliver.</p> <p>Saturday August 2. Fine &amp; hot. Temp. 58°. Edgar was staying in all day. {Helen?} came in and is staying in. Noble came home.</p> <p>Sunday Aug. 3 Fine &amp; hot. Temp. 58°.</p> <p>Monday Aug. 4. Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 54°. Noble &amp; I went out to Scott's. We are hoeing &amp; taking in one load of hay. Mr. Myers was here.</p> <p>Mon. Tuesday Aug. 5 Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 46°. We were hoeing most of the day &amp; took in the rest of the hay. Mr. Myers went away.</p> <p>Wednesday Aug. 6. Dull &amp; cool with a sprinkle of raiin. Temp. 60°. Singling turnips. J. Scott &amp; J. Maxwell were away all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday Aug. 7. Fine &amp; hot. Temp. 59°. Hoeing all day.</p> <p>Friday Aug. 8. Fine &amp; hot. Temp. 68. Hoeing all day. Noble and J. Scott were at Paisley.</p> <p>Saturday Aug. 9 Heavy rain in morning and fine in the afternoon. Temp. 69°. No work done. I came in with J. Scott. Noble came home. J. C. was in with crop. Uncle Andrew Aunt Minnie &amp; H. Hamilton were in.</p> <p>Sunday. Fine &amp; warm.</p> <p>Monday Aug. 11. Fine &amp; warm. Noble went to Scott's Papa &amp; Mamma went out to Christies and then to Uncle Andrew's. Oliver remained at Christie's I went out to Scott's for wheel and then to Uncle Alfred's. I was out shooting but got nothing. Uncle Alfred's lost one of their young cattle.</p> <p>Tuesday Aug. 12. Fine and hot. Uncle Alfred cut the little field of barley and some of the oats. We went for two rides.</p> <p>Wednesday Aug. 13. Fine and hot. Arthur</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jessie Edgar and I went to a picnic at Southampton. Papa and Mamma went to {Teddests?}</p> <p>Thursday Aug. 14. Fine &amp; very hot About the hottest day this year. I went over to Scott's. Noble and I hoed mangels. Sharecroppers camped near the river.</p> <p>Friday Aug 15 Fine &amp; very hot. Hoeing mangels. Noble helped in the morning and was stacking in afternoon.</p> <p>Saturday Aug. 16. Fine &amp; very hot Hoeing mangels. Slight thundershower We all retured home but Noble.</p> <p>Sunday Aug. 17. Fine &amp; very hot Temp. 87 Noble returned.</p> <p>Monday Aug 18 Fine &amp; very hot. Temp. 61 Noble went out to Scott's.</p> <p>Tuesday Aug. 19. Fine &amp; very hot Temp. 60 Very smoky. Big fires in Muskoka and Peterborough.</p> <p>Wednesday Aug. 20. Fine very hot. Temp. 54°.</p> <p>Thursday Aug. 21 Dull &amp; hot. Temp. 67°. Mamma's not very well. We printed 13 pictures 2 {?} Temp. 57°.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday Aug. 22 Dull and cold. Rain in morning. Papa went up to Southampton.</p> <p>Saturday Aug. 23. Dull and cold. Temp. 54°. Uncle Gilbert and Ethel and Uncle Sandie, Aunt Lizzie and Ethel Robbie were in. Noble came home. We got a bag of apples from Smith's and a basket of plums from McGillevray's.</p> <p>Sunday Aug. 24. Fine &amp; cool Temp. 58</p> <p>Monday Aug. 25. Fine &amp; cold in the morning but warmer afterwards. Temp. 40 Noble went to Scott's. I walked out along the river to Uncle Andrews and caught one fish and am staying all night.</p> <p>Tuesday Aug. 26. Fine &amp; warm Temp. 60°. Helped hauling in afternoon and walked home. I am not very well to-night.</p> <p>Wednesday Aug. 27. Fine &amp; warm Temp. 60°. Isabel and Agnes Alice were in and Olive went out</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>with them. Mrs. Scott &amp; Nettie were here to day. I am bad with cold</p> <p>Thursday Aug. 28. Dull and wet Temp. 50 Papa finished fixing the cow's stall.</p> <p>Friday Aug. 29. Dull and cooler with rain in afternoon. Temp. 56°. Jessie and Alice, and Uncle Andrew and Aunt Minnie were in.</p> <p>Saturday Aug. 30. Dull in forenoon fine in Afternoon. Temp. 56°. Mamma is not very well. Arthur, Edgar and Olive came in. Edgar and I climbed the stand pipe. Noble came home.</p> <p>Sunday Aug.31. Fine &amp; warm.</p> <p>Monday Sept 1 Dull in morning and fine and hot in afternoon. Temp. 50°. Noble went to Scott's. We went to Uncle Alfred's.</p> <p>Tuesday Sept. 2 Fine and hot. Temp. 66°. School started. I got a third back seat. Oliver same in to-night.</p> <p>Wednesday Sept. 3 Dull with light showers. Temp. 67°. Daddy Dimer {George Dymer} is dead.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday Sept 4. Fine &amp; cool. Temp. 54°. Georgina.</p> <p>Friday Sept. 5. Fine &amp; cool. Temp. 50°. very smoky. Oliver went home. Bessie was here for dinner.</p> <p>Saturday Sept. 6. Fine &amp; hot. 47 Johnnie and Alex were in. Johnnie has been teaching this week</p> <p>Sunday Sept. 7. Fine &amp; hot. Jack &amp; Oliver Arthur came in before church. Noble came in before breakfast and Arthur went home. Rain in evening very light.</p> <p>Monday Sept. 8. Fine &amp; hot. Noble went to Scotts. Oliver came in. Attendance at school is now 69.</p> <p>Tuesday Sept. 9. Fine &amp; cool. Temp. 42° Bessie up for supper</p> <p>Wednesday Sept. 10. Fine &amp; warm. Hard frost last night. Temp. 34°. Had a game of tennis to-night.</p> <p>Thursday Sept. 11. Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 40° Papa was at at Amabel.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday Friday Sept. 12. Fine &amp; cool. Temp. 48.</p> <p>Saturday Sept. 13. Dull and very cold with light showers. Temp. 45°. Uncle Albert and Alice Uncle Sandy and Bessie Uncle Andrew and Aunt Minnie were in.</p> <p>Sunday Sept. 14. Fine &amp; very cold.</p> <p>Monday Sept. 15. Fine &amp; warm. Me Arthur and J. Cairns have started to School. We organized our football team Honorary President H. H. Stevens President A.E. Nelson. Captain Fred Hanbidge Sect. Treas. A. J. Mann (J. McArthur) Carator {Curator?} Schank. Committee Webb Nelson Reany Coterill.</p> <p>Tuesday Sept. 16. Dull with light rain in afternoon. Temp. 47°. Papa has not been very well.</p> <p>Wednesday Sept. 17. Dull with much rain all day. Temp. 63°</p> <p>Thursday Sept. 18. Fine &amp; warm. {Mamma?} went out to Christie's in morning and back on late train; I have not been well this evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>at home. Johnnie came in and stayed for a short time to-night.</p> <p>Sept. 20. Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 45°. Arthur Alice Johnnie &amp; Oliver were in. Noble came home about 4 o'clock.</p> <p>Sunday Sept. 21. Dull &amp; wet. Temp. 48°.</p> <p>Monday Sept. 22. Dull &amp; wet. Cold Temp. 42°. Noble went out. Uncle Sandy &amp; Bessie were in.</p> <p>Tuesday Sept. 23. Dull &amp; cool. Temp. 46°.</p> <p>Wednesday Sept. 24. Fine &amp; warm Temp. 43°.</p> <p>Thursday Sept. 25. Fine and warm. Temp. 58°. We started to cut the corn. Noble came in with cattle and is staying all night and so is Uncle Gilbert. Oliver is away home.</p> <p>Friday Sept. 26 Wet in morning &amp; cold but fine in afternoon. Show day. Donald, James, Ethel, Helen and Laurier, John Bessie Oliver and Alex,</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Isabel Georgina and Mary Alice were in. Very poor show. Hoffer got the prize in the Farmer's {?} and in the Judging contest Hanbidge &amp; Wagner.</p> <p>Saturday Sept. 27. Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 50°. Loy Uncle Gilbert and Ellie went home. Edgar was in with chop. Noble came home. Papa has gone to bed.</p> <p>Sunday Sept. 28. Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 46°. Have been sick.</p> <p>Monday Sept. 29. Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 46°. Noble went out.</p> <p>Monday Tuesday Sept. 30. Fine &amp; warm Temp. 42°. I was in the office all day.</p> <p>Wednesday Sept Oct 1. Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 42°. Noble came in to take Noble's Papa's place and I went back again. Uncle Alfred was in.</p> <p>Thursday Sept Oct 2 Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 65°.</p> <p>Friday Oct. 3 Fine &amp; cool.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday Oct 4. Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 40°. The football &amp; basketball team went to Kincardine &amp; Oliver went too. Uncle Gilbert Bessie (Mrs. Hill) and Ethel Hill were in. Johnnie was in &amp; get a repeating rifle. Uncle Alfred was in all day. Noble came home in the morning. Christine Robertson was here. Uncle Sandy &amp; Uncle Andrew were in town.</p> <p>Sunday. Oct 5. Fine &amp; warm.</p> <p>Monday Oct 6. Fine &amp; very warm. Temp. 58°. Noble went to Scot's Oliver came in. In football on Saturday Kincardine won by 6 to 1 and in basketball by 12 to 0. We went to Y.P.S. to-night.</p> <p>Tuesday Oct 7. Fine &amp; very warm. Temp. 52°. In Algebra Oliver got 60 &amp; I got 55. Johnnie was in.</p> <p>Wednesday Oct. 8. Fine &amp; very warm. Temp. 59°.</p> <p>Thursday Oct 9. Fine &amp; very warm.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Temp. 54. The teachers convention has started and we had school only in the morning. The H. S. won by 3 to 1 against the teacher's. I got my foot hurt.</p> <p>Friday Oct 10. Fine &amp; very warm. Temp. 59. I have been lame all day.</p> <p>Saturday Oct 11. Dull and very wet in the morning. Noble came home.</p> <p>Sunday Oct 12. Fine morning wet in afternoon. Noble went out to Uncle Alfred's and Uncle Alfred came in.</p> <p>Monday Oct 13. Fine &amp; cold. Temp. 44°. My foot is almost better. We went ot Y. P. S. to-night. Noble has quit working at Scott's.</p> <p>Tuesday Oct 14. Fine &amp; warmer. Temp. 33°.</p> <p>Wednesday Oct 15. Fine &amp; warm Temp. 46. We are going to have a song at the H.S. concert &amp; Oliver and I are in it.</p> <p>Thursday Oct 16. Fine &amp; cool. Temp. 52°.</p> <p>Friday Oct 7. Dull &amp; wet all day. Temp. 52°. Oliver did not go home.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday Oct 18. Dull &amp; very cold. Temp. 48°. Oliver went home. Uncle Alfred Agnes and Mrs. Currie were here for dinner.</p> <p>Sunday Dull &amp; cold.</p> <p>Monday Oct 20. Wet &amp; cold. Temp. 36°. Papa fainted to-night &amp; has been very sick since. The doctors were up. Oliver came in. Thanksgiving Day</p> <p>Tuesday Oct 21. Dull &amp; cold with sprinkles of Snow. Temp. 37°. Papa is some better.</p> <p>Wednesday Oct 22. Dull and a little warmer rain at night. Practising at the library.</p> <p>Thursday Oct 23. Wet &amp; cold all day.</p> <p>Friday Oct 24. Dull &amp; wet. Uncle Alfred was in. Papa has been worse.</p> <p>Saturday Oct 25. Fine &amp; cool. Temp. 43°. Kincardine was up. In basketball Port won by 12 to 6 and in football 0 to 0.</p> <p>Sunday Oct 26. Cold &amp; dull Papa was</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>worse to-night.</p> <p>Monday Oct 27. Dull &amp; cool rain at night. At the Guild to-night in a debate resolved that woman Suffrage would be of benefit to the state. H.D. MacLaren W. Well &amp; I won it by 4 points from A.J. Mann G. McArthur and Mr. Shearer. We had the negatives.</p> <p>Tuesday Oct. 28. Dull &amp; wet. In Literature Oliver got 46 &amp; I got 56.</p> <p>Wednesday Oct 29. Cold with showers. Temp. and wet.</p> <p>Thursday Oct 30. Cold with snow Temp. 31°.</p> <p>Friday Oct 31. Cold snowing all day Almost 6 or 7 inches at night. Temp. 24°. In comp. Oliver got 66 &amp; I got 65. Uncle Alfred and Edgar were in.</p> <p>Saturday Nov. 1. Fine and thawing. Most of the snow gone by night. Temp. 33°. Papa got up to-night but got a little worse.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday Nov. 2 Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 33°. Snow most all gone. Papa was up again for a while.</p> <p>Monday Nov. 3. Dull with rain at night. Temp. 40. Snow all gone.</p> <p>Tuesday Nov 4. Dull &amp; cold. Temp. 36°. Papa was up for quite awhile.</p> <p>Wednesday Nov 5. Fine &amp; warm. Papa was up most of the day.</p> <p>Thursday Nov 6. Fine &amp; warm.</p> <p>Friday Nov 7. Dull &amp; warm a little rain at night. Temp. 46°. Mr Koepky Noble and I went to Skipness and picked 7 barrels 1½ bags of apples. We got home about 8.25 P. M.</p> <p>Saturday Nov 8. Dull &amp; wet.</p> <p>Sunday Nov. 9. Dull and cold with stow storm in afternoon. Uncle Andrew and Aunt Minnie were in for dinner. The back window upstairs in the other end blew in and we had to nail it up with boards.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday Nov. 10. Cold with snow. Temp. 24°. In Ancient History Oliver got 42 &amp; I got 54.</p> <p>Tuesday Nov. 11. Cold with snow Temp. 25°. In French Oliver got 58 and I got 61.</p> <p>Wednesday Nov. 12. Cold in morning but warmer toward after and thawing in afternoon. Temp. 24°.</p> <p>Thurday Nov. 13. Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 34°.</p> <p>Friday Nov. 14. Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 34°.</p> <p>Saturday Nov. 15. Dull &amp; cool. Temp. 30°. Put the cow out again to-day.</p> <p>Sunday Nov. 16. Fine &amp; warmer.</p> <p>Monday Nov. 17. Dull and warm. Temp. 34°. Papa was a little worse to-night. In Literature out of fifty Oliver got 33 and I got 32.</p> <p>Tuesday Nov 18. Dull warm and rainy Temp. 44°</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday Nov. 19. Very wet and warm Temp. 44°.</p> <p>Thursday Nov 20. Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 44°. Uncle Alfred came in this morning. Aunt Jeannue came in this afternoon and is staying all night.</p> <p>Friday Nov. 21. Fine &amp; warm. In Physics Oliver got 67 and I got 54. Uncle Sandy was in.</p> <p>Saturday Nov 22. Dull &amp; warm with a little rain towards night Temp. 50°. Aunt Jeannie went home. I went out to Gedesses in the afternoon. Uncle Sandy &amp; Alex were in.</p> <p>Sunday Nov. 23. Dull and cold. Temp. 28°. Noble and I took a walk along the shore to near the fourth and then back by the fields.</p> <p>Monday Nov 24. Dull &amp; cold. Temp. 38°. Oliver came. In Lit. Oliver got 32 and I got 42.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday Nov. 25. Fine and cold Temp. 28 In Algebra Oliver got 57 and I got 58.</p> <p>Wednesday Nov. 26. Fine &amp; cool. The Football team had their picture taken.</p> <p>Thursday Nov. 27. Fine &amp; cool. Temp. 26°.</p> <p>Friday Nov. 28. Fine &amp; cool. Temp. 31 We got the tickets to sell for our concert!</p> <p>Saturday Nov 29. Fine &amp; warm Temperature 31°.</p> <p>Sunday Nov. 30. Dull and warm Temp. 41°. Uncle Alfred came in.</p> <p>Monday Dec. 1 Fine and very warm. Temp. 44°. Uncle Alfred went home. Papa was down at the office this afternoon. In literature Oliver got 32 and I got 43 out of 60.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{BLANK PAGE}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{BLANK PAGE}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday Dec. 2. Dull and warm. Temp. 43°. Papa was worse during the night and Noble had to get the doctor. In Latin Oliver got 37 and I got 53.</p> <p>Wednesday Dec. 3. Dull and warm Temp. 36. I sold one ticket to Johnny and one to Olive.</p> <p>Thursday Dec. 4. Fine &amp; warm Temp. 36°. We had our first full dress rehersal of Mr. Bob to-day.</p> <p>Friday Dec. 5. Fine &amp; cool. We had our concert to-night. Program (1) "Football Song" (2) Mouthorgan Selection" (3) "Mr. Bob" Act I (4) "Kingdom Comin' (5) Mouth Organ Selection (6) "Mr. Bob" Act II (7) Mouth Organ Selection (8) "God Save the King"</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jim, Ethel, Johnnie, and Bessie were in at it.</p> <p>Saturday Dec. 6. Fine and cold. Temp. 28°. I went out to Uncle Alfred's after and dinner and came home at night. I saw 6 muskrat lodges.</p> <p>Saturday Sunday Dec. 7. {?} changing tomow and very cold and stormy.</p> <p>Monday Dec. 8. Cold and stormy. Temp. 20°. A bodt from the Scott was found near Gobles Grove to-day.</p> <p>Tuesday Dec. 9. Cold but warmer towards noon. Temp. 28°. Another body was found.</p> <p>Wednesday Dec. 10. Warm and thawing in morning but cold in the afternoon. Temp. 37°. Aunt Minnie's sister, Mrs Hamilton died yesterday and was buried to-day. Uncle Albert and Edgar were in with a steer.</p> <p>Wednesday Dec 11 Fine and cold Temp. 14° Mr. Beal adressed us to day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday Dec. 12. Fine and warmer Temp. 33°. We had an exam in Geometry.</p> <p>Saturday Dec. 13. Fine and cold in morning warmer later. Temp. 14°. Papa has been down at the office every day but Monday. Uncle Sandy and Aunt Lizzie were in to-day.</p> <p>Sunday Dec. 14. Fine &amp; cool Temp. 26° Noble was out at Geddeses' all day. Papa was not quite so well.</p> <p>Monday Dec. 15. Fine &amp; cool. Temp. 23°. Papa walked down to-day but drove up. Uncle Gilbert was in. In Geom Oliver got 52 and I got 88.</p> <p>Tuesday Dec. 16. Dull and warm Temp. 35° In Chemistry Oliver got 63 and I got 80. Uncle Alfred was in.</p> <p>Wednesday Dec. 17. Dull and warm Temp. 35°. In Composition Oliver got 65 and I got 63. Mr. Nelson was away this afternoon being sick.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday Dec 18 Dull and cold fall of snow last night Temp. 24°. We had an exam in history.</p> <p>Friday Dec 19. Dull and warmer School closed. In the debate on "Resolved that a young man has better character in Western Canada than in Eastern" our form lost to the second by two points. Mr. Marr being the judge. Mr. Nelson was sick again this afternoon.</p> <p>Saturday Dec. 20. Fine Dull and cool with snow and hail melting as it fell. Temp. 32. We got 2 boxes of goods from Eaton's and one is still at the station. Aunt Jeannie and Uncle Gilbert were in.</p> <p>Sunday Dec. 21. Dull and cold. Temp. 2{?}.</p> <p>Monday Dec. 22. Dull and cold. Temp. 25. We got the box from Eaton's.</p> <p>Monday Tuesday Dec. 23. Dull and cold with snow in the afternoon. Temp. 25°. I walked</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>out to Christie's</p> <p>Wednesday Dec. 24 Warmer. I came in with Donald and in the sleigh.</p> <p>Thursday Dec. 25. Christmas Day. Cold. We cleaned the dining room stove-pipes and put the little stove up stairs.</p> <p>Friday Dec. 26. Very cold. Temp. 9°. We but up the kitchen pipes. Mrs. Wallace was buried here and Uncle Sandie and Aunt Lizzie were in to the funeral.</p> <p>Saturday Dec. 27. Fine and cold Temp. 2°. Uncle Alfred was in. I started to make a weight-driver machine. Noble received his apparatus for coloring post cards from the Art Company.</p> <p>Sunday Dec. 28. Dull and cold. Temp. 21°.</p> <p>Monday Dec. 29. Dull and cold. Temp. 29 Uncle Gilnert and Hellen were in and also Uncle Alfred. Black's cellar was entered by a burglar a few nights ago. Aunt Jenny has not been keeping so well.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday Dec 30. Cold and dull. Temp. 28°. I went out with Uncle Alfred. For my birthday presents I got a telescope from Papa and Olive, a hymn book from Ma and a trap from Noble.</p> <p>Wednesday Dec. 31. Dull and cold. Temp.28° I am fifteen to day. I skated a little.</p> <p>Thursday January 1 - 1914</p> <p>Fine and cold. Temp. 18°. We were skating nearly all day. I was up at Geddes's for dinner.</p> <p>Friday January 2. Dull and cold with mist and a little rain and snow. Temp. 28°. Edgar brought me in.</p> <p>Saturday January 3 Dull and mild with snow melting as it falls. Temp. 28°. Uncle Albert was in with wood.</p> <p>Sunday January 4. Fine and cold Temp. 27°. Uncle Alfred went ho came in.</p> <p>Monday January 5. Dull and cold. Temp. 17°. School started. Uncle Alfred went home.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>January 6 - 1914. Dull &amp; cold. Temp. 22°. Uncle Sandy was in and Uncle Alfred brought some more wood. We organized to form a night at the school.</p> <p>January 7. -1914 Dull &amp; mild. Temp. 29°. We started to give the cow the new hay and we started a crock of butter. Uncle Andrew was in to-day.</p> <p>Thursday Jan 8. Dull and warm. Temp. 30°.</p> <p>Friday Jan 9. Dull &amp; warm with rain. Temp. 27. James and Ethel Christie were in.</p> <p>Saturday Jan 10- Dull and cold with sbiw. Temp. 25°. Uncle Alfred and Edgar were in with chop in the morning and Arthur and Edgar with logs in the afternoon. Uncle Sandie John Oliver and Alex were in in the afternoon. The Farmer's Institute met here this afternoon. I got a new collar to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday Jan 11. Very cold and stormy. Temp. 10°.</p> <p>Monday Jan 12. Very stormy and very cold. Temp. 7°. In British history Oliver got 56 and Oliver got 77. Uncle Gilbert and Oliver came in on the train.</p> <p>Tuesday Jan 13. Dull and very cold. Temp. -16°.</p> <p>Wednesday Jan 14. Dull and very cold. Temp. -7°. We got part of our rink flooded.</p> <p>Thursday Jan 15. Dull and warm Temp. 30°</p> <p>Friday Jan. 16. Dull and warm with some snow. Temp. 30°.</p> <p>Saturday Jan 16. Dull and cold. Temp. 21°. Uncle Sandie, Aunt Lizzie and Robbie were in.</p> <p>Sunday Jan. 18. Dull and cold Temp. 5°</p> <p>Monday Jan. 19. Dull and milder. Temp.</p> <p>Tuesday Jan 20. Dull and cool with snow. Temp. 30°</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday Jan 21. Dull and cold Temp. 10°. Lord Stratcona is dead</p> <p>Thursday Jan 22. Dull and cold. Tem 11°. We went to a lecture with moving pictures both in afternoon and evening.</p> <p>Friday Jan 23. Dull and thawing with rain at night. Temp. 21°. Donald James Ethel Mr &amp; Mrs Millar were in to-night. Oliver Geddes was in in the morning.</p> <p>Saturday Jan 24. Dull and warm. Uncle Gilnert and Aunt Jeanny were in Stevens Hepner Co. Std. are beginning to pile logs in the park. Johnny came up from Stratford.</p> <p>Sunday Jan 25. Dull and cold Temp. 6°. Uncle Alfred came in. Johnny went home with Bessie and Miiss Finnie.</p> <p>Monday Jan 26. Dull and cold Temp. 9°. Uncle Alfred went home. Cottrill bus started putting logs in this end of the park.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday January 27. Dull and thawing. Temp. 36°. Mr. Nelson is away curling.</p> <p>Wednesday January 28. Fine and very warm Temp. 31°. Mr Cottrill has taken a {barn?} in the other end to set up a store. In Physics Oliver got 49 and I got 75.</p> <p>Wednesday Thursday January 29. Fine and very warm. Temp. 39°. The snow is nearly all gone.</p> <p>Friday January 30. Fine and cold. Temp. 19°.</p> <p>Saturday Jan. 31 Cold and stormy Temp. 19°</p> <p>Sunday Jan Feb 1. Stormy with snow.</p> <p>Monday Feb 2. Dull and cold. Temp. 19°. Logs are coming in again. Oliver is not very well and could not take the exam and Mamma is somwhat the same also not very well.</p> <p>Tuesday Frb. 3. Fine and mild. Temp. 31° In Algebra I got 72.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday Feb 4. Fine and cold with a little snow in the afternoon. Temp. 21°.</p> <p>Thursday Feb. 5. Fine and cold. Temp. 11°. We were nearly suffocated with GC gas to day.</p> <p>Friday Feb 6. Fine and cold with snow in afternoon and thawing towards night Temp. 4°. Mamma went out to Christie's.</p> <p>Saturday Feb 7. Cold and stormy Temp. 27°. Uncle Alfred and Arthur were in. Uncle Gilbert was at a Council meeting.</p> <p>Sunday Feb 8. Very stormy and cold. Temp. 4°</p> <p>Monday Feb 9. Very cold and very stormy. Temp. 3°.</p> <p>Tuesday Feb 10. Fine and very cold Temp. -1° and at night -13°. In French O.C. got 63 and I got 59. In Composition O.C. got 64 and I got 67</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday Feb 1.. Fine and very cold Temp. -16°. Mr D. Kennedy died last night.</p> <ul> <li> <ul> <li> <ul> <li> <ul> <li>**** Thursday Feb. 2. Fine and very cold Temp. -25°. A lot of logs have come in to-day to Cotterill's.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>Friday Feb 13. Fine and very cold. Temp. -20°. James Christie was in this afternoon.</p> <p>Saturday Feb 13. Fine and cold. Temp. -3°. Uncle Gilbert and Aunt Jeanny were in. John and Bessie were in.</p> <p>Sunday Feb 14. Cold with snow and fine Temp. -5 °. I have a bad cold</p> <p>Monday Feb 15. Cold with snow Temp. 6°. Paisley Public School and Continuation school were burnt.</p> <p>Tuesday Feb. 15. Cold with a little snow. Temp. In chemistry Oliver got 66 and I got 68.</p> <p>Wednesday Feb 16. Dull and warm. I gave a speech on Lady Macbeth.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday Feb. 19. Fine &amp; cold. Temp. 10°.</p> <p>Friday Feb 20. Fine and cold. James Christie was in to-day.</p> <p>Saturday Feb 21 Fine and cold. Uncle Sandy and Alex were in,</p> <p>Sunday Feb 22. Cold and stormy</p> <p>Monday Feb. 23. Fine and cold. Temp. -14°. In Geom. Oliver got 68 amd I got 51.</p> <p>Saturday Tuesday Feb 24. Fine and cold. Temp. -22°. Arthur and Edgar are in and they and Noble amd Oliver are at the hockey match. In French Authors Oliver got 76 and I got 78.</p> <p>Wednesday Feb 25. Dull and cold. Temp. 12°. Uncle Sandie and Aunt Lizzie were in.</p> <p>Thursday Feb 26. Fine and warm. Temp. 12°.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday Feb 27. Fine &amp; warm Temp. 20°.</p> <p>Saturday Feb 28. Fine and cold. Arthur was in in the morning and Arth again in the afternoon with Edgar and Isabel. I cut my knee with the hatchet.</p> <p>Sunday March 1. Cold and stormy. My knee has kept me in the house all day.</p> <p>Monday March 2. Cold and windy Temp. 4°. The 11.10 train was very late the engine having broken down.</p> <p>Tuesday March 3. Fine and cold. Temp. 10°. Uncle Alfred and Arthur were in.</p> <p>Wednesday March 4. Dull and warm with snow in morning. Temp. 23°.</p> <p>Thursday March 5 Fine &amp; mild. Temp. 23°.</p> <p>Friday March 6. Dull and mild with snow at night. Temp. 20° Noble Oliver and I were at a</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>a carnival to-night. James and Ethel Christie were in also. Uncle Gilbert was in also and is staying over night.</p> <p>Saturday March 7. Dull and cold. Temp. Uncle Gilbert went home to-night.</p> <p>Sunday March 8. Stormy and cold. Oliver came in Papa and Mamma saw a crow.</p> <p>Monday March 9. Dull and mild colder towards night. Temp. 10°. Papa and Mamma went out to Christies in the morning and came back in the afternoon.</p> <p>Tuesday March 10 Dull &amp; cold Temp 10° In Physics Oliver got 60 &amp; I got 65</p> <p>Wednesday March 11 Fine &amp; cold. Temp. 0°.</p> <p>Thursday March 12. Fine &amp; cold with snow at night Temp. 8°.</p> <p>Friday March 13. Fine and cold Temp. 18°. Ethel and Donnie were in.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mrs. Wm. Robertson (need Jenie Gowanlock) were here. Noble and I went to a hockey match..between the H.S. girls and the Curlers. Score 3 -3. John and Bessie were in at it. I saw my first crow.</p> <p>Saturday March 14. Fine &amp; thawing Temp. 29°.</p> <p>Sunday March 15 Mild and thawing Temp. 36°. We went to the Methodist Anniversary Services.</p> <p>Monday March 16 Fine and warm Temp. 34°. Snow all gone. I finished my two-hundred crows this morning.</p> <p>Tuesday March 17. Fine and warm with rain and snow in the afternoon. Temp. 27°. In Caesar Oliver got 36 and I got 55. J B. Cotrill has started putting up his mill. We had the H.S. football for the first time this season.</p> <p>Wednesday March 18. Dull and cold. Temp. 25°. The saw mill fairly started.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday March 19 Dull and cold. Temp. 8°.</p> <p>Friday March 20. Fine and cold. Temp. 0°.</p> <p>Saturday March 21. Fine and cold. Temp. 14° Arthur was in and got the sawing outfit which arrived to-day.</p> <p>- Sunday March 22. Dull and cold with snow. We went to the Baptist church to see an illustrated sermon. I saw two robins.</p> <p>Monday March 23. Dull and cold snowing at noon. The High &amp; Public Schools had the rink froze to night. Bessie Geddes came in for a visit.</p> <p>Tuesday March 24. Fine and mild.</p> <p>Wednesday March 25. Warm with light showers. Temp. 32°. Bessie went home. Oliver got 61 in A.H. and I got 66.</p> <p>Thursday March 26. Dull and very warm. Temp. 33°.</p> <p>Friday March 27. Dull and cold. Temp. 32°. We had electric bells installed in the class-rooms at school.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday March 28. Fine and warm. Temp. 32°. Uncle Alfred and Arthur were in. Uncle Alfred stayed in and Noble went home with Arthur.</p> <p>- Sunday March 29. Dull and warm with little rain. Temp. 36°.</p> <p>Monday March 30 Dull and wet in morning cold in afternoon. Temp. 34°.</p> <p>Tuesday March 31 Dull &amp; Fine and warm. Temp. 32°. In Chem. Oliver got 66 and I got 71. Noble finished his 200 robins</p> <p>Wednesday March April 1. Dull and wet. Temp. 37°. I finished my 200 robins.</p> <p>Thursday April 2. Dull &amp; wet with snow. Temp. 29°.</p> <p>Friday April 3. Fine and cold. Temp. 13°.</p> <p>Saturday April 4. Dull amd cold. Temp 21°. The Ellis engine arrived at the station to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday April 5. Dull and cold.</p> <p>Monday April 6. Dull and cold. In Literature on Friday Oliver got 45 and I got 57 out of 60. Uncle Alfr Arthur and Edgar took the engine out. Our cow had a calf.</p> <p>Tuesday April 7. Dull and cold. I French Oliver got 60 and I got 66 Aunt Lizzie, Bessie and Robbie were in for dinner. Uncle Andrew and Aunt Minnie were in this afternoon.</p> <p>Wednesday April 8. Dull and cold with snow. Temp. 24°. Mr Donald Christie Sr. died this morning at 6 A.M. Mr. Dunean Christie arrived last night. Our cow has a calf.</p> <p>Thursday April 9. Fine and cold. The school stopped to-day. We had examinations in Algebra and Geometry. Noble and I went to a concert to-night.</p> <p>Friday April 10. Fine with high temps. amd cold wind. Temp. 28. The funeral</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>of Mr Donald Christie took place to day from Aberdour to Port Elgin cemetery.</p> <p>Saturday April 11. Fine and cold. Temp. 38°. Uncle Gilbert and Laurier were in.</p> <p>Sunday April 12. Fine and cold. Uncle Alfred Arthur and Agnes came in this morning and Uncle Alfred is staying for a few days.</p> <p>Monday April 13. Fine and warm. Temp. 18°. John and Oliver Geddes were in. Uncle Andrew took away the calf to-day.</p> <p>Tuesday April 14. Fine very warm. Temp. 38°. Uncle Gilbert, his brother and Oliver were in. Noble went out to Uncle Alfred's this morning.</p> <p>Wednesday April 15. Fine and warm. Noble came in and went out with Arthur to-day.</p> <p>Thursday April 16. Fine &amp; warm. Temp. 35. Edgar and I came to town and then to S. B. Muir's for grass clover seed.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday April 17. Fine and very warm. Temp. 31°. I went up to Geddes' after breakfast. Stuarts were over at night. ° Saturday April 18. Fine and very warm with rain at night. Temp. 47°. I came in this afternoon with John.</p> <p>Sunday April 19. Dull and wet but hot in the morning and cooler in afternoon Temp. 60° Arthur and Agnes came in and Uncle Alfred went home with them.</p> <p>Monday April 20. Dull and cold. School started. In Algebra I got 61. Arthur was in to-night.</p> <p>Tuesday April 21. Dull and a little warmer. Temp. 28°.</p> <p>Wednesday April 22. Dull and colder. Temp. 34°.</p> <p>Thursday April 23. Fine and cold. Temp. 26°. I found a bracelet this morning to-night.</p> <p>Friday April 24. Fine and warm. Temp. 24°</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday April 25. Dull and with thunderstorm in the afternoon. Aunt Jeannie were in to-day.</p> <p>Sunday April 26. Dull and cold.</p> <p>Monday April 27. Fine and hot Noble and Arthur went down into Bruce to see Colin MacGillivray Ellis Engineer. In Geom I got 63.</p> <p>Tuesday April 28. Fine and hot in the morning with thunder in the afternoon and rain at night. Temp. 50°. In Physics Oliver got 50 and I got 68.</p> <p>Wednesday April 29. Fine Dull and wet. The inspector was at school to-day.</p> <p>Thursday April 30. Fine and cold. Temp. 30° Oliver, Wan Cairns and I went up to Southampton to-night.</p> <p>Friday May 1. Fine and cool. Temp. 26°.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday May 2. Fine and warm. John Geddes was in today. I took a ride to {Sturton's?} bridge back to MacGillivray's bush, up the side road to the sixth. down the sixth to the diagonal, along the diagonal to the fourth, up the fourth to the Goderich, along the Goderich to North Bruce, back to Harry Bakers and back to town. Aunt Jeannie came in on the train.</p> <p>Sunday May 3. Fine and warm.</p> <p>Monday May 4. Fine and hot. Temp. 48°</p> <p>Tuesday May 5 Fine and warm. In lit Oliver and I both got 67.</p> <p>Tuesday Wednesday May 6. Fine and warm with rain in evening. Temp. 42°</p> <p>Wednesday Thursday May 7. Dull morning but fine and cold warm in afternoon. Arthur was in to-night.</p> <p>Thursday Friday May 8 Fine and warm. Temp. 42°. We had our first rhubarb</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday May 9.</p> <p>Friday</p> <p>Saturday May 9 Fine and warm. Temp. 38°. Noble went out to Uncle Alfred's to night. We finished planting our mangles</p> <p>Sunday May 10 - Fine Dull and cool Temp. Temp. 51°. Light showers of rain</p> <p>Monday May 11 - Dull and cold. We finished digging the garden and planted our potatoes.</p> <p>Tuesday May 12 - Dull and cool. Temp. 42°. In Physics Oliver got 58 and I got 88. Rev. J. R. Mann was here to-night. Noble went out to Burgoyne this afternoon.</p> <p>Wednesday May 13. Dull and cold. Temp. 28°. In Composition Oliver got 66 and I got 65.</p> <p>Thursday May 14. Fine and cool. Temp. 36°.</p> <p>Friday May 15. Fine and cool Temp. 31° Papa and Mommma {Momma?} were out at Geddes' to-day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday May 16. Fine and warmer. Noble went out to Geddeses. Uncle Sandy Aunt Lizzie and Florence were in.</p> <p>Sunday May 17. Fine and warm.</p> <p>Saturday Monday 18 Fine and warm. Temp. 50°. In Algebra Oliver got 76 and I got 91.</p> <p>Tuesday May 19 Fine and hot. Temp. 48°. We climbed the stand-pipe to-night.</p> <p>Wednesday May 20. Fine and hot. Temp. 50°. Noble and Oliver went out to Burgoyne to-night.</p> <p>Thursday May 21. Fine and hot. Temp. 54°. In the report I am standing 4 and Oliver 9. A box of goods arrived from Eaton's to-night. I got a tie pin neck tie, belt tie clip, collars, socks. A set of collar buttons. Noble got a couple of gloves a ball, (fielders and catchers), a razor strop, tie clips, belt, suspenders.</p> <p>Friday May 22. Cold with thunderstorm.</p> <p>Saturay May 23. Cold and fine</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Temp. 40°</p> <p>Sunday May 23. Dull and warm with rain</p> <p>Monday May 24. Fine and hot. We went out to Christies. We went down to the river.</p> <p>Wednesday Tuesday May 25. Fine and very hot with cooler in evening. Mr. Nelson has not come back to school yet.</p> <p>Thursday Wednesday May 26. Fine and very hot. Temp. 68°. We saw an old cannon in the park to-night.</p> <p>Thursday May 27. Fine and a little cooler. Temp. 46°.</p> <p>Friday May 28. Fine and very hot. Temp. 54°. Thunderstorm in evening. Uncle Sandy and Aunt Lizzie were in. Mr. Mann was here to-night.</p> <p>Saturday May 29. Fine and a little cooler. Temp. 52°. I got a new pair of pants. Uncle Gilbert Loy and Helen were in all day. Uncle Andrew</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aunt Minnie and Helen Hamilton were in in the afternoon. Alex Geddes was also in. The steamer Empress of Ireland was sunk on the St. Lawrence and nearly 1000 lives were lost.</p> <p>Sunday May 31 Dull and cool with rain at intervals. I was not at church this morning.</p> <p>Monday June 1 Fine and cool. Edgar was in to-night.</p> <p>Tuesday June 2. Fine and a little warmer. Thermometer 37°. Arthur and Edgar were in to-night playing ball.</p> <p>Wednesday June 3. Dull and warm with rain in evening. Temp. 55°. John Geddes was here for supper. We had an exam in Chemistry.</p> <p>Thursday June 2. Dull and cool. Temp. 54. In Physics Chemistry Oliver got 63 and I got 68. We had an exam in chemistry.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday June 5. Fine and warm.</p> <p>Saturday June 6. Fine and warm. Noble went to baseball match. North Bruce 17 Aberdour 4.</p> <p>Sunday June 7. Fine and hot with thunder.</p> <p>Monday June 8. Fine and very hot. This is Noble's birthday. Papa mamma and Olive went out to Uncle Andrew's. Temp. 75°. We were in the lake to-night.</p> <p>Tuesday June 9. Fine and very hot. Temp. 74°. at 3 P.M. 91° in shade. Uncle Sandy and Oliver were. Arthur and Edgar were in and took out the stove and some chairs. We went out to the river too to-night. Oliver swam across.</p> <p>Wednesday June 10. Fine and hot. We had school in the morning and in the afternoon Oliver and I went out to the river.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday Thursday June 11. Fine an cooler. We had school in the morning and printed pictures in the afternoon which were not a success. Uncle Alfred and Arthur were in to-night.</p> <p>Thursday Friday June 12. Fine and warm.</p> <p>Saturday June 13. Fine and cool. I went out to Burgoyne. Edgar came back with us and we went to a base-ball match Aberdour 21 North Bruce 12.</p> <p>Sunday June 14. Fine and warm. Flower lay at church.</p> <p>Monday June 15. Fine and cool with rain in the evening. We had a short lesson in Latin after 4 P.M.</p> <p>Tuesday June 16. Fine and warm. We had another lesson in Latin.</p> <p>Wednesday June 17. Fie and cool. Entrance exams started to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday June 18. Fine and hot. Oliver was in in the morning. Papa Mamma and Olive went out to Burgoyne in the morning. Noble and I went out after dinner. We put up the pipes in the beds and put some of the furniture in place. I finished translating Virgil this morning.</p> <p>Friday June 19. Wet and cold in the morning and fine in the afternoon. Today is the excursion to Guelph. John and Besse, Edgar and Isabel went down on it. We are getting a new floor in the kitchen.</p> <p>Saturday June 20. Fine and cool. There was a baseball match tonight. Arthur and Edgar were in to it and afterwards we went to a moving picture show. The floor was finished to-day.</p> <p>Sunday June 21. Fine Wet all day. We went to the German church to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday June 22. Fine and cool. Oliver came in the morning. The Normal Entrance exams started to-day. We had Ancient History and Chemistry.</p> <p>Tuesday June 23. Dull and cool. We had exams in Algebra and English Composition. Oliver Geddes was in at a picnic to-day.</p> <p>Wednesday June 24. Wet and thundery in the morning. We had Physics and British &amp; Canadian History. Arthur and Jessie were in and we were playing base-ball.</p> <p>Thursday June 25. Fine and warm. We had exams in Geometry and Literature. Uncle Gilbert and Aunt Jeannie were in. Arthur and Edgar came in and took out Papa, Mamma and Olive and Noble and I followed after school, Noble leading the cow.</p> <p>Friday June 26. Dull and cooler</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>a little. I studied French all day. Noble went into town this morning. The cow got out and went back to Port Elgin. Noble brought her out in the afternoon. Aunt Lizzie John Oliver Satur Alex Florence and Robbie were down to-night.</p> <p>Saturday June 27. Dull and cool, with slight showers during day. Noble went into town today. We kept the cow in all day. We were up at Burgoyne to-night.</p> <p>Sunday June 28. Dull and wet. Oliver and I were at church this morning.</p> <p>Monday June 29. Dull and wet. Arthur took Noble and I into town. The provincial election was held to-day. The Liberal party was defeated on the question of Temperance. C. M. Bowman was elected in West Bruce. We had examinations in Latin Authors and Composition.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday June 30 Fine and warm. We had examinations in French Authors and Composition. This finishes our exams. Noble, Oliver and I went to a picture show to-night.</p> <p>Wednesday June July 1. Dull and wet in morning, a slight show in the afternoon. Oliver and Alex Geddes were in for the afternoon performance which consisted of a lacross match and horse races. Donald and James Christie were also in for the afternoon and for the evening. John and Bessie Geddes came in the evening and also Arthur and Edgar Burgess. The evening entertainment consisted of a relay race in which the Cup was again won from by Chesley from Port Elgin the only other contesting team. Fireworks</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>was the final display. I came out with Arthur and Edgar.</p> <p>Friday Thursday July 2. Fine and hot. Fine, Hote and misty at night. Dull and</p> <p>Friday July 3. Fine and hot.</p> <p>Saturday July 4. Fine and hot.</p> <p>Sunday July 5. Fine and hot</p> <p>Monday July 6. Fine and hot. Noble went over to Scott's this morning and came back to-night.</p> <p>Tuesday July 7. Fine and hot. Noble and I went in to town. The Burgoyne garden party took place to-night. Aberdour lost in a baseball match to Burgoyne 11-7.</p> <p>Wed. July 8. Fine and hot. Noble came over to Scott's and I came to Uncle Andrew's. We were coiling hay. Uncle Andrew, Aunt Minnie and Helen Hamilton went to Paisley.</p> <p>Thursday July 9. Fine and hot. I was cutting thistles all day. Uncle Johnnie Aunt Jennie and Jessie Gowanlock were over</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{BLANK PAGE}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>(BLANK PAGE}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>for supper. Ethel Christie, the three boys and Miss Campbell Campb Campbell were over to-night.</p> <p>Friday July 10. Fine and hot. Uncle Andrew amd Aunt Minnie were at Camerons' garden party which was a great success Cutting thistles.</p> <p>Saturday July 11. Fine and hot. I came home this morning. Papa Olive and Noble were in town. The Orange celebration took place in Southampton to-day.</p> <p>Sunday July 12. Dull and wet.</p> <p>Monday July 13. Dull and wet in morning. Fine in latter part of day. We did not go to our work as it was raining. I went up to Geddes this afternoon and Oliver, Edgar and I went over to the river. Noble and Arthur went into Port Elgin to-night to the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>picture-show.</p> <p>Tuesday July 14 Dull in morning Fine and hot in afternoon. Noble and I came over to our work to-day. We were hauling in hay all its in the afternoon. Mrs. R. Mann, her son, and Edna Hamilton were at Uncle Andrew's this afternoon, and went home to-night.</p> <p>Wednesday July 15. Fine and very hot. Hauling in hay all day.</p> <p>Thursday July 16. Fine and very hot. Hoeing corn and picking carrots. I came home to-night and learned part a tune on the violin.</p> <p>Friday July 17. Wet for a short time in morning. Fine and cool during the rest of the day. Hoeing corn and coiling hay.</p> <p>Saturday July 18. Dull and cold. Uncle Andrew and Aunt Minnie went to town to-day. I came home to-night. Papa &amp; Mamma and Noble were in town. Hoeing and puting poison on potatoes.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday July 19 Fine and warm. Edgar and I were in Port Elgin at Church to-night.</p> <p>Monday July 20. Fine and hot. I came over to Uncle Andrew's and Noble came over to Scotts.</p> <p>Tuesday July 21. Fine and warm. Hoeing in the morning. Coiling hay in the afternoon.</p> <p>Wednesday July 22. Fine and hot. Coiling hay in the morning hauling in, in the afternoon. I came home to-night.</p> <p>Thursday July 23. Dull and wet, fine towards evening. Noble came over this afternoon.</p> <p>Friday July 24. Dull and hot with sprinkles of rain. Noble and I came over to our work. Hauling in hay and poisoning potato-bugs.</p> <p>Saturday July 25. Fine and hot Lil Rowand came to Uncle Andrew's</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to-day. I came home.</p> <p>Sunday July 26. Fine and warm.</p> <p>Monday July 27. Dull and wet. Arthur and Noble went over to a baseball match. Edgar and I started over in a buggie and the horse becoming frightened of an automobile bolted into the fence and smashed the buggy shafts. The army worm has appeared at Uncle Andrew's and has destroyed one field.</p> <p>Tuesday July 28. Fine and warm. Oliver and I were picking berries in the morning and I was helping Uncle Alfred's to draw in hay in the afternoon.</p> <p>Wednesday July 29. Fine and hot. I went into town to get our mail.</p> <p>Friday Thursday July 30. Fine and hot Our examination reports of entrance into Normal School came out to-day. We all passed but Oliver Frank Nina and Sara. The fourth form results came out also and all passed but Lauda McLaren.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Dunblane garden party was held in Young's. War is imminent in Europe. Dunblane defeated Burgoyne 15 to 6.</p> <p>Friday July 31 Fine and hot. I went over to Uncle Andrew's after dinner. we were hauling in the oats which the worms attacked.</p> <p>Saturday August 1. Fine and hot. I came home to-night.</p> <p>Sunday August 2. Fine and hot.</p> <p>Monday August 3. Fine and hot. Noble and I came over to our work. Uncle Andrew started cutting the road field. Aunt Jeannie Loy and Jane Ann Rowand were over to-night.</p> <p>Tuesday August 4. Fine and hot. Stooking in road field. I came home.</p> <p>Wednesday August 5. Fine and hot. Cut the road field and one at house.</p> <p>Thursday August 6. Fine Dull and</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>hot. I came home after dinner as I was unwell.</p> <p>Friday Aug. 7. Fine and hot. At home all day. Better towards night. Noble came.</p> <p>Saturday Aug 8. Fine and hot. All of us except Olive and I went to town. We heard the The results of our Junior matriculation P. Nelson D.C. Munro and H. Puschler and R. Burgess passed. A. Curtis and J. Young passed partialy. F. Morton and O. Christie failed.</p> <p>Sunday Aug. 9. Fine and very hot with wind and rain storm in the afternoon.</p> <p>Monday Aug 10 Fine and hot with rain in the evening. We went over to our work and I returned home to-night. The chimney of Uncle Andrew's house was blown down yesterday.</p> <p>Tuesday Aug 11. Dull and cool</p> <p>Wednesday Aug 12. Fine and hot</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday Aug 13. Dull with rain. I returned home.</p> <p>Friday Aug 14. Fine and hot. Went over to Uncle Andrew's after dinner.</p> <p>Saturday Aug. 15. Fine and cool. Hauling in oats and hoeing mangels.</p> <p>Sunday Aug. 16. Dull and wet, fine in the evening. Mr. McLeod preached here to-day.</p> <p>Monday Aug. 17. Fair Dull and wet in morning, fine in afternoon, Thunder storm at night.</p> <p>Tuesday Aug. 18. Dull and wet in the morning but no rain in afternoon. Arthur Edgar and I went up to Arran Lake.</p> <p>Wednesday Aug. 19. Dull and hot but fine in afternoon. We (Uncle Alfred and family and Olive and I) went to the lake for a picnic.</p> <p>Thursday Aug. 20. Dull and in</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>morning. Fine in afternoon but thunderstorm at night. Noble came home. Uncle Sandy had a raising and put up the frame of his driving shed. Thunderstorm in night.</p> <p>Friday Aug. 21. Fine and hot. Creek is flooded. Noble and I were cutting wood in the bush.</p> <p>Saturday Aug. 22. Fine and warm, dull at night. Papa, Olive and Noble were in Port Elgin.</p> <p>Sunday Aug. 23. Fine and windy.</p> <p>Monday Aug. 24. Fine and cool. Noble and I went over to our work.</p> <p>Tuesday Aug. 25. Fine and warm.</p> <p>Wednesday Aug. 26. Fine and warm. We finished at Uncle Andrew's to-day. In the afternoon we were at J. Schwartz's</p> <p>Thursday Aug. 27. Fine and warm. Uncle Andrew and I were at Cobean's.</p> <p>Friday Aug. 28. Fine and hot. We moved into town. Noble came home.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday Aug. 29. Fine Dull and wet in morning. Dull Fine in the afternoon. Uncle Sandy, John, Bessie and Oliver were in.</p> <p>Sunday Aug. 30 Fine and cool.</p> <p>Monday Aug. 31. Fine &amp; hot. Noble went out to Scott's. I began in the office. J.R. Geddes went away to Stratford to business college. Sunday &amp; Monday Aug 31 Fine and hot. Uncle Sandie and Oliver were in town.</p> <p>Tuesday Au September 1 Dull and and hot. Aunt Jeannie and Ethel were in town. School opened again.</p> <p>Wednesday Sept. 2. Dull and cooler. Arthur and Jessie came in to-night.</p> <p>Thursday Sept. 3 Dull ad cool. We took a half-holiday today. Noble came home to night.</p> <p>Friday Sept. 4. Fine and c Dull and wet in morning, fine in afternoon. I went out to Christie's</p> <p>Saturday Sept. 5 Fine and cool with rain at night. I came home. Ethel and Uncle Gilbert came in.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday Sept. 6. Dull and wet in morning. Ethel and Kate Murkar were up to-day for tea.</p> <p>Monday Sept. 7. Dull and wet in early morning. Noble went out to Scott's after dinner. We were painting the kitchen all day.</p> <p>Tuesday Sept. 8. Dull and cool. Edgar was in. We finished painting the kitchen. Edgar and I went to the "moving" picture show.</p> <p>Wednesday Sept. 9. Fine and cool.</p> <p>Thursday Sept. 10. Fine and warmer. Percy Nelson and I were at school all afternoon. Papa went up to Amabel with N. McGillivray.</p> <p>Friday Sept. 11. Fine and cool.</p> <p>Saturday Sept. 12. Fine and warmer. I went out to Uncle Alfred's amd Arthur came in at night.</p> <p>Sunday Sept. 13. Fine and warm.</p> <p>Monday Sept. 14. Fine and warm.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday Sept 15 Fine and warm. The Presbytry meeting was held here in the morning and a Sunday School convention in the afternoon and evening. Olive and I attended in the evening.</p> <p>Wednesday Sept. 16. Fine and warm. Arthur was in town.</p> <p>Thursday Sept. 17. Fine and warm.</p> <p>Friday Sept, 18. Fine &amp; warm.</p> <p>Saturday Sept. 19. Fine and warm. Noble came home. I went out to Geddeses' and was delayed till late through trouble with the seat.</p> <p>Sunday Sept. 20. Fine &amp; warm. I went to church to-night.</p> <p>Monday Sept. 21. Fine &amp; hot.</p> <p>Tuesday Sept. 22. Fine &amp; hot.</p> <p>Wednesday Sept. 23. Fine &amp; hot.</p> <p>Thursday Sept. 24. Fine &amp; cooler.</p> <p>Satur Friday Sept. 25. Fine &amp; cool. Port Elgin Fair.</p> <p>Saturday Sept. 26. Fine &amp; and warm.</p> <p>Sunday Sept. 27. Fine &amp; cool</p> <p>Monday Sept. 28. Fine &amp; cool. Rural School.</p> <p>Tuesday Fall Fair. Fine &amp; cool</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{BLANK PAGE}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{STATIONERY AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES page from T. EATON Co LIMITED 1914}</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7ac24794ad4a813aa54d11036984494d.pdf 93b5507af39b296c5c8667a6174deb89 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Typed Transcription https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6c2d2237e5809b5dddfecc6267d4735f.pdf 81c08432573ab8263b751064430758a0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {Front leather cover} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3e856b8045f7710412159874875a7255.pdf fded83e5145179026a8339a1c7844abe Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Frid. Nov. 7<u>th</u>/84. S & I churned & then Sorted apples in barn Millie helping us & had fun till dinner. Dr come & Aunt & Uncle William Atkinson come when we were at dinner. Two Annies & S went to Ing. & Willie went to Cristises P.M. & I in root house pitching turnips all P.M. & I very tired & S away & had to do her work & to bed early. Nov 8<u>th</u>/84 Sat. Willie went on 1st train of two Annies walked over to station with him B4 they had their Bkfst. I went & pitched turnips back for awhile & then I fixed soap & lie {lye?} & I got very much bothered getting a board to shelter the wind. I did all cleaning in ½ hr. B4. dinner & I late for dinner & I felt provoked at everything & then gave away to it with my feelings & I went out to barn & unloaded a load of turnips & Annie B. come out to see one of them. Annie G. came & I came in & washed & Blackened boots & went to Bronte in a hurry to Mrs Wrights to store & P.O. I ate my tea B.4 I did my work at night & other girls talking & laughing while I got my work done & then Edith & John Ing. came to spend Eve. At 12 when went to bed for I cleaned {?} stove at 12. Sun 9<u>th</u> Nov./84 I had Bkfst at 10. & we sang & M.W. & I started coal stove & then it time for S.S & I was late for it. Mr Jeffery preached & it a lovely day & lots out. But not a good sermon for I went to sleep. Bernstons {sys?} & also Delia {JNR?} sys had hickey on at church. Ted Wrinch here for tea Aunt Ann keep house. Ma & M.W. went for a drive & went up to Curtises for dinner. When we getting dishes done Alf & Max came as I went to close shutters out doors. Alf only stayed about ½ hr but Max stayed till after 11. Ida & I left & went to bed at 9. Mon 10<u>th</u> / 84. Working soft soap in A.M. & All the visitors went on 11 train. S & Ida & I & E.M. went to Dysart & Ida Annie & I in back seat & it broke with us & we had to run to catch train just jumped out of wagon & got on train. Us girls all out sorting potatoes in P.M. & boys getting in corn. Mr. Alixson come to see E.M. early in morning & Mr T. went over to day P.M. I repiped dress & writing on this. Pa went to Hamilton on 1st train & back on 6. M W. had her face poisoned & it all smooth now. Thanksgiven day. Us to bed early. Frank at {seeds?} Tues 11<u>th</u> Nov/84 Lovely fine day. Us girls & Frank finishing husking corn in field & see Mrs. Douglas & had a talk. Finished at noon. After dinner I took a run to the P.O. & there to my surprise as a letter from E.E.W. McCrany teasing me. She supposed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4cc7f5b0946054487eeb62a20dc522be.pdf 8730c1b293e85e0c6386a47dfb7fb048 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. if I had known that letter was for me she said I would have been 4 through the box. When I got back they teased me & Ma kissed & hugged me & got the letter & I read it saying he was coming home. Wed. eve or Thur morn. I then went out & sorted apples in barn with Ida & S & Will Spears come to see E.D.M. S. looking for silks for to make a hat band & S. visiting letter & I slept on sofa but did not sleep well at all. Wed. 12<u>th</u> Nov. M.. & I washing. S & Ida went to sort apples & I got dinner S & I slept a wee while & I finished washing & was cleaning myself when I hurried off to Bronte for E.W. to see about boat. & I very tired & did Eve. work, & S. & I dressed for we <u>expreated</u> E.W. to call going home but {n'er?} I layed {laid} & slept on sofa & went to bed at 8. M.W. at 7. Thurs. 13<u>th</u> Nov. Fine day. I finishing dishes & S. & M.W. putting out clothes when E.M. come & we went in room & sat til 10, & Ida come out & he went over to see Melissa & all us girls looking at coats & Jackets till dinner time. I ironed & then wemt S. & I out to sow potatoes till 5 & I milked all cows & I played few pieces for Ida & went out to listen to Oakville band {jittery?} & up writing in diary E.M. & M W preparing to go to Toronto. Frid. 13<u>th</u> Nov. slept on sofa & Folks getting ready for town. I got up at 7. Went to Bronte after Bkfst. & I waited a long time for mail, seen Edith, & she told about social at Mount Pleasant. S & I went & we had cidar {cider} applesay. & Dr Buck come (& Miss Hill?} with him we were out picking afternoon & Mr Peacock came & Frank after {Hannah's} horse & to call went to get up a {pit?} of potatoes worked very hard shovelling potatoes. Minister come & helped me out with load of potatoes. Very tired went to bed at 7. Frank went up to Debate. (?) Nov. 14<u>th</u> Friday I cleaned out woodshed & did scrubbing & cleaned Windows. P.M. picked up 2 barals (barrels} of apples. Ida went to Bronte 3 times. I combed hair blacked boots & did dishes. We had George W. here in morning. Very tired. Expect E.M. home to night. {(5) is written in blue ink in middle of page; Wed Sept 10/84 Sat Nov 14/84 written in blue ink at bottom of page} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/24daf31a7506d1c55c2dbd2d6553312d.pdf 5887d97c4866fe9cfd23ec05607b6866 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sat Apr 9<u>th </u> Wallace's birthday - took him to Bronte Station 2 P.M.- too early & walked cross and back over the Bridge. Drove home through snow and went on sleigh to {Hannell's?} get to A. & Alex before evening. Sun 8<u>th</u> Went to S. School and stayed to church. Mr Yonge preached very few there {stayed?} to class Text Matt. XV 1.26 Up to the Baptist church in evening Mr Harris sick in church. Text: Gen. XIX. "Is not this a little thing?" Apr. 9<u>th</u> "The Clock strikes nine" The {ghost?} {expect?} this "I am Thine." {?} Joy Jesus gave to try to be more like Him who loves me and died for me. Apr. 10<u>th</u> Mr Little (P.S.J.) visited school this P.M. 94% Others very fair. He came home to dinner with me. Nettie & I went to "Sil's. Walk in Hall ({but?} {colored?} entertainment.) Apr. 11<u>th</u> Ma came home - had her cabinet taken at {Turner's}, Hamilton. Sarah rec'd letter from Henry Walton & Emma is very poorly. Hope and pray she may recover before we go to Copetown. {(2)or (?) over word "sick" in blue pencil in middle of page} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c633007126588bc29acae57743370c17.pdf 8f1f548c12bb91c23ac9e25a5a9d21b8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Apr 12<u>th</u> ES came with Willie to school went away & came down on horseback at (recess?} A.M. Ride home on horseback at night with G.S.'s horse. Apr 13<u>th</u> G. C. and E.W. down this evening. Girls & Maria's down to committee meeting at Mrs Wilson's Apr. 14<u>th</u> Went Clarkville M.W. & Sarah {Jessie?} Nettie went to woods. G E. & E W. came on horseback in afternoon. We called at Melissa's coming home. Max down on horseback to night. Apr. 15<u>th</u> {?} Mr. Ferguson preached. Edith & I went in choir as E. Triller not there. N. Jones came here from church. EW. & Max here in ev'g. Apr 16<u>th</u> After school met Edith at P.O. bot paper to write letters for social, then Sarah came down so we went over & wrote letters till 10.30 P.M. and stayed all night. Apr. 17<u>th</u> Willie came to school with me for {first?} All went to social at Mrs Wilson's to night. Had a nice time. Good fun with letter at P.O. E.W. & Nettie, Sarah & W.S. NC & Ja. came home together. G.E. there but not much with him. He said he is offended. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cec5c619a80a00d55dde9d2fcca6efa0.pdf f5d5ff2b099c4d2a967dff2039ece864 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Apr 18<u>th</u> A full school to day (52). Sorry I have been impatient to day. Must try to be made more kind & patient like Jesus. Another social to night {N?} sat up provisions {Those?} folks not there. Sarah & I went with M. L. & Came home with same escorts again. I got four letters to night at social. Apr. 19<u>th</u> Working M.S. W. Sp. at corn etc. got a ride to school. Smaller school to day W. Spear, Alf A.at school to night Alf drove Net & I home. {1883 written in ink after this} Apr. 20<u>th</u> It very dull to day. Nothing special. Sat. 21<u>st</u> House cleaning commenced. Sarah and I went to Broderick's at night for butter, got none, hurried back expecting Edith and John but were disappointed. Sun 22<u>nd</u> Mr Yonge's farewell sermon liked him the best to day of the year. Stayed to class but did not speak and feel unhappy as consequence. Ma Sarah & I went home with Miss Williams from church. Mrs Ingeldew https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3cc9f1f84437f61a77e86283e512f67a.pdf 8260b8180a815e8e6bba0410b6f9c02e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. and Alf here for tea and us away. After a bit, Ida & Alf came after us. Ernest came home with us. Ernest told me some unpleasant news about Max but dont feel much concerned. Spent a pleasant ev'g {?} Mon. 23<u>rd</u> Gordon down with W.C. Met Emma Belyea at John's corner but missed John - I at other. New scholars. Tues. 24<u>th</u> School pleasanter to day as Senr. Class Pt. 1. (Albert Broderick Wilson) went upstairs yesterday and I am not so crowded to day. John came to school to night and walked up to our gate with me to bid good bye. Would not come in, so he & Edith did not get here and he leaves on Monday. (Heard since he went out to tea supper at A. Wilson's.) Edith's birthday but I never thought of it till too late. Feel lonesome and write a letter to https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a2044bbeecefe9192f6b4db96f9c5cdd.pdf ca565caea7f88d94b2d978857e23500c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. C.S.O. and one to {Loyd S.?} Wed. 25th After school I called at Wilson's Thurs. 26th. Gave Ada McCauley music lesson - raining & stayed for tea. {Maggie} came a part of way home with me. Grant & Max called this evening. Fri. 27th Called at {Arch N?} McDonald's to get Children to attend School. Then went to Mrs. {Grimingstons?}. Ma there so stayed for tea. When we got home Annie, Jane & Archie {?} here. Sat. 28th. Edith Birthday Olly came down this afternoon as it got fine after sleating this {a.m.?} {?} Went to graveyard corner with them and met Max on horse back. Sun. 29th. Ma & two Marias went to Oakville church this morning. No church here. Late for Sunday School. Will Mitchell went over to Ingledews. E.W. came home with us. Max https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a688cb42636308b20b26ee4424ff547e.pdf b8c186bc846f16ae10973adc90c73974 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. and Will Lucas came together to night. Had quite a talk with Max and he denies what I heard about {his?} saying. Parted quite friends. Mon. 30th. Lot of new Scholars to day {?} me home for dinner. Mrs. (H?} and {J. Hatie?} called this evening. Tues. May 1st. Maria's L. & W. went to Oakville. After tea Sarah and I went over to Ingledew's. Edith away to Ferkle's. We stayed a little while and saw Mrs. C.K. Horning's funeral card who was buried Sun 29th Mrs. Ingledew came over with us and we went down to get Edith. Stayed a short time at Ferkle's. Edith showed us John's letter which they got from him saying he would start to sail this week for Port Dover. Wed. 2nd. Gave Sarah music lesson at night. Thurs. 3rd. gave {Zeke?} M. Cutting 2nd music https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/01cc250018e2d07766c41a74e48d9942.pdf 25f16099dc9fb6793975ea8fafb5d8e3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. lesson. After tea I started to write a letter but stopped to play organ, and had a waltz around the parlor with Wallace. House cleaned the {parlor?} today . Get down there to night Splendid fun. Fri. 4th. Raining again. Mr. Rice from Toronto here for tea. W.G. & Gordon went home to night. Sat. 5th. Called at Mrs Hoster's to leave a parcel I hope she will take to Toronto to be sent to Eliza Williams. Went on to Bray's for butter. Heard we are going to have J. Leek and H. Y. Ferguson for ministers next year. Ma & M.L. called at W. Brays. {Annie starts -- she will write occasionally a "L" as "Le" and the names have been adjusted to reflect this when it occurs e.g. "M. Le." or "Leaura" as "M.L." or "Laura".} Sun. 6th. Lovely May day. Mr. Ferguson preached. 'He is all we have' he says now as circuit is divided v. J.D. Leek takes Credit Circuit. Stayed to fellowship meeting. Mr. Davidson here to tea. C.W. came after tea and we stayed outside in garden with him as the evening was nice. {N.?}G.E. and M.E.C. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/41efe146eb5966438ea23fd81f6b1292.pdf 34c2573307d024e2d02da43617febf40 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. drove up quite late and Ernest disappeared. Feel full of remorse as I have been trusting self more than Jesus. May He help me to be more humble & watchful, trusting wholly in Jesus. Mon. 7th. Met Jane B. at gate and went for a walk with her. Tues. 8th. Jane & Ada here this eve'g. Sarah & E.M. planting strawberries. Ma & Maria's W & L. sick to-day and pa convalescent. Wed. 9th. Rec'd a letter unexpectedly from a Social P.O. writer. Miss English called but did not give me a music lesson. Sarah & I accompanied her to the station. She is staying at Annie Brecken's as her folks are gone to Dakotah. Got a ride back with Arch Speers to gate. While gone Mrs. Bray & Charlotte were here, also Max. Very cold. Thurs. 10th. Gave Ada Mc. her 3rd. music lesson. Raining again. Maggie came a ways with me. E.W. here to night with a drawing of our house. Frid. 11th. Emma & Gordon came down at noon. Jessie Douglas, Mrs. Foster, Mr. Ferguson, Ella McKay called this afternoon & ev e'g. I wrote a letter to J. to night. Nettie & I went to P.O. to get stamps. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ea0c0abb87dd6b23b3370dfce7ddad59.pdf 5b4e6b5a0df98122b44678f0f740d0d1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sat. 12<u>th.</u> Gave my letter to Mr Davidson to post as he was with Johnny Mac. at corner So silly but could not help it. Emma, W.G. & Gordon went home at noon. Dr J.N. Wild called professionally. Sarah & I went to P.O. at night & met Ada & Mrs. Bray. Sun. 13<u>th.</u> Miss English came this morning to go to Church with us. I went to S.S. Mr. Ferguson addressed school & preached so nice. Edith & I sat on men's side. I did not stay to Class. No one here to sing. Mon. 14<u>th.</u> Sarah got a letter from {S.S.?} Oughtred did so much good to us both. Sarah & I had a good talk in bed made me feel quite happy. Tues. 15<u>th.</u> Trusting Jesus to-day. May I be kept humble. Went to prayer meeting with Sarah rode home with Mr. Ferguson. Wed. 16<u>th.</u> Miss English gave me music lesson. After she is gone, Mrs. Bray & Emma come. Then Grant & Max. Thurs. 17<u>th.</u> Gave Ada 4th. music lesson. home for tea. Maria's go to Teacher's Meeting. Fri. 18<u>th.</u> Letter from Edith I. by Willie & answered it. Edith I. & E.E.W. come and we go fishing after tea. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a85a7e1c8ef009ce2f892776277cd747.pdf a61c18e355fe32a5cc56d51da511a1a7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Catch some bass. Lent Edith two books to read. Sat. 19<u>th.</u> Very busy. Move Stoves. Mabel came down and went home again with W.G. Sarah & me & Maria's go down to see the boiler being moved into W.G.'s steam yacht. Warm to-day, & Sun. Sun. 20<u>th.</u> Went to S.S. & Church as usual. Mr. Fer. preached from Mat. III, 16 & 17. about Christian Fellowship & Class Meetings. Strengthened & cheered by staying to Class. Went for walk with girls to Bronte in ev'g. Came home & Max E.M. & Mrs Curtin & Murray here. Mon. 21<u>st.</u> Raining & so a small school. N.G. and Wallace (who is better) came down at noon. Tues. 22<u>nd.</u> Raining again. Girls sewing. Sarah went to Bray's. Gave Sarah music lesson. Mr. Pickard's funeral. Edith over to school house. Wed. 23<u>rd</u> Miss English here & gave me music lesson. Max down on horse back after she is gone. Nancy called. Annie & Willie came up from Toronto. Thurs. 24<u>th</u> G.A., Lizzie, & Emma came up from Toronto, & Mabel, Emma, & Gordon from Hamilton. Joe goes to Hamilton with E.W. I went to station in morning. A long talk with E.W. saw Jessie Douglas & several others there. Max there to meet a friend but disappointed. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/51190b45aa867ec013e9bd262838c5ee.pdf d48b5ba02bf9aed6f10eea030def75f4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. All drive down to see steam yatcht. Emma very weak and thin so not able to walk down. Talking to Mr. McPhee who came down to fish. In afternoon Max took Emma & I for a drive. Nice & warm. Max takes Willie home with him for tea & fetches him back for late train to go home. Fire works in ev'g. Fri. 25th.. Annie & Emma go home at noon. Mrs. Louckins, Annie come in afternoon. Sarah & I go to Bray's for butter, meet Ella & Mrs. McKay. {Jennie?} Wild stays here all night. Sat. 26th.. Joshua comes for Jenne through rain and stays for tea. Sun. 27 Went to S.S. & Church Mr. Ferguson text <s>Mat</s> I Chron. VIII. 9. Good to be there. Congregation increasing. Katie Douglas & Ada Johnson here to tea. Sarah & I go down with them to see Mrs. Douglas. E.W. here. Mon. 28 Wallace's Sarah came down at noon. All get weighed. I weigh 112 lbs. Sarah 108. Net 122. Ids 108 Tues. 29 All drove over to Ingledew's in morning. Sarah and ma stay all day. Sarah & I started for prayer meeting in ev'g & were overtaken by Will Sp. with waggon. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4bf5bda8a04f9fe3f785269675b5858a.pdf 4bc9ea208851a636325d155d47f85325 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. rode over with him for Edith & back to church. Feel sorry because I neglected to bear my cross. Wed. 30. M. L. and Annie L. came to visit my school. Rained in afternoon. Wrote in Annie's album after school. Thurs. 1. Mrs. Ingledew came over with Sarah. Wallace back to his old boarding house to night. Note in ans. to ours from Edith I. Gave Ada Mc.C. 5th. M. Lesson. Met Jane Speers at Mc.C's. E.W. here on horse back. Sarah went to Toronto. Girls went with her to station then to Douglases & Hickson's with Annie L. Wrot a note to E.J. Fri. 1st. June. Annie L. came to P.O. with me & got a letter for M. L. from G.W. & one for myself from "Scorpion." "Tinkers come to town on nags." Great excitement at school. Emily Triller & her pa called in ev'g. Sat. 2nd. Sarah & Nat. plant potatoes. I bake cakes pies etc. Mrs. Foster called & watched me make oat cakes. Sarah & I go to Bronte in ev'g. for the Globe. buy candies. Sun. 3rd. Went to S.S., Church, & Class Meeting. Mr. Ferguson taught 1st Bible Class. Edith I. & myself in choir. Edith came home with us for tea. Grant & Max drove down in with buggy. Did not stay long. Sarah went to church with Edith & Ida with Ella Mc.Cauley who was here for tea. Mon. 4th...Edith came to meet me at school after four & we went https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/88f0b002e8c5b728e57c1df0937b7e70.pdf 863e7cbf9f34ebb1a1a4d5b0095b56be Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. down to Johnson's to see about children singing for S.S. sermon next Sun. Edith came to gate with me. I went back to hill with her then came home. After Ma W.S. & Edith came with his new buggy and took me for a short drive. Making up Register for the month of May. Tues. 5th. Edith, Nettie & I practise with children at church after school. Rained so did not go down to prayer meeting. Sarah let colt out second time & was gone all forenoon hunting it. came back without it. Chas. Beinston called for "Miss." Wed. 6th. Miss English gave me 3rd. music lesson since her return. Katie Douglas & Ada Johnson & Edna here for tea & Mr. M.M. Gave Sarah her music lesson. Cleaned upstairs. Thurs. 7th. Cleaning ma's bedroom. Arthur Pickard missing since last night. Searching everywhere and Mr. Stewart found his poor little body by the pier near warehouse this afternoon. Gave Ada 6th. lesson. Stay then for tea & Miss Holloran goes with me to see Arthur. Met ma at P.O. & come home together. Arthur went to catch a fish for Herby Osborn nearly dark & fell off pier. {There is a reference & photo on page 38 of the following document : Cultural Heritage Landscape Strategy Implementation – Phase Two: Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report Bronte Cemetery which sources Halton-Peel Branch, The Ontario Genealogical Society, Trafalgar Township Cemeteries. (Oakville, Ontario: 1999) 1-9 at https://www.oakville.ca/getmedia/3fa63d1f-5b0a-4dec-acb6-93aad76b1c86/planning-chl-phase-2-bronte-cemetery.pdf} Fri. 8th. No school in afternoon, to attend Arthur's funeral. Us girls sang "Going Down the Valley." Messrs. Ferguson & Harris both addressed a large congregation. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f7ec27be5962a2da8349a348671669a2.pdf b5cd9ec659615241b9a61471ec7a142e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sarah & I go home with Arrilla Wilson to tea. We all go down to Johnson's to practise anthem for S.S. sermon. Arthur Speers sings base. Go up to church to sing. E.E.W. came home with Net. Sat. 9th.. I bake. Rains. Emma, Mabel & Gordon come on noon train. I went to P.O. after dinner & get a card from M. L. who says to meet her at 2. train. Met Davidson going fishing. Come home & go to station where M. L. & Mercy & baby are waiting. Come home & Sarah & I go to Oakville with E.M. who takes Bray's girls & their sewing girl down with us in democrat. {very simple buggy} Buy boots. Jane, Ada, Sarah & I get ice cream & biscuit at Miss Baines's see Delia. Sun. 10th. Went to S.S. & church. Mr. Ferguson preached S.S. sermon. S.S. choir sing anthem & lead singing. Alf. & E.E.W. here for tea. Sarah & Alf for drive in his covered buggy below Oakville. Maria's L & W. with Mercy go to Bronte & Mandy & Josh. come while they are gone. I felt lonesome & went out in field to read "Prince of House of David." Get too dark & come in when Will Spears drove up with Edith & Mrs. J. Horning's niece. Commence to rain so only stay five minutes. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/417f9ab89e2e9c0cde94c07b941e8f60.pdf 10e028c132255656c2828b0e7592b5b7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mon. 11th. Mabel went hme on 1st train. Mrs. Williams & Mrs. J. Horning here in afternoon & for tea. Jane Bray's Dan drove through & Jane staed while E.M. drove Dan to station. Then E.M. went with her to Bronte. Got a letter from dear Maggie Gallie, & write one to "Scorpion." Tues. 12th. Mr. & Mrs. Ferguson here for tea with baby. He helped Sarah & I sing then had prayers before going to prayer meeting. Sarah, M. L. and I go to prayer meeting. Edith & Mrs Ingledew who came home to-day were there with Edith's cousin's boys. Wed. 13th. Emma & Gordon home this morning on 1st train. Miss English here but did not get lesson. Max, two Maria's & Mercy go over to Hixon's in afternoon. Sarah & Nettie go with E.M. for drive round village. Come {large black X over "C"} back & we have a sing in parlor. Thurs. 14th. Mercy went home this morning. Made Nettie a lace collar give it to her for a birthday present. Gave Ada 7th lesson. Ma & I stay for tea. Come home & Net & Sarah go to Bronte. Net for a birthday card out of P.O. from E.E.W. She is fourteen to-day. I got a new music book out of P.O. called "Sonatinon Album" Fri. 15th. After school I meet Edith I. at P.O. who came to meet Sarah & I as she expected us to go over. We did https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/693ba542bdf00bd6bf762b2833a8f714.pdf 8228829c9434d01d00a30dd4beda0967 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. not think of going so Sarah had gone to Bray's for butter. I went with her however across the creek on the scow with Mr. Ingledew's Walter Joyce working it. Sarah came over to find me after tea. We played & sang till after 9. when Mrs. Ingledew & Edith came over to our corner with us. Edith lent me two books to read, "Waverley" & "Lord of the Isles" by Sir W. Scott. She also lent me a lot of music. Got home & all had gone to their bedrooms for night. Sat. 16th. Maria & Watson went to Hamilton on 2 train and Geo Wight came off it. I met him at doo with big apron & Sat. clothes. All busy & not cleaned up. Nettie & I washed each others heads. Ada Bray came with some music & I could not see her. It looked like rain so she soon left. Filled in part of Half yearly return from my register to-night. Answered Maggie's letter this morning. Sun. 17th. Went t S.S. & church. A number of strangers there. Good sermon spoilt by money matters after. Subscription taken for minister's salary. Stayed for class. Nice S.S. Mr. Ferguson took the lesson. Net & I went with E.W. for a drive, down concession to below Oakville then back by middle road. Maria L. & Geo have a private talk in parlor while we are gone. Then he talks to Sarah & Net on lounge in kitchen https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fa6a28404ed6a2d8a0d13603be71782c.pdf 9ced6115f0d98cfaf0f5cfd0be14dac5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. and tells about his two little girls Alice (oldest) and Mary. who wanted to know when he was leaving. if he was coming to see "Lillte Midia" ? She says "My pa is a good man, ain't you pa? My pa is not a bad pa." to Alice who is her grandma's girl and comes in to play with Mary but who quarrel frequently. Mon 18th. Geo. intended going home to-night on 5:30 train but a very heavy thunder storm prevented him. Maria came down on that train and waited at Bronte station till after rain then walked home through the mud. She bot our summer dresses of ecru nun's vailing but left her parcels at station. Maggie McCauley & Miss Sarah Bouncell called this evening. Tues 19th. More heavy showers to-day. Maria L. and Geo go over to Mandy's and get caught in rain. Geo & E.M. were out shooting in forenoon & went to Bray's for dinner. W. G. & another man come down from Hamilton for dinner. Maria drove Ge. to station. Parting salute to Nettie from him was "No harm to kiss your brother, the other girls did." Wonder if he means he will be our brother or not!? https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/10d78341fdbcfb2e3dd69e20223e8d78.pdf 0c87aee50b570bd4b2bade1558978d32 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Gave Sarah music lesson's practised a little myself, of Mozart's Sonata No. 18. Read some of "Prince of House of David" which I borrowed from Ada McC. Wed. 20th. I found some ripe strawberries. Sarah & I went to Mr. {Caif's?} after school with some pickles. Go down to see boat. It is getting the cabin on. Came home but Miss English did not come to give me lesson. Sarah & I go to Bray's for Delineator. {tailoring pattern} Thurs. 21st. Gave Ada 8th lesson. When I got home M L. was away with Ella McKay out to Smith's. Fri. 22nd. Sent word to Edith to meet us at (Williams?} where we all go to spend ev'g. Edith & Lizzie Carpenter came. We had tea at ten o'clock & got home at twelve after a pleasant ev'g. E.W. came part way then <s>we teased him</s> & he went back. Sat. 23<u>rd</u> Sat. work done when Jackson came and plastered dining room & dirtied floor again. Maria cleans it & Sarah & I go to Bray's for butter after calling at Foster's & Joyce's. N.G. goes home. Sun. 24th Quarterly meeting at {Pallen?} no. Ma & Pa got & stay at Sherdan's for dinner. We go to S.S. 'The two M's" go to Ingledew's for tea. We have Strawberries at home for tea. Mr. Bray here. After tea Arthur Brod. took Ida & Net. for a drive. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/06ea4d44c7948482f26fd0e4e323f133.pdf 6109f47678f5456a27a53e7057859c5f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. While gone E.W. & Max come down. E.W. was there for tea. Had a nice time. E.W. showed us a {cabinet?} containing 100 heads of pupils in C.B. College. Mon. 25th. Raining & did not go to Oakville after 4 as I expected. Tues. 26th. Maria W. & E.M. & <u>Sarah</u> go to Oakville. Sarah gets dress cut & fitted at Mrs. Best's. Maria commences papering dining room. The wheel came off the waggon as they came home from Oakville just at Bridge's lower gate. Sarah & M. Le. & I attended prayer meeting. Edith & Delia there. We bare our cross for Jesus's sake, but yet I feel I have not wholly given up self to Him. Why do I hold out so stubbornly against His loving care & love? Jesus help me to humble myself & accept thee. Wed. 27th. First picking of straw berries. Picked 4 crates. Miss English comes & gives me 4th lesson. Raining again. Thurs. 28th. Went to McCauley's but did not give Ada her lesson as the organ keys are stuck by dampness. Met Edith at office coming home. We walked up together & Sarah came out to meet https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2875e8bc73014d2a5dd67f3823ccf372.pdf 07df7f14d3514e86f09380d9bdd86818 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. us as she was picking berries for tea & saw us. The Maria's & E.M. go to Dr. J.J. Wild's farewell & birthday party at Hickson's. They had tea out doors. A lot from Toronto present. Max drove down on horseback with Delineators which Jane Bray took up there Tues. as she is sewing there. We had a long talk in parlor. Nettie let his horse loose. E.M. home & helps to get it for him, -- it was in farmyard. Emma Mabel & Gordon come down from station with Ar. Brod. Fri. 29th. Finished Half Yearly Returns. House cleaning in sitting room in forenoon. Berry picking in afternoon. Mandy & Mrs Hixon call. Davidson also to complete Returns as I omitted something slight. Sat. 30th. I picked 17 baskets strawberrys A.M. Jennie Anderson & Mr. J.M. McMichael come down on noon train to see boat launched. (Adrienne came on 2 train) We all get ready in a merry bustle & go down to se it. Leaunced {launched} about 4:30. Mabel christened it Blandina". A crowd there. Sarah & I go home with Jennie to Hamilton; stay over Sunday. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4d72cbefc213b95f339e8b5b2832ccf4.pdf 3311128df93b0817dd4b6dc74171c34b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Get there after 8 o'clock. Then go down town {bring?} things. Saw new plan of carrying accounts to book keeper in Pratt Watkins, which is balls on a double track roll backwards & forwards. Crowds outside & inside watching it. Come home after treating each other to pea nuts & taffy - make a lace collar & go to bed after twelve. We also called on Kate Cumming's while down town. Sun. July 1st. Go to R.C. Church with Kate, in A.M. After dinner go to bed & sleep. After tea us three go to John St. C. M. Church. Heard a good sermon. Mon. 2nd. We Jennie, Sarah & I, get our pictures taken in a group. I get some gems taken. Sarah & I come home on 5.35 train. Walk down from station. Adrienne & Aunt Eliza, Henry, Eliza Smith here. Also Sarah Wallace, W. & G. & family. Sarah came from Toronto Sat. ev'g on 7 train. Toronto folks go home on late train (945). Alf. E.W. & his cousin Melville Lucas from Montreal here. Gave E.W. & Alf. each a gem. Tues. 3rd. School again. 20 pupils. Picking https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e598663a918390ccb373391acc6738ad.pdf 33e8dc3e3ed11597cdcbc3ff02bf5c64 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. berries till 8 o'clock so did not go to prayer meeting. Wed. 4th. Emma & children went home in morning. I taught school as usual with expectation of holidays soon. Rained to-day. Very warm. Thurs. 5th. Strawberry picking at home, in A.M. but raining in P.M. I gave Ada her 9th music lesson. Raining so stayed for tea. Sarah came down and met Maggie, Delia & I, as they were coming a piece with me, at the P.O. We turned round &went down to see boat & got into her. Came home but too late to get my dress fitted on. Fri. 6th. Taught School till noon. Edith came over at recess stayed till noon. She got a letter from John who has left The Persia & intends to ship from Cleveland with Will, Carpenter & Alex Henderson. I picked berries in afternoon till a shower came & stopped us about 5 o'clock. Sat. 7th. Packing berries all morning. Helped Maria by sewing lace on my dress in afternoon but we did not finish dress as https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f0e970f79509ff917cb0658f82223450.pdf 40f6e37b2b4118d63b17a52142a26061 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. we had to stop to clean & can up berries left over crates. Too tired to clean up so go to bed dirty. Sun. 8th. Went to S.S. & church & stayed for class very much against my feelings. Our S.S. lessons are in Josh. now being in Acts. before this year, Mr. Ferguson preached splendidly. I expect Will Mit. went home with Edith from church as she did not stay for class. Mrs. Speers here for tea : Two M's at Williams for tea. Us four start for Brodericks but meet E.W. & his cousin at barn gate as we return home & they with us. Mel. gave us. his cards & photo for which we each gave him a gem. Had music on flute, mouth organ by boys & I played on organ. Mon. 9th Picking berries all day.& I helping to pack, expect for a few hours in afternoon. Miss English called but I did not take a lesson & will take no more till after holidays. Mrs. Bray & Jane here for berries also many of Bronte folks as berries sold for 3 cts in afternoon. Ella McKay came also. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0f60db8b7c4db72b8ebeb385fd098415.pdf 3f1e5f830c4f40cf28a28b5d8747743d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Old Mrs. Gilliam died very suddently this afternoon of heart disease. Sarah & I went a piece with pickers, came back & packed berries in house. Tues. 10th. Got ready for prayer meeting when Grant and Max came on horseback to barn gate where Nettie was milking & Max helped her carry milk to house. They stayed till after 11 o'clock. Nettie & Grant & Max & I were walking round garden. Sarah went alone to prayer meeting. edith & the other girls came to the gate home with her. Wed. 11th. Mrs. Jarvis & Sarah came down in morning. Stayed for dinner. Sarah says Maggie has an offer to teach in Ottawa Normal. Sarah & I attended Mrs. Gilliam's funeral sermon in afternoon, preached by Mr. Chinaworth. We sat in choir with Edith. When we came home Jarvis's still here. Sarah nearly persuaded to stay but did not. Intends to come again. Ida & Nettie go to station to meet Laura Jones but she did not come. Likely she was detained by the great flood at London. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ef3042d9cdab8dfba35310c19389a142.pdf 655dbb9814a23e7559523d21f721d785 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thurs. 12th. Theodore Brameld left here this evening to work at Mr. Green's near Oakville. I was picking berries all day to-day. Fri. 13th. Mrs. Skelton was to Barnison's {Barnum} Circus in Toronto on 11th where she saw Jumbo. She amused the pickers this afternoon telling them about it. Maggie McCauley helps to make our dresses this afternoon. Choir practice in evening at church. I went to Bronte & met them nearly all coming home. Then I went a piece with Maggie & came back & found Max here. He had been to station for crates after driving Ida down to practice. Mrs. Ingledew's Willie here in afternoon. Willie has a Juvenile Missionary Card on which I subscribed. Sat. 14th. Did the work in the house this morning. Mrs. Ingledew, Edith & Nettie & Mrs. Bray & Add came to pick berries for themselves. I go out & pick with them. Extracting honey later on in afternoon. Maria & Sarah up late finishing https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a153b15b7a46e062fad573733ed50ee0.pdf 0ee27074de6621fa1fbec55e3e00e8bf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. dresses. Ella McKay came home with M. L. who then went home with Ella again for company but came back again. Sun. 15th. Raining so wore our old dresses to S.S. & Church. Mr. Leek preached a lovely sermon for Psa. I. 15. All stayed to class. After tea Ernest came with horse & buggy & took Nettie & I up to Appleby Church. Got there in time to hear the closing part of sermon. Sat away up in front seat. Saw Alf. & Bumby's. Drove up to William Lucas's after Church as Er: wanted to see his cousin Melville. Deed. Alton & some others there. He played as we all sang some hymns. A lovely drive home by moon-light. The dampness straightened my feather again. Mon. 16th. Straw-berry picking again. Ms & I pick goose berries in afternoon. Ada Johnson & Alice Garneau here. I gave Alice her school prize which Mr. Rymal left in my care. Ida & Nettie went to Bronte with them. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1256f0601fbbeac3835afecb16a7aedf.pdf bae20351d6b0b028234e635ce918ed7f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tues. 17th. The last picking by the str. berry pickers. Sarah & I pick gooseberries. Had a talk by ourselves. Sarah said she can't go to Copetown with Edith & I. Us two went to prayer meeting. Edith says "we will stay home & move in with Sarah" Mrs. Ingledew tels us John came home Mon. ev'g. Mr. & Mrs. Ferguson & baby there to prayer meeting. Wed. 18th. The "Walton Sisters" picked & shipped a crate of S.B. to {Pace?} & Davis. Toronto. Sarah put a note in the crate. Ma went to Hamilton on 2 train & took a half-crate basket of S.B. with her. Maria has started Ida's & Nettie's muslin dresses. Sarah & I went to Bronte in ev'g to tell the pickers to come again to-morrow. Met Arvilla W., Maggie J. Mc. & Adelia, who all went with us & then we went to McCauley's where there uncle Mr. Holloran & also Mr. Dav. Lucas got telling jokes & exploits of their boyhood's days. We enjoyed ourselves - the girls came home with us. Thurs. 19th. The really last day of strawberries picked to ship - got two cases in A.M. Jane B. came in afternoon to help sew https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1999997b00cb2c34a1936e596b745fa8.pdf ef89c6e90c4a438afc1690a3b801d8ba Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. the girls muslin dresses. Ada came in ev'g. she & Sarah & I went to P.O. through the field without telling any one. Saw E. W. & Max. Bees swarmed again, which is nothing unusual. Fri. 20th. Cleaned upstairs in moning helped Sarah. Ada & Jane brought over Ida & Nettie's dresses as they called for Maria Le to go to choir practice with Jane. Ada, Sarah & I went to Johnson's & we purchased articles for a fruit cake. Then came homes. Ada & I played on organ till Jane came. Sat. 21st. Ma came home at noon. We pick berries to take with us to Hamilton. Sarah, Nettie & I go on 7 train. Met Wallace & Sarah coming to meet us. Went home with them, then went on to W.G.'s - stayed all night - Nettie sick Sun. morning We all went shopping with Jennie. Run from Pratt & Watkins to get home before storm which we did https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b86916869e0b31942ac027c4c113a710.pdf a9cc9221c71cc1bf282821eb9a23cd11 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. just in time. Sun. 22nd. Sarah & I went to John St Church with N.G. & Emma in A.M. -- We all went down to see the Blandina in afternoon. Afraid of falling through the wharf as we tried to get to her. Crowds on bridges over R.R. track for Jumbo's train. After tea Jennie & us three went to Centenary Church. Heard lovely music. Went to Wallace's & stayed all night. Eva Wilkinson (Sarah's niece) there also on a visit. Mon. July 23rd. Barnum's Circus in Hamilton. Went down to James St. to see procession after breakfast. Met E.M. & Dan Bray who had driven the girls up to see circus. After the procession we all went to the grounds but circus not commenced so we entered a side show - saw a man without legs but had feet - another without arms or hands. a white silky haired bushy headed young man who could imitate birds & animals, two women with hair six feet long, four giant brothers, a masculine woman with bearded face, alos a beautiful Circassian woman (Sarah bot her photo) Ziela Zeleak age 19 yr. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b64dddabfc893021570f6f8f4aae5163.pdf d61df474e17e4fe933f5de68d083d5c5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. also saw trained canary birds - 'music' on goblets, Punch & Judy etc. etc. Came out & went down street to a grocers where we had a picnic dinner on their table. Then went back to circus. E.M. had a hard squeeze to get tickets. Dan took charge of Jennie & I. Bot us reserved seats & tickets for concert after. Saw beautiful wild animals & Jumbo a large elephant 12 or 13 ft high. Good performance in the circus ring. But very warm. Six o'clock when we got home to N.G.'s. Sarah & Nettie were escorted home to N.G.'s by Alf. Alton. Sarah & I went to Wallace's to get our satchell & stayed for tea. Then came back to N.G.'s - gave it to them to fetch home in wagon. We came home on 9 o'clock train, as we went. Will Spears & Bumby girls came home on train with us. Will. & E.W. who was at Bronte station to meet us came home with us. Very tired. We got home first. Tues. 24th. Helped pick bl.caps in A.M. Slept in P.M. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8f31b622c38f57fedc5e1d7640cdd1a7.pdf 1ff3a2ae1e4016b1ebd6f11b832e873c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sarah & I went to prayer meeting in evening. Enjoyed it very much. Mr. Ferguson there. Wed. 25th. I was picking cherries when Mrs. Ferguson came after having left Mr. F. at station to go to Hamilton. E.M. brought him down with him at noon. They stayed for dinner - had green peas, then went home, took some currants & goose berries with them. {He} had prayers before leaving. We wore our crinolets last ev'g to prayer-meeting & as we got in Mr. Fer. buggy ( he overtook us going down, we also rode back with him) mine flew up below my dres. Dont think he noticed - hope not anyway. Thurs. 26th. Picking bl. currants. Mrs. Lucas Tilly & Arty came after donner. Then Jean Jones came. Walter Sherdan drove her down but did not come in. Sarah & I went to Ingledew's in ev'g after dark. Edith, her ma, & Aunt Clarrie Buck came to Church corner with us. When we left them we heard John & W Spears returning from Oakville. John had been to Dr's. The M.'s went home with Mrs. Lucas. We went to tell them to come & help pick currants to-morow. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1691cf7d66b7d7a52fd4e5157ae2a6d4.pdf 6d2373a171518b71b49436c0894d036d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Fri. 27th. Mary Pickard here washing in A.M. Looked like rain so Edith & Mrs. Buck did not come till after dinner to pick currants. A great thunder storm came up about six o'clock so the other pickers went home but they stayed for tea & till nearly nine. We went to corner with them. Sat. 28th. Picking berries in A.M. till 11 train went. Fixing our clothes for Sun. in afternoon. All untidy when Ella & her mother came. Laura & Ida run. E.M. away to Toronto to-day. Came home on 7 train. Ella brought up some bread after she went home. Mandy Hixson home from Toronto. She & her mother called in ev'g. Sun. 29th. Slept late. Went to S.S. & church. Stayed for class. Mr. Ferguson preached well. Max & E.M. here in ev'g. Max & I went for a drive to Oakville. E.M. took M L. & Ella McKay up to Mt. Pleasant church in ev'g. Ma & M.W. & pa went to Foster's. When I came home I went down in spare room where the girls were & we had a circus - such laughing. Such a beautiful sky to-night - lovely Northern Lights. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/209670986d67d41a87ab6940d043f8e4.pdf e5e59cf5bfa0d23a2670eee64ca7ba1e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mon. 30th. Picking fruit all sun down then all of us (Laura, Nettie, Ida, Sarah & I) got ready in a hurry to go to Temperance Meeting in Baptist Church. Going across the new sidewalk between McCraney & McKrey's we met John I. &. Bob J. Sarah & I walked to church with them but did not go in. Edith was not there as she told us to-day when here picking currants with her Aunt Harry that she would be. Sorry we went. The other girls went in. Tues. 31st. Mr. Ederley nearly gve us away about not being in church last night while we were picking currants. We did not want {ma & pa?} to know about us not going in. Did not go to prayer meeting as we were out a little late last night. Gave Sarah a short music lesson then we had a practice singing. Minnie Sherdan & Walter drove down this afternoon while we were all out picking currants & cherries. They stayed til dark then took Laura up with them as they expect to celebrate Laura's & Walter's birthdays on Thurs. 2nd Aug. Wed. Aug. 1st. To-day is Delia McCauley's birthday. Edith & Mrs. Ingledew here to pick bl. currants. Edith stayed all day but her ma went home before dinner. Emily Triller & her pa called today while we were in the field. Sarah Jarvis & Jim called in ev'g on their way home from Oakville. Maria's over to Foster's https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ecfe0a3f76ffc5721c6ec99a86e25623.pdf df9771e61ff9b2974814205126ef2d54 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. so did not see Sarah. We go to big bridge with Edith where we left her in Mrs. Tom Joyce's company & ev'g. returned with old Mrs. Joyce. Met. E.E.W. on Church hill on horseback. We got home safely but rather timid after hearing about the strange family who have traded places with Mr. Larkin, in Dakotah or vicinity. Thurs. 2nd. Washing this morning. Mrs. Ingl. & Mrs. Bray called this morning. Arvilla & Agnetta Curtis came this afternoon while I was in the house alone; just ready to go to Bronte. They did not stay long as they had intended as we were so busy. I took them to the field to see Sarah's girls then went to Bronte with them. They met Sandy Fleming & got a ride home. Ella & her mother called in ev'g. Ernest here for a short time but did not come in. I made a puzzle of a letter & gave to him to-night. It was written in telegraphy. He intends to leave Bronte shortly for Chicago. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f8fb8e0299208b313c49e91e3aba561a.pdf d6fab430391cb48c2a502645f4744096 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Fri 3rd. Drove two Maria's to Oakville this morning to catch "Southern Belle" for Toronto. I saw Clara Taylor & Mannie her sister. Also Norah Lean who saw Martha has gone to Manitoulin Isd. for her health with her sister Mary. Three Hourtises were on boat also this morning. Max drove them down in democrat & brought them home at night. Grant with down with him to meet them to-night. Our girls rode home from Oakville with them. I went to John Dorland's & got him to extract a tooth & fill one this morning. Have to go again soon to get more filled. My face ached all day afterwards & was much swollen. Mrs. Bray here in afternoon. Sat. 4th. Picking berries in A.M. & trimming hats in P.M. Sun. 5th. Went to Church & S.S. as usual but did not stay to Fellowship Meeting. Mr. Ferguson preached from Matt. 7. 13-14. Walked home with Bray girls Mr. Al. Peacock https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3373c8f40b22f89be1efb8271c5418c1.pdf 5a4329702dca98f4f47e27b49c066989 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. & Mr. Davidson. Er. & Alf. here in ev'g. Er. gave me a letter written in a new alphabet. I got it all made out before I slept. Alf took Sarah & I for a drive. He was much nicer to-night. Poor Er. is home sick already I believe as the time draws near to leave. Mon. 6th. Ida & I picked bl. caps. this A.M. Nettie took baskets to Hickson's. I was mending my clothes this P.M. as Sarah & I expect to go to Copetown on Wed. Mrs. Wild & Many brought fruit over to-night to fill up a crate to send to London. Ernest came for honey to night but left before we saw him as we were dressing to go to Bronte. Sarah & I saw him at P.O. Stood talking so long till a great many came along. Saw Katie Dorland - John Ing. Ella McKay & her mother & Edith & others. Edith went to Johnstons with us bare headed as she just run out of Wilson's. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d5a0cba379f5a08218321a6696da5972.pdf fac9fec8418763ec4449f29daa6212be Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. that way to see us. She & Mrs. Buck have been visiting there to-day. She got a card from Hettie Horning asking when we are going. We will likely reach there as soon as the answer to her card will. Ella wanted us to come down this week some ev'g. She was sorry we would be away. Tues. 7<u>th</u> Sarah & I have been getting ready to-day to go to Copeton. O. Triller & Miss Harvey came this afternoon while E.M. & Maria were extracting honey. Emily was sick and they could not stay to the prayer meeting & committee meeting appointed to see about a garden party at Mr. Hickson's. Jennie Wild came here after driving Mandy & Mrs. Wild down to meeting. M. L. went down with Emily. Katie Dorland was coming down the lane when our dog (Rover) ran up at her and would have bitten her but she called for me and I ran up and stopped him. We had a nice time. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/49272fcaee426b78a8a03cd838e50376.pdf 427ee262c774fff25266346243aba895 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. and went over to John Joyce's gate with her, met E.M. escorting Jane B home from meeting & Mrs. Bray & Char. ahead of them. E.M. was talking to Maria on the verandah to-night when I went out and they let me hear. They think it not right to go visiting strangers and that Sarah <s>should</s> ought not to go anyways as she has been away enough this summer for a girl in her position who has not yet finished her education; but that I might go with Edith. I told Sarah this and she has decided not to go but I am sorry. Wed. 8th. Sarah went with me to the corner where I met Edith in the stage & rode up with her as ma & pa drove to Hamilton with horse & buggy this morning. I gave pa some money {(1p5?)?} to get his photo's taken. How Edith's eyes flashed and her brow frowned when she saw Sarah not dressed to go too. I hesitated about getting on to go without Sarah as she was so angry but she said not to wait so I explained things when I got in and she became more <s>satisfied</s> reconciled. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/82687ca8233074f9b3e663d8dcfd5559.pdf 8c1ee67a5082c3af03e094c6c32210e5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saw W. Mitchell at station. Had a nice time on cars talking going to Hamilton. Left our parcels at baggage room & walked around town till nearly noon then came back to Wallace's for dinner. Left there about two after having a good time and started for depot. An hour too early so went around to see Blandina. Watson showed us all about it. Came back and after waitinga short time longer took the train for Copetown. Passed Dundas on the way. Saw beautiful scenery. The town was below us in the valley with verdant hills surrounding it. Mrs. Horning & Hettie met us at the station. Copetown is not pretty. Houses are mostly poor and there are no side walks. Their house is nice and cool however. A large white frame building on a hill 3/4 mile east of station. His blsmith shop is across the road from it. I wrote a P.C. to Mrs. Ingledew & Edith wrote one to Sarah. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6d1eea4c02d7736b303a99b6b9d2643a.pdf ecb716e78ff126f6609289e72dc0062d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thurs. 9th. Mrs. H. drove took Hettie, Edith & I down to Rock View about 9 mls. distant from Copetown to visit at Mr. Stonehouse's. We passed W. Flamboro, Greensville, and then stopped to see Hopkins Falls. Got at Stonehouse's about 11 A.M. Mrs. S. is a young looking woman. I took her to be an older sister to her daughters of which she has three. Mrs. Boser (the eldest) is a young widw then Mrs. Green who was visiting at home to day lives near home on a farm - she had her two children with her a baby & a little boy, then Letitia the youngest girl has been attending the Convent School in Hamilton. She promised to send me her cabinet. Then Johnny the youngest, and only son had been to Hamilton market with his father who is a butcher and came home before dinner. We all went over to a point in the mountain where we had a beautiful view of Hamilton's bay & beach through their telescope in P.M. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/984a39cf642bf3d329a03316ede49578.pdf 9b4d22d4fc4f98b488645bf3039b18e8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I went with Jonny to see Borer's Falls a short distance from there while the rest returned home. They were grand but not qute so nice as Hopkins Falls. After tea Johnny took Edith & I for a short drive while his pa eat his tea before going away with the horse & buggy. Then we drove home, got out to walk up one steep hill. Fri. 10th. Enjoyed ourselves reading & practising and in P.M. went to woods with Edith, Mabel, & Edgar. Edith & I wrote an answer to Sarah's card. Sat. 11th. Went to P.O. with Hettie & posted our letter to Sarah. Bot some frilling & candies as I forgot my box of collars & ribbons and have to have something for Sun. One of the Miss Bowerman's came to visit in afternoon. we went nearly home with her after tea. Oh to-day was the Niagara Falls Excursion. Went to station in A.M. to see the crowd go off. Edgar posted our letter that A.M. Was made acquainted with Eddie Bowman. He weighed us all while waiting for the train. Edith & I weighed in while Hettie bore down the scales to 113. Sun. 12th. Went to church in A.M. In afternoon Eddie Bowman & Allie came & stayed for tea. We went (Edith, Hettie & I) as far as the P.O. corner for a walk with them when they were coming home. It started to rain then we turned back. I started to race home in a hurry when Hettie measured her length in the sand. Mon. 13th. Hettie came home with Edith & I. Mrs. H. came to station with us. Did not have to wait more than 5 min. in Hamilton while changing cars. Sarah & Charlotte & Emma were at the station to meet us when we arrived at Bronte at noon. We drove Edith home. Hettie went with Bray's. Maggie Purvis & her intended & another man were at Ingledew's. John & they all were standing at the gate. Eliz. Forfar's Edie came up on Sat. They were all at dinner when we got home. Sarah & I went to McCauley's in ev'g. Met Annie https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/732a84c677ac614767ed8808d921de08.pdf 4cb6ffa5285f0853c55a54c02d3159d2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Broderick & Effie on the road. Then went to leave bags at mill. Tues. 14th. Mrs. Wild came while eating dinner and had hers. Ida & I picked flowers for Garden wreath for the three story fruit cake Maria made. E.M. drove Sarah & I over last. The rest had gone. Walter L. took me to tea & Er. W. took Sarah. Nettie, Ida, Jennie & Laura went to tea together; Will Jones came here this A.M. for Laura but she was at Palmero so he went to Bray's then they came down with her & Sherdan's for Party. We promenaded around the yard after tea. It was very cold. Jennie Wild had album & made stand & Ida Triller sold bouquets. Jarvis's were down & Jessie's. Also Williams with Ens. N. A Giffin were up from Oakville besides a load from Burlington & a great many from Oakville & Milton. The Davidson Boys sang. Miss St. Croix from Toronto recited splendidly. Some Prof. of music was also there & helped. After I left M. L. I went off with E.B.Y. and found the other girls. Then W. Th. took me for a walk. John I. was there & I walked with him once arrived. Sarah & I walked home with M.'s & Nettie with E.W. while Ida & M L. rode with E.M. & Maria W. rode home with Bray's & Edith. I was not there. Sarah & Melville Lucas had a good promenade together. Max & Jessie awhile then he & Jennie. W. Jones went home with Bray's. Wed. Aug. 15th. Picked a basket of berries in A.M. & Eliz. drove to Hamilton & left Edie here. After dinner Sarah & I wrote letters : She to D.E. McC. & I to Emma and one to Jeannie Alton. Went down to post them after dark. It was a beautiful moonlight night though. I saw two fellows lying on side of road by McC's corner but they did not attempt to frighten us so we got home all right & went to bed. Girls went to Foster's & ma to Bray's this P.M. Ada, Emma & Hettie went to Ingledew's and sang. Thurs. 16th. Washing in A.M. E. M. came home. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ac390e2f437fa20e51361c0ac1c88abf.pdf 5b290c09ea96c3c04c8dc4644065ff12 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. (Fri. 17th and Sat. 18th appear to be missing} Sun. 19th... This morning Jennie Wild came over & went to S.S. with me. Sat in choir with Ida & Nettie but there were no organ there. Josephine & May Wiley were up from Toronto & to S.S. too. I stayed for Class after church. Very warm to day indeed. Jennie here for tea. Just go through when Grant & Max drove down. Jen. & Ida were dressing & arranging their hair. Sarah & Nettie milking, I helping clear table, so ma & pa talked to them on the stoop. Jen. got ready first & marched out alone. Max had gone to help girls carry in milk & ma thought Jen. was acquainted with Grant so there was fun in an awkward predicament. However Jen made ma understand & she did the formalities of etiquette. Then we all gathered on verandah and were chatting away when we saw three young gentlemen coming https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/eeb409b7aeb06ebc56d6b3ca9a691e87.pdf a4d09c573b9aeb56af58e5fc2c5d9389 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. who proved to be Ernest & his two cousins Melville & Clarence Lucas from Montreal. Well we all enjoyed ourselves splendidly except Grant and I dont know what was the matter with him. Clarence played a great deal and "such a beautiful player!" He made our organ sound like a pipe organ. Sarah & Melville had a promenade around the gardens. Max & Jen & Ida had a little drive, & Net & Grant were alone awhile then Net & E.W. got into summer house alone. They stayed till about eleven. I rode down to gate with Grant and the rest walked down. Such a lovely moonlight night! Then we all stood a moment and thought where will we all be in another week. Mel. & Clar. in Montreal, Ernest in London, Jen. in Toronto & the rest in Bronte. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1f15a3b49166df3b6405653f00264a2a.pdf 7ab1f5b6679793b3b07b924d613d9ec5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mon. 20th. Commenc'd school again. Ernest met me as I was going across from P.O. to school and walked to gate wth me. Then he said "Good bye" with out waiting to think long and went off with tear in his eyes to go to bid Melissa good-bye. Then he came back to our place. Sarah made him a bouquet. Ida's pin fixed Nettie's gem in centre of a little box with her hair braided around the gem; and picture on lid of box. I expect he had quite a serious time bidding them all good-bye. No wonder he felt sad leaving home for the first time. School in A.M. & dismissed to attend Bapt. picnic in afternoon in Dr. Wild's grove. It rained hard as E.M. went to ten o'clock train. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/42b95916634f75e553d82a05b8f126e1.pdf c60e1b3db5059b73df0fec98453dfd0d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wed, 22nd. Arvilla & Agnetta came down this afternoon, stayed for tea, then as it looked like rain would not wait any longer as Max would not be down for them. Ma was over to William's. Lizzie Carpenter called on some business & went with us & girls to Bronte. They were frightened of darkness & lightning. Maggie & Delia McCauley came up as we went down but did not stay long. I wrote a card to Mr. Little about attending Normal School. Boat Blandina did not come yet. Eliz. Forfar & Edie here yet. Thurs. 23rd. Maria L. went to Toronto & boat with Eliz. Sat. 24th. Sarah & I went to Thonpson's in afternoon. Edith & Olly alone. Saw Blandina coming down after five. When we got to Bronte after dark we went down to see https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bfd4226101ad5725608fe45d62ef2aa1.pdf 8a54c4a53481515dc486674189d3f7a8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. it and were so tired we slept there. Jennie Anderson had come up here to sleep. Watson had taken the folks for a trip before dark and we missed that so thought we would sleep on it instead. But the bed was hard & I was too crowded with Sarah on one bed. Then went with Gordon & got too cold. Sun. 26th. Came home, studied lesson for S.S. then got ready & went. After S.S. went down & got Jennie to come to church. Mr. Jeffrey's from Oakville preached. Couldn't count how many times he took off & put on his spectacles. Had tea on boat. (Nettie & I) N.G.'s family except Mabel were up here to tea. After tea we had such a lot of visitors also after church. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7e65cdf551256666513db57a89032d4a.pdf af4093f0822f1bd8eaf556065a37cee5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. We sang & played on Melodion. Max came down with Will Lucas. Jen. N & Mandy & Joshua were also down with our folks. I came up with Jen. A. first. Max came up to corner with Net. & Ida Jen & Sarah walked up afterwards. Then Sarah, Net & I went down with Jen A. to boat but did not stay. We were hunting for harvest apples in the dark as we went down the lane. Mon. 27th. Maria W. went on boat to Toronto. She intends to go with them down to Thousand Islands. Miss English came & gave me a lesson. This is first lesson since holiday, a fifth altogether I think. Tues. 28th Gave Sarah a lesson. Wed. 29th. E.B. Y. called for Sarah to go to Bray's. I went after tea. Thurs. 30th. Gave Add her 10th. lesson. E.M. went down this morning to Toronto. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0de415977da97fc334ec3202853dcd3c.pdf 50150edcaa8bdebfeed1e3daba13ad98 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. He is going with Maria on Blandina. Maria L. came home to night. Maggie & Nettie Bouncel, & Delia came up with me for ev'g. We had some honey & biscuits for refreshment. Fri. 31st. Jennie Wild came to spend afternoon as she is going home to commence school Mon. Sat. Sept. 1. Sarah & I went to Bronte in ev'g to P.O. & Wilson's. Sept. 2nd. Re-opening of Church. <s>Quarterly Meeting</s> in Palermo. Ma & pa went & brought Laura Jones down with them. Alone in ev'g. Sept. 3rd. Dan., Ada & Charlotte Bray came over with their buggy & Sarah, Laura & I took our buggy & went to Palermo to Concert in drill shed. A great crowd there. A splendid programme. Misses Laidlaw, Ada Hagar, Miss Ada Torrington, Davidson Bros. & others sang. Dr. Wild gave an address on "Music". Saw Don Gallie & Ben Ganton. We were very late but heard https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b9907c6a815d08d6396d7dec898eef69.pdf 99dba5cecd5afc38a3beef57b70fc443 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. a good deal of it. Laura did not come back from it with us. Sept. 4th. Tues. Mrs. G.K. McCraney's baby girl born. Laura & Minnie Sherdan drove down thr. in afternoon. Wed. Sept. 5th. Miss English gave me 2nd lesson since holidays. Mr. Johnson here talking till about 10. while I was trying to listen & make up my monthly report of attendance. Thurs. Sept. 6th. Were going to Ing. but Sarah got tooth ache & did not go. I think I gave Ada her lesson, 11th lesson. Fri. 7th. Sept. Saw Ed. I. this A. M. in P. O. & Viola & Jen. Cunnyworth are up & want us to go over So Sarah & I went after school. It rained so we stayed all night. Bob Joyce (fisher) was there, had a pleasant ev'g excepting playing forfeits. Sat. 8th. Sept. Mrs. I. gave me a pretty hen & rooster we carried them home in A.M. It was very cold. Met Grant in buggy. Girls came https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c0d27107fbd66a45179e628ef6afe812.pdf d1d946125085f5e5f2a71f6772e639f0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. over in ev'g. We had a lovely time just girls. Sept. 9th. A good crowd at church to-day. Mr. Ferguson preached a good sermon then commenced Revival Meetings to start Mon. Had a prayer meeting after preaching nearly all congregation stayed. Alf & Joe Tracy came up for tea after church. Sept. 10th. Went to station with Sarah & took bouquets of flowers for Jen. & Viola. Liz. Car & Ed. & M.Colton & N. Joyce were there. Miss English came to give me lesson & I was away. Ma & Pa went to Scar. drove down. M.L. & Sarah went to Church. A good meeting. Sept. 11th. Got a book of London Views for Net. out of P.O. Gave Sarah a M. Lesson after school. She & I went to Church. Sept. 12th. J. Bray came over this A.M. after squash. Em. Triller here for. {forenoon} Wants me to help in choir by singing alto. Went down with her & Maria & Jane who called for us to practise. Mrs. Wild called in phaeton & drove us down. Em & I went round to McCauley's for key & to get Johns. to come & help sing but he was not able https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/34a11c2468e74c2d00633a217f2a948b.pdf e814c7c1e5f45a7afd5aaf59b6dd145f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Em. got Arch to drive her & Isa Custer home. Max stayed up here after fetching Ida down. He stayed a long while after I came home. Jane stayed all night. He & Net. & I saw {sat?} out on verandah in moonlight. Sept. 13th. Thurs. Gave Ada 17th lesson. Sarah & I went to church. It raining a little. Sept. 14th. Fri. Jane went home this morniing. M. L. Net & Ida go to church while Sarah & I stay home getting ready to go to Toronto Exhib. to-morrow. John came home again with the girls to stay all night. Sept. 15th. Sat. Mr. Thompson drove Edith down before we were ready so we hurried - did not eat much breakfast. He drove us to station. All got children's tickets for 1/8 fare. Not many from Bronte & quite a few from Palermo. Mr. Petch on train, got introduction. Miss Oughtred got on at Clarkson. Hardly knew her she was dressed in peacock blue - hair up high. She & I together all day & Sar. & Edith https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3b83aba9d33715b2cc67f3e47580c1ee.pdf 53ab6d823949dc3bb2baff74d102b9bf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saw quite a lot at Oakville I know. We went to Toronto City first. Sarah got a doz. card photos taken. Eat lunch in G.A.'s office. Went to grounds on boat Hastings. We had quite a lot of fun counting gray horses in City. Miss Oughtred stayed & went back to city over Sun. Saw Frank Baker while waiting for train.- Mr. Coates & Mary & others. Hard time to get a seat such crowds on train. Had to sit in 2nd. Class car. Walked down from station. Ida & Net. there to meet us. E.B.Y. stayed here all night. Saw a balloon go up. Sun. 16th. E.B.Y. stayed till S.S. time then went home. Edith I & Liz. Car. are in Toronto to stay a week. Saw them in palace yesterday. Had prayer meeting again after church. Max came while eating tea. Shook hands with us all - the first Sarah shook hands with after counting 100 horses https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0e85417b57f850755ae85975740a6bf6.pdf 06dd1a1db4a93caa7428c192328d0833 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sept. 17th. Mon. Miss English gave me 3rd lesson since holidays. She stayed all night. Went to church with us. Max walked up with Sar. & I. Sep. 18th. Tues. - Blandina returned from trip just at noon. I had my dinner on boat. Jennie & Sarah came back to school, a little before four. Came up here then Net & I went down for tea. She went to church with us & slept on boat. N.G. & family up here. Sep. 19th. Wed. Boat went to Hamilton about 9 A.M. Mrs. J. P. Louckin came on 2 train. Sarah met me after 4 and we went in to see Mrs. M. Craney's baby. Sarah & I went to church. Max & Grant there. Max drove Sarah & Grant, me home. We went down lakeshore past Bunstons & home down Concession. Sep. 20th. Eliza Williams came while eating tea. We stayed with Eliza & big girls went to church. I slept with Mrs. J.P. Lou. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/742e1eb6c49e94cf9e35f76c0861430c.pdf 7799b3badee06942edf7aed266f33657 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sep 20th. M. L. went to Toronto with Mrs J.P. L. Eliza went at noon, & took my gossamer & left hers by mistake. She came to bid me good bye with Sarah. This Morning I went up shore a piece with Emily Triller who came here & stayed all night last night. We had a nice talk & walk. Sar. & I went to church. Sep. 22nd. Pa & ma came home. Ma came with Maria on train. Mandy & Mrs. Hixson brought over flowers to make bouquets for church. Went down after 9 o clock to put them there for Quarterly Meeting to morrow. Max was here a while to night. Sept. 23rd. All went to church. Mr. Leek only minister. A splendid meeting. Isa & Net. left to get dinner. Cooked it & left to see baptism. Mr. Sherdan, Minnie, & Mrs. Ferguson's girl came up for dinner. Ella McKay came up for tea. Mr. Harris preached in ev'g. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b9cb5a2f0e8c45b2d0daf9a155af058b.pdf 7d2dc00408d11bf9e5ab5fcdff81b45c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. All went to church but Sarah & Ma. Sept. 24 Mon. Miss English did not come as it was raining. Sept. 25. Tues. I went to Mrs. Williams after school. Sarah met me there. Came over to church with Mrs. Williams & Delia. Mr. Leek there. A good meeting. Saw Edith. Annie's diary of 1883. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/21f7a6130a1509dc9289eafb3a6612d8.pdf dc142e5ace8d85c62e1aabcef65510e0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wed. 10. Sep./ 84. Sarah & I churned & then M.W. & I ironed & pa taking his bed of room for to make more room for Drs. & Ida sweeping Pa went up to meet the "Willsstanley etc. continued from this book. Thurs. 11.th. / 84. I did work up stairs & they went to pick cucmbers & I picking out the best gems of mine. Us busy ironing & I started to mend then went & cleaned out grate & raked yard B.4. dinner. I started to read Dr. book of Mrs. Ing. & Sarah wanted me to go to gather tomatoes & {pairs?}{pears} & her & Ida got dressed & I cleaned windows & Miss Hallem here too then it late when got through & I just went & read in parlor till 6. late getting work done. Mr. & Mrs. Williams & Mr. & Mrs. Broderick & Allie Louckin came here. We sang a few pieces & then to bed. Friday. 12th. Sep. M.W. & I washed flannels. late getting breakfast. After dinner I went out to get in onions & so I went on down to P.O. got papers & was reading when M.W. came out & took papers in. I dressed & Edith Ing. came & Old Mrs Fisherman Joyce her & Allie M. T. & Sarah went home with Edith. We were late getting work done. E.M. & I got calves https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5bae79a4fdfdf2091a44d3ecf55686c3.pdf 793a0aac8609cd0b7772631db500f1de Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. across. I wrote a letter to Josie Gilbert. & to bed at 10. Sat. 13<u>th</u>/ 84. Sarah & I churned. Ida went for Bronte got letter for M.W. for Elizabeth & me for Sarah from Annie & Dr. came while ma eating her breakfast, & sweeping & I gathered cucumbers & E.W. drove Allie to station noon train & ate dinner. Had scrubbing to do after dinner & George Williams came B. 4. we got through. I finished at 5 & then I milked early & got washed B. 4. M.W. went to station for <s>Elizza</s> Lizzie Walton & I had such a time to write this M.L. took ink bottle from me. E.M. brot one letter from E.W. & his photo. to bed 10. Sun. 14<u>th</u>. Sep. I got up early B.4. Frank & brushed plus swept floor & made ready the fire & went to mill & came in & no one up & so I helped get breakfast & it 9. A. M. B.4. got our breakfast, did work & then slept till 2 P.M. & I was dreaming about Ma being dead & the funeral was here & I was crying very much. Then as I awoke Ma called to me & I went to her & I ate my <s>breakfast</s> dinner & All went to church but Lizzie & I & I washed dishes & she waited on Ma & I just through as they came home from church & Archie Spears hear {here} for tea. ML & him went for drive & us girls singing for Ma & then https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/97bc405587d898f055148a25810a6c5c.pdf b747722b80051bda070f1187014b18ef Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. we all went for a walk & Mrs Spears here & S. & Ida went a piece with her. I did not go to church or S.S. Mon. 15<u>th</u>/ 84. Lizzie went home on 1st train & I blacking stoves all day B.4. dinner & M.W. started to wash P.M. & Ida & I picked pears. Mrs. McCraney came up & Mrs. Wright. Then I helped them finish washing & it nearly dark. Ate our supper by lamplight. I wrote a letter to E.W. & to bed at 10. late getting up. Tuesday 16<u>th</u>. Sun. M.L. went down to keep the P.O. all day for McCraney for they went to Exhibition It very windy & smokey. After got work done I ran to the P.O. B.4. Sarah & got letter for M.W. Sarah baking. E.M. went to Oakville. M.W. & Ida put out the clothes. I gathering tomatoes & then sat by Ma till dinner. I swept a little & comb hair & dictated to Sarah & E.M. sent me to tell Joe to finish work & drive him & Frank up to train. E.M. & Frank both going to fair. After work done S. Ida & I all went down to P.O. & church to practise for S.S. We had a good talk with Edith. I sat a while in Mr. Craneys store & then S. & I came home whistling & the other after awhile. I slept alone. Wed. 17<u>th</u> Sep. Sarah & M.W. went to Toronto Joe them to station. I cleaned cellar out & picked cucumbers, pear & help Ida get dinner. Mr. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2277b32159d9e0354fadf5bc3acc359b.pdf ac27da5d69fea5514c0a4fff267d225c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Collamore came & was hear {here} for dinner & I went to P.O. right after & got letter for S. Then finish scouring & picked pears & watched calves & fixed shoes & things writing in this. Maggie McCauley in morning here also. We got work done early & I was going to tea when Alf came I only ate a little then got my other dress on & he said he must go he drove down on a one seated rig. & we out on stoop talking & he gave Ida & I some candies & then he watered his horse & turned & around & he said for I & Ida to get on hat & go up to meet Sarah & so after coaxing we went us three when only room enough for one & he made the horse run <s>to</s> as fast as it could go. But train was gone past B.4. we got their {there}. Every one we passed Alf was hollerer out Hellow to see if Sarah was their {there} but could see no Sarah & when he drove us back Sarah was home. She came & talked to him & then he went. Bed 11. Thurs. 18<u>th</u> Sep Frank came home on 12 train Wed. Eve. I had toothache & I slept nearly all morning & then finished worked & went <s>when</s> over for Mrs. Ing. When I got back Mrs. McCauley came. Willie Pickard & Mrs. McCay & they all went but Mrs. Ing here for tea. We got work done & I playing on organ & https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f199a9a65459ed477c7c4503ef8379b2.pdf d06d755263f79f2280e46dff934cc5ed Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. pa wanted us to go over to Brodericks so we did & stayed a little & then they hitched up to go up to station for Arthur & Albert & so Ida & I went along to meet M.W. & such a crowd Just got in as train came & seen lots of people the platform crowded. Seen a lot off Middle road. We got home at 9 & to bed. Friday 19<u>th</u> Sep/84. Pa dressed up & got Brodericks horse & went to Oakville & I was out in garden when he called me after he came back & told me to drive the horse home & Annie wanted me to help her. So I drove to P.O. first & got a letter from Ella McCay for M.L. Annie baking very busy just on her leg all day & I helped her. Emma Bray was over a little while in P.M. We were in swing & it made me feel sick. We went to milk & Mrs. Harris came & helped & I milked 3 & Annie 1 & Mrs. Harris 4 or 5. Every thing in a hurry all day & Arthur went up to station to met his Pa & Ma who went to Toronto on 1<u>st</u> train & it raining so after got children to bed, Arthur came back & he drove me home in rain. Mrs. Louek in from New Castle & M.L. came home very tired & sleeping sound. Our folks just {stay?} in {town?} & I talked so much while working. Sat. 20<u>th</u>Sep./84 It 8 when breakfast over & I then scrubbed the stove. Mrs. Bray come, nice morning. Churning, I gathered cucumbers & vegetables for dinner. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8a53c329ea5579fa7ceda58421dc53d0.pdf a596acce69fc09de92521930d57bd4e7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. & I pressed some very pretty carrot tops. Aunt Loukin went home on noon train. I raking around in yard & in "grape garden" & got some grubs for Alymer {Aylmer} Johnston. I washed windows & Sarah did scrubbing & M. W. canning tomatoes when Willie & Mrs. Jones come to see E.M. & Ma. I played on organ & did all my work B. 4. got washed. E.M. has been sick nearly all day after {rain?} I milked my cows B. 4 Frank <u>did</u> his & he thought me mean. I got washed & writing in this. Ma had very bad pains. Pa went fishing after rain. Bed at 10. E.W. said Mrs. Colton very ill. Sun.21<u>th</u>/ 84 After work done, S. & I in parlor & then Ida & I out getting flowers & then Sarah & I went to melon patch & got a melon & we called Frank & we all ate it. I set the table for dinner & then went & got ready for S.S. M.W. washed dishes & stayed with ma while we all went to S.S. I stayed for church. Amandia out with Will Jones. We walked {ryr?} road with Brays. Mr. Davidson had a new suit on. Minister gave out for the people to all pray for Mrs. Buck, Mrs. Walton & Spec. of some other funerals of late which has been. Alf passed us on road & he had JM {Tim?} buggy & Archie Spears & his 2 sisters Annie & Jane drove in also for to see Ma. Archie, Alf & I all sat on stoop & I was so cold. Alf went to see Bees & pick some Grapes & Archie tho't them splendid. After tea, I out milking & he came out & then after I got https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/652b3db59efdad1de6f2f8646c3a7ec8.pdf 3e9c6aae449fd976d76bdbd8b2f8f3fc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. work done. We were all looking for Arthur Broderick to come to go to church. Bert I got on horse & seen nothing of him then Alf hitched up & took Sarah & I up to Mount Pleasant. We went very fast. Had good sermon. Minister then gave it out again about Ma. When we came out we seen Ida & Annie Bro. & they came after we went. I shook hands with Geo. Peacock, Mr. Giles, 'Marlow' & seen {"Persy" ?} but not to speak. We had splendid drive home. My hat blew off. It rained & & we had to put cover over us & Sarah sitting on my knee. Ida home B.4. us & it on 9 when we got home & to bed. Mon. 22<u>nd.</u>/ 84. It raining & us washing. Blandina came in & Watson, Mrs. Mc. came up & I upstairs fixing album & layed on Frank's bed & went to sleep. boys milked. Night of Lecture but no one went from our house except Joe. Mr. Bro. came & talked & I dictated to Sarah & timed her. Ma worse had very bad pains. Tues. 23<u>rd</u>/ 84. I sewed my jaket & N. gown & then M.W. & I went to gather cucumbers & tomatoes & Ida going to Bronte & I gave her a large one to take to boat & she made such a fuss over it. Mable came back with her & I help get dinner. I straightened and she & I put down cubrs {cucumbers}. My tooth got aching & I layed down about 4. But B.4. M.W. cut out my dress & making it & I gathered frill & Mrs. McCley came up in rain & told us Mrs. Colton has gone to rest at last. Isa & Mabel cracking https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7312171c75fd2f6af9e3bde69d48d259.pdf 8466a66f72cb0a2768f3349bd015368e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. nuts. When eating tea Watson Prof. came & we had my melon & gave them some. Dr came & us all went down in parlor & Prof. singing & playing some lots of sing. & at last got me up to play & then they all went to boat but Mable & us to bed & I went & talked to Sarah about Prof. Wed. 24<u>th.</u> It raining but it cleared up & it was warm & M.W. making catsup. Sarah got letter from Minnie. Sarah putting out the clothes. Ida went to Bronte for some nails for Pa making water trough, & I ironing. I mended print dress & helping get dinner. E. W. bro't some fish home. Ida went again for pa to Bronte M.W. help S. with dishes. I washed flannel & swept & cleaned floors & layed on bed. Then got ready with S. to go to see Mrs. Colton. Pa wanted Ida to go again for she did not the right kind of nails for her so S. went & I went to meet her & got to Bronte B.4. she came out of store & then I went & stayed in Wilsons to wait till she went home & back & Ida came with her & we all Villa & us went down to see her. It so windy blew us around. Went a quite a while Ida fixed flowers with she took done in dish. Mrs. I. there. Mrs. Cumming {?} showed us in to Mrs. Colton & Mrs. Burton Hattie came in & we couldn't help laugh at Mrs. Burton. Got home at tea time. It dark when got work done. Joe sick in barn. Thur. 25<u>th</u> / 84 Did work & then S. & I ironed & had dinner over early dishes washed by 1. & dressed when Lizzie Forfar came of 2 train with https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/86030397b254749ab69a6d0089ef5fd0.pdf a6119603a538460cc456c6f44d6ac704 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Gordon & got them their dinner when Mrs. Curtis & Ida came & I out in garden eating grapes & then came in & talked to them & I got basting my sapper sleaves & S. was working chainstitch on a dress & Mrs. Curtis told her she doing it backwards & M.W. got tea early for Curtises to go home. B.4. dark. When we got to dinner early Pa M.W. & M.L. went to Mrs. Colton funeral & Curtises came after they had been there also. Ma good deal better. Mr. Husland came to pay Joe. After they went I was starting to mend stocking when Dog bark & went out & it Mrs. Williams & Melville Lucas come & bro't our album & talked & got some grapes & then went. Frid. 26<u>th</u> // 84. S. & I churned did work M.W. baking pumkins. I swept up stairs & cleaned windows till dinner time. I went to out house & sat & then out to pick <s>cucumbers</s> pears & was picking all afternoon. Mrs. Page 2 children & Mrs. Wilson came up to see Ma. Girls had Ma out-doors on rocking chair for a little while. Very busy all day. I changed my dress B.4. tea. Pa read B.4. we had tea dishes done I finishing cleaning Dog barked & I looked through blind & see a red light in lane. M.L. seen someone in lane so Joe went with gun & https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bd903b76b46cfb67c4977fd9304ef519.pdf 4897bdd0fe007bba4ab2c450fe1ef526 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. shot it off & seen fellows by then had pumkins made into faces light eyes. Us three reading {attending?} to bed. Sat. 27<u>th.</u>/ 84. Raining all morning & I swept in hall & did scrubbing & got dinner & I did dishes & pick cucumbers & scrubbed & got through at 4. Lizzie help me make a flannel shirt & I got eating my supper when M. F. L. came up lane & Ida went to entertain him & I went to milk & then S. & Ida & Frank played organ with him & I did their work & they finished my shirt. S. & M.F.L. walking in garden & us writing in album at. We all write in MFL's album. Sun. 28<u>th.</u> Sep It seemed to take me a long time to get work done I played on organ then Frank called me & I went & had some watermelons & I got washed & had dinner & then went to S.S. It rained stayed for church no organist hard times to get singing started. S. & I went to McCraneys for Gordon & Mrs. lent us a shawl & ulster {long loose overcoat} & Joe took Gordon home we had quite a time. Davidson & Archie Spears at our place & Ma laughing at S. in ulster. I had to play & sing for them. After Davidson went but Archie stayed till after Pa read & I was so sleepy I laying on sofa in parlor & then Ida & I https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0ac37379a001b02a3d694e961965d5e2.pdf 74491ee795ad1fd803f0c7411f0c0182 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. singing alone & I went to bed at 9. Mon. 30<u>th.</u> Sep. Washing we washed blankets & flannels & colored clothes first & us not through till after noon then Mrs. Bray came & Edith S. & I went with Edie over to Brays & I sewing at my shirt & after tea Ida crocheting on it when Max & Melville came & I got dressed & went in & they stayed till 11. We played a game of {Shy Sno?} etc. & talked & Max found a cigar which Annie hid of his & I gave Melville my gem & we were out in garden getting pears & grapes & I folks wanted them to go. Melville did not take the hint for a long time. We went to bed in a hurry after they left. The cow calved in morning. Tues. 1<u>st</u> October. Sarah went to P.O. & Ida took sick at breakfast & I did their work & then I wrote a letter to Annie to put in basket of pears to send to G.A. & then I gathered tomatoes & cucumbers & Ida learnt me how to crochet on my shirt & I after dinner finished it & then I picked up 2 pails of apples for pigs & went to see Boys work at well at barn & then Ida S & I all out all afternoon picking our apples in orchard. I darned stocking till bed time. Sarah had tooth ache. Wed. 2<u>nd.</u>/ 84 I did work & went with boys to get pumkin & cabbages & I got some more tomatoes https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/579e24b91b7bd6738cd22502ee246a9c.pdf 02ba6df76e8fc1fbe8c466186891491f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. then cleaned floor while M.W. & Ida got dinner . Sarah went to Brote {Bronte} twice <u>1st</u> time & 2nd for Gordon at school. Brays girls went to Hamilton for M. I writing this B. 4 dinner. Ma up as usual. I changed my dress & I darning of stocking when Mrs. McCauley & then Mrs. {Gastion?} & Net. & M.L. with her over to Mrs. Patterson & Pa got shaved & dress to go to Hamilton. I got dressed again & went with him. Got in town about 8. roads very heavy & wet met dozs of teams coming home when we were going. Slept on sofa at W. G. & next day. Thursday 3<u>rd</u> O. I get marketing till dinner & Ida came with Gordon off train. A.M. & we had early dinner & went to fair. Very large crowd seen most every thing. Seen Mr. Brymald {Terie?} McMichael. Brays girls & Will Jones. Kate Blanchard & Wallace, Mable & I lost & Ida & then found Wallace & he took us through sideshow & then over home at 6. Had tea & Mrs. Barrie came to station with us & it raining most all day. Brays girls there & I came with them on 9.35 train. Had splendid time was made acquainted with Mr. Inglehart. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5926fc0256cb0fb9eee5d79a493081f2.pdf 5400c6523795b895d4a00e0b48ed1b4d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr Watson of Baker. Had some fun B.L. on train. got a ride home with Brays when it got in at 11. Friday 4<u>th</u>. / 84. Folks never knew I was home till I got up in morning & did work & pealed pumkin picked apples off road & got dinner. Sarah sending {currants?} to Mrs McCay's & over to Bigg's & I sorted onions & hitched horse for ma for she went for a drive to P.O. her & M.T. I swept up stairs & picked eye potatoes till night & milked my 2 cows & left Frank his & he didn't like it. Amandia & Mrs. Hixson came & Emily Triller & her Pa came. Ida came off 6 train. It just a lovely, warm moonlight night & I sitting out back dooor & to bed. Sat. 5<u>th</u>./ 84. Fine day<s>s</s>. Churned, Ida got a lot of mushrooms & I did scrubbing when Annie B. & Annie T. came & saw me. Ma pretty well. Got work all done B. 4 dinner. E.M. & Frank to Oakville fair & I had head ache all afternoon & E.M. told me to help boys at potatoes but I didn't. It rained & Annie & Sarah had Dr for dinner. Joe killed kittens at barn. I went to P.O. & I washed & writing & to bed. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/eedde02e43c5978837600528c33688e2.pdf a99aec2c62d6c632c2a0ae3cb6fa7675 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr. & Mrs. Broderick drove here from <s>sata</s> station & bro't Jennie Anderson & 2 cousins which I had never seen B. 4 & we had them over Sunday. I went to sleep & the girls came to bed about 11, & giggled & {?} {tish?} a proper & Annie T. made a mistake & kissed Frank for Ida & we had such a laugh. Sun. 6<u>th</u>/ 84 Oct. After work was done the 2 Annies & I went out getting Pears Apples Grapes & we got strawberries ripe & black {capes?} also & then sang in parlor & got ready for S.S. Annie B. got dinner. I came home after S.S. & met 2 Annie's & Carry came back with me to stay with Ma & I sang for her. After tea I waited & I was eating when Alf came & we had Minister for tea. Us in parlor when Max came & then Alf went. Max bro't my old gem for me & I exchanged with him & gave him a better one & I went to bed & Annie & him left for a walk left alone Jennie & E.M. {?} Mon. 7<u>th</u>/ 84 Oct. Annie & Jennie got their breakfast & E.M. took them to station while the other Annie T. was sleeping in bed & got left. After work done I picked cucumbers & folks went home all on 12 train Pa drove & Sarah went along to station Ida went to Broderick to peal apples & I slept till 2. & then Sarah & I went out & picked up https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/33525123725478beda3b51d3fdf78f17.pdf fc6742cdc99fecb55d4e82867c0ca453 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. potatoes all afternoon. Very tired. Had watermelon when finished E. M. went to Hamilton on 2 train. Tues. 8<u>th</u> Oct. Ida went to Brodericks again & Sarah & I washing & I help get dinner. M.L. went up to see Dr. in morning. & I in to Jna's room after dinner. I didn't get work done till 4. & M.W. & Sarah finished washing & Ella McCauley came & Mrs. Bray. Sarah resting & I writing. Boys pick potatoes. Jna not so well. Bronte gets 4 mails a day. Sarah writing letter till 12 & sewing dress till 11. Girls went to Bronte & stayed late. Wed. 9<u>th</u> / 84. It raining & I gathering tomatoes about 2 bus. Ida home. M.W. went over to Williams & stayed came home after noon & bro't me letter from Grant. I was sewing at dress & Ma helped me & it turned very cold & Sarah & I finished picking tomatoes & it very cold. Had hard freeze. Thur. 10<u>th</u> Oct./84. Very cold & I put on all my flannels. E.W. bro't Mrs. McC. & Ella up to help pick potatoes. S & I just got dishes done, & us went out with them & we worked hard & steady & kept boys drawing in. We picked up 10 loads & M.W. had dinner to get herself. Mrs. McC washed dishes & Dr came & had his dinner & I made some beds at noon & we had hard afternoon, had a water melon in field & I rode out to field in wagon & would have fell out had not Frank caught me. Us <u>very</u> tired & got my tea & went to bed B.4 8. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5ee9f2579766390bb06239f35e11ed42.pdf 82a3cca8f1a7e289f90b9b0336d4b6ec Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday 11<u>th</u> Oct. S & I churned & I swept up stairs & cleaned windows B. 4 dinner. Mrs. McC. & Ella husking corn A.M. We all went out & picked up apples in P.M. Mrs. Ing. & Mrs. Charlotte Polic came here & we finished apples & heard Blandina toot & then folks came & Waltises & Sarah with them & Mrs. Ing. for tea & I got cleaned & dressed & had tea & then sewed buttons on my dress & Mrs Williams & Herbert came. Herbert telling me about Ernest getting drifted ashore. Watson came up & we made pump. after dark & Pa watching grapes at night. <s>at night</s> Sat. 12<u>th</u> 84. Oct. Ida went away again & I busy straightening sheds up & Mrs. Camp. came seen Ella & I cleaned stoop B. 4 dinner. I washed dishes scoured tea & kettle & spoons & Emma Bray came & Sarah & I scrubbing stoop till 5 P.M., & Emma & W. & M.L. went to P.O. & S & M.W. & Pa getting washing & I with Ma & blackened shoes & went to see if M.L. got in P.O. & she gave me a letter from E.W. & I went to milk & read it. Got tea when Watson & Wallace came & I got weighed. 120 & S. 123. etc. & went to get washed & it 10. B 4 started for I wrote first. Aunt Eliz came & we had an other crowd over Sunday. Sun. 13<u>th</u>/ 84 Oct. Every sofa & bed occupied. Got breakfast over about 10. had 17. I read letters & played on organ. Played on bed while Ida & I got ready for S.S. & I https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3ae087fff0733f08410d43d924c1b2a9.pdf eb12945efef76229ceaae9a0e7fe6b60 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. started to write to Grant when called to get dinner. all went to church even Wallace but Emma & I came home after S.S. & I finished letter when folks came from church. Jane Bray & Archie here. No one here for tea. Us girls & Frank singing for Ma & Wallace & Sarah had their tea at Mrs. Ing. & they came in parlor & then had such time getting to go to boat. We all went, Wallace, Sarah, Ida S. Ferg, Emma & I Sarah & Emma had lantern. Walllace came up to corner with us. Feet wet. Boat went in night Mon. 14<u>th.</u>/ 84 Oct. Hurry after breakfast to get off over to Brodericks to peal apples. They all got a ride but I got left so had to walk. We ate our dinner on a newspaper on a dirty table, cold dinner, pealed all day. Boat came back & Mrs. McC. came up for Emma & Gordon in bed at 10. Then Joe came home hitched horse & drove them to boat, & carried Gordon asleep & I sewing & it 11 when to bed. Had lots of visitors over at dry house. Tues. 15th. Oct. Washing in a great hurry. Mrs. McCauley husking & got done washing B. 4 dinner & then went over to peal again. Dr. here. Mrs. Broderick helped us peal & got done at 5.30. & got work done home & got ready & us girls went to P.o. Mrs. Wilson called for Villa & went to boat for Mable & Will (boy) took us across creek & we peaked {peeked} in shanties & went on https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/86b76cd9f438f102d018be54ccd2223f.pdf 7155905924e41a5b6752ec5f1154515b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. up to Ing. Willie's birthday, Mables & Villa's also. had Will Mitchell, Will Lucas & {Myron Coperty?} & his cousin & Henry Nelson for fellows & Ida S. Millar, Mable, Edith, Annie Lipcott & I. Had nice time John I. went out & bro't Alf Alton in with him. He did not stay long. Played games till 11 & Will Mitchell & I bumpted heads . We sang Hold the fort & come home & was ahead alone till I got to hall & John I. went with Villa Henry home with us. I had to make bed on sofa. It 12 B. 4 got to bed. Wed. 16<u>th.</u> I picked a few tomatoes green & then S. & I went out to husk corn till noon & then we all went over to peal again. We had Mable & Gordon out helping us husk. I was just terrible sleepy, & we pealed till we couldn't see & then came home. M.W. had Ma over to Mrs. Williams for tea. M.W. milked for Joe away thrashing over to Mrs. Brays. Got work done & M.W. & M.L. went over to Brodericks & I writing & getting ma something to drink. Thur. 17<u>th.</u>/ 84. Oct. Every body busy.. Ida & I went over to Mrs. Williams right after Breakfast to peal apples & M.W. & S. baking & Emma & Mable here & Gordon. We stayed all day Had dinner in house & it some what lonesome a place after Brodericks. It dark when we got home went https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7f6b2e3476ae897a12204969c40adbea.pdf 5fc0ee1bbaefe21066d3cf0cb66e748a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. to P.O. & got 2 letters for Sarah from Annie & other from Gallagher. I just got home & then <s>had</s> went over to Adams on an errand, & nearly got lost coming back in dark. I ironed & mended dress & to bed 10. Frid. 18<u>th</u> Oct. / 84. Us all went over to Broderick took our dinner, & they had Thasher & it a very long time B. 4 dinner for we <u>all</u> were up B. 4 daylight. We ate our dinner & got up on loft to watch men go by & instead come into barn & we couldn't get down to peal. Got through early & had swing & come home. I swept up stairs & us girls picked grapes till dark. had Mrs. Mowatt here sewing & all night. Mrs. Broderick had Emma as Bray helping them. I sewing at dress. Sat. 19<u>th</u>. Oct. Up late. Ida went over to Wilds & Biggs while S. & I churned & did work & then us all went & picked grapes & M.W. hurrying to get Annie's dres to send on at 2 train & Sergant boy called for grapes & had such hurring {hurrying} to get them ready Ada McCauley helping us. I cleaned stoop from that till I ate dinner & then got dress & we all went over again to peal apples. I was behind the rest. Thrashing machine came to our place but not to work till https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/487454978970d40d6c6aa8b06357ac85.pdf c88df025bf291d4f12e4b4fa5e8d3a83 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mon. I had tooth ache all afternoon. Ma & M.L. came over to Broderick & surprised us. We came home about 5.30 met Mr. Inglehard in buggy. He lifted his hat. Us girls sitting up till 12. Ida trimming hats & I finishing shirt which Ma did for me & Sarah busy. Had Ella McCay & her husband called to see Ma. It has been a <u>very</u> busy week. Sun. 20<u>th</u>./84 Got up late at 9. After work done S & I singing & I layed down to sleep at 1 but called up to get ma her dinner & then layed on Joe bed & had a good sleep till church folks came home & then dressed to tea at 5. I coaxing Joe & Frank to drive to church. Us girls all in sitting room with ma in Ev'g, When Josh & Amandia came S. & I singing for Ma. To bed early. Mon. 21<u>st</u>. Oct. Up early & had breakfast waiting for men & us girls off pealing again. S. went to get Bray's girls & Ida stayed home to assist M. W. We had 3 of Bray's helping us & S & I forgot our dinner & I came home for mine & watched Thrashers eat & took water melon & Grapes & Pie over to S. Alf & Mr. Wilson came for machine for we finished at dinner. S. laying on sofa when Alf came in evening we talked & played checkers & gave him some grapes & we talked outside. It a nice night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9543536b300d6b9c79da71f2c93fa76b.pdf 45ed292dcb12700e9dc8a6ab6fc41e0b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tues. 22<u>nd</u>/ 84. Oct. We washed. Ida birthday she went over to keep on fire for E.W. at Brodericks. S. & I picked grapes 9 baskets. I sewing. M.W. damping clothes when Max came & M.W. made me change my dress & I just done so when he went. I gave him some grapes. Wed. 23<u>rd</u>. / 84 Pa went to Oakville. Flurry bustle to get S & Ida over to Brodericks & I ate part of breakfast & got their dinner set up & then ate some more & strained milk & got Pa his bkft. I did some house work & picked grapes & help pack for 12 train. Late getting dinner. I picked sage & beans & seen 3 fellows go down road & they came in our field then seen one & got out & I went to P.O. the way I was. I sewing still. Thur. 24<u>th</u> Oct. Us girls printing labells {labels} & then S. & I picked snow apples. Us girls out topping mangels & it very cold & windy. Mrs. Williams here. It come as such a snow storm & continued till after dark, such hurrying every body hopping & freezing & getting things covered up. I milked all alone. Frid. 25<u>th</u>/ 84. Churned. Ada Mc here & I sweeping all morning & I did dishes & then hurried to P.O. & got letters for S. from Annie. Us girls out topping mangels & came in at 4.30. & S. & I write letter to Annie & I did work & finished print dress. Sat. 26<u>th.</u> Annie birthday. Did scrubbing B. 4. dinner https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c59fdf09ba959bdb585fbcc24010bf4e.pdf 6b49aa3f7ea0e455a55996be0320cb36 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. & I had afternoon to myself for 1st afternoon for a long time. I put on new dress & got cleaned up. George Williams here. Ella McCay & her mother came up & had a nice talk & it late visiting in this. Sun. 27<u>th </u>/ 84. played & sang ate melon had bread & milk for my dinner & I burnt my <s>tonong</s> tongue. All went to S.S. Ida stayed with Ma. Dr. Buck & his daughter & wife also came to see ma. I stayed for church. Mr. & Mrs. Brimby there & a lot of folks also. It cold had Archie S. & Minister for tea. {symbols U J V with 2 dots, 7 L V L U with dot in middle}. When {symbols LJ V with dot in middle, square, 7 with dot in middle, J. V with dot in middle, LJ. } He stayed a long time & sang. Go bed early. Monday 28<u>th</u>. Oct. / 84 Rainy. Picking grapes. Killed pig. I gathered popcorn after dinner. Mrs. Wright up sewing most all day. I fixed album in morning Mr. Williams come to see us in eve. (I started crocheting.) would peal for him {?}. Us girls sewing in P.M. Ida trimming hat. Tues. 29<u>th</u> ./ 84. we picked all the grapes in morning & I picking apples up in P.M. & other girls trimming grapes in house. I very tired & warming myself & hunting for crocheting when Max come & I ran out doors & I in Joe's bedroom when he came out in kitchen & Joe tried to get in but I held the door & after awhile he went in room & S. went in & talked to him & I got up stairs to bed early. Wed. Oct. 30<u>th</u>./84 Had a very heavy white frost & we washed Ida went to P.O. & got a card for me from Annie Ida out topping carrots & I washed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1d24a3cca0d944ece3940d4454df758f.pdf 7a0fb0b98c3717ddf89df4fb775f7e13 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. dishes & M.W. & S. straightening things & I dressed & went to Foster Joyces & to get corn & to P.O. Mia Ing. & Villa Wilson here & in eve. Maggie McC. & her {?} here when Aunt Eliza Walton came off 7 train. Thurs. 30<u>th</u>/ 84. Oct. Us girls & E.M. & Frank out husking corn it nice day. E.M. & M.W. went to Oakville. They first drove Ma & M.L. down to Mrs. Johnstons for the afternoon We husking till dark & Joe went after Ma. Aunt Eliza home all alone. Us all in a hurry getting tea & fixing Ma & foing work. M.W. bot new Jersey gloves for herself & me & Sa. coat & slippers & white apron for us all & I cut out a face on pumkin & to bed. Frid. 31<u>st</u> Oct./84. I churned & sat in W.C. & then went out about 11 to husk corn. Boys came in B. 4 one & I saw a steamer go up lake. Mrs. Wright up again. It raining & S. & I did dishes while Ida cleaned coal stove. Mrs. Oakley came & Mrs. Coates with Mr. Williams driving her & Mrs. Fisherman Joyce bro't Ma a lovely salmon trout fish very large 8 lbs. & Mrs. Broderick came & Mrs. Coates went together over to Brays. I ironed & did work. E.M. dressing to go to a party with Brays. Ida & S. went over to Brodericks to see Mary Coates & Frank hitched horse in cover'd buggy & he & I went to P.O. to Johnstons & then over to Williams' & it raining took Grapes over & money for {quartirage?} stayed a little while & came home drove over for girls https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/75cb668ad131f57348601e4a39e72dbc.pdf e3d3004bb9c11bde35a4ec786a13cdd0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. & to bed at 10. E.M. came home at 6 A.M. & to bed. Sat. 1<u>st</u> Nov./84. I ironing & did my cleaning B4 dinner. Aunt went to Hamilton on 2 train & it raining. I read Globe in W.C. & I did little chores till dark. I bound hat Ma not so well in afternoon. It rained all afternoon & we finished ironing . M.W. & E.M. fixing & had a laugh & to bed. Sun. <u>Nov.</u> 2<u>nd</u> / 84. I played directly after bkft & I fixed album & I slept till 12. We, S & I went to S.S. E.M. & M.L. went up to Mount Pleasant. M.L. wore Ida hat & so she could not go to S.S. I stayed for church & had a <u>very</u> good sermon soul & body. Choir late & had no music for pt. time. Alf here when we came in & Archie also for tea. E.M. away. Didn't do dishes but us young girls in parlor singing Mrs. Williams Herbert & Mrs. Spears came & Herbert in parlor & Arthur Brod. came & we had Frank also nearly as many Gents as Ladies. They all went away together. Mon. <u>Nov</u> 3<u>rd</u>/ 84. Cold & we washed. Bessie Mowat here to see Ma & I chrocheting till dinner. We all out husking corn in P.M. it very cold. Dr. McCrimman here I wrote a letter to Annie & to bed. <u>Nov.</u> 4<u>th</u> / 84. Maggie McCauley came up to sew. It raining. I went & posted my letter. I crocheting & reading paper in A.M. I put on potatoes for pigs in P.M. & finished crocheting. Butcher came after calf then I was out to barn. Maggie stayed all night. I got bothered so when reading papers for they would take farm away. Wed. <u>Nov.</u> 5<u>th</u>/ 84. Very cold & Windy & I had to take card to P.O. in E.M. B. 4 bkft. I filled bed out all myself B. 4 dinner & I went to P.O. in J.U.W. B. & dinner also. I picked apples snow in Orch. out myself & I changed dress & played & then milked all cows & bed calves my self. Ma feels better to day, H. I. went down home with Maggie & it snowing then us writing in {Morning?} Thur. <u>Nov.</u> 6<u>th</u>/ 84. Got up late & such a hurry to even get dishes done B. 4 the folks came E.M. met them. G.A.'s family & annie & je Covey. In parlor all A.M. Singing & I played Joe to sleep. Pa & Willie talking. Ida & I waited Had 15 for dinner. I did dishes & then we talked & we all went out to "play tag" & seen Jennie Wild coming & us all raced down to meet her. She stayed she had her school mate with her (Miss Davis) Willie put there {their} horse in & I changed my dress & it very cold so I got in flower roots & plants & then in parlor for a little while. M.W. called me out to start coal stove in hall & then Jennie Wild {henry?} & Willie drove them. E.M. working at apples & Frank went to Burlington for barrels. S. & I milk & Willie & Jennie came back for tea. I ate my tea with Ould Folks & young Folks had theirs after. Carry made some taffy & I played for Ma & She in parlor for a {wonder?} Girls left <s>them</s> dishes to come to sing for Ma. We sang & then Jennie putting on her things to go when Max & Grant came Grant only stayed till 10 for he had to drive to Hamilton that in {?} When girls were going Archie Spears came & he thought we had a party for they made such a noise. S. washed dishes at 11 at night. Grant left Mr. Turnhill at Curtises. Then he came back. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3d6fb788fe55c83c08236fde6cd42a7c.pdf efd23f8c9b7b3099102a93aa36fae3c8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {Back black leather cover of diary} 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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Sarah Walton Diary & Transcription, 1883 Annie and Minetta Walton Diary, 1883-1884 Minetta "Nettie" Walton Diary & Transcription, 1883 Part 1 Minetta "Nettie" Walton Diary & Transcription, 1883 Part 2 Minetta "Nettie" Walton Diary, 1884-1885 Minetta "Nettie" Walton Diary, 1888 Minetta "Nettie" Walton Diary, 1889-1890 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1883 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript 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 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Front leather cover}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Frid. Nov. 7th/84. S &amp; I churned &amp; then Sorted apples in barn Millie helping us &amp; had fun till dinner. Dr come &amp; Aunt &amp; Uncle William Atkinson come when we were at dinner. Two Annies &amp; S went to Ing. &amp; Willie went to Cristises P.M. &amp; I in root house pitching turnips all P.M. &amp; I very tired &amp; S away &amp; had to do her work &amp; to bed early.</p> <p>Nov 8th/84 Sat. Willie went on 1st train of two Annies walked over to station with him B4 they had their Bkfst. I went &amp; pitched turnips back for awhile &amp; then I fixed soap &amp; lie {lye?} &amp; I got very much bothered getting a board to shelter the wind. I did all cleaning in ½ hr. B4. dinner &amp; I late for dinner &amp; I felt provoked at everything &amp; then gave away to it with my feelings &amp; I went out to barn &amp; unloaded a load of turnips &amp; Annie B. come out to see one of them. Annie G. came &amp; I came in &amp; washed &amp; Blackened boots &amp; went to Bronte in a hurry to Mrs Wrights to store &amp; P.O. I ate my tea B.4 I did my work at night &amp; other girls talking &amp; laughing while I got my work done &amp; then Edith &amp; John Ing. came to spend Eve. At 12 when went to bed for I cleaned {?} stove at 12.</p> <p>Sun 9th Nov./84 I had Bkfst at 10. &amp; we sang &amp; M.W. &amp; I started coal stove &amp; then it time for S.S &amp; I was late for it. Mr Jeffery preached &amp; it a lovely day &amp; lots out. But not a good sermon for I went to sleep. Bernstons {sys?} &amp; also Delia {JNR?} sys had hickey on at church. Ted Wrinch here for tea Aunt Ann keep house. Ma &amp; M.W. went for a drive &amp; went up to Curtises for dinner. When we getting dishes done Alf &amp; Max came as I went to close shutters out doors. Alf only stayed about ½ hr but Max stayed till after 11. Ida &amp; I left &amp; went to bed at 9.</p> <p>Mon 10th / 84. Working soft soap in A.M. &amp; All the visitors went on 11 train. S &amp; Ida &amp; I &amp; E.M. went to Dysart &amp; Ida Annie &amp; I in back seat &amp; it broke with us &amp; we had to run to catch train just jumped out of wagon &amp; got on train. Us girls all out sorting potatoes in P.M. &amp; boys getting in corn. Mr. Alixson come to see E.M. early in morning &amp; Mr T. went over to day P.M. I repiped dress &amp; writing on this. Pa went to Hamilton on 1st train &amp; back on 6. M W. had her face poisoned &amp; it all smooth now. Thanksgiven day. Us to bed early. Frank at {seeds?}</p> <p>Tues 11th Nov/84 Lovely fine day. Us girls &amp; Frank finishing husking corn in field &amp; see Mrs. Douglas &amp; had a talk. Finished at noon. After dinner I took a run to the P.O. &amp; there to my surprise as a letter from E.E.W. McCrany teasing me. She supposed</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>if I had known that letter was for me she said I would have been 4 through the box. When I got back they teased me &amp; Ma kissed &amp; hugged me &amp; got the letter &amp; I read it saying he was coming home. Wed. eve or Thur morn. I then went out &amp; sorted apples in barn with Ida &amp; S &amp; Will Spears come to see E.D.M. S. looking for silks for to make a hat band &amp; S. visiting letter &amp; I slept on sofa but did not sleep well at all.</p> <p>Wed. 12th Nov. M.. &amp; I washing. S &amp; Ida went to sort apples &amp; I got dinner S &amp; I slept a wee while &amp; I finished washing &amp; was cleaning myself when I hurried off to Bronte for E.W. to see about boat. &amp; I very tired &amp; did Eve. work, &amp; S. &amp; I dressed for we expreated E.W. to call going home but {n'er?} I layed {laid} &amp; slept on sofa &amp; went to bed at 8. M.W. at 7.</p> <p>Thurs. 13th Nov. Fine day. I finishing dishes &amp; S. &amp; M.W. putting out clothes when E.M. come &amp; we went in room &amp; sat til 10, &amp; Ida come out &amp; he went over to see Melissa &amp; all us girls looking at coats &amp; Jackets till dinner time. I ironed &amp; then wemt S. &amp; I out to sow potatoes till 5 &amp; I milked all cows &amp; I played few pieces for Ida &amp; went out to listen to Oakville band {jittery?} &amp; up writing in diary E.M. &amp; M W preparing to go to Toronto.</p> <p>Frid. 13th Nov. slept on sofa &amp; Folks getting ready for town. I got up at 7. Went to Bronte after Bkfst. &amp; I waited a long time for mail, seen Edith, &amp; she told about social at Mount Pleasant. S &amp; I went &amp; we had cidar {cider} applesay. &amp; Dr Buck come (&amp; Miss Hill?} with him we were out picking afternoon &amp; Mr Peacock came &amp; Frank after {Hannah's} horse &amp; to call went to get up a {pit?} of potatoes worked very hard shovelling potatoes. Minister come &amp; helped me out with load of potatoes. Very tired went to bed at 7. Frank went up to Debate.</p> <p>(?) Nov. 14th Friday I cleaned out woodshed &amp; did scrubbing &amp; cleaned Windows. P.M. picked up 2 barals (barrels} of apples. Ida went to Bronte 3 times. I combed hair blacked boots &amp; did dishes. We had George W. here in morning. Very tired. Expect E.M. home to night.</p> <p>{(5) is written in blue ink in middle of page; Wed Sept 10/84 Sat Nov 14/84 written in blue ink at bottom of page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat Apr 9th Wallace's birthday - took him to Bronte Station 2 P.M.- too early &amp; walked cross and back over the Bridge. Drove home through snow and went on sleigh to {Hannell's?} get to A. &amp; Alex before evening.</p> <p>Sun 8th Went to S. School and stayed to church. Mr Yonge preached very few there {stayed?} to class Text Matt. XV 1.26 Up to the Baptist church in evening Mr Harris sick in church. Text: Gen. XIX. "Is not this a little thing?"</p> <p>Apr. 9th "The Clock strikes nine" The {ghost?} {expect?} this "I am Thine." {?} Joy Jesus gave to try to be more like Him who loves me and died for me.</p> <p>Apr. 10th Mr Little (P.S.J.) visited school this P.M. 94% Others very fair. He came home to dinner with me. Nettie &amp; I went to "Sil's. Walk in Hall ({but?} {colored?} entertainment.)</p> <p>Apr. 11th Ma came home - had her cabinet taken at {Turner's}, Hamilton. Sarah rec'd letter from Henry Walton &amp; Emma is very poorly. Hope and pray she may recover before we go to Copetown.</p> <p>{(2)or (?) over word "sick" in blue pencil in middle of page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Apr 12th ES came with Willie to school went away &amp; came down on horseback at (recess?} A.M. Ride home on horseback at night with G.S.'s horse.</p> <p>Apr 13th G. C. and E.W. down this evening. Girls &amp; Maria's down to committee meeting at Mrs Wilson's</p> <p>Apr. 14th Went Clarkville M.W. &amp; Sarah {Jessie?} Nettie went to woods. G E. &amp; E W. came on horseback in afternoon. We called at Melissa's coming home. Max down on horseback to night.</p> <p>Apr. 15th {?} Mr. Ferguson preached. Edith &amp; I went in choir as E. Triller not there. N. Jones came here from church. EW. &amp; Max here in ev'g.</p> <p>Apr 16th After school met Edith at P.O. bot paper to write letters for social, then Sarah came down so we went over &amp; wrote letters till 10.30 P.M. and stayed all night.</p> <p>Apr. 17th Willie came to school with me for {first?} All went to social at Mrs Wilson's to night. Had a nice time. Good fun with letter at P.O. E.W. &amp; Nettie, Sarah &amp; W.S. NC &amp; Ja. came home together. G.E. there but not much with him. He said he is offended.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Apr 18th A full school to day (52). Sorry I have been impatient to day. Must try to be made more kind &amp; patient like Jesus. Another social to night {N?} sat up provisions {Those?} folks not there. Sarah &amp; I went with M. L. &amp; Came home with same escorts again. I got four letters to night at social.</p> <p>Apr. 19th Working M.S. W. Sp. at corn etc. got a ride to school. Smaller school to day W. Spear, Alf A.at school to night Alf drove Net &amp; I home. {1883 written in ink after this}</p> <p>Apr. 20th It very dull to day. Nothing special.</p> <p>Sat. 21st House cleaning commenced. Sarah and I went to Broderick's at night for butter, got none, hurried back expecting Edith and John but were disappointed.</p> <p>Sun 22nd Mr Yonge's farewell sermon liked him the best to day of the year. Stayed to class but did not speak and feel unhappy as consequence. Ma Sarah &amp; I went home with Miss Williams from church. Mrs Ingeldew</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and Alf here for tea and us away. After a bit, Ida &amp; Alf came after us. Ernest came home with us. Ernest told me some unpleasant news about Max but dont feel much concerned. Spent a pleasant ev'g {?}</p> <p>Mon. 23rd Gordon down with W.C. Met Emma Belyea at John's corner but missed John - I at other. New scholars.</p> <p>Tues. 24th School pleasanter to day as Senr. Class Pt. 1. (Albert Broderick Wilson) went upstairs yesterday and I am not so crowded to day. John came to school to night and walked up to our gate with me to bid good bye. Would not come in, so he &amp; Edith did not get here and he leaves on Monday. (Heard since he went out to tea supper at A. Wilson's.) Edith's birthday but I never thought of it till too late. Feel lonesome and write a letter to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>C.S.O. and one to {Loyd S.?}</p> <p>Wed. 25th After school I called at Wilson's</p> <p>Thurs. 26th. Gave Ada McCauley music lesson - raining &amp; stayed for tea. {Maggie} came a part of way home with me. Grant &amp; Max called this evening.</p> <p>Fri. 27th Called at {Arch N?} McDonald's to get Children to attend School. Then went to Mrs. {Grimingstons?}. Ma there so stayed for tea. When we got home Annie, Jane &amp; Archie {?} here.</p> <p>Sat. 28th. Edith Birthday Olly came down this afternoon as it got fine after sleating this {a.m.?} {?} Went to graveyard corner with them and met Max on horse back.</p> <p>Sun. 29th. Ma &amp; two Marias went to Oakville church this morning. No church here. Late for Sunday School. Will Mitchell went over to Ingledews. E.W. came home with us. Max</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and Will Lucas came together to night. Had quite a talk with Max and he denies what I heard about {his?} saying. Parted quite friends.</p> <p>Mon. 30th. Lot of new Scholars to day {?} me home for dinner. Mrs. (H?} and {J. Hatie?} called this evening.</p> <p>Tues. May 1st. Maria's L. &amp; W. went to Oakville. After tea Sarah and I went over to Ingledew's. Edith away to Ferkle's. We stayed a little while and saw Mrs. C.K. Horning's funeral card who was buried Sun 29th Mrs. Ingledew came over with us and we went down to get Edith. Stayed a short time at Ferkle's. Edith showed us John's letter which they got from him saying he would start to sail this week for Port Dover.</p> <p>Wed. 2nd. Gave Sarah music lesson at night.</p> <p>Thurs. 3rd. gave {Zeke?} M. Cutting 2nd music</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>lesson. After tea I started to write a letter but stopped to play organ, and had a waltz around the parlor with Wallace. House cleaned the {parlor?} today . Get down there to night Splendid fun.</p> <p>Fri. 4th. Raining again. Mr. Rice from Toronto here for tea. W.G. &amp; Gordon went home to night.</p> <p>Sat. 5th. Called at Mrs Hoster's to leave a parcel I hope she will take to Toronto to be sent to Eliza Williams. Went on to Bray's for butter. Heard we are going to have J. Leek and H. Y. Ferguson for ministers next year. Ma &amp; M.L. called at W. Brays.</p> <p>{Annie starts -- she will write occasionally a "L" as "Le" and the names have been adjusted to reflect this when it occurs e.g. "M. Le." or "Leaura" as "M.L." or "Laura".}</p> <p><br />Sun. 6th. Lovely May day. Mr. Ferguson preached. 'He is all we have' he says now as circuit is divided v. J.D. Leek takes Credit Circuit. Stayed to fellowship meeting. Mr. Davidson here to tea. C.W. came after tea and we stayed outside in garden with him as the evening was nice. {N.?}G.E. and M.E.C.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>drove up quite late and Ernest disappeared. Feel full of remorse as I have been trusting self more than Jesus. May He help me to be more humble &amp; watchful, trusting wholly in Jesus.</p> <p>Mon. 7th. Met Jane B. at gate and went for a walk with her.</p> <p>Tues. 8th. Jane &amp; Ada here this eve'g. Sarah &amp; E.M. planting strawberries. Ma &amp; Maria's W &amp; L. sick to-day and pa convalescent.</p> <p>Wed. 9th. Rec'd a letter unexpectedly from a Social P.O. writer. Miss English called but did not give me a music lesson. Sarah &amp; I accompanied her to the station. She is staying at Annie Brecken's as her folks are gone to Dakotah. Got a ride back with Arch Speers to gate. While gone Mrs. Bray &amp; Charlotte were here, also Max. Very cold.</p> <p>Thurs. 10th. Gave Ada Mc. her 3rd. music lesson. Raining again. Maggie came a ways with me. E.W. here to night with a drawing of our house.</p> <p>Frid. 11th. Emma &amp; Gordon came down at noon. Jessie Douglas, Mrs. Foster, Mr. Ferguson, Ella McKay called this afternoon &amp; ev e'g. I wrote a letter to J. to night. Nettie &amp; I went to P.O. to get stamps.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat. 12th. Gave my letter to Mr Davidson to post as he was with Johnny Mac. at corner So silly but could not help it. Emma, W.G. &amp; Gordon went home at noon. Dr J.N. Wild called professionally. Sarah &amp; I went to P.O. at night &amp; met Ada &amp; Mrs. Bray.</p> <p>Sun. 13th. Miss English came this morning to go to Church with us. I went to S.S. Mr. Ferguson addressed school &amp; preached so nice. Edith &amp; I sat on men's side. I did not stay to Class. No one here to sing.</p> <p>Mon. 14th. Sarah got a letter from {S.S.?} Oughtred did so much good to us both. Sarah &amp; I had a good talk in bed made me feel quite happy.</p> <p>Tues. 15th. Trusting Jesus to-day. May I be kept humble. Went to prayer meeting with Sarah rode home with Mr. Ferguson.</p> <p>Wed. 16th. Miss English gave me music lesson. After she is gone, Mrs. Bray &amp; Emma come. Then Grant &amp; Max.</p> <p>Thurs. 17th. Gave Ada 4th. music lesson. home for tea. Maria's go to Teacher's Meeting.</p> <p>Fri. 18th. Letter from Edith I. by Willie &amp; answered it. Edith I. &amp; E.E.W. come and we go fishing after tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Catch some bass. Lent Edith two books to read.</p> <p>Sat. 19th. Very busy. Move Stoves. Mabel came down and went home again with W.G. Sarah &amp; me &amp; Maria's go down to see the boiler being moved into W.G.'s steam yacht. Warm to-day, &amp; Sun.</p> <p>Sun. 20th. Went to S.S. &amp; Church as usual. Mr. Fer. preached from Mat. III, 16 &amp; 17. about Christian Fellowship &amp; Class Meetings. Strengthened &amp; cheered by staying to Class. Went for walk with girls to Bronte in ev'g. Came home &amp; Max E.M. &amp; Mrs Curtin &amp; Murray here.</p> <p>Mon. 21st. Raining &amp; so a small school. N.G. and Wallace (who is better) came down at noon.</p> <p>Tues. 22nd. Raining again. Girls sewing. Sarah went to Bray's. Gave Sarah music lesson. Mr. Pickard's funeral. Edith over to school house.</p> <p>Wed. 23rd Miss English here &amp; gave me music lesson. Max down on horse back after she is gone. Nancy called. Annie &amp; Willie came up from Toronto.</p> <p>Thurs. 24th G.A., Lizzie, &amp; Emma came up from Toronto, &amp; Mabel, Emma, &amp; Gordon from Hamilton. Joe goes to Hamilton with E.W. I went to station in morning. A long talk with E.W. saw Jessie Douglas &amp; several others there. Max there to meet a friend but disappointed.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>All drive down to see steam yatcht. Emma very weak and thin so not able to walk down. Talking to Mr. McPhee who came down to fish. In afternoon Max took Emma &amp; I for a drive. Nice &amp; warm. Max takes Willie home with him for tea &amp; fetches him back for late train to go home. Fire works in ev'g.</p> <p>Fri. 25th.. Annie &amp; Emma go home at noon. Mrs. Louckins, Annie come in afternoon. Sarah &amp; I go to Bray's for butter, meet Ella &amp; Mrs. McKay. {Jennie?} Wild stays here all night.</p> <p>Sat. 26th.. Joshua comes for Jenne through rain and stays for tea.</p> <p>Sun. 27 Went to S.S. &amp; Church Mr. Ferguson text Mat I Chron. VIII. 9. Good to be there. Congregation increasing. Katie Douglas &amp; Ada Johnson here to tea. Sarah &amp; I go down with them to see Mrs. Douglas. E.W. here.</p> <p>Mon. 28 Wallace's Sarah came down at noon. All get weighed. I weigh 112 lbs. Sarah 108. Net 122. Ids 108</p> <p>Tues. 29 All drove over to Ingledew's in morning. Sarah and ma stay all day. Sarah &amp; I started for prayer meeting in ev'g &amp; were overtaken by Will Sp. with waggon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>rode over with him for Edith &amp; back to church. Feel sorry because I neglected to bear my cross.</p> <p>Wed. 30. M. L. and Annie L. came to visit my school. Rained in afternoon. Wrote in Annie's album after school.</p> <p>Thurs. 1. Mrs. Ingledew came over with Sarah. Wallace back to his old boarding house to night. Note in ans. to ours from Edith I. Gave Ada Mc.C. 5th. M. Lesson. Met Jane Speers at Mc.C's. E.W. here on horse back. Sarah went to Toronto. Girls went with her to station then to Douglases &amp; Hickson's with Annie L. Wrot a note to E.J.</p> <p>Fri. 1st. June. Annie L. came to P.O. with me &amp; got a letter for M. L. from G.W. &amp; one for myself from "Scorpion." "Tinkers come to town on nags." Great excitement at school. Emily Triller &amp; her pa called in ev'g.</p> <p>Sat. 2nd. Sarah &amp; Nat. plant potatoes. I bake cakes pies etc. Mrs. Foster called &amp; watched me make oat cakes. Sarah &amp; I go to Bronte in ev'g. for the Globe. buy candies.</p> <p>Sun. 3rd. Went to S.S., Church, &amp; Class Meeting. Mr. Ferguson taught 1st Bible Class. Edith I. &amp; myself in choir. Edith came home with us for tea. Grant &amp; Max drove down in with buggy. Did not stay long. Sarah went to church with Edith &amp; Ida with Ella Mc.Cauley who was here for tea.</p> <p>Mon. 4th...Edith came to meet me at school after four &amp; we went</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>down to Johnson's to see about children singing for S.S. sermon next Sun. Edith came to gate with me. I went back to hill with her then came home. After Ma W.S. &amp; Edith came with his new buggy and took me for a short drive. Making up Register for the month of May.</p> <p>Tues. 5th. Edith, Nettie &amp; I practise with children at church after school. Rained so did not go down to prayer meeting. Sarah let colt out second time &amp; was gone all forenoon hunting it. came back without it. Chas. Beinston called for "Miss."</p> <p>Wed. 6th. Miss English gave me 3rd. music lesson since her return. Katie Douglas &amp; Ada Johnson &amp; Edna here for tea &amp; Mr. M.M. Gave Sarah her music lesson. Cleaned upstairs.</p> <p>Thurs. 7th. Cleaning ma's bedroom. Arthur Pickard missing since last night. Searching everywhere and Mr. Stewart found his poor little body by the pier near warehouse this afternoon. Gave Ada 6th. lesson. Stay then for tea &amp; Miss Holloran goes with me to see Arthur. Met ma at P.O. &amp; come home together. Arthur went to catch a fish for Herby Osborn nearly dark &amp; fell off pier. {There is a reference &amp; photo on page 38 of the following document : Cultural Heritage Landscape Strategy Implementation – Phase Two: Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report Bronte Cemetery which sources Halton-Peel Branch, The Ontario Genealogical Society, Trafalgar Township Cemeteries. (Oakville, Ontario: 1999) 1-9 at <a class="external free" href="https://www.oakville.ca/getmedia/3fa63d1f-5b0a-4dec-acb6-93aad76b1c86/planning-chl-phase-2-bronte-cemetery.pdf%7D">https://www.oakville.ca/getmedia/3fa63d1f-5b0a-4dec-acb6-93aad76b1c86/planning-chl-phase-2-bronte-cemetery.pdf}</a></p> <p>Fri. 8th. No school in afternoon, to attend Arthur's funeral. Us girls sang "Going Down the Valley." Messrs. Ferguson &amp; Harris both addressed a large congregation.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sarah &amp; I go home with Arrilla Wilson to tea. We all go down to Johnson's to practise anthem for S.S. sermon. Arthur Speers sings base. Go up to church to sing. E.E.W. came home with Net.</p> <p>Sat. 9th.. I bake. Rains. Emma, Mabel &amp; Gordon come on noon train. I went to P.O. after dinner &amp; get a card from M. L. who says to meet her at 2. train. Met Davidson going fishing. Come home &amp; go to station where M. L. &amp; Mercy &amp; baby are waiting. Come home &amp; Sarah &amp; I go to Oakville with E.M. who takes Bray's girls &amp; their sewing girl down with us in democrat. {very simple buggy} Buy boots. Jane, Ada, Sarah &amp; I get ice cream &amp; biscuit at Miss Baines's see Delia.</p> <p>Sun. 10th. Went to S.S. &amp; church. Mr. Ferguson preached S.S. sermon. S.S. choir sing anthem &amp; lead singing. Alf. &amp; E.E.W. here for tea. Sarah &amp; Alf for drive in his covered buggy below Oakville. Maria's L &amp; W. with Mercy go to Bronte &amp; Mandy &amp; Josh. come while they are gone. I felt lonesome &amp; went out in field to read "Prince of House of David." Get too dark &amp; come in when Will Spears drove up with Edith &amp; Mrs. J. Horning's niece. Commence to rain so only stay five minutes.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mon. 11th. Mabel went hme on 1st train. Mrs. Williams &amp; Mrs. J. Horning here in afternoon &amp; for tea. Jane Bray's Dan drove through &amp; Jane staed while E.M. drove Dan to station. Then E.M. went with her to Bronte. Got a letter from dear Maggie Gallie, &amp; write one to "Scorpion."</p> <p>Tues. 12th. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Ferguson here for tea with baby. He helped Sarah &amp; I sing then had prayers before going to prayer meeting. Sarah, M. L. and I go to prayer meeting. Edith &amp; Mrs Ingledew who came home to-day were there with Edith's cousin's boys.</p> <p>Wed. 13th. Emma &amp; Gordon home this morning on 1st train. Miss English here but did not get lesson. Max, two Maria's &amp; Mercy go over to Hixon's in afternoon. Sarah &amp; Nettie go with E.M. for drive round village. Come {large black X over "C"} back &amp; we have a sing in parlor.</p> <p>Thurs. 14th. Mercy went home this morning. Made Nettie a lace collar give it to her for a birthday present. Gave Ada 7th lesson. Ma &amp; I stay for tea. Come home &amp; Net &amp; Sarah go to Bronte. Net for a birthday card out of P.O. from E.E.W. She is fourteen to-day. I got a new music book out of P.O. called "Sonatinon Album"</p> <p>Fri. 15th. After school I meet Edith I. at P.O. who came to meet Sarah &amp; I as she expected us to go over. We did</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>not think of going so Sarah had gone to Bray's for butter. I went with her however across the creek on the scow with Mr. Ingledew's Walter Joyce working it. Sarah came over to find me after tea. We played &amp; sang till after 9. when Mrs. Ingledew &amp; Edith came over to our corner with us. Edith lent me two books to read, "Waverley" &amp; "Lord of the Isles" by Sir W. Scott. She also lent me a lot of music. Got home &amp; all had gone to their bedrooms for night.</p> <p>Sat. 16th. Maria &amp; Watson went to Hamilton on 2 train and Geo Wight came off it. I met him at doo with big apron &amp; Sat. clothes. All busy &amp; not cleaned up. Nettie &amp; I washed each others heads. Ada Bray came with some music &amp; I could not see her. It looked like rain so she soon left. Filled in part of Half yearly return from my register to-night. Answered Maggie's letter this morning.</p> <p>Sun. 17th. Went t S.S. &amp; church. A number of strangers there. Good sermon spoilt by money matters after. Subscription taken for minister's salary. Stayed for class. Nice S.S. Mr. Ferguson took the lesson. Net &amp; I went with E.W. for a drive, down concession to below Oakville then back by middle road. Maria L. &amp; Geo have a private talk in parlor while we are gone. Then he talks to Sarah &amp; Net on lounge in kitchen</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and tells about his two little girls Alice (oldest) and Mary. who wanted to know when he was leaving. if he was coming to see "Lillte Midia" ? She says "My pa is a good man, ain't you pa? My pa is not a bad pa." to Alice who is her grandma's girl and comes in to play with Mary but who quarrel frequently.</p> <p>Mon 18th. Geo. intended going home to-night on 5:30 train but a very heavy thunder storm prevented him. Maria came down on that train and waited at Bronte station till after rain then walked home through the mud. She bot our summer dresses of ecru nun's vailing but left her parcels at station. Maggie McCauley &amp; Miss Sarah Bouncell called this evening.</p> <p>Tues 19th. More heavy showers to-day. Maria L. and Geo go over to Mandy's and get caught in rain. Geo &amp; E.M. were out shooting in forenoon &amp; went to Bray's for dinner. W. G. &amp; another man come down from Hamilton for dinner. Maria drove Ge. to station. Parting salute to Nettie from him was "No harm to kiss your brother, the other girls did." Wonder if he means he will be our brother or not!?</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Gave Sarah music lesson's practised a little myself, of Mozart's Sonata No. 18. Read some of "Prince of House of David" which I borrowed from Ada McC.</p> <p>Wed. 20th. I found some ripe strawberries. Sarah &amp; I went to Mr. {Caif's?} after school with some pickles. Go down to see boat. It is getting the cabin on. Came home but Miss English did not come to give me lesson. Sarah &amp; I go to Bray's for Delineator. {tailoring pattern}</p> <p>Thurs. 21st. Gave Ada 8th lesson. When I got home M L. was away with Ella McKay out to Smith's.</p> <p>Fri. 22nd. Sent word to Edith to meet us at (Williams?} where we all go to spend ev'g. Edith &amp; Lizzie Carpenter came. We had tea at ten o'clock &amp; got home at twelve after a pleasant ev'g. E.W. came part way then we teased him &amp; he went back.</p> <p>Sat. 23rd Sat. work done when Jackson came and plastered dining room &amp; dirtied floor again. Maria cleans it &amp; Sarah &amp; I go to Bray's for butter after calling at Foster's &amp; Joyce's. N.G. goes home.</p> <p>Sun. 24th Quarterly meeting at {Pallen?} no. Ma &amp; Pa got &amp; stay at Sherdan's for dinner. We go to S.S. 'The two M's" go to Ingledew's for tea. We have Strawberries at home for tea. Mr. Bray here. After tea Arthur Brod. took Ida &amp; Net. for a drive.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>While gone E.W. &amp; Max come down. E.W. was there for tea. Had a nice time. E.W. showed us a {cabinet?} containing 100 heads of pupils in C.B. College.</p> <p>Mon. 25th. Raining &amp; did not go to Oakville after 4 as I expected.</p> <p>Tues. 26th. Maria W. &amp; E.M. &amp; Sarah go to Oakville. Sarah gets dress cut &amp; fitted at Mrs. Best's. Maria commences papering dining room. The wheel came off the waggon as they came home from Oakville just at Bridge's lower gate. Sarah &amp; M. Le. &amp; I attended prayer meeting. Edith &amp; Delia there. We bare our cross for Jesus's sake, but yet I feel I have not wholly given up self to Him. Why do I hold out so stubbornly against His loving care &amp; love? Jesus help me to humble myself &amp; accept thee.</p> <p>Wed. 27th. First picking of straw berries. Picked 4 crates. Miss English comes &amp; gives me 4th lesson. Raining again.</p> <p>Thurs. 28th. Went to McCauley's but did not give Ada her lesson as the organ keys are stuck by dampness. Met Edith at office coming home. We walked up together &amp; Sarah came out to meet</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>us as she was picking berries for tea &amp; saw us. The Maria's &amp; E.M. go to Dr. J.J. Wild's farewell &amp; birthday party at Hickson's. They had tea out doors. A lot from Toronto present. Max drove down on horseback with Delineators which Jane Bray took up there Tues. as she is sewing there. We had a long talk in parlor. Nettie let his horse loose. E.M. home &amp; helps to get it for him, -- it was in farmyard. Emma Mabel &amp; Gordon come down from station with Ar. Brod.</p> <p>Fri. 29th. Finished Half Yearly Returns. House cleaning in sitting room in forenoon. Berry picking in afternoon. Mandy &amp; Mrs Hixon call. Davidson also to complete Returns as I omitted something slight.</p> <p>Sat. 30th. I picked 17 baskets strawberrys A.M. Jennie Anderson &amp; Mr. J.M. McMichael come down on noon train to see boat launched. (Adrienne came on 2 train) We all get ready in a merry bustle &amp; go down to se it. Leaunced {launched} about 4:30. Mabel christened it Blandina". A crowd there. Sarah &amp; I go home with Jennie to Hamilton; stay over Sunday.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Get there after 8 o'clock. Then go down town {bring?} things. Saw new plan of carrying accounts to book keeper in Pratt Watkins, which is balls on a double track roll backwards &amp; forwards. Crowds outside &amp; inside watching it. Come home after treating each other to pea nuts &amp; taffy - make a lace collar &amp; go to bed after twelve. We also called on Kate Cumming's while down town.</p> <p>Sun. July 1st. Go to R.C. Church with Kate, in A.M. After dinner go to bed &amp; sleep. After tea us three go to John St. C. M. Church. Heard a good sermon.</p> <p>Mon. 2nd. We Jennie, Sarah &amp; I, get our pictures taken in a group. I get some gems taken. Sarah &amp; I come home on 5.35 train. Walk down from station. Adrienne &amp; Aunt Eliza, Henry, Eliza Smith here. Also Sarah Wallace, W. &amp; G. &amp; family. Sarah came from Toronto Sat. ev'g on 7 train. Toronto folks go home on late train (945). Alf. E.W. &amp; his cousin Melville Lucas from Montreal here. Gave E.W. &amp; Alf. each a gem.</p> <p>Tues. 3rd. School again. 20 pupils. Picking</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>berries till 8 o'clock so did not go to prayer meeting.</p> <p>Wed. 4th. Emma &amp; children went home in morning. I taught school as usual with expectation of holidays soon. Rained to-day. Very warm.</p> <p>Thurs. 5th. Strawberry picking at home, in A.M. but raining in P.M. I gave Ada her 9th music lesson. Raining so stayed for tea. Sarah came down and met Maggie, Delia &amp; I, as they were coming a piece with me, at the P.O. We turned round &amp;went down to see boat &amp; got into her. Came home but too late to get my dress fitted on.</p> <p>Fri. 6th. Taught School till noon. Edith came over at recess stayed till noon. She got a letter from John who has left The Persia &amp; intends to ship from Cleveland with Will, Carpenter &amp; Alex Henderson. I picked berries in afternoon till a shower came &amp; stopped us about 5 o'clock.</p> <p>Sat. 7th. Packing berries all morning. Helped Maria by sewing lace on my dress in afternoon but we did not finish dress as</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>we had to stop to clean &amp; can up berries left over crates. Too tired to clean up so go to bed dirty.</p> <p>Sun. 8th. Went to S.S. &amp; church &amp; stayed for class very much against my feelings. Our S.S. lessons are in Josh. now being in Acts. before this year, Mr. Ferguson preached splendidly. I expect Will Mit. went home with Edith from church as she did not stay for class. Mrs. Speers here for tea : Two M's at Williams for tea. Us four start for Brodericks but meet E.W. &amp; his cousin at barn gate as we return home &amp; they with us. Mel. gave us. his cards &amp; photo for which we each gave him a gem. Had music on flute, mouth organ by boys &amp; I played on organ.</p> <p>Mon. 9th Picking berries all day.&amp; I helping to pack, expect for a few hours in afternoon. Miss English called but I did not take a lesson &amp; will take no more till after holidays. Mrs. Bray &amp; Jane here for berries also many of Bronte folks as berries sold for 3 cts in afternoon. Ella McKay came also.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Old Mrs. Gilliam died very suddently this afternoon of heart disease. Sarah &amp; I went a piece with pickers, came back &amp; packed berries in house.</p> <p>Tues. 10th. Got ready for prayer meeting when Grant and Max came on horseback to barn gate where Nettie was milking &amp; Max helped her carry milk to house. They stayed till after 11 o'clock. Nettie &amp; Grant &amp; Max &amp; I were walking round garden. Sarah went alone to prayer meeting. edith &amp; the other girls came to the gate home with her.</p> <p>Wed. 11th. Mrs. Jarvis &amp; Sarah came down in morning. Stayed for dinner. Sarah says Maggie has an offer to teach in Ottawa Normal. Sarah &amp; I attended Mrs. Gilliam's funeral sermon in afternoon, preached by Mr. Chinaworth. We sat in choir with Edith. When we came home Jarvis's still here. Sarah nearly persuaded to stay but did not. Intends to come again. Ida &amp; Nettie go to station to meet Laura Jones but she did not come. Likely she was detained by the great flood at London.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thurs. 12th. Theodore Brameld left here this evening to work at Mr. Green's near Oakville. I was picking berries all day to-day.</p> <p>Fri. 13th. Mrs. Skelton was to Barnison's {Barnum} Circus in Toronto on 11th where she saw Jumbo. She amused the pickers this afternoon telling them about it. Maggie McCauley helps to make our dresses this afternoon. Choir practice in evening at church. I went to Bronte &amp; met them nearly all coming home. Then I went a piece with Maggie &amp; came back &amp; found Max here. He had been to station for crates after driving Ida down to practice. Mrs. Ingledew's Willie here in afternoon. Willie has a Juvenile Missionary Card on which I subscribed.</p> <p>Sat. 14th. Did the work in the house this morning. Mrs. Ingledew, Edith &amp; Nettie &amp; Mrs. Bray &amp; Add came to pick berries for themselves. I go out &amp; pick with them. Extracting honey later on in afternoon. Maria &amp; Sarah up late finishing</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>dresses. Ella McKay came home with M. L. who then went home with Ella again for company but came back again.</p> <p>Sun. 15th. Raining so wore our old dresses to S.S. &amp; Church. Mr. Leek preached a lovely sermon for Psa. I. 15. All stayed to class. After tea Ernest came with horse &amp; buggy &amp; took Nettie &amp; I up to Appleby Church. Got there in time to hear the closing part of sermon. Sat away up in front seat. Saw Alf. &amp; Bumby's. Drove up to William Lucas's after Church as Er: wanted to see his cousin Melville. Deed. Alton &amp; some others there. He played as we all sang some hymns. A lovely drive home by moon-light. The dampness straightened my feather again.</p> <p>Mon. 16th. Straw-berry picking again. Ms &amp; I pick goose berries in afternoon. Ada Johnson &amp; Alice Garneau here. I gave Alice her school prize which Mr. Rymal left in my care. Ida &amp; Nettie went to Bronte with them.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tues. 17th. The last picking by the str. berry pickers. Sarah &amp; I pick gooseberries. Had a talk by ourselves. Sarah said she can't go to Copetown with Edith &amp; I. Us two went to prayer meeting. Edith says "we will stay home &amp; move in with Sarah" Mrs. Ingledew tels us John came home Mon. ev'g. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Ferguson &amp; baby there to prayer meeting.</p> <p>Wed. 18th. The "Walton Sisters" picked &amp; shipped a crate of S.B. to {Pace?} &amp; Davis. Toronto. Sarah put a note in the crate. Ma went to Hamilton on 2 train &amp; took a half-crate basket of S.B. with her. Maria has started Ida's &amp; Nettie's muslin dresses. Sarah &amp; I went to Bronte in ev'g to tell the pickers to come again to-morrow. Met Arvilla W., Maggie J. Mc. &amp; Adelia, who all went with us &amp; then we went to McCauley's where there uncle Mr. Holloran &amp; also Mr. Dav. Lucas got telling jokes &amp; exploits of their boyhood's days. We enjoyed ourselves - the girls came home with us.</p> <p>Thurs. 19th. The really last day of strawberries picked to ship - got two cases in A.M. Jane B. came in afternoon to help sew</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the girls muslin dresses. Ada came in ev'g. she &amp; Sarah &amp; I went to P.O. through the field without telling any one. Saw E. W. &amp; Max. Bees swarmed again, which is nothing unusual.</p> <p>Fri. 20th. Cleaned upstairs in moning helped Sarah. Ada &amp; Jane brought over Ida &amp; Nettie's dresses as they called for Maria Le to go to choir practice with Jane. Ada, Sarah &amp; I went to Johnson's &amp; we purchased articles for a fruit cake. Then came homes. Ada &amp; I played on organ till Jane came.</p> <p>Sat. 21st. Ma came home at noon. We pick berries to take with us to Hamilton. Sarah, Nettie &amp; I go on 7 train. Met Wallace &amp; Sarah coming to meet us. Went home with them, then went on to W.G.'s - stayed all night - Nettie sick</p> <p>Sun. morning We all went shopping with Jennie. Run from Pratt &amp; Watkins to get home before storm which we did</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>just in time.</p> <p>Sun. 22nd. Sarah &amp; I went to John St Church with N.G. &amp; Emma in A.M. -- We all went down to see the Blandina in afternoon. Afraid of falling through the wharf as we tried to get to her. Crowds on bridges over R.R. track for Jumbo's train. After tea Jennie &amp; us three went to Centenary Church. Heard lovely music. Went to Wallace's &amp; stayed all night. Eva Wilkinson (Sarah's niece) there also on a visit.</p> <p>Mon. July 23rd. Barnum's Circus in Hamilton. Went down to James St. to see procession after breakfast. Met E.M. &amp; Dan Bray who had driven the girls up to see circus. After the procession we all went to the grounds but circus not commenced so we entered a side show - saw a man without legs but had feet - another without arms or hands. a white silky haired bushy headed young man who could imitate birds &amp; animals, two women with hair six feet long, four giant brothers, a masculine woman with bearded face, alos a beautiful Circassian woman (Sarah bot her photo) Ziela Zeleak age 19 yr.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>also saw trained canary birds - 'music' on goblets, Punch &amp; Judy etc. etc. Came out &amp; went down street to a grocers where we had a picnic dinner on their table. Then went back to circus. E.M. had a hard squeeze to get tickets. Dan took charge of Jennie &amp; I. Bot us reserved seats &amp; tickets for concert after. Saw beautiful wild animals &amp; Jumbo a large elephant 12 or 13 ft high. Good performance in the circus ring. But very warm. Six o'clock when we got home to N.G.'s. Sarah &amp; Nettie were escorted home to N.G.'s by Alf. Alton. Sarah &amp; I went to Wallace's to get our satchell &amp; stayed for tea. Then came back to N.G.'s - gave it to them to fetch home in wagon. We came home on 9 o'clock train, as we went. Will Spears &amp; Bumby girls came home on train with us. Will. &amp; E.W. who was at Bronte station to meet us came home with us. Very tired. We got home first.</p> <p>Tues. 24th. Helped pick bl.caps in A.M. Slept in P.M.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sarah &amp; I went to prayer meeting in evening. Enjoyed it very much. Mr. Ferguson there.</p> <p>Wed. 25th. I was picking cherries when Mrs. Ferguson came after having left Mr. F. at station to go to Hamilton. E.M. brought him down with him at noon. They stayed for dinner - had green peas, then went home, took some currants &amp; goose berries with them. {He} had prayers before leaving. We wore our crinolets last ev'g to prayer-meeting &amp; as we got in Mr. Fer. buggy ( he overtook us going down, we also rode back with him) mine flew up below my dres. Dont think he noticed - hope not anyway.</p> <p>Thurs. 26th. Picking bl. currants. Mrs. Lucas Tilly &amp; Arty came after donner. Then Jean Jones came. Walter Sherdan drove her down but did not come in. Sarah &amp; I went to Ingledew's in ev'g after dark. Edith, her ma, &amp; Aunt Clarrie Buck came to Church corner with us. When we left them we heard John &amp; W Spears returning from Oakville. John had been to Dr's. The M.'s went home with Mrs. Lucas. We went to tell them to come &amp; help pick currants to-morow.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Fri. 27th. Mary Pickard here washing in A.M. Looked like rain so Edith &amp; Mrs. Buck did not come till after dinner to pick currants. A great thunder storm came up about six o'clock so the other pickers went home but they stayed for tea &amp; till nearly nine. We went to corner with them.</p> <p>Sat. 28th. Picking berries in A.M. till 11 train went. Fixing our clothes for Sun. in afternoon. All untidy when Ella &amp; her mother came. Laura &amp; Ida run. E.M. away to Toronto to-day. Came home on 7 train. Ella brought up some bread after she went home. Mandy Hixson home from Toronto. She &amp; her mother called in ev'g.</p> <p>Sun. 29th. Slept late. Went to S.S. &amp; church. Stayed for class. Mr. Ferguson preached well. Max &amp; E.M. here in ev'g. Max &amp; I went for a drive to Oakville. E.M. took M L. &amp; Ella McKay up to Mt. Pleasant church in ev'g. Ma &amp; M.W. &amp; pa went to Foster's. When I came home I went down in spare room where the girls were &amp; we had a circus - such laughing. Such a beautiful sky to-night - lovely Northern Lights.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mon. 30th. Picking fruit all sun down then all of us (Laura, Nettie, Ida, Sarah &amp; I) got ready in a hurry to go to Temperance Meeting in Baptist Church. Going across the new sidewalk between McCraney &amp; McKrey's we met John I. &amp;. Bob J. Sarah &amp; I walked to church with them but did not go in. Edith was not there as she told us to-day when here picking currants with her Aunt Harry that she would be. Sorry we went. The other girls went in.</p> <p>Tues. 31st. Mr. Ederley nearly gve us away about not being in church last night while we were picking currants. We did not want {ma &amp; pa?} to know about us not going in. Did not go to prayer meeting as we were out a little late last night. Gave Sarah a short music lesson then we had a practice singing. Minnie Sherdan &amp; Walter drove down this afternoon while we were all out picking currants &amp; cherries. They stayed til dark then took Laura up with them as they expect to celebrate Laura's &amp; Walter's birthdays on Thurs. 2nd Aug.</p> <p>Wed. Aug. 1st. To-day is Delia McCauley's birthday. Edith &amp; Mrs. Ingledew here to pick bl. currants. Edith stayed all day but her ma went home before dinner. Emily Triller &amp; her pa called today while we were in the field. Sarah Jarvis &amp; Jim called in ev'g on their way home from Oakville. Maria's over to Foster's</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>so did not see Sarah. We go to big bridge with Edith where we left her in Mrs. Tom Joyce's company &amp; ev'g. returned with old Mrs. Joyce. Met. E.E.W. on Church hill on horseback. We got home safely but rather timid after hearing about the strange family who have traded places with Mr. Larkin, in Dakotah or vicinity.</p> <p>Thurs. 2nd. Washing this morning. Mrs. Ingl. &amp; Mrs. Bray called this morning. Arvilla &amp; Agnetta Curtis came this afternoon while I was in the house alone; just ready to go to Bronte. They did not stay long as they had intended as we were so busy. I took them to the field to see Sarah's girls then went to Bronte with them. They met Sandy Fleming &amp; got a ride home. Ella &amp; her mother called in ev'g. Ernest here for a short time but did not come in. I made a puzzle of a letter &amp; gave to him to-night. It was written in telegraphy. He intends to leave Bronte shortly for Chicago.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Fri 3rd. Drove two Maria's to Oakville this morning to catch "Southern Belle" for Toronto. I saw Clara Taylor &amp; Mannie her sister. Also Norah Lean who saw Martha has gone to Manitoulin Isd. for her health with her sister Mary. Three Hourtises were on boat also this morning. Max drove them down in democrat &amp; brought them home at night. Grant with down with him to meet them to-night. Our girls rode home from Oakville with them. I went to John Dorland's &amp; got him to extract a tooth &amp; fill one this morning. Have to go again soon to get more filled. My face ached all day afterwards &amp; was much swollen. Mrs. Bray here in afternoon.</p> <p>Sat. 4th. Picking berries in A.M. &amp; trimming hats in P.M.</p> <p>Sun. 5th. Went to Church &amp; S.S. as usual but did not stay to Fellowship Meeting. Mr. Ferguson preached from Matt. 7. 13-14. Walked home with Bray girls Mr. Al. Peacock</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>&amp; Mr. Davidson. Er. &amp; Alf. here in ev'g. Er. gave me a letter written in a new alphabet. I got it all made out before I slept. Alf took Sarah &amp; I for a drive. He was much nicer to-night. Poor Er. is home sick already I believe as the time draws near to leave.</p> <p>Mon. 6th. Ida &amp; I picked bl. caps. this A.M. Nettie took baskets to Hickson's. I was mending my clothes this P.M. as Sarah &amp; I expect to go to Copetown on Wed. Mrs. Wild &amp; Many brought fruit over to-night to fill up a crate to send to London. Ernest came for honey to night but left before we saw him as we were dressing to go to Bronte. Sarah &amp; I saw him at P.O. Stood talking so long till a great many came along. Saw Katie Dorland - John Ing. Ella McKay &amp; her mother &amp; Edith &amp; others. Edith went to Johnstons with us bare headed as she just run out of Wilson's.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>that way to see us. She &amp; Mrs. Buck have been visiting there to-day. She got a card from Hettie Horning asking when we are going. We will likely reach there as soon as the answer to her card will. Ella wanted us to come down this week some ev'g. She was sorry we would be away.</p> <p>Tues. 7th Sarah &amp; I have been getting ready to-day to go to Copeton. O. Triller &amp; Miss Harvey came this afternoon while E.M. &amp; Maria were extracting honey. Emily was sick and they could not stay to the prayer meeting &amp; committee meeting appointed to see about a garden party at Mr. Hickson's. Jennie Wild came here after driving Mandy &amp; Mrs. Wild down to meeting. M. L. went down with Emily. Katie Dorland was coming down the lane when our dog (Rover) ran up at her and would have bitten her but she called for me and I ran up and stopped him. We had a nice time.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and went over to John Joyce's gate with her, met E.M. escorting Jane B home from meeting &amp; Mrs. Bray &amp; Char. ahead of them. E.M. was talking to Maria on the verandah to-night when I went out and they let me hear. They think it not right to go visiting strangers and that Sarah should ought not to go anyways as she has been away enough this summer for a girl in her position who has not yet finished her education; but that I might go with Edith. I told Sarah this and she has decided not to go but I am sorry.</p> <p>Wed. 8th. Sarah went with me to the corner where I met Edith in the stage &amp; rode up with her as ma &amp; pa drove to Hamilton with horse &amp; buggy this morning. I gave pa some money {(1p5?)?} to get his photo's taken. How Edith's eyes flashed and her brow frowned when she saw Sarah not dressed to go too. I hesitated about getting on to go without Sarah as she was so angry but she said not to wait so I explained things when I got in and she became more satisfied reconciled.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saw W. Mitchell at station. Had a nice time on cars talking going to Hamilton. Left our parcels at baggage room &amp; walked around town till nearly noon then came back to Wallace's for dinner. Left there about two after having a good time and started for depot. An hour too early so went around to see Blandina. Watson showed us all about it. Came back and after waitinga short time longer took the train for Copetown. Passed Dundas on the way. Saw beautiful scenery. The town was below us in the valley with verdant hills surrounding it. Mrs. Horning &amp; Hettie met us at the station. Copetown is not pretty. Houses are mostly poor and there are no side walks. Their house is nice and cool however. A large white frame building on a hill 3/4 mile east of station. His blsmith shop is across the road from it. I wrote a P.C. to Mrs. Ingledew &amp; Edith wrote one to Sarah.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thurs. 9th. Mrs. H. drove took Hettie, Edith &amp; I down to Rock View about 9 mls. distant from Copetown to visit at Mr. Stonehouse's. We passed W. Flamboro, Greensville, and then stopped to see Hopkins Falls. Got at Stonehouse's about 11 A.M. Mrs. S. is a young looking woman. I took her to be an older sister to her daughters of which she has three. Mrs. Boser (the eldest) is a young widw then Mrs. Green who was visiting at home to day lives near home on a farm - she had her two children with her a baby &amp; a little boy, then Letitia the youngest girl has been attending the Convent School in Hamilton. She promised to send me her cabinet. Then Johnny the youngest, and only son had been to Hamilton market with his father who is a butcher and came home before dinner. We all went over to a point in the mountain where we had a beautiful view of Hamilton's bay &amp; beach through their telescope in P.M.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>I went with Jonny to see Borer's Falls a short distance from there while the rest returned home. They were grand but not qute so nice as Hopkins Falls. After tea Johnny took Edith &amp; I for a short drive while his pa eat his tea before going away with the horse &amp; buggy. Then we drove home, got out to walk up one steep hill.</p> <p>Fri. 10th. Enjoyed ourselves reading &amp; practising and in P.M. went to woods with Edith, Mabel, &amp; Edgar. Edith &amp; I wrote an answer to Sarah's card.</p> <p>Sat. 11th. Went to P.O. with Hettie &amp; posted our letter to Sarah. Bot some frilling &amp; candies as I forgot my box of collars &amp; ribbons and have to have something for Sun. One of the Miss Bowerman's came to visit in afternoon. we went nearly home with her after tea. Oh to-day was the Niagara Falls Excursion. Went to station in A.M. to see the crowd go off. Edgar posted our letter that A.M. Was made acquainted with Eddie Bowman. He weighed us all while waiting for the train. Edith &amp; I weighed in while Hettie bore down the scales to 113.</p> <p>Sun. 12th. Went to church in A.M. In afternoon Eddie Bowman &amp; Allie came &amp; stayed for tea. We went (Edith, Hettie &amp; I) as far as the P.O. corner for a walk with them when they were coming home. It started to rain then we turned back. I started to race home in a hurry when Hettie measured her length in the sand.</p> <p>Mon. 13th. Hettie came home with Edith &amp; I. Mrs. H. came to station with us. Did not have to wait more than 5 min. in Hamilton while changing cars. Sarah &amp; Charlotte &amp; Emma were at the station to meet us when we arrived at Bronte at noon. We drove Edith home. Hettie went with Bray's. Maggie Purvis &amp; her intended &amp; another man were at Ingledew's. John &amp; they all were standing at the gate. Eliz. Forfar's Edie came up on Sat. They were all at dinner when we got home. Sarah &amp; I went to McCauley's in ev'g. Met Annie</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Broderick &amp; Effie on the road. Then went to leave bags at mill.</p> <p>Tues. 14th. Mrs. Wild came while eating dinner and had hers. Ida &amp; I picked flowers for Garden wreath for the three story fruit cake Maria made. E.M. drove Sarah &amp; I over last. The rest had gone. Walter L. took me to tea &amp; Er. W. took Sarah. Nettie, Ida, Jennie &amp; Laura went to tea together; Will Jones came here this A.M. for Laura but she was at Palmero so he went to Bray's then they came down with her &amp; Sherdan's for Party. We promenaded around the yard after tea. It was very cold. Jennie Wild had album &amp; made stand &amp; Ida Triller sold bouquets. Jarvis's were down &amp; Jessie's. Also Williams with Ens. N. A Giffin were up from Oakville besides a load from Burlington &amp; a great many from Oakville &amp; Milton. The Davidson Boys sang. Miss St. Croix from Toronto recited splendidly. Some Prof. of music was also there &amp; helped. After I left M. L. I went off with E.B.Y. and found the other girls. Then W. Th. took me for a walk. John I. was there &amp; I walked with him once arrived. Sarah &amp; I walked home with M.'s &amp; Nettie with E.W. while Ida &amp; M L. rode with E.M. &amp; Maria W. rode home with Bray's &amp; Edith. I was not there. Sarah &amp; Melville Lucas had a good promenade together. Max &amp; Jessie awhile then he &amp; Jennie. W. Jones went home with Bray's.</p> <p>Wed. Aug. 15th. Picked a basket of berries in A.M. &amp; Eliz. drove to Hamilton &amp; left Edie here. After dinner Sarah &amp; I wrote letters : She to D.E. McC. &amp; I to Emma and one to Jeannie Alton. Went down to post them after dark. It was a beautiful moonlight night though. I saw two fellows lying on side of road by McC's corner but they did not attempt to frighten us so we got home all right &amp; went to bed. Girls went to Foster's &amp; ma to Bray's this P.M. Ada, Emma &amp; Hettie went to Ingledew's and sang.</p> <p>Thurs. 16th. Washing in A.M. E. M. came home.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>(Fri. 17th and Sat. 18th appear to be missing}</p> <p>Sun. 19th... This morning Jennie Wild came over &amp; went to S.S. with me. Sat in choir with Ida &amp; Nettie but there were no organ there. Josephine &amp; May Wiley were up from Toronto &amp; to S.S. too. I stayed for Class after church. Very warm to day indeed. Jennie here for tea. Just go through when Grant &amp; Max drove down. Jen. &amp; Ida were dressing &amp; arranging their hair. Sarah &amp; Nettie milking, I helping clear table, so ma &amp; pa talked to them on the stoop. Jen. got ready first &amp; marched out alone. Max had gone to help girls carry in milk &amp; ma thought Jen. was acquainted with Grant so there was fun in an awkward predicament. However Jen made ma understand &amp; she did the formalities of etiquette. Then we all gathered on verandah and were chatting away when we saw three young gentlemen coming</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>who proved to be Ernest &amp; his two cousins Melville &amp; Clarence Lucas from Montreal. Well we all enjoyed ourselves splendidly except Grant and I dont know what was the matter with him. Clarence played a great deal and "such a beautiful player!" He made our organ sound like a pipe organ. Sarah &amp; Melville had a promenade around the gardens. Max &amp; Jen &amp; Ida had a little drive, &amp; Net &amp; Grant were alone awhile then Net &amp; E.W. got into summer house alone. They stayed till about eleven. I rode down to gate with Grant and the rest walked down. Such a lovely moonlight night! Then we all stood a moment and thought where will we all be in another week. Mel. &amp; Clar. in Montreal, Ernest in London, Jen. in Toronto &amp; the rest in Bronte.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mon. 20th. Commenc'd school again. Ernest met me as I was going across from P.O. to school and walked to gate wth me. Then he said "Good bye" with out waiting to think long and went off with tear in his eyes to go to bid Melissa good-bye. Then he came back to our place. Sarah made him a bouquet. Ida's pin fixed Nettie's gem in centre of a little box with her hair braided around the gem; and picture on lid of box. I expect he had quite a serious time bidding them all good-bye. No wonder he felt sad leaving home for the first time. School in A.M. &amp; dismissed to attend Bapt. picnic in afternoon in Dr. Wild's grove. It rained hard as E.M. went to ten o'clock train.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wed, 22nd. Arvilla &amp; Agnetta came down this afternoon, stayed for tea, then as it looked like rain would not wait any longer as Max would not be down for them. Ma was over to William's. Lizzie Carpenter called on some business &amp; went with us &amp; girls to Bronte. They were frightened of darkness &amp; lightning. Maggie &amp; Delia McCauley came up as we went down but did not stay long. I wrote a card to Mr. Little about attending Normal School. Boat Blandina did not come yet. Eliz. Forfar &amp; Edie here yet.</p> <p>Thurs. 23rd. Maria L. went to Toronto &amp; boat with Eliz.</p> <p>Sat. 24th. Sarah &amp; I went to Thonpson's in afternoon. Edith &amp; Olly alone. Saw Blandina coming down after five. When we got to Bronte after dark we went down to see</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>it and were so tired we slept there. Jennie Anderson had come up here to sleep. Watson had taken the folks for a trip before dark and we missed that so thought we would sleep on it instead. But the bed was hard &amp; I was too crowded with Sarah on one bed. Then went with Gordon &amp; got too cold.</p> <p>Sun. 26th. Came home, studied lesson for S.S. then got ready &amp; went. After S.S. went down &amp; got Jennie to come to church. Mr. Jeffrey's from Oakville preached. Couldn't count how many times he took off &amp; put on his spectacles. Had tea on boat. (Nettie &amp; I) N.G.'s family except Mabel were up here to tea. After tea we had such a lot of visitors also after church.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>We sang &amp; played on Melodion. Max came down with Will Lucas. Jen. N &amp; Mandy &amp; Joshua were also down with our folks. I came up with Jen. A. first. Max came up to corner with Net. &amp; Ida Jen &amp; Sarah walked up afterwards. Then Sarah, Net &amp; I went down with Jen A. to boat but did not stay. We were hunting for harvest apples in the dark as we went down the lane.</p> <p>Mon. 27th. Maria W. went on boat to Toronto. She intends to go with them down to Thousand Islands. Miss English came &amp; gave me a lesson. This is first lesson since holiday, a fifth altogether I think.</p> <p>Tues. 28th Gave Sarah a lesson.</p> <p>Wed. 29th. E.B. Y. called for Sarah to go to Bray's. I went after tea.</p> <p>Thurs. 30th. Gave Add her 10th. lesson. E.M. went down this morning to Toronto.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>He is going with Maria on Blandina. Maria L. came home to night. Maggie &amp; Nettie Bouncel, &amp; Delia came up with me for ev'g. We had some honey &amp; biscuits for refreshment.</p> <p>Fri. 31st. Jennie Wild came to spend afternoon as she is going home to commence school Mon.</p> <p>Sat. Sept. 1. Sarah &amp; I went to Bronte in ev'g to P.O. &amp; Wilson's.</p> <p>Sept. 2nd. Re-opening of Church. Quarterly Meeting in Palermo. Ma &amp; pa went &amp; brought Laura Jones down with them. Alone in ev'g.</p> <p>Sept. 3rd. Dan., Ada &amp; Charlotte Bray came over with their buggy &amp; Sarah, Laura &amp; I took our buggy &amp; went to Palermo to Concert in drill shed. A great crowd there. A splendid programme. Misses Laidlaw, Ada Hagar, Miss Ada Torrington, Davidson Bros. &amp; others sang. Dr. Wild gave an address on "Music". Saw Don Gallie &amp; Ben Ganton. We were very late but heard</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>a good deal of it. Laura did not come back from it with us.</p> <p>Sept. 4th. Tues. Mrs. G.K. McCraney's baby girl born. Laura &amp; Minnie Sherdan drove down thr. in afternoon.</p> <p>Wed. Sept. 5th. Miss English gave me 2nd lesson since holidays. Mr. Johnson here talking till about 10. while I was trying to listen &amp; make up my monthly report of attendance.</p> <p>Thurs. Sept. 6th. Were going to Ing. but Sarah got tooth ache &amp; did not go. I think I gave Ada her lesson, 11th lesson.</p> <p>Fri. 7th. Sept. Saw Ed. I. this A. M. in P. O. &amp; Viola &amp; Jen. Cunnyworth are up &amp; want us to go over So Sarah &amp; I went after school. It rained so we stayed all night. Bob Joyce (fisher) was there, had a pleasant ev'g excepting playing forfeits.</p> <p>Sat. 8th. Sept. Mrs. I. gave me a pretty hen &amp; rooster we carried them home in A.M. It was very cold. Met Grant in buggy. Girls came</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>over in ev'g. We had a lovely time just girls.</p> <p>Sept. 9th. A good crowd at church to-day. Mr. Ferguson preached a good sermon then commenced Revival Meetings to start Mon. Had a prayer meeting after preaching nearly all congregation stayed. Alf &amp; Joe Tracy came up for tea after church.</p> <p>Sept. 10th. Went to station with Sarah &amp; took bouquets of flowers for Jen. &amp; Viola. Liz. Car &amp; Ed. &amp; M.Colton &amp; N. Joyce were there. Miss English came to give me lesson &amp; I was away. Ma &amp; Pa went to Scar. drove down. M.L. &amp; Sarah went to Church. A good meeting.</p> <p>Sept. 11th. Got a book of London Views for Net. out of P.O. Gave Sarah a M. Lesson after school. She &amp; I went to Church.</p> <p>Sept. 12th. J. Bray came over this A.M. after squash. Em. Triller here for. {forenoon} Wants me to help in choir by singing alto. Went down with her &amp; Maria &amp; Jane who called for us to practise. Mrs. Wild called in phaeton &amp; drove us down. Em &amp; I went round to McCauley's for key &amp; to get Johns. to come &amp; help sing but he was not able</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Em. got Arch to drive her &amp; Isa Custer home. Max stayed up here after fetching Ida down. He stayed a long while after I came home. Jane stayed all night. He &amp; Net. &amp; I saw {sat?} out on verandah in moonlight.</p> <p>Sept. 13th. Thurs. Gave Ada 17th lesson. Sarah &amp; I went to church. It raining a little.</p> <p>Sept. 14th. Fri. Jane went home this morniing. M. L. Net &amp; Ida go to church while Sarah &amp; I stay home getting ready to go to Toronto Exhib. to-morrow. John came home again with the girls to stay all night.</p> <p>Sept. 15th. Sat. Mr. Thompson drove Edith down before we were ready so we hurried - did not eat much breakfast. He drove us to station. All got children's tickets for 1/8 fare. Not many from Bronte &amp; quite a few from Palermo. Mr. Petch on train, got introduction. Miss Oughtred got on at Clarkson. Hardly knew her she was dressed in peacock blue - hair up high. She &amp; I together all day &amp; Sar. &amp; Edith</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saw quite a lot at Oakville I know. We went to Toronto City first. Sarah got a doz. card photos taken. Eat lunch in G.A.'s office. Went to grounds on boat Hastings. We had quite a lot of fun counting gray horses in City. Miss Oughtred stayed &amp; went back to city over Sun. Saw Frank Baker while waiting for train.- Mr. Coates &amp; Mary &amp; others. Hard time to get a seat such crowds on train. Had to sit in 2nd. Class car. Walked down from station. Ida &amp; Net. there to meet us. E.B.Y. stayed here all night. Saw a balloon go up.</p> <p>Sun. 16th. E.B.Y. stayed till S.S. time then went home. Edith I &amp; Liz. Car. are in Toronto to stay a week. Saw them in palace yesterday. Had prayer meeting again after church. Max came while eating tea. Shook hands with us all - the first Sarah shook hands with after counting 100 horses</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept. 17th. Mon. Miss English gave me 3rd lesson since holidays. She stayed all night. Went to church with us. Max walked up with Sar. &amp; I.</p> <p>Sep. 18th. Tues. - Blandina returned from trip just at noon. I had my dinner on boat. Jennie &amp; Sarah came back to school, a little before four. Came up here then Net &amp; I went down for tea. She went to church with us &amp; slept on boat. N.G. &amp; family up here.</p> <p>Sep. 19th. Wed. Boat went to Hamilton about 9 A.M. Mrs. J. P. Louckin came on 2 train. Sarah met me after 4 and we went in to see Mrs. M. Craney's baby. Sarah &amp; I went to church. Max &amp; Grant there. Max drove Sarah &amp; Grant, me home. We went down lakeshore past Bunstons &amp; home down Concession.</p> <p>Sep. 20th. Eliza Williams came while eating tea. We stayed with Eliza &amp; big girls went to church. I slept with Mrs. J.P. Lou.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sep 20th. M. L. went to Toronto with Mrs J.P. L. Eliza went at noon, &amp; took my gossamer &amp; left hers by mistake. She came to bid me good bye with Sarah. This Morning I went up shore a piece with Emily Triller who came here &amp; stayed all night last night. We had a nice talk &amp; walk. Sar. &amp; I went to church.</p> <p>Sep. 22nd. Pa &amp; ma came home. Ma came with Maria on train. Mandy &amp; Mrs. Hixson brought over flowers to make bouquets for church. Went down after 9 o clock to put them there for Quarterly Meeting to morrow. Max was here a while to night.</p> <p>Sept. 23rd. All went to church. Mr. Leek only minister. A splendid meeting. Isa &amp; Net. left to get dinner. Cooked it &amp; left to see baptism. Mr. Sherdan, Minnie, &amp; Mrs. Ferguson's girl came up for dinner. Ella McKay came up for tea. Mr. Harris preached in ev'g.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>All went to church but Sarah &amp; Ma.</p> <p>Sept. 24 Mon. Miss English did not come as it was raining.</p> <p>Sept. 25. Tues. I went to Mrs. Williams after school. Sarah met me there. Came over to church with Mrs. Williams &amp; Delia. Mr. Leek there. A good meeting. Saw Edith. Annie's diary of 1883.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wed. 10. Sep./ 84. Sarah &amp; I churned &amp; then M.W. &amp; I ironed &amp; pa taking his bed of room for to make more room for Drs. &amp; Ida sweeping Pa went up to meet the "Willsstanley etc. continued from this book.</p> <p>Thurs. 11.th. / 84. I did work up stairs &amp; they went to pick cucmbers &amp; I picking out the best gems of mine. Us busy ironing &amp; I started to mend then went &amp; cleaned out grate &amp; raked yard B.4. dinner. I started to read Dr. book of Mrs. Ing. &amp; Sarah wanted me to go to gather tomatoes &amp; {pairs?}{pears} &amp; her &amp; Ida got dressed &amp; I cleaned windows &amp; Miss Hallem here too then it late when got through &amp; I just went &amp; read in parlor till 6. late getting work done. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Williams &amp; Mr. &amp; Mrs. Broderick &amp; Allie Louckin came here. We sang a few pieces &amp; then to bed.</p> <p>Friday. 12th. Sep. M.W. &amp; I washed flannels. late getting breakfast. After dinner I went out to get in onions &amp; so I went on down to P.O. got papers &amp; was reading when M.W. came out &amp; took papers in. I dressed &amp; Edith Ing. came &amp; Old Mrs Fisherman Joyce her &amp; Allie M. T. &amp; Sarah went home with Edith. We were late getting work done. E.M. &amp; I got calves</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>across. I wrote a letter to Josie Gilbert. &amp; to bed at 10.</p> <p>Sat. 13th/ 84. Sarah &amp; I churned. Ida went for Bronte got letter for M.W. for Elizabeth &amp; me for Sarah from Annie &amp; Dr. came while ma eating her breakfast, &amp; sweeping &amp; I gathered cucumbers &amp; E.W. drove Allie to station noon train &amp; ate dinner. Had scrubbing to do after dinner &amp; George Williams came B. 4. we got through. I finished at 5 &amp; then I milked early &amp; got washed B. 4. M.W. went to station for Elizza Lizzie Walton &amp; I had such a time to write this M.L. took ink bottle from me. E.M. brot one letter from E.W. &amp; his photo. to bed 10.</p> <p>Sun. 14th. Sep. I got up early B.4. Frank &amp; brushed plus swept floor &amp; made ready the fire &amp; went to mill &amp; came in &amp; no one up &amp; so I helped get breakfast &amp; it 9. A. M. B.4. got our breakfast, did work &amp; then slept till 2 P.M. &amp; I was dreaming about Ma being dead &amp; the funeral was here &amp; I was crying very much. Then as I awoke Ma called to me &amp; I went to her &amp; I ate my breakfast dinner &amp; All went to church but Lizzie &amp; I &amp; I washed dishes &amp; she waited on Ma &amp; I just through as they came home from church &amp; Archie Spears hear {here} for tea. ML &amp; him went for drive &amp; us girls singing for Ma &amp; then</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>we all went for a walk &amp; Mrs Spears here &amp; S. &amp; Ida went a piece with her. I did not go to church or S.S.</p> <p>Mon. 15th/ 84. Lizzie went home on 1st train &amp; I blacking stoves all day B.4. dinner &amp; M.W. started to wash P.M. &amp; Ida &amp; I picked pears. Mrs. McCraney came up &amp; Mrs. Wright. Then I helped them finish washing &amp; it nearly dark. Ate our supper by lamplight. I wrote a letter to E.W. &amp; to bed at 10. late getting up.</p> <p>Tuesday 16th. Sun. M.L. went down to keep the P.O. all day for McCraney for they went to Exhibition It very windy &amp; smokey. After got work done I ran to the P.O. B.4. Sarah &amp; got letter for M.W. Sarah baking. E.M. went to Oakville. M.W. &amp; Ida put out the clothes. I gathering tomatoes &amp; then sat by Ma till dinner. I swept a little &amp; comb hair &amp; dictated to Sarah &amp; E.M. sent me to tell Joe to finish work &amp; drive him &amp; Frank up to train. E.M. &amp; Frank both going to fair. After work done S. Ida &amp; I all went down to P.O. &amp; church to practise for S.S. We had a good talk with Edith. I sat a while in Mr. Craneys store &amp; then S. &amp; I came home whistling &amp; the other after awhile. I slept alone.</p> <p>Wed. 17th Sep. Sarah &amp; M.W. went to Toronto Joe them to station. I cleaned cellar out &amp; picked cucumbers, pear &amp; help Ida get dinner. Mr.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Collamore came &amp; was hear {here} for dinner &amp; I went to P.O. right after &amp; got letter for S. Then finish scouring &amp; picked pears &amp; watched calves &amp; fixed shoes &amp; things writing in this. Maggie McCauley in morning here also. We got work done early &amp; I was going to tea when Alf came I only ate a little then got my other dress on &amp; he said he must go he drove down on a one seated rig. &amp; we out on stoop talking &amp; he gave Ida &amp; I some candies &amp; then he watered his horse &amp; turned &amp; around &amp; he said for I &amp; Ida to get on hat &amp; go up to meet Sarah &amp; so after coaxing we went us three when only room enough for one &amp; he made the horse run to as fast as it could go. But train was gone past B.4. we got their {there}. Every one we passed Alf was hollerer out Hellow to see if Sarah was their {there} but could see no Sarah &amp; when he drove us back Sarah was home. She came &amp; talked to him &amp; then he went. Bed 11.</p> <p>Thurs. 18th Sep Frank came home on 12 train Wed. Eve. I had toothache &amp; I slept nearly all morning &amp; then finished worked &amp; went when over for Mrs. Ing. When I got back Mrs. McCauley came. Willie Pickard &amp; Mrs. McCay &amp; they all went but Mrs. Ing here for tea. We got work done &amp; I playing on organ &amp;</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>pa wanted us to go over to Brodericks so we did &amp; stayed a little &amp; then they hitched up to go up to station for Arthur &amp; Albert &amp; so Ida &amp; I went along to meet M.W. &amp; such a crowd Just got in as train came &amp; seen lots of people the platform crowded. Seen a lot off Middle road. We got home at 9 &amp; to bed.</p> <p>Friday 19th Sep/84. Pa dressed up &amp; got Brodericks horse &amp; went to Oakville &amp; I was out in garden when he called me after he came back &amp; told me to drive the horse home &amp; Annie wanted me to help her. So I drove to P.O. first &amp; got a letter from Ella McCay for M.L. Annie baking very busy just on her leg all day &amp; I helped her. Emma Bray was over a little while in P.M. We were in swing &amp; it made me feel sick. We went to milk &amp; Mrs. Harris came &amp; helped &amp; I milked 3 &amp; Annie 1 &amp; Mrs. Harris 4 or 5. Every thing in a hurry all day &amp; Arthur went up to station to met his Pa &amp; Ma who went to Toronto on 1st train &amp; it raining so after got children to bed, Arthur came back &amp; he drove me home in rain. Mrs. Louek in from New Castle &amp; M.L. came home very tired &amp; sleeping sound. Our folks just {stay?} in {town?} &amp; I talked so much while working.</p> <p>Sat. 20thSep./84 It 8 when breakfast over &amp; I then scrubbed the stove. Mrs. Bray come, nice morning. Churning, I gathered cucumbers &amp; vegetables for dinner.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>&amp; I pressed some very pretty carrot tops. Aunt Loukin went home on noon train. I raking around in yard &amp; in "grape garden" &amp; got some grubs for Alymer {Aylmer} Johnston. I washed windows &amp; Sarah did scrubbing &amp; M. W. canning tomatoes when Willie &amp; Mrs. Jones come to see E.M. &amp; Ma. I played on organ &amp; did all my work B. 4. got washed. E.M. has been sick nearly all day after {rain?} I milked my cows B. 4 Frank did his &amp; he thought me mean. I got washed &amp; writing in this. Ma had very bad pains. Pa went fishing after rain. Bed at 10. E.W. said Mrs. Colton very ill.</p> <p>Sun.21th/ 84 After work done, S. &amp; I in parlor &amp; then Ida &amp; I out getting flowers &amp; then Sarah &amp; I went to melon patch &amp; got a melon &amp; we called Frank &amp; we all ate it. I set the table for dinner &amp; then went &amp; got ready for S.S. M.W. washed dishes &amp; stayed with ma while we all went to S.S. I stayed for church. Amandia out with Will Jones. We walked {ryr?} road with Brays. Mr. Davidson had a new suit on. Minister gave out for the people to all pray for Mrs. Buck, Mrs. Walton &amp; Spec. of some other funerals of late which has been. Alf passed us on road &amp; he had JM {Tim?} buggy &amp; Archie Spears &amp; his 2 sisters Annie &amp; Jane drove in also for to see Ma. Archie, Alf &amp; I all sat on stoop &amp; I was so cold. Alf went to see Bees &amp; pick some Grapes &amp; Archie tho't them splendid. After tea, I out milking &amp; he came out &amp; then after I got</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>work done. We were all looking for Arthur Broderick to come to go to church. Bert I got on horse &amp; seen nothing of him then Alf hitched up &amp; took Sarah &amp; I up to Mount Pleasant. We went very fast. Had good sermon. Minister then gave it out again about Ma. When we came out we seen Ida &amp; Annie Bro. &amp; they came after we went. I shook hands with Geo. Peacock, Mr. Giles, 'Marlow' &amp; seen {"Persy" ?} but not to speak. We had splendid drive home. My hat blew off. It rained &amp; &amp; we had to put cover over us &amp; Sarah sitting on my knee. Ida home B.4. us &amp; it on 9 when we got home &amp; to bed.</p> <p>Mon. 22nd./ 84. It raining &amp; us washing. Blandina came in &amp; Watson, Mrs. Mc. came up &amp; I upstairs fixing album &amp; layed on Frank's bed &amp; went to sleep. boys milked. Night of Lecture but no one went from our house except Joe. Mr. Bro. came &amp; talked &amp; I dictated to Sarah &amp; timed her. Ma worse had very bad pains.</p> <p>Tues. 23rd/ 84. I sewed my jaket &amp; N. gown &amp; then M.W. &amp; I went to gather cucumbers &amp; tomatoes &amp; Ida going to Bronte &amp; I gave her a large one to take to boat &amp; she made such a fuss over it. Mable came back with her &amp; I help get dinner. I straightened and she &amp; I put down cubrs {cucumbers}. My tooth got aching &amp; I layed down about 4. But B.4. M.W. cut out my dress &amp; making it &amp; I gathered frill &amp; Mrs. McCley came up in rain &amp; told us Mrs. Colton has gone to rest at last. Isa &amp; Mabel cracking</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>nuts. When eating tea Watson Prof. came &amp; we had my melon &amp; gave them some. Dr came &amp; us all went down in parlor &amp; Prof. singing &amp; playing some lots of sing. &amp; at last got me up to play &amp; then they all went to boat but Mable &amp; us to bed &amp; I went &amp; talked to Sarah about Prof.</p> <p>Wed. 24th. It raining but it cleared up &amp; it was warm &amp; M.W. making catsup. Sarah got letter from Minnie. Sarah putting out the clothes. Ida went to Bronte for some nails for Pa making water trough, &amp; I ironing. I mended print dress &amp; helping get dinner. E. W. bro't some fish home. Ida went again for pa to Bronte M.W. help S. with dishes. I washed flannel &amp; swept &amp; cleaned floors &amp; layed on bed. Then got ready with S. to go to see Mrs. Colton. Pa wanted Ida to go again for she did not the right kind of nails for her so S. went &amp; I went to meet her &amp; got to Bronte B.4. she came out of store &amp; then I went &amp; stayed in Wilsons to wait till she went home &amp; back &amp; Ida came with her &amp; we all Villa &amp; us went down to see her. It so windy blew us around. Went a quite a while Ida fixed flowers with she took done in dish. Mrs. I. there. Mrs. Cumming {?} showed us in to Mrs. Colton &amp; Mrs. Burton Hattie came in &amp; we couldn't help laugh at Mrs. Burton. Got home at tea time. It dark when got work done. Joe sick in barn.</p> <p>Thur. 25th / 84 Did work &amp; then S. &amp; I ironed &amp; had dinner over early dishes washed by 1. &amp; dressed when Lizzie Forfar came of 2 train with</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Gordon &amp; got them their dinner when Mrs. Curtis &amp; Ida came &amp; I out in garden eating grapes &amp; then came in &amp; talked to them &amp; I got basting my sapper sleaves &amp; S. was working chainstitch on a dress &amp; Mrs. Curtis told her she doing it backwards &amp; M.W. got tea early for Curtises to go home. B.4. dark. When we got to dinner early Pa M.W. &amp; M.L. went to Mrs. Colton funeral &amp; Curtises came after they had been there also. Ma good deal better. Mr. Husland came to pay Joe. After they went I was starting to mend stocking when Dog bark &amp; went out &amp; it Mrs. Williams &amp; Melville Lucas come &amp; bro't our album &amp; talked &amp; got some grapes &amp; then went.</p> <p>Frid. 26th // 84. S. &amp; I churned did work M.W. baking pumkins. I swept up stairs &amp; cleaned windows till dinner time. I went to out house &amp; sat &amp; then out to pick cucumbers pears &amp; was picking all afternoon. Mrs. Page 2 children &amp; Mrs. Wilson came up to see Ma. Girls had Ma out-doors on rocking chair for a little while. Very busy all day. I changed my dress B.4. tea. Pa read B.4. we had tea dishes done I finishing cleaning Dog barked &amp; I looked through blind &amp; see a red light in lane. M.L. seen someone in lane so Joe went with gun &amp;</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>shot it off &amp; seen fellows by then had pumkins made into faces light eyes. Us three reading {attending?} to bed.</p> <p>Sat. 27th./ 84. Raining all morning &amp; I swept in hall &amp; did scrubbing &amp; got dinner &amp; I did dishes &amp; pick cucumbers &amp; scrubbed &amp; got through at 4. Lizzie help me make a flannel shirt &amp; I got eating my supper when M. F. L. came up lane &amp; Ida went to entertain him &amp; I went to milk &amp; then S. &amp; Ida &amp; Frank played organ with him &amp; I did their work &amp; they finished my shirt. S. &amp; M.F.L. walking in garden &amp; us writing in album at. We all write in MFL's album.</p> <p>Sun. 28th. Sep It seemed to take me a long time to get work done I played on organ then Frank called me &amp; I went &amp; had some watermelons &amp; I got washed &amp; had dinner &amp; then went to S.S. It rained stayed for church no organist hard times to get singing started. S. &amp; I went to McCraneys for Gordon &amp; Mrs. lent us a shawl &amp; ulster {long loose overcoat} &amp; Joe took Gordon home we had quite a time. Davidson &amp; Archie Spears at our place &amp; Ma laughing at S. in ulster. I had to play &amp; sing for them. After Davidson went but Archie stayed till after Pa read &amp; I was so sleepy I laying on sofa in parlor &amp; then Ida &amp; I</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>singing alone &amp; I went to bed at 9.</p> <p>Mon. 30th. Sep. Washing we washed blankets &amp; flannels &amp; colored clothes first &amp; us not through till after noon then Mrs. Bray came &amp; Edith S. &amp; I went with Edie over to Brays &amp; I sewing at my shirt &amp; after tea Ida crocheting on it when Max &amp; Melville came &amp; I got dressed &amp; went in &amp; they stayed till 11. We played a game of {Shy Sno?} etc. &amp; talked &amp; Max found a cigar which Annie hid of his &amp; I gave Melville my gem &amp; we were out in garden getting pears &amp; grapes &amp; I folks wanted them to go. Melville did not take the hint for a long time. We went to bed in a hurry after they left. The cow calved in morning.</p> <p>Tues. 1st October. Sarah went to P.O. &amp; Ida took sick at breakfast &amp; I did their work &amp; then I wrote a letter to Annie to put in basket of pears to send to G.A. &amp; then I gathered tomatoes &amp; cucumbers &amp; Ida learnt me how to crochet on my shirt &amp; I after dinner finished it &amp; then I picked up 2 pails of apples for pigs &amp; went to see Boys work at well at barn &amp; then Ida S &amp; I all out all afternoon picking our apples in orchard. I darned stocking till bed time. Sarah had tooth ache.</p> <p>Wed. 2nd./ 84 I did work &amp; went with boys to get pumkin &amp; cabbages &amp; I got some more tomatoes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>then cleaned floor while M.W. &amp; Ida got dinner . Sarah went to Brote {Bronte} twice 1st time &amp; 2nd for Gordon at school. Brays girls went to Hamilton for M. I writing this B. 4 dinner. Ma up as usual. I changed my dress &amp; I darning of stocking when Mrs. McCauley &amp; then Mrs. {Gastion?} &amp; Net. &amp; M.L. with her over to Mrs. Patterson &amp; Pa got shaved &amp; dress to go to Hamilton. I got dressed again &amp; went with him. Got in town about 8. roads very heavy &amp; wet met dozs of teams coming home when we were going. Slept on sofa at W. G. &amp; next day.</p> <p>Thursday 3rd O. I get marketing till dinner &amp; Ida came with Gordon off train. A.M. &amp; we had early dinner &amp; went to fair. Very large crowd seen most every thing. Seen Mr. Brymald {Terie?} McMichael. Brays girls &amp; Will Jones. Kate Blanchard &amp; Wallace, Mable &amp; I lost &amp; Ida &amp; then found Wallace &amp; he took us through sideshow &amp; then over home at 6. Had tea &amp; Mrs. Barrie came to station with us &amp; it raining most all day. Brays girls there &amp; I came with them on 9.35 train. Had splendid time was made acquainted with Mr. Inglehart.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr Watson of Baker. Had some fun B.L. on train. got a ride home with Brays when it got in at 11.</p> <p>Friday 4th. / 84. Folks never knew I was home till I got up in morning &amp; did work &amp; pealed pumkin picked apples off road &amp; got dinner. Sarah sending {currants?} to Mrs McCay's &amp; over to Bigg's &amp; I sorted onions &amp; hitched horse for ma for she went for a drive to P.O. her &amp; M.T. I swept up stairs &amp; picked eye potatoes till night &amp; milked my 2 cows &amp; left Frank his &amp; he didn't like it. Amandia &amp; Mrs. Hixson came &amp; Emily Triller &amp; her Pa came. Ida came off 6 train. It just a lovely, warm moonlight night &amp; I sitting out back dooor &amp; to bed.</p> <p>Sat. 5th./ 84. Fine days. Churned, Ida got a lot of mushrooms &amp; I did scrubbing when Annie B. &amp; Annie T. came &amp; saw me. Ma pretty well. Got work all done B. 4 dinner. E.M. &amp; Frank to Oakville fair &amp; I had head ache all afternoon &amp; E.M. told me to help boys at potatoes but I didn't. It rained &amp; Annie &amp; Sarah had Dr for dinner. Joe killed kittens at barn. I went to P.O. &amp; I washed &amp; writing &amp; to bed.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr. &amp; Mrs. Broderick drove here from sata station &amp; bro't Jennie Anderson &amp; 2 cousins which I had never seen B. 4 &amp; we had them over Sunday. I went to sleep &amp; the girls came to bed about 11, &amp; giggled &amp; {?} {tish?} a proper &amp; Annie T. made a mistake &amp; kissed Frank for Ida &amp; we had such a laugh.</p> <p>Sun. 6th/ 84 Oct. After work was done the 2 Annies &amp; I went out getting Pears Apples Grapes &amp; we got strawberries ripe &amp; black {capes?} also &amp; then sang in parlor &amp; got ready for S.S. Annie B. got dinner. I came home after S.S. &amp; met 2 Annie's &amp; Carry came back with me to stay with Ma &amp; I sang for her. After tea I waited &amp; I was eating when Alf came &amp; we had Minister for tea. Us in parlor when Max came &amp; then Alf went. Max bro't my old gem for me &amp; I exchanged with him &amp; gave him a better one &amp; I went to bed &amp; Annie &amp; him left for a walk left alone Jennie &amp; E.M. {?}</p> <p>Mon. 7th/ 84 Oct. Annie &amp; Jennie got their breakfast &amp; E.M. took them to station while the other Annie T. was sleeping in bed &amp; got left. After work done I picked cucumbers &amp; folks went home all on 12 train Pa drove &amp; Sarah went along to station Ida went to Broderick to peal apples &amp; I slept till 2. &amp; then Sarah &amp; I went out &amp; picked up</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>potatoes all afternoon. Very tired. Had watermelon when finished E. M. went to Hamilton on 2 train.</p> <p>Tues. 8th Oct. Ida went to Brodericks again &amp; Sarah &amp; I washing &amp; I help get dinner. M.L. went up to see Dr. in morning. &amp; I in to Jna's room after dinner. I didn't get work done till 4. &amp; M.W. &amp; Sarah finished washing &amp; Ella McCauley came &amp; Mrs. Bray. Sarah resting &amp; I writing. Boys pick potatoes. Jna not so well. Bronte gets 4 mails a day. Sarah writing letter till 12 &amp; sewing dress till 11. Girls went to Bronte &amp; stayed late.</p> <p>Wed. 9th / 84. It raining &amp; I gathering tomatoes about 2 bus. Ida home. M.W. went over to Williams &amp; stayed came home after noon &amp; bro't me letter from Grant. I was sewing at dress &amp; Ma helped me &amp; it turned very cold &amp; Sarah &amp; I finished picking tomatoes &amp; it very cold. Had hard freeze.</p> <p>Thur. 10th Oct./84. Very cold &amp; I put on all my flannels. E.W. bro't Mrs. McC. &amp; Ella up to help pick potatoes. S &amp; I just got dishes done, &amp; us went out with them &amp; we worked hard &amp; steady &amp; kept boys drawing in. We picked up 10 loads &amp; M.W. had dinner to get herself. Mrs. McC washed dishes &amp; Dr came &amp; had his dinner &amp; I made some beds at noon &amp; we had hard afternoon, had a water melon in field &amp; I rode out to field in wagon &amp; would have fell out had not Frank caught me. Us very tired &amp; got my tea &amp; went to bed B.4 8.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday 11th Oct. S &amp; I churned &amp; I swept up stairs &amp; cleaned windows B. 4 dinner. Mrs. McC. &amp; Ella husking corn A.M. We all went out &amp; picked up apples in P.M. Mrs. Ing. &amp; Mrs. Charlotte Polic came here &amp; we finished apples &amp; heard Blandina toot &amp; then folks came &amp; Waltises &amp; Sarah with them &amp; Mrs. Ing. for tea &amp; I got cleaned &amp; dressed &amp; had tea &amp; then sewed buttons on my dress &amp; Mrs Williams &amp; Herbert came. Herbert telling me about Ernest getting drifted ashore. Watson came up &amp; we made pump. after dark &amp; Pa watching grapes at night.</p> <p>at night Sat. 12th 84. Oct. Ida went away again &amp; I busy straightening sheds up &amp; Mrs. Camp. came seen Ella &amp; I cleaned stoop B. 4 dinner. I washed dishes scoured tea &amp; kettle &amp; spoons &amp; Emma Bray came &amp; Sarah &amp; I scrubbing stoop till 5 P.M., &amp; Emma &amp; W. &amp; M.L. went to P.O. &amp; S &amp; M.W. &amp; Pa getting washing &amp; I with Ma &amp; blackened shoes &amp; went to see if M.L. got in P.O. &amp; she gave me a letter from E.W. &amp; I went to milk &amp; read it. Got tea when Watson &amp; Wallace came &amp; I got weighed. 120 &amp; S. 123. etc. &amp; went to get washed &amp; it 10. B 4 started for I wrote first. Aunt Eliz came &amp; we had an other crowd over Sunday.</p> <p>Sun. 13th/ 84 Oct. Every sofa &amp; bed occupied. Got breakfast over about 10. had 17. I read letters &amp; played on organ. Played on bed while Ida &amp; I got ready for S.S. &amp; I</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>started to write to Grant when called to get dinner. all went to church even Wallace but Emma &amp; I came home after S.S. &amp; I finished letter when folks came from church. Jane Bray &amp; Archie here. No one here for tea. Us girls &amp; Frank singing for Ma &amp; Wallace &amp; Sarah had their tea at Mrs. Ing. &amp; they came in parlor &amp; then had such time getting to go to boat. We all went, Wallace, Sarah, Ida S. Ferg, Emma &amp; I Sarah &amp; Emma had lantern. Walllace came up to corner with us. Feet wet. Boat went in night</p> <p>Mon. 14th./ 84 Oct. Hurry after breakfast to get off over to Brodericks to peal apples. They all got a ride but I got left so had to walk. We ate our dinner on a newspaper on a dirty table, cold dinner, pealed all day. Boat came back &amp; Mrs. McC. came up for Emma &amp; Gordon in bed at 10. Then Joe came home hitched horse &amp; drove them to boat, &amp; carried Gordon asleep &amp; I sewing &amp; it 11 when to bed. Had lots of visitors over at dry house.</p> <p>Tues. 15th. Oct. Washing in a great hurry. Mrs. McCauley husking &amp; got done washing B. 4 dinner &amp; then went over to peal again. Dr. here. Mrs. Broderick helped us peal &amp; got done at 5.30. &amp; got work done home &amp; got ready &amp; us girls went to P.o. Mrs. Wilson called for Villa &amp; went to boat for Mable &amp; Will (boy) took us across creek &amp; we peaked {peeked} in shanties &amp; went on</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>up to Ing. Willie's birthday, Mables &amp; Villa's also. had Will Mitchell, Will Lucas &amp; {Myron Coperty?} &amp; his cousin &amp; Henry Nelson for fellows &amp; Ida S. Millar, Mable, Edith, Annie Lipcott &amp; I. Had nice time John I. went out &amp; bro't Alf Alton in with him. He did not stay long. Played games till 11 &amp; Will Mitchell &amp; I bumpted heads . We sang Hold the fort &amp; come home &amp; was ahead alone till I got to hall &amp; John I. went with Villa Henry home with us. I had to make bed on sofa. It 12 B. 4 got to bed.</p> <p>Wed. 16th. I picked a few tomatoes green &amp; then S. &amp; I went out to husk corn till noon &amp; then we all went over to peal again. We had Mable &amp; Gordon out helping us husk. I was just terrible sleepy, &amp; we pealed till we couldn't see &amp; then came home. M.W. had Ma over to Mrs. Williams for tea. M.W. milked for Joe away thrashing over to Mrs. Brays. Got work done &amp; M.W. &amp; M.L. went over to Brodericks &amp; I writing &amp; getting ma something to drink.</p> <p>Thur. 17th./ 84. Oct. Every body busy.. Ida &amp; I went over to Mrs. Williams right after Breakfast to peal apples &amp; M.W. &amp; S. baking &amp; Emma &amp; Mable here &amp; Gordon. We stayed all day Had dinner in house &amp; it some what lonesome a place after Brodericks. It dark when we got home went</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to P.O. &amp; got 2 letters for Sarah from Annie &amp; other from Gallagher. I just got home &amp; then had went over to Adams on an errand, &amp; nearly got lost coming back in dark. I ironed &amp; mended dress &amp; to bed 10.</p> <p>Frid. 18th Oct. / 84. Us all went over to Broderick took our dinner, &amp; they had Thasher &amp; it a very long time B. 4 dinner for we all were up B. 4 daylight. We ate our dinner &amp; got up on loft to watch men go by &amp; instead come into barn &amp; we couldn't get down to peal. Got through early &amp; had swing &amp; come home. I swept up stairs &amp; us girls picked grapes till dark. had Mrs. Mowatt here sewing &amp; all night. Mrs. Broderick had Emma as Bray helping them. I sewing at dress.</p> <p>Sat. 19th. Oct. Up late. Ida went over to Wilds &amp; Biggs while S. &amp; I churned &amp; did work &amp; then us all went &amp; picked grapes &amp; M.W. hurrying to get Annie's dres to send on at 2 train &amp; Sergant boy called for grapes &amp; had such hurring {hurrying} to get them ready Ada McCauley helping us. I cleaned stoop from that till I ate dinner &amp; then got dress &amp; we all went over again to peal apples. I was behind the rest. Thrashing machine came to our place but not to work till</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mon. I had tooth ache all afternoon. Ma &amp; M.L. came over to Broderick &amp; surprised us. We came home about 5.30 met Mr. Inglehard in buggy. He lifted his hat. Us girls sitting up till 12. Ida trimming hats &amp; I finishing shirt which Ma did for me &amp; Sarah busy. Had Ella McCay &amp; her husband called to see Ma. It has been a very busy week.</p> <p>Sun. 20th./84 Got up late at 9. After work done S &amp; I singing &amp; I layed down to sleep at 1 but called up to get ma her dinner &amp; then layed on Joe bed &amp; had a good sleep till church folks came home &amp; then dressed to tea at 5. I coaxing Joe &amp; Frank to drive to church. Us girls all in sitting room with ma in Ev'g, When Josh &amp; Amandia came S. &amp; I singing for Ma. To bed early.</p> <p>Mon. 21st. Oct. Up early &amp; had breakfast waiting for men &amp; us girls off pealing again. S. went to get Bray's girls &amp; Ida stayed home to assist M. W. We had 3 of Bray's helping us &amp; S &amp; I forgot our dinner &amp; I came home for mine &amp; watched Thrashers eat &amp; took water melon &amp; Grapes &amp; Pie over to S. Alf &amp; Mr. Wilson came for machine for we finished at dinner. S. laying on sofa when Alf came in evening we talked &amp; played checkers &amp; gave him some grapes &amp; we talked outside. It a nice night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tues. 22nd/ 84. Oct. We washed. Ida birthday she went over to keep on fire for E.W. at Brodericks. S. &amp; I picked grapes 9 baskets. I sewing. M.W. damping clothes when Max came &amp; M.W. made me change my dress &amp; I just done so when he went. I gave him some grapes.</p> <p>Wed. 23rd. / 84 Pa went to Oakville. Flurry bustle to get S &amp; Ida over to Brodericks &amp; I ate part of breakfast &amp; got their dinner set up &amp; then ate some more &amp; strained milk &amp; got Pa his bkft. I did some house work &amp; picked grapes &amp; help pack for 12 train. Late getting dinner. I picked sage &amp; beans &amp; seen 3 fellows go down road &amp; they came in our field then seen one &amp; got out &amp; I went to P.O. the way I was. I sewing still.</p> <p>Thur. 24th Oct. Us girls printing labells {labels} &amp; then S. &amp; I picked snow apples. Us girls out topping mangels &amp; it very cold &amp; windy. Mrs. Williams here. It come as such a snow storm &amp; continued till after dark, such hurrying every body hopping &amp; freezing &amp; getting things covered up. I milked all alone.</p> <p>Frid. 25th/ 84. Churned. Ada Mc here &amp; I sweeping all morning &amp; I did dishes &amp; then hurried to P.O. &amp; got letters for S. from Annie. Us girls out topping mangels &amp; came in at 4.30. &amp; S. &amp; I write letter to Annie &amp; I did work &amp; finished print dress.</p> <p>Sat. 26th. Annie birthday. Did scrubbing B. 4. dinner</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>&amp; I had afternoon to myself for 1st afternoon for a long time. I put on new dress &amp; got cleaned up. George Williams here. Ella McCay &amp; her mother came up &amp; had a nice talk &amp; it late visiting in this.</p> <p>Sun. 27th / 84. played &amp; sang ate melon had bread &amp; milk for my dinner &amp; I burnt my tonong tongue. All went to S.S. Ida stayed with Ma. Dr. Buck &amp; his daughter &amp; wife also came to see ma. I stayed for church. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Brimby there &amp; a lot of folks also. It cold had Archie S. &amp; Minister for tea. {symbols U J V with 2 dots, 7 L V L U with dot in middle}. When {symbols LJ V with dot in middle, square, 7 with dot in middle, J. V with dot in middle, LJ. } He stayed a long time &amp; sang. Go bed early.</p> <p>Monday 28th. Oct. / 84 Rainy. Picking grapes. Killed pig. I gathered popcorn after dinner. Mrs. Wright up sewing most all day. I fixed album in morning Mr. Williams come to see us in eve. (I started crocheting.) would peal for him {?}. Us girls sewing in P.M. Ida trimming hat.</p> <p>Tues. 29th ./ 84. we picked all the grapes in morning &amp; I picking apples up in P.M. &amp; other girls trimming grapes in house. I very tired &amp; warming myself &amp; hunting for crocheting when Max come &amp; I ran out doors &amp; I in Joe's bedroom when he came out in kitchen &amp; Joe tried to get in but I held the door &amp; after awhile he went in room &amp; S. went in &amp; talked to him &amp; I got up stairs to bed early.</p> <p>Wed. Oct. 30th./84 Had a very heavy white frost &amp; we washed Ida went to P.O. &amp; got a card for me from Annie Ida out topping carrots &amp; I washed</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>dishes &amp; M.W. &amp; S. straightening things &amp; I dressed &amp; went to Foster Joyces &amp; to get corn &amp; to P.O. Mia Ing. &amp; Villa Wilson here &amp; in eve. Maggie McC. &amp; her {?} here when Aunt Eliza Walton came off 7 train.</p> <p>Thurs. 30th/ 84. Oct. Us girls &amp; E.M. &amp; Frank out husking corn it nice day. E.M. &amp; M.W. went to Oakville. They first drove Ma &amp; M.L. down to Mrs. Johnstons for the afternoon We husking till dark &amp; Joe went after Ma. Aunt Eliza home all alone. Us all in a hurry getting tea &amp; fixing Ma &amp; foing work. M.W. bot new Jersey gloves for herself &amp; me &amp; Sa. coat &amp; slippers &amp; white apron for us all &amp; I cut out a face on pumkin &amp; to bed.</p> <p>Frid. 31st Oct./84. I churned &amp; sat in W.C. &amp; then went out about 11 to husk corn. Boys came in B. 4 one &amp; I saw a steamer go up lake. Mrs. Wright up again. It raining &amp; S. &amp; I did dishes while Ida cleaned coal stove. Mrs. Oakley came &amp; Mrs. Coates with Mr. Williams driving her &amp; Mrs. Fisherman Joyce bro't Ma a lovely salmon trout fish very large 8 lbs. &amp; Mrs. Broderick came &amp; Mrs. Coates went together over to Brays. I ironed &amp; did work. E.M. dressing to go to a party with Brays. Ida &amp; S. went over to Brodericks to see Mary Coates &amp; Frank hitched horse in cover'd buggy &amp; he &amp; I went to P.O. to Johnstons &amp; then over to Williams' &amp; it raining took Grapes over &amp; money for {quartirage?} stayed a little while &amp; came home drove over for girls</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>&amp; to bed at 10. E.M. came home at 6 A.M. &amp; to bed.</p> <p>Sat. 1st Nov./84. I ironing &amp; did my cleaning B4 dinner. Aunt went to Hamilton on 2 train &amp; it raining. I read Globe in W.C. &amp; I did little chores till dark. I bound hat Ma not so well in afternoon. It rained all afternoon &amp; we finished ironing . M.W. &amp; E.M. fixing &amp; had a laugh &amp; to bed.</p> <p>Sun. Nov. 2nd / 84. I played directly after bkft &amp; I fixed album &amp; I slept till 12. We, S &amp; I went to S.S. E.M. &amp; M.L. went up to Mount Pleasant. M.L. wore Ida hat &amp; so she could not go to S.S. I stayed for church &amp; had a very good sermon soul &amp; body. Choir late &amp; had no music for pt. time. Alf here when we came in &amp; Archie also for tea. E.M. away. Didn't do dishes but us young girls in parlor singing Mrs. Williams Herbert &amp; Mrs. Spears came &amp; Herbert in parlor &amp; Arthur Brod. came &amp; we had Frank also nearly as many Gents as Ladies. They all went away together.</p> <p>Mon. Nov 3rd/ 84. Cold &amp; we washed. Bessie Mowat here to see Ma &amp; I chrocheting till dinner. We all out husking corn in P.M. it very cold. Dr. McCrimman here I wrote a letter to Annie &amp; to bed.</p> <p>Nov. 4th / 84. Maggie McCauley came up to sew. It raining. I went &amp; posted my letter. I crocheting &amp; reading paper in A.M. I put on potatoes for pigs in P.M. &amp; finished crocheting. Butcher came after calf then I was out to barn. Maggie stayed all night. I got bothered so when reading papers for they would take farm away.</p> <p>Wed. Nov. 5th/ 84. Very cold &amp; Windy &amp; I had to take card to P.O. in E.M. B. 4 bkft. I filled bed out all myself B. 4 dinner &amp; I went to P.O. in J.U.W. B. &amp; dinner also. I picked apples snow in Orch. out myself &amp; I changed dress &amp; played &amp; then milked all cows &amp; bed calves my self. Ma feels better to day, H. I. went down home with Maggie &amp; it snowing then us writing in {Morning?}</p> <p>Thur. Nov. 6th/ 84. Got up late &amp; such a hurry to even get dishes done B. 4 the folks came E.M. met them. G.A.'s family &amp; annie &amp; je Covey. In parlor all A.M. Singing &amp; I played Joe to sleep. Pa &amp; Willie talking. Ida &amp; I waited Had 15 for dinner. I did dishes &amp; then we talked &amp; we all went out to "play tag" &amp; seen Jennie Wild coming &amp; us all raced down to meet her. She stayed she had her school mate with her (Miss Davis) Willie put there {their} horse in &amp; I changed my dress &amp; it very cold so I got in flower roots &amp; plants &amp; then in parlor for a little while. M.W. called me out to start coal stove in hall &amp; then Jennie Wild {henry?} &amp; Willie drove them. E.M. working at apples &amp; Frank went to Burlington for barrels. S. &amp; I milk &amp; Willie &amp; Jennie came back for tea. I ate my tea with Ould Folks &amp; young Folks had theirs after. Carry made some taffy &amp; I played for Ma &amp; She in parlor for a {wonder?} Girls left them dishes to come to sing for Ma. We sang &amp; then Jennie putting on her things to go when Max &amp; Grant came Grant only stayed till 10 for he had to drive to Hamilton that in {?} When girls were going Archie Spears came &amp; he thought we had a party for they made such a noise. S. washed dishes at 11 at night. Grant left Mr. Turnhill at Curtises. Then he came back.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Back black leather cover of diary}</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done untranscribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f7d667eddb998c74325fa70c0d0b5311.pdf ff94eef9b98e611932d5032fdafc6abf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1854 P.S. Day book and Memoranda November 5th. Sunday This day I commence keeping a Memoranda of weather work and Business transactions. Cold with a thin layer of snow. Monday 6.th Raining all day. 3 ^1/2 dozen herrings at a York shilling per D. Tuesday 7th. Forenoon rainy but cleared off in the afternoon. Wednesday 8th. Fine weather. 2 white fish from 9 Iden Goble at 7 ^1/2 each. Cow sick. <u>Thursday 9th.</u> Friday 10th. Cutting corn stalks. 43 pounds of pork from Thurner. 11 lbs of candle fat. Cow improving Saturday 11th. Digging potatoes and odd jobs. 2 doz. herrings at 7 ^{1/2 d} and P.d. and 8 lbs. of white fish at 3 cents per lb. Began to rain at night. Sunday 12th. Cloudy all day with a sligh fall of snow in the evening. Monday 13th. Sleet and snow from the South-west. 87 ^1/2 Dox. herrings at 7 ^1/2 p. Doz. from Iden Goble which we had him pack in <s>a</s> pork and whiskey barrels. Tuesday 14th. Cold with snow. Cut a few logs for the oxshed. Shelled corn &c. Wednesday 15th. Morning wet but cleared off at noon. Cutting logs for ox shed: sawing clapboard lengths and digging trench for potatoes. Trout from Iden Goble 1 shilling cur Thursday 16th. Cold and cloudy. A light coat of snow on the ground Getting out clapboard stuff. Digging trench. Filling up a manger in ox shed. Fred hunting oxen all day Friday 17th. Morning showery, sunshine at midday and rain in the afternoon. Fred after oxen all day. Boiled some pumpkins digging trench for turnips and splitting Clapboards. Saturday 18th Snow falling all day in intervales and thawing. putting oxen-cogs on ox shed and getting them oats https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/46336f3c2f3bae48617012dd66bdd7f1.pdf 237bc5ef4c49113c39512c54f1fa9fcd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. P.2. Sunday 19th Cold with showers of hail and snow. Monday 20th Snowing all the morning. Rob and Fred went to the village and brought 9 lbs of clapboard nails and 6 ^{1/2 d} shingle nails Booked to me. Shelling corn, dawing Tuesday 21st Fine ale day, with 16 inches snow on the ground. finished putting up on shed. Wednesday 22nd Fresh morning. Snowing all day. Putting roof on the on shed but did not finish. Thursday 23rd I left Saugeen for Hamilton to get the money, sent by our friends in England. I left Robert to keep day book. Fine and blowing all the day. finished roofing the on shed, Ground corn. Bedeck the [[?]]. Snow almost all gone. Friday 24th Raining all day. Crosssurveyor the path. and chopped a little fine wood. Saturday 25th Very wet alll day. 15 ^{1/2 d} lbs of white fish from John Est 1.11 d not Paid Sunday 26th Snowing all day. Monday 27th Fine the fore part of the day but clouded over in the afternoon. Father and Robert Underbrushing. Fred and Phillip hunting the beach after butter Tuesday 28th Dull in the morning. Fine in the afternoon. Underbrushing in the morning but after turnips in the afternoon. Wednesday 29th Cloudy with sunshine at intervals. Finished putting the white turnips and carted it 5 bag fuls into the cellar. Thursday 30th Sharp wind and snowing most of the time. December Friday 1st Very strong wind with snow. Ground a little corn piercingly cold Saturday 2nd fine cool and cloudy. Underbrushing. Cutting firewood. Sunday 3rd Cold and snowing all day. Monday 4th Went Underbrushing but the cold was so intense we were https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/83fcf16b7493dd1d605836b5d3f679b3.pdf 54a5fb4a5b1fb0b23e2d62602766cc21 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. obliged to return put a few pieces of wood for the fire. Tuesday 5th Strong wind and snowing. Ground some corn and cut a little fire wood. Wednesday 6th Milder but snowing all day; fetched 4 bags of turnips home cut fire wood Thursday 7th Very cold and windy: cut some fire wood fetched some turnips home. Friday 8th, I came home this morning and went to Turners in Hespler noon and paid for the cow. Sleighed turnips home. Paid 20 Dollars for cow. Saturday 9th Gathering moss for stopping roof of house, drawing turnips home, mild and thawing, Sunday 10th Thawing with a light frost. Monday 11th Cold with flights of snow at intervals. Robert stopping roof with moss. Philly attending to the cow and oxen, Father Fred grinding corn in Morning. Father after tub on lake Shore in the afternoon. Boiling pumpkins went to Kennedys store fetched 1 gallon of oil and two pairs of boots boots 3 Dol. per pair oil 2 Dol. did not pay. Settled with Turner for 11 pounds of tallow a 5 d per lb. and 43 lbs of at 3 dol. 1.2.6d left 6d. due me. Emptied privy, chopped fire wood. Tuesday 12th. Boiling pumpkins, cutting firewoord, cutting logs for turnip cellar, grinding wheat, stopping roof of house with miss. Morning cold with flights of snow finer in the afternoon, Wednesday 13th Boiling pumpkins, cutting logs, getting brush into our shed. Bought Brick saw of John Goble 3.9 d. Fixing frame on [[shed?]] 1 shilling sold to [[?]] one Butchers knife and 6 awls. Settled with Mrs Goble for washing and cooking 11 s. 3 d. due Iden Goble 1 Dollar and ^{1/2 d} and 8 ^{1/2 d} d. mending shoes Thursday 14th. Getting logs for fire wood. Boiling pumpkins, and underbrushing fine and dry preceded by slight frost Friday 15th. Mild cloudy day. Boiling pumpkins, and underbrushing, signed petition for division of Saugeen into wards. Cash in hand 30 £ 12 s. 1 ^{1/2 d} d. I have not yet made out the account of money expended on journey. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e92fc4b6ac6ae503b9bbdcdff4d172f7.pdf 47cfb5461d2c48ca625c35e7d790ab60 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday 16th. Cold in the morning bitterly cold in the afternoon underbrushing, boiling pumpkins. Took the sow to Shantz hog. Settled with Kennedy 2.10.0 d left 5 d due Kennedy. Sunday 17th Cold, dull, fine. Monday 18th Extremely cold, went to Conaways to get proper papers on Iden, and John Gobles land, but did not get them. Paid Kennedy 5 d. spent 1.5 d on breadstuf at the village. Costed Miles Wilton's letter at Arran. P.O. Grinding corn, boiling pumpkins, underbrushing, shelling corn. Tueday 19th Cold but fine. Went to Salter's with oxen and helped to put up log leanto. Boiling pumpkins, under Brushing, fetching sow home. A men called for Father to go off milling to Kincardine. One short from Paul Nedy's 4 s. 4 ^1/2d. Wednesday 20th Cold and dull, Under brushing. finished boiling pumpkins drawing turnips home and fire wood drawing and chopping. The following is an account of moneys expended by me since leaving for Hamilton. For board lodging and drink £3.11.1^1/2d. Pair of Boots £1.0.0 Seeds 15 Shillings. Stove Bridges 2.6 d. Mr G. Leeds for trouble 5.0 ditto travelling expenses 8..8d. Settled with him for money borrowed at £2.10.0. Pair of pants 13..0 d. 2 shirts 18..9 d. Books 3.^1/2d. Settled with Donald Gordon for apple trees £2.9.4 d. Pipe 1.6 d. Nails 1.10^1/2d. Settled with Turner for cow 5.0.0 d. paid the monet to the wife. Settled for pork and tallow £1..2.6 Turner owed me 3 shillings gave him 1.0.0 d. leaves 6 d. due me. Paid in advance to Robert Reid 7..6 d. A Quarters Postage in advance 4 d. Postage on two letters 9 d. one of them to P.S. Stevenson Esquire. Hamilton. One poundd of biscuit 9 d. Goods from Calders 8.9 d. Settled with Mrs J. Goble. 11..3 d. Total £17.0.2^1/2d. Thursday 21st Cold fine pleasant. Underbrushing. Father started https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/10efc695336f8eac70c062cd7863d0ee.pdf 628452ccb76da5731ea015bbbfc66a15 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. for Kinkardine to Frasers mill to work started about half past 3 in the morning. Father 1.0.0. Friday 22nd. Sunshine with a most severe frost. Shelling and grinding corn. Went to Turners for a little flour but could not get it. Cutting fire wood and Underbrushing. Saturday 23rd Morning, Cold but fine Milder in the course of the day. Went to the mouth; settled with Calder £7.7.6 due him for store goods and provisions. Paid £2.7.3 d. for 8 ^1/2 yds of Canadian Cloth 1 shillings worth of thread 4 pounds of shot at 7 ^1/2 per lbs. 3 boxes of gun caps at 5 per box. Paid 2 s.6 d. to Tailor for cutting out 2 pair of trousers. Sunday 24th Mild and lowering in the morning but sun shine for a considerable part of the day: thawing very fast. Monday 25th Getting up sweeds all day it being mild and pleasant. Robert broke Iden's turnip knife. In the evening I settled up accounts with Iden for the past year money due him in all £14.7.6^1/2 Potatoes £5.0.0. and bill for fish stomaching [[?]] 9.7.6^1/2 d. I gave two Notes payable to Iden in order on demand. one of accounts are ignored for the past year. The notes are dated from 26th. Tuesday 26th White frost but got out mild during the day; Got all the sweeds that could be see: ground corn Phillip doing odd jobs. Wednesday 27th Extremely mild with slight frost in the evening. Underbrushing Fred cutting stumps. Thursday 29th Mild and wet but in the after part of the day extremely cold with snow. Shelling corn. Making one handle grinding corn etc. Friday 30th Fining stove. Went to Turners ^1/2 barrel and 12 pounds of flour £1.1.0 27^3/4 of Beff at 4^1/2d. S 10.4^1/2d. 8 lbs tallow S 6.8 d. 6 d paid me. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/acfbdb460a4685e98d1a93cdf3559280.pdf 5acf55c4295296fa934c04854f6eea9c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Broke the runner off the sleigh. Very cold all day. Saturday 30th Grinding corn. Mending sleigh. Cutting fire wood. Making saw horse. drawing fire wood. Phillip suffering with pain in the teeth. Paid Mr J Goble for forty two pounds of borrowed flour in flour. Fine and cool. Sunday 31st Milder and Fine but not thawing. Monday 1st 1855. January Mild and pleasant. Chopping Phil went to Turners this morning. Tuesday 2nd. Mild and beautiful thawing all day. Underbrushing got 5 tubfuls of Sweeds home. Got the puppy home from Iden Gobles. Wednesday 3rd. Mild and pleasant. Snow nearly all gone. Pulling turnips. cutting corn stalks etc. Strong wind blowing from the South east. Thursday 4th. Rain in early morning, but cleared off Fine and cold with rain in northwest. Me and Robert at Craigs raising roof pulling turnips. Friday 5th. Cold but pleasant. 3 of us to Craigs raising in the morn Phil to Kennedys: after turnips, underbrushing, setting up six troughs. Paul to George Burnes [[Canes?]] for 1854 £2.17. 8 ^1/2 d. Began to feed sweeds. Saturday 6th. Rain, warm with strong easterly wind. Shelling corn. Cutting fire wood. digging parsnips pulling sweeds. Sunday 7th. Fine but cool. very remarkable weather for the time of the year. The snow here all disappeared and the weather is more like Spring. Monday 8th. Fine and cool. ground bare and quite hard: Ground corn to bushel of corn to Iden Goble for toll due him. Underbrushing. Examined potatoe heaps and found many https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/753e9a8613d5a152420c1493ac9ee8f8.pdf 1cc92adb55fecb346ebe211a0cca6818 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. rotted. Tuesday 9th fine and cool Underbrushing. Finished about four acres laid out by Robert while I was away to Hamilton. Wednesday 10th. Weather cool and pleasant. Attended school meeting Put 11 ^1/2 bags of sweeds into cellar. Gathered Idens Sweeds tops together. Began Underbrushing on Idens lot. Fred chopping all the morning. Thursday 11th. Cool and cloudy rain and snow during the day heavy rain in the evening wind south west. Logging. Friday 12th Morning cool and cloudy rain in the evening. Underbrushing. Received a letter from Father ^1/2d. Fred down the beach in the morning. Cow & oxen went off but did not return. Saturday 13th Snowing and blowing from the north. very cold. Sow Breaming fetched Fullers Hog. Shelling corn. Fred went to Mouth. A letter [[Jon? Tom?]] [[Soynes?]] 10 d 3 Milk pans 5.7 ^1/2 d. Spent 2 d. [[?Posten?]] News to [[?Thede?]] Wilson. And letter to G Leeds. Cutting fire wood. Phil fetched oxen home from Parishes. Grind my corn. Sunday 14th. Extremely cold snow in the evening. Monday 15th Cold and dull. Drawing home swedes 2 bag fulls and to tubfuls. drew home two sleigh loads of corn stalkes. carried Idens 2 Kettles home. Fred went to Turners and Tailors. Phil chopping. Rob and me after flour to Kennedys 111 lb at 7^1/2 per barrel candle moulds 2 shillings Shirt Father got total 1.7.2 ^1/2 paid. Tuesday 16th. Mild and pleasant. Me and J Goble began to get out stuff for sleigh. Took Fullers Hog home. Chopping. Wednesday 17th. Fine and thawing. Getting out stuff for sleigh in morning raising school house in afternoon. Boys chopping. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/db7e1a364600f88b7dd4dfcebbeef554.pdf 6101204e3229008ce192a37ccd8667ad Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday 18th. Snowing and blowing not very cold. Father came home. Getting out sleigh stuff. Chopping. Phil to post Office. Friday 19th. Cloudy and fine. Fred to village pocket stuff 2.6 d. Paid to Postmaster 3 on paper which was not due and 1 d on neighbours papers and self 1 d ordered oil can after sleigh. Saturday 20th Cool and cloudy. After sleigh getting 11 bags of Swedes home cutting firewood Phil with oxen to Stuarts drawing barn logs. Sunday 21st. Cool and cloudy, snowing and blowing later in the in the day: 8 pounds of tallow from Turners by Iden Goble paid for us before mentioned. Monday 22nd. Blowing hard from the west, with snow. After sleigh Boys doing odd jobs. Father started for Kincardine Tuesday 23rd. Very cold wind west, but not much of it snowing gently all day. Phil drawing barn logs for Stuart. Chopping etc. Wednesday 24th Cold and snowing. Chopping. Thursday 25th. Cold and fine, chopping etc. Friday 26th. Wind in the north cold in the afternoon storming. Chopping. Saturday 27th. Cold storming in the after part of the day. Shelling corn grinding. Chopping fire wood. Chopping. Phil to Kennedys. soap 1.6 ^1/2 d. soda 3 d. Pair of [[?]] from Oden Goble 13 shillings. Sunday 28th Fine and cold. cloudy in the afternoon Monday 29th Snowing went to Kennedys 115 pounds of flour 19. 5 ^1/2 d.for Month. [[Sleigh?]] skirting 1 shilling paid. Shelling corn. Tuesday 20th Snowing and blowing all day, milder. Shelling corn. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d9c3ae07ba2ab2ca12af172838461c74.pdf 940c603b3936b41634e0014a567a37c6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday 31st. Mild, cloudy, fine. Shelling corn. Phil and Robert fetched the Sleigh home and began to break a row in the line. Iden Goble mending Roberts Boots 3.9 per pair. February Thursday 1st. Blowing from the west, cold and some snow. Robert and Fred clearing the house and chopping wood. Phil and ne breaking a row to the line. carried some corn to Staffords on the way to the vollage paid 7 ^1/2 d. Friday 2nd. Cold and blowing. Went to sawmill got 100 feet of lumber at 1 Dollar not paid. Making sleighbox. Getting Sweeds in 8 tubfuls and 9 bag fuls. Saturday 3rd. Cold and storming in the evening. very cold. Carried 26 bushels of corn to Loynes received in payment 19 ^1/2 Dollars. 4 pounds of coffee, 2 yds of [[portsethy?]] and one crock 10 shillings. Broke crockpot coming home. 12 dray teeth and 1 [[?]] 1 .11.0d Paid. Brought leather for Iden. Brought ^1/2 hundred of Sugar for Kennedy from Spence's not settled. Brought 1 hundred of flour from Staffords for Stuart. Sunday 4th. Very cold wind in the east. Monday 5th. Intensely cold all day. sunshine wind east North East. not much of it. Doing a few odd jobs in the house. In the afternoon cutting firewood, grinding corn Phil to Kennedys ^1/2 gallon oil 2 oz ginger, ^1/2 oz nutmeg not paid. Tuesday 6th. Extremely cold. little or no wind. Plastering a few of the worst holes in the old shanty cutting firewood. Wednesday 7th. Cold but more moderate. Cutting cordwood. Father came home in the evening. Thursday 8th. More moderate, sunshine. Making axe handle finishing sleigh box making stool cutting cordwood. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9dd2ff71e2c0740a3fe2b81b2f05468e.pdf cb2d20757b9eca1cd9352ce4bcf0c8ed Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday 9th Cold and pleasant. Went to saw mill. Could not get lumber. 123 lbs of flour from Kennedys 1.0.11^1/2 Paid oil and other things. Phillip got 5.7^1/2 paid. me 1.3 bringing sugar. Robert and Fred chopping. Went to Salters for 2 barrels of fish for Kennedy. Saturday 10th. Chopping. Fine and mild. Sunday 11th. Fine and pleasant a few flakes of snow falling in the morning and during the night. Monday 12th. Mild wind from the East. In the afternoon stormy. Chopping till noon. Mother began to use the last bag of flour. Tuesday 13th. Strong wind from the east and very mild. [[Snowing?]] and raining all day. Went to Kennedy with Salters fish also to the Mouth paid for [[ten?]] corn 5.0 sh. for molasses 5.0 for flannell 3.6 for matches 3 d. received from Reid the 3 d paid by mistake to Roy. Paid to Roy at Kennedys for 42 pounds of flour for J. Goble Paid 1..3 for oil can for Father received 1..3 from etc. for etc. Wednesday 14th. Mild with a few light showers in the evening. snow. Father left for Kinkardine [[Phil?]] drove him in the sleigh to Bruce. Received from father 10.0 d chopping. Thursday 15th. Slight frost but mild during the day chopping getting sweeds in and some wood home. half sleighbox of sweeds. Friday 16th. slight frost and some snow. Wind north west Chopping. Saturday 17th. Dull cool wind from the north west with a little snow chief part of the day cutting fire wood, chopping. Fred doing odd jobs all the morning. Phil at home in the afternoon. Received the Canadian Agriculturalist for February. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cc829a5cb845f869588eb75215fe8bde.pdf 83129abd7d6d1831c36a5c45717d0ce2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday 18th Dull and cool Monday 19th. Dull wind in the north west very little of it. cold. Chopping. Tuesday 20th Cold clear in the morning, warm sunshine during the day. Chopping. Wednesday 21st. Cloudy in the morning but cleared out a warm sunshiny day. finished chopping the piece that was underbushed previous to the last underbrushing. Thursday 22nd. Dull and cold. Chopping in the morning but came home on account of the cold. Getting fire wood in the afternoon. Phil went with Salter for his things to John bulls corners. Friday 23rd Very cold with sunshne at intervals. Cutting fire wood. Fred to village 7 of soap, 2..10 d paid. J. Goble putting hoops on Stuarts churn 7^1/2d. New churn for Mother. Myself in house all day with bad cold. Saturday 24th. Very cold wind from the west snowing slightly. Went to Turners got 103 lbs of flour 15 shillings Got parer for Axe 7..6 d. Turner and me square Robert and Fred after fire wood. Sunday 25th. Cold with north westerly wind and snowing at intervals. Monday 26th Cold with westerly wind snowing at intervals. Got one load of sweeds into cellar cleared dirt out of pigs pen. We have not been able to chop on account of the wind and cold. Began the last bag of flour Tuesday 27th Cold sunshine in the forenoon but dull towards night Chopping. Wednesday 28th Cold fine and pleasant: chopping. To Iden Goble mending Phillips boots 3..9 d not paid. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8c372cf3e6a80902e186ba2e7ac9b429.pdf 8eba64dc0bf50e3e0f6f8821bd55613a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March Thursday 1st. Mild and pleasant. wind south east. Attended meeting at Staffords gave to Patriotic fund 2.6 d. paid to Iden Goble 3.9 pence being one years Payment for Canadian Agriculturalist. boys chopping. Father returned from Kincardine 3 weeks hence I have to go for pigs Friday 2nd Mild and snowing wind south. Chopping. Robert suffering from a sore on his thigh. Saturday 3rd. Mild but dull. Chopping. Father out in the afternoon. Robert confined on account of his thigh. Sunday 4th. Mild with strong wind from the south west, very pleasant. Monday 5th. Morning, extremely warm rain thunder and westerly wind in the afternoon and night. Father Robert and Fred chopping. Me and Phillip to the Mouth, 102^1/2 pounds of flour one axe and 1 pound of Sulphur 16..8 d and 6.10^1/2 d. Bottle of Turpentine 1.10^1/2 d. Key for Staple of one yoke 3 ^1/2 d. thread 7 ^1/2d Received note from Town clerk. Tuesday 6th. Morning cool wind north. Chopping drawing fire wood. afternoon Robert cutting fire wood. Wednesday 7th. Morning cool snowing during chief part of the day. Chopping in the morning. fixed the sow house in the afternoon, grinding coffee splitting fire wood. Began the last bag of flour. Thursday 8th. Cool and pleasant in the morning. Storming in the afternoon. Borrowed some lumber of Iden to form a threshing place. Father Robert and Fred Chopping. Phil with me chief part of the day but went to Kennedys bought 2 pounds of soap @ ^1/2 d. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2063342f6fd1fc88509747c4c31cf169.pdf 03366dec2d3299d2e94f159bc578121f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. not paid Friday 9th. Storming from the North west. Father and boys in the house. myself thrashing a little at times. Boots mended. Saturday 10th Morning cold but fine. Chopping. Robert not well. Myself thrashing. John Goble paid me 7.6 for flour from Kennedys as before noticed. Sunday 11th Dull and thawing. Monday 12 Morning fine cool but thawing in the middle of the day. Father to Shantzs to hear if wanted. Robert and Philly got some sweeds into the cellar in the morning. Chopping the rest of the day. Self thrashing. Tuesday 13th Morning cool and windy which increased to a furious storm during the day. Nothing doing. wind in the east. Wednesday 14th Fine mild and pleasant. Chopping. Myself thrashing. Thursday 15th Morning rainy then snowing all the forenoon Wind west. Fine in the afternoon. Cutting firewood thrashing. 2 white fish of Iden Goble 1..3 d. not paid Robert to Kennedys Friday 16th Fine and warm Phillips went to Staffords and got 117 lbs of flour not paid. Chopping in the afternoon. I thrashed a little. Saturday 17th Snow and rain during the day Thrashing. Letter by Uncle Iden. 7^1/2 d. Sunday 18th Day fine and pleasant wind South west. Monday 19th. Morning fine but storming towards night https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1de42e9637bab3aa53b99cbd890d32ef.pdf 84b8963aa3e8ace99d3f039230eb3a1f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Went to shells to clean some wheat for Mill about 9 ^1/2 bushels. Went to see Wrights cow, got half a bushel of pease from Turner for which he is to have the same measure of corn. Father Robert and Fred chopping Robert got three tubs and three bags full of sweeds into the cellar. Tuesday 20th. Storming from the south west. Shelled ^1/2 bushel of Corn for Turner. Wednesday 21st. Morning dull and cold afternoon fine with cold. Father and Phill went to Frasers Mill. Let Father have 2 dollars and 3^1/2 d. Went to look a cow on 2 concession: Balanced accounts with James Stuart. Due me for 3 bushels of potatoes 7.6 d. Balance of money due me when he borrowed 5 Dollars ^1/4. Due him for fish 9. ^1/2 d. Balancing due me £ 1.4.7^1/2 d. from Iden Goble 2 white fish 1.3 d. Robert and Fred getting fire wood and chopping. Thursday 22nd. Morning very cold sunshine during the day. Fitting pigsty and getting fire wood Friday 23rd. Storming thawing, fine in the afternoon. Chinking a shed cutting fire wood, chopping. Received 3 Follars from Stuart. Saturday 24th. Very cold wind west north. Father came home late last night from mill leaving the sleigh at Shells of Bruce. Went for sleigh this morning. Flour from our own wheat 3 bags fine shorts corse ditto and bran 2 Barrels on account of wages for one month. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/41ae1adacc5d3ffe80bb2dab80cadfc8.pdf 47ccf9d45a991b1457b6f21aa58a30bb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. less one day = 12 Dollars. Cash for Balance for rest of the month 17 Dollars which is one months wages at 30 Dollars. Fred chopped some fire wood. Brought home pigs 3 -- at 1^1/2 Dollars each paid. Sunday 25th. Cold and dull fine in the afternoon. Heavy fall of snow the night previous. Monday 26th. Wind south east blowing hard and snowing heavily nearly all day. Went to J. Turners. Paid him 30 Dollars for which I was to have a cow 48 pounds of Timothy seed and a Coly dog. Brought the cow home with me. Father and boys chopping in the morning. Tuesday 27th. Morning cool, changeable during the day. Father and Boys chopping. Myself thrashing. Bought Roberts hen of him for 1.3 d and paid him 1.3 d as pocket money. Phill is paid and Fred has 3d due him yet. Wednesday 28th. Cool and dull all day. Thrashing. Chopping. Phil drawing home firewood. Fred chopping firewood. 2 whitefish from Iden Goble 1.3 d. and half a bushel of potatoes. Thursday 29th. Cold in the afternoon. fine and pleasant. Father Robert Fred chopping. Phil drawing firewood. Thrashing. Bought Freds hen 1.3 d. Friday 30th. Morning cool, beautifully fine and warm all day. Father Robert and me finished chopping the piece [[?]] out by Robert. Fred thrashing Kennedys in the afternoon. Coffee 3 lbs, 3.9 and jug 2.0 d paid Letter from Aunt Edmund Leeder. another from Bircham and two Newspapers from Woodson 1. 10 ^1/2 Paid https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e82599e99b169596dc900b99ec737832.pdf b32104258380997e93512eb96338cfbf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday 31st. Mild and thawing with very strong wind from the South west. Robert getting sap boughs to the trees. Father and Phil after logs for firewood. Fred thrashing. Me after hoop stuff and fixing barrels 84 clout nails of John Goble. Sunday 1st of April Cold wind off the lake. Monday 2nd. Cold but clear with wind from the north. Me and Phil went to Turners in the morning. Brought home Timothy Seed as before mentioned and two bushels of potatoes for which Turner is either to have the same measure in return or 2 shillings per bushel. Robert after sap boughs. Father and Fred chopping over on J. Gobles lot. Iden and me measuring lines and measured up the chopping. I did for him. Slashing 2 acres 3 of [[rods?]] Chopping 1 a. 1 [[rod?]] 20 chains. underbrushing 1 a. 3 r. 1 rod. Thursday 3rd. Cold, sunshiny. Father and Phil went to Saw mill came back empty. Fred chopping and Father and Phil in the afternoon. Robert after [[?]] buckets washing spouts. Coopering made one handle. Wednesday4th. Morning been mild and thawing during the day. Father, Robert, Fred and chopping over in [[?]]. Fixed an axe handle carried buckets for trees. Sapping trees in the afternoon. Balerneed arrived with John Goble the result will appear in a day or two. Thursday 5th. Fine mild and pleasant. Robert Phil went to https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6a79e1d44a3082a5e0763bf66cb5a05b.pdf b1706767f731998f22a360bacb85c749 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Turners for 8 bushels of potatoes which makes ten bushels we have had of him. Father and Fred chopping. I after fixing boiling place etc. to Robert helping in the afternoon. two white fish of Iden. Friday 6th. Snowing but mild. fine the latter part of the afternoon. Robert after firewood and Fred ground coffe in the morning chopping in the afternoon. fixing fire place and boiling gathering sap. Iden for mending Freds boots 2..9 d. Saturday 7th. Fine and pleasant. Sow pigged late at night she had 6. Boiled 18 pails ful of sap. Chopping. Sunday 8th. Fine wind in the west. one pig died. Monday 9th. Clear and cool. Boiled down 35 pails ful of sap. Phil went to Shantzs had no lumber. Fred chopping firewood. Father and Robert chopping another pig died. Tuesday 10th. Cold and fine snowing in the afternoon. Chopping. Self thrashing, another pig died. Wednesday 11th. Fine and pleasant. F.R.F. and P. chopping finished John Gobles in the afternoon. Phil chopping firewood Thrashing. Good run of sap all day. Thursday 12th. Frosty morning day fine. fine run of sap partly boiled 34 buckets full of sap. Father chopping. Rob thrashing. Fred and Phil chopping firewood. Phil went to Store spent 6 for paper. Friday 13th. Rain in the morning, fine rest of day. Fred went to village quart of beer 7^1/2 d times from old country 1 d. Johns paper ^1/2 d. spent 1 d Tea 1.10 ^1/2 d. Two buckets of sap and finished boiling down. Father chopping. Robert thrashing. Phil chopping firewood. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/34a71cebc7c00e69b7b1a7d3545f49ab.pdf 0620ffbf75567dc3b69d6dded141d2ea Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday 14th. Fine and warm snow melting very fast. Father and Robert chopping Fred chopping firewood Phil and me went to Staffords cleaned up 12 bushels of wheat Assessor came along in the morning 236 acres of land 3 head of stock [[?]] at 179 Pounds. Sunday 15th Warm and pleasant Monday 16th. Very warm snow melting fast. Father chopping Robert thrashing. Fred after firewood chopping barn loggs. Tuesday 17th. Warm Dull and raining at intervals during the day. Boiling 19 buckets of sap for vinegar. Father chopping when suitable. Robert thrashing when fine. Fred went to help raise blacksmiths shop in morning: Phil drawing houselogs and fire wood. 4 yards shirting at 8 per yd paid. lost yorker. Wednesday 18th Thunder last night. fine and clear this morning,a few drops of rain in the evening. Father chopping. Robert with Fred thrashing. Phil drawing barn loggs Chopping loggs. Thursday 19th. Rain in the morning, fine and warm during the day. Father Rob. Phil digging potatoes. Fred thrashing oats chopping barn logs. planted 54 and 24 peach stones. Friday 20th. All of us at Stuarts raising morning dull afternoon fine and hot Phil drawing logs. Father and Fred cutting fire wood. Robert and me gardening. Fred went to the store a pound of coffee and a pound of pepper. 2..3d. found the yorker. Saturday 21st, Fine. Robert and Father digging potatoes afternoon me and Robert planted potatoes, onions and sowed. ^1/2 an oz. of onion seed. chopping barn logs myself in the morning. Phil drawing all day. Fred thrashing. <s>Sunday fine and cool.</s> Sunday 22nd Fine and cool. Monday 23 Sharp find frost last night. Warm and fine. Father and Robert digging potatoes. Fred thrashing. Phil drawing logs. bad toothache. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c5de2d1b550d2231b0e953e48da911fe.pdf 63082df54b4d4866e6a7fe27df4a339c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Myself cutting logs. Planted some Rhubarb seed, and Black Spanish radish seed. Tuesday 24th. Fine warm and sultry. Omitted on the 21/4 setting down kneading trough of Goble not P. Basket of Iden 1..10^1/2 d. Father and Fred in the morning. Robert in the afternoon digging potatoes finished in our own place and began in Idens. Thrashing. Phil pulling up stray turnips Self after Barn logs. Last night set fire to the heaps we bagged in the winter burning well. Sowen half the lettiice seed sent by Jonathan Loynes. Wednesday 25th Cool and dull rain during the forenoon fine chief part of the afternoon and rain in the evening. Father and Robert digging potatoes. Fred thrashing. Phil drawing logs for Idens pigsty in the morning drawing barn logs in the afternoon. Myself gardening sowen the long beet seed. Thursday 26th. burn all last night till 3 this morning fine the rest of the day with cold north wind. Father and Robert chopping in the forenoon digging potatoes in the afternoon. Fred chopping logs about the clearing thrashing in the afternoon. Phil to Salters withe oxen logging. Chopping barn logs myself. Friday 27th Frost last night fine and pleasant during the day. Father and Robert after potatoes. Fred and Phil chopping up logs and drawing them together in the clearing. I went to the village. Mending Uncle Idens turnip knife. 7^1/2 d. Gallon of oil 1.6 d. Newspapers 2^1/2d. 4 pounds of coffee. 5..0 d. pound of sugar 6 d. 8 pounds of apples at 8 d. 5.4.1. 2 lbs of tobacco 3..0 d. 4 pounds of pot barley at 3^1/2 d. 1.2 d. Saturday 28th Dull and cold all day wind easterly with rain part of the day. Logging at Idens me and Phil. Father and Robert after potatoes. Robert after starting part of fence in the morning. Fred odd jobs planted spinach seed in the morning, and Red beet and carrots in afternoon. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4b889593f91ff1103b1c99832445cb86.pdf 82c4c267082304170901730df56a7921 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday 29th Warm, a Thunder storm last night and during early morning. Monday 30th. Morning fine and Warm afternoon raining. Rosa of a bull calf last nigh. Logging up fragments in the morning. 7^1/2 due Iden for mending Phils boot. May Tuesday 1st. Fine and warm. Father Fred and Phil pulling and drawing home sweeds. Robert cutting toggles for fence. In afternoon Father after log heaps Robert staking fence Fred and Phil clearing away straw and other materials from where the [[stack?]] stood. Self went to take [[Ret'd ministers [[?]] of office?]] in afternoon split and put in a piece of fence near the road on the bank. Planted some sweedish turnip for seed. An Eclipse tonight of the moon. total. Wednesday 2nd. Fine and warm. Father me and Phil helping Stuart to put in boundry fence. Robert and Fred getting stakes out of the swamp, leveling [[mounds?]] of turnips in clearing preparatory to the sowing of grain. Thursday 3rd Warm and pleasant. Father Phil and me helping Stuart to put in fence, finished in the afternoon. Robert and Fred levelling knowls of earth. Phil drew some [[?]] or stakes after the fence was finished. John Goble had 1^1/2 bushel of wheat, not Pd. Friday 4th. Fine with north wind which made it pleasant working. Logging. Sowed some chickory seed. Uncle Iden had 1 bushel of wheat. Burnt some brush last night. Saturday 5th. Fine and cool in the morning. warm during the day. logging. John Goble butchered the calf and pigs. Sunday 6th. Dull and cool much ice on the lake. Monday 7th. Quite cold with north wind. East https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6dc703d91f2a379b4ca2e56ea8649a69.pdf ef7eb6a2cb1047360ae3662cd8ea2bbd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. wind. Dull all day. snowing in the morning. Logging. Tuesday 8th. Morning cold with rain and sleet. Father Robert & me leveling earth in the clearing. Fred and Phil cutting fire wood etc. In afternoon logging, finished between Stuart and us. Afternoon evening rather milder. Wednesday 9th. Sharp, white frost last night. Mild and pleasant all day. wind north. Leveling and burning rakins raking tend log fires clearing stumps of drawing fence stakes, dragging etc. Thursday 10th. frost last night. fine and warm all day. Robert away to Hilkers raising. Father levelling, Fred raking, Phil dragging. Cleaning wheat and getting fit for sowing, spread ashes. Robert sowed some flat Dutch cabbage seed and Salsify. Friday 11th. White frost. Fine day dull and show of rain towards night. Sowed 3 bushels 1^1/2 [[Racks?]] of wheat and some Timothy seed. Phil dragging in the morning, I made a drag. Father, Robert, Fred, leveling, burning etc. Saturday 12th. Fine and dull raining slightly in the first of the morning. Sowed the Timothy seed between Stuart and me. drew logs off land and spread the ashes. Father Fred and Robert planting pease in the afternoon. Phil dragging sower some wheat. Sunday 13th Morning fine. dull in the evening with rain at night. Monday 14th fine. Father and boys finished planting pease and ploughed some carrots. Phil dragging sower some wheat cutting short stumps close to the ground. Me and Robert made a hen house. Old hen hatched 7 chicks. Tuesday 15th. Very warm with strong wind from South West and South in the afternoon and evening Thunder with heavy showers of rain: Sower some wheat this morning. Phil dragging. Father and rest finished sowing carrot seed and commenced planting potatoes. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2b6b48d993cc63bcc0069cd4c194f4ea.pdf 30376e593bee6295fcbb0ea0323e659e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Finished sowing wheat. sowed in all about 7^1/4 bushels on something like 5 acres. Received from James Stuart 2 Dollars on his account. Wednesday 16th. Fine. Father Robert and Phil planting potatoes. Phil finished draging in wheat. Fred cutting potatoes. Put up a pigs yard. Omitted settling down in part on Stuart's account 1.10^1/2 d. on the 14th. Thursday 17th. Fine but cool. Dragging. potatotes planting, levelling. Cleaning out cellar. 8 bushels of potatoes planted. Thrashing. barley, sowed some: Friday 18th. Fine, warm, wind easterly by South. Finished thrashing barley. 6 bushels. Cleaned up barley oats 3^1/2 and wheat 6 bushels. Levelling and burning brush. Finished sowing and dragging in barley. 3 bushels. Took the pigs off, last of them. 1 Dozen herrings of of Goble 7^1/2 d. N.P. Saturday 19th. Fine. warm. 10 herrings of Iden Goble 7^1/2 d burning brush clearing up straw and stuff now Just laid riders on fence. next road fetched two barrels home from sugar boiling place. got barley straw home. Phil hunting oxen all the morning draging in afternoon, took sleigh [[harness?]] Sunday 20th. Fine. Monday 21st. Fine and warm. Burning brush, cutting fence logs. Sowed some oats, draging, had one bushel of oats of J. Goble which makes goods in kind had he wishes to be repaid in oats after harvest. One trout of Iden Goble 1 shilling N.P. Tuesday 22 Fine and warm. Burning brush. chopping fence logs, draging, half a dozen herrings of Iden. Wednesday 23rd. Thunder and rain in morning fine and hot during the day. chopping up trees, burning brush. Making fence between Stuart and me. Phil and me at Stuarts logging 12^1/3 of Ground of Iden at 3 cents per lb. Mother went to Store spent for shirting and one pound of coffee 1.4 9d. Thursday 24th. Fine and pleasant. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d0a7042b7bf74203ed7426f55d02bdcb.pdf 8ce70053311ebd680731e07fb1f3b027 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Boys had a holiday and went to the Mouth hunting oxen all the morning, draging, loging, burning brush. 14 herrings of Iden 7^1/2 Friday 25th. Cool last night. Fine and pleasant. draging, planting corn for fodder. One trout Iden Goble. gave me [[pounds?]] think that we are square. planted some cucumber seeds. Saturday 26th. Frost last night. hunting cattle in the forenoon odd jobs putting up boundry fence between Stuart and me, Donald Stuarts brother helping. Sowed some Rhubarb. Sunday 27th. Frost last night very severe. cool all day. Monday 28th. Fine and warm no frost. logging, sowed some millet, and some glory of England pease. Tuesday 29th. Fine and warming must be Indian Summer. logging, Planted Bull Pease. One dozen herrings from Uncle Iden N.P. Cow beauty. went to bush. Wednesday 30th Fine but very smoky same as yesterday. Logging. Thursday 31st. Mild and showers rain towards night. Loging. planted sugar beet. June Friday 1st. rain in the afternoon. The wind North and cool. Planted some sugar beet. Levelling. cut a little firewood. Saturday 2nd. From this date to the 9th we had of Iden Goble 2 dozen and 9 herrings at one penny a herring. Sunday 3rd Monday 4th. Tuesday 5th. Wednesday 6th. Thursday 7th. Friday 8th. Saturday 9th. Borrowed 37 lbs of flour of John Goble also 60 lbs of oats for which he is to have the same weight in oats after harvest. Sunday 10th. Monday 11th. Very cold for time of year. planting corn begun on the Friday. Tuesday 12th. planting potatoe. cool. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/48bd15b790a50d5a8390ae9631ae25ec.pdf 808a3f91261de932a8a68a7be7f3a794 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday 13th Planting potatoes. Phil over at Salters with cattle in the morning., drawing barn logs in the afternoon. Mild and Pleasant. Carried my wheat about 10 bushels to Iden's on Monday expecting to start for Frasers Mill at night but have not been able to get off for contrary winds. Thursday 14th. Fine and Mild. Robert to Staffords raising planting potatoes. ^1/2 Dozen herrings from Idens 6 d. Started for Mill in boat with a grist in company of J. Goble. Robert Craig, and James Stuart. 11 bushels. forced to take it to Port Albert all the mills on this side of it being short of water. Friday 15th. Saturday 16th. Sunday 17th. Monday 18th. Tuesday 19th Wednesday 20th Arrived home. Since I left they have finished potatoes and commenced underbrushing on Idens place, cut some rail lengths etc. Spent ont the voyage 3.1^1/2d. From the village store goods by Fred 4.4^1/2 d. Thursday 21. Moist and warm. Made one handle. underbrushing. From Elgin 14^1/4 of pork and 7^1/2 lb 8.11d. ^1/2 for paper 1^1/2 etc. Friday 22 Fine and warm James Stuart helping me to make shingles. underbrushing, drawing, barn logs clearing up round the house. Saturday 23rd. Hot splitting rails underbrushing, planting and clearing round the house. Fred went to Elgin Port. 29 lbs 16.3 d. 1.11^1/2 d. Sunday 24. Dull but plesant. Monday 25. Warm. Put a fire into chopping burn pretty well. Tuesday 26th Wednesday 27th Thursday 28th The last two days fixing for foundation for barn. Friday 29th Raised the foundation for barn. Saturday 30 After Hands Butting barn logs. Fred and Mother went to Store. Planted corn on the land where Manses corn failed on Thursday omitted to insert https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e33390b727b3faf0415dfcde5d9d66b2.pdf 186f8087fab728cc2928bd5f42829d8f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday July the 1st. Monday 2nd. J. Stuart, and J. Goble helping to get things ready for raising barn. Omitted putting down on Sunday 17 lbs of trout at 3/^1/2 per lb . Cow gone off this evening. Tuesday 3rd. Raising barn, threatened to Rain during the day but held off till night when it Thundered and lightened with heavy rain. I had 23 hands. Had of John Goble 13^1/2 lbs of trout 2 & 3 d. Sharpening Craigs cut saw 7 ^1/2d. Wednesday 4th Warm and moist. Cutting up timber for logging. Planting corn where grubs has taken it. Attended school meeting for deciding the way the teachers Salary is to be raised by tax. Thursday 5th. Went to Shantzs after lumber to shingle on. Got 1200 and 4 feet mitre at Store. 3 d. Planting Corn. Burning and piling Brush. Phil not very well over at Salters rather better then ^1/2 the day. Robert at Buller's in return for use of Oxen on day of raising. Friday 6th. Warm rain in the middle of the day. Logging. Saturday 7th. Sunday 8th. Took Beauty to Thomas Turners bull. Monday 9th. Myself sick. Tuesday 10th. Prepariing for turnips. Wednesday 11th Robert to Campbells raising. Thursday 12th. sowed sweeds. Friday 13th. Clearing off and raking for Sweeds. Bought of Lehnen and Ruby 10 yds of Denim at 13 d per yd 10.10 d. Sugar 1..3d. 13^1/2 lbs of Pork at 7^1/2 per lb. 8.5^1/2 d. 1 Gram Cradle 10/0.1 Three pronged Hay fork 5/0 d Charged to a/c. Saturday 14th. Preparing for sweeds. Sunday 15th Very Hot. Monday 16th. Extremely Hot. Began work on road. Robert loging at Fullers. <s>Tuesday 16th. very warm. Road work. Chopping up logs etc.</s> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ead9f7110ec0ae340c07fc231d45429c.pdf 1ffd61fae4a9eeca5dfa59de2a98df3d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. (omitted on Saturday 7th. Fred at Lehnens raising). Phil draging in sweeds. Tuesday 17th. Very warm. Road work. Chopping fit for loging. Wednesday 18th. Very warm. Road work. Robert loging at Frasers. Burning brush chopping up for loging etc. Thursday 19th. Road work, loging. Wet in the afternoon. Fred to store 4 lbs of Coffe 5/0 Sugar 5 lb 1 pr. of [[drill?]] 1/6. 1 Cream pt. two shillings & 6 d. Friday 20th. Road work, loging. Saturday 21st. Sunday 22nd. Monday 23rd. Tuesday 24th. Wednesday 25th. From L.& Rubys by Fred 6^1/2 yd of Shirting at 7^1/2 d (4/1 d.) 1 oz of Pepper 1 d. 1 lb of washing soda 5 d. Carried 4^1/4 lbs of Butter at 1/s. lb 4.3 d. Thursday 26th. Friday 27th. Saturday 28th. 6 lbs of Tobacco from Rubys 7/6 d. Yesterday and this forenoon me and Iden opening Road. yesterday Father at Henrys raising. Sunday 29th. Monday 30th. Loging. Tuesday 31st. Bought of L.& Ruby 1 Cradle Sythe 6..3 on a/c Raking and burning. Wednesday August 1st. Bought of L.& Ruby 8 lbs of Nails at 4^1/4 per lb. £1/10.6 d. 30 lbs of Rice at 4^1/2 --11..3 d to my a/c Drawing lumber from saw mill. Thursday 2nd. Drawing lumber from mill. Ox sick in the afternoon. Bought of L.& Ruby 1 jug, gallon of molasses whet stone 6.2d. 3 lbs of Salts 1..10^1/2 ^1/4lb of ginger 6 d. Friday 3rd Father at Turners Raising. helping Iden to saw shingle blocks. cutting up logs. Saturday 4th. Cutting Rafters. Sowed white turnips. Sunday 5th. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fe0e20f7d395b25a692bebf000020235.pdf 33f11bb414c22fe8ecbbe16ae870af6e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday 6th. Drawing and laying bottom logs in fence. Getting Rafters. 16^3/4 of Beef of James Turner no Paid. Tuesday 7th. Cutting and drawing Rafters. <s>Pulled</s> Thrashed Turnip Seed. Wednesday 8th. Stewart helping to lay down Plates on barn Peeling potatoes etc. Thursday 9th. Stuart helping with barn Friday 10th. Saturday 11th. Stewart helping. Sunday 12th. Monday 13th. Stewart helping. Tuesday 14th. Bought of L.& Ruby. 4 lbs of Coffee 4/8 d. 1 lb of Tea 3/9 d. 1 lb of Soda 3 d. - 4/2 d ^1/2 lb of Saltpetre 2 Bars of Soap 3/6 Wednesday 15th. 1^1/2 Dozen Herrings of Iden Goble /6d. Shingle making. Thursday 16th. Shingle making Friday 17th. Saturday 18th. Bought at L.& Ruby one Dollars worth of Sugar 3 axes at 6.30 d each. Sunday 19th. Monday 20th. Salter returned one day on account of his road work. Father at Reeder raising - shingle making Machine for father from John Goble. Tuesday 21st. Salter returned second days work. Wednesday 22nd 1 dozen herrings from Stewart 1 s. 10 from Iden Goble 9 d. Thursday 23rd. Friday 24th. Saturday 25 By Fred from L.& Rubys 30 lb of Rice at 4^1/2 11.3 d. 2 lbs of Coffee 2/6 a. 1 Do Candles 1 s. 1 d. Sunday 26th. Monday 27th. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/87ec971a9f35fb208b94008455fff2a2.pdf b48ab6e45dcd34b20c631d3fff7eb142 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday 28th Robert to Shupes raising. Wednesday 29th. Thursday 30th. 2 dozen fish from Iden. Friday 31st. In the afternoon at Idens raising. omitted yesterday 1.05 lbs of flour of Fraser bag and all. Mother at the store. bill not known. September Saturday 1st. Sunday 2nd. Monday 3rd. This afternoon commenced cutting wheat. Tuesday 4th. Wednesday 5th. Fish 1 dozen 9 d [[?]] Thursday 6th Half head and 10 pounds of pork of Stewart 5/8 d. Friday 7th. Saturday 8th. These two last days we have got some wheat under cover. Sunday 9th. Monday 10th. Cut Pease. Finished cutting wheat, and commenced on the Oats. 1 Dozen fish from Iden 9 d. Tuesday 11th. Wednesday 12th. Bill of Things got by mother at Rubyes as before mentioned 16/1 d. One Dollars worth of Sugar by me today. After lumber to Staffords in the morning, rain in the afternoon. Thursday 13th. 121 pounds of flour of Fraser bag and all. Drawing lumber from saw mill. cutting oats and barley. Friday 14th. Finished cutting oats Saturday 15th. 2 dozen fish Iden 1.6 d finished drawing in wheat. Sunday 16th. Monday 17th. Wet all day. Tuesday 18th Making shingle. Wednesday 19th. Loging, Thrashing wheat for seed at Staffords. Thursday 5 bushels of wheat of Stafford. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/022eefe00efe1ed9ee475e586d344621.pdf 8cdc9b7898aa9032d53954fe1292782b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. for which he is to have 5 bushels of spring wheat. 3 yds of Satinnet at 3/8 per yd. one Barrel of Salt 15/s 2 Dozen fish from Iden Goble 1.6 d. Friday 21st. Shingle making, 1 doz fish 9d. of Iden. Saturday 22nd. Sowed 4 bushel of wheat. Sunday 23rd Brought the calf out for first time Monday 24th. Tuesday 25. 1 Dozen fish from Iden. Wednesday 26th. Bought at L.& Ruby 2 lbs of coffee 2/6 d ^1/2 lb of Tea 1..10^1/2 d 1 yd of linen and binding 1/0 d 1 oz. nutmeg 7^1/2d. Large tin dish 3/1^1/2d 1 lb of candle 1/1 d. Thursday 27. Friday 28th. Saturday 29th. Father getting in barley. Sunday 30th. October Monday 1st. Bought of L.& Ruby 26 lbs of Pork at 7^1/2per lb 16.3d. 20 lbs of Rice 4^1/2 per lb 5/10 of Sugar 5/0 d Balance on goods 1.0^1/2 d due L and Ruby. Onions of Iden as pay for wheat and Timothy. Tuesday 2nd. Robert raising Browns Mill 2 dozen fish Iden Goble 1.6 d. Wednesday 3rd. Thursday 4th. Friday 5th. Saturday 6th. Bought goods of L.& Ruby 3.3 d. Sunday 7th. Monday 8th. Dug 27 pailfuls of potatoes. Tuesday 9th. Dug 34 pailfuls of potatoes 2 Doz fish of Iden 1.6 d. Wednesday 10th. Dug 46 pailfuls potatoes. One Dung pork 7 lbs of candles paid 4/10^1/2 Thursday 11th. Dug 34 pailfuls of potatoes. put 34 bags of corn over head this week. Friday 12th. Saturday 13th. Sunday 14th. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6297219c1d8cc8f6aacec98f05b6c681.pdf 96a29067063e8512c8867d55d5944a4b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday 15th. Borrowed 10 dollers of Mrs J. Goble and with it paid fraser for 1 barrel of flour. Tuesday 16th. Wednesday 17th. 2 Dozen fish of Iden. 1..6d. Thursday 18th. Fred went to Store. 1 pair of Braces 9d., finished gathering corn. 40 pails of potatoes Friday 19th. 45 pails of potatoes. Saturday 20th. 2 Doz. fish Iden 1/6 d. 32 pails of potatoes. Sunday 21st. 2 Doz. fish of Uncle Iden Monday 22nd. Dug 85 pails of potatoes Tuesday 23rd. Dug 7 pails of potatoes but had to quit as it snowed some and was very cold. Wednesday 24th. Settled with James Salter, and received in payment for work done during the summer 2 loads of Pumpkins. Thursday 25th. Bought of L.& R. Candles 2/2 d Nutmeg 7^1/2 d. Bought one Whiskey Barl. 3/5 d. Friday 26th. Carried 2 Barrels of fish for a man to 11 Con. of Bruce 3 Dollars. Saturday 27th. Dug 31 pails of potatoes. Sunday 28th. Monday 29th. Dug pails of potatoes. Craigs presented us a pair of Ducks. Bought 12 chickens of Fraser 4/5 d n/pd. Tuesday 30th. Wednesday 31st. November Thursday 1st. Fine weather. Friday 2nd. Saturday 3rd. 3 Doz. Herrings Iden. Sunday 4th. Monday 5th. Tuesday 6th. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f52d91eb95a6ff80bef872e505b3111d.pdf 5da8be145415202140467ce45fdec439 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday 7th. White fish and Trout of Iden 2.3 d. Thursday 8th. Friday 9th. Saturday 10th. 2 Doz. herrings of Stuart N.P. Sunday 11th. Monday 12th. Went to village 1 Pair of Boots for Robert 3^1/2 Dollars. leather 7^1/2 d. Gallon of oil 6.3 d 2 Buckles 4 d. cotton. 4 d. all paid. Tuesday 13th. Wednesday 14th. 2 dozen fish of Stuart. 1^1/2 Bushels of potatoes of Iden to be paid in ox labour. Thursday 15th, 2 white fish 1/3 d. 2 Doz. fish 1/6 d. Began to feed pigs on mush on Thursday evening. Boiled to the present 84 pints of c meal. Omitted on the 14th. By Fred Bought of L & Ruby bill 13/9d. Friday 16th. Saturday 17th. Boiled 46 pints of corn Boots for Phill of L & Ruby 3 Dollars. Sunday 18th. Monday 19th. 30 Pints of corn for hogs 1 chick of Fraser. Tuesday 20th. Laid out the underbrushingon Iden & Johns Lots. 30 Pints of corn for hogs. A call from Shantzs for Father. Phil with oxen half the day at Salters. Wednesday 21st. ^1/2 day with oxen. Dr. Boiled 21 pints of corn for hogs. Bought of L & Ruby 3 pairs of Boots for 2 d. [[?]] pound of Candles 1/1d. 10 lbs of cut nails 3.9 d. Envelopes 7^1/2 d. Two Bell straps 6.3 d. Thursday 22nd. 42 pints of corn for the pigs. Friday 23rd. [[Ditto]] Do. Do. Do. Saturday 24th. 56 Do. Do. Sunday 25th. 28 Do. Do. Monday 26th. 42 Do. Do. Tuesday 27th. 27 Do. Do. Pulling sweeds. Wednesday 27th. 42 Do. Do. Bought of L.& Ruby to the amount of £ 2.0.3 d. Posted letter to Mrs Alfred Parker. Thursday 29th. Paid Iden 3 lbs of nails due on account of Trap. Boiled corn 34 pints. Phill working at Stewarts Friday 30th. 42 pints of corn. December Saturday 1st. 28 pints of corn Sunday 2nd 28 pints of corn Monday 3rd. 42 pints of corn https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5d0908b33d6c18526405d12f413aed72.pdf c67d65149e0fe48b894b4cbaa1c8797f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday 4th, 42 pints of corn Wednesday 5th. Carried to village by boat potatoes sold. 20^1/2 d. 1/2 dollar per bush. 28 pints of corn. Thursday 6th. Robert to Bullers raising. Friday 7th. 42 pints of corn. Saturday 8th. Helping Stuart to saw shingle blocks 42 pints of corn. Sunday 9th. 28 pints of corn. Monday 10th. Tuesday 11th. 48 pints of corn. Paid ^1/2 a Dollar for making two pair of mitts and 5^1/2 for fish. Wednesday 11th. Bought of Lenhen & Ruby 1^1/2 lbs of rope one coffee mill one bar of soap total 4^1/4 d paid postage on letter to Fraser 3 d. Thursday 12th. to Mouth. Fred, Phil, and me with potatoes. 8 Dollars 3 york shillings. sold two hogs. Friday 13th. Killed hogs Mr Goble helping. W Saturday 15th. Carried hogs to Mouth on Sleigh sow weighed 163 lbs. Hog 165 lbs sow at 10 cent hog 10^1/2 received for both 32^1/2 Dollars bought one lb of tea 3/9 d. paid to Robert Reid 7/9 d. being subscription for New of The Week for ensuing year. Bought one light axe for Phill 9 yorkers Sunday 16th. Monday 17th. Tuesday 18th. Wednesday 19th. Took sow to hog. Thursday 20th. Took little sow to hog: Paid to collector 24 Dollars 3 shillings and 11^1/2 d. being my tax for this year. Bought of L.& Ruby per bill 1.0.5d. and on Decem. 15th. box of matches 3.9 d. Friday 21st. Saturday 22nd. Sunday 23 omitted entering on Friday Phill and cattle drawing logs for Stuart. Monday 24th. raising at Stuarts. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a4e94e2fbfcc10b5eb625689ebe9307d.pdf 58f1b677dd7d687ce331772dcd1a4bcf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Phil and oxen half a day Tuesday Christmas day measured the land we chopped for Stuart. 6 Chains. Wednesday 26th. Fred and oxen at Frasers. half a bushel of corn to Iden for toll. Thursday 27th. Friday 28th. Bought of L. & Ruby one bar of Soap 1.3 d. F Saturday 29th. Bought of L. & Ruby 3^0/4 of Raisins A 1.3 d. ^1/2 yd of Mole skin 1.6 d. Paid Turner 1.0.0 £ for 10 bushels of potatoes I had in spring Sunday 30th. Monday 31st. Bought of James Turner a cow 30 Dol. with interest payable in 4 months from this. 466 feet Board measure of plank from Shantz By R&P. 1856 January Tuesday 1st. Balanced accouts with Iden Bill due him for fish shoemaking £3.17.11d. Interest on 45 acres of Land at 6 per cent value of land 5 Dollars per acre and two Notes. value of £14.7.6 d. Interest £4.5 [[?]] Bought sugar kettle £1.5.0 d. received from Iden 1d. Total due Iden for the year 1855 £9.8.0 d. For which Iden received my note payable 12 months from date Total due Iden by me £80..0.6. Wednesday 2nd. Cleaned up 5 Bushels of Barley. Paid ^1/2 Bushel of corn as toll to Gobel Thursday 3rd. 280 feet plank measure. Barley cropped. Friday 4th. Bought of L. & Ruby 1^3/4 lb of rope 1.9 d. Ginger 2 lbs. [[Rosehips?]] 9 shillings. paid. Fetched the first turnips down into the house. Borrowed two Bush of wheat and one bag https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3efb8ae99e9ace51648b51a8d039a512.pdf afd33faa06374df2d7179d17830fe692 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. of Sweeds of J. Stuart. Had the wheat ground. Saturday 5th. Sunday 6th. Monday 7th. Tuesday 8th. 400 feet of Boards from Shantz. Bought Phils Hog 7 Dollars. Wednesday 9th. Thursday 10th. Cleaned 4^1/2 Bush of Barley. Bought L & Ruby goods per bill 15.0 d. Friday 11th. Barrel of Ruby 1.10 per d. Pork Barrel of Staffords paid ^1/2 Dollar. Killed pig weighed 70nlbs. Bought Phils hog 7 Dollars. Saturday 12th. Sunday 13th. Monday 14th. Sow to hog. Tuesday 15th. 3^3/4 of Barley cleared one Bag of wheat of Stuart. Wednesday 16th. John Goble helping after Barn. half Day. Thursday 17th. John Goble helping after Barn all day raising posts and beams Friday 18th. Carried 15 Bushels of potatoes to Rubys set of on my ac. Paid for mending ring for on yoke 1.3 d. Saturday 19th. Sunday 20th. Monday 21st. Mother to Store Bought of L & Ruby 2 bars of soap 4 lbs of nails. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7988ddd4282c21e3b35baecfb4d9b16d.pdf 06c38dc42ee041d4b7090b22ca755829 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday 22nd. Wednesday 23rd. 4 lbs of nails at L & Ruby Thursday 24th. Killed two pigs and old sow pigs weighed 76 & 81 lbs. Friday 25th. Cleaned up 5^1/2 Bushels of Barley Saturday 26th. Half Barn floor fit to thrashing Sunday 27th Monday 28th. Cleaned up 3^1/4 of wheat and sent it to mill. Ringle for on yoke 2.6 d. Tuesday 29th. Phil [[teeming?]] for Pilgrim. Wednesday 30th. Phil came home this evening Thursday 31st. February Friday 1st. lent to John Goble 45 lbs of flour with Bag. Saturday 2nd. Letter from W. Fraser. Sunday 3rd. Monday 4th. Started to Kincardine. cleaned up 11^1/4 bushels of wheat. Tuesday 5th. 1^1/2 Dollar to tea meeting ^1/2 Dollar Ring for Oxen yoke. All paid. Wednesday 6th. Got pease into barn. Thursday 7th. Stewart 111 lbs of which I had borrowed in the fall. Due Robert [[?]] 5 d. Friday 8th. Saturday 9th. a hundred of [[Shorts?]] of Shantz. Sunday 10th. Monday 11th. 56 Sheaves of wheat previously 180 Phil to village for Salter. Tuesday 12 Thrashed 42 Sheaves split 30 rails Wednesday 13th. Paid Stewart the wheat I owed him. - Paid Stafford 5 Bushels due him for fall wheat. Saold 3 Bush of oats at 2.3d. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e345f3c4154c214ea16cccf68a504518.pdf bf4729fe6dcddd98922c2ee30bd3b4d1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday 14th. Friday 15th. Salter working Saturday 16th. Do. 60 of Shrubs of Shantz. Thrashed 44 Sheaves of oats. Sunday 17th. Monday 18th. Thrashed 82 Sheaves. Tuesday 19 Thrashed 20 Sheaves Wednesday 20. 41 Bushels of oats to Stafford at 2.3 d. 4.12.3 Paid to Ruby on my account. Thursday 21. Sold 4 Bushels of oats 9.6 d. 1 Dozen Sheaves 3 shillings. Friday 22nd. Saturday 23rd. Thrashed 32 Sheaves of Oats Sunday 24th. Monday 25th. Thrashed 80 Sheaves for Reced. of Shantz 10 Dollars Paid J. Goble 15 Dollars. Tuesday 26th. Do [[ditto]] 77 D. Wednesday 27th. Thursday 28th. Cleaned up 29 B. of oats. 90 lbs of Shrubs of Shantz 2 oz. of Mustard L & Ruby. Friday 29th. March Saturday 1st. Sunday 2nd. Monday 3rd. Bag of Bran from father Bought S & [[paltry?]] 3 yorkers. Tuesday 4th. Went with Fraser to Arran Wednesday 5th. came from Arran. Reced of Fraser 6 dollars for Myself and [[team?]] and one dollar due me for work done whilst here. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c0cb04d57bf61f69aaaac8d848766491.pdf c4b7aef9520cbf29085620e2daf24e1b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday 6th. Omiited entering on the 4th goods by Fred of L & Ruby one hat 5 shil. pair of pants 13.9 d. Thrashed 64 Sheaves of wheat. Friday 7th. One Gallon of [[Fluid?]] of L & Ruby. Thrashed 40 Sheaves. Saturday 8th. [[?]] Beer. one pair Gloves 3.1^1/2d. ^1/2 yd of Moleskin 1.6 d. pants 15 shillings 14 nails split 30 lbs of Clover seed from Turner 5 Dollars paid also paid for Beef 1 Dollar Thra9th. sher 20 sheaves. Sunday 9th. Monday 10th. Thrasher 98 Sheaves of wheat. Monday bought of L & Ruby 9 yds of Cloth 1 Bag of Bran of Shantz Tuesday 11th. Bought of L & Ruby one Hogshead of butter. Bought 1 Pork Barrel of Stafford ^1/2 paid. Reced [[?]] weighed 150 lbs Thrashed 40 Sheaves of wheat. Wednesday 12th, Cleaned up 17 Bushels of wheat. Thursday 13th. Thrashed 117 sheaves Friday 14th. Received a letter from Shelton [[?]] 10 c. Thrashed 104 sheaves. Saturday 15th. thrashed 80 Do. Sunday 16th. Monday 17th. Tuesday 18th. 5 yds of cloth of Ruby Sent 5 bags of oats to mill. Wednesday 19th. Thursday 20th. letter from W Fraser. Friday 21st. Posted letter to W. Parker and J. [[Maris?]] Saturday 22nd. Sunday 23rd. Monday 24th. 2 Boxes 1.3 oz. Tuesday 25th. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/48bb58ffd559d28d68197eefba810763.pdf 5957f24ec1e7e46c18d82b473a5ed0cb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday 26th. Thursday 27th. Friday 28th. Saturday 29th. Received by Father from Shantz 4 Dollars. Sunday 30th. Monday 31st. Bought of L & Ruby 2 Bars of Soap Bottle of Medicine. Tuesday April 1st Bought one Chaff knife 7.6 d. ^1/2 lb of clout nails 9 d Sheet of tin and two boxes of matches 1^1/2 d. Sold 5^1/2 of egss 4.4^1/2 Paid. Bought of L & Ruby 8 yds at 10 d. Wednesday 2nd Bought of L & Ruby 2^1/2cotton at 4^1/2 one yd of [[?]] 1.3 d Settled with John Goble for the last year Due to him £3 .19.3 d. not P. Thursday 3rd 2 Barrels of flour to Ruby at 8 dollars per brl. Friday 4th. Saturday 5th. [[Facing?]] for chaff took 3 sheaves ^1/4 lb of hops 1.3 d. Fred took Buyers sow to hog. Sunday 6th. Monday 7th. Tuesday 8th. Chaff Engin. of J Goble 10.0 d. Wednesday 9th. Getting out House logs. John Goble helping. Thursday 10th. Bought of Lehnen & Ruby 3 axe handles 3.0 d. & 11 lbs of Dried Apples https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/34ffe44f344fa58199e272f54726bb64.pdf 8204e833d59e9506527077186f0c47e7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. John Goble helping. Friday 11th. On Bows of [[?]] 2.6.d. per John Goble helping. Saturday 12th. Turnip cutter 10 n 0 d. Pd. 2 lb of candles & 3 d of lolypops. Sunday 13th. Monday 14th. Cleaned up 10 bush. of wheat Bought of L & Ruby whip and handle and combs 2.8^1/2 d. Phil went on [[trail?]] Tuesday 15th. 3^1/2 Bushels of wheat cleared Wednesday 16th. Brother home from Shantzs Brought cash 12 Dollars. Received from W Fraser of Kincardine 25 Dollars bring balance due to Father Mon June 9th Father to Shantzs. June 10th Bought of Shantz 28 lbs of [[Shorts?]] & 40 lbs of bran 11th Sold 5 pigs at 5 weeks for 6^1/4 Dollars Let Salter have two N.P. 14th [[Bull?]] to Iden. 1 Dollar and 7^1/2 d for tobacco. For Shoe mending & 9 shillings. Paid John Goble for Shard cutter 9 shillings. 2.3 d of Shantz 108 lbs of bran. of Shorts 100 lbs 4^1/2 Dollars per barrel of Len & Ruby 4 bushels of dried apples 10 Dollars https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/03ac5b0b6941b90a704559ea4dfe1f28.pdf 643091cca7497d9886d5c8b3a7616170 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 1st Father returned from Shantzs. 3 weeks. 1857 June Monday 22 na. Sturgeon of J Goble one Dollar ten cents. 25th. Do[[ditto]] of Stewart one Dollar twenty cents. Fish for Stewart 14 lbs 70 cents D D 16lbs Iden Goble mendning Brothers boots for Doller. August 18th. Began to cut Fall wheat Finished on lst of Sept. 31st. James Stewart 87 lbs of flour being part pay for cutting Spring wheat. Began to cut spring wheat on the 27th. Finished 29. Cleaned and sent 9^1/2 Bush. of fall wheat to mill. September 1st. Finished carting fall wheat. 2nd. 71 lbs of flour to John Goble being part pay for cutting spring wheat. Stewart cut my grass seed. not Paid. 7th. Bought of Fenwick 42^1/2 lbs of fish ro be paid in flour 8th. Commenced threshing with https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/553c76358593a2ba8ac0e05c496c1a80.pdf ae3c59e9bdb3a49b7b93f6c4ff993b27 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Swintons Machine finished (fall wheat) on the tenth at noon. Due Swinton 12 Dollars. Two sperm of Horses from Shantz. two days at five Dol. per day. Robert Edgar one day. Aron Fortney one day. James Stewart two days. John Goble two days. 10^1/2lbs of of John Goble. 12th. 12 Bush of wheat to mill 15th. 56 lbs of flour as pay for fish to Renwick. 90 lbs do. to John Goble which pays him for cutting spring wheat and leaves 41 lbs due to me. James Stewart 87 lbs flour which pays his share for Harvesting spring wheat and leaves 84 lbs due to me. 14th. Sowed 3^1/4 Bush. of Fall wheat. 18th Sent 16 Bush of wheat to mill. 25th. Finished oat Harvest. 26th. Finished Harvest by getting up pease. October 2nd. Sent 16 Bush of wheat to mill. 3rd. Sowed 9^1/4 Bushels of wheat. 13th. Sowed 7^1/2 Bushels James Stewart Borrowed 297 lbs of flour https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7cca0469dc71237b70b952cb621457e9.pdf 13ae43b45d95d90c74755ce22b15d778 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. James Stewart borrowed 227 lbs of flour Oct 3rd. Sold 243 Bush. and 13 lbs of Fall wheat at 3.9 per Bush. 24 Received pay for wheat 182 Dollars and 9^1/2 d. Bought of MacLaren Tobacco 17^1/2 lbs 4 .Dol one shilling and 7^1/2 d. Salt 2 barrels 6 Dol. Box of Candles 38 lbs 7 Dol. 1 a 2d. White fish ^1/2 Barrel 4^1/2 Dol Paid Swinton for 2 days thrashing 12 Dol. Took up note for Fred 16 Dol. Paid Ruby 100 Dol. Paid Schwendker for Phillips Vest 1^3/4 Dol. Paid to Ahrens $5.95. Paid to John Goble Interest due last April & 10 Dol. Craig for pigs 4^1/2 Dol. Oct 28. Gave my note for a piece of Cloth Due in one year from date Dec 4th. Bought of John Fellon a [[?]] for which I gave my note for the sum of 25 Dol payable 13 months from date. 11th 2 Pair of Boots of Ahrens 9 Dol. to be paid in the middle of January. 12th. 4 Bush. of barley, to Fortney it being part pay for cradling Barley. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1299a4f77c5796f67eebd472f4b742b1.pdf abffeb1b050e64ec2f2dacb21b0ea248 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Balanced accounts with James Stewart Balance due him on account 7 s. 5 d. Received from him his share of road money 6 D. and one Dol. for Viol. Paid him one Dollar and a half After adding all the flour account together and settling for cutting Timothy seed. There is yet due me 545 lbs. Pease 16^1/2 Bushels. Sold to John one and a half Bush. To Iden 4 Bush. Mr. J. Goble half a day Killing bull and picking lumber. 1858 February 16 received from James Stewart 234 lbs of flour as a return for that borrowed. 234+116=371 545-343=174-.99=.75 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5adf480e38c7e70e52d8523e055a8a92.pdf 858cb2342952d3d2983502b0793f77f4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. [[blank page. Some figures indecipherable in pencil in middle of page]] 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 Nathaniel E. Leeder Sr. Diary Collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nathaniel Edward Leeder Sr. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1854-1895 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Bruce County, Saugeen Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Nathaniel E. Leeder Sr. Diary, 1854-1858 Nathaniel E. Leeder Sr. Diary, 1859-1861 Nathaniel E. Leeder Sr. Diary, 1861-1862 Nathaniel E. Leeder Sr. Diary, 1862-1863 Nathaniel E. Leeder Sr. Diary, 1863-1867 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript 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 Nathaniel E. Leeder Sr. Diary, 1854-1858 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nathaniel E. Leeder Sr. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1854-1858 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Bruce County, Saugeen Township Date Created Date of creation of the resource. November 5, 1854 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1854 P.S.</p> <p>Day book and Memoranda</p> <p>November 5th. Sunday This day I commence keeping a Memoranda of weather work and Business transactions. Cold with a thin layer of snow.</p> <p>Monday 6.th Raining all day. 3 ^1/2 dozen herrings at a York shilling per D.</p> <p>Tuesday 7th. Forenoon rainy but cleared off in the afternoon.</p> <p>Wednesday 8th. Fine weather. 2 white fish from 9 Iden Goble at 7 ^1/2 each. Cow sick.</p> <p>Thursday 9th.</p> <p>Friday 10th. Cutting corn stalks. 43 pounds of pork from Thurner. 11 lbs of candle fat. Cow improving</p> <p>Saturday 11th. Digging potatoes and odd jobs. 2 doz. herrings at 7 ^{1/2 d} and P.d. and 8 lbs. of white fish at 3 cents per lb. Began to rain at night.</p> <p>Sunday 12th. Cloudy all day with a sligh fall of snow in the evening.</p> <p>Monday 13th. Sleet and snow from the South-west. 87 ^1/2 Dox. herrings at 7 ^1/2 p. Doz. from Iden Goble which we had him pack in a pork and whiskey barrels.</p> <p>Tuesday 14th. Cold with snow. Cut a few logs for the oxshed. Shelled corn &amp;c.</p> <p>Wednesday 15th. Morning wet but cleared off at noon. Cutting logs for ox shed: sawing clapboard lengths and digging trench for potatoes. Trout from Iden Goble 1 shilling cur</p> <p>Thursday 16th. Cold and cloudy. A light coat of snow on the ground Getting out clapboard stuff. Digging trench. Filling up a manger in ox shed. Fred hunting oxen all day</p> <p>Friday 17th. Morning showery, sunshine at midday and rain in the afternoon. Fred after oxen all day. Boiled some pumpkins digging trench for turnips and splitting Clapboards.</p> <p>Saturday 18th Snow falling all day in intervales and thawing. putting oxen-cogs on ox shed and getting them oats</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>P.2. Sunday 19th Cold with showers of hail and snow.</p> <p>Monday 20th Snowing all the morning. Rob and Fred went to the village and brought 9 lbs of clapboard nails and 6 ^{1/2 d} shingle nails Booked to me. Shelling corn, dawing</p> <p>Tuesday 21st Fine ale day, with 16 inches snow on the ground. finished putting up on shed.</p> <p>Wednesday 22nd Fresh morning. Snowing all day. Putting roof on the on shed but did not finish.</p> <p>Thursday 23rd I left Saugeen for Hamilton to get the money, sent by our friends in England. I left Robert to keep day book. Fine and blowing all the day. finished roofing the on shed, Ground corn. Bedeck the <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a>. Snow almost all gone.</p> <p>Friday 24th Raining all day. Crosssurveyor the path. and chopped a little fine wood.</p> <p>Saturday 25th Very wet alll day. 15 ^{1/2 d} lbs of white fish from John Est 1.11 d not Paid</p> <p>Sunday 26th Snowing all day.</p> <p>Monday 27th Fine the fore part of the day but clouded over in the afternoon. Father and Robert Underbrushing. Fred and Phillip hunting the beach after butter</p> <p>Tuesday 28th Dull in the morning. Fine in the afternoon. Underbrushing in the morning but after turnips in the afternoon.</p> <p>Wednesday 29th Cloudy with sunshine at intervals. Finished putting the white turnips and carted it 5 bag fuls into the cellar.</p> <p>Thursday 30th Sharp wind and snowing most of the time.</p> <p>December Friday 1st Very strong wind with snow. Ground a little corn piercingly cold</p> <p>Saturday 2nd fine cool and cloudy. Underbrushing. Cutting firewood.</p> <p>Sunday 3rd Cold and snowing all day.</p> <p>Monday 4th Went Underbrushing but the cold was so intense we were</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>obliged to return put a few pieces of wood for the fire.</p> <p>Tuesday 5th Strong wind and snowing. Ground some corn and cut a little fire wood.</p> <p>Wednesday 6th Milder but snowing all day; fetched 4 bags of turnips home cut fire wood</p> <p>Thursday 7th Very cold and windy: cut some fire wood fetched some turnips home.</p> <p>Friday 8th, I came home this morning and went to Turners in Hespler noon and paid for the cow. Sleighed turnips home. Paid 20 Dollars for cow.</p> <p>Saturday 9th Gathering moss for stopping roof of house, drawing turnips home, mild and thawing,</p> <p>Sunday 10th Thawing with a light frost.</p> <p>Monday 11th Cold with flights of snow at intervals. Robert stopping roof with moss. Philly attending to the cow and oxen, Father Fred grinding corn in Morning. Father after tub on lake Shore in the afternoon. Boiling pumpkins went to Kennedys store fetched 1 gallon of oil and two pairs of boots boots 3 Dol. per pair oil 2 Dol. did not pay. Settled with Turner for 11 pounds of tallow a 5 d per lb. and 43 lbs of at 3 dol. 1.2.6d left 6d. due me. Emptied privy, chopped fire wood.</p> <p>Tuesday 12th. Boiling pumpkins, cutting firewoord, cutting logs for turnip cellar, grinding wheat, stopping roof of house with miss. Morning cold with flights of snow finer in the afternoon,</p> <p>Wednesday 13th Boiling pumpkins, cutting logs, getting brush into our shed. Bought Brick saw of John Goble 3.9 d. Fixing frame on <a href="/index.php?title=Shed%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Shed? (page does not exist)">shed?</a> 1 shilling sold to <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> one Butchers knife and 6 awls. Settled with Mrs Goble for washing and cooking 11 s. 3 d. due Iden Goble 1 Dollar and ^{1/2 d} and 8 ^{1/2 d} d. mending shoes</p> <p>Thursday 14th. Getting logs for fire wood. Boiling pumpkins, and underbrushing fine and dry preceded by slight frost</p> <p>Friday 15th. Mild cloudy day. Boiling pumpkins, and underbrushing, signed petition for division of Saugeen into wards. Cash in hand 30 £ 12 s. 1 ^{1/2 d} d. I have not yet made out the account of money expended on journey.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday 16th. Cold in the morning bitterly cold in the afternoon underbrushing, boiling pumpkins. Took the sow to Shantz hog. Settled with Kennedy 2.10.0 d left 5 d due Kennedy.</p> <p>Sunday 17th Cold, dull, fine.</p> <p>Monday 18th Extremely cold, went to Conaways to get proper papers on Iden, and John Gobles land, but did not get them. Paid Kennedy 5 d. spent 1.5 d on breadstuf at the village. Costed Miles Wilton's letter at Arran. P.O. Grinding corn, boiling pumpkins, underbrushing, shelling corn.</p> <p>Tueday 19th Cold but fine. Went to Salter's with oxen and helped to put up log leanto. Boiling pumpkins, under Brushing, fetching sow home. A men called for Father to go off milling to Kincardine. One short from Paul Nedy's 4 s. 4 ^1/2d.</p> <p>Wednesday 20th Cold and dull, Under brushing. finished boiling pumpkins drawing turnips home and fire wood drawing and chopping. The following is an account of moneys expended by me since leaving for Hamilton. For board lodging and drink £3.11.1^1/2d. Pair of Boots £1.0.0 Seeds 15 Shillings. Stove Bridges 2.6 d. Mr G. Leeds for trouble 5.0 ditto travelling expenses 8..8d. Settled with him for money borrowed at £2.10.0. Pair of pants 13..0 d. 2 shirts 18..9 d. Books 3.^1/2d. Settled with Donald Gordon for apple trees £2.9.4 d. Pipe 1.6 d. Nails 1.10^1/2d. Settled with Turner for cow 5.0.0 d. paid the monet to the wife. Settled for pork and tallow £1..2.6 Turner owed me 3 shillings gave him 1.0.0 d. leaves 6 d. due me. Paid in advance to Robert Reid 7..6 d. A Quarters Postage in advance 4 d. Postage on two letters 9 d. one of them to P.S. Stevenson Esquire. Hamilton. One poundd of biscuit 9 d. Goods from Calders 8.9 d. Settled with Mrs J. Goble. 11..3 d. Total £17.0.2^1/2d.</p> <p>Thursday 21st Cold fine pleasant. Underbrushing. Father started</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>for Kinkardine to Frasers mill to work started about half past 3 in the morning. Father 1.0.0.</p> <p>Friday 22nd. Sunshine with a most severe frost. Shelling and grinding corn. Went to Turners for a little flour but could not get it. Cutting fire wood and Underbrushing.</p> <p>Saturday 23rd Morning, Cold but fine Milder in the course of the day. Went to the mouth; settled with Calder £7.7.6 due him for store goods and provisions. Paid £2.7.3 d. for 8 ^1/2 yds of Canadian Cloth 1 shillings worth of thread 4 pounds of shot at 7 ^1/2 per lbs. 3 boxes of gun caps at 5 per box. Paid 2 s.6 d. to Tailor for cutting out 2 pair of trousers.</p> <p>Sunday 24th Mild and lowering in the morning but sun shine for a considerable part of the day: thawing very fast.</p> <p>Monday 25th Getting up sweeds all day it being mild and pleasant. Robert broke Iden's turnip knife. In the evening I settled up accounts with Iden for the past year money due him in all £14.7.6^1/2 Potatoes £5.0.0. and bill for fish stomaching <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> 9.7.6^1/2 d. I gave two Notes payable to Iden in order on demand. one of accounts are ignored for the past year. The notes are dated from 26th.</p> <p>Tuesday 26th White frost but got out mild during the day; Got all the sweeds that could be see: ground corn Phillip doing odd jobs.</p> <p>Wednesday 27th Extremely mild with slight frost in the evening. Underbrushing Fred cutting stumps.</p> <p>Thursday 29th Mild and wet but in the after part of the day extremely cold with snow. Shelling corn. Making one handle grinding corn etc.</p> <p>Friday 30th Fining stove. Went to Turners ^1/2 barrel and 12 pounds of flour £1.1.0 27^3/4 of Beff at 4^1/2d. S 10.4^1/2d. 8 lbs tallow S 6.8 d. 6 d paid me.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Broke the runner off the sleigh. Very cold all day.</p> <p>Saturday 30th Grinding corn. Mending sleigh. Cutting fire wood. Making saw horse. drawing fire wood. Phillip suffering with pain in the teeth. Paid Mr J Goble for forty two pounds of borrowed flour in flour. Fine and cool.</p> <p>Sunday 31st Milder and Fine but not thawing.</p> <p>Monday 1st 1855. January Mild and pleasant. Chopping Phil went to Turners this morning.</p> <p>Tuesday 2nd. Mild and beautiful thawing all day. Underbrushing got 5 tubfuls of Sweeds home. Got the puppy home from Iden Gobles.</p> <p>Wednesday 3rd. Mild and pleasant. Snow nearly all gone. Pulling turnips. cutting corn stalks etc. Strong wind blowing from the South east.</p> <p>Thursday 4th. Rain in early morning, but cleared off Fine and cold with rain in northwest. Me and Robert at Craigs raising roof pulling turnips.</p> <p>Friday 5th. Cold but pleasant. 3 of us to Craigs raising in the morn Phil to Kennedys: after turnips, underbrushing, setting up six troughs. Paul to George Burnes <a href="/index.php?title=Canes%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Canes? (page does not exist)">Canes?</a> for 1854 £2.17. 8 ^1/2 d. Began to feed sweeds.</p> <p>Saturday 6th. Rain, warm with strong easterly wind. Shelling corn. Cutting fire wood. digging parsnips pulling sweeds.</p> <p>Sunday 7th. Fine but cool. very remarkable weather for the time of the year. The snow here all disappeared and the weather is more like Spring.</p> <p>Monday 8th. Fine and cool. ground bare and quite hard: Ground corn to bushel of corn to Iden Goble for toll due him. Underbrushing. Examined potatoe heaps and found many</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>rotted.</p> <p>Tuesday 9th fine and cool Underbrushing. Finished about four acres laid out by Robert while I was away to Hamilton.</p> <p>Wednesday 10th. Weather cool and pleasant. Attended school meeting Put 11 ^1/2 bags of sweeds into cellar. Gathered Idens Sweeds tops together. Began Underbrushing on Idens lot. Fred chopping all the morning.</p> <p>Thursday 11th. Cool and cloudy rain and snow during the day heavy rain in the evening wind south west. Logging.</p> <p>Friday 12th Morning cool and cloudy rain in the evening. Underbrushing. Received a letter from Father ^1/2d. Fred down the beach in the morning. Cow &amp; oxen went off but did not return.</p> <p>Saturday 13th Snowing and blowing from the north. very cold. Sow Breaming fetched Fullers Hog. Shelling corn. Fred went to Mouth. A letter <a href="/index.php?title=Jon%3F_Tom%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Jon? Tom? (page does not exist)">Jon? Tom?</a> <a href="/index.php?title=Soynes%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Soynes? (page does not exist)">Soynes?</a> 10 d 3 Milk pans 5.7 ^1/2 d. Spent 2 d. <a href="/index.php?title=%3FPosten%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="?Posten? (page does not exist)">?Posten?</a> News to <a href="/index.php?title=%3FThede%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="?Thede? (page does not exist)">?Thede?</a> Wilson. And letter to G Leeds. Cutting fire wood. Phil fetched oxen home from Parishes. Grind my corn.</p> <p>Sunday 14th. Extremely cold snow in the evening.</p> <p>Monday 15th Cold and dull. Drawing home swedes 2 bag fulls and to tubfuls. drew home two sleigh loads of corn stalkes. carried Idens 2 Kettles home. Fred went to Turners and Tailors. Phil chopping. Rob and me after flour to Kennedys 111 lb at 7^1/2 per barrel candle moulds 2 shillings Shirt Father got total 1.7.2 ^1/2 paid.</p> <p>Tuesday 16th. Mild and pleasant. Me and J Goble began to get out stuff for sleigh. Took Fullers Hog home. Chopping.</p> <p>Wednesday 17th. Fine and thawing. Getting out stuff for sleigh in morning raising school house in afternoon. Boys chopping.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday 18th. Snowing and blowing not very cold. Father came home. Getting out sleigh stuff. Chopping. Phil to post Office.</p> <p>Friday 19th. Cloudy and fine. Fred to village pocket stuff 2.6 d. Paid to Postmaster 3 on paper which was not due and 1 d on neighbours papers and self 1 d ordered oil can after sleigh.</p> <p>Saturday 20th Cool and cloudy. After sleigh getting 11 bags of Swedes home cutting firewood Phil with oxen to Stuarts drawing barn logs.</p> <p>Sunday 21st. Cool and cloudy, snowing and blowing later in the in the day: 8 pounds of tallow from Turners by Iden Goble paid for us before mentioned.</p> <p>Monday 22nd. Blowing hard from the west, with snow. After sleigh Boys doing odd jobs. Father started for Kincardine</p> <p>Tuesday 23rd. Very cold wind west, but not much of it snowing gently all day. Phil drawing barn logs for Stuart. Chopping etc.</p> <p>Wednesday 24th Cold and snowing. Chopping.</p> <p>Thursday 25th. Cold and fine, chopping etc.</p> <p>Friday 26th. Wind in the north cold in the afternoon storming. Chopping.</p> <p>Saturday 27th. Cold storming in the after part of the day. Shelling corn grinding. Chopping fire wood. Chopping. Phil to Kennedys. soap 1.6 ^1/2 d. soda 3 d. Pair of <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> from Oden Goble 13 shillings.</p> <p>Sunday 28th Fine and cold. cloudy in the afternoon</p> <p>Monday 29th Snowing went to Kennedys 115 pounds of flour 19. 5 ^1/2 d.for Month. <a href="/index.php?title=Sleigh%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Sleigh? (page does not exist)">Sleigh?</a> skirting 1 shilling paid. Shelling corn.</p> <p>Tuesday 20th Snowing and blowing all day, milder. Shelling corn.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday 31st. Mild, cloudy, fine. Shelling corn. Phil and Robert fetched the Sleigh home and began to break a row in the line. Iden Goble mending Roberts Boots 3.9 per pair.</p> <p>February Thursday 1st. Blowing from the west, cold and some snow. Robert and Fred clearing the house and chopping wood. Phil and ne breaking a row to the line. carried some corn to Staffords on the way to the vollage paid 7 ^1/2 d.</p> <p>Friday 2nd. Cold and blowing. Went to sawmill got 100 feet of lumber at 1 Dollar not paid. Making sleighbox. Getting Sweeds in 8 tubfuls and 9 bag fuls.</p> <p>Saturday 3rd. Cold and storming in the evening. very cold. Carried 26 bushels of corn to Loynes received in payment 19 ^1/2 Dollars. 4 pounds of coffee, 2 yds of <a href="/index.php?title=Portsethy%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Portsethy? (page does not exist)">portsethy?</a> and one crock 10 shillings. Broke crockpot coming home. 12 dray teeth and 1 <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> 1 .11.0d Paid. Brought leather for Iden. Brought ^1/2 hundred of Sugar for Kennedy from Spence's not settled. Brought 1 hundred of flour from Staffords for Stuart.</p> <p>Sunday 4th. Very cold wind in the east.</p> <p>Monday 5th. Intensely cold all day. sunshine wind east North East. not much of it. Doing a few odd jobs in the house. In the afternoon cutting firewood, grinding corn Phil to Kennedys ^1/2 gallon oil 2 oz ginger, ^1/2 oz nutmeg not paid.</p> <p>Tuesday 6th. Extremely cold. little or no wind. Plastering a few of the worst holes in the old shanty cutting firewood.</p> <p>Wednesday 7th. Cold but more moderate. Cutting cordwood. Father came home in the evening.</p> <p>Thursday 8th. More moderate, sunshine. Making axe handle finishing sleigh box making stool cutting cordwood.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday 9th Cold and pleasant. Went to saw mill. Could not get lumber. 123 lbs of flour from Kennedys 1.0.11^1/2 Paid oil and other things. Phillip got 5.7^1/2 paid. me 1.3 bringing sugar. Robert and Fred chopping. Went to Salters for 2 barrels of fish for Kennedy.</p> <p>Saturday 10th. Chopping. Fine and mild.</p> <p>Sunday 11th. Fine and pleasant a few flakes of snow falling in the morning and during the night.</p> <p>Monday 12th. Mild wind from the East. In the afternoon stormy. Chopping till noon. Mother began to use the last bag of flour.</p> <p>Tuesday 13th. Strong wind from the east and very mild. <a href="/index.php?title=Snowing%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Snowing? (page does not exist)">Snowing?</a> and raining all day. Went to Kennedy with Salters fish also to the Mouth paid for <a href="/index.php?title=Ten%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Ten? (page does not exist)">ten?</a> corn 5.0 sh. for molasses 5.0 for flannell 3.6 for matches 3 d. received from Reid the 3 d paid by mistake to Roy. Paid to Roy at Kennedys for 42 pounds of flour for J. Goble Paid 1..3 for oil can for Father received 1..3 from etc. for etc.</p> <p>Wednesday 14th. Mild with a few light showers in the evening. snow. Father left for Kinkardine <a href="/index.php?title=Phil%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Phil? (page does not exist)">Phil?</a> drove him in the sleigh to Bruce. Received from father 10.0 d chopping.</p> <p>Thursday 15th. Slight frost but mild during the day chopping getting sweeds in and some wood home. half sleighbox of sweeds.</p> <p>Friday 16th. slight frost and some snow. Wind north west Chopping.</p> <p>Saturday 17th. Dull cool wind from the north west with a little snow chief part of the day cutting fire wood, chopping. Fred doing odd jobs all the morning. Phil at home in the afternoon. Received the Canadian Agriculturalist for February.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday 18th Dull and cool</p> <p>Monday 19th. Dull wind in the north west very little of it. cold. Chopping.</p> <p>Tuesday 20th Cold clear in the morning, warm sunshine during the day. Chopping.</p> <p>Wednesday 21st. Cloudy in the morning but cleared out a warm sunshiny day. finished chopping the piece that was underbushed previous to the last underbrushing.</p> <p>Thursday 22nd. Dull and cold. Chopping in the morning but came home on account of the cold. Getting fire wood in the afternoon. Phil went with Salter for his things to John bulls corners.</p> <p>Friday 23rd Very cold with sunshne at intervals. Cutting fire wood. Fred to village 7 of soap, 2..10 d paid. J. Goble putting hoops on Stuarts churn 7^1/2d. New churn for Mother. Myself in house all day with bad cold.</p> <p>Saturday 24th. Very cold wind from the west snowing slightly. Went to Turners got 103 lbs of flour 15 shillings Got parer for Axe 7..6 d. Turner and me square Robert and Fred after fire wood.</p> <p>Sunday 25th. Cold with north westerly wind and snowing at intervals.</p> <p>Monday 26th Cold with westerly wind snowing at intervals. Got one load of sweeds into cellar cleared dirt out of pigs pen. We have not been able to chop on account of the wind and cold. Began the last bag of flour</p> <p>Tuesday 27th Cold sunshine in the forenoon but dull towards night Chopping.</p> <p>Wednesday 28th Cold fine and pleasant: chopping. To Iden Goble mending Phillips boots 3..9 d not paid.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March Thursday 1st. Mild and pleasant. wind south east. Attended meeting at Staffords gave to Patriotic fund 2.6 d. paid to Iden Goble 3.9 pence being one years Payment for Canadian Agriculturalist. boys chopping. Father returned from Kincardine 3 weeks hence I have to go for pigs</p> <p>Friday 2nd Mild and snowing wind south. Chopping. Robert suffering from a sore on his thigh.</p> <p>Saturday 3rd. Mild but dull. Chopping. Father out in the afternoon. Robert confined on account of his thigh.</p> <p>Sunday 4th. Mild with strong wind from the south west, very pleasant.</p> <p>Monday 5th. Morning, extremely warm rain thunder and westerly wind in the afternoon and night. Father Robert and Fred chopping. Me and Phillip to the Mouth, 102^1/2 pounds of flour one axe and 1 pound of Sulphur 16..8 d and 6.10^1/2 d. Bottle of Turpentine 1.10^1/2 d. Key for Staple of one yoke 3 ^1/2 d. thread 7 ^1/2d Received note from Town clerk.</p> <p>Tuesday 6th. Morning cool wind north. Chopping drawing fire wood. afternoon Robert cutting fire wood.</p> <p>Wednesday 7th. Morning cool snowing during chief part of the day. Chopping in the morning. fixed the sow house in the afternoon, grinding coffee splitting fire wood. Began the last bag of flour.</p> <p>Thursday 8th. Cool and pleasant in the morning. Storming in the afternoon. Borrowed some lumber of Iden to form a threshing place. Father Robert and Fred Chopping. Phil with me chief part of the day but went to Kennedys bought 2 pounds of soap @ ^1/2 d.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>not paid Friday 9th. Storming from the North west. Father and boys in the house. myself thrashing a little at times. Boots mended.</p> <p>Saturday 10th Morning cold but fine. Chopping. Robert not well. Myself thrashing. John Goble paid me 7.6 for flour from Kennedys as before noticed.</p> <p>Sunday 11th Dull and thawing.</p> <p>Monday 12 Morning fine cool but thawing in the middle of the day. Father to Shantzs to hear if wanted. Robert and Philly got some sweeds into the cellar in the morning. Chopping the rest of the day. Self thrashing.</p> <p>Tuesday 13th Morning cool and windy which increased to a furious storm during the day. Nothing doing. wind in the east.</p> <p>Wednesday 14th Fine mild and pleasant. Chopping. Myself thrashing.</p> <p>Thursday 15th Morning rainy then snowing all the forenoon Wind west. Fine in the afternoon. Cutting firewood thrashing. 2 white fish of Iden Goble 1..3 d. not paid Robert to Kennedys</p> <p>Friday 16th Fine and warm Phillips went to Staffords and got 117 lbs of flour not paid. Chopping in the afternoon. I thrashed a little.</p> <p>Saturday 17th Snow and rain during the day Thrashing. Letter by Uncle Iden. 7^1/2 d.</p> <p>Sunday 18th Day fine and pleasant wind South west.</p> <p>Monday 19th. Morning fine but storming towards night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Went to shells to clean some wheat for Mill about 9 ^1/2 bushels. Went to see Wrights cow, got half a bushel of pease from Turner for which he is to have the same measure of corn. Father Robert and Fred chopping Robert got three tubs and three bags full of sweeds into the cellar.</p> <p>Tuesday 20th. Storming from the south west. Shelled ^1/2 bushel of Corn for Turner.</p> <p>Wednesday 21st. Morning dull and cold afternoon fine with cold. Father and Phill went to Frasers Mill. Let Father have 2 dollars and 3^1/2 d. Went to look a cow on 2 concession: Balanced accounts with James Stuart. Due me for 3 bushels of potatoes 7.6 d. Balance of money due me when he borrowed 5 Dollars ^1/4. Due him for fish 9. ^1/2 d. Balancing due me £ 1.4.7^1/2 d. from Iden Goble 2 white fish 1.3 d. Robert and Fred getting fire wood and chopping.</p> <p>Thursday 22nd. Morning very cold sunshine during the day. Fitting pigsty and getting fire wood</p> <p>Friday 23rd. Storming thawing, fine in the afternoon. Chinking a shed cutting fire wood, chopping. Received 3 Follars from Stuart.</p> <p>Saturday 24th. Very cold wind west north. Father came home late last night from mill leaving the sleigh at Shells of Bruce. Went for sleigh this morning. Flour from our own wheat 3 bags fine shorts corse ditto and bran 2 Barrels on account of wages for one month.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>less one day = 12 Dollars. Cash for Balance for rest of the month 17 Dollars which is one months wages at 30 Dollars. Fred chopped some fire wood. Brought home pigs 3 -- at 1^1/2 Dollars each paid.</p> <p>Sunday 25th. Cold and dull fine in the afternoon. Heavy fall of snow the night previous.</p> <p>Monday 26th. Wind south east blowing hard and snowing heavily nearly all day. Went to J. Turners. Paid him 30 Dollars for which I was to have a cow 48 pounds of Timothy seed and a Coly dog. Brought the cow home with me. Father and boys chopping in the morning.</p> <p>Tuesday 27th. Morning cool, changeable during the day. Father and Boys chopping. Myself thrashing. Bought Roberts hen of him for 1.3 d and paid him 1.3 d as pocket money. Phill is paid and Fred has 3d due him yet.</p> <p>Wednesday 28th. Cool and dull all day. Thrashing. Chopping. Phil drawing home firewood. Fred chopping firewood. 2 whitefish from Iden Goble 1.3 d. and half a bushel of potatoes.</p> <p>Thursday 29th. Cold in the afternoon. fine and pleasant. Father Robert Fred chopping. Phil drawing firewood. Thrashing. Bought Freds hen 1.3 d.</p> <p>Friday 30th. Morning cool, beautifully fine and warm all day. Father Robert and me finished chopping the piece <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> out by Robert. Fred thrashing Kennedys in the afternoon. Coffee 3 lbs, 3.9 and jug 2.0 d paid Letter from Aunt Edmund Leeder. another from Bircham and two Newspapers from Woodson 1. 10 ^1/2 Paid</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday 31st. Mild and thawing with very strong wind from the South west. Robert getting sap boughs to the trees. Father and Phil after logs for firewood. Fred thrashing. Me after hoop stuff and fixing barrels 84 clout nails of John Goble.</p> <p>Sunday 1st of April Cold wind off the lake.</p> <p>Monday 2nd. Cold but clear with wind from the north. Me and Phil went to Turners in the morning. Brought home Timothy Seed as before mentioned and two bushels of potatoes for which Turner is either to have the same measure in return or 2 shillings per bushel. Robert after sap boughs. Father and Fred chopping over on J. Gobles lot. Iden and me measuring lines and measured up the chopping. I did for him. Slashing 2 acres 3 of <a href="/index.php?title=Rods%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Rods? (page does not exist)">rods?</a> Chopping 1 a. 1 <a href="/index.php?title=Rod%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Rod? (page does not exist)">rod?</a> 20 chains. underbrushing 1 a. 3 r. 1 rod.</p> <p>Thursday 3rd. Cold, sunshiny. Father and Phil went to Saw mill came back empty. Fred chopping and Father and Phil in the afternoon. Robert after <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> buckets washing spouts. Coopering made one handle.</p> <p>Wednesday4th. Morning been mild and thawing during the day. Father, Robert, Fred and chopping over in <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a>. Fixed an axe handle carried buckets for trees. Sapping trees in the afternoon. Balerneed arrived with John Goble the result will appear in a day or two.</p> <p>Thursday 5th. Fine mild and pleasant. Robert Phil went to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Turners for 8 bushels of potatoes which makes ten bushels we have had of him. Father and Fred chopping. I after fixing boiling place etc. to Robert helping in the afternoon. two white fish of Iden.</p> <p>Friday 6th. Snowing but mild. fine the latter part of the afternoon. Robert after firewood and Fred ground coffe in the morning chopping in the afternoon. fixing fire place and boiling gathering sap. Iden for mending Freds boots 2..9 d.</p> <p>Saturday 7th. Fine and pleasant. Sow pigged late at night she had 6. Boiled 18 pails ful of sap. Chopping.</p> <p>Sunday 8th. Fine wind in the west. one pig died.</p> <p>Monday 9th. Clear and cool. Boiled down 35 pails ful of sap. Phil went to Shantzs had no lumber. Fred chopping firewood. Father and Robert chopping another pig died.</p> <p>Tuesday 10th. Cold and fine snowing in the afternoon. Chopping. Self thrashing, another pig died.</p> <p>Wednesday 11th. Fine and pleasant. F.R.F. and P. chopping finished John Gobles in the afternoon. Phil chopping firewood Thrashing. Good run of sap all day.</p> <p>Thursday 12th. Frosty morning day fine. fine run of sap partly boiled 34 buckets full of sap. Father chopping. Rob thrashing. Fred and Phil chopping firewood. Phil went to Store spent 6 for paper.</p> <p>Friday 13th. Rain in the morning, fine rest of day. Fred went to village quart of beer 7^1/2 d times from old country 1 d. Johns paper ^1/2 d. spent 1 d Tea 1.10 ^1/2 d. Two buckets of sap and finished boiling down. Father chopping. Robert thrashing. Phil chopping firewood.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday 14th. Fine and warm snow melting very fast. Father and Robert chopping Fred chopping firewood Phil and me went to Staffords cleaned up 12 bushels of wheat Assessor came along in the morning 236 acres of land 3 head of stock <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> at 179 Pounds.</p> <p>Sunday 15th Warm and pleasant</p> <p>Monday 16th. Very warm snow melting fast. Father chopping Robert thrashing. Fred after firewood chopping barn loggs.</p> <p>Tuesday 17th. Warm Dull and raining at intervals during the day. Boiling 19 buckets of sap for vinegar. Father chopping when suitable. Robert thrashing when fine. Fred went to help raise blacksmiths shop in morning: Phil drawing houselogs and fire wood. 4 yards shirting at 8 per yd paid. lost yorker.</p> <p>Wednesday 18th Thunder last night. fine and clear this morning,a few drops of rain in the evening. Father chopping. Robert with Fred thrashing. Phil drawing barn loggs Chopping loggs.</p> <p>Thursday 19th. Rain in the morning, fine and warm during the day. Father Rob. Phil digging potatoes. Fred thrashing oats chopping barn logs. planted 54 and 24 peach stones.</p> <p>Friday 20th. All of us at Stuarts raising morning dull afternoon fine and hot Phil drawing logs. Father and Fred cutting fire wood. Robert and me gardening. Fred went to the store a pound of coffee and a pound of pepper. 2..3d. found the yorker.</p> <p>Saturday 21st, Fine. Robert and Father digging potatoes afternoon me and Robert planted potatoes, onions and sowed. ^1/2 an oz. of onion seed. chopping barn logs myself in the morning. Phil drawing all day. Fred thrashing. Sunday fine and cool.</p> <p>Sunday 22nd Fine and cool.</p> <p>Monday 23 Sharp find frost last night. Warm and fine. Father and Robert digging potatoes. Fred thrashing. Phil drawing logs. bad toothache.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Myself cutting logs. Planted some Rhubarb seed, and Black Spanish radish seed.</p> <p>Tuesday 24th. Fine warm and sultry. Omitted on the 21/4 setting down kneading trough of Goble not P. Basket of Iden 1..10^1/2 d. Father and Fred in the morning. Robert in the afternoon digging potatoes finished in our own place and began in Idens. Thrashing. Phil pulling up stray turnips Self after Barn logs. Last night set fire to the heaps we bagged in the winter burning well. Sowen half the lettiice seed sent by Jonathan Loynes.</p> <p>Wednesday 25th Cool and dull rain during the forenoon fine chief part of the afternoon and rain in the evening. Father and Robert digging potatoes. Fred thrashing. Phil drawing logs for Idens pigsty in the morning drawing barn logs in the afternoon. Myself gardening sowen the long beet seed.</p> <p>Thursday 26th. burn all last night till 3 this morning fine the rest of the day with cold north wind. Father and Robert chopping in the forenoon digging potatoes in the afternoon. Fred chopping logs about the clearing thrashing in the afternoon. Phil to Salters withe oxen logging. Chopping barn logs myself.</p> <p>Friday 27th Frost last night fine and pleasant during the day. Father and Robert after potatoes. Fred and Phil chopping up logs and drawing them together in the clearing. I went to the village. Mending Uncle Idens turnip knife. 7^1/2 d. Gallon of oil 1.6 d. Newspapers 2^1/2d. 4 pounds of coffee. 5..0 d. pound of sugar 6 d. 8 pounds of apples at 8 d. 5.4.1. 2 lbs of tobacco 3..0 d. 4 pounds of pot barley at 3^1/2 d. 1.2 d.</p> <p>Saturday 28th Dull and cold all day wind easterly with rain part of the day. Logging at Idens me and Phil. Father and Robert after potatoes. Robert after starting part of fence in the morning. Fred odd jobs planted spinach seed in the morning, and Red beet and carrots in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday 29th Warm, a Thunder storm last night and during early morning. Monday 30th. Morning fine and Warm afternoon raining. Rosa of a bull calf last nigh. Logging up fragments in the morning. 7^1/2 due Iden for mending Phils boot.</p> <p>May</p> <p>Tuesday 1st. Fine and warm. Father Fred and Phil pulling and drawing home sweeds. Robert cutting toggles for fence. In afternoon Father after log heaps Robert staking fence Fred and Phil clearing away straw and other materials from where the <a href="/index.php?title=Stack%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Stack? (page does not exist)">stack?</a> stood. Self went to take [[Ret'd ministers <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> of office?]] in afternoon split and put in a piece of fence near the road on the bank. Planted some sweedish turnip for seed. An Eclipse tonight of the moon. total.</p> <p><br />Wednesday 2nd. Fine and warm. Father me and Phil helping Stuart to put in boundry fence. Robert and Fred getting stakes out of the swamp, leveling <a href="/index.php?title=Mounds%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Mounds? (page does not exist)">mounds?</a> of turnips in clearing preparatory to the sowing of grain.</p> <p>Thursday 3rd Warm and pleasant. Father Phil and me helping Stuart to put in fence, finished in the afternoon. Robert and Fred levelling knowls of earth. Phil drew some <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> or stakes after the fence was finished. John Goble had 1^1/2 bushel of wheat, not Pd.</p> <p>Friday 4th. Fine with north wind which made it pleasant working. Logging. Sowed some chickory seed. Uncle Iden had 1 bushel of wheat. Burnt some brush last night.</p> <p>Saturday 5th. Fine and cool in the morning. warm during the day. logging. John Goble butchered the calf and pigs.</p> <p>Sunday 6th. Dull and cool much ice on the lake.</p> <p>Monday 7th. Quite cold with north wind. East</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>wind. Dull all day. snowing in the morning. Logging.</p> <p>Tuesday 8th. Morning cold with rain and sleet. Father Robert &amp; me leveling earth in the clearing. Fred and Phil cutting fire wood etc. In afternoon logging, finished between Stuart and us. Afternoon evening rather milder.</p> <p>Wednesday 9th. Sharp, white frost last night. Mild and pleasant all day. wind north. Leveling and burning rakins raking tend log fires clearing stumps of drawing fence stakes, dragging etc.</p> <p>Thursday 10th. frost last night. fine and warm all day. Robert away to Hilkers raising. Father levelling, Fred raking, Phil dragging. Cleaning wheat and getting fit for sowing, spread ashes. Robert sowed some flat Dutch cabbage seed and Salsify.</p> <p>Friday 11th. White frost. Fine day dull and show of rain towards night. Sowed 3 bushels 1^1/2 <a href="/index.php?title=Racks%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Racks? (page does not exist)">Racks?</a> of wheat and some Timothy seed. Phil dragging in the morning, I made a drag. Father, Robert, Fred, leveling, burning etc.</p> <p>Saturday 12th. Fine and dull raining slightly in the first of the morning. Sowed the Timothy seed between Stuart and me. drew logs off land and spread the ashes. Father Fred and Robert planting pease in the afternoon. Phil dragging sower some wheat.</p> <p>Sunday 13th Morning fine. dull in the evening with rain at night.</p> <p>Monday 14th fine. Father and boys finished planting pease and ploughed some carrots. Phil dragging sower some wheat cutting short stumps close to the ground. Me and Robert made a hen house. Old hen hatched 7 chicks.</p> <p>Tuesday 15th. Very warm with strong wind from South West and South in the afternoon and evening Thunder with heavy showers of rain: Sower some wheat this morning. Phil dragging. Father and rest finished sowing carrot seed and commenced planting potatoes.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Finished sowing wheat. sowed in all about 7^1/4 bushels on something like 5 acres. Received from James Stuart 2 Dollars on his account.</p> <p>Wednesday 16th. Fine. Father Robert and Phil planting potatoes. Phil finished draging in wheat. Fred cutting potatoes. Put up a pigs yard. Omitted settling down in part on Stuart's account 1.10^1/2 d. on the 14th.</p> <p>Thursday 17th. Fine but cool. Dragging. potatotes planting, levelling. Cleaning out cellar. 8 bushels of potatoes planted. Thrashing. barley, sowed some:</p> <p>Friday 18th. Fine, warm, wind easterly by South. Finished thrashing barley. 6 bushels. Cleaned up barley oats 3^1/2 and wheat 6 bushels. Levelling and burning brush. Finished sowing and dragging in barley. 3 bushels. Took the pigs off, last of them. 1 Dozen herrings of of Goble 7^1/2 d. N.P.</p> <p>Saturday 19th. Fine. warm. 10 herrings of Iden Goble 7^1/2 d burning brush clearing up straw and stuff now Just laid riders on fence. next road fetched two barrels home from sugar boiling place. got barley straw home. Phil hunting oxen all the morning draging in afternoon, took sleigh <a href="/index.php?title=Harness%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Harness? (page does not exist)">harness?</a></p> <p>Sunday 20th. Fine.</p> <p>Monday 21st. Fine and warm. Burning brush, cutting fence logs. Sowed some oats, draging, had one bushel of oats of J. Goble which makes goods in kind had he wishes to be repaid in oats after harvest. One trout of Iden Goble 1 shilling N.P.</p> <p>Tuesday 22 Fine and warm. Burning brush. chopping fence logs, draging, half a dozen herrings of Iden.</p> <p>Wednesday 23rd. Thunder and rain in morning fine and hot during the day. chopping up trees, burning brush. Making fence between Stuart and me. Phil and me at Stuarts logging 12^1/3 of Ground of Iden at 3 cents per lb. Mother went to Store spent for shirting and one pound of coffee 1.4 9d.</p> <p>Thursday 24th. Fine and pleasant.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Boys had a holiday and went to the Mouth hunting oxen all the morning, draging, loging, burning brush. 14 herrings of Iden 7^1/2</p> <p>Friday 25th. Cool last night. Fine and pleasant. draging, planting corn for fodder. One trout Iden Goble. gave me <a href="/index.php?title=Pounds%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Pounds? (page does not exist)">pounds?</a> think that we are square. planted some cucumber seeds.</p> <p>Saturday 26th. Frost last night. hunting cattle in the forenoon odd jobs putting up boundry fence between Stuart and me, Donald Stuarts brother helping. Sowed some Rhubarb.</p> <p>Sunday 27th. Frost last night very severe. cool all day.</p> <p>Monday 28th. Fine and warm no frost. logging, sowed some millet, and some glory of England pease.</p> <p>Tuesday 29th. Fine and warming must be Indian Summer. logging, Planted Bull Pease. One dozen herrings from Uncle Iden N.P. Cow beauty. went to bush.</p> <p>Wednesday 30th Fine but very smoky same as yesterday. Logging.</p> <p>Thursday 31st. Mild and showers rain towards night. Loging. planted sugar beet. June</p> <p>Friday 1st. rain in the afternoon. The wind North and cool. Planted some sugar beet. Levelling. cut a little firewood.</p> <p>Saturday 2nd. From this date to the 9th we had of Iden Goble 2 dozen and 9 herrings at one penny a herring.</p> <p>Sunday 3rd</p> <p>Monday 4th.</p> <p>Tuesday 5th.</p> <p>Wednesday 6th.</p> <p>Thursday 7th.</p> <p>Friday 8th.</p> <p>Saturday 9th. Borrowed 37 lbs of flour of John Goble also 60 lbs of oats for which he is to have the same weight in oats after harvest.</p> <p>Sunday 10th.</p> <p>Monday 11th. Very cold for time of year. planting corn begun on the Friday.</p> <p>Tuesday 12th. planting potatoe. cool.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday 13th Planting potatoes. Phil over at Salters with cattle in the morning., drawing barn logs in the afternoon. Mild and Pleasant. Carried my wheat about 10 bushels to Iden's on Monday expecting to start for Frasers Mill at night but have not been able to get off for contrary winds.</p> <p>Thursday 14th. Fine and Mild. Robert to Staffords raising planting potatoes. ^1/2 Dozen herrings from Idens 6 d. Started for Mill in boat with a grist in company of J. Goble. Robert Craig, and James Stuart. 11 bushels. forced to take it to Port Albert all the mills on this side of it being short of water.</p> <p>Friday 15th.</p> <p>Saturday 16th.</p> <p>Sunday 17th.</p> <p>Monday 18th.</p> <p>Tuesday 19th Wednesday 20th Arrived home. Since I left they have finished potatoes and commenced underbrushing on Idens place, cut some rail lengths etc. Spent ont the voyage 3.1^1/2d. From the village store goods by Fred 4.4^1/2 d.</p> <p>Thursday 21. Moist and warm. Made one handle. underbrushing. From Elgin 14^1/4 of pork and 7^1/2 lb 8.11d. ^1/2 for paper 1^1/2 etc.</p> <p>Friday 22 Fine and warm James Stuart helping me to make shingles. underbrushing, drawing, barn logs clearing up round the house.</p> <p>Saturday 23rd. Hot splitting rails underbrushing, planting and clearing round the house. Fred went to Elgin Port. 29 lbs 16.3 d. 1.11^1/2 d.</p> <p>Sunday 24. Dull but plesant.</p> <p>Monday 25. Warm. Put a fire into chopping burn pretty well.</p> <p>Tuesday 26th</p> <p>Wednesday 27th</p> <p>Thursday 28th The last two days fixing for foundation for barn.</p> <p>Friday 29th Raised the foundation for barn.</p> <p>Saturday 30 After Hands Butting barn logs. Fred and Mother went to Store. Planted corn on the land where Manses corn failed on Thursday omitted to insert</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday July the 1st.</p> <p>Monday 2nd. J. Stuart, and J. Goble helping to get things ready for raising barn. Omitted putting down on Sunday 17 lbs of trout at 3/^1/2 per lb . Cow gone off this evening.</p> <p>Tuesday 3rd. Raising barn, threatened to Rain during the day but held off till night when it Thundered and lightened with heavy rain. I had 23 hands. Had of John Goble 13^1/2 lbs of trout 2 &amp; 3 d. Sharpening Craigs cut saw 7 ^1/2d.</p> <p>Wednesday 4th Warm and moist. Cutting up timber for logging. Planting corn where grubs has taken it. Attended school meeting for deciding the way the teachers Salary is to be raised by tax.</p> <p>Thursday 5th. Went to Shantzs after lumber to shingle on. Got 1200 and 4 feet mitre at Store. 3 d. Planting Corn. Burning and piling Brush. Phil not very well over at Salters rather better then ^1/2 the day. Robert at Buller's in return for use of Oxen on day of raising.</p> <p>Friday 6th. Warm rain in the middle of the day. Logging.</p> <p>Saturday 7th.</p> <p>Sunday 8th. Took Beauty to Thomas Turners bull.</p> <p>Monday 9th. Myself sick.</p> <p>Tuesday 10th. Prepariing for turnips.</p> <p>Wednesday 11th Robert to Campbells raising.</p> <p>Thursday 12th. sowed sweeds.</p> <p>Friday 13th. Clearing off and raking for Sweeds. Bought of Lehnen and Ruby 10 yds of Denim at 13 d per yd 10.10 d. Sugar 1..3d. 13^1/2 lbs of Pork at 7^1/2 per lb. 8.5^1/2 d. 1 Gram Cradle 10/0.1 Three pronged Hay fork 5/0 d Charged to a/c.</p> <p>Saturday 14th. Preparing for sweeds.</p> <p>Sunday 15th Very Hot.</p> <p>Monday 16th. Extremely Hot. Began work on road. Robert loging at Fullers.</p> <p>Tuesday 16th. very warm. Road work. Chopping up logs etc.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>(omitted on Saturday 7th. Fred at Lehnens raising). Phil draging in sweeds.</p> <p>Tuesday 17th. Very warm. Road work. Chopping fit for loging.</p> <p>Wednesday 18th. Very warm. Road work. Robert loging at Frasers. Burning brush chopping up for loging etc.</p> <p>Thursday 19th. Road work, loging. Wet in the afternoon. Fred to store 4 lbs of Coffe 5/0 Sugar 5 lb 1 pr. of <a href="/index.php?title=Drill%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Drill? (page does not exist)">drill?</a> 1/6. 1 Cream pt. two shillings &amp; 6 d.</p> <p>Friday 20th. Road work, loging.</p> <p>Saturday 21st.</p> <p>Sunday 22nd.</p> <p>Monday 23rd.</p> <p>Tuesday 24th.</p> <p>Wednesday 25th. From L.&amp; Rubys by Fred 6^1/2 yd of Shirting at 7^1/2 d (4/1 d.) 1 oz of Pepper 1 d. 1 lb of washing soda 5 d. Carried 4^1/4 lbs of Butter at 1/s. lb 4.3 d.</p> <p>Thursday 26th.</p> <p>Friday 27th.</p> <p>Saturday 28th. 6 lbs of Tobacco from Rubys 7/6 d. Yesterday and this forenoon me and Iden opening Road. yesterday Father at Henrys raising.</p> <p>Sunday 29th.</p> <p>Monday 30th. Loging.</p> <p>Tuesday 31st. Bought of L.&amp; Ruby 1 Cradle Sythe 6..3 on a/c Raking and burning.</p> <p>Wednesday August 1st. Bought of L.&amp; Ruby 8 lbs of Nails at 4^1/4 per lb. £1/10.6 d. 30 lbs of Rice at 4^1/2 --11..3 d to my a/c Drawing lumber from saw mill.</p> <p>Thursday 2nd. Drawing lumber from mill. Ox sick in the afternoon. Bought of L.&amp; Ruby 1 jug, gallon of molasses whet stone 6.2d. 3 lbs of Salts 1..10^1/2 ^1/4lb of ginger 6 d.</p> <p>Friday 3rd Father at Turners Raising. helping Iden to saw shingle blocks. cutting up logs.</p> <p>Saturday 4th. Cutting Rafters. Sowed white turnips.</p> <p>Sunday 5th.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday 6th. Drawing and laying bottom logs in fence. Getting Rafters. 16^3/4 of Beef of James Turner no Paid.</p> <p>Tuesday 7th. Cutting and drawing Rafters. Pulled Thrashed Turnip Seed.</p> <p>Wednesday 8th. Stewart helping to lay down Plates on barn Peeling potatoes etc.</p> <p>Thursday 9th. Stuart helping with barn</p> <p>Friday 10th. Saturday 11th. Stewart helping. Sunday 12th.</p> <p>Monday 13th. Stewart helping.</p> <p>Tuesday 14th. Bought of L.&amp; Ruby. 4 lbs of Coffee 4/8 d. 1 lb of Tea 3/9 d. 1 lb of Soda 3 d. - 4/2 d ^1/2 lb of Saltpetre 2 Bars of Soap 3/6</p> <p>Wednesday 15th. 1^1/2 Dozen Herrings of Iden Goble /6d. Shingle making.</p> <p>Thursday 16th. Shingle making</p> <p>Friday 17th.</p> <p>Saturday 18th. Bought at L.&amp; Ruby one Dollars worth of Sugar 3 axes at 6.30 d each.</p> <p>Sunday 19th.</p> <p>Monday 20th. Salter returned one day on account of his road work. Father at Reeder raising - shingle making Machine for father from John Goble.</p> <p>Tuesday 21st. Salter returned second days work.</p> <p>Wednesday 22nd 1 dozen herrings from Stewart 1 s. 10 from Iden Goble 9 d.</p> <p>Thursday 23rd.</p> <p>Friday 24th.</p> <p>Saturday 25 By Fred from L.&amp; Rubys 30 lb of Rice at 4^1/2 11.3 d. 2 lbs of Coffee 2/6 a. 1 Do Candles 1 s. 1 d.</p> <p>Sunday 26th.</p> <p>Monday 27th.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday 28th Robert to Shupes raising.</p> <p>Wednesday 29th.</p> <p>Thursday 30th. 2 dozen fish from Iden.</p> <p>Friday 31st. In the afternoon at Idens raising. omitted yesterday 1.05 lbs of flour of Fraser bag and all. Mother at the store. bill not known.</p> <p>September</p> <p>Saturday 1st.</p> <p>Sunday 2nd.</p> <p>Monday 3rd. This afternoon commenced cutting wheat.</p> <p>Tuesday 4th.</p> <p>Wednesday 5th. Fish 1 dozen 9 d <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a></p> <p>Thursday 6th Half head and 10 pounds of pork of Stewart 5/8 d.</p> <p>Friday 7th.</p> <p>Saturday 8th. These two last days we have got some wheat under cover.</p> <p>Sunday 9th.</p> <p>Monday 10th. Cut Pease. Finished cutting wheat, and commenced on the Oats. 1 Dozen fish from Iden 9 d.</p> <p>Tuesday 11th.</p> <p>Wednesday 12th. Bill of Things got by mother at Rubyes as before mentioned 16/1 d. One Dollars worth of Sugar by me today. After lumber to Staffords in the morning, rain in the afternoon.</p> <p>Thursday 13th. 121 pounds of flour of Fraser bag and all. Drawing lumber from saw mill. cutting oats and barley.</p> <p>Friday 14th. Finished cutting oats</p> <p>Saturday 15th. 2 dozen fish Iden 1.6 d finished drawing in wheat.</p> <p>Sunday 16th.</p> <p>Monday 17th. Wet all day.</p> <p>Tuesday 18th Making shingle.</p> <p>Wednesday 19th. Loging, Thrashing wheat for seed at Staffords.</p> <p>Thursday 5 bushels of wheat of Stafford.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>for which he is to have 5 bushels of spring wheat. 3 yds of Satinnet at 3/8 per yd. one Barrel of Salt 15/s 2 Dozen fish from Iden Goble 1.6 d.</p> <p>Friday 21st. Shingle making, 1 doz fish 9d. of Iden.</p> <p>Saturday 22nd. Sowed 4 bushel of wheat.</p> <p>Sunday 23rd Brought the calf out for first time</p> <p>Monday 24th.</p> <p>Tuesday 25. 1 Dozen fish from Iden.</p> <p>Wednesday 26th. Bought at L.&amp; Ruby 2 lbs of coffee 2/6 d ^1/2 lb of Tea 1..10^1/2 d 1 yd of linen and binding 1/0 d 1 oz. nutmeg 7^1/2d. Large tin dish 3/1^1/2d 1 lb of candle 1/1 d.</p> <p>Thursday 27.</p> <p>Friday 28th.</p> <p>Saturday 29th. Father getting in barley.</p> <p>Sunday 30th.</p> <p>October</p> <p>Monday 1st. Bought of L.&amp; Ruby 26 lbs of Pork at 7^1/2per lb 16.3d. 20 lbs of Rice 4^1/2 per lb 5/10 of Sugar 5/0 d Balance on goods 1.0^1/2 d due L and Ruby. Onions of Iden as pay for wheat and Timothy.</p> <p>Tuesday 2nd. Robert raising Browns Mill 2 dozen fish Iden Goble 1.6 d.</p> <p>Wednesday 3rd.</p> <p>Thursday 4th.</p> <p>Friday 5th.</p> <p>Saturday 6th. Bought goods of L.&amp; Ruby 3.3 d.</p> <p>Sunday 7th.</p> <p>Monday 8th. Dug 27 pailfuls of potatoes.</p> <p>Tuesday 9th. Dug 34 pailfuls of potatoes 2 Doz fish of Iden 1.6 d.</p> <p>Wednesday 10th. Dug 46 pailfuls potatoes. One Dung pork 7 lbs of candles paid 4/10^1/2</p> <p>Thursday 11th. Dug 34 pailfuls of potatoes. put 34 bags of corn over head this week.</p> <p>Friday 12th.</p> <p>Saturday 13th.</p> <p>Sunday 14th.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday 15th. Borrowed 10 dollers of Mrs J. Goble and with it paid fraser for 1 barrel of flour.</p> <p>Tuesday 16th.</p> <p>Wednesday 17th. 2 Dozen fish of Iden. 1..6d.</p> <p>Thursday 18th. Fred went to Store. 1 pair of Braces 9d., finished gathering corn. 40 pails of potatoes</p> <p>Friday 19th. 45 pails of potatoes.</p> <p>Saturday 20th. 2 Doz. fish Iden 1/6 d. 32 pails of potatoes.</p> <p>Sunday 21st. 2 Doz. fish of Uncle Iden</p> <p>Monday 22nd. Dug 85 pails of potatoes</p> <p>Tuesday 23rd. Dug 7 pails of potatoes but had to quit as it snowed some and was very cold.</p> <p>Wednesday 24th. Settled with James Salter, and received in payment for work done during the summer 2 loads of Pumpkins.</p> <p>Thursday 25th. Bought of L.&amp; R. Candles 2/2 d Nutmeg 7^1/2 d. Bought one Whiskey Barl. 3/5 d.</p> <p>Friday 26th. Carried 2 Barrels of fish for a man to 11 Con. of Bruce 3 Dollars.</p> <p>Saturday 27th. Dug 31 pails of potatoes.</p> <p>Sunday 28th.</p> <p>Monday 29th. Dug pails of potatoes. Craigs presented us a pair of Ducks. Bought 12 chickens of Fraser 4/5 d n/pd.</p> <p>Tuesday 30th.</p> <p>Wednesday 31st.</p> <p>November</p> <p>Thursday 1st. Fine weather.</p> <p>Friday 2nd.</p> <p>Saturday 3rd. 3 Doz. Herrings Iden.</p> <p>Sunday 4th.</p> <p>Monday 5th.</p> <p>Tuesday 6th.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday 7th. White fish and Trout of Iden 2.3 d.</p> <p>Thursday 8th.</p> <p>Friday 9th.</p> <p>Saturday 10th. 2 Doz. herrings of Stuart N.P.</p> <p>Sunday 11th.</p> <p>Monday 12th. Went to village 1 Pair of Boots for Robert 3^1/2 Dollars. leather 7^1/2 d. Gallon of oil 6.3 d 2 Buckles 4 d. cotton. 4 d. all paid.</p> <p>Tuesday 13th.</p> <p>Wednesday 14th. 2 dozen fish of Stuart. 1^1/2 Bushels of potatoes of Iden to be paid in ox labour.</p> <p>Thursday 15th, 2 white fish 1/3 d. 2 Doz. fish 1/6 d. Began to feed pigs on mush on Thursday evening. Boiled to the present 84 pints of c meal. Omitted on the 14th. By Fred Bought of L &amp; Ruby bill 13/9d.</p> <p>Friday 16th.</p> <p>Saturday 17th. Boiled 46 pints of corn Boots for Phill of L &amp; Ruby 3 Dollars.</p> <p>Sunday 18th.</p> <p>Monday 19th. 30 Pints of corn for hogs 1 chick of Fraser.</p> <p>Tuesday 20th. Laid out the underbrushingon Iden &amp; Johns Lots. 30 Pints of corn for hogs. A call from Shantzs for Father. Phil with oxen half the day at Salters.</p> <p>Wednesday 21st. ^1/2 day with oxen. Dr. Boiled 21 pints of corn for hogs. Bought of L &amp; Ruby 3 pairs of Boots for 2 d. <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> pound of Candles 1/1d. 10 lbs of cut nails 3.9 d. Envelopes 7^1/2 d. Two Bell straps 6.3 d.</p> <p>Thursday 22nd. 42 pints of corn for the pigs.</p> <p>Friday 23rd. <a href="/index.php?title=Ditto&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Ditto (page does not exist)">Ditto</a> Do. Do. Do.</p> <p>Saturday 24th. 56 Do. Do.</p> <p>Sunday 25th. 28 Do. Do.</p> <p>Monday 26th. 42 Do. Do.</p> <p>Tuesday 27th. 27 Do. Do. Pulling sweeds.</p> <p>Wednesday 27th. 42 Do. Do. Bought of L.&amp; Ruby to the amount of £ 2.0.3 d. Posted letter to Mrs Alfred Parker.</p> <p>Thursday 29th. Paid Iden 3 lbs of nails due on account of Trap. Boiled corn 34 pints. Phill working at Stewarts</p> <p>Friday 30th. 42 pints of corn.</p> <p>December</p> <p>Saturday 1st. 28 pints of corn</p> <p>Sunday 2nd 28 pints of corn</p> <p>Monday 3rd. 42 pints of corn</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday 4th, 42 pints of corn</p> <p>Wednesday 5th. Carried to village by boat potatoes sold. 20^1/2 d. 1/2 dollar per bush. 28 pints of corn.</p> <p>Thursday 6th. Robert to Bullers raising.</p> <p>Friday 7th. 42 pints of corn.</p> <p>Saturday 8th. Helping Stuart to saw shingle blocks 42 pints of corn.</p> <p>Sunday 9th. 28 pints of corn.</p> <p>Monday 10th.</p> <p>Tuesday 11th. 48 pints of corn. Paid ^1/2 a Dollar for making two pair of mitts and 5^1/2 for fish.</p> <p>Wednesday 11th. Bought of Lenhen &amp; Ruby 1^1/2 lbs of rope one coffee mill one bar of soap total 4^1/4 d paid postage on letter to Fraser 3 d.</p> <p>Thursday 12th. to Mouth. Fred, Phil, and me with potatoes. 8 Dollars 3 york shillings. sold two hogs.</p> <p>Friday 13th. Killed hogs Mr Goble helping.</p> <p>W Saturday 15th. Carried hogs to Mouth on Sleigh sow weighed 163 lbs. Hog 165 lbs sow at 10 cent hog 10^1/2 received for both 32^1/2 Dollars bought one lb of tea 3/9 d. paid to Robert Reid 7/9 d. being subscription for New of The Week for ensuing year. Bought one light axe for Phill 9 yorkers</p> <p>Sunday 16th.</p> <p>Monday 17th.</p> <p>Tuesday 18th.</p> <p>Wednesday 19th. Took sow to hog.</p> <p>Thursday 20th. Took little sow to hog: Paid to collector 24 Dollars 3 shillings and 11^1/2 d. being my tax for this year. Bought of L.&amp; Ruby per bill 1.0.5d. and on Decem. 15th. box of matches 3.9 d.</p> <p>Friday 21st.</p> <p>Saturday 22nd.</p> <p>Sunday 23 omitted entering on Friday Phill and cattle drawing logs for Stuart.</p> <p>Monday 24th. raising at Stuarts.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Phil and oxen half a day</p> <p>Tuesday Christmas day measured the land we chopped for Stuart. 6 Chains.</p> <p>Wednesday 26th. Fred and oxen at Frasers. half a bushel of corn to Iden for toll.</p> <p>Thursday 27th.</p> <p>Friday 28th. Bought of L. &amp; Ruby one bar of Soap 1.3 d.</p> <p>F Saturday 29th. Bought of L. &amp; Ruby 3^0/4 of Raisins A 1.3 d. ^1/2 yd of Mole skin 1.6 d. Paid Turner 1.0.0 £ for 10 bushels of potatoes I had in spring</p> <p>Sunday 30th.</p> <p>Monday 31st. Bought of James Turner a cow 30 Dol. with interest payable in 4 months from this. 466 feet Board measure of plank from Shantz By R&amp;P.</p> <p>1856</p> <p>January</p> <p>Tuesday 1st. Balanced accouts with Iden Bill due him for fish shoemaking £3.17.11d. Interest on 45 acres of Land at 6 per cent value of land 5 Dollars per acre and two Notes. value of £14.7.6 d. Interest £4.5 <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> Bought sugar kettle £1.5.0 d. received from Iden 1d. Total due Iden for the year 1855 £9.8.0 d. For which Iden received my note payable 12 months from date Total due Iden by me £80..0.6.</p> <p>Wednesday 2nd. Cleaned up 5 Bushels of Barley. Paid ^1/2 Bushel of corn as toll to Gobel</p> <p>Thursday 3rd. 280 feet plank measure. Barley cropped.</p> <p>Friday 4th. Bought of L. &amp; Ruby 1^3/4 lb of rope 1.9 d. Ginger 2 lbs. <a href="/index.php?title=Rosehips%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Rosehips? (page does not exist)">Rosehips?</a> 9 shillings. paid. Fetched the first turnips down into the house. Borrowed two Bush of wheat and one bag</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>of Sweeds of J. Stuart. Had the wheat ground.</p> <p>Saturday 5th.</p> <p>Sunday 6th.</p> <p>Monday 7th.</p> <p>Tuesday 8th. 400 feet of Boards from Shantz. Bought Phils Hog 7 Dollars.</p> <p>Wednesday 9th.</p> <p>Thursday 10th. Cleaned 4^1/2 Bush of Barley. Bought L &amp; Ruby goods per bill 15.0 d.</p> <p>Friday 11th. Barrel of Ruby 1.10 per d. Pork Barrel of Staffords paid ^1/2 Dollar. Killed pig weighed 70nlbs. Bought Phils hog 7 Dollars.</p> <p>Saturday 12th.</p> <p>Sunday 13th.</p> <p>Monday 14th. Sow to hog.</p> <p>Tuesday 15th. 3^3/4 of Barley cleared one Bag of wheat of Stuart.</p> <p>Wednesday 16th. John Goble helping after Barn. half Day.</p> <p>Thursday 17th. John Goble helping after Barn all day raising posts and beams</p> <p>Friday 18th. Carried 15 Bushels of potatoes to Rubys set of on my ac. Paid for mending ring for on yoke 1.3 d.</p> <p>Saturday 19th.</p> <p>Sunday 20th.</p> <p>Monday 21st. Mother to Store Bought of L &amp; Ruby 2 bars of soap 4 lbs of nails.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday 22nd.</p> <p>Wednesday 23rd. 4 lbs of nails at L &amp; Ruby</p> <p>Thursday 24th. Killed two pigs and old sow pigs weighed 76 &amp; 81 lbs.</p> <p>Friday 25th. Cleaned up 5^1/2 Bushels of Barley</p> <p>Saturday 26th. Half Barn floor fit to thrashing</p> <p>Sunday 27th</p> <p>Monday 28th. Cleaned up 3^1/4 of wheat and sent it to mill. Ringle for on yoke 2.6 d.</p> <p>Tuesday 29th. Phil <a href="/index.php?title=Teeming%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Teeming? (page does not exist)">teeming?</a> for Pilgrim.</p> <p>Wednesday 30th. Phil came home this evening</p> <p>Thursday 31st.</p> <p>February</p> <p>Friday 1st. lent to John Goble 45 lbs of flour with Bag.</p> <p>Saturday 2nd. Letter from W. Fraser.</p> <p>Sunday 3rd.</p> <p>Monday 4th. Started to Kincardine. cleaned up 11^1/4 bushels of wheat.</p> <p>Tuesday 5th. 1^1/2 Dollar to tea meeting ^1/2 Dollar Ring for Oxen yoke. All paid.</p> <p>Wednesday 6th. Got pease into barn.</p> <p>Thursday 7th. Stewart 111 lbs of which I had borrowed in the fall. Due Robert <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> 5 d.</p> <p>Friday 8th.</p> <p>Saturday 9th. a hundred of <a href="/index.php?title=Shorts%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Shorts? (page does not exist)">Shorts?</a> of Shantz.</p> <p>Sunday 10th.</p> <p>Monday 11th. 56 Sheaves of wheat previously 180 Phil to village for Salter.</p> <p>Tuesday 12 Thrashed 42 Sheaves split 30 rails</p> <p>Wednesday 13th. Paid Stewart the wheat I owed him. - Paid Stafford 5 Bushels due him for fall wheat. Saold 3 Bush of oats at 2.3d.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday 14th.</p> <p>Friday 15th. Salter working</p> <p>Saturday 16th. Do. 60 of Shrubs of Shantz. Thrashed 44 Sheaves of oats.</p> <p>Sunday 17th.</p> <p>Monday 18th. Thrashed 82 Sheaves.</p> <p>Tuesday 19 Thrashed 20 Sheaves</p> <p>Wednesday 20. 41 Bushels of oats to Stafford at 2.3 d. 4.12.3 Paid to Ruby on my account.</p> <p>Thursday 21. Sold 4 Bushels of oats 9.6 d. 1 Dozen Sheaves 3 shillings.</p> <p>Friday 22nd.</p> <p>Saturday 23rd. Thrashed 32 Sheaves of Oats</p> <p>Sunday 24th.</p> <p>Monday 25th. Thrashed 80 Sheaves for Reced. of Shantz 10 Dollars Paid J. Goble 15 Dollars.</p> <p>Tuesday 26th. Do <a href="/index.php?title=Ditto&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Ditto (page does not exist)">ditto</a> 77 D.</p> <p>Wednesday 27th.</p> <p>Thursday 28th. Cleaned up 29 B. of oats. 90 lbs of Shrubs of Shantz 2 oz. of Mustard L &amp; Ruby.</p> <p>Friday 29th.</p> <p>March</p> <p>Saturday 1st.</p> <p>Sunday 2nd.</p> <p>Monday 3rd. Bag of Bran from father Bought S &amp; <a href="/index.php?title=Paltry%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Paltry? (page does not exist)">paltry?</a> 3 yorkers.</p> <p>Tuesday 4th. Went with Fraser to Arran</p> <p>Wednesday 5th. came from Arran. Reced of Fraser 6 dollars for Myself and <a href="/index.php?title=Team%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Team? (page does not exist)">team?</a> and one dollar due me for work done whilst here.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday 6th. Omiited entering on the 4th goods by Fred of L &amp; Ruby one hat 5 shil. pair of pants 13.9 d. Thrashed 64 Sheaves of wheat.</p> <p>Friday 7th. One Gallon of <a href="/index.php?title=Fluid%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Fluid? (page does not exist)">Fluid?</a> of L &amp; Ruby. Thrashed 40 Sheaves.</p> <p>Saturday 8th. <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> Beer. one pair Gloves 3.1^1/2d. ^1/2 yd of Moleskin 1.6 d. pants 15 shillings 14 nails split 30 lbs of Clover seed from Turner 5 Dollars paid also paid for Beef 1 Dollar Thra9th. sher 20 sheaves.</p> <p>Sunday 9th.</p> <p>Monday 10th. Thrasher 98 Sheaves of wheat. Monday bought of L &amp; Ruby 9 yds of Cloth 1 Bag of Bran of Shantz</p> <p>Tuesday 11th. Bought of L &amp; Ruby one Hogshead of butter. Bought 1 Pork Barrel of Stafford ^1/2 paid. Reced <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> weighed 150 lbs Thrashed 40 Sheaves of wheat.</p> <p>Wednesday 12th, Cleaned up 17 Bushels of wheat.</p> <p>Thursday 13th. Thrashed 117 sheaves</p> <p>Friday 14th. Received a letter from Shelton <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> 10 c. Thrashed 104 sheaves.</p> <p>Saturday 15th. thrashed 80 Do.</p> <p>Sunday 16th.</p> <p>Monday 17th.</p> <p>Tuesday 18th. 5 yds of cloth of Ruby Sent 5 bags of oats to mill.</p> <p>Wednesday 19th.</p> <p>Thursday 20th. letter from W Fraser.</p> <p>Friday 21st. Posted letter to W. Parker and J. <a href="/index.php?title=Maris%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Maris? (page does not exist)">Maris?</a></p> <p>Saturday 22nd.</p> <p>Sunday 23rd.</p> <p>Monday 24th. 2 Boxes 1.3 oz.</p> <p>Tuesday 25th.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday 26th.</p> <p>Thursday 27th.</p> <p>Friday 28th.</p> <p>Saturday 29th. Received by Father from Shantz 4 Dollars.</p> <p>Sunday 30th.</p> <p>Monday 31st. Bought of L &amp; Ruby 2 Bars of Soap Bottle of Medicine.</p> <p>Tuesday April 1st Bought one Chaff knife 7.6 d. ^1/2 lb of clout nails 9 d Sheet of tin and two boxes of matches 1^1/2 d. Sold 5^1/2 of egss 4.4^1/2 Paid. Bought of L &amp; Ruby 8 yds at 10 d.</p> <p>Wednesday 2nd Bought of L &amp; Ruby 2^1/2cotton at 4^1/2 one yd of <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> 1.3 d Settled with John Goble for the last year Due to him £3 .19.3 d. not P.</p> <p>Thursday 3rd 2 Barrels of flour to Ruby at 8 dollars per brl.</p> <p>Friday 4th.</p> <p>Saturday 5th. <a href="/index.php?title=Facing%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Facing? (page does not exist)">Facing?</a> for chaff took 3 sheaves ^1/4 lb of hops 1.3 d. Fred took Buyers sow to hog.</p> <p>Sunday 6th.</p> <p>Monday 7th.</p> <p>Tuesday 8th. Chaff Engin. of J Goble 10.0 d.</p> <p>Wednesday 9th. Getting out House logs. John Goble helping.</p> <p>Thursday 10th. Bought of Lehnen &amp; Ruby 3 axe handles 3.0 d. &amp; 11 lbs of Dried Apples</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>John Goble helping.</p> <p>Friday 11th. On Bows of <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> 2.6.d. per John Goble helping.</p> <p>Saturday 12th. Turnip cutter 10 n 0 d. Pd. 2 lb of candles &amp; 3 d of lolypops.</p> <p>Sunday 13th.</p> <p>Monday 14th. Cleaned up 10 bush. of wheat Bought of L &amp; Ruby whip and handle and combs 2.8^1/2 d. Phil went on <a href="/index.php?title=Trail%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Trail? (page does not exist)">trail?</a></p> <p>Tuesday 15th. 3^1/2 Bushels of wheat cleared</p> <p>Wednesday 16th. Brother home from Shantzs Brought cash 12 Dollars. Received from W Fraser of Kincardine 25 Dollars bring balance due to Father</p> <p>Mon June 9th Father to Shantzs.</p> <p>June 10th Bought of Shantz 28 lbs of <a href="/index.php?title=Shorts%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Shorts? (page does not exist)">Shorts?</a> &amp; 40 lbs of bran</p> <p>11th Sold 5 pigs at 5 weeks for 6^1/4 Dollars Let Salter have two N.P.</p> <p>14th <a href="/index.php?title=Bull%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Bull? (page does not exist)">Bull?</a> to Iden. 1 Dollar and 7^1/2 d for tobacco. For Shoe mending &amp; 9 shillings. Paid John Goble for Shard cutter 9 shillings. 2.3 d of Shantz 108 lbs of bran. of Shorts 100 lbs 4^1/2 Dollars per barrel of Len &amp; Ruby 4 bushels of dried apples 10 Dollars</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 1st Father returned from Shantzs. 3 weeks.</p> <p>1857</p> <p>June Monday 22 na. Sturgeon of J Goble one Dollar ten cents.</p> <p>25th. Do<a href="/index.php?title=Ditto&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Ditto (page does not exist)">ditto</a> of Stewart one Dollar twenty cents. Fish for Stewart 14 lbs 70 cents D D 16lbs Iden Goble mendning Brothers boots for Doller.</p> <p>August 18th. Began to cut Fall wheat Finished on lst of Sept.</p> <p>31st. James Stewart 87 lbs of flour being part pay for cutting Spring wheat. Began to cut spring wheat on the 27th. Finished 29. Cleaned and sent 9^1/2 Bush. of fall wheat to mill.</p> <p>September</p> <p>1st. Finished carting fall wheat.</p> <p>2nd. 71 lbs of flour to John Goble being part pay for cutting spring wheat. Stewart cut my grass seed. not Paid.</p> <p>7th. Bought of Fenwick 42^1/2 lbs of fish ro be paid in flour</p> <p>8th. Commenced threshing with</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Swintons Machine finished (fall wheat) on the tenth at noon. Due Swinton 12 Dollars. Two sperm of Horses from Shantz. two days at five Dol. per day. Robert Edgar one day. Aron Fortney one day. James Stewart two days. John Goble two days. 10^1/2lbs of of John Goble.</p> <p>12th. 12 Bush of wheat to mill</p> <p>15th. 56 lbs of flour as pay for fish to Renwick. 90 lbs do. to John Goble which pays him for cutting spring wheat and leaves 41 lbs due to me. James Stewart 87 lbs flour which pays his share for Harvesting spring wheat and leaves 84 lbs due to me.</p> <p>14th. Sowed 3^1/4 Bush. of Fall wheat.</p> <p>18th Sent 16 Bush of wheat to mill.</p> <p>25th. Finished oat Harvest.</p> <p>26th. Finished Harvest by getting up pease.</p> <p>October</p> <p>2nd. Sent 16 Bush of wheat to mill.</p> <p>3rd. Sowed 9^1/4 Bushels of wheat.</p> <p>13th. Sowed 7^1/2 Bushels James Stewart Borrowed 297 lbs of flour</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>James Stewart borrowed 227 lbs of flour</p> <p>Oct 3rd. Sold 243 Bush. and 13 lbs of Fall wheat at 3.9 per Bush. 24 Received pay for wheat 182 Dollars and 9^1/2 d. Bought of MacLaren Tobacco 17^1/2 lbs 4 .Dol one shilling and 7^1/2 d. Salt 2 barrels 6 Dol. Box of Candles 38 lbs 7 Dol. 1 a 2d. White fish ^1/2 Barrel 4^1/2 Dol Paid Swinton for 2 days thrashing 12 Dol. Took up note for Fred 16 Dol. Paid Ruby 100 Dol. Paid Schwendker for Phillips Vest 1^3/4 Dol. Paid to Ahrens $5.95. Paid to John Goble Interest due last April &amp; 10 Dol. Craig for pigs 4^1/2 Dol.</p> <p>Oct 28. Gave my note for a piece of Cloth Due in one year from date</p> <p>Dec 4th. Bought of John Fellon a <a href="/index.php?title=%3F&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="? (page does not exist)">?</a> for which I gave my note for the sum of 25 Dol payable 13 months from date.</p> <p>11th 2 Pair of Boots of Ahrens 9 Dol. to be paid in the middle of January.</p> <p>12th. 4 Bush. of barley, to Fortney it being part pay for cradling Barley.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Balanced accounts with James Stewart Balance due him on account 7 s. 5 d. Received from him his share of road money 6 D. and one Dol. for Viol. Paid him one Dollar and a half After adding all the flour account together and settling for cutting Timothy seed. There is yet due me 545 lbs. Pease 16^1/2 Bushels. Sold to John one and a half Bush. To Iden 4 Bush. Mr. J. Goble half a day Killing bull and picking lumber.</p> <p>1858</p> <p>February 16 received from James Stewart 234 lbs of flour as a return for that borrowed. 234+116=371 545-343=174-.99=.75</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p><a href="/index.php?title=Blank_page._Some_figures_indecipherable_in_pencil_in_middle_of_page&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Blank page. Some figures indecipherable in pencil in middle of page (page does not exist)">blank page. 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Crops of roots were good, while corn was poor. The most remarkable thing was that November to the 17th and October were entirely without rain, and the wheeling at this time exceptionally good, then snow came in hard frozen ground & stayed & stayed. {Note that this diary has no place to write about Sunday.} January NEW YEAR'S DAY (Dominion) FRIDAY, 1 (1-365) 1904 In bush. about 14 below zero. SATURDAY, 2 (2-364) Snowed again. Went north for a foxhunt in morning with Rattler, followed two to a hole E of sideroad. Found a shefox back of A Greigs, & shot it edge of Guenters creek at 12.10. Dog was about played out. Heavy snowshoing. wants a thaw. Skidded cedar in after noon with Queen. Cut a length of ironwood for cant handles {diarist has drawn a map in the bottom corner of the page of where he shot the fox.} January MONDAY, 4 (4-362) 1904 Election Day. Went to town to vote. In bush after noon. Robinson Reeve Bernie -| Ottawell } Councilors 1 �Davidson Armstrong | -| TUESDAY, 5 (5-361) Cold. but prospects of milder weather. Some snow. S W. strong galesof In the south EPIPHANY (Quebec) WEDNESDAY, 6 (6-360) Mild. N. Found all apples in barn were frozen. Those in pit are all right. January THURSDAY, 7 (7-359) 1904 Mild S W. Swamped out some ties withhorse, FRIDAY, 8 (8-358) In bush SATURDAY, 9 (9-357) Milder. Saw a fox on ice near sheep, could have shot it only for Turk who saw it &ran in, fired b.shot at it at 100. it went to Rankin straight down Boat Lake, did not follow. January MONDAY, 11 (11-355) 1904 In bush forenoon. In afternoon took 200 bus turnips out of 1 pit. Foxes paddled round sheep a lot last night. Must be 2 at least. Tried p.mice but altho' mice go there are no d. foxes, think birds must get mice first. Mild. TUESDAY, 12 (12-354) E & S finished Turnip pit in afternoon. Mild. L Wright came here after speles for dock. WEDNESDAY, 13 (13-353) Went to town, got bill of poles, attended agricultur al meeting, spoke on Farmers Asst Pd L Buckland 100 for sow service, Subscribed to the Canadian & lotter 'Eche', got an axhandle for G. The Sugar Beet Co bonds are now being called in by U. Bk, and there is quite a fuss in Wiarton. George Carson died this afternoon at 4 brain trouble. January THURSDAY, 14 (14-352) 1904 2 �Much colder. N. Cut some poles for cement Co & swamped out some ties. broke road all through swamp with team Set 2 traps at sheep scented with a Rhod. & anise. These foxes are evidently old stagers as they are as suspicious as they are made. ordered a No 44 Ideal Stevens 22.cal rifle from Mr. Lalls, to use as a target rifle at matches. FRIDAY, 15 (15-351) 33 ties out to town swamped in afternoon. SATURDAY, 16 (16-350) 2 loads ties to town. I went to F institute afternoon. Set 4 traps for fox at sheep. January MONDAY, 18 (18-348) 1904 Caught toe of a fox yesterday, but it froze so hard that the fox twisted it off. The other three traps were buried in snow. Must see another time that all are near surface, the dressing of oil of Rhod {oil of Rhodium attracts fox} + oil of anise seems to work alright. Fox went a little way in big swamp + lay down I went after him with Turk & T. put him into a hole in Clemens bush. 2160 of chop to town, 1/2 back. Cut some poles. 30 ties Very cold. TUESDAY, 19 (19-347) 2 loads ties to finish Getting milder. Sugar factory meeting. Got Jess shod behind gave G. 1.00 owesome 75cts WEDNESDAY, 20 (20-346) Quite soft all day. but not thawing much. Roads are cutting off. Fetched bal. Chophome. Two loads ties to finish . making 178 No 1 110 No 2 3 culls = 288 and about 12 to come. $69.63 21 posts. January THURSDAY, 21 (21-345) 1904 1 load logs FRIDAY, 22 (22-344) 2 loads logs SATURDAY, 23 (23-343) 3 �Went to Cement Works with first load of spils 8 pieces. Took 5 hrs to do round trip. Saw a fox on river this morning, but crust prevented dog from running him. Drew 69.13 from ties Drew 10.54 from logs. January MONDAY, 25 (25-341) 1904 A howling west blizzard yesterday. Caught a shefox at sheep. Today a little better but zero.In afternoon went to town & pd a note of 4600, and had to break road, too. Mr McNeill wants me to join Board of Sugar Factory directors. Refused. Storming again tonight. No trains into Wiarton for 5 days now Worst storm in 27 years so Y.M. says. TUESDAY, 26 (26-340) No mail through. Cutting in bush. Zero. WEDNESDAY, 27 (27-339) Caught another shefox this morning at sheep. Evidently himmiy {likely meaning to himmy or jimmy your way out), two doublespring traps, hindleg brokn Took a photo of her. Took picture of Harold & George also. Cut all day. Mail comes now by stage from Owen Sound as G.T.R. is blocked. Worst winter since 30 years ago. January THURSDAY, 28 (28-338) 1904 8˚ below zero. Cut till 11:30 loaded first load for this week 6 spiles took 'em in afternoon. I put a hook on canthook & put on a door knob Snowed 5in Today FRIDAY, 29 (29-337) 1 load ofspiles morning loaded for morning Takes 4 1/2 hrs to make round trip. 10 below zero. Snowed a little. George says there was one foxe fox moved at Clemens, & two at quarry, while I saw a track on Jordan Bay. SATURDAY, 30 (30-336) More snow two loads spiles to Cement Works I tried to get a shot at a fox in swamp ahead of Cross' dog, but it kept under cover till 2pm when dog left it. Several foxes still about. When snow is as heavy as now, foxes like to circle in the thickest place they can get, the dog can only walk, so that they have the best of it. 4 �February MONDAY, 1 (32-334) 1904 -10˚ A howling blizzard yester day & today. One trip. TUESDAY, 2 (33-333) One Trip -8˚ WEDNESDAY, 3 (34-332) George one trip forenoon. -10˚ Stormed all afternoon. Vern Fowler married Today. February THURSDAY, 4 (35-331) 1904 Skidding. 41 poles. -5˚ One of the wildest storms all day. West. FRIDAY, 5 (36-330) Milder. Zero. No roads broke E. to town with chop. Skidding & cutting. Tried to get mail but no trains into Wiarton since Monday. Sent Fire Ins. money by cheque 6.20. SATURDAY, 6 (37-329) A thaw. Snow settling,& falling off bushes. wind S.W. Drew up wood & turnips. Made a rack for Juniper. Dug out canvas canoe from 5 ft snow. February MONDAY, 8 (39-327) 1904 Changed yesterday to severe cold. N. Temp this morning 20˚ below zero. Hard to keep warm working in bush 3 caps. 1 16 to cement works 1 18 to cement works Fox barking along lake at 5 pm. Loaded for morning? Roads like iron & a heavy crust in bush. TUESDAY, 9 (40-326) Reid here today for hay, gave him 1/2 ton bought sleigh from him at 12.00 G. 2 loads. -25˚ WEDNESDAY, 10 (41-325) Reid here Said to be 35 below zero today in Wiarton & yesterday. 5 �February THURSDAY, 11 (42-324) 1904 -20˚ E. went for chop. – 20˚ George 2 loads. FRIDAY, 12 (43-323) -18˚ one load. A Reid fetched new sleigh yesterday. 2 loads Turnips. 2 SATURDAY, 13 (44-322) 1 load forenoon. In after noon got stuck, couldn't get out in time This week there has been no snow but very low Temperatures. {Written above the date line at the top of the page: Yesterday a blizzard from noon} February MONDAY, 15 (46-320) 1904 -22˚ Beastly cold, & N W. howling blizzard Hocked in Swamp, 20 pieces. Job.. to keep warm. Wind blew snow off traps, so fox saw them. TUESDAY, 16 (47-319) -20 In forenoon G & S cut up 2 trees for 4 ft wood. E drew up after noon In after noon cut 9 pieces. Not as unbearable as yesterday but still too cold for fun. ASH WEDNESDAY (Quebec & N.W.T.) WEDNESDAY, 17 (48-318) -25. Skidding one load No trains into Wiarton till tonight since Saturday February THURSDAY, 18 (49-317) 1904 -20. 2 loads .. FRIDAY, 19 (50-316) -10 2 loads Frank came over, & we had a foxhunt, I put both dogs on old Krugub trail coming up the river, started him in Greenlees bush, & ran him up across Tubie, back to McLeod's west to little lake S. to B.cocks & swamp back to McLeods & back of school, don t know the rest. I got after another dog & saw his fox 4 times, Rattle came home at 6.30 P.M. & Turk went to Cty line, met Jim who took him home. {Author drew a map of the foxhunt trail under entry on left side of page.} 6 �SATURDAY, 20 (51-315) -8 Got milder towards noon. 2 loads. February MONDAY, 22 (53-313) 1904 The regular blizzard from north today with snow. Must have blown up trai rail roads again. Shovelled 3 1/2 ft. snow off evaporator house. Cut 11 sticks today. Not cold today about 20˚ all afternoon. Tries to manage mild weather, but can't do it. TUESDAY, 23 (54-312) 15 below zero Mail trains blocked again. WEDNESDAY, 24 (55-311) 10 below zero. Load of spiles to town February THURSDAY, 25 (56-310) 1904 Shovelled snow all day off barn & chained the most of the split posts. Must have been 4 1/2 feet of snow on S E side of main barn. Mail Got through tonight first since Saturday. FRIDAY, 26 (57-309) About zero 2 loads today Skidded all the logs but some long ones Sent E. in with a load. SATURDAY, 27 (58-308) Milder 2.26. 3.18. 1.16. to Cement works Skidded all the logs cut. Only one load left now to fill bill. Thunder & lightening tonight & some rain February MONDAY, 29 (60-306) 1904 A howling blizzard West cut 4 ft woods March TUESDAY,1 (61-305) Last load of piles out of bush D WEDNESDAY, 2 (62-304) 7 �In town in afternoon at cementworks Picked up piles along road. Mild & quite soft. Split 4 ft in - Drew in turnips. Thunder at night March THURSDAY, 3 (63-303) 1904 A howling blizzard from north. Put pins in rack changed pigs. Made a p _ trough FRIDAY, 4 (64-302) In town all day. Zero Got settled up with Cement Co Collected Cameron Lake dues. from Cross. Junyn Kastner, Seamun & Leef. Paid for 22 rifle. Drawing dung. a fearful crust, got to be shovelled. Pd 150 on 230oo note of yesterday, and renewed $81 for 3 mos SATURDAY, 5 (65-301) Drew Dung. Had to shovel a road to patch as snow is so hard horses can't go in it. also it is 3-4 ft deep on the level. March MONDAY, 7 (67-299) 1904 Sent up cheque to H Pettigrew for Cameron Lake taxes 26.36. Drew dung forenoon Rained like everything in afternoon. Cleaned 35 bus. oats. TUESDAY, 8 (68-298) Went to town forenoon about ins. prem.of last Novr will arrange to borrow amt. on that policy. Drew dung. WEDNESDAY, 9 (69-297) Finished far patch 20 loads Shovelled road to center field & drew in one load. This is the worst winter Iever saw for getting on fields, we had a cut to make into field through ice in many places. March THURSDAY, 10 (70-296) 1904 Biting Eastwind & snow Drawing dung FRIDAY, 11 (71-295) Eastwind cold about 18˚. Drawing dung. G & I went after a handsleigh load of Masons' cow 2 eagles there, but wild. Took Rattler out after noon, shot 4 rabbits & 1 fox fox was one I 8 �caught in a trap a month ago. a ewe lambed 2 good lambs today No mail though yet. none for 2 wks. either in or out of Wiarton. None out for 3 wks. SATURDAY, 12 (72-294) Fine & mild. Drew dung forenoon 15 loads + 20 = 35 loads In afternoon tried a rabbit hunt, but too many tracks. March MONDAY, 14 (74-292) 1904 Strong east wind, turning in afternoon to a S E bliz zard Train got through yesterday Post office open yesterday with 4 engines. and Trains were coming in today again but will be blocked by Tomorrow again. About 3 1/2 ft of snow in bush & crust wh. will carry a man anywhere. We cut 2 1/2 cords 18 in. & 1 cord 4 ft today. making 1 1/4 + 2 1/2 TUESDAY, 15 (75-291) Cutting wood. More snow. WEDNESDAY, 16 (76-290) Cutting wood. Borrowed 250 from Canada Life Co on my 3000 policy. to pay premium of last year. J Robinson here. March THURSDAY, 17 (77-289) 1904 Sawed wood. Sold Ja Reid John Reid 1/2 ton hay FRIDAY, 18 (78-288) Renewed 136340 for1 month Estate note. Jos Davidson & wife here. Holmes 1/2 ton hay pd Mild {for?} Seven lambs from 4 ewes to date. SATURDAY, 19 (79-287) More Snow. March MONDAY, 21 (81--285) 1904 {Written on date lind: Found a m. in a trap yesterday.} Cut load 4th & drew up. Turnips. 1 cord wood. 1100 hay Stevenson 500 straw Randle.Cold eastwind. 9 �TUESDAY, 22 (82--284) Changed torain lastnight snow gone down 6 inches. Still too much. Cut cord wood forenoon. In afternoon drew out 4 loads dung. &spread. assessor here. WEDNESDAY, 23 (83--283) Began tapping today Put out 250 buckets Ernest in bed. Indigestion assessor here overnight. March THURSDAY,24 (84--282) 1904 Set out 200 buckets. Very heavy snowshoing. Sap ran well Today. Buckets tapped yesterday morning full tonight. About 450 trees tapped now. River frozen up yet. FRIDAY, 25 (85--281) Quite soft. Gathered sap in afternoon very heavy going SATURDAY, 26 (86--280) Freezing again. Gathered rest of sap on snowshoes. Boiled 1/3 of a tank down Fair sleighing for light loads. March MONDAY, 28 (88--278) 1904 Froze up hard N. Drew out dung. Went to town afternoon. Pd McEwans livery bill for Cam. Lake Co Pd 500 on new Nat. Hist. $16 to pay yet. Bought 50 sap buckets at 91/2 cts & 50 spiles at 3/4 ct. Lots of snow on road anywhere, but track cut off. TUESDAY, 29 (89--277) Freeze up all day. N. Set out 50 buckets Drew dung onto center field. getting boggy about 50 loads out now. WEDNESDAY, 30 (90--276) Sawed up wood (old cedar) for evaporator. Drew. Fair sleighing everywhere. too much snow in bush yet. Drew 5 tubs of sap in afternoon. Tried the new rifle at 100 yds with the long rifle, at the 9th mark from top. Made 3 bulls eyes in 3 shots in a 5 in. ring. one nearly drove nail. 10 �March THURSDAY, 31 (91--275) 1904 Boiled all day from 8 am till 6.45 pm. got 7 gals. Syrup. & left about 2 1/2 in tank. Mixture of cedar & hardwood best, but all my wood today was wet. Rained SE drizzle. Drew up wood. & part sap. 8 tubs to fill Tank. Should get a larger draw tub. and about 200 more trees. == April GOOD FRIDAY (Dominion) FRIDAY, 1 (92--274) Put fences at both ends of bridge water high. Cut some wood. SATURDAY, 2 (93--273) Put up fence after Hyatt. Gathered sap afternoon April EASTER MONDAY (Dominion) MONDAY, 4 (95-271) 1904 Boiled all day 8 gals. syrup. Raining. TUESDAY, 5 (96--270) Gathered sap. 8 tubs off all routes. tank brim full & 1 tub over In morning split wood & piled. WEDNESDAY, 6 (97--269) Boiled all day 9 gals. syrup. Sent in E & old mare to McEwan as she seems no better. G. drew wood & sap. Shot 1 sparrow & 1 part with 22. Rained tonight April THURSDAY, 7 (98--268) 1904 Boiled all day for 9 gals. Would pay to have dry cedar or hemlock piled up ready for evaporator, cut 4ft long. FRIDAY, 8 (99-267) Rimmed out all spouts forenoon Cut 2 1/4 cords maple in afternoon. M Stub in bush. Sap not running much. 3 SATURDAY, 9 (100--266) Cutting wood forenoon Big maple. In after noon heavy rain. I boiled down rest of sap in tank for 4 gals. Syrup. Ernest went in with buggy for first time. Ice up at Gray's still un broken. Ducks here. 11 �April MONDAY, 11 (102--264) 1904 Sawen, wood & drawing sap. TUESDAY, 12 (103--263) Boiled down 4 gals. Syrup. Rained Everything covered with snow. Drywood is essential to good work, hemlock & cedar the best. About 1 cord a day needed 4 ft long. WEDNESDAY, 13 (104--262) Took in 19 1/2 gals syrup on sleighs, Snowed 2 in. last night. Not bad sleighing. Cold wind. could have sold lots more. Sold Fisher 5 gals Cr Kay 1/2 gal Pd Alderson 5 gals. Cr Hull 1/2 gal. Pd Acres 2 gals. Pd Miller 4 1/2 gals Pd McNeill 1 gal Pd Moore 1 gal. Pd Sold 6 cattle to Stead, 4 steers & heifer at 4 cts & cow at $405 two off April THURSDAY, 14 (105--261) 1904 Killed 2 pigs. Snow 3 inches on ground. Sawed wood. FRIDAY, 15 (106--260) Froze hard last night, did not thaw all day. Cut up both pigs. 100 lbs each. & salted to drain Split wood. & piled. E to Town with chop. SATURDAY, 16 (107--259) Froze hard last night & snowed. 2 1/2 in. ice on softwater tub outside. Sap frozen in buckets. split 4 ft wood & sawed up blown over tree 1 1/4 cords 18 in. This is the coldest April I ever saw. Ice in river at Grey's fast yet & Boat Lake frozen yet. April MONDAY, 18 (109--257) 1904 TUESDAY, 19 (110--256) Sawing wood WEDNESDAY, 20 (111--255) Took 10 pigs in today to Tyson at 4.50. Banked the amt. April THURSDAY, 21 (112--254) 1904 12 �Boiled today 7 gals syrup. FRIDAY, 22 (113--253) Put in whole day, bridging apple trees, & binding up damage done with mice, with clay & cowdung. & bandages. Got a cold over it. Snow still in orchard. Killed 7 mice. SATURDAY, 23 (114--252) Went to town today & bargained with R. Alderson that he is to buy factory property for $1150. Sent in my bill for beets. Renewed note for 1370 for one month from Thursday 21 st. April MONDAY, 25 (116--250) 1904 Old sow pigged eleven today, took them from her as they came. George after separator. I boiled in afternoon 4 1/2 gals syrup. Cut wood for engine. Jim here. TUESDAY, 26 (117--249) Thrashing colverseed today will Crandon's machine. Takes 2 with machine & 5 others, put through twice, last time must be fed slow or seed elevator chokes. Put through 7 loads for 13 bushels. Got through by 2:30 WEDNESDAY, 27 (118--248) Packed 32 m.rats, 5 fox, 2 skunk, 1 mink, 2 coon = $2300 Packed meat away. Began stoning we stoned 7 acre oatground Ernest began plowing in afternoon. Fairly warm today, April THURSDAY, 28 (119--247) 1904 Cleaned some clover FRIDAY, 29 (120--246) Rained all afternoon F Cleaned up clover seed. 580 lbs clean seed 44 lbs No 2. SATURDAY, 30 (121--245) Rained nearly all day. Plowed some. Bridged more trees in rain Cleaned evap. pans. took smokestack down & covered roof. 13 �{At top of page:Drawing of a diamond shape with "w" on top, "E" on bottom, "N" on right hand side and "S" on left hand side} This bed planted one row E & W. Kaiser {Gon?} Tulip, & N & S. Victoria tulip May MONDAY, 2 (123--243) 1904 Acheson 2. Pd Selves. 2. Pd Ames. Mahon 1/2 Pd Bailey 1/2 - 1 qrt Pd Manley 1 Miller 1/2 Pd Bought 1 bus Tim. Seed 2.50 . bag 20 cents Took in syrup today. Harrowing afternoon E in with just. TUESDAY, 3 (124--242) Took 7 head to old Davis place to pasture all labelled. 1 blk steer. 1 roan steer, 1 wh. heifer, 1 red heifer 2 red steer,s (bob tail) 1 woolly steer Turned out 7ea yrlings at home. 1 roan heifer, 1 blk & wh. steer, 1 blk steer (big) 1 red & wh. heifer. 1 red heifer 2 red steers. WEDNESDAY, 4 (125--241) Took 3 head cattle in to Parke 2270 x 4 90.80.40 $130.80 Sowed rest of 7 acres oats & seeded. May THURSDAY, 5 (126--240) 1904 Planted tomato and cabbage seed. Sowed 3 1/2 a. Oats & seeded down Quite warm Ice leaving bay. Cameron Lake Assn annual meeting. FRIDAY, 6 (127--239) Took in sap buckets. Spading sod. Very warm. Put about a dozen grafts of K. of Tompkins apples into Wealthy. Used last years wood, scions not exactly dormant. Can find snow yet under manure. SATURDAY, 7 (128--238) Sowed peas. Sod. 9 bags. Very warm. May MONDAY 9 (130--236) 1904 {long lines of addition: 3 1/2 3 8 1 1/4 1. 3/4 = 17 1/2 3 1/2 5 8 4 3 4 1/2 .1 1/2 1. 3/4 = 31 1/2 14 �5 2 1/2 8 1/2 3 4 1/4 4 3/4 3 1/2 1 1/4 1 3/4 = 34 1/2 3 = 37 1/2} TUESDAY, 10 (131--235) Quite cool Cleaned out cellar trimmed orchard Plowing in S field WEDNESDAY, 11 (132--234) Quite cold, put on underclothing again Plowed & harrowed garden. Went to town to see if evaporator was there. Bght 100 lbs rock salt. Sowed last of peas. May ASCENSION DAY (Quebec) THURSDAY, 12 (133--233) 1904 Got incubator home & set up it & Brooder. Plowing & harrowing. Cows out at night now. Warmer tonight. Sold SWCross 535 lbs hay $2.10 Cr FRIDAY, 13 (134--232) Sowed chopping & fallow with clover Tim. & orchard grass Took in other 3 cattle to Parke. wghed 2720 lbs. 4 = 108.80 heifer pulled down average, Maher's bartender. Blake drowned in Pike River just below the Bridge, other fellow nearly to. SATURDAY, 14 (135--231) Rained heavily last night Thunderstorms. Sowed oats & harrowed. Planted Early ohio potatoes in garden. Leaves 1/2 out now. Finished seeding today. 7 1/2 7 1/2 8 1/2 6 aces oats 7 1/2 acres peas. May MONDAY, 16 (137--229) 1904 Beastly cold. N.W. Sold M. McKenzie 400 of hay. Set 117 eggs in incubator at 8 a.m. Frost TUESDAY, 17 (138--228) Finished dumping 1½ next swamp Started plowing it Drawing dung on centre field. Drew out E's coulter WEDNESDAY, 18 (139--227) Drawing dung. May THURSDAY, 19 (140--226) 1904 15 18 �Drawing dung. FRIDAY, 20 (141--225) Drawing dung. SATURDAY, 21 (142--224) one load dung to finish G. started plowing May MONDAY, 23 (144--222) 1904 Plowing root ground too teams. VICTORIA DAY (Dominion) TUESDAY, 24 (145--221) G. finished plowing & harrowed. pretty soft. WEDNESDAY, 25 (146--220) very heavy thunder rain. May THURSDAY, 26 (147--219) 1904 Fixed a place for washing sheep, & washed them without going in a bridge. A heavy rain & thunder in afternoon. FRIDAY, 27 (148--218) Cutting sets for potatoes. 7 bus. Uncle Sam. about 10 bus. of these rotted in pit. I went to Hepworth Council Meeting. SATURDAY, 28 (149--217) Tried to sow potatoes too wet. Stoned field at bridge, & made gateway at the end of field. Lots of farmers not done seeding yet, & can't get on land, no roots or corn sowed yet. May MONDAY, 30 (151--215) 1904 Planted 7 bus. Uncle Sam, and 1½ bus. E. ohio. Cut down clump of pincherries, as all are breaking down. Drilling for mangels TUESDAY, 31 (152--214) 16 �Drilling for mangels. Sowed lbs June WEDNESDAY, 1 (153--213) Drawing dung for corn at Bridge Went town re tenders for Club Timber Rutherford & Davidson $1200 T.F. Bridge 350 Rathburn Co 350. The highest tender got it, but as they are taking 1 week to Sign lease, it is possible they may back out. Raining again June THURSDAY, 2 (154--212) 1904 Went to town re Anglo American call. Paid 8150 owing bank. Borrowed 100 for 3mos to pay Anglo American call. Bought 37 Tomato plants Dominion Day & set out. also 100 Brunswick cabbage, & 26 pansy plants. set out all but cabbage tonight. Rained hard tonight Muggy & misty. FRIDAY, 3 (155--211) G. sowed corn & harrowed. E & S cut 4 ft wood & evap. wood & logs in chopping. Starred all corn sowed G stirring it with stick dipped in tar. A better way wld be to pour hot water on corn to cover, then put 2 teaspoons of tar on top, and if part has small holes on bottom, by time water is all out, the corn wdl be quite coated. 4 SATURDAY, 4 (156--210) Stretched piece of wire fence put down with snow set a post, for bridge field harrowed garden Rained heavily forenoon General complaint of destruction of grain by wet. Rained very heavy in evening June MONDAY, 6 (158--208) 1904 {left blank} TUESDAY, 7 (159—207) {left blank} WEDNESDAY, 8 (160--206) Rained hard a nearly all day. Hitched fence at bridge. got wet. Went to town with Rutherford & Davidson to get timbr lease signed. Swelled face from cold. June THURSDAY, 9 (161--205) 1904 17 �Rained last night. Saw tracks of 2 bear cubs & old bear crossing road from north, at corner of bush. Rattle took track at evap. house & followed into swamp. old brute evidently beat off both dogs. A very large bear went north out of swamp last night. I sheared sheep today after dinner. FRIDAY, 10 (162--204) To town to draw 1st instalment of timber sale. and divided into shares. Lowerd lane fence. scuffled potatoes. SATURDAY, 11 (163--203) Fine & warmer. Began digging hole for apple house 16 1/2 X 14 ft. & finished. Rattler got into bear trap. June MONDAY, 13 (165--210) 1904 Trimmed walls of wol house, & lowered floor six inches more. TUESDAY, 14 (166--200) Blasting & plugging stone at {?} heap. WEDNESDAY, 15 (167--199) Blasting & drilling stone Got all the big stone out now. June THURSDAY, 16 (168--198) 1904 Started roothouse wall with Bailey. Put in all the blasted stone. FRIDAY, 17 (169--197) at roothouse wall myself. Bailey here with cow SATURDAY, 18 (170--196) Dull. cloudy. At wall of roothouse myself. E. went to Bucklands with young sow. June MONDAY, 20 (172--194) 1904 {left blank} 18 �TUESDAY, 21 (173--193) At Roothouse WEDNESDAY, 22 (174--192) Finished wall of roothouse June THURSDAY, 23 (175--191) 1904 {left blank} FRIDAY, 24 (176--190) Cutting thistles SATURDAY, 25 (177--189) Farmers Assn meeting in Allenford 25 there. Cut thistles June MONDAY, 27 (179--187) 1904 Cutting thistles & oats TUESDAY, 28 (180--186) Cut thistles to finish Scuffled Taters. Ida Harold & Specking strawberries Very warm WEDNESDAY, 29 (181--185) Doing woodwork opp. lot 11. E to town, Dick new shoes all round. Ivan removed front. 400 lbs chop bought 5.65. 265. lbs peas ground June THURSDAY, 30 (182--184) 1904 Thunderstorm. Planted in corn at bridge. July DOMINION DAY (Dominion) FRIDAY, 1 (183—183) {left blank} SATURDAY, 2 (184—182) {left blank} 19 �{written at top corner of page above date line: 132 1} July MONDAY, 4 (186--180) 1904 Cutting hay. Traded old binder on a new one. + TUESDAY, 5 (187--179) Hoeing mangels. Sent Anglo American 10000 last call. WEDNESDAY, 6 (188--178) Hoeing mangels. E & Ida Picking Strawberries Coiled up orchard hay Dull. THURSDAY, 7 (189--177) 1904 {left blank} FRIDAY, 8 (190—176) {left blank} SATURDAY, 9 (191--175) Cut 3½ a. hay coiled up 3 {series of strange horizontal lines} July MONDAY, 11 (193--173) 1904 Drew in 6 loads. TUESDAY, 12 (194--172) Rained heavy shower last night. Cool. Hoeing, Turned hay. WEDNESDAY 13 (195--171) Drew in 6 loadshay. 13 to date. July THURSDAY, 14 (196--170) 1904 Hoeing, scuffling, cutting clover field in front of barn. FRIDAY, 15 (197—169) {left blank} 20 �SATURDAY, 16 (198--168) Cut far 2 acres. July MONDAY, 18 (200--166) 1904 Heavy shower this morning. Started into clover at noon. Cut field runs 3 ton Raked far field. Drew in 4 loads bu Warmest day this summer. TUESDAY, 19 (201--165) Drew in clover hay. Hot. WEDNESDAY, 20 (202--164) Cut field Tim in front of house. girls with Ida picking berries, got v. few Field of 4 a. runs 3 ton. Timothy per a. July THURSDAY, 21 (203--163) 1904 Took in old binder, fetched new one out. Stooked up hay afternoon. Hawk took a Minorca chicken this morning at day light. FRIDAY, 22 (204--162) Got in 9 loads today straight Timothy, sold ½ ton to S.W. Cross in field. Sat up early for hawk but did not come. SATURDAY, 23 (205--161) 3 loads Tim. ½ ton rakings. Cleaned up tonight Put up fence at bridge. _hoed mangels. 17 + 9 + 12 = 38 1 sold = 3 q loads to date. July MONDAY, 25 (207--159) 1904 Cut center field v. warm Hoed mangels TUESDAY, 26 (208--158) Drew in 6 loads centre Set up binder 21 �WEDNESDAY, 27 (209--157) Drew in 1 load. Cut. last field. Drew ½ to do Hay at Lake Huron. July THURSDAY, 28 (210--156) 1904 Rained heavy FRIDAY, 29 (211--155) Hoed Taters. Poisoned d' with Bug death. Seems to require 12 lbs to the acre for season. Drew in 2 loads hay. 5 SATURDAY, 30 (212--154) Finished hay 57 loads. Showery. Scuffled roots. Painted boats. A Skunk killed 29 yg chickens in Brooder for me last night. got in thro' broken window. == August MONDAY, 1 (214--152) 1904 Laid new hardwood floor in woodshed. took of us all day. E began plowing for fall wht. Heavy rain yesterday TUESDAY, 2 (215--151) E plowing. G.scuffling. I hung doors of woodshed. made trapdoor WEDNESDAY, 3 (216--150) Cut our fall wht. this morning with new binder works well. a fairly good crop of wht on 2½ acres. Stooked afternoon. Pulled all wild oats in oats & peas. E. plowing. August THURSDAY, 4 (217--149) 1904 To town forenoon. E & G. plowing 3½ a. FRIDAY, 5 (218--148) Shower this morning. Plowing & harrowing 2 teams Picked Late Crop. Hot. Threatens rain. SATURDAY, 6 (219--147) 22 �Finished plowing 1½ a. nearswamp. Drew in 4 loads of wht. should be called 5: as there were 47 stooks on 1 load & 44 on another. Shot 3 ducks. I find ducks very late this year, and not particularly plentiful. It will be 2 weeks before the yg ones can fly. Looks like rain again. August MONDAY, 8 (221--145) 1904 Went at well, put on new cylinders Took all day. TUESDAY, 9 (222--144) Finished bracing in well, at 10. Hoed in corn WEDNESDAY, 10 (223--143) Picked stone & hoed corn August THURSDAY, 11 (224—142) 1904 Picking stone & hoeing corn. FRIDAY, 12 (225—141) Drew dung on wht ground. In afternoon shot 2 d. had to fetch canoe round for them. 6 ducks. SATURDAY, 13 (226—140) Heavy rain last night. Drawing dung & harrowed clods. Went to town. Edwards here evening. August MONDAY, 15 (228--138) 1904 Drew dung. TUESDAY, 16 (229--137) Rained lastnight. Looked for ducks on Boat Lake but only got one. I never saw such as scarce on the lake Think they are not forward enough to come to lake. Drew dung. Afternoon 8 d WEDNESDAY, 17 (230--136) Cut 7½ a. oats today & stooked E cutting weeds. Cold & windy. 23 �August THURSDAY, 18 (231--135) 1904 FRIDAY, 19 (232--134) SATURDAY, 20 (233--133) August MONDAY, 22 (235--131) Cut 3 3/4 a oats. This was a good patch of grain will run 70 bus. {17 cts?} acre at least TUESDAY, 23 (236--130) Drew in peas. Jim here. WEDNESDAY, 24 (237--129) Drew in oats. August THURSDAY, 25 (238—128) 1904 Tremendous wind. Called round S field. {?} Drew in oats all day. Ida & Harlold taking in Scotchmens day. FRIDAY, 26 (239--127) I cut 6½ acres oats Today Ja. & G. & Ernest drawing in. {Boneabert?} & Bert here for ducks, only got two I shot 4 at noon. 17. to date. About 3 acres of this field will run 50 bus, and the rest 40. SATURDAY, 27 (240--126) Stooked up rest of oats. tied ½ acre Picked 4 bags harvest apples at bridge Jim & George tried Boot Lake for ducks but say there are few. did not get any. G. harrowed 1 ½ a next swamp for wheat. August MONDAY, 29 (242--124) 1904 Finished harvesting at noon today. Geo & Ja went on lake after noon. TUESDAY, 30 (243--123) E in for chop. Stoned round applehouse. 24 �WEDNESDAY, 31 (244--122) Drew up earth to applehouse September THURSDAY, 1 (245--121) 1904 Dull. Worst day for duckshooting I ever saw. A great scarcity of birds, hardly a duck about. No shooting any where I shot 2. Wonder if ducks have bred better elsewhere. Made fences pigtight. Finished earthing of applehouse. FRIDAY, 2 (246--120) Put yg pigs 15. in front field. gathered apples. Shot a duck off bridge. 21 ducks. SATURDAY, 3 (247--119) Ironed reach. G. plowing. Made bins in applehouse. September LABOR DAY (Dominion) MONDAY, 5 (249--117) 1904 {left blank} TUESDAY, 6 (250—116) {left blank} WEDNESDAY, 7 (251--115) Left for Toronto with Ernest Got then 1.30 poor. Pd for Ernests boots 900 September THURSDAY, 8 (252--114) 1904 Went to Exhibition grounds stayed till after fireworks. great crowd on cars. from grounds boarded at restaurant on King St West. J Sutherland. at 20 cts a meal, & rooms at 26 Trinity sq. at 50 cts a bed. good. FRIDAY, 9 (253--113) Went thro Parliament Buildings saw Anglo American re shares Left for home at 4 pm. SATURDAY, 10 (254-112) Flailed our wht for seed, as none any good for seed exceptours. 25 �September THURSDAY, 8 (252--114) 1904 Went to Exhibition grounds stayed till after fireworks. great crush on cars. from grounds boarded at restaurant on King St West. J Sutherland, at 20 cts a meal , & rooms at 26 Trinity sq. at 50 cts a bed. good. FRIDAY, 9 (253--113) Went thro Parliament Buildings saw Anglo American re shares Left for home at 4 pm. SATURDAY, 10 (254-112) Flailed our wht for seed, as none any good for seed except ours. September MONDAY, 12 (256--110) 1904 E. pulled down fence. S. of house 42 rods George sowed 3½ wheat opp. Greenlees. at rate of 1½ bus. per acre Stoning stumping on an 1½ strip TUESDAY, 13 (257--109) Sowed 1½ a. wht. at 1 3/4 bus per acre, Social at Oliphant tonight $40 receipts Mary Ida & Ernest there WEDNESDAY, 14 (258--108) Began driving posts for new temporary fence, for cows day pasture September THURSDAY, 15 (259-107) 1904 Finished putting up wire fence. 62 rods. FRIDAY, 16 (260-106) Drew rails from condemned fence. also stones, & find heaps of trash. Went to town today & paid last payment of Tontine life ins. policy, my 15 cts. 39. 20 Bght a sink, & soft water pump. Got Cherry & calf home tonight, red bull calf. SATURDAY, 17 (261--105) 26 �very hot & sultry. stoned fence bottom some very big stones, gained over 1/4 of an acre. Took boat to bridge & launched. Ernest began plowing in wht. Stubble. A walloping big bear crossed road at Clemens bush tonight at 6.30 pm. September MONDAY, 19 (263--103) 1904 TUESDAY, 20 (264--102) WEDNESDAY, 21 (265-101) September THURSDAY, 22 (266-100) 1904 {left blank} FRIDAY, 23 (267—99) {left blank} 6 SATURDAY, 24 (268--98) Tent in 75 posts afternoon {?} forenoon Shot 4 {meregansers} forenoon. {?} September MONDAY, 26 (270--96) 1904 TUESDAY, 27 (271--95) WEDNESDAY, 28 (272--94) September THURSDAY, 29 (273--93) 1904 FRIDAY, 30 (274--92) October SATURDAY, 1 (275—91) October MONDAY, 3 (277-89) 1904 Shot 2 Greenwine teal & 1 merganser this morning 28 d. to date TUESDAY, 4 (278--88) Bland nominated to run against Campbell Dominion House. Went to town afternoon to see about pigs. 27 �WEDNESDAY, 5 (279--87) Went to town with 9 pigs. had to carch 9.a.m. Fetched fence home. Bargained with {?} for sale of factory property October THURSDAY, 6 (280--86) 1904 Put up 20 rods P. fence opp. Greenlees barn. moved rails out. finished at 2.30 pm. Put up bins in apple house Moved in yg sow Promises to be cold tonight. It rained hailed & snowed today FRIDAY, 7 (281--85) A solid frost this mornng. P. River frozen clear across Drew in all corn {38 ags.?} Picked apples. Made up bins in apple house. E plowing at bridge. SATURDAY, 8 (282—84) {left blank} October MONDAY, 10 (284--82) 1904 To town. Sent draft for $100 to AngloAmerican. gave note for 30 days. TUESDAY, 11 (285--81) Thrashing here from 7.30 to 4.30. for 800 bus oats 45 bus wht 170 bus peas. 1015 Total Jas.Clemens √ G. Clemens √ Herb Rogers Pd. J. Ferguson CR R. Reston √ W. Schein √ W. Mason √ D. Renshaw √ A. Greig owe ½ H. Cook √ WEDNESDAY, 12 (286--80) At Masons & Restons. Ida away from 10 30. October THURSDAY, 13 (287--79) 1904 {left blank} FRIDAY, 14 (288--78) E. at Scheins thrashing till noon. G. plowing. 28 �SATURDAY, 15 (289--77) Both Teams plowing. H. & S stumping & burning. Wate in Lake so low that ducks cannot work near edge. 31 ducks to date October MONDAY, 17 (291--75) 1904 Went to town afternoon. $600 of 2nd instalmt. Cameron Lake Timber paid in but one cheque for $350. - refused by Union BK. Pd Langford 8.00 for fixing wagons Thrashing 800 Shot 1 grey duck. 32 ducks TUESDAY, 18 (292--74) Sent E in with grist this afternoon. wht went 58 lbs got low wagon wheels home. also sink, pump, & pipes. WEDNESDAY, 19 (293--73) Began mangels this morning To warm I had to wear a straw hat & shirtsleeves. October THURSDAY, 20 (294--72) 1904 At Mangels. G. & S. Warm. thr eatening rain. E finished S rough piece About ½ mangels up. FRIDAY, 21 (295--71) Drew mangels. squally rain Shot 1 mallard & grey duck Jordan Bay in Morning. 34 ducks SATURDAY, 22 (296--70) Peeled about 200 posts today for a carload. Wet & hail. N.W. Frost at night. Shot 3 grey ducks & 1 mallard in Jordan Bay in morning. 38 ducks October MONDAY, 24 (298--68) 1904 Shot 8 ducks this morning in Jordan Bay. This end of Lake just crawling with duck, shot 3 green headed mallard among them Went to town afternoon 46 d. TUESDAY, 25 (299--67) Dr Fisher here to hunt ducks, sent G & Bert to scare em up, we took stands. I had Laflin & Rand for first time, shells would not fire it. 1 duck. quit at noon, gave Dr 2 ducks 47 d. 29 �WEDNESDAY, 26 (300--66) At mangels. October THURSDAY, 27 (301--65) 1904 Dr Fisher & J. Acres here early to hunt ducks. sharp frost froze this end of lake, but thousands of duck at other end, but could not get very near then The Dr missed some 6 duck, I got 2, Acres 1. Blue bells very thick. 49. FRIDAY, 28 (302--64) Finished mangels. SATURDAY, 29 (303--63) Bert & I duckshooting on Jordan Bay till 10 o'clock. I shot 4 he shot 4. Got new shells for L & R. powder. 53 ducks. Sent 75 posts in this afternoon. October MONDAY, 31 (305--61) 1904 Sent in 73 posts Cutting posts. Sent in 75 posts. Frosty turning mild towards Sent in 44 posts. Evening. November ALL SAINTS' DAY (Quebec) TUESDAY, 1 (306—60) {left blank} WEDNESDAY, 2 (307—59) {left blank} November THURSDAY, 3 (308--58) 1904 {left blank} FRIDAY, 4 (309--57) Got to Sundridge at 7 a.m. drove to Doe Lake got there at 3 pm. Charge 4.00 for trip. SATURDAY, 5 (310--56) I shot a fawn at Ogden Lake runway. Scent bad, leaves dry 30 �November MONDAY, 7 (312--54) 1904 Ran a doe into Doe Lake, had 3 plugs at it leaving shore but missed, plugged. 2 balls thro' the neck of a big buck, which got into Lake & stuck in ice Vance finished it. TUESDAY, 8 (313--53) Ran a little buck in Doe Lake, & shot it there. WEDNESDAY, 9 (314--52) Blank day, dogs got away to Poverty Bay, ought to have 6 men & 7 dogs for hunting here, and a 30 - 30 rifle. November MONDAY, 14 (319--47) 1904 This day a failure, as dogs got away, & some bad shooting done. TUESDAY, 15 (320--46) Hunted this morning in north tamarac thicket Sawyer shot 1st doe. put in dogs again I shot a big doe I jumped, & other was missed by Murray 7 shots, and another dog put out, Murray fired 6 shots at & missed. altogether 48 shots fired that morning, In afternoon went after deer with wagon. Shot 1 partridge We are just getting posted as to runways. all season has been bad for hunting, as the leaves are dry all the time. A 30 . 30 would be the best rifle for here. WEDNESDAY, 16 (321--45) Left Som campat 7 a.m. got into Sundridge at 1.30 pm. 17 miles, with 6 deer, leaving 3 hanging up, & 3 eaten or being eaten. November THURSDAY, 17 (322--44) 1904 Went to Burkes falls 14 miles. to Lemons. FRIDAY, 18 (323--43) Got home at 3.40 pm. after changing at Allandale Georgetown, Guelph, Palmerston & Parkhead. Deer both here, & fetched 10 patridge & 2 rabbits. 7 SATURDAY, 19 (324--42) 31 �Put up fences round front of old place. set fire to stumps & old fence. Drew 2 loads gravel for floors. Cut stuff for sink. November MONDAY, 21 (326--40) 1904 Started into calf stable, cleanng & levelling. Drew up 2 loads gravel. TUESDAY, 22 (327--39) Acres & Amis here for a duck hunt, gave them the boat & let them up, as I was too busy to go myself they got nothing. Cutting stall posts, hewing & flattening & sawing a strip out of each with crosscut. WEDNESDAY, 23 (328--38) Placing stall posts in calf stable Drew up gravel 1 load from Rushaws. November THURSDAY, 24 (329--37) 1904 Mild. Finished cementing calf stable & alley way. Went to town deposited $38.00 Paid R. Sawyer for Es medicine $280 oatmeal 25cts. FRIDAY, 25 (330--36) Put in partitions of birch in calfstable worked at sink, & pump. Drain of sink is lead pipe extending 8 ft. beyond woodshed door. SATURDAY, 26 (331--35) Tried a doubleshot this morning at 2 mallards but the Laflin & Rand powder is no good, tried it at a board. Finished putting in sink, & pump in kitchen. Finished partitions in calfstable 10 stalls. Took young cattle 12 head to old place. Freezing hard & snowed an inch at night from N. November MONDAY, 28 (333--33) 1904 {left blank} TUESDAY, 29 (334--32) Began jacking up henhouse to 3½ ft high. had to make jacks Pretty heavy to lift. 32 �WEDNESDAY, 30 (335--31) Worked hard at jacking up building, & put boards round it. George left for home for a while December THURSDAY, 1 (336--30) 1904 Drew boards to bank round henhouse and packed over boards with pea straw. FRIDAY, 2 (337—29) {left blank} SATURDAY, 3 (338—28) {left blank} December MONDAY, 5 (340--26) 1904 Sent Mrs Allan 2bbls Alexanders at 45, & 1 rooster at 100 TUESDAY, 6 (341--25) Fetched cattle up today, all looking well, calves a little thin. A big lynx went north into Greenlees slash, this morning, I went in with Rattler & put it out to Bert Davis, who shot it at the runway between the 2 swamps. WEDNESDAY, 7 (342--24) Have to water most of cattle at water holes near Jordan Creek as well below barn holds enough for 10 head only. Water horses at house. Nailed up silo. Altered 16 calf 3 boar pigs. Changed 3 calves into new stable on cement. December CONCEPTION DAY (Quebec) THURSDAY, 8 (343--23) 1904 {left blank} FRIDAY, 9 (344--22) Piled wood. Papers say there is to be no rain in the near future. People are put to great trouble all over to get water for their stock. SATURDAY, 10 (345--21) 33 �Went to town this morning Borrowed $250 to pay overdraft $40. taxes $60. and to Rogers wages $150. Made posts & 4 ties afternoon. There is a pair of foxes about Jordan Bay. set traps in a Chaff bed for them, but think snow will hinder successful trapping in this way. One of the foxes seems an extra big one. Cold. December MONDAY, 12 (347--19) 1904 Worked in swamp. Skidded logs laying in chopping S of barn. Fetched sheep up from lot 11 real fat. Snow about a foot deep now TUESDAY, 13 (348--18) Worked in swamp. Cut off 12 Tails off sheep. Snowing Frost got in apple house slightly Put door on underpart of henhouse. WEDNESDAY, 14 (349--17) Worked in swamp morning. Sent in a load of hay to Dr Fisher in afternoon 1400 lbs at 800 December THURSDAY, 15 (350--16) 1904 George came back tonight FRIDAY, 16 (351--15) Cutting posts etc. SATURDAY, 17 (352--14) Cutting posts etc. down stuff. Set trap for a fox. . u December MONDAY, 19 (354--12) 1904 Sent yg sow to Bucklands. Filed narrow saw. Bernie here. Caught a she fox yesterday morning, where she jumped creek in Jordan Bay, very small. Think there is another there a big one. TUESDAY, 20 (355--11) Swamping out posts morning. Cut soft maple up. WEDNESDAY, 21 (356--10) 34 �Worked in swamp morning Sent a load of hay to Dr. Fisher afternoon 8° morning, 28° evening Cutting black ash & elm. Took Jersey to Greenlees Bull for a change December THURSDAY, 22 (357--9) 1904 Sent a load of hemlock to Moores mill. 12 logs. Went to Tara, Conservative Convention selected J. George as candidate local House raining coming home. FRIDAY, 23 (358--8) Took out 2 pine logs out of back near creek. About 700 ft in the two. SATURDAY, 24 (359--7) Cutting cedar & pine. George to town in afternoon. December CHRISTMAS DAY (Dominion) [Dec. 25 falling this year on a Sunday.] MONDAY, 26 (361--5) 1904 Cutting elm & ash logs Skidded cedar in afternoon. TUESDAY, 27 (362--4) Cutting logs in morning. Raining & freezing In afternoon it rained all the time Too dangerous in bush so in afternoon we clipped all the yg cattle on neck & I greased them with machine oil & coal oil for lice. WEDNESDAY, 28 (363--3) Stormy Every things as slippery as glass In afternoon cleaned 5 bags of wht, for grist. December THURSDAY, 29 (364--2) 1904 Wild & stormy but not cold N. Skidded sixteen logs, 8 elm 8 ash in S chopping Cut one of big elms afternoon in 3 logs about 1200 ft in the three. FRIDAY, 30 (365--1) {left blank} SATURDAY, 31 (366) 35 �{left blank} MEMORANDUM R. To Cheadle horsehide pd 2.50. Ernest rubbers 1.90 Self " " 3.50. Sinclair acct 10.00. Sun savings 30.00 Sugar Blg 6.78 6.78 Canada Life Ins. & int. 6.88. Echo Fam. Herald 1.75 G. pt mils .50 Dom. Iron Co wheels 22.00. Globe Library Club 6.00. Date CASH ACCOUNT -- JANUARY Rec'd 4. coal oil 8 gals 1.50. rubbers 2.50. mitts .35 G. mitts .25 4. Div. Sun Savings 4. Hclippers 1.75. 13. L Buckland sow service 1.00. Canadian. 1.00 Paid 4.50. 30.00. 36 3.00. �Echo. 1.00 13. Meat 40. Axehandle 20. bal. seels. to A. & A. Society .25 85. 16 Meat 30. Herring .20, F.I. 25 Head 15 {head?} 20 1.10. 19. Jess shoeing .45 staple. 10. 23. 288 ties 69.13 3 load logs 10.54 25. Note Union BK 46. Armstrongs acct 1.54 46.00. 2 lights 16 x 32 64 meat 30 1.54 Harolds pant '60 Cond. powder & coughsyrup 70 2.24. seels. Black Cat 50. Folio papers 50 1.00 28. Seels & Sun Fam. Herald. Daily Mail 5. 5.00 30 Angl Am. Fire Mr. Divi. 14.00. Date CASH ACCOUNT -- FEBRUARY Rec'd 5. Removing Deck 3 .35 11 Saw {gunnering?} .75. Coal oil 50 gals 1.25 stamps 25 79.64 chop 90 Paid 3.15 10. A. Reid ½ ton hay 4.50. bal. on hay 7.09. Cash 25 10. Let sleighs from A. Reid 11.75. 12.00 37 �Axehandle 25 Shoeing 25 Fred. etc, 13. .50 Stanley Mills other 3.98. E's shirts 1.00 5.00 Bg flour 2.35 syrup 1.00 chop 90 4.25 11.75 24.90 Albert Reid charge ½ ton hay} Albert Reid charge ½ ton hay} $900 Date CASH ACCOUNT -- MARCH Rec'd Paid 4 Cement co 208.74 for piles delivered 208.74 4. Stevenson 1.00 2 loaves 20, Rifle {sells?} express 4. BBl. sugar 11.60 290 lbs. 3 lbs. steak 30 22 box 30.30 4. Dues Cameron Lake 4.00 4.50 4. Newman, cedar 2. Fred & Jess shoeing .67. Syrup 1.00 1.67. 7. Chopping 1.00, flour 1.50. Kyle & Hunter for axe & stove pipes for forge 3.20 5.70. 9. 30 lbs flaxseed to Edwards, 1 bus peas 60 9. Loningsoln 200 l. rifle easterly 1.00 Eaton. 9. 1 Bl. salt 1.50 11. Chopping .95 turning 2 cart handles 25. 10.54 J.Reid ½ ton hay Holmes ½ ton hay. 1.20. 1.60 1.20 9.00. 38 �16 Chopping basket 30 cts Express 40 1.60. 18. Medicine Harold 40., file 15. s spouts 55. bit .15 1.25 21. Stevenson 1100 hay 4.95 Randle straw 125 6.20. 22. Hutchinson cowfee cash 1.00 1.00 19. Wiarton Can. Furniture Co. bal. of acct. 3.76 Bag of flour. 3.00 3.00 24 Hutchinson 7 bus. peas 65 4.55. 28. 50 s. buckets 4.75. 50 spiles. McEwans livery 2.50 7.62. New Nat Hist paymt. 5.00 5.00 Date CASH ACCOUNT -- APRIL 1. Blk Min rooster 3.75 express. 3.75 Shoeing 50. .50 13. Rec'd Syrup 15 gals 15.00. Pd on Pigs Moran 1.00, pd on cattle Stead 5.00 6.00. Paid Chopping .45 overalls 85. E. Boot repair .15 E. {Express?} .25 1.90 13. 5 gls. coal oil 1.50 1.50 20. 10 pigs Moran @ 4.50 68.30 Lent Frank Davis 25.00 25.00 39 �26. George 5.00 5.00 Chopping 1.00 Crandon 7 hrs clover tho asking 6.00 7.00 120.22 25. Date CASH ACCOUNT -- MAY 2. 1 Bus. Timothy 2. 51 gals syrup Rec'd Paid 2.50. 5.25. chopping 55. L nails 15. 70. 4. 2270 lbs cattle 4. 1 cow 40. 130.80. 5. 6. Grimm Mfg Co bal. on Evaporator 43.25. BBl salt Tyson 1.00. 1.50. 6. 7 buspeas 443 10 lbs clover 1110 5.65. 7. Reston 27 lbs cloverseed. 2.97. Harold suit 3.75 etc. strawhat 10 socks 57 2.64. 11. 24 lbs clover seed 264. {Arrow to 2.64. above} 11. 100 lbs rocksalt Kempt. 1.50. 4 lbs beefsteak 40 Chatham brooder 10.40. 13. 2720 lbs cattle @ 4 cts less 7 received 101.80. 40 3.42. �16. M. McKenzie hay 1.60. Welding rods 20 Express 50. Flour 3.00 Durey fork 85 4.55. Baker 2 cow fees of 1903 2.00. 27. McKenzie 500 hay. 300 brick 4.10. 27. Looking after bridge 1.00 1.00 28. (coal .50 shoeing .20) {Service?} pck wages 2.00 21. R. Greenlees cow fee 1903. 2.70. 1.00. Date CASH ACCOUNT -- JUNE Rec'd 2. varnish & brush .45 plow bredh 50 plants .85 1.75 Un Bk Commerce note 8150 81.50 Anglo American call. 10000 + draft. 100.05 Wool. @ 16 cts 28 . Paid 14.96 Chop 1.25 pc cent chopping .5 chicken food .50 5.65 Shoeing 1.25 1.25 Anglo American Fire Ins. Ex. 100.15 pr ½ big rubber boots 4.50 L W Cross 500 hay 2.00 June 30. Two Savings Divided ½ an. 30.00 41 �Date CASH ACCOUNT -- JULY 11. Paid Ml on Can. Life loan Cheque 4.21 11 Globe Library Club on books 600 6.00. 22. Hutchinson 2 cows An. McLeod 1 cow fee 3.00. Hutchinson 1 cow 1.00 1.00. Recd paymt of R. Davis loan 100.00 , do fencing 12 112.00. 22. Rec'd {Shocts?} for chickens 1.00 Paid . 1.00 22 5 lambs to Parke 16.25. 22 ½ ton hay to Cross 3.00 3.00. 26. ½ ton hay to Hay 3.50 3.50. 28 4 bus. early later to Lyne @ 1.00 4.00. 29. 104 lbs " " Parke 1.70 26. orchard hay at bridge to Wilcox 2.00. 28 Cho 410 lbs. fr. Reckin 5.00. Ernest fix my boots 70. bus. Wht for chickens 85, barley .48 1.33 Bay flour 3.00, bay oatmeal 2.60. 2.90. {23.?} 2.60. Date CASH ACCOUNT -- AUGUST Rec'd 42 Paid �4. Ames 4 gal Syrup 4.00. " {Fl or U?} Allan acct in full 2.45 " Ashcroft. mainspring of my watch .50 3 cuts to Sun 75. grass seed 1.25. 2.00 Twine 4.95 Tie set 75 Shoes 1.75. pants 1.75 9.30 13. Machine oil 30 duty on grr suit 25. exprs d. 0.70 1.25 13. Loan retd by Trask 13 Chicken feed 85 .85 1.70 22. McEwan oct. med. 1.00 31. Flour lime 45 gorceries 90 2.35 25.00. Date CASH ACCOUNT -- SEPTEMBER Rec'd 3. Geo Rogers prt wages 10.00. 3. for cidermaking 50 Harold boots 1.00 1.50. Sep. 7.- 9. Ernests boots 9.00 Train fares 2 X 2.95 =5.90 room 2.00 17. Paid 16.90. Meals 4.40 4.40 Sink for kitchen 375 Pump for do 250 6.25. Life Ms. Premium 15th 39.20 R. Gibson Cowfee. 1.00. 43 �Date CASH ACCOUNT -- OCTOBER Rec'd 5. 9 1390 lbs Hogs @ 4.90 58.75 5. 3 400 lbs sheep 325 13.00: Paid Incubator note 19.00 Binder note 25.00 44.00. T. Eaton Co. 14 yds flannellette 3,50. Page Fence Co. 20 rds 12 bar 8.92 G. Rogers show day 1.00. 1.00. Sink 3.90 . oump. 250 6.25. Staples 20. rods 20. 40. Sam. oil 20 baseline 5½ lbs 88 1.13. 10. Anglo American Uns. Cl. call 100.00. 17. Thrashing 800 Layford acct 800 Whitlock adv. 1.00 17.00 18. Freight on iron wheels 1.11, Cross adv. 2.00 3.11. 24 3 pigs 23.25, Glip order timber 5.20 29. Harold's overcoat 3.50, 2 sets underclothing 4.00 7.50. 2 undershorts Ernest 2.00, gloves 1.00 3.50. pr Slater shoes 3.50 3.50. Rent for lots 11. & 12 in advance 500.00. 29th 28.45. 44 �Date CASH ACCOUNT -- NOVEMBER 3. .500 car of posts 3500 down bill, 400 at 8½, 85 at 7½, 15 at 8½ Expenses to Tun Tundridge Ticket for dog single & self return 10.20 Livery reg there & back & freight on due to Sundridge 2.35 board 6.00 Express on deer 250. License 200 Deer @ 10 cts 22,50. hides 2.00 11 partridge 3.00 2 hares .50 Sawyer drug bill Leicester cam lamb from Scott 800 25. Borrowed from Canada Life to pay premium on 3000 life policy Paid above premium to Co Date CASH ACCOUNT -- DECEMBER Rec'd Bal. on posts 6.50. Shoeing Dick 4 new shoes 1.20 1.20 Shoeing Jess & Fred 6 new shoes 2.05 Ernest medicine 50 .50 Eaton quinine & phenacitin 1.00 1.00 45 �10. Tol. Hunt taxes 1904 60.00 2. G. Rogers part wages 10.00 1. Baker cow fee of last summer 10. Harolds snowshoes Xpress order 14. Dr. Fisher Uskay on acct @ 8.00 23. George Rogers cash. 15.00 22. Tara 1.25 24. Ida 500 5.00 1.00 2.35 Reston 2 cows & chge Date 2.20. BILLS PAYABLE -- JANUARY $ c. {Series of Calculations as follows} 26) 1800 (69 + 156 = 240 234 7.00 + .70 = 7.70 George 5.00 " rifle 15.00 " cash 10.00 " " 1.00 " " 10.00 41.00 Dec. 1, '03 - Dec. 1,4 04 at 1800 18 0 + 18 = 198 + 7.70 = 205.70 + 41.00 = bal. = 164.70 Dec. 16th - 04 to Dec. 15. ' 05 72.00 7 2/3 46 �'4 mos at 18.00 72.00 8 mos at 20.00 160.00 Total 396.70 - 105.00 = $291.70 bal. Dec. 16th 1905. Mar. 23rd 1905. Cheque 50.00 June 24th 1905 " 10.-Aug. 22nd 1905 " 25 Sept. 1905 " 20 105 Dec. 16th 1905 - Dec. 16th 1906. at 20.00 per month = $240 + 137 103 + 291.70 394.70 Dec. 23 - 15.00 - 20 00 3 cheques 80.00 Mar. 2.00 May 20.00 July 5.00 Oct. 5.00. Dec. 25.00 137.00 RECEIVABLE Date BILLS PAYABLE -- FEBRUARY $ c. RECEIVABLE Date BILLS PAYABLE -- MARCH $ 47 c. �RECEIVABLE Date BILLS PAYABLE -- APRIL $ c. RECEIVABLE Date BILLS PAYABLE -- MAY $ c. $ c. RECEIVABLE Date BILLS PAYABLE -- JUNE RECEIVABLE Date BILLS PAYABLE -- JULY $ c. $ c. RECEIVABLE Date BILLS PAYABLE -- AUGUST RECEIVABLE Date BILLS PAYABLE -- SEPTEMBER $ c. $ c. $ c. $ c. RECEIVABLE Date BILLS PAYABLE -- OCTOBER RECEIVABLE Date BILLS PAYABLE -- NOVEMBER RECEIVABLE Date BILLS PAYABLE -- DECEMBER RECEIVABLE {Blank Page} {Blank Page} 48 �{Blank Page with border of back cover marbled brown} {Back Cover, brown with blue peacock feather marbling} For more information on Cecil Swale, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 49 � 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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The Cecil Swale Diary Collection UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Front Cover}</p> <p>{Printed Title} Daily Journal 1904</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Note to transcribers: Please do not transcribe these printed, published pages.</p> <p>{Actual diary starts on page 44}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dominion Diary</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Daily journal</span></h3> <p>...For...</p> <p>1904</p> <p>THE COPP, CLARK COMPANY, LIMITED</p> <p>64 &amp; 66 Front street west, Toronto</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sterling Exchange</p> <p>For Customs House purpose sterling Exchange is rendered into Canadian Money at 9 1/2 per cent. Advance. this is called the Par of Exchange. The following Table will give the desired results:---</p> <p>{The Table is printed onto the page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{The table from the previous page continues on this page}</p> <p></p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Legal wieghts and measures in Canada</span></h3> <p>The legal weights and measures of Canada are the Imperial yard, Imperial pound, avoirdupois, Imperial gallon (of 277'27384 cubic inches), and the Imperial bushel. The Imperial gallon is equal to 4'54174 litereswhile the gine gallon, use in the United States, is equal to 3'785 litres.</p> <p>By Revised statues of Canada (1886), Chap. 204, it is provided that in contracts for sale and delivery of any of the undermentioned articles, the bushel should be determined by the wieghing, unless a bushel measure be specially agreed upond, the weght euivalent to a bushel being as follows:--</p> <p>wheat, 60 lbs. Indian Corn, 56lbs. Rye, 56 lbs Peas,60 lbs. Barley 48 lbs. Malt, 36 lbs. Oats, 34 lbs.</p> <p>{After a vertical line marginalizes the paragraph}</p> <p>Beans 60lbs. Flax seed*, 56 lbs, Hemp 44lbs. Blue grass seed 14 lbs. LIme: 70 lbs. Castor beans 40 lbs. potatoes 60 lbs. Turnips, 60 lbs. Carrots, 60 lbs, Bituminouss coal, 7 lbs. Clover seed, 60 lbs. Timothy 48 lbs. Buckweat, 48 lbs.</p> <p>By the same Act the British hudred weight of 112 pounds ad the ton of 2,240 pounds were abolished, and the hundredweight was declared to be 100 pounds and the 2,000 pounds avoidupois, thus assimilating the weights of Canada and the United states.</p> <p></p> <p>Changed from 50 to 56 lbs. by Act of Parliament, 1808. Changed from 60 to 50 lbs by Act of parliament, 1808. Added by Act of 1808</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="#CANADIAN_TARIFF_OF_CUSTOMS"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">CANADIAN TARIFF OF CUSTOMS</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#MEANING_OF_TERMS_USED."><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">MEANING OF TERMS USED.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#FISH_FROM_THE_UNITED_STATES_AND_NEWFOUNDLAND."><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">FISH FROM THE UNITED STATES AND NEWFOUNDLAND.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#EXPORT_OF_GAME_PROHIBITED."><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">EXPORT OF GAME PROHIBITED.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#DUTIES_ON_WINES_AND_SPIRITS."><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">DUTIES ON WINES AND SPIRITS.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#MEDICINAL_AND_TOILET_PREPARATIONS."><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">MEDICINAL AND TOILET PREPARATIONS.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#MEDICINAL_PREPARATIONS_TO_BE_LABELLED."><span class="tocnumber">1.6</span> <span class="toctext">MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS TO BE LABELLED.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#DUTY_ON_PACKAGES."><span class="tocnumber">1.7</span> <span class="toctext">DUTY ON PACKAGES.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#PENALTY_FOR_HAVING_BLANK_INVOICE_WITH_CERTIFICATE_OF_CORRECTNESS."><span class="tocnumber">1.8</span> <span class="toctext">PENALTY FOR HAVING BLANK INVOICE WITH CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTNESS.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#AFFIDAVIT_OF_IMPORTER_CLAIMING_LOWER_RATE_OF_DUTY_ON_CERTAIN_GOODS."><span class="tocnumber">1.9</span> <span class="toctext">AFFIDAVIT OF IMPORTER CLAIMING LOWER RATE OF DUTY ON CERTAIN GOODS.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#BRITISH_PREFERENTIAL_TARIFF."><span class="tocnumber">1.10</span> <span class="toctext">BRITISH PREFERENTIAL TARIFF.</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">CANADIAN TARIFF OF CUSTOMS</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <h3><span class="mw-headline">MEANING OF TERMS USED.</span></h3> <p>In this Act, and in any other Act relating to customs, unless the context otherwise requires, -</p> <p>The intitials "n.e.s." represent and ahving the meaning of the words, " not elsewhere specified";</p> <p>The intitials "n.o.p." represent and have the meaning of teh words "not otherwise provided for";</p> <p>The expression "gallon" means an imperial gallon;</p> <p>The expression "ton" means two thousand pounds avoirdupos;</p> <p>The expression "proof's or "proof spirits," when applied to wines or spirits of any kind, means spirits of a strength equal to that of pure ethyl alcohol compounded with distilled water in such porportions that the resultant mixture shall at a temperature of sixty degrees Fahrenheit have a specific gravity of 0.9198 as compared with that of distilled water at teh same temperature;</p> <p>The expression "gauge" when applied to metal sheets or plates or to wire, mean the thickness as determined by Stubb's standard gauge;</p> <p>The expression "in diameter" when applied to tubing, means the actual inside diameter;</p> <p>The expression "sheet," when applied to metals, means a sheet or plate not exceeding three-sixteenths of an inch in thickness.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">FISH FROM THE UNITED STATES AND NEWFOUNDLAND.</span></h3> <p>The whole or part of the duties hereby imposed upon fish and other products of the fisheries may be remitted as respects either the United States or Newfoundland, or both, upon proclamation of the Governor in Council, which may be issued whenever it appears to his satisfaction that the Governments of the United States and Newfoundland, or either of them, have made changes in their tariffs of duties imopsed upon articles imported from Canada, in reduction or repeal of the duties in force in the said countries respectively.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">EXPORT OF GAME PROHIBITED.</span></h3> The export of wild turkeys, quail, partidge, prairie fowl and woodcock, in the carcase of parts thereof, is hereby declared unlawful and prohibited; and any person exporting or attempting to export any such article shall for each offence incur a penalty of one hundred dollars, and the article so attempted to be exported shall be forfeited, and may, on reasonable casue of suspicion of intention to export, be seized by any officer of the customs, and, if such intention is proved, shall be dealth with as for breakch of the custom laws: Provided, that this section shall not apply to the export, under such regulations as are made by the Governor in Council, of any carcase of part thereof of any deer raised or bred by any person, company, or association of persons upon his or their own lands.</td> <td> <p>designated by him and supplied to such officers as are by him charged with the duty of sampling and testing such molasses and syrups; and the decision of any officer (to whom is so assigned the testing of such articles) as to the duties to which they are subject udner the tariff shall be final and conclusive, unless upon appeal to the commissioner of customs within thirty days from rendering of such decision, such deicsion is, with approval of the controller, charged; adn the decision of the commissioner with such approval shall be final.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">DUTIES ON WINES AND SPIRITS.</span></h3> <p>In the case of all wines, spirits, or alcoholic liquors subject to duty according to their relative strength of proof, such strength shall be ascertained either by means of Sykes's hydrometer or gravity bottle, it shall be ascertained by the distillation of a sample and the subsequent test in like manner of the distillate.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">MEDICINAL AND TOILET PREPARATIONS.</span></h3> <p>All medicinal or toilet preparations imported for completing the manufacture thereof, or for the manufacture of any other article by the addition of any ingredient or ingredients, or by mixing such preparations, or by putting up or labelling the same, alone or with other articles or compounds, under any proprietary or special name or trade-mark, shall be valued for duty under the provision of subsection two of section sixty-five of The Customs Act, as amended by section fifteen of chapter fourteen of the statutes of 1888.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS TO BE LABELLED.</span></h3> <p>All medicinal preparations, whether chemical or other, usually imported with the name of the manufacturer, shall have the true name of such manufacturer and the place where they are prepared, and the word "alcohloic" or "non-alcoholic," premanently and legibly affixed to each parcel by stamp, label or otherwise; and all medicinal preparations imported without such names and word so affixed may be forfeited.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">DUTY ON PACKAGES.</span></h3> <p>Packages shall be subject to the following provisions:</p> All bottles, flasks, jars, demijohns, carboys, casks, hogsheads, pipes, barrels, and all other vessels or packages, manufactured of tin, iron, lead, zinc, glass or any other material capable of holding liquids, and all packages in which goods are commonly placed for home consumption, including cases, not otehrwise provided for, in whcih bottled spirits, wines or malt liquors or other liquids are contained, and every package being the first receptacle or coving inclosing goods for the purpose of sale, shall in all cases, not otehrwise porvided for, in which they contain goods subject to an ad.</td> <td> <h3><span class="mw-headline">PENALTY FOR HAVING BLANK INVOICE WITH CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTNESS.</span></h3> <p>Any person who, without lawful excuse, the proof shall be on the person accused, sends or brings into Canada, or who, being in Canada, has in his possession, any bill-heading or other paper appearing to be a heading or blank capable of being filled up and used as an invoice, and bearing a certificate puporting to show, or which may be used to show, that the invoice which may be made from such bill-heading or blank is correct or authentic, is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to a penalty of five hundred dollars, and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, in discretion of the court, adn the goods entered under any invoice made from any such bill-heading or blank shall be forfeited.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">AFFIDAVIT OF IMPORTER CLAIMING LOWER RATE OF DUTY ON CERTAIN GOODS.</span></h3> <p>With respect to goods imported for manufacturing purposes that are admissible under this Act for any specific purposes at a lower rate of duty than would otherwise by chargeable, or exempt from duty, or proportionate exemptino from duty, shall make and subscribe to teh following affidavit or affirmation before the collector of customs at the port of entry, or before a notary public or a commissioner for taking affidavits:</p> <p>I, (name of importer) the undersigned, importer of the (names of the goods or articles) mentioned in this entry, do solemnly (swear to affirm) that such (names of the goods or articles) are imported by me for themanufacture of (names of goods to be manufactured) in my own factory, situated at (name of the place, county and province), and that no portion of the same will be used for any other purpose or dispoed of until so manufactured.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">BRITISH PREFERENTIAL TARIFF.</span></h3> <p>On and after the 1st day of August, 1898, section 17 of the said Act shall be repealed, and the follwing shall be substituted thereof:-</p> <p>"Articles which are the growth, produce or manufacture of any of the following countries may, when imported direct into Canada from any of such countries, be entered for duty or taken out of warehouse for consumption in Canada at the reduced rate of duty provided in the Britishs preferential tariff set forth in Schedule D in this Act:- (a) The United Kingdom; (b) The British colony of Bermuda; (c) The British colonies, commonly called the British West Indies, including the following: the Bahamas, Jamaica, Turks and Caicos Islands, the Leeward Islands (Antigua, St. Christopher-Nevis, Dominica, Montserrat, and the Virgin Islands, the Windward Islands (Grenada, St. Vincent and St. Lucia), Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago; (d) British Guiana; (e) Any other British colony or possession of the customs tariff of wihch is, on th ewhole, as favourable to Canada as the British preferential tariff herein refereed to is to such colony or possession.</p> Provided however, that manufactured articles to be</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p>Deer when shot for sport, under license, may be exported under regulations of the Customs Department.</p> <p>Regulations respecting the export of "Home-bred Deer."</p> <p>Any person who wishes to export any carcase or parts thereof of deer raised or bred upon his own land, or upon lands owned by a company or association of personss of which he is a member, shall make affidavit upon the face fo the export entry to the effect that the deer, the carcase or parts whereof is so entered for exportation, was raised or bred upon his own lands or upon lands owned or held by a company or association of persons of which he is a member(describing the location of such lands, and naming the association or company holding the same).</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">DUTIES ON MOLASSES AND SYRUPS.</span></h3> Regulations respecting the manner in which molasses and syrups shall be sampled and tested for the purposes of determining the classes to which they belong with reference to the duty chargeable thereon shall be made by the Controller of Customs, and the instruments and appliances necessary for such determination shall be</td> <td> <p>valorem duty of a specific and ad valorem duty, be charged with the same rate of ad valorem duty as is to be levied and collected on the goods they contain, and the value of the packages may be included in the value of such goods;</p> <p>All such packages as aforesaid containing goods subject to a specific duty only, and not otherwise provided for, shall be charged with a duty of twenty per cent. and valorem;</p> <p>Packages not hereinbefore specified, and not herein specially charged with or declared liable to duty, and being the usual and ordinary packages in which goods are packed for exportation, according to the general usage and custom of trade, shall be free of duty;</p> <p>All such special packages or coverings as are of any use, or apparently designed for use other than the importation of the goods they contain, shall be subject to the same rate of duty as would thereon be levied if imported empty or separate from their contents;</p> <p>Packages (insdie or outside) containing free goods shall be exempt from duty when the packages are of such a nature that their destruction is necessary in order to release the goods.</p> </td> <td> <p>admittedunder such preferential tariff shall be bonfide the manufacture of a country or countries entitled to the benefits of such tariff, and that such benefits shall not extend to teh importation of articles into the production of which there has not entered a substantial portion of the labour of such countries. any question arising as to any article being entitled to such benefits shall be decide by the Minister of Customs, whose deicison shall be final.</p> <p>"Raw sugar, including all sugar described in item 436 of Schedule A, may, when imported direct from any British colony or possession, be entered for duty or taken out of warehouse for consumption in Canada at the reduced rate fo duty provided in the British preferential tariff.</p> <p>"The Minister of Customs, with the approval of the Governor in Council, shall determine what British colonies or psosessions, shall be entitled to teh benefits of the preferential tariff under clause (d) of subsection 1 of this section.</p> <p>"The Minister of Customs may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, make such regulations as are deemed necessary for carrying out the intention of this section."</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2><span class="mw-headline">THE FRENCH TREATY</span></h2> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">(Circular from the Customs Deaprtment, dated 14th October, 1895.)</span></h3> <p>I beg to send herewith, for your information and guidance, text of a proclamation by the Governor in Council, dated the 10th day of October, 1895, declaring the provisions of the French Treaty Act in force on, from and after the 14th of October, 1895.</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p>You are hereby advised that the said Act provides as follows:-</p> <p>"Wines, sparkling and non-sparkling, common soaps, savons de Marseille (Castille soaps) and nuts, almonds, prunes and plums of French origin entering cCanada shall enjoy the following advantages:</p> <p>1. Non-sparkling wines gauging 15 degrees by the centesimal alchoholometer or less, or according to the Canadian system of testing, containing 26 per cent. or less of alcohol, and all sparkling wines shall be exempted from the surtaxe or ad valorem duty of 30 per cent.</p> <p>2. The present duty charged on common soaps, savons de Marseille (Castile soaps) shall be reduced by one-half.</p> <p>3. The present duty charged on nuts, almonds, prunes and plums shall be reduced by one-third.</p> <p>The following articles of Canadian origin imoprted direct from that country accompanied by certificates of origin shall receive teh advantage of the minimum tariff on entering France, Algeria or the French colonies:-</p> <p>Canned meats.</p> <p>Condensed milk, pure.</p> <p>Fresh water fish, eels.</p> <p>Fish preserved in their natural form.</p> <p>Lobsters and crayfish preserved in their natural form.</p> <p>Apples and pears, fresh, dried or pressed.</p> <p>Fruits preserved, others.</p> </td> <td> <p>Buidling timer in rough or sawn.</p> <p>Wood pavement.</p> <p>Staves.</p> <p>Wood pulp (cellulose).</p> <p>Extract of chestnut and other tanning extracts.</p> <p>Common paper, machine-made.</p> <p>Prepared skins, others, whole.</p> <p>Boots and shoes.</p> <p>Furniture of common wood.</p> <p>Furniture other than chairs, of solid wood, common.</p> <p>Flooring in pine or soft wood.</p> <p>Wooden sea-going ships.</p> <p>It is udnerstood that the advantage of any reduction of duty gratned to any other power on any of the artiles enumerated above shall be extended fully to Canada."</p> <p>Your attention is also directed to teh following provisions of "An Act respecting Commerical Treaties affecting Canada," Cahp. 3, 58-59 Vict., Viz. :-</p> <p>"1. So soon as The French Treaty Act, 1894, chapter two of the Statutes of 1894, is brought into force by proclamation of the Governor General, the advantages granted to France by the treaty with that power mentioned in the said Act, with respect to its commerce with Canada, shall extend to any and every other foreign power which by reason of the operation of such treaty is, under the provisions of a treaty with Great Britain, entitled, in whole or in part, to the same or to</p> </td> <td> <p>the like advantages with respect to its commerce with Canada, to the extent to which in manner aforesaid such otehr foreign power is entitled thereto; and such advantages shall continue to so extend to such other foreign power so long as the said Act remains in force, or until the right of such other foreign power to such advantages under its treaty with Great Britain is sooner determined.</p> <p>3. The advantages so granted to France by the said treaty shall extend also to Great Britain adn to teh several British colonies and possessions with respect to their commerce with Canada, so long as France continues to be entitled to such advantages; and during the period for which France is so entitled to such advantages, all laws inconsistent with the enjoyment thereof by Great Britain and such British colonies and possessions shall be suspended to the extent to which they are so inconsistent."</p> <p>The Foreign Powers entitled to the same advantages under the provisions of the said Act, as are granted to France by the Treaty in question, with respect to its commerce with Canada, are:- Argentine Repubilc, Germany (Zollverein), Austrai Hungary, Muscat, Belgium, Russia, Bolivia, Salvador, Chili, Sweden, Norway, Columbia, Spain, Costa Rica.</p> <p>Satisfactory proof of the origin of the goods in question shall be furnished to the collector at the time of entry.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">CANADIAN TARIFFS OF CUSTOMS.</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">REVISED AND CORRECTED TO THE LATEST DATE.</span></h3> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p>c.ad val</p> <p>Absinthe, $2.40 per Imp. Gal. Acetate of Lime............... 20. Acetate and Nitrate of Lead, not ground................Free. Acid, Acetic Acid and Pyroligneous, n.e.s.,&amp; vinegar, a specific duty of fifteen cents for each gallon of any strength not exceeding the strength of proof, and for each degree of strength in excess of the strength of proof an additonal duty of two cents. The strength of proof shall be held to be equal to six per cent. of absolute acid, and in all cases the strength shall be determinded in such a manner as is established by the Governor Council. Acid, Acetic Acid crude, and Pyroligneous crude, of any strength not exceeding thirty per cent.........25. Acid, Muriatic and Nitric, and all mixed acids.............20. Acid, Oxalic and Boracic............Free. Acid, Phosphate, n.o.p..............25. Acid, Sulfuric......................25. Acid, Tartaric, in crystals.........Free. Acid, Tannic........................Free. Acids, other acids n.e.s............20. Aconite Root........................Free. Acorns as Nuts......................2cts. per lb. Advertising and printed matter, viz. -Advertising pictoral show cards, illustrated advertising periodicals; illustrated price books, catalogues and price books; advertising almanacs and calendars; patent medicine or other advertising circulars, fly sheets or pamphlets; advertising chromos, chromotypes, olegraphs or like work produced from any process other than hand painting or drawing and having an any advertisment or advertising matter printed, lithographed or stamped there-on, or attached thereto, including advertising bills, folders, and posters or other similar artistic work, lithographed, printed or stamped on paper or cardboard for business or advertisement purposes, n.o.p,15cts. per lb. Alabaster, Spar, Terra Cotta or Composition Ornaments.....35 Ale, Beer and Porter, in bottles (6 q. or 12p. to Imp. gal.) 24c.</p> </td> <td>Your text here...</td> <td>Your text here...</td> <td>Your text here...</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p>Bank of India, Australia and China, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation; Honolulu, Bishop &amp; Co., Fir National Bank of Hawaii; Australia and New Zealand, The Union Bank of Australia, Bank of Australasia; South America, British Bank of South America, Londong and Brazilian Bank; Mexico, Banco de Londres y Mexico; New York, The Canadian Bank of Commerce, The American Exchange Nat. Bank; San fRancisco, The Canadian Bank of Commerce; Chicago, Norhtern Banking Co.; Hamilton, Bermuda, The Bank of Bermuda; West Indies, Bank of Nova Scotia; Kingsotn, Jamaica, Colonila Bank and Braches; Duluth, First National Bank; Maritime Proviinces, The Bank of Nova Scotia.</p> <p>DOMINION BANK - London, Naitonal Bank of scotland, Limited; New York, The National City Bank; Minneapolis, North-Western Nat. Bank; Chicago, Commercial National Bank.</p> <p>EASTERN TOWNSHIPS BANK - London, Nat. Bk. of Scotland; Boston, Nat. Exch. Bank; New York, Nat. Park Bl.</p> <p>HALIFAX BANKING CO. - Dominion of Canada, Molsone Bk.; New York, Fourth National Bk.; London, Eng., Parr's Bk. (Limited)</p> <p>HAMILTON, BANK OF - New York, Foruth Nat. Bk. and Hanover Nat. Bank; Buffalo, Marine Nat. Bank of Buffalo; London, Nat. Prov. Bank of England, Ld.; Chicago, First Na.t Bank; Detroit, Detroit Nat. Bank; Boston, International Trust Co.; Kansas City, The National Bank of Commerce; St. Louis, Naitonal Bank of Commerce.</p> <p>IMPERIAL BANK OF CANADA - Canada, Bank of Montreal and Branches; Great Britain, Lloyds Bank (Ltds.), Manchester &amp; Liverpool District Banking Co. (Ltd.); France, Credit Lyonnais; United States - New York, Bank of Montreal, Bank of America, Bank of the Manhattan Co., Western National Bank, Merchants National Bank, Bank of British North America; Buffalo, Bank of Buffalo; Boston, Naiotnal Shawmut Bank; Chicago, First National Bank, Corn Exchange National Bank; Detroit, Detroit National Bank; Duluth, First National Bank, American Exchange Bank; Philadelphia, Farmers' and Mechanics' National bank; St. Paul, Second National Bank; Minneapolis, First Na-</p> </td> <td>Your text here...</td> <td>Your text here...</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </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="#Postal_Information."><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Postal Information.</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#IMPORTANT_CHANGE_IN_POSTAL_RATES."><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">IMPORTANT CHANGE IN POSTAL RATES.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#CHANGE_IN_POSTAL_RATES_TO_AND_FROM_ATLIN_AND_YUKON_DISTRICT"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">CHANGE IN POSTAL RATES TO AND FROM ATLIN AND YUKON DISTRICT</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Letter_Rates.2C_.26c."><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Letter Rates, &amp;c.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Patterns_and_Samples_within_the_Dominion."><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Patterns and Samples within the Dominion.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#United_Kingdom.2C_United_States_and_Foreign_Countries."><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">United Kingdom, United States and Foreign Countries.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Parcel_Post_with_the_United_Kingdom.2C_Newfoundland.2C_and_other_British_Colonies_and_Foreign_Countries."><span class="tocnumber">1.6</span> <span class="toctext">Parcel Post with the United Kingdom, Newfoundland, and other British Colonies and Foreign Countries.</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Postal Information.</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <h3><span class="mw-headline">IMPORTANT CHANGE IN POSTAL RATES.</span></h3> <p>On and after the 1st of July, 1902, the rates of Postage on the undermentioned classes of matter, addressed to places in Canada, will be as follows:-</p> <p>Letters..............................2c. per ounce.</p> <p>Legal Documents......................2c. per ounce.</p> <p>Commerical Papers....................2c. per ounce.</p> <p>Newspapers...........................1c. per 4 ounces.</p> <p>Books................................1c. per 2 ounces.</p> <p>Circulars............................1c. per 2 ounces.</p> <p>Catalogues...........................1c. per 2 ounces.</p> <p>Printed or Lithograph Matter.........1c. per 2 ounces.</p> <p>Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., Engravings, Photographs, etc., Sheet Music, Book or Newspaper Manuscript, Printers' Proof Sheets, Blank Forms and Printed Stationery, Seeds, Cuttings, Bulbs, Roots, etc., Patterns and Samples of Merchandise, 2 cents for first 4 ounces or fraction thereof, and 1 cent for each addditional 2 ounces or fraction thereof.</p> <p>Merchandise, 2 cents for first 2 ounces or fraction thereof, and 2 cents for each additional 2 ounces or fraction thereof.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">CHANGE IN POSTAL RATES TO AND FROM ATLIN AND YUKON DISTRICT</span></h3> <p>On all matter passing between the Atlin and Yukon districts and any other part of the Dominion (except such as is paid for at the letter rate of two cents per ounce or fraction thereof, circulars not exceeding two ounces in wieght, and newspapers from the office of publication), postal rates shall be double those charged on the same classes of matter passing in any other part of the Dominion.</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Letter Rates, &amp;c.</span></h3> <p>Canada, - Letters posted in Canada addressed to any place within the Dominion, 2 cents per oz. If unpaid, such letters cannot be forwarded but will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. If partially prepaid, the letter will be forwarded to its destination and double the delivery at or from the same office, provided that the office is not one at which free delivery by letter carriers is established, are charged 1 cent per oz., and must be at least partially prepaid; otherwise they are sent to the Dead Letter Office. Letters of this nature mailed at and for delivery from an office at which there is a free delivery by letter carriers, are liable to 2 cents per ounce. All postage must be prepaid by Postage Stamps.</p> <p>Post Cards. - From any place in Cnaada to any other place in Canada, or to the United States, 1 cent each. British and Foreign, 2 cents each.</p> <p>Private Post Cards. - Private Post Cards must not exceed 5 by 5/8 inches in size, and bear the words "Private Post Card," either printed or written, on the face.</p> <p>United Kingodom, and the following British Possessions and Protectorates: Aden, Ascension, Bahama Islands, Barbados, Bermuda, Honduras, British India, Biritsh North Borneo Company's Territory (including Labuan), Cape Colony, Cayman Islands, Ceylon, China (British Postal Agencies in), viz., Amoy, Canton, Foochow, Hankow, Hoihow, Liu-Kung-Tau(Wei-Hai-Wei)&lt; Ningpo, Shanghai and Swatow; Cyprus, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gambia, Givraltar, Gold Coast Colony, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Johore, Lagos, Leeward Islands, Malay States, Malta, Mauritius, Natal, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Nigeria (Northern), Nigeria (Southern),</p> </td> <td> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Patterns and Samples within the Dominion.</span></h3> <p>Patterns and Samples of Merchandise and Goods for sale, not exceeding 3 lbs. in weight, except samples of tea, which must not exceed 8 oz. in weight, may be posted in Canada, to be forwarded to any place within the Dominion, on prepayment by Postage Stamp of a rate of 2 cents for teh first 4 ozs., and 1 cent for each additional 2 ozs., under the following regulations:</p> <p>If insufficiently prepaid the packet will be forwarded charged with double the deficient postage, provided at least 1 cent is prepaid.</p> <p>Packages of Samples and Patterns, addressed to any place in Canada, may be registered by affixing thereto stamps to the value of 5 cents in addition to the postage rate, and provided such packet be hadned into the Post Office for registration.</p> <p>Patterns or Samples must be sent in covers open at the ends, so as to be easy of examination. Samples, however, of seeds, drugs, &amp;c., which cannot be sent in open ocvers, may be enclosed in bags of linen, or such like material, fastened in such manner that they may be readily opened, so that the officers of the Post Office may be able to satify themsevles as to the nature of the contents.</p> <p>The packet may bear on the outside the address of the sender, in addition to the address of teh perosn for whom it may be intended; and also a trade mark or number, and the price of the sample enclosed; inside, there must be no enclosure but the samples or patterns themselves.</p> <p>The particulars, however, of the trade marks, numbers, and prices may be marked on the articles themselves instead of on the outside of the packet, at the option of the sender.</p> <p>Goods sent for sale or in execution of an order, however small the quantity may be, or any article sent by one private individual to another, which are not actually trade patterns or samples, are not admissible.</p> <p>Liquids, oils, etc., may be sent by mail in the Dominion if put up carefully in strict accordance with the directions given in the Postal Guide and ascertainable at any post office.</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">United Kingdom, United States and Foreign Countries.</span></h3> <p>Patterns and Samples of Merchandise, when addressed to places in the United Kingdom, must not exceed 5 lbs. in weight; to the United States adn other foreign countries, 12oz, and must be preapid by postage stamp at the following rates:- 1 cent per 2 oz. or fraction of 2 oz., with a minimum prepayment of 2 cents covering a weight of 4 oz.</p> <p>Samples of liquids, oils, glass, etc., are admitted as samples provided they are put up in strict accordance with the directions given in the Postal Guide.</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Parcel Post with the United Kingdom, Newfoundland, and other British Colonies and Foreign Countries.</span></h3> <p>Closed Parcels may be exchanged with the United Kingdom, Newfoundland, and most foreign countries and British colonies, under the following regulations:-</p> <p>1. The dimensions of a Parcel addressed to the United Kingdom must not exceed 30 inches in length or 1 foot in width or depth, nor must the combined length and girth of any Parcel exceed 6 feet. The dimensions of a Parcel addressed to any country other than the United Kingdom must not exceed 2 feet in length by 1 foot in width or depth.</p> <p>2. A Parcel must not contain any explosive, combustible, or dangerous articles.</p> <p>3. All Parcels must be securely and substantially packed and closed.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p>Orange River Colony, Sarawak, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Straits Settlements, St. Helena, Tobago, Transvaal Colony, Trinidad, Turks Islands, Uganda, Windward Islands, Zanzibar. - Postage on Letters, 2 cents per half oz.</p> <p>Foreign Countries, except United States.- Postage on Letters, 5 cents per half oz. If sent unpaid, double postage will be charged.</p> <p>United States.- The rate on Letters to the United States is the same as in Canada, and at least one rate must be prepaid.</p> <p>It is very important to bear in mind that the postage upon letters for the United Kingdom and all Foreign Countries is calculated by the half-ounce, and double the defficient postage is charged on all unpaid or short-paid letters.</p> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Registration_of_Letters."><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Registration of Letters.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Book_Post.2C_.26c."><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Book Post, &amp;c.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Miscellaneous_Matter."><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Miscellaneous Matter.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Transient_Newspapers."><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Transient Newspapers.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Post_Office_Money_Orders."><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Post Office Money Orders.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Postal_Notes."><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Postal Notes.</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Registration of Letters.</span></h3> <p>Persons posting letters containing value should be careful to require them to be Registered, and to obtain from the Postmaster a certificate of receitp for Registration.</p> <p>The charge for Registration on all classes of matter, in addition to the postage, is five cents.</p> <p>Both the Postage charge and Registration fee should, in all cases, be prepaid by stamp.</p> <p>Registration is not an absolute guarantee against the miscarriage or loss of a letter: but a Registered Letter can be traced where an Unregistered Letter cannot, and the posting and delivery or non-delivery can be proven.</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Book Post, &amp;c.</span></h3> <p>A Book Packet may contain any number of separate books. Limit of weight of domestic post, 5 lbs. (unless consisting of a single book, in which case a weight of 10 lbs. is allowed): for foreign post, 4 lbs. Limit of size, two feet in length, or one foot in width or depth.</p> <p>Book Packets must be open at both ends or both sides, and must not contain any letter or sealed inclosure.</p> <p>Book for the use of the blind are free of Canada postage, and correspondence passing between blind persons in raised characters is chargeable at the rate of 1 cent per ozs.</p> <p>The rate on the Book Packets for delivery in Canada, Great Britain, the United States and all Postal Union Countries, is 1 cent per 2 ozs.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Miscellaneous Matter.</span></h3> <p>Miscellaneous matter, described as under, may pass between places in the Dominion of Canada upon prepayment of the rates indicated below. The regulations of the British Post Office do not admit of the transmission by mail to the United Kingdom (or other countries beyong the sea) of miscellaneous matter as such; but a great part of the matter referred to under the head may be forwarded to the United Kingdom by Book Post.</p> <p>No packet of miscellaneous matter can be transmitted by mail if it exceeds 30 inches in length or 12 inches in width or depth, or over 5 lbs. in weight.</p> <p>Legal and commerical papers generally are liable to letter rate of postage.</p> <p>Printed or written requests for return will now be recognized on 3rd and 4th class matter, addressed to places within the Domininon, and same will be returned direct to the sender, subject to the payment by the sender, on delivery to him through the Post Office, of the full amount of postage to which the article was in first place liable, together with any charges ratedd thereon in connection with any deficiency in the original prepayment.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Transient Newspapers.</span></h3> <p>Transient newspapers and periodicals include all newspapers and periodicals posted in Canada, other than Canadian newspapers sent from the office of publications, adn British and foreign newspapers posted by news agents for regualr subscribers in Canada. When addressed to any place within the Dominion or the United States, they must be prepaid the following rates by Postage Stamp:-</p> <p>If posted singly and weighing not more than 1 oz., half cent each.</p> <p>If weighing over 1 oz., one cent per four oz., half cent each.</p> <p>The newspaper rate to England, whether for transient newspapers or for those sent to regular subscribers, is 1c. per 2 oz. by whatever route they may be forwarded.</p> </td> <td> <p>4. Oils, liquids, etc., can only be forwarded if put up with the same security required in connection with their transmissino as samples in the ordinary mails. Fragile articles should be packed with special care.</p> <p>5. Each Parcel must be plainly directed, and such directions must include hte name and full address of the person for whom the Parcel is intended.</p> <p>6. For each Parcel the sender must fill up a Customs Declaration. On this form the sender will supply an accurate statement of the contents and value of the Parcel, also the address thereof, with signature and place of of abode of the sender. The Customs Declaration must be securely affixed by mucilage or paste to the Parcel to which it relates.</p> <p>Parcels from the United Kingdom or any other place beyond the Dominion will be liable to Canadian Customs duties, and under existing regulations must be examined for the purpose by an Officer of the Customs in the presence of the persons addressed.</p> <p>Rates and limits of weight vary. See Postal Guide, or enquire at Post Office.</p> <p>Prepayment by postage stamp is required in all cases. Parcels must be handed to the Postmaster; in no case should they be dropped into a letter box or other receptacle for mail matter.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Post Office Money Orders.</span></h3> <p>In sending money by mail it is always best to transmit by Money Order, if possible.</p> <p>Commissions on Money Orders.</p> <p>On Money Orders drawn by any Money Order Office in Cnaada on any other Money Order Office in the Dominion, the United States and Newfoundland, the Commission is as follows:</p> <p>On order up to.......$5.00............3 cents.</p> <p>Over $5.00 and up to $10.00...........6 cents.</p> <p>Over $10.00 and up to $30.00..........10 cents.</p> <p>Over $30.00 and up to $50.00..........15 cents.</p> <p>Over $50.00 and up to $75.00..........25 cents.</p> <p>Over $75.00 and up to $100.00.........30 cents.</p> <p>No single Money Order, payable in the Dominion of Canada, the United States and Newfoundland, can be issued for more than $100; but as many of $100 each may be given as the remitter requires.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Postal Notes.</span></h3> <p>Postal Notes have been placed in the hands of all Money Order and Postal Note Offices in Canada. They offer a convenient and safe means of transmitting small sums through the mails. Their use is confined to Canada.</p> <p>Tehre are seventeen denominations of Postal Notes; the different amounts and the commissions payable thereon are as follows:</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p>Denom. Commis.</p> <p>$0.20................1 cent.</p> <p>$0.25................1 cent.</p> <p>$0.30................1 cent.</p> <p>$0.40................1 cent.</p> <p>$0.50................2 cents.</p> <p>$0.60................2 cents.</p> <p>$0.70................2 cents.</p> <p>$0.75................2 cents.</p> <p>$0.80................2 cents.</p> </td> <td> <p>Denom. Commis.</p> <p>$0.90................2 cents.</p> <p>$1.00................2 cents.</p> <p>$1.50................2 cents.</p> <p>$2.00................2 cents.</p> <p>$2.50................2 cents.</p> <p>$3.00................2 cents.</p> <p>$4.00................3 cents.</p> <p>$5.00................3 cents.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Odd cents may be made up by affixing Canadian postage stamps, not exceeding nine cents in value, to the face of a Postal Note. For instance 64 cents may be remitted by means of a Note for 60 cents and 5 cents in stamps-65 cents will be paid on presention of the Note.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mercantile Law.</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p>PROMISSORY NOTES AND BILLS OF EXCHANGE. - Must be payable absolutely, and not depend on a contingency. Three days' grace allowed except when payable upon demand. Can be written in ink or lead pencil. Notice to dishonour must be sent to all endorsers. Those not notified are released from all liability. Notice must be sent to teh ocrrect address of endorser; but if that is not known, notice is sent to the place where note or bill purports to be made will be sufficient. Cheques are treated as bills of exchange, and must be presented on the day they are received or on the following day. Notes and bills endorsed in blank are transferable by delivery, the same if payable to bearer.Notes bear interest during currency only if so stated. The loss of a bill or note does not prevent the collection of it, but if required the holder must give indemnity before the lost note is paid. Notes and bills are payable any time during the day they mature. If no time is mentioned for payment, notes and bills payable on demand. Notes made on Sunday are void. Notes and bills falling due on Sunday are payable the next day porvided it is not a holiday.</p> <p>LANDLORD AND TENANT.- An agreement for a lease must be in writing; a lease, however, for less than three years can be made verbally. Rent must be due before it can be distrained for. If tenancy continues for a term of years, without any new bargain, it will be as a tenancy from year to year. No notice is required in case of the termination of a definite ime. A full six months' notice, ending with the end of the year, is required to terminate a tenancy from year to year. A monthly tenancy requires a month's notice. A weekly tenancy requires a week's notice to end it. A covenant for renewal does not call for a renewal covenant in the new lease, unless expressly called for. Destruction by fire during the currency of a lease does not release the tenant from payment of rent unless expressly provided for. The landlord is required to look after the roof and outside walls, but the tenant cannot require any defect apparent at the time of the lease to be repaired. Defective</p> </td> <td> <p>sion must be in writing, with an affidavit of execution and affidavit of bona fides in the form required by the Act, and must be filed within five days (except in certain outlying districts of Ontario, where the time is extended by the Act) from date of execution in the office of the Clerk of the County Court of the county where the property so mortgaged or sold is at the time of the execution of the instrument, otherwise are void as against creditors of vendor or mortgagor and subsequent purchasers mortgagees in good faith for value. Mortgages for securing against the indorsement of any bills or promissory notes or other liability incurred for the mortgagor (which liability must not extednd for a longer period than one year from the date of the mortgage), must set forth the terms of the agreement as to the indorsements and the amount of liability intended to be created. Mortgages for securing repayment of advances to be made in pursuance of an agreement in writing for the purpose of enabling the borrower to enter into and carry on business with such advances (the time for repayment not to be longer than one year from the making of the agreement), must set out terms of the agreement. A contract to give a chattel mortgage is considered by the Act to be a chattel mortgage, and is subject to the above requirements. A contract to make a sale is considered a sale, and is also subject to the above requirements. A renewal of chattel mortgage must be filled within thirty days proceding the expiration of one year from date of previous filing, otehrwise the mortgage becomes void as against the creditors of teh mortgagor and subsequent purchasers and mortgagees in good faith for value.</p> <p>LIEN NOTES.- Lien notes, hire receipts and receipt notes given by persons purchase is such that the possession of the chattel passes without any ownership therein being acquired by such purchaser until the payment of the purchase money, shall only be valid as against subsequent purchasers or mortgagees without notice in good faith for valuable con-</p> </td> <td> <p>responsible for the acts of their agents. Agency may be either general or limited. An agent must be a third person, not the other contracting party. A subsequent ratification of the acts of an agent will bind the principal. Agent's authority is not revoked till revocation is communicated to him. An agent signing in his own name is not allowed to offer parol evidence to prove that he did not intend to bind himself personally, but parol evidence is admissible to bind his prinicpal. A broker is not entitled to receive payment for goods, while a factor is. A del credere agency is where teh agent in consideration of larger commission guarantees the price of the goods.</p> <p>PARTNERSHIP.- Each member of a partnership is responsible for the whole amount of debts of the firm, except in case of special partnership. A special partner is only responsible to the amount of the capital contributed by him, but he cannot take any part in the management of the business. The act of one partner binds all. Partners are bound to keep good faith with each other. Partnership may be either for a term of years or at-will. A partnership at will may be dissolved at any time. The death of one partner dissolves the partnership, unless provided for in the articles of co-partnership. The sale by a partner of his interest in the firm also dissolves the partnership. In the absence of express agreement partners share equally. If a partner retires from the firm, he should give public notice of the fact and notify all persons doing business with the firm. All persons associated in partnership for trading, manufacturing or mining purposes must register within six months after the formation of the partnership with teh Registrar of the Registry Divison in which they carry on business, a declaration in writing, signed by the members of the partnership, setting forth the names, occupations and residences of every partenr, the name of the partnership is to exist, and that the persons therein named are the only partners. A similiar declaration must be registered in</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p>drainage, causing injury to life or health, will justify a tenant in leaving.</p> <p>MASTER AND SERVANT. - A servant is bound to obey all orders of the master in the scope of his employment; a disobedience of orders will justify an immediate dismissla. Both master and servant are entitled to reasonable notice before an engagement is terminated. A servant wrongfully dismissed is only entitled to the actual damage sustained; he must credit the master with any wages earned by him. The master is entitled to recover teh damages sustained by reason of a servant deserting his employ. No wages due to an employee can be garnisheed (except in the case of a debt for board or lodging), or in the case of a debt contracted by an unmarried person having no family depending on him for support, in which cases the Judge has a discretion to allow the wages to be garnisheed, unless such wages exceeds the sum of $25, and then only to the extent of such excess. Whenever an assignment is made for the general benefit of creditors, the assignee shall pay, in priority to the claims of the general creditors, the wages of all persons in the employment of the insolvent, not exceeding three months' wages. All employees of a compny being wound up under the Joint Stock Companies' Winding-up Act shall have the same priority. All employees of a person whose property has been seized and sold by the Sheriff under an execution shall have the same priority in proceeds of the sale.</p> <p><br />CONTRACTS. - Contracts may be either parol or under seal. Parol contracts require a consideration to support them. Contracts for sale of goods over $40 in value must be in writing or accompanied by part performance, or part payment. A contract may be made by letters or telegrams. Contracts made on Sunday (with a few exceptions) are illegal. Contracts contrary to public policy, or of an immoral character, are illegal. A contract for sale of land must be in writing. To make a good contract the names of the parties, the consideration, and the articles sold or matter agreed upon should clearly appear. Fraud vitiates all contracts.</p> <p>BILLS OF SALE AND CHATTEL MORTAGAGES. - All sales and mortgages of personal property not accompanied by an immediate delivery and an actual continued change of posses-</p> </td> <td> <p>sideration in the case of manufactured chattels, which, at the time possession is given to the purchaser, have the name and address of the manufacturer or vendor of the same painted, printed, stamped, or engraved thereon or otehrwise plainly attached thereto, and no such conditional sale shall be valid against such subsequent purchaser or mortgagee as aforesaid, unless it is evidenced in writing, signed by teh purchaser or his agent. The foregoing shall not apply to household furniture, otehr than pianos, organs, or other musical instruments, nor shall it apply to any chattels mentioned in any such lien note, etc., where teh manufacturer or vendor within ten days from teh execution of the lien note, etc., shall file with the Clerk of the County Court of the county in which the purchaser resided at the time of the purchase, a copy of the said lien note, etc. A copy of the lien note, etc., must be left with the purchaser within twenty days.</p> </td> <td>Your text here...</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">MERCANTILE LAW - CONTINUED</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p>stove with pipes and furnishings, one other heating stove with pipes, one crane, one pair andirons, one set of cooking utensils, one pair of tongs and shovel, one coal scuttle, one lamp, one table, six chairs, oen washstand, with furnishing, six towels, one looking-glass, one hair brush, one comb, one bureau, one clothes press, one clock, one carpet, one cupboard, one broom, twelve knives, twelve forks, twelve plates, twelve teacups, twelve saucers, one sugar basin, oen milk jug, one teapot, twelve spoons, two pails, one wahs tub, one scrubbing board, three smoothing irons, all spinning wheels and weaving looms in domestic use, one sewing machine and attachements in domestic use, thrity volumes of books, one axe, one saw, one gun, six traps, and such fishing nets and seines as are in common use, all these articles not to exceed in value $150. (2) All necessary fuel adn provisions for debtor and family for thirty days, and not to exceed $40 in value. (3) One cow, six sheep, four hogs, and twelve hens, in all not exceeding the value of $75, and food therefore for thirty days, and one dog. (4) Tools and implements ordinarily used in debtor's occupation, to the vale of $100. (5) Bees reared and kept in hives to extent of fifteen hives. (6) All materials furnished to mechanics adn workmen for construction of building under contract. (No articles exempt from seizure for debt contracted for identical article.) Landlord has preferential claim for four weeks, if let by the week; two terms, if let for periods less than a year, but in no case exceed one year.</p> <p><br />ASSIGNMENT. - There is no insolvency law. Assignments are made to trustee creditors.</p> </td> <td> <p>A clause in assignment giving the trustee the power to carry on trade to realize as a going concern will not vitiate assignment. Trsutee is bound to use ordinary business prudence in dealing with estate. Trustee is responsbile for fraud or gross misconduct. A trustee can be compelling in equity to give an account of his dealings with the estate.</p> <p>MARRIED WOMEN can carry on business, sue and be sued in the same manner as if unmarried. Are entitled to hold property free from debts and control of husband, and can convey away real estate acquired since July, 1884, without husband's concurrence. Are entitled to dower in all real estate owned by husband during the marriage, and in such equitable real estate as the husband may die entitled to. The real and personal estate of every man dying, after the first day of July, 1895, intestate and leaving a widow but no issue shall in all cases where the net value fo such real and personal estate does not exceed $1,000, belong to his widow absolutely and exclusively.</p> <p>ARREST. - Arrest for debt has been abolished, but if a debtor is about to leave Ontario with intent to defraud or hinder one or all of hi screditors in the recovery of their claims, he may be arrested under a write of capias, adn detained until he gives security for the claim. A writ of ca. sa. may be obtained after judgment. The writ is only issued upon order of a Judge, and the debt must exceed $100. A judgment debtor being examined as such, and not making satifactory answers, may be committed to jail by order fo the Judge utnil he does make satisfactory answers. In the Divison Corut the Judge may order the debtor to make regular payments on the judgment, and</p> </td> <td> <p>on default may commit him for not obeying the order.</p> <p>ATTACHMENT OF PREPERTY. - If a person resident in Ontario indebted to any other person departs from Ontario with intent to defraud his creditors, and at the time of his so departing is possessed of any real or personal property not exempt by law from seizure, he shall be deemed an absconding debtor, adn his property may be seized and taken for the satisfying of his debts by an order of attachment.</p> <p>REPLEVIN is used to obtain possession of goods wrongfully detained. Plaintiff must give security to three times the value of the goods before he can obtain them, and must proceed promptly with hi saction to prove the ownership of the goods.</p> <p>WILLS. - A will should express the intention of the testator in clear language. Every will shall be construed to speak and take effect as if it had been executed immediately before the death of the testator. It may be drawn by any person. A bequest to a witness is void. No will made by any person under teh age of twenty-one years is valid. A will must be signed by teh testator in the presence of two witnesses, who, at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other, should affix their names as witnesses. Charitable bequests in wills of testators dying before the 14th day of April, 1892, are only payable out of pure personal estate; but in wills of testators dying on or after that date, land may be devised to or for the benefit of any charitable use, but such land shall be sold by the devisee within two years from the death of the testator. Money charged or securedon land may be devised for a charitable use.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sittings of the Courts.</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p>SUPREME COURT OF CANADA sits at Ottawa on third Tuesday in February, first Tuesday in May, first Tuesday in October.</p> <p>EXCHEQUER COURT. - For the trial of causes the Court sits at such places and times as are appointed by the Judge of the Exchequer Court. For hearing demurrers, etc., the Court sits at Ottawa every MOnday, at 11 a.m., except during vacation or during the absence of the Judge.</p> <p>COURT OF APPEAL sits at Toronto at such times as appointed by the Judges of the Court.</p> <p>DIVISIONAL COURTS OF THE HIGH COURT. - Unless otherwise ordered, sittings of the Divisional Coruts are held at Toronto, and commence on the first Monday of each month, except during the long vacation and Christmas vacation; and continue to sit for two weeks (except on Saturdays and public holidays, and on any days falling in any vacation).</p> <p>CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ASSIZES. - Not less than two sittings of the Civil and Criminal Assizes are held at the County Town of every County and union of Counties in each year. In the County of York, at Toronto, not less than three of such sittings are held in each year, adn also a fourth such sittings, if necessary. In the Counties of Carleton, Wentowrth and Middlesex, at their respective county towns, not less than three of such sittings are held in each year. Sittings are held twice a year at Sault Ste. Marie, Port Arthur and Rat Portage, and once a year at Parry Sound, Bracebridge, Gore Bay and North Bay. The Judges of the High Court appoint the days upon which all such sittings of the Civil and Criminal Assizes are held.</p> <p>WEEKLY SITTINGS AT OSGOODE HALL, TORONTO. - A Judge of the High Court sits at Osgoode Hall, at Toronto, every week, excepting during vacations, for the purpose of disposing of all business, except trials, which may be</p> </td> <td> <p>transacted by a single Judge. The business of the weekly sittings is as follows: - Monday and Friday, Chambers; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Court.</p> <p>COUNTY COURTS. - Except in the County of York, these Courts sit twice a year for the trial of causes at teh same time as the Court of General Sessions, being on the second Tuesday in June and December. For the County of York there are four such sittings, commencing on the first Tuesdays in March and December and on second Tuesdays of May and September. For special hearings of causes without a jury, except in the County of York, the Courts sit on first Tuesday in April and October in each year. Besides these sittings the Judges may sit at such other times in their discretion for the trial of non-jury cases. Term Sittings. - In the County of York on the second Monday in January, June and October, and the first Monday in April in each year. In other counties on the second Monday in Jnauary and the first Monday in April, July and October, lasting one week each.</p> <p>DISTRICT COURTS AND GENERAL SESSIONS OF THE PEACE IN UNORGANIZED DISTRICTS. - Sittings are held each year as follows: - 1. At Rat Portage, on the first Tuesday of June and second Tuesday of October. 2. At Port Arthur, on third Tuesday of May and second Tuesday of November. 3. At Sault Ste. Marie, on second Tuesday of June and November. 4. At Gore Day, on last Tuesday of May and third Tuesday of October. 5. At North Bay, on second Tuesday of June and November. 7. At Bracebridge, on third Tuesday of June and November.</p> <p>SURROGATE COURTS. - There are four sittings in each eyar, which (except in the County of York) commence on the second Monday in January and the first Monday in April, July, and October. In the County of York the sttings commence on the second Monday in January, June and October, adn the first Monday in April.</p> </td> <td> <p>GENERAL SESSIONS OF THE PEACE. - Sits no teh same days as the County Court jury sittings in each county.</p> <p>ADMIRALTY COURT. - The principal seat of the Court is at Toronto, but there are five Admiralty Offices at the following places, viz. : - Kingston, Windsor, Sandwich, Owen Sound and Goderich, with Deputy Marshals in charge. There are no regular sittings of the Court. Sittings are held by the Judge of the Court at Toronto or elsewhere in the Province at such times as may be appointed by him.</p> <p>Long Vacation, the months of July and August. Christmas Vacation, 24th December to 6th January following.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">LEGAL HOLIDAYS.</span></h3> <p>In all the Provinces of Canada, except the Province of Quebec, the following are legal holidays: - Sundays, New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Victoria Day (24th May), Dominion Day, Labour Day (1st Monday in September), King's Birthday (9th November), Christmas Day, any day appointed by Proclamation as a Public Holiday or for a General Fast or Thanksgiving, and the day next following New Year's Day, Victoria Day, Dominion Day, King's Birthday and Christmas Day, when those days respectively fall on Sunday.</p> <p>In the Province fo QUEBEC - The same days, and also Epiphany, Ascension, All Saints and Conception.</p> <p>The Quebec legal holidays are observed in the Public Departments, Ottawa.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pre-printed typed page continued from previous page.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Joint Stock Companies.</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p>The follwoing remarks, except as hereinafter mentioned, apply to join stock companies, whether they are incorporated under the Dominion of Ontario Joint Stock Company Act.</p> <p>A Joint stock company is a partnership consisting of a large number of persons incorporated under some statute with the object of carrying on some specified purpose or business, and having a capital divided into equal shares which are transferable by the respective holders thereof without the consent of the other share-holders.</p> <p>One or more shares are held by each shareholder, and in proportion to the shares held by him he is entitled to vote at meetings of the company, and to participate in the profits of the company.</p> <p>There are two kinds of shares or stock, viz., common and preferred or preference.</p> <p>By common shares or stock is meant stock which entitles the owner of it to a pro rata division of profits.</p> <p>By preferred or preferenes stock is meant stock which entitles its owner to dividends out of the net profins before or in preference to the holders of the common stock, and which may in addition entitle its owner, in the event of the winding up of the company, and if Shere is any capital to be returned to the shareholders, to have the amount paid in on his shares returned to him before the common umon stockholder receives the amount paid in by him.</p> <p>Cumulative preference stock is preference stock which entities the holder thereof to have any deficiency of dividends in any year made good to him out of the profits of subsequent years.</p> <p>Non-cumulative preference stock does not give the holder thereof this right, so that the holder of such stock can only look to the year's profita for his dividend for that particular year.</p> <p>Preferred stock redeemable by the company is pret erence stock issued by a compsay by a company which has the right to buy hack that stock at any stipulated time.</p> <p>Shareholders of preference stock possess all the rights and are subject to all the liabilities of other share holders their only privilege is their preference over the other shareholders with respect to dividends and capital</p> <p>A joint stock company is known in law as a corpor ation aggregate. The members of the company and their successors form hut one person in law, a person different from that of any of the members, though composed of them.</p> <p>Each shareholder is responsible for the debts of the company to an amount equal to that not pald up on his shares; so that, in case of the insolvency of the com pany, he stands to low the amount paid in by him, and in addition he may be called upon to pay the amount still unpaid on his shares.</p> <p>Under The Ontario Joint Stock Company Act (which applies to companies incorporated under that act), no person holding stock in the company as an executor, administrator, guardian or trustee, is personally Habile as a shareholder; but the estate and funds in his hands of the party represented by him is liable.</p> The Dominion Joint Stock Company Act (which applies to companies incorporated under that act), is somewhat similar, and provides that no person holding stock in</td> <td> <p>executor, etc., represents the stock held by him at all meetings, and can vote as a shareholder. Every person who has pledged his stock represents the same at all meetings, and can vote as a shareholder. All questions proposed at meetings of the shareholders for teh consideration of the shareholders are determined by the majoirty of votes, and the chairman presiding at such meetings has the casting vote in case of an equality of votes.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">INCORPORATION OF COMPANIES UNDER THE ONTARIO JOINT STOCK COMPANY ACT.</span></h3> <p>1. There must be at least five petitioners for the letters patent, and each petitioner must be of the age of twenty-one years. Each petitioner must be the bona fide holder in his own right of the shares for which he has subscribed.</p> <p>2. There must be a formal petition, duly executed.</p> <p>3. There must be a memorandum of agreement and stock book, duly executed, in duplicate.</p> <p>4. Special conditions, if any, intended to have a bearing upon the stock of the company, or the manner of which it, or any portion of it, shall or may, be subscribed for, must be inserted in the petition and in the memorandum of agreementnt and stock book as material parts thereof.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">THE PETITION.</span></h3> <p>The petition, which may be put in at any time with-out gazette notice, must state: -</p> <p>a) The name, residence and occupation of each petitioner in full.</p> <p>b) The proposed corporate name of the company.</p> <p>c) The object of the company breifly stated in general terms, as, for example: "To manufacture and sell glassware."</p> <p>The objects of a mining compnay should be stated as follows: -</p> <p>"Subject to the provisions of The Ontario Mining "Companies Incorporation Act and with all the powers "mentioned in Section 4 of the said, act, to carry on, in "all their branches, the operations of a mining, milling, "reduction and development company."</p> <p>If a mining company wishes to be a no-personal liability compnay, the petitioners must add the necessary words to that effect to the prayer of their petition.</p> <p>d) The plact at, or from, which teh undertaking of the company is to be carried on.</p> <p>e) The place in Ontario where the head office of the company is to be situated, and where its prinicipal books of account and its corporation records are to be kept, and to which all communications and notices may be addressed.</p> <p>f) The capital of the company, and the number of shares, and the amount of each.</p> <p>g) The names of provisional directors of teh compnay, who must be, at least, three in number and who must be stockholders.</p> <p>h) The amount of stock for which each petitioner has subscribed in the memorandum of agreement and stock book.</p> i) The petition must be further state : That no public or private interest will be prejudically affected by the</td> <td> <p>The application must be by petition signed by the executive officers of the company, and passed under the company's seal.</p> <p>The petition must state the material facts, such as</p> <p>(1) the name of the kingdom, dominion, state, pro vince or other jurisdiction under the laws of which the petitioning company was incorporated and is working; (2) its corporate name; (3) the date and manner of its Incorporation; (4) the place where its head office is situated; (6) whether its existence is limited by statute or otherwise; and, if so, the period of its existence yet to elapse, and whether its existence may be lawfully extended; (6) whether it is a valid and subsisting cor-poration (7) whether it has power, either express or implied, to carry on its business in Ontario; (8) whether it has power to hold land in Ontario, and, if so, the con-ditions, if any, under which such land is to be held; (9) its authorized powers set out in full; (10) the powers which it destres to exercise in Ontario; (11) the amount of its authorized capital, and whether such capital is divided into shares, and, if so, how; (12) the amount of its subscribed capital; (13) the amount of its paid-up capital; (14) whether it was carrying on business in Ontario on 1st July, 1900, and, if so, in what manner, at what places and to what extent; (15) its head office, or other chief place of business in Ontario; (16) the name, description and place of residence of its chief agent or representative in Ontario; (17) that the company has authorized the making of the application, and has duly appointed an attorney; (18) the name, description and place of residence of such attorney, and (19) such further information as the Provincial Secretary may require. The contents of, the signatures to, and the impression of the seal upon the petition, must be verified by affidavit or statutory declaration.</p> <p>If the application be on behalf of a company incorpor ated under the laws of the Dominion of Canada, a copy of its charter, or of the act incorporating it, certified by the Deputy Registrar General, or by the Clerk of the Parliament, respectively, must be produced with the application. A similar observation will apply to a com pany incorporated under the laws of any of the Provinces of the Dominion of Canada, regard being had to the proper officers in that behalf for the purposes of certi deation. If the application be on behalf of a company incorpor ated under the laws of Great Britain and Ireland, the copy of the metnorandum and articles of association produced must be certified to be a true copy by the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies at London, Edin burgh or Dublin, as the case may be.</p> <p>If the application be on behalf of a company incorporated under the laws of one of the United States of America, the evidence of incorporation must consist of a duly-certified copy of the papers originally, and, if any, subsequently, filed in the Department of the Secre tary of State, or other proper officer having the custody of the papers, and duly verified by such officer.</p> <p>A person, resident in Ontario, or company having its head office in Ontario, must be appointed by the petition-ing company to be its attorney and representative in Ontario, and a power of attorney, duly executed, for the purpose, under the seal of the company, must be transmitted with the papers.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p>the company as an executor, administrator, tutor, curator, guardian or trustee for aty person named in. the books of the company as being so represented by him, shall be personally Hable as a sharebolder; but the estate and funds in his hands of the party repre sented by him shall be liable.</p> <p>It should be stated that under both acts a company is hot bound to ses to the performance by the trustee of any trust in respect of any share; and the receipt of the sharebolder, in whose name the same stands in the hooks of the company, is a valid discharge to the com pany for any dividend or money payable on the shares. No person holding stock as collateral security is personally subject to Hability as a sharebolder; but the person pledging such stock is considered as holding the same, and is Habie as a shareholder.</p> <p>Calls on shares must be promptly paid on the day appointed for payment, and a shareholder is liable for interest thereon at the legal rate after default in payment.</p> <p>If the call is not paid at the appointed time the directors may, if they prefer, forfeit the shares, which will thereupon became the property of the company, and can be disposed of by the company. The Dominion Joint Stock Company Act provides that, notwithstand ing the forfeiture, the holder of such shares which have boun forfeited will continue llable to the then creditors of the company for the amount unpaid on such shares at the time of forfeiture, less any suns subsequently received thereon.</p> <p>The shares of stock are transferable on the books of the company in the manner prescribed by the letters patent or the by-laws of the company. No transfer of shares by a shareholder is valid for any purpose, so far as the company or are concerned, until entry thereof is made in the transfer book int, until such transfer is entered, both transferrer and transforce are each liable on the shares to the company and Its cruditors. Such a transfer, however, though not so entered, is valid as between the transferrer and trans-feree.</p> <p>The Dominion Joint Stock Company Act, however, provides that the entry of the transfer is not necessary in the cam case of companies whose stock is llated and dealt with on any recognized stock exchange by means of serip commonly in use, endorsed in blank, and trans terable by delivery, whilch constitutes valid transfers: the scrip holder is not, however, entitled to vote upon shares until they are registered in his name in the books of the company.</p> <p>No transfer of shores, whereof the full amount has not been paid in, can be made without the consent of The directors, and whenever any transfer of shares not Pally paid in has been made with such consent to a person who is not apparently of sufficient means to fully pay up such shares, the directors are personally liable to creditors of the company to the same extent as the transferring shareholder, but for such transfer, would have been.</p> <p>No share is transferable until all previous calls are fully paid: The Dominion Joint Stock Company Act further provides that the directors may deoline to register any transfer of shares belonging to any shareholder who is Indebted to the company.</p> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SHAREHOLDERS.27_VOTES_AT_GENERAL_MEETINGS."><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">SHAREHOLDERS' VOTES AT GENERAL MEETINGS.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#GOVERNMENT_FEES_FOR_LETTERS_PATENT_UNDER_ONTARIO_ACT."><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">GOVERNMENT FEES FOR LETTERS PATENT UNDER ONTARIO ACT.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FOR_LETTERS_PATENT."><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">FOR LETTERS PATENT.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FEES_FOR_SUPPLEMENTARY_LETTERS_PATENT."><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">FEES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY LETTERS PATENT.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FEES_FOR_LICENSES."><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">FEES FOR LICENSES.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FEES_ON_DEPOSITING_WITH_THE_GOVERNMENT_ANNUAL_SUMMARY_OF_THE_AFFAIRS_OF_THE_COMPANY."><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">FEES ON DEPOSITING WITH THE GOVERNMENT ANNUAL SUMMARY OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#ONTARIO_ACT_AS_TO_LICENSES_TO_EXTRA-PROVINCIAL_CORPORATIONS."><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">ONTARIO ACT AS TO LICENSES TO EXTRA-PROVINCIAL CORPORATIONS.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FEES_FOR_LICENSES_FOR_EXTRA-PROVINCIAL_CORPORATIONS."><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">FEES FOR LICENSES FOR EXTRA-PROVINCIAL CORPORATIONS.</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#FEES_ON_ANNUAL_RETURNS_OF_EXTRA-PROVINCIAL_CORPORATIONS."><span class="tocnumber">8.1</span> <span class="toctext">FEES ON ANNUAL RETURNS OF EXTRA-PROVINCIAL CORPORATIONS.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#INCORPORATION_OF_COMPANIES_UNDER_THE_DOMINION_JOINT_STOCK_COMPANY_ACT."><span class="tocnumber">8.2</span> <span class="toctext">INCORPORATION OF COMPANIES UNDER THE DOMINION JOINT STOCK COMPANY ACT.</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SHAREHOLDERS' VOTES AT GENERAL MEETINGS.</span></h3> Every shareholder is entiteld to as many votes as he holds shares, and he may vote either in person or by proxy, but if he is in arrear in respect of any call he cannot vote. No transferee of shares, if his transfer is not registered in the transfer book, can vote. Every</td> <td> <p>grant of incorporation, and that at least ten per cent. of the nominla capital of the compnay has been subscribed.</p> <p>j) Signatures to the petition and memorandum of agreement and tosck book must be witnessed and proved by teh affidavit or statutory declaration of persons who are not petitioners, or directly interested in the formation of the company.</p> <p>k) Signatures by attorney must be made under a specific, not general, power of attorney, duly executed.</p> <p>l) At least two signatures must be written on the leaf, or page, which contains the prayer of the petition.</p> <p>m) The facts stated in the petition must be established by affidavit or statutory declaration.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">GOVERNMENT FEES FOR LETTERS PATENT UNDER ONTARIO ACT.</span></h3> <p>The petition will not be considered by the government until the fees are paid. The fees are payable to the Provincial Treasurer. The following is the tariff of fees:</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">FOR LETTERS PATENT.</span></h3> <p>When capital stock is $40,000 or less, $100.</p> <p>When capital stock is more than $40,000, but does not exceed $100,000, the fee is $100, and $1 for every $1,000 or fractional part htereof in excess of $40,000.</p> <p>When capital stock is over $100,000, but does not exceed $1,000,000, the fee si $160, and $2.50 for every $10,000 or fractional part thereof in excess of $100,000.</p> <p>When captial stock is $1,000,000 or over, the fee is $385, and $2.50 for every $10,000 or fractional part thereof in excess of $1,000,000.</p> <p>When the charter is for a cheese or butter company, $10.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">FEES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY LETTERS PATENT.</span></h3> <p>When the capital of a company is increased, the fee is according to the above tariff, but on the increase only.</p> <p>In all other cases of supplementary letters patent the fee is $100.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">FEES FOR LICENSES.</span></h3> <p>For an order-in-council changing the name of a company, $25.</p> <p>For an order order-in-council approving of a by-law creating preference stock, $50.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">FEES ON DEPOSITING WITH THE GOVERNMENT ANNUAL SUMMARY OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY.</span></h3> <p>1. When the capital stock of the company is $50,000 or under, $2.</p> <p>2. When capital stock of the company exceeds $50,000 but does not exceed $100,000, $3.</p> <p>3. When the capital stock of the company exceeds $100,000, $5.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">ONTARIO ACT AS TO LICENSES TO EXTRA-PROVINCIAL CORPORATIONS.</span></h3> Under the provisions of this act nearly every company (otehr than an insurance or a loan company) not incorporated udner the authority of an act of the Legislature of Ontario, and having gain for one of its objects, must take out a license from the Government of the Province of Ontario to carry on businesws in the Province of Ontario.</td> <td> <h2><span class="mw-headline">FEES FOR LICENSES FOR EXTRA-PROVINCIAL CORPORATIONS.</span></h2> <p>Fees for licenses to corporations incorporated under an act of the Legislature of the late Province of Canada, or by Royal Charter of the Government of that Province (that is, incorporated before 1st July, 1867), authorized to carry on business in Upper Canada, but not carrying on business in Ontario at the date of the commencement of the "Act respecting the licensing of Extra-Provincial Companies" (that is, on the 30th April, 1900); and for corporations incorporated under an act of the Dominion of Canada (that is, since 1st July, 1867), and authorized to carry on business in Ontario.</p> <p>If the capital stock of the company does not exceed $100,000, the fee is $25.</p> <p>If the capital stock of the comapny exceeds the sum of $100,000, the fee is $50.</p> <p>In respect of all other extra-provincial comapnies the license fees payable are the same as the fees payable upon the incorporation of a company by letters patent under The Ontario Joint Stock Company Act.</p> <p>In the case of certain extra-provincial companies the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council may reduce the fee payable for the license. See Section 18 of the act.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">FEES ON ANNUAL RETURNS OF EXTRA-PROVINCIAL CORPORATIONS.</span></h3> <p>If the capital stock does not exceed $100,000 the fee is $5.</p> <p>If the capital stock exceeds $100,000 the fees $10.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">INCORPORATION OF COMPANIES UNDER THE DOMINION JOINT STOCK COMPANY ACT.</span></h3> <p>Under this act letters patent granting incorporation will be granted to any number of persons, not less than five, who must be of the age of twenty-one years.</p> <p>The petitioners must give at least one month's previous notice in The Canada Gezette of their intention to apply for the letters patent. This notics must contain the following particulars: (1) The proposed corporate name of the con company. (2) The purposes for which incorporation is sought, and that the operations of the company are to be carried on throughout the Dominion. ( The place within the Dominion which is to be its chief place of business. (4) The proposed amount of its capital stock. (5) The mumber of shares into which the cap capital is intended to be divided and the amount of each share. (6) The name in full and the address and occupation of each petitioner, with special metution of not less than three nor more than fifteen of their number who are to be the first or or provisional directors of the company, and the majority of whom must reside in Canada, and each director must own stock absolutely in his own right.</p> <p>At any time not more than one month after the last publication of such notice in the Gazette the petitioners may petition for the issue of the letters patent, and the persons who petition must be the same persons whose names appear in the Gazette, and must be shareholder in the proposed company. One half of the proposed capital stock must be subscribed for and ten per cent. in cash paid in thereon by those whose names are set out in the Gazette notice and in the petition, or by somце of them. Stock subscribed for by persons who have not Joined in the notice and petition will not be organized.</p> <p>The petition must correspond in every particular with the Gazette notice, and should confi {words covered by a stain} 2 additional information: The amount of s each of the petitioners; the amon paid lowing hereon by</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">JOINT STOCK COMPANIES - Continued.</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p>each petitioner, and how it is held for the company, and whether it was paid in cash, by services, or by the purchase or transfer of property or how otherwise.</p> <p>The ten per cent, paid in on the stock must be deposited to the credit of the Receiver-General of Canada, and must be standing at such credit in some chartered bank in Canada, and the petitioners must, with their petition, produce the deposit receipt for such amount so deposited. This receipt must be accompanied by a draft for the amount so deposited payable to the credit of the Receiver-General. When the letters patent have been granted or refused the Receiver-General will refund to the company the amount deposited.</p> <p>In case the object of the company is one requiring that it should own real estate, any portion not exceed-ing one half of the ten per cent, to be paid in on the stock may be taken as paid in, if it is bona fide invested in real estate suitable to such object, and such real estate is, by a valid registered deed, duly held by two or more trustees for the company; and the petitioners must establish by affidavit or statutory declaration the fact that such real estate is of the required value over and above all encumbrances thereon.</p> </td> <td> <p>The petition must be signed by each of the petitioners in person, and in the presence of a witness. If, how-ever, this is impracticable in any case, the petitioner may sign by an attorney; but the original power of attorney, or a duly-authenticated or notarial copy thereof, must be produced. Each signature must be verified by affidavit or statutory declaration by the witness thereto.</p> <p>The facts stated in the petition must be established by affidavit or statutory declaration.</p> <p>The petition must be accompanied by a memorandum of agreement and stock book, duly executed, in dupli-cate, and the signatures to the same must be verified as in the case of the signatures to the petition.</p> <p>The petition must also be accompanied by an affidavit or statutory declaration proving the publication in The Canada Gazette of the petitioner's notice of intention to apply for the letters patent.</p> <p>No step will be taken towards the issue of the letters patent until the fees therefor shall have been paid.</p> <p>The following is the tariff of fees payable upon applications for incorporation of companies under The Dominion Joint Stock Company Act:</p> <p>When capital stock is $20,000 or less-$50; when capi-</p> </td> <td> <p>tal stock is more than $20,000 and less than $50,000-$150; when capital stock is $50,000 or upwards and less than $100,000-$200; when capital stock is $100,000 or upwards and less than $150,000-$225; when capital stock is $150,000 or upwards and less than $200,000-$250; when capital stock is 8200,000 or upwards and less than $300,000-$300; when capitel stock is 8300,000 or upwards and less than $400,000-$325 when capitals stock is $400,000 or upwards and less than $500,000-$350; when capital stock is $500,000 or upwards and less than 8600,000-$375; when capital stock is $700,000 or upwards and less than $800,000-$400; when capital stock is $700,000 or upwards and less than 8800,000-$425; when capital stock is 8800,000 or upwards and less than $900,000-$450; when capital stock is $900,000 or upwards and less than $1,000,000-8475; when capital stock is $1,000,000-$500. For every additional million dollars of capital stock or fractional part thereof-$100. For supplementary letters ntary l patent to increase the capital stock the fee is to be according to the above tariff, but on the increase only. For supplementary letters patent for any purpose other than an increase of capital a fee of $100.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2><span class="mw-headline">ABSTRACT OF ONTARIO GAME LAWS.</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p>No person shall, on the Lord's Day, hunt or kill any game animal or bird, or use any gun or other engine for that purpose.</p> <p>No person shall hunt or kill any deer, moose, reindeer or caribou, except under a license.</p> <p>No wild ducks, geese, or other water fowl, shall be hunted or killed from sall-boats, yachts or launches, propelled by steam or other power.</p> <p>No person shall kill or take any game animal or bird by the use of poison.</p> <p>No person not a resident and domiciled in Ontario, may hunt or kill any animal or bird in Ontario without having procured a non-resident license.</p> <p>Deer. Open season November 1st to November 15th, both days inclusive.</p> <p>Only two Deer may be taken in one season by ons person. Moose, Reindeer or Caribou. Open season 1st Novem-her to Iith November, both days inclusive, in that part of Ontario lying south of the main line of Canadian Pacific Railway from town of Mattawa to town of Port Arthur. Throughout all that part of Ontario lying north and west of main line of Canadian Pacific Railway from Mattawa to Port Arthur, open season is from 16th October to 15th November, both days inclusive. Only one Moose, Reindeer or Caribou may be taken in one season by one person.</p> <p>No cow Moose, or young Moose, Reindeer or Caribou under the age of one year can be killed.</p> <p>No Elk or Wapiti shall be hunted, taken or kill at any time in Ontario.</p> <p>No person may transport or have in possession, except</p> </td> <td> <p>from November 1st to 15th, any wild Deer, Moose, Rein-deer or Caribou, or head, raw skin or other part thereof, unless accompanied by affidavit that same was taken during the open season. Deer, Moose, Reindeer or Caribou may not be carried or transported unless a license shipping coupon is attached.</p> <p>No hounds or dogs accustomed to pursue Deer are allowed at large where Deer are found, during the close season for Deer.</p> <p>Hounds or dogs running Deer during the close season may be killed on sight by any person, who shall not be liable to damage for so doing.</p> <p>Ducks. Open season September 1st to December 15th, both days inclusive.</p> <p>Geese and Swans Open season September 15th to May Ist in the following year, both days inclusive.</p> <p>Grouse, Open season September 15th to December 15th, both days inclusive.</p> <p>Hares, Open season September 15th to December 15th, both days inclusive.</p> <p>Partridge. Open season September 15th to December Tóth, both days inclusive. May not be bought or sold before the 15th day of September, 1906.</p> <p>Pheasants.-Open sesson September 15th to Decem ber 15th, both days inclusive, English or Mongolian Pheasants may not be killed before the 15th day of Sep-tember, 1905.</p> <p>Plover. Open senson September 15th to December 15th, both days inclusive.</p> <p>Prairie Posel-Open season September l5th to De</p> </td> <td> <p>cember 15th, both days inclusive. May not be killed before the 15th day of September, 1905.</p> <p>Quail-Open season Ist November to 1st December, both days inclusive. May not be bought or sold before the 15th day of October, 1905,</p> <p>Rail, Open season September 15th to December 15th, both days inclusive.</p> <p>Turkeys, Wild. Open season November 1st to Decem ber 1st, both days inclusive. May not be killed before the 15th day of October, 1905.</p> <p>Snipe. Open season September 15th to December 15th, both days inclusive. May not be bought or sold before the 15th day of September, 1905.</p> <p>Woodcock Open season September 15th to December 15th, both days inclusive. May not be bought or sold before the 15th day of September, 1905.</p> <p>Insectivorous birds may not be caught, killed or sold, or had in possession without a permit, except Hawks, Crows, Black-birds and English Sparrows.</p> <p>Squirrels (Black and Grey).-Open season September 15th to December 15th, both days inclusive.</p> <p>Beaver and Otter. Open season November 1st to April Ist in following year, both days inclusive, May not be taken or killed before the 1st day of November, 1905.</p> <p>Muzkrata, Open season January Ist to May Ist, both days inclusive. But no Muskrat may be shot during the month of April. Norn-For further particulars address E. Tinsley, Chief Game Warden, Parliament Buildings, Toronto.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>== ==Diary for 1904.. == == </pre> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Notes for 1904.. (Leap Year)</span></h3> <p>New Year's Day ...Friday, January 1st. Ash Wednesday February 17th Quadragesims, 1st Sunday in Lent February 21st St. David's Day Tuesday, March 1st. St. Patrick's Day Thursday, March 17th Lady Day Friday, March 25th Palm Sunday March 27th Good Friday April 1st. Easter Sunday April 3rd. St. George's Day Saturday, April 23rd. Holy Thursday May 12th Pentecost, Whitsunday May 22nd. Victoria Day Tuesday, May 24th Trinity Sunday May 29th. Corpus Christi Thursday, June 2nd. Midsummer Day Friday, June 24th. Dominion Day Friday, July 1st Labour Day Monday, September 5th. Michaelmas Day Thursday, Sept. 39th. Birth of King Edward VII (1841) November 9th. St. Andrew's Day Wednesday, Nov. 30th. Christmas Day Sunday, December 25th.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Memorandum from 1903</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Memorandum from 1903</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">MEMORANDUM FROM 1903</span></h2> <p>The summer of 1903 was quite cool, not at any time were we wanting ice. Crops of roots were good, while corn was poor. The most remarkable thing was that November to the 17th and October were entirely without rain, and the wheeling at this time exceptionally good, then snow came in hard frozen ground &amp; stayed &amp; stayed.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January NEW YEAR'S DAY (Dominion) FRIDAY, 1 (1-365) 1904</span></h2> <p>In bush. about 14 below zero.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 2 (2-364)</span></h2> <p>Snowed again. Went north for a foxhunt in morning with Rattler {dog?}. followed two to a hole E of sideroad. Found a shefox back of A Greigs, &amp; shot it edge of Guenters creek at 12.10. Dog was about played out. Heavy snowshoing. wants a thaw.</p> <p>Skidded cedar in afternoon with Queen {horse}.</p> <p>Cut a length of ironwood for cant handles {diarist has drawn a map in the bottom corner of the page of where he shot the fox.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January MONDAY, 4 (4-362) 1904</span></h2> <p>Election Day.</p> <p>Went to town to vote.</p> <p>In bush after noon.</p> <p>Robinson Reeve</p> <p>Councilors{:}</p> <p>Bernie</p> <p>Ottawell</p> <p>Davidson</p> <p>Armstrong</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 5 (5-361)</span></h2> <p>Cold. but prospects of milder weather. Some snow. S W. strong gales of {in?} the south</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">EPIPHANY (Quebec) WEDNESDAY, 6 (6-360)</span></h2> <p>Mild. N.</p> <p>Found all apples in barn were frozen. Those in pit are all right.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January THURSDAY, 7 (7-359) 1904</span></h2> <p>Mild S W. Swamped out some ties with horse.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 8 (8-358)</span></h2> <p>In bush</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 9 (9-357)</span></h2> <p>Milder. Saw a fox on ice near sheep, could have shot it only for Turk who saw it &amp; ran in, fired b.shot at it at 100. it went to Rankin straight down Boat Lake, did not follow.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January MONDAY, 11 (11-355) 1904</span></h2> <p>In bush forenoon. In afternoon took 200 bus turnips out of 1 pit.</p> <p>Foxes paddled round sheep a lot last night. Must be 2 at least. {Tried?} p.mice but altho' mice go there are no d. foxes. think birds must get mice first.</p> <p>Mild.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 12 (12-354)</span></h2> <p>E &amp; S finished Turnip pit in afternoon. Mild.</p> <p>L Wright came here after spiles for {dock?}</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 13 (13-353)</span></h2> <p>Went to town, got bill of poles, attended agricultural meeting, spoke on Farmers asst.</p> <p>pd L Buckland 1.00 for sow service, Subscribed to the Canadian &amp; {(other?} Echo', got an axhandle for G. The Sugar Beet {lot?} bonds are now being called in by U. Bk, and there is quite a fuss in Wiarton.</p> <p>George Carson died this afternoon at 4 brain trouble.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January THURSDAY, 14 (14-352) 1904</span></h2> <p>Much colder. N. Cut some poles for cement Co &amp; swamped out some ties. broke road all through swamp with team Set 2 traps at sheep scented with a Rhod. &amp; anise. These foxes are evidently old stagers as they are as suspicious as they are made.</p> <p>ordered a No 44 Ideal Stevens 22.cal rifle from Jhe Falls, to use as a target rifle at matches.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 15 (15-351)</span></h2> <p>33 ties out to town swamped in afternoon.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 16 (16-350)</span></h2> <p>2 loads ties to town. I went to F {Farmer's} Institute afternoon.</p> <p>Set 4 traps for fox at sheep.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January MONDAY, 18 (18-348) 1904</span></h2> <p>Caught toe of a fox yesterday, but it froze so hard that the fox twisted it off. The other three traps were buried in snow. Must see another time that all are near surface, the dressing of oil Rhod {oil of Rhodium attracts fox} + oil of anise seems to work alright. Fox went a little way in big swamp + lay down I went after him with Turk &amp; T. put him into a hole in Clemens bush.</p> <p>2160 of chop to town, 1/2 back.</p> <p>Cut some poles. 30 ties</p> <p>Very cold.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 19 (19-347)</span></h2> <p>2 loads ties to finish</p> <p>Getting milder.</p> <p>Sugar factory meeting.</p> <p>Got Jess shod behind gave G. 1.00 owe some 75cts</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 20 (20-346)</span></h2> <p>Quite soft all day. but not thawing much. Roads are cutting off.</p> <p>Fetched bal. chop home.</p> <p>Two loads ties to finish making</p> <p><br />178 No 1</p> <p>110 No 2 3 culls</p> <p>288 and about 12 to come.</p> <p>$69.63 21 posts.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January THURSDAY, 21 (21-345) 1904</span></h2> <p>1 load logs</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 22 (22-344)</span></h2> <p>2 loads logs</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 23 (23-343)</span></h2> <p>Went to Cement Works with first load of spiles 8 pieces. Took 5 hrs to do round trip.</p> <p>Saw a fox on river this morning, but crust prevented dog from running him.</p> <p><br />Drew 69.13 from ties</p> <p>" 10.54 from logs.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January MONDAY, 25 (25-341) 1904</span></h2> <p>A howling west blizzard yesterday. Caught a shefox at sheep. Today a little better but zero.</p> <p>In afternoon went to town &amp; pd a note of 46.00, and had to break road, too.</p> <p>Mr McNeill wants me to join Board of Sugar Factory directors. refused.</p> <p>Storming again tonight. No trains into Wiarton for 5 days now Worst storm in 27 years so Y.M. says.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 26 (26-340)</span></h2> <p>No mail through. Cutting in bush.</p> <p>Zero.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 27 (27-339)</span></h2> <p>Caught another shefox this morning at sheep. Evidently himmiy {likely meaning to himmy or jimmy your way out), two double spring traps, hindleg broken Took a photo of her. Took picture of Harold &amp; George also.</p> <p>Cut all day.</p> <p>Mail comes now by stage from Owen Sound as G.T.R. is blocked.</p> <p>Worst winter since 30 years ago.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January THURSDAY, 28 (28-338) 1904</span></h2> <p>8˚ below zero. Cut till 11:30 loaded first load for this week 6 spiles took in in afternoon.</p> <p>I put a hook on canthook &amp; put on a door knob</p> <p>Snowed 5 in today</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 29 (29-337)</span></h2> <p>1 load of spiles morning loaded for morning Takes 4 1/2 hrs to make round trip.</p> <p>10 below zero.</p> <p>Snowed a little.</p> <p>George says there was one foxe fox moved at Clemens, &amp; two at quarry, while I saw a track on Jordan Bay.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 30 (30-336)</span></h2> <p>more snow</p> <p>two loads spiles to Cement Works I tried to get a shot at a fox in swamp ahead of Cross' dog, but it kept under cover till 2pm when dog left it. Several foxes still about.</p> <p>When snow is as heavy as now, foxes like to circle in the thickest place they can get, the dog can only walk, so that they have the best of it.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February MONDAY, 1 (32-334) 1904</span></h2> <p>-10˚ A howling blizzard yesterday &amp; today. One trip.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 2 (33-333)</span></h2> <p>One Trip -8˚</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 3 (34-332)</span></h2> <p>George one trip forenoon. -10˚</p> <p>Stormed all afternoon.</p> <p>Vern Fowler married Today</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February THURSDAY, 4 (35-331) 1904</span></h2> <p>Skidding. 41 poles. -5˚</p> <p>One of the wildest storms all day. West.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 5 (36-330)</span></h2> <p>Milder. Zero.</p> <p>No roads broke</p> <p>E. to town with chop.</p> <p>Skidding &amp; cutting.</p> <p>Tried to get mail but no trains into Wiarton since Monday. Sent Fire Ins. money by cheque 6.20.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 6 (37-329)</span></h2> <p>A thaw. Snow settling, falling off bushes. wind S.W.</p> <p>Drew up wood &amp; turnips. Made a rack for {Jumper or Juniper}. Dug out canvas canoe from 5 ft snow.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February MONDAY, 8 (39-327) 1904</span></h2> <p>Changed yesterday to severe cold. N.</p> <p>Temp this morning 20˚ below zero.</p> <p>Hard to keep warm working in bush</p> == == <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>3 caps.</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>16</td> <td>to cement works</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>18</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Fox barking along lake at 5 pm. Loaded for morning ? Roads like iron &amp; a heavy crust in bush. <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 9 (40-326)</span></h2> <p>Reid here today for hay, gave him 1/2 ton</p> <p>bought sleigh from him at 12.00</p> <p>G. 2 loads.</p> <p>-25˚</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 10 (41-325)</span></h2> <p>Reid here Said to be 35 below zero today in Wiarton &amp; yesterday.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February THURSDAY, 11 (42-324) 1904</span></h2> <p>-20˚ E. Went for chop - 20˚</p> <p>George 2 loads.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 12 (43-323)</span></h2> <p>-18˚ one load.</p> <p>2 loads Turnips.</p> <p>A Reid fetched new sleigh yesterday.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">2 SATURDAY, 13 (44-322)</span></h2> <p>1 load forenoon.</p> <p>In afternoon got stuck, couldn't get out in time This week there has been no snow but very low Temperatures.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Yesterday a blizzard from noon</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February MONDAY, 15 (46-320) 1904</span></h2> <p>-22˚ Beastly cold, &amp; NW.howling blizzard Hacked in Swamp, 20 pieces. job to keep warm. Wind blew snow off traps, so fox saw them.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 16 (47-319)</span></h2> <p>-20 In forenoon G &amp; S cut up 2 trees for 4 ft wood. E drew up afternoon</p> <p>In afternoon cut 9 pieces.</p> <p>Not as unbearable as yesterday but still too cold for fun.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">ASH WEDNESDAY (Quebec &amp; N.W.T.) WEDNESDAY, 17 (48-318)</span></h2> <p>-25˚. Skidding</p> <p>one load</p> <p>No trains into Wiarton till tonight since Saturday</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February THURSDAY, 18 (49-317) 1904</span></h2> <p>-20. 2 loads..</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 19 (50-316)</span></h2> <p>-10 2 loads Frank came over, &amp; we had a foxhunt. I put both dogs on old Krugub trail coming up the river, started him in Greenlees bush, &amp; ran him up across Tubie, back to McLeod's west to little lake S. to B.rocks &amp; swamp back to McLeods &amp; back of school, don t know the rest. I got after another dog &amp; saw his fox 4 times, Rattler came home at 6:30 p.m. &amp; Turk went to Cty line, met Jim who took him home. {Author draws a map of the foxhunt trail under entry on left side of page.}</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 20 (51-315)</span></h2> <p>-8 Got milder towards noon.</p> <p>2 loads.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February MONDAY, 22 (53-313) 1904</span></h2> <p>The regular blizzard from north today with snow. Must have blown up trar railroads again</p> <p>Shovelled 3 1/2 ft. snow off evaporator house.</p> <p>Cut 11 sticks today.</p> <p>Not cold today about 20˚ all afternoon.</p> <p>Tries to manage mild weather, but can't do it.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 23 (54-312)</span></h2> <p>15 below zero Mail trains blocked again.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 24 (55-311)</span></h2> <p>10 below zero. Load of spiles to town</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February THURSDAY, 25 (56-310) 1904</span></h2> <p>Shovelled snow all day off barn &amp; chained the most of the split posts.</p> <p>Must have been 4 1/2 feet of snow on SE side of main barn.</p> <p>Mail Got through tonight first since Saturday.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 26 (57-309)</span></h2> <p>2 loads today</p> <p>about zero</p> <p>Skidded all the logs but some long ones</p> <p>Sent E. in with a load.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 27 (58-308)</span></h2> <p>Milder 2.26. 3.18. 1.16. to Cement works</p> <p>Skidded all the logs cut.</p> <p>Only one load left now to fill bill.</p> <p>Thunder &amp; lightening tonight &amp; some rain</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February MONDAY, 29 (60-306) 1904</span></h2> <p>A howling blizzard West cut 4 ft woods</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March TUESDAY,1 (61-305)</span></h2> <p>Last load of piles out of bush D</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 2 (62-304)</span></h2> <p>In town in afternoon at cementworks</p> <p>Picked up piles along road.</p> <p>Mild &amp; quite soft.</p> <p>Split 4 ft in -</p> <p>Drew in turnips.</p> <p>Thunder at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March THURSDAY, 3 (63-303)</span></h2> <p>A howling blizzard from north.</p> <p>Put pins in rack changed pegs. Made a p. trough</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 4 (64-302)</span></h2> <p>In town all day. Zero</p> <p>Got settled up with Cement Co</p> <p>Collected Cameron Lake dues. from Cross. {Junyor?} Kartner, Seaman &amp; Leef.</p> <p>Paid for 22 rifle.</p> <p>Drawing dung. a fearful crust, got to be shovelled.</p> <p>Pd 150 on 230.00 note of yesterday, and renewed 81 for 3 mos.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATRUDAY, 5 (65-301)</span></h2> <p>Drew Dung.</p> <p>Had to shovel a road to patch as snow is so hard horses can't go in it. also it is 3-4 ft deep on the level.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March MONDAY, 7 (67-299) 1904</span></h2> <p>Sent up cheque to H Pettigrew for Cameron Lake taxes 26.36</p> <p>Drew dung forenoon</p> <p>Rained like everything in afternoon.</p> <p>Cleaned 35 bus. oats.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 8 (68-298)</span></h2> <p>Went to town forenoon about ins.prem.{insurance premium} of last Novr will arrange to borrow amt. on that policy.</p> <p>Drew dung.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 9 (69-297)</span></h2> <p>Finished far patch 20 loads</p> <p>Shovelled road to center field &amp; drew in one load.</p> <p>This is the worst winter I ever saw for getting on fields, we had a cut to make into field through ice in many places.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March THURSDAY, 10 (70-296) 1904</span></h2> <p>Biting East wind &amp; snow</p> <p>Drawing dung</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 11 (71-295)</span></h2> <p>Eastwind cold about 18˚.</p> <p>Drawing dung. G &amp; I went after a handsleigh load of Masons' cow 2 eagles there, but wild.</p> <p>Took Rattler out after noon, shot 4 rabbits &amp; 1 fox fox was one I caught in a trap a month ago.</p> <p>a ewe lambed 2 good lambs today</p> <p>No mail though yet. none for 2 wks. either in or out of Wiarton. None out for 3 wks.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 12 (72-294)</span></h2> <p>Fine &amp; mild. Drew dung forenoon</p> <p>15</p> <p>20</p> <p>35</p> <p>In afternoon tried a rabbit hunt, but too many tracks.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March MONDAY, 14 (74-292)</span></h2> <p>Strong east wind, turning in afternoon to a S E blizzard</p> <p>Train got through yesterday Post office open yesterday with 4 engines. and Trains were coming in today again but will be blocked by tomorrow again. About 3 1/2 ft of snow in bush</p> <p>We cut 2 1/2 cords 18 in. &amp; 1 cord 4 ft today. making 1 1/4 + 2 1/2 {added in right hand corner:} &amp; crust wh. will carry a man anywhere.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 15 (75-291)</span></h2> <p>Cutting wood. More snow.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 16 (76-290)</span></h2> <p>Cutting wood. Borrowed 250 from Canada Life Co on my 3000 policy. to pay premium of last year.</p> <p>J Robinson here.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March THURSDAY, 17 (77-289) 1904</span></h2> <p>Sawed wood. Sold Ja Reid John Reid 1/2 ton hay</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 18 (78-288)</span></h2> <p>Renewed 1363.40 for 1 month Estate note. Jos Davidson &amp; wife here. Holmes 1/2 ton hay pd</p> <p>Mild {for?}</p> <p>Seven lambs from 4 ewes to date.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 19 (79-287)</span></h2> <p>More snow.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March MONDAY, 21 (81--285) 1904</span></h2> <p>Found a m. in a trap yesterday.</p> <p>Cut load 4th &amp; drew up. Turnips.</p> <p>1 cord wood.</p> <p>1100 hay Stevenson 500 straw Randle.</p> <p>Cold eastwind.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 22 (82--284)</span></h2> <p>Chance to rain last night snow gone down 6 inches. Still too much.</p> <p>Cut cord wood forenoon. In afternoon drew out 4 loads dung. spread.</p> <p>assessor here.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 23 (83--283)..</span></h2> <p>Began tapping today Put out 250 buckets</p> <p>Ernest in bed. indigestion</p> <p>assessor here overnight.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March THURSDAY,24 (84--282) 1904</span></h2> <p>Let out 200 buckets. very heavy snowshoing.</p> <p>Sap ran well Today.</p> <p>Buckets tapped yesterday morning full tonight.</p> <p>About 450 trees tapped now.</p> <p>River frozen up yet.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 25 (85--281)</span></h2> <p>Quite soft.</p> <p>Gathered Tap in afternoon very heavy going</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 26 (86--280)</span></h2> <p>Freezing again. Gathered cest of sap on snowshoes.</p> <p>Boiled 1/3 of a tank down</p> <p>Fair sleighing for light loads.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March MONDAY, 28 (88--278) 1904</span></h2> <p>Froze up hard N. Drew out dung.</p> <p>Went to town afternoon. Pd McEwans livery bill for Cam. Lake Cl. Pd 5.00 on new Nat. Hist. $16 to pay yet.</p> <p>Bought 50 sap buckets at 91/2 cts &amp; 50 spiles at 3/2 ct.</p> <p>Lots of snow on road anywhere, but track cut off.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 29 (89--277)</span></h2> <p>Freeze up all day. N.</p> <p>Set out 50 buckets</p> <p>Drew dung onto under field. getting boggy</p> <p>about 50 loads out now.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 30 (90--276)</span></h2> <p>Sawed up wood (old cedar) for evaporator. Drew. Fair sleighing everywhere. too much snow in bush yet.</p> <p>Drew 5 tubs of sap in afternoon.</p> <p>Tried the new rifle at 100 yds with the long rifle, at the 9th mark from top. Made 3 bullseyes in 3 shots in a 5 in. ring. one nearly drove nail.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March THURSDAY, 31 (91--275) 1904</span></h2> <p>Boiled all day from 8am till 6.45 pm. got 7 gals. syrup. I left about 2 1/2 in tank.</p> <p>Mixture of cedar &amp; hardwood best, but all my wood today was wet.</p> <p>Rained SE drizzle.</p> <p>Drew up wood. &amp; part sap. 8 tubs to fill Tank. Should get a larger draw tub. and about 200 more tries.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">== April GOOD FRIDAY (Dominion) FRIDAY, 1 (92--274). ==</span></h2> <p>Put fences at both ends of bridge water high.</p> <p>Cut some wood.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 2 (93--273)</span></h2> <p>Put up fence after Hyatt.</p> <p>Gathered sap afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April EASTER MONDAY (Dominion) MONDAY, 4 (95-271) 1904</span></h2> <p>Boiled all day 8 gals. syrup.</p> <p>Raining.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 5 (96--270)</span></h2> <p>Gathered sap. 8 tubs off all routes. tank brim full &amp; 1 tub over</p> <p>In morning split wood &amp; piled.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 6 (97--269)</span></h2> <p>Boiled all day 9 gals. syrup.</p> <p>Sent in E &amp; old mare to McEwan as she seems no better.</p> <p>G. drew wood &amp; sap. Shot 1 sparrow &amp; 1 partr with 22.</p> <p>Rained tonight</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April THURSDAY, 7 (98--268) 1904</span></h2> <p>Boiled all day for 9 gals.</p> <p>Would pay to have dry cedar or hemlock piled up ready for evaporator, cut 4ft long.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 8 (99-267)</span></h2> <p>Rimmed out all spouts forenoon</p> <p>Cut 2 1/4 cords maple in afternoon. M Stub in bush.</p> <p>Sap not running much.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">3 SATURDAY, 9 (100--266)</span></h2> <p>Cutting wood forenoon Big maple.</p> <p>In afternoon heavy rain. I boiled down rest of sap in tank for 4 gals. syrup.</p> <p>Ernest went in with buggy for first time.</p> <p>Ice up at freeze still un broken.</p> <p>Ducks here.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April MONDAY, 11 (102--264) 1904</span></h2> <p>Sawen, wood &amp; drawing sap.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 12 (103--263)</span></h2> <p>Boiled down 4 gals. syrup. Rained Everything covered with snow.</p> <p>Drywood is essential to good work, hemlock &amp; cedar the best.</p> <p>About 1 cord a day needed 4th long.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 13 (104--262)</span></h2> <p>Took in 19 1/2 gals syrup on sleighs, Snowed 2 in. last night. Not bad sleighing. Cold wind. could have sold lots more.</p> <p>Sold Fisher 5 gals Cr. Kay 1/2 gal Pd</p> <p>Alderson 5 gals. Cr. Hull 1/2 gal. Pd</p> <p>Acres 2 gals. Pd Miller 4 1/2 gals Pd</p> <p>McNeill 1 gal Pd</p> <p>Moore 1 gal. Pd</p> <p>Sold 6 cattle to Stead, 4 steers &amp; heifer at 4 cts &amp; cow at $40$ two off</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April THURSDAY, 14 (105--261) 1904</span></h2> <p>Killed 2 pigs. Snow 3 inches on ground.</p> <p>Sawed wood.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 15 (106--260)</span></h2> <p>Froze hard last night, did not thaw all day.</p> <p>Cut up both pigs. 100 lbs each &amp; salted to drain</p> <p>Split wood. &amp; piled.</p> <p>E to Town with chop.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 16 (107--259)</span></h2> <p>Froze hard last night &amp; snowed.</p> <p>2 1/2 in. ice on softwater tub outside. Tap frozen in buckets. split 4th wood &amp; sawed up blown over tree 1 1/4 cords 18 in.</p> <p>This is the coldest April I ever saw. Ice in river at Grey's fast yet &amp; Boat Lake frozen yet.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April MONDAY, 18 (109--257) 1904</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 19 (110--256)</span></h2> <p>Sawing wood</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 20 (111--255)</span></h2> <p>Took 10 pigs in today to Tyson at 4.50.</p> <p>Banked the amt.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April THURSDAY, 21 (112--254) 1904</span></h2> <p>Boiled today 7 gals syrup.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 22 (113--253)</span></h2> <p>Put in whole day, bridging apple trees, &amp; binding up damage done with mice, with clay &amp; cowdung. &amp; bandages. Got a cold over it.</p> <p>Snow still in orchard.</p> <p>Killed 7 mice.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 23 (114--252)</span></h2> <p>Went to town today &amp; bargained with R. Alderson that he is to buy factory property for $1150.</p> <p>Sent in my bill for beets.</p> <p>Renewed note for 1370 for one month from Thursday 21st.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April MONDAY, 25 (116--250) 1904</span></h2> <p>Old saw pigged eleven today, took them from her as they came.</p> <p>George after separator.</p> <p>I boiled in afternoon 4 1/2 gals syrup.</p> <p>Cut wood for engine. Jim here.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 26 (117--249)</span></h2> <p>Thrashing colverseed today will Crandon's machine.</p> <p>Takes 2 with machine &amp; 5 others, put through twice, last time must be fed slow or seed elevator chokes.</p> <p>Put through 7 loads for 13 bushels.</p> <p>Got through by 2:30</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 27 (118--248)</span></h2> <p>Packed 32 m.rats, 5 fox, 2 skunk, 1 mink, 2 coon = $23.00</p> <p>Packed meat away.</p> <p>Began stoning we stoned 7 acre oatground</p> <p>Ernest began plowing in afternoon.</p> <p>Fairly warm today.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April THURSDAY, 28 (119--247) 1904</span></h2> <p>Cleaned some clover</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 29 (120--246)</span></h2> <p>Rained all afternoon</p> <p>F Cleaned up clover seed.</p> <p>580 lbs clean seed</p> <p>44 lbs No 2.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 30 (121--245)</span></h2> <p>Rained nearly all day.</p> <p>Plowed some. Bridged more trees in rain</p> <p>Cleaned evap. pans. took smokestack down &amp; covered roof.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Drawing of a diamond shap with "w" on top, "E" on bottom, "N" on right hand side and "S" on left hand side}</p> <p>This bed planted one cow E &amp; W. Raised corn Tulip, &amp; N&amp;S. Victoria tulip</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May MONDAY, 2 (123--243) 1904</span></h2> <p>Acheson 2. Pd</p> <p>Selves. 2. Pd</p> <p>Ames.</p> <p>Mahon 1/2 Pd</p> <p>Bailey 1/2 - 1 grt Pd</p> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> <p>Manley 1</p> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> <p>Miller 1/2 Pd</p> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> <p>Bought 1 bus Tim. seed 2.50 bag 2 cents</p> <p>Took in syrup today.</p> <p>Harrowing afternoon</p> <p>E in {?}.</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 3 (124--242)</span></h2> <p>Took 7 head to old Davis place to pasture all labelled. 1 blk steer. 1 roan steer, 1 wh. heifer, 1 red heifer 2 red steer, (Bob tail) 1 woolly steer,</p> <p>Turned out 7ea yrlings at home. 1 roan heifer, 1 blk &amp; wh. steer, 1 blk steer(big) 1 red &amp; wh. heifer. 1 red heifer 2 red steers.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 4 (125--241)</span></h2> <p>Took 3 head cattle in to Parke 2270 X 4 90.80.40 $130.80</p> <p>Sowed rest of 7 acres oats &amp; seeded.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May THURSDAY, 5 (126--240) 1904</span></h2> <p>Planted tomato and cabbage seed.</p> <p>Sowed 3 1/2 a. Oats &amp; seeded down</p> <p>Quite warm</p> <p>Ice leaving bay.</p> <p>Cameron Lake Assn Annual meeting.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 6 (127--239)</span></h2> <p>Took in sap buckets.</p> <p>Spading sod.</p> <p>Very warm. Put about a dozen grafts of K. of Tompkins apples into Wealthy. Used last years wood, scions not exactly dormant.</p> <p>Can find snow yet under manure.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 7 (128--238)</span></h2> <p>Sowed peas. Sod. 9 bags.</p> <p>Very warm.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May MONDAY 9 (130--236) 1904</span></h2> <p>3 1/2 3 8 1 1/7 1. 3/4 4 17 1/2</p> <p>3 1/2 5 8 4 31 42 1 1/2 1 3/4 31 1/2</p> <p>5 21/2 8 1/2 3 4 1/2 4 3/4 3 1/2 1 1/4 1 3/4 34 1/2 3 37 1/2</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 10 (131--235)</span></h2> <p>Quite cool</p> <p>Cleaned out cellar trimmed orchard</p> <p>Plowing in S field</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 11 (132--234)</span></h2> <p>Quite cold, put on underclothing again</p> <p>Plowed &amp; harrowed garden.</p> <p>Went to town to see if evaporator was there.</p> <p>Bght 100 lbs rock salt. Sowed last of peas.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May ASCENSION DAY (Quebec) THURSDAY, 12 (133--233) 1904</span></h2> <p>Got incubator home &amp; set up it &amp; Brooder.</p> <p>Plowing &amp; harrowing.</p> <p>Cows out at night now.</p> <p>Warmer tonight.</p> <p>Sold ShCross 235 lbs hay $2.10 Cr.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 13 (134--232)</span></h2> <p>Sowed chopping &amp; fallow with clover Tim. {timothy} &amp; orchard grass</p> <p>Took in other 3 cattle to Parke. wghed 2720 lbs. 4 108.80</p> <p>Maher's bartender. Blake drowned in Pike River just below the Bridge, other fellow nearly dd.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 14 (135--231)</span></h2> <p>Rained heavily last night Thunderstorm.</p> <p>Sowed oats &amp; harrowed.</p> <p>Planted Early Ohio potatoes in garden.</p> <p>Leaves 1/2 out now.</p> <p>Finished seeding today.</p> <p>7 1/2 7 1/2 8 1/2 18 aces oats 7 1/2 acres peas.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May MONDAY, 16 (137--229) 1904</span></h2> <p>Beastly cold. N.W. Sold M. McKenzie 400 of hay.</p> <p><br />Set 117 eggs in incubator at 8 a.m.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 17 (138--228)</span></h2> <p>Frost</p> <p>Finished dumping 1½ next swamp</p> <p>Started plowing it</p> <p>Drawing dung on centre field. Drew out E's coulter</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 18 (139--227)</span></h2> <p>Drawing dung.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May THURSDAY, 19 (140--226) 1904</span></h2> <p>Drawing dung.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 20 (141--225)</span></h2> <p>Drawing dung.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 21 (142--224)</span></h2> <p>one load dung to finish</p> <p>G. started plowing</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May MONDAY, 23 (144--222) 1904</span></h2> <p>Plowing root ground too {two} teams.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">VICTORIA DAY (Dominion) TUESDAY, 24 (145--221)</span></h2> <p>G. finished plowing &amp; harrowed.</p> <p>pretty soft.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 25 (146--220)</span></h2> <p>very heavy thunder rain.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May THURSDAY, 26 (147--219) 1904</span></h2> <p>Fixed a place for washing sheep, &amp; washed them without going in a bridge.</p> <p>A heavy rain &amp; thunder in afternoon.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 27 (148--218)</span></h2> <p>Cutting sets for potatoes.</p> <p>7 bus. Uncle Sam. about 10 bus. of these rotted in pit.</p> <p>I went to Hepworth Council Meeting.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 28 (149--217)</span></h2> <p>Tried to sow potatoes too wet.</p> <p>Stoned field at bridge, &amp; made gateway at the end of field.</p> <p>Lots of farmers not done seeding yet, &amp; can't get on land, no roots or corn sowed yet.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May MONDAY, 30 (151--215) 1904</span></h2> <p>Planted 7 bus. Uncle Sam, and 1½ bus. E. Ohio.</p> <p>Cut down clump of pincherries, as all are breaking down.</p> <p>Drilling for mangels</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 31 (152--214)</span></h2> <p>Drilling for mangels.</p> <p>Sowed lbs</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June WEDNESDAY, 1 (153--213)</span></h2> <p>Drawing dung for corn at Bridge</p> <p>Went town re tenders for Club Timber</p> <p>Rutherford &amp; Davidson $1200</p> <p>T.F. Bridge 350</p> <p>Rathburn W. 350.</p> <p>The highest tender got it, but as they are taking 1 week to Sign lease, it is possible they may back out.</p> <p>Raining again</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June THURSDAY, 2 (154--212) 1904</span></h2> <p>Went to town re Anglo American call.</p> <p>Paid 81.59 owing bank.</p> <p>Borrowed 100 for 3mos to pay Anglo American call.</p> <p>Bought 37 Tomato plants Dominion Day &amp; set out.</p> <p>also 100 Brunswick cabbage, &amp; 26 pansy plants.</p> <p>set out all but cabbage tonight.</p> <p>Rained hard tonight</p> <p>Muggy &amp; misty.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 3 (155--211)</span></h2> <p>G. sowed corn &amp; harrowed.</p> <p>E S cut 4 ft wood &amp; evap. wood &amp; logs in</p> <p>chopping.</p> <p>{Starred? Tarred?} all corn sowed by stirring it with stick dipped in tar. A better way wld be to pour hot water on corn to cover, then put 2 teaspoons of tar on top, and if part has small holes on bottom, by time water is all out, the corn will be quite coated.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">4 SATURDAY, 4 (156--210)</span></h2> <p>Stretched piece of wire fence put down with snow</p> <p>set a post, for bridge field harrowed garden</p> <p>Rained heavily forenoon</p> <p>General complaint of destruction of grain by wet.</p> <p>Rained very heavy in evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June MONDAY, 6 (158--208) 1904</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 7 (159--207)</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 8 (160--206)</span></h2> <p>Rained hard a nearly all day.</p> <p>Hitched fence at bridge. got wet.</p> <p>Went to town with Rutherford &amp; Davidson to get timbr lease signed.</p> <p>Swelled face from cold.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June THURSDAY, 9 (161--205) 1904</span></h2> <p>Rained last night. Saw tracks of 2 bear cubs &amp; old bear crossing road from north, at corner of bush. Rattle took track at evap. house &amp; followed into swamp. old brute evidently beat off both dogs.</p> <p>A very large beat went north out of swamp last night.</p> <p>I sheared sheep today after dinner.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 10 (162--204)</span></h2> <p>To town to draw 1st instalment of timber sale. and divided into shares.</p> <p>Lowerd lane fence. scuffled potatoes.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 11 (163--203)</span></h2> <p>Fine &amp; warmer.</p> <p>Began digging hole for apple house</p> <p>161/4 X 14 ft. &amp; finished.</p> <p>Rattler got into beartrap.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June MONDAY, 13 (165--210) 1904</span></h2> <p>Trimmed walls of root house, &amp; lowered floor six inches more.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 14 (166--200)</span></h2> <p>Blasting &amp; plugging stones at {big lumps?}.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 15 (167--199)</span></h2> <p>Blasting &amp; drilling stone</p> <p>Got all the big stones out now.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June THURSDAY, 16 (168--198) 1904</span></h2> <p>Started roothouse wall with Bailey. Put in all the blasted stone.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 17 (169--197)</span></h2> <p>at roothouse wall myself.</p> <p>Bailey here with cow</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 18 (170--196)</span></h2> <p>Dull. cloudy. At wall of roothouse myself. E. went to Bucklands with young sow.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June MONDAY, 20 (172--194) 1904</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 21 (173--193)</span></h2> <p>At Roothouse</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 22 (174--192)</span></h2> <p>Finished wall of roothouse</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June THURSDAY, 23 (175--191) 1904</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 24 (176--190)</span></h2> <p>Cutting thistles</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 25 (177--189)</span></h2> <p>Farmers Ass. meeting in Allenford 25 there.</p> <p>Cut thistles</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June MONDAY, 27 (179--187) 1904</span></h2> <p>Cutting thistles &amp; oats</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 28 (180--186)</span></h2> <p>Cut thistles to finish</p> <p>Scuffled Taters.</p> <p>Ida Harold - Specking strawberries</p> <p>Very warm</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 29 (181--185)</span></h2> <p>Doing woodwork opp. lot 11.</p> <p>E. to town, Dick new shoes all round.</p> <p>{Ivan?} removed front.</p> <p>400 lbs chop bought 5.65.</p> <p>265. " peas ground</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June THURSDAY, 20 (182--184) 1904</span></h2> <p>Thunderstorm.</p> <p>Planted in corn at bridge.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July DOMINION DAY (Dominion) FRIDAY, 1 (183--183)</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 2 (184--182)</span></h2> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July MONDAY, 4 (186--180) 1904</span></h2> <p>Cutting hay.</p> <p>Traded old binder on a new one. +</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 5 (187--179)</span></h2> <p>Hoeing mangels. Sent Anglo American 100.00</p> <p>last call.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 6 (188--178)</span></h2> <p>Hoeing mangels. E &amp; Ida Picking Strawberries</p> <p>Coiled up orchard hay</p> <p>Dull.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 7 (189--177) 1904</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 8 (190--176)</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 9 (191--175)</span></h2> <p>Cut 3½ a. hay</p> <p>coiled up 3½</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July MONDAY, 11 (193--173) 1904</span></h2> <p>Drew in 6 loads.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 12 (194--172)</span></h2> <p>Rained heavy shower last night. Cool.</p> <p>Hoeing, Turned hay.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 13 (195--171)</span></h2> <p>Drew in 6 loadshay.</p> <p>1.3 to date.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July THURSDAY, 14 (196--170) 1904</span></h2> <p>Hoeing, scuffling, cutting clover field in front of barn.</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 15 (197--169)</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 16 (198--168)</span></h2> <p>Cut far 2 acres.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July MONDAY, 18 (200--166) 1904</span></h2> <p>Heavy shower this morning.</p> <p>Started into clover at noon.</p> <p>Cut field runs 3 ton</p> <p>Raked far field.</p> <p>Drew in 4 loads</p> <p>bu Warmest day this summer.</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAT, 19 (201--165)</span></h2> <p>Drew in clover hay.</p> <p>Hot.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 20 (202--164)</span></h2> <p>Cut field Tim. {Timothy seed} in front of house. girls with Ida Picking berries, got v. few</p> <p>Field of 4 a. runs 3 ton. Timothy per a.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July THURSDAY, 21 (203--163) 1904</span></h2> <p>Took in old binder, fetched new one out.</p> <p>Stooked up hay afternoon.</p> <p>Hawk tooka Minorca chicken this morning at daylight</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 22 (204--162)</span></h2> <p>Got in 9 loads today straight Timothy, sold ½ ton to S.W. Cross in field.</p> <p>Sat up early for hawk but did not come.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 23 (205--161)</span></h2> <p>3 loads Tim. ½ ton rakings.</p> <p>Cleaned up tonight</p> <p>Put up fence at bridge. hoed mangels.</p> <p>17</p> <p>9</p> <p>42</p> <p>68</p> <p>sold = 3 q loads to date.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July MONDAY, (207--159) 1904</span></h2> <p>Cut center field v. warm</p> <p>Hoed mangels</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 26 (208--158)</span></h2> <p>Drew in 6 loads centre</p> <p>Set up binder</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 27 (209--157)</span></h2> <p>Drew in 1 load. Cut. last fiel. Drew ½ to do Hay at Lake Huron.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July THURSDAY, 28 (210--156) 1904</span></h2> <p>Rained heavy</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 29 (211--155)</span></h2> <p>Hoed Taters. Poisoned d' with Bug death.</p> <p>Seems to require 12 lbs to the acre for season.</p> <p>Drew in 2 loads hay.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">5 SATURDAY, 30 (212--154)</span></h2> <p>Finished hay 57 loads.</p> <p>Showery. Scuffled roots.</p> <p>Painted boats.</p> <p>A Skunk killed 29 yg chickens in Brooder for me last night. got in thro' broken window.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>== August MONDAY, 1 (214--152) 1904</p> <p>Laid new hardwood floor in woodshed. took of us all day.</p> <p>E began plowing for fall wht.</p> <p>Heavy rain yesterday</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 2 (215--151)</span></h2> <p>E plowing.</p> <p>G.scuffling. I hung doors of woodshed. made trapdoor</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 3 (216--150)</span></h2> <p>Cut our fall wht. this morning with new binder works well. A fairly good crop of wht on 2½ acres.</p> <p>Stooked afternoon.</p> <p>Pulled all wild oats in oats &amp; peas.</p> <p>E. plowing.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August THURSDAY, 4 (217--149) 1904</span></h2> <p>To town forenoon.</p> <p>E &amp; G. plowing 3½ a.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 5 (218--148)</span></h2> <p>Shower this morning.</p> <p>Plowing &amp; harrowing 2 teams</p> <p>Picked Late bugs.</p> <p>Hot. Threatens rain.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 6 (219--147)</span></h2> <p>Finished plowing 1½ a. newswamp.</p> <p>Drew in 4 loads of wht. should be called 5: as there were 47 stooks on 1 load &amp; 44 on another.</p> <p>Shot 2 ducks. I find ducks very late this year, and not particularly plentiful. It will be 2 weeks before the yg ones can fly.</p> <p>Looks like rain again.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August MONDAY, 8 (221--145) 1904</span></h2> <p>Went at well, put on new cylinders</p> <p>Took all day.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 9 (222--144)</span></h2> <p>Finished bracing in well, at 10.</p> <p>Hoed in corn</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 10 (223--143)</span></h2> <p>Picked stone &amp; hoed corn</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August THURSDAY, 11 (224—142) 1904</span></h2> <p>Picking stone &amp; hoeing corn.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 12 (225—141)</span></h2> <p>Drew dung on wht ground. In afternoon shot 2 d. {ducks} Had to fetch canoe round for them.</p> <p>6 ducks.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 13 (226—140)</span></h2> <p>Heavy rain last night. Drawing dung &amp; harrowed clods. Went to town. Edwards here evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August MONDAY, 15 (228--138) 1904</span></h2> <p>Drew dung.</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 16 (229--137)</span></h2> <p>Rained lastnight.</p> <p>Looked for ducks on Boat Lake but only got one. I never saw such as scarce on the lake Think they are not forward enough to come to lake.</p> <p><br />Drew dung. afternoon</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 17 (230--136)</span></h2> <p>Cut 7½ a. oats today &amp; stooked</p> <p>E cutting weeds.</p> <p>Cold &amp; windy.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August THURSDAY, 18 (231--135) 1904</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 19 (232--134)</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 20 (233--133)</span></h2> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August MONDAY, 22 (235--131)</span></h2> <p>Cut 3 3/4 a oats. This was a good patch of grain will run 70 bus. {17 cts?} acre at least</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 23 (236--130)</span></h2> <p>Drew in peas. Jim here.</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 24 (237--129)</span></h2> <p>Drew in oats.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August THURSDAY, 25 (238—128) 1904</span></h2> <p>Tremendous wind.</p> <p>Called round S field. {?}</p> <p>Drew in oats all day.</p> <p>Ida &amp; Harlold taking in Scotchmens day.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 26 (239--127)</span></h2> <p>I cut 6½ acres oats Today</p> <p>Ja. &amp; G. &amp; Ernest drawing in.</p> <p>{Boneabert?} &amp; Bert here for ducks. only got two</p> <p>I shot 4 at noon. 17. to date.</p> <p>About 3 acres of this field will run 50 bus, and the rest 40.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 27 (240--126)</span></h2> <p>Stooked up rest of oats. tied ½ acre</p> <p>Picked 4 bags harvest apples at bridge</p> <p>Jim &amp; George tried Boot Lake for ducks but say there are few. did not get any.</p> <p>G. harrowed 1 ½ next swamp for wheat.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August MONDAY, 29 (242--124) 1904</span></h2> <p>Finished harvesting at noon today.</p> <p>Geo &amp; Ja went on lake after noon.</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 30 (243--123)</span></h2> <p>E in for chop. Stoned round applehouse.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 31 (244--122)</span></h2> <p>Drew up earth to applehouse</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September THURSDAY, 1 (245--121) 1904</span></h2> <p>Duck. Worst day for duckshooting I ever saw. A great scarcity of birds, hardly a duck about. No shooting anywhere I shot 2. Wonder if ducks have bred better elsewhere.</p> <p>Made fence pigtight.</p> <p>Finished earthing of applehouse.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 2 (246--120)</span></h2> <p>Put yg pigs 15. in front field.</p> <p>gathered apples.</p> <p>Shot a duck off bridge.</p> <p>21 ducks.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 3 (247--119)</span></h2> <p>Ironed {reachs?}.</p> <p>G. plowed.</p> <p>Made bins in applehouse.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September LABOR DAY (Dominion) MONDAY, 5 (249--117) 1904</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 6 (250--116)</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 7 (251--115)</span></h2> <p>Left for Toronto with Ernest</p> <p>Got hen 1.32 {poor?}</p> <p>Pd for Ernests boots 9.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September THURSDAY, 8 (252--114) 1904</span></h2> <p>Went to Exhibition grounds stayed till after fireworks. great crowd on cars. from grounds</p> <p>boarded at restaurant on King St West. J Sutherland. at 20 cts a meal, &amp; rooms at 26 Trinity sq. at 50 cts a bed. good.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 9 (253--113)</span></h2> <p>Went thro Parliament Buildings saw Anglo American re shares</p> <p>Left for home at 4 pm.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 10 (254-112)</span></h2> <p>Flailed our wht for seed, as none any good for seed except ours.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{repeat of previous page}</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September THURSDAY, 8 (252--114) 1904</span></h2> <p>Went to Exhibition grounds stayed till after fireworks. great crush on cars. from grounds</p> <p>boarded at restaurant on King St West. J Sutherland, at 20 cts a meal , &amp; rooms at 26 Trinity sq. at 50 cts a bed. good.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 9 (253--113)</span></h2> <p>Went thro Parliament Buildings saw Anglo American re shares</p> <p>Left for home at 4 pm.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 10 (254-112)</span></h2> <p>Flailed our wht for seed, as none any good for seed except ours.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September MONDAY, 12 (256--110) 1904</span></h2> <p>E. pulled down fence. s. of house 42 rods</p> <p>George sowed 3½ wheat opp. Greenlees. at rate of 1½ bus. per acre</p> <p><br />Stoning stumping on an 1½ strip</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 13 (257--109)</span></h2> <p>Sowed 1½ a. wht. at 1 3/4 bus per acre,</p> <p>Social at Oliphant tonight {$?}40 receipts Mary Ida &amp; Ernest there</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 14 (258--108)</span></h2> <p>Began driving posts for new temporary fence, for cows day pasture</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September THURSDAY, 15 (259-107) 1904</span></h2> <p>Finished putting up wire fence. 62 rods.</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 16 (260-106)</span></h2> <p>Drew rails from condemned fence. also stones, on {?} heaps of trash.</p> <p>Went to town today &amp; paid last payment of Tontine life ins. policy, my 15 cts. 39. 20 Bght a sink, &amp; soft water pump.</p> <p>Got Cherry &amp; calf home tonight, red bull calf.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 17 (261--105)</span></h2> <p>very hot &amp; sultry.</p> <p>stoned fence bottom some very big stones, gained over 1/4 of an acre.</p> <p>Took boat to bridge &amp; launched.</p> <p>Ernest began plowing in wht. stubble.</p> <p>A walloping big bear crossed road at Clemens bush tonight at 6.30 pm.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September MONDAY, 19 (263--103) 1904</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 20 (264--102)</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 21 (265-101)</span></h2> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September THURSDAY, 22 (266-100) 1904</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 23 (267--99)</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 24 (268--98)</span></h2> <p>Tent in 75 posts afternoon {?} forenoon</p> <p>Shot 4 {meregansers} forenoon. {?}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September MONDAY, 26 (270--96) 1904</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 27 (271--95)</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 28 (272--94)</span></h2> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September THURSDAY, 29 (273--93) 1904</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 30 (274--92)</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October SATURDAY, 1 (275--91)</span></h2> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October MONDAY, 3 (277-89) 1904</span></h2> <p>Shot 2 Greenwine teal &amp; 1 merganser this morning</p> <p>28 d. to date</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 4 (278--88)</span></h2> <p>Bland nominated to run against Campbell Dominion House.</p> <p>Went to town afternoon to see about pigs.</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 5 (279--87)</span></h2> <p>Went to town with 9 pigs. had to carch 9.a.m.</p> <p>Fetched fence home.</p> <p>Bargained with {Anderson?} for sale of factory property</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October THURSDAY, 6 (280--86) 1904</span></h2> <p>Put up 20 rods P fence opp. Greenlees barn. moved rails out. finished at 2.30 pm.</p> <p>Put up bins in apple house Moved in yg sow</p> <p>Promises to be cold tonight.</p> <p>It rained hailed &amp; snowed today</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 7 (281--85)</span></h2> <p>A solid frost this mornng. P. River frozen clear across</p> <p>Drew in all corn {38 ags.?}</p> <p>Picked apples. Made up bins in apple house.</p> <p>E plowing at bridge.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 8 (282--84)</span></h2> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October MONDAY, 10 (284--82) 1904</span></h2> <p>To town. Sent draft for $100 to AngloAmerican. gave note for 30 day.</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 11 (285--81)</span></h2> <p>Thrashing here from 7.30 to 4.30.</p> <p>for 800 bus oats</p> <p>45 " wht</p> <p>170 " peas.</p> <p>1015</p> <p>Jas.Clemens (tick)</p> <p>G. Clemens (tick)</p> <p>Herb Rogers Pd.</p> <p>J. Ferguson CR</p> <p>R. Reston (tick)</p> <p>W. Schein (tick)</p> <p>W. Mason (tick)</p> <p>D. Renshaw (tick)</p> <p>A. Greig owe ½</p> <p>H. Cook (tick)</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 12 (286--80)</span></h2> <p>At Masons and Restons. Ida away from 10 30.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October THURSDAY, 13 (287--79) 1904</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 14 (288--78)</span></h2> <p>E. at Scheins thrashing till noon.</p> <p>G. plowing.</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 15 (289--77)</span></h2> <p>Both Teams plowing.</p> <p>H. &amp; S stumping &amp; burning. Wate {Water} in Lake so low that ducks cannot work near edge. 31 ducks to date</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October MONDAY, 17 (291--75)</span></h2> <p>Went to town afternoon. $600 of 2nd instalmt. Cameron Lake Timber paid in but one cheque for $350. - refused by Union BK. Pd Langford 8.00 for fixing wagons</p> <p>Thrashing 800 Shot 1 grey duck.</p> <p>32 ducks</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 18 (292--74)</span></h2> <p>Sent E in with grist this afternoon. Wht went 58 lbs</p> <p><br />got low wagon wheels home. also sink, pump, &amp; pipes.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 19 (293--73)</span></h2> <p>Began mangels this morning</p> <p>To{o} warm I had to wear a straw hat &amp; shirtsleeves.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October THURSDAY, 20 (294--72) 1904</span></h2> <p>At Mangels. G. &amp; S. Warm. threatening rain</p> <p>E finished S rough piece</p> <p>About ½ mangels up.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 21 (295--71)</span></h2> <p>Drew mangels. squally rain</p> <p>Shot 1 mallard &amp; grey duck Jordan Bay in Morning</p> <p>34 ducks</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 22 (296--70)</span></h2> <p>Peeld about 200 posts today for a carload.</p> <p>Wet &amp; hail. N.W.</p> <p>Frost at nigjt.</p> <p>Shot 3 grey ducks &amp; 1 mallard in Jordan Bay in morning.</p> <p>38 ducks</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October MONDAY, 24 (298--68) 1904</span></h2> <p>Shot 8 ducks this morning in Jordan Bay. This end of Lake just crawling with duck, shot 3 green headed mallard among them</p> <p>Went to town afternoon</p> <p>46 d.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 25 (299--67)</span></h2> <p>Dr. Fisher here to hunt ducks, sent G &amp; Bert to scare em up, we took stands.</p> <p>I had Laflin &amp; Rand {powder}for first time, shells would not fire it. 1 duck. quit at noon, gave Dr. 2 ducks</p> <p>47 d.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 26 (300--66)</span></h2> <p>At mangels.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October THURSDAY, 27 (301--65) 1904</span></h2> <p>Dr. Fisher &amp; J. Acres here early to hunt ducks. sharp frost froze this end of lake, but thousands of duck at other end, but could not get very near then the Dr. missed some 6 duck, I got 2, Acres 1.</p> <p>Bluebells very thick.</p> <p>49.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 28 (302--64)</span></h2> <p>Finished mangels.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 29 (303--63)</span></h2> <p>Bert &amp; I duckshooting on Jordan Bay till 10 o'clock. I shot 4 he shot 4. Got new shells for L &amp; R. powder.</p> <p>53 ducks.</p> <p>{Sent?} 75 posts in this afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October MONDAY, 31 (305--61) 1904</span></h2> <p>Sent in 73 posts Cutting posts.</p> <p>" " 75 posts. Frosty turning mild towards evening.</p> <p>" " 44 posts.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November ALL SAINTS' DAY (Quebec) TUESDAY, 1 (306--60)</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 2 (307--59)</span></h2> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November THURSDAY, 3 (308--58) 1904</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 4 (309--57)</span></h2> <p>Got to Sundridge at 7 a. m. drove to Doe Lake got there at 3 pm.</p> <p>Charge 4.00 for trip.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 5 (310--56)</span></h2> <p>I shot a fawn at Ogden Lake runway.</p> <p>Scent bad, leaves dry</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November MONDAY, 7 (312--54) 1904</span></h2> <p>Ran a doe into Doe Lake, had 3 plugs at it leaving shot but missed, plugged. 2 balls thro' the neck of a big buck, which got into Lake &amp; stuck in ice Vance finished it.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 8 (313--53)</span></h2> <p>Ran a little buck in Doe Lake, &amp; shot it there.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 9 (314--52)</span></h2> <p>{Blank? Black?} day, dogs got away to Poverty Bay, ought to have 6 men &amp; 7 dogs for hunting {pack?}, and a 30 - 30 rifle.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Repeat of previous page}</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November MONDAY, 7 (312--54) 1904</span></h2> <p>Ran a doe into Doe Lake, had 3 plugs at it leaving shot but missed, plugged. 2 balls thro' the neck of a big buck, which got into Lake &amp; stuck in ice Vance finished it.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 8 (313--53)</span></h2> <p>Ran a little buck in Doe Lake, &amp; shot it there.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 9 (314--52)</span></h2> <p>{Blank? Black?} day, dogs got away to Poverty Bay, ought to have 6 men &amp; 7 dogs for hunting {pack?}, and a 30 - 30 rifle.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November MONDAY, 14 (319--47) 1904</span></h2> <p>This day a failure, as dogs got away, &amp; some bad shooting done.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 15 (320--46)</span></h2> <p>Hunted this morning in north tamarac thicket</p> <p>Sawyer shot 1st doe. put in dogs again.</p> <p>I shot a big doe I jumped. &amp; other was missed by Murray 7 shots, and another dog put out, Murray fired 6 shots at &amp; missed. altogether 40 shots fired that morning.</p> <p>In afternoon went after deer with wagon. Shot 1 partridge We are just getting posted as to runways, all season has been bad for hunting, as the leaves are dry all the time. A 30 - 30 would be the best rifle for here.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 16 (321--45)</span></h2> <p>Left Som. camp at 7 a.m. got into Sundridge at 1.30 pm. 17 miles, with 6 deer, leaving 3 hanging up, &amp; 2 eaten or being eaten.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November THURSDAY, 17 (322--44) 1904</span></h2> <p>Went to Burkes falls 14 miles to {Temons?}.</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 18 (323--43)</span></h2> <p>Got home at 3.40 pm. After changing at Allandale, Georgetown, Guelph, Palmerson &amp; Parkhead. Deer both here, &amp; fetched 10 patridge &amp; 2 rabbits.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 19 (324--42)</span></h2> <p>Put up fence round front of the place. set fire to stumps &amp; old fence. Drew 2 loads gravel for floors. Cut stuff for sink.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November MONDAY, 21 (326--40) 1904</span></h2> <p>Started into calf stable, cleanng &amp; levelling.</p> <p>Drew up 2 loads gravel.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 22 (327--39)</span></h2> <p>Acres &amp; Amis here for a duck hunt, gave them the boat &amp; let them up, as I was too busy to go myself they got nothing.</p> <p>Cutting stall posts, hewing &amp; flattening &amp; sawing a strip out of each with crosscut.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 23 (328--38)</span></h2> <p>Placing shell posts in calf stable</p> <p>Drew up gravel 1 load from Rushaws.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November THURSDAY, 24 (329--37) 1904</span></h2> <p>Mild. Finished cementing calf stable &amp; alley way.</p> <p>Went to town deposited $38.00</p> <p>Paid R. Sawyer for Es medicine $2.80</p> <p>oatmeal 25 cts.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 25 (330--36)</span></h2> <p>Put in partitions of birch in calfstable</p> <p>worked at sink, &amp; pump.</p> <p>Drain of sink is lead pipe extending 8 ft. beyond woodshed door.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 26 (331--35)</span></h2> <p>Tried a doubleshot this morning at 2 mallards but the Laflin &amp; Rand powder is no good, tried it at a board.</p> <p>Finished putting in sink, &amp; pump in kitchen.</p> <p>Finished partitions in calfstable 10 stalls.</p> <p>Took young cattle 12 head to old place.</p> <p>Freezing hard &amp; snowed an inch at night from N.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November MONDAY, 28 (333--33) 1904</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 29 (334--32)</span></h2> <p>Began jacking up henhouse to 3½ ft high. had to make jacks Pretty heavy to lift.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 30 (335--31)</span></h2> <p>Worked hard at jacking up building, &amp; put boards round it.</p> <p>George left for home for a while</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December THURSDAY, 1 (336--30) 1904</span></h2> <p>Drew boards to bank round henhouse and packed over boards with pea straw.</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 2 (337--29)</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 3 (338--28)</span></h2> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December MONDAY, 5 (340--26) 1904</span></h2> <p>Sent Mrs Allan 2bbls Alexanders at 75. &amp; 1 rooster at 1.00</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 6 (341--25)</span></h2> <p>Fetched cattle up today, all looking well, calves a little thin.</p> <p>A big lynx went north into Grunters {?} this morning. I went in with Rattler &amp; put it out to Bert Davis, who shot it at the runway between the 2 swamps.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 7 (342--24)</span></h2> <p>Have to water most of cattle at water holes near Jordan Creek as well below barn holds enough for 10 head only. Water horses at house.</p> <p>Nailed up silo. Altered 16 calf 3 boar pigs.</p> <p>Changed 3 calves into new stable on cement.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December CONCEPTION DAY (Quebec) THURSDAY, 8 (343--23) 1904</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 9 (344--22)</span></h2> <p>Piled wood.</p> <p>Papers say there is to be no rain in the near future.</p> <p>People are put to great trouble all over to get water for their stock.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 10 (345--21)</span></h2> <p>Went to town this morning</p> <p>Borrowed $250 to pay overdraft $40. taxes $60. and to Rogers wages $150.</p> <p>Made posts &amp; 4 ties afternoon.</p> <p>There is a pair of foxes about Jordan Bay. set traps in a Chaff bed for them, but think snow will hinder successful trapping in this way. One of the foxes seems an extra big one.</p> <p>Cold.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December MONDAY, 12 (347--19) 1904</span></h2> <p>Worked in swamp. Skidded logs laying in chopping S of barn.</p> <p>Fetched sheep up from lot 11 real fat.</p> <p>Snow about a foot deep now</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 13 (348--18)</span></h2> <p>Worked in swamp.</p> <p>Cut off 12 tails off sheep.</p> <p>Snowing Frost got in apple house slightly</p> <p>Put door on underpart of henhouse.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 14 (349--17)</span></h2> <p>Worked in swamp morning.</p> <p>Sent in a load of hay to Dr. Fisher in afternoon 1400 lbs at 800</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December THURSDAY, 15 (350--16) 1904</span></h2> <p>George came back tonight</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 16 (351--15)</span></h2> <p>Cutting posts etc.</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 17 (352--14)</span></h2> <p>Cutting posts etc. down stuff.</p> <p>Set trap for a fox. u</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December MONDAY, 19 (354--12) 1904</span></h2> <p>Sent yg sow to Bucklands.</p> <p>Filed narrow saw.</p> <p>Bernie here.</p> <p>Caught a she fox yesterday morning, where she jumped creek in Jordan Bay, very small. Think there is another there a big one.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 20 (355--11)</span></h2> <p>Swamping out posts morning.</p> <p>Cut soft maple up.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 21 (356--10)</span></h2> <p>Worked in swamp morning Sent a load of hay to Dr. Fisher afternoon 8° morning, 28° evening</p> <p>Cutting black ash &amp; elm.</p> <p>Took Jersey to Greenlees Bull for a change</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December THURSDAY, 22 (357--9) 1904</span></h2> <p>Sent a load of hemlock to Moores mill. 12 logs.</p> <p>Went to Tara, Conservative Convention selected J George as candidate local House</p> <p>raining coming home.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 23 (358--8)</span></h2> <p>Took out 2 pine logs out of back near creek. About 700 ft in the two.</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 24 (359--7)</span></h2> <p>Cutting cedar &amp; pine.</p> <p>George to town in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December CHRISTMAS DAY (Dominion) [Dec. 25 falling this year on a Sunday. } MONDAY, 26 (361--5) 1904</span></h2> <p>Cutting elm &amp; ash logs</p> <p>Skidded cedar in afternoon.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 27 (362--4)</span></h2> <p>Cutting logs in morning. Raining &amp; freezing</p> <p>In afternoon it rained all the time</p> <p>Too dangerous in bush so in afternoon we clipped all the yg cattle on neck &amp; I greased them with machine oil &amp; coal oil for lice.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 28 (363--3)</span></h2> <p>Stormy Every things as slippery as glass</p> <p>In afternoon cleaned 5 bags of wht, for grist.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December THURSDAY, 29 (364--2) 1904</span></h2> <p>Wild &amp; stormy but not cold N.</p> <p>Skidded sixteen logs &amp; 8 elm 8 ash in S chopping</p> <p>Cut one of big elms afternoon in 3 logs about 1200 ft in the three.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 30 (365--1)</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 31 (366)</span></h2> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">MEMORANDUM</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>R.</td> <td>pd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>To Cheadle horsehide</td> <td>2.50.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ernest rubbers</td> <td></td> <td>1.90</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Self " "</td> <td></td> <td>3.50.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sinclair acct</td> <td></td> <td>10.00.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sun savings</td> <td>30.00</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sugar Blg</td> <td>6.78</td> <td>6.78</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Canada Life Ins. &amp; int.</td> <td></td> <td>6.88.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Echo Fam. Herald</td> <td></td> <td>1.75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>G. pt mils</td> <td></td> <td>.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dom. Iron C{o?} wheels</td> <td></td> <td>22.00.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Globe Library Club</td> <td></td> <td>6.00.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">MEMORANDUM</span></h2> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">MEMORANDUM</span></h2> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>CASH ACCOUNT -- JANUARY</td> <td>Rec'd</td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4.</td> <td>coal oil 8 gals 1.50. rubbers 2.50. mitts .35 G. mitts .25</td> <td></td> <td>4.50.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4.</td> <td>Div. Sun Savings</td> <td>30.00.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4.</td> <td>Hclippers 1.75.</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13.</td> <td>L Buckland sow service 1.00. Canadian. 1.00 Echo. 1.00</td> <td></td> <td>3.00.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13.</td> <td>Meat 40. Axehandle 20. bal. seels. to A. &amp; A. Society .25</td> <td></td> <td>85.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Meat 30. Herring .20, F.I. 25 Head 15 {head?} 20</td> <td></td> <td>1.10.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19.</td> <td>Jess shoeing .45 staple. 10.</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23.</td> <td>288 ties 69.13 3 load logs 10.54</td> <td>79.64</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>25.</td> <td>Note Union BK 46. Armstrongs acct 1.54</td> <td></td> <td>46.00.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 lights 16 X 32 64 meat 30</td> <td></td> <td>1.54</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Harolds pant '60 Cond. powder &amp; coughsyrup 70</td> <td></td> <td>2.24.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>seels. Black Cat 50. Folio papers 50</td> <td></td> <td>1.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28.</td> <td>Seels &amp; Sun Fam. Herald. Daily Mail 5.</td> <td></td> <td>5.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Angl Am. Fire Mr. Divi.</td> <td>14.00.</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>CASH ACCOUNT -- FEBRUARY</td> <td>Rec'd</td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5.</td> <td>Removing Deck 3 .35</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Saw {gunnering?} .75. Coal oil 50 gals 1.25 stamps 25</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>chop 90</td> <td></td> <td>3.15.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10.</td> <td>A. Reid ½ ton hay 4.50. bal. on hay 7.09. Cash 25</td> <td>11.75.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10.</td> <td>{L?}et sleighs from A. Reid</td> <td></td> <td>12.00.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Axehandle 25 Shoeing 25 Fred. etc,</td> <td></td> <td>50.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13.</td> <td>Stanley Mills other 3.98. E's shirts 1.00</td> <td></td> <td>5.00.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Bg flour 2.34 syrup 1.00 chop 90</td> <td></td> <td>4.25.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>11.75</td> <td>24.90</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Albert Reid charge ½ ton hay} <p>Albert Reid charge ½ ton hay}</p> <p>$9.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>CASH ACCOUNT -- MARCH</td> <td>Rec'd</td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Cement co 208.74 for piles delivered</td> <td>208.74</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4.</td> <td>Stevenson 1.00 2 loaves 20, Rifle {sells?} express</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4.</td> <td>BBl. sugar 11.60 290 lbs. 3 lbs. steak 30 22 box</td> <td></td> <td>30.30</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4.</td> <td>Dues Cameron Lake 4.00</td> <td></td> <td>4.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4.</td> <td>Newman, cedar</td> <td>10.54</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2.</td> <td>Fred &amp; Jess shoeing .67. Syrup 1.00</td> <td></td> <td>1.67.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7.</td> <td>Chopping 1.00, flour 1.50. Kyle &amp; Hunter for axe &amp; stove pipes for forge 3.20</td> <td></td> <td>5.70.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9.</td> <td>30 lbs flaxseed to Edwards, 1 bus peas 60</td> <td>1.20.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9.</td> <td>{Loningsoln?} 200 l. rifle easterly 1.00 Eaton.</td> <td></td> <td>1.60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9.</td> <td>1 Bl. salt 1.50</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11.</td> <td>Chopping .95 turning 2 cart handles 25.</td> <td></td> <td>1.20</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>J.Reid ½ ton hay Holmes ½ ton hay.</td> <td>9.00.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Chopping basket 30 cts Express 40</td> <td></td> <td>1.60.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18.</td> <td>Medicine Harold 40., file 15. s spouts 55. bit .15</td> <td></td> <td>1.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21.</td> <td>Stevenson 1100 hay 4.95 Randle straw 125</td> <td>6.20.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>22.</td> <td>Hutchinson cowfee cash 1.00</td> <td>1.00</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>19.</td> <td>Wiarton Can. Furniture Co. bal. of acct.</td> <td></td> <td>3.76</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Bag of flour. 3.00</td> <td></td> <td>3.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Hutchinson 7 bus. peas 65</td> <td>4.55.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28.</td> <td>50 s. buckets 4.75. 50 spiles. McEwans livery 2.50</td> <td></td> <td>7.62.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>New Nat Hist paymt. 5.00</td> <td></td> <td>5.00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>CASH ACCOUNT -- APRIL</td> <td>Rec'd</td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1.</td> <td>Blk Min rooster 3.75 express.</td> <td></td> <td>3.75</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Shoeing 50.</td> <td></td> <td>50.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Syrup 15 gals</td> <td>15.00.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13.</td> <td>pd on Pigs Moran 1.00, pd on cattle Stead 5.00</td> <td>6.00.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Chopping .45 overalls 85. E. Boot repair .15 E. {Express?} .25</td> <td></td> <td>1.90</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13.</td> <td>5 gls. coal oil 1.50</td> <td></td> <td>1.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20.</td> <td>10 pigs Moran @ 4.50</td> <td>68.30</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Lent Frank Davis 25.00</td> <td></td> <td>25.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>George 5.00</td> <td></td> <td>5.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26.</td> <td>Chopping 1.00 Crandon 7 hrs clover tho asking 6.00</td> <td></td> <td>7.00.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>120.22 25.</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>CASH ACCOUNT -- MAY</td> <td>Rec'd</td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2.</td> <td>1 Bus. Timothy</td> <td></td> <td>2.50.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2.</td> <td>51 gals syrup</td> <td>5.25.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>chopping 55. L nails 15.</td> <td></td> <td>70.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4.</td> <td>2270 lbs cattle 4. 1 cow 40.</td> <td>130.80.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5. 6.</td> <td>Grimm Mfg Co bal. on Evaporator</td> <td></td> <td>43.25.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>BBl salt Tyson 1.00.</td> <td></td> <td>1.50.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6.</td> <td>7 buspeas 443 10 lbs clover 1110</td> <td>5.65.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7.</td> <td>Reston 27 lbs cloverseed.</td> <td>2.97.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Harold suit 3.75 etc. strawhat 10 socks 57</td> <td>2.64.</td> <td>3.42.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11.</td> <td>24 lbs clover seed 264.</td> <td>{Arrow to 2.64. above}</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11.</td> <td>100 lbs rocksalt Kempt.</td> <td></td> <td>1.50.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4 lbs beefsteak 40 Chatham brooder</td> <td></td> <td>10.40.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13.</td> <td>2720 lbs cattle @ 4 cts less 7 received</td> <td>101.80.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>16.</td> <td>M. McKenzie hay</td> <td>1.60.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Welding rods 20 Express 50. Flour 3.00 Durey fork 85</td> <td></td> <td>4.55.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Baker 2 cow fees of 1903</td> <td>2.00.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27.</td> <td>McKenzie 500 hay. 300 brick</td> <td>4.10.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27.</td> <td>Looking after bridge 1.00</td> <td>1.00</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28.</td> <td>(coal .50 shoeing .20) {Service?} pck wages 2.00</td> <td></td> <td>2.70.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21.</td> <td>R. Greenlees cow fee 1903.</td> <td>1.00.</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>CASH ACCOUNT -- JUNE</td> <td>Rec'd</td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2.</td> <td>varnish &amp; brush .45 plow bredh 50 plants .85</td> <td></td> <td>1.75.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Un Bk Commerce note 8150</td> <td></td> <td>81.50.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Anglo American call. 10000 + draft.</td> <td></td> <td>100.05.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Wool. @ 16 cts</td> <td>14.96</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Chop 1.25 pc cent chopping .5 chicken food .50</td> <td></td> <td>5.65</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Shoeing 1.25</td> <td></td> <td>1.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Anglo American Fire Ins. Ex.</td> <td></td> <td>100.15</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>pr ½ big rubber boots</td> <td></td> <td>4.50.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>.</td> <td>L W Cross 500 hay</td> <td>2.00</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 30.</td> <td>Two Savings Divided ½ an.</td> <td>30.00</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>CASH ACCOUNT -- JULY</td> <td>Rec'd</td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11.</td> <td>Paid Ml on Can. Life loan Cheque</td> <td></td> <td>4.21</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Globe Library Club on books 600</td> <td></td> <td>6.00.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>/td&gt;</td> <td>Hutchinson 2 cows An. McLeod 1 cow fee</td> <td>3.00.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Hutchinson 1 cow 1.00</td> <td>1.00.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>22.</td> <td>Recd paymt of R. Davis loan 100.00 , cl 0 fencing 12</td> <td>112.00.</td> <td>.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>{Shocts?} for chickens 1.00</td> <td></td> <td>1.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>5 lambs to Parke</td> <td>16.25.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>½ ton hay to Cross 3.00</td> <td>3.00.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>26.</td> <td>½ ton hay to Hay 3.50</td> <td>3.50.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>4 bus. early later to Lyne @ 1.00</td> <td>4.00.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>29.</td> <td>104 lbs " " Parke</td> <td>1.70</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>26.</td> <td>orchard hay at bridge to Wilcox</td> <td>2.00.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Cho 410 lbs. fr. Reckin</td> <td></td> <td>5.00.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Ernest fix my boots</td> <td></td> <td>70.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>bus. Wht for chickens 85, barley .48</td> <td></td> <td>1.33</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{23.?}</td> <td>Bay flour 3.00, bay oatmeal 2.60.</td> <td></td> <td>2.90.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2.60.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>CASH ACCOUNT -- AUGUST</td> <td>Rec'd</td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4.</td> <td>Ames 4 gal syrup</td> <td>4.00.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>{Fl or U?} Allan acct in full</td> <td></td> <td>2.45.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>Ashcroft .mainspring of my watch</td> <td></td> <td>50.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3 cuts to Sun 75. grass sent 1.25.</td> <td></td> <td>2.00.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Twine 4.95 Tie set 75 Shoes 1.75. pants 1.75</td> <td></td> <td>9.30.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13.</td> <td>Machine oil 30 duty on grr suit 25. exprs d. 0.70</td> <td></td> <td>1.25.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13.</td> <td>Loan retd by Trask</td> <td>25.00.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Chicken feed 85 .85</td> <td></td> <td>1.70.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22.</td> <td>McEwan oct. med.</td> <td></td> <td>1.00.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31.</td> <td>Flour lime 45 gorceries 90</td> <td></td> <td>2.35.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>CASH ACCOUNT -- SEPTEMBER</td> <td>Rec'd</td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3.</td> <td>Geo Rogers prt wages</td> <td></td> <td>10.00.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3.</td> <td>for cidermaking 50 Harold boots 1.00</td> <td></td> <td>1.50.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep. 7.- 9.</td> <td>Ernests boots 9.00 Train fares 2 X 2.95 =5.90 room 2.00</td> <td></td> <td>16.90.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Meals 4.40</td> <td></td> <td>4.40</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Sink for kitchen 375 Pump for d {e or o?} 250</td> <td></td> <td>6.25.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Life Ms. Premium 15th</td> <td></td> <td>39.20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17.</td> <td>R. Gibson Cowfee.</td> <td>1.00.</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>CASH ACCOUNT -- OCTOBER</td> <td>Rec'd</td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5.</td> <td>9 1390 lbs Hogs @ 4.90</td> <td>58.75</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5.</td> <td>3 400 lbs sheep 325</td> <td>13.00:</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Incubator note 19.00 Binder note 25.00</td> <td></td> <td>44.00.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>T. Eaton Co. 14 yds flannellette</td> <td></td> <td>3.50.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Page Fence Co. 20 rds 12 bar</td> <td></td> <td>8.92</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>G. Rogers show day 1.00.</td> <td></td> <td>1.00.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Sink 3.90 . oump. 250</td> <td></td> <td>6.25.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Staples 20. rods 20.</td> <td></td> <td>40.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Sam. oil 20 baseline 5½ lbs 88</td> <td></td> <td>1 13.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10.</td> <td>Anglo American Uns. Cl. call</td> <td></td> <td>100.00.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17.</td> <td>Thrashing 800 Layford acct 800 Whitlock adv. 1.00</td> <td></td> <td>17.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18.</td> <td>Freight on iron wheels 1.11, Cross adv. 2.00</td> <td></td> <td>3.11.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>3 pigs 23.25, {Glip?} order timber 5.20</td> <td>28.45.</td> <td>Your text here...</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29.</td> <td>Harold's overcoat 3.50, 2 sets underclothing 4.00</td> <td></td> <td>7.50.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 undershorts Ernest 2.00, gloves 1.00</td> <td></td> <td>3.50.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>pr Slater shoes 3.50</td> <td></td> <td>3.50.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29th</td> <td>Rent for lots 11. &amp; 12 in advance</td> <td></td> <td>50.00.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>CASH ACCOUNT -- NOVEMBER</td> <td>Rec'd</td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3.</td> <td>.500 car of posts 3500 down</td> <td>35.00.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>bill, 400 at 8½, 85 at 7½, 15 at 8½</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Expenses to Tun Tundridge</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Ticket for dog single &amp; self return 10.20</td> <td></td> <td>10.20</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Livery reg there &amp; back &amp; freight on due to</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Sundridge 2.35 board 6.00</td> <td></td> <td>8.35.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Express on deer 250 License 200</td> <td></td> <td>4.50.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Deer @ 10 cts 22,50. hides 2.00 11 partridge 3.00</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 hares .50</td> <td>28.00.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Sawyer drug bill</td> <td></td> <td>2.80</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Leicester cam lamb from Scott 800</td> <td></td> <td>8.00.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25.</td> <td>Borrowed from Canada Life to pay premium on 3000 life policy</td> <td>234.15</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid above premium to Co.</td> <td></td> <td>234.15.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>CASH ACCOUNT -- DECEMBER</td> <td>Rec'd</td> <td>Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Bal. on posts</td> <td>6.50.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Shoeing Dick 4 new shoes 1.20</td> <td></td> <td>1.20.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Shoeing Jess &amp; Fred 6 new shoes</td> <td></td> <td>2.05.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Ernest medicine 50</td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Eaton quinine &amp; phenacitin 1.00</td> <td></td> <td>1.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10.</td> <td>Tol. Hunt taxes 1904</td> <td></td> <td>60.00.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2.</td> <td>G. Rogers part wages</td> <td></td> <td>10.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1.</td> <td>Baker cowfee of last summer</td> <td>1.00</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10.</td> <td>Harolds snowshoes Xpress order</td> <td></td> <td>2.35</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14.</td> <td>Dr. Fisher Uskay on acct @ 8.00</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23.</td> <td>George Rogers cash.</td> <td></td> <td>1.25.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22.</td> <td>Tara</td> <td></td> <td>1.25.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24.</td> <td>Ida 500</td> <td></td> <td>5.00.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Reston 2 cows &amp; chge</td> <td>2.20.</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>BILLS PAYABLE -- JANUARY</td> <td>$</td> <td>c.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>{Series of Calculations as follows} 26) 1800 (69 + 156 = 240 234</p> <p>7.00 + .70 = 7.70</p> <p>George 5.00</p> <p>" rifle 15.00</p> <p>" cash 10.00</p> <p>" " 1.00</p> <p>" " 10.00</p> <p>41.00</p> <p>Dec. 1, '03 - Dec. 1,4 04 at 1810</p> <p>18 0 + 18 = 198 + 7.70 = 205.70 + 41.00 = bal. = 164.70</p> <p>Dec. 16th - 04 to Dec. 15. ' 05 72.00 7 2/3</p> <p>'<b> 4 mos at 18.00 72.00</b></p> <p>8 mos at 20.00 160.00 Total 396.70 - 105.00 = $291.70 bal. Dec. 16th 1905.</p> <p>Mar. 23rd 1905. Cheque 50.00</p> <p>June 24th 1905 " 10.--</p> <p>Aug. 22nd 1905 " 25</p> <p>Sept. 1905 " 20</p> <p>105</p> <p>Dec. 16th 1905 - Dec. 16th 1906. at 20.00 per month = $240 + 137 103 + 291.70 394.70</p> <p>Dec. 23 - 15.00 - 20 00</p> <p>3 cheques 80.00</p> <p>Mar. 2.00</p> <p>May 20.00</p> <p>July 5.00</p> <p>Oct. 5.00.</p> <p>Dec. 25.00</p> <p>137.00</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>RECEIVABLE</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>BILLS PAYABLE -- FEBRUARY</td> <td>$</td> <td>c.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>RECEIVABLE</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>BILLS PAYABLE -- MARCH</td> <td>$</td> <td>c.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>RECEIVABLE</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>BILLS PAYABLE -- APRIL</td> <td>$</td> <td>c.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>RECEIVABLE</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>BILLS PAYABLE -- MAY</td> <td>$</td> <td>c.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>RECEIVABLE</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>BILLS PAYABLE -- JUNE</td> <td>$</td> <td>c.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>RECEIVABLE</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>BILLS PAYABLE -- JULY</td> <td>$</td> <td>c.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>RECEIVABLE</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>BILLS PAYABLE -- AUGUST</td> <td>$</td> <td>c.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>RECEIVABLE</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>BILLS PAYABLE -- SEPTEMBER</td> <td>$</td> <td>c.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>RECEIVABLE</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>BILLS PAYABLE -- OCTOBER</td> <td>$</td> <td>c.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>RECEIVABLE</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>BILLS PAYABLE -- NOVEMBER</td> <td>$</td> <td>c.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>RECEIVABLE</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Date</td> <td>BILLS PAYABLE -- DECEMBER</td> <td>$</td> <td>c.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>RECEIVABLE</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank Page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank Page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank Page with border of back cover marbled brown}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Back Cover, brown with blue peacock feather marbling}</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cd6fa3d77058062302541cc7c511a247.pdf a4dc9e1db5d8b45be0fd1eecf7039ae6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Daily Journal 1921 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/65d139b26a7f79976a859f0f2bf372a7.pdf 6bbec00e3d4b838b261a6c41d3f66fbc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {Blank Page} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/64362e044e48e343ebc815aa10733a32.pdf 6ec175a01c80b6f0fd87786dcdd64511 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {Blank Page} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0bd2b3bb35a0731f60ed041ba9872627.pdf fd7b33df871d40d39ed2071937f54dbd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {Blank Page} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e8be8061653a1a143d5502e92d4a9ef0.pdf d5668f2bb818700dccfcaeb57ad71964 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dominion Diary == Daily Journal == FOR === 1921 === PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE COPP, CLARK COMPANY, LIMITED 495-517 WELLINGTON ST. WEST, TORONTO https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6d526965735a9646fae6149e35af1b4c.pdf 12d8e088fb94bc72febc0c49affcf932 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == CALENDER FOR 1921 == <table> <JUNE.> <td>.. 26 19 12 5 ..</td> <td>.. 27 20 13 6 ..</td> <td>.. 28 21 14 7 ..</td> <td>.. 29 22 15 8 1 ..</td> <td>.. 30 23 16 9 2 ..</td> <td>.. .. 24 17 10 3 ..</td> <td>.. .. 25 18 11 4 ..</td> <MAY.> <td>29 22 15 8 1 ..</td> <td>30 23 16 9 2 ..</td> <td>31 24 17 10 3 ..</td> <td> 25 18 11 4 ..</td> <td> 26 19 12 5 ..</td> <td> 27 20 13 6 ..</td> <td> 28 21 14 7 ..</td> <APRIL.> <td>24 17 10 3 ..</td> <td>25 18 11 4 ..</td> <td>26 19 12 5 ..</td> <td>27 20 13 6 ..</td> <td>28 21 14 7 ..</td> <td>29 22 15 8 1 ..</td> <td>30 23 16 9 2 ..</td> <MAR.> <td>27 20 13 6 ..</td> <td>28 21 14 7 ..</td> <td>29 22 15 8 1 ..</td> <td>30 23 16 9 2 ..</td> <td>31 24 17 10 3 ..</td> <td> 25 18 11 4 ..</td> <td> 26 19 12 5 ..</td> <FEB.> <td>27 20 13 6 ..</td> <td>28 21 14 7 ..</td> <td> 22 15 8 1 ..</td> <td> 23 16 9 2 ..</td> <td> 24 17 10 3 ..</td> <td> 25 18 11 4 ..</td> <td> 26 19 12 5..</td> <JAN.> <td>30 23 16 9 2 ..</td> <td>31 24 17 10 3 ..</td> <td> 25 18 11 4 ..</td> <td> 26 19 12 5 ..</td> <td> 27 20 13 6 ..</td> <td> 28 21 14 7 ..</td> <td> 29 22 15 8 1 ..</td> <1921.> <td>SUNDAY</td> <td>MONDAY</td> <td>TUESDAY</td> <td>WEDNESDAY</td> <td>THURSDAY</td> <td>SATURDAY</td> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6fa719cbfb053eb2a63aaaa320d2b2f3.pdf 9745dedbe85aa3d456c4e63e80e0628a https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2bd62c5be6fede714ac0eff024a42ccc.pdf eb4fe9a6b349e70fef0c37dce3558e76 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {Blank Page} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/041593f17268eabb51d60dbf9eef9bf6.pdf e69596248d642a6bdfa112ab9d28a593 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == -Diary for 1921- == <u>NOTES FOR 1921</u> New Year's day............Saturday, Jan. 1st. Epiphany..................Thursday, Jan. 6th. Ash Wednesday.............Wednesday, Feb. 9th. Quadragesima, 1st Sunday in Lent, Sunday Feb. 13th. St.David's day............March 1st. St.Patrick's Day..........March 17th. Palm Sunday...............March 20th. Lady Day..................March 25th. Good Friday...............Friday, March 25th. Easter Sunday.............March 27th. St.George's Day...........April 23rd. Holy Thursday.............May 5th. Pentecost. Whitsunday.............May 15th. Trinity Sunday....................May 22nd. Victoria Day......................May 24th. Birth of King George V (1865) June 3rd. Midsummer Day.....................June 24th. Dominion Day......................Friday, July 1st. Labor Day........................Monday, Sept. 5th. Michaelmas Day...................Sept. 29th. All Saints' Day..................Nov. 1st. St.Andrew's Day..................Nov. 30th. Conception Day...................Dec. 8th. Christmas Day....................Sunday, Dec. 5th. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/30daf67c18d39b144599f1984eec95cd.pdf 1d1d0e7857fdf230bb8a43306e36db73 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == MEMORANDA FROM 1920 == https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c8992b4af16889e5123ea5361f158a6f.pdf d1ff3da358f505ba29fa73276f832305 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == MEMORANDA FROM 1920 == === January === NEW YEAR's DAY (Dominion) === SATURDAY, 1 === Home all day. Very foggy and mild turning to rain in the evening. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7e8c3d8a6a44088a026334278f2afbf0.pdf 87d100f02d60665fd7f90b4abd6eda2c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday 2 Back to Church at night. Dull and high wind all day. A big thaw. Roads almost bare. MONDAY, 3 Choring and new to note in p.m.; a sled is some good; is afternoon and Brock maked list. Beautiful bright mild day like spring. TUESDAY, 4 Done chores. Brought to town in stopping with a leg of chop. I down to school in afternoon. Fine and quite mild. WEDNESDAY, 5 Done chores, chopping at bunch in afternoon; Mrs. Clark Walker here in p.m. Colder with flurries of snow & sulk. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/244def2193468d2c4782237284cc0087.pdf 611ba9bb5fe6eeb03e1a8dab9569c6d1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday, 6 1921 Done chores in morning. At bush in afternoon. Beautiful bright day. Lottie here in afternoon. Friday, 7 1921 Men at bush in afternoon. Choring and chopping in morning Mrs. Jewel, Georgie & Edna here for tea. Mr and M. {Qsooe?} called in evening. arill and mild Saturday, 8 1921 Choring in forenoon. At bush in afternoon. Beautifull bright spring day: windy at night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6eebb8d8ec400dae63d097dc3a0cddd4.pdf 6ccc5693fc612ad64cc709a09c529849 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Brock to church at night. Beautiful bright day. Choring, chopping and dress {illegible} corns. At bush in afternoon. Beautiful bright day. Done chored. Da cleaned her house. Brock to town for spark plugs.At bush in afternoon. Colder with flurries of snow Done chores. At bush in afternoon. Mother & I to town in afternoon. Flurries of snow and much colder to. wardo night: https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/629c2e7735d24fb48f791431e2df8d48.pdf 18b745c48246133e979a7da5e46288e1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Done chores and shating in the morning. Gave a bath to Bub. Rode sale in the afternoon up to the shop. Fine but rather dull. Done chores. Brought fork mother to the morning train. She went to Guelph. Sniping and number in the afternoon. Mild and light falls of soft snow. Done chores & brook chopping. Went to town at night. Very stormy morning but fine afternoon after. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0be7a9c2aaf8dc1f1688528d216faa40.pdf 1de767eae46df8e478bb6e885f746d9f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. January 1921 Sunday, 16 Home all day. Storming hard, quite then wind went to west about five o’clock, and very stormy night. - high wind. Monday, 17 One choreo. At bush in afternoon. Fine but very cold north wind. Tuesday, 18 One choreo. Drifted potatoe in afternoon and got kerosene oil. Fine but frosty and calm. Wendnesday, 19 Fine change. Black frost, rather sharp. Low train. She home again fine 8:15 in the men at lunch in afternoon. Raw cold easterly wind and stormy at times turning to hail at night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8072936c5ab86a7f18f3ef26e1d39877.pdf eed0d2919151a4731613919b1da6274f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday, 20 == Done chores and drawing out manure. Very bright and very mild, roads in slush == Friday, 21 == Choring & Shopping chopping. Very foggy and dull day. Rain at {illegible} in morning and through the night. Da down at {illegible} at night. == Saturday, 22 == Choring and chopping. At {illegible} in afternoon & to town. Very foggy and dull https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4c11460bd628082c84d8f76ccf065d57.pdf 244ecaf593bbf0c13f65bd437451709a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Florence Hefkey here for tea. Colder and very stormy at times. Done chores and drawing out manure. Bright but very frosty with cold north wind. Done chores and drawing out manure in morning. Helping Jack Kill a beef in afternoon. Brock down to see Willie Mosser in evening. Bright and frosty. Done chores and drawing out manure to other place. I to tomn in forenoon. Bright and frosty. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/535c69d3ca19c774e82371b25817ea46.pdf 26e38f5844055efb1c17ac1346e5ee37 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Done chores and drawing out manure. Brock to meet Billie on night train. Beautifl day. Brock took mother and father to morning train. They gone to Chatsworth. Done chores and chopping. Sadie Retta and Mervin came in afternoon and stayed for tea. Hoshel here in afternoon here in evening. Mrs. Henderson called. Fine and bright. Brock done chores and chopping. BIllie & I to town in afternoon. Rather dull and very mild. Joyce Siffen 3 yr. old. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5eeaa057071f6574587a0425023c775b.pdf bc5237db5c0ec9a159f41d87c46eadd2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Brock to town at night. Billie up to Sam's in afternoon. Bright and colder. Brock done chores, sifted ashes and chopping in afternoon. Down to meet the {illegible} train. Mother & father came home from Chatsworth.. Quite bright and much colder. N.E. <s>x</s> 3/4 N. Done chores and drawing out manure Billie & I to town in afternoon and at the picture shows at night.. Brock up to Harry's to see sick norse. Dull and mild. Done chores, choppong % cleanind hen pens. I took BIllie to morning train. Brock at Chas Shneider'd sale in afternoon. I over to Nod's for tea. Brock over in evening. Snowy and cold wind https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ac89cd488a4409bac8c06c0e5fe543bb.pdf a9936c61e6cd66af75d3d913902ccb53 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Done chores and at bush in afternoon. Snowy and quite cold wind. Done chores. At bush in afternoon. Milder and bright. Done chores and at bush in afternoon. I down to see Willie Mosser in afternoon. Brock & I to town at night. Beautiful bright day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/591ed59cf54ef4cf1396135777d4f8f5.pdf 4099908ae3ebd4f5954891c21b854e15 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Brock to church at night. Bright morning but dull in afternoon. Done chores and at bush in afternoon. Dr. Ferrier here to see mother. She has a very bad cold. Lizzie Hifeborn here in evening. Snowy at times but mild. Done chores and drawing out manure. Beautiful bright day & colder. Done chores and finished drawing out manure. Dr. Ferrier called. Brock to town at night. Sleet and hail in night. Dull day. Everything icy. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/90ad8ff8bf99f2ebf2a6d9415a26348f.pdf f3ab43f06f3c0f6cb696e20f0f38b140 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Brock to Moorefield with {7?} pigs in forenoon. Chopping in afternoon. Cold east wind, snowed in night. Done Chores in morning and killed beef in afternoon. Fine but cold. Done chores. Brock to town with 2 qts {7?} beef in afternoon and brought home a load on coal. Fine and bright. Snowy in evening. Willie Mosser died. Da down in evening https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bfc4f59a2789a9e5a70991544dc1ef93.pdf bb4759c59dd01ff54f6a200e73399a2a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Brock to church at night. Fine day Done chores. Willie Mosser’s funeral in afternoon. Brock a pal bearer. Packed the beef in afternoon. Fine but cool west wind. Done chores and Da cleaning hen pens. Brock to town with two loads of logs in afternoon. Beautiful bright mild day. like spring Done chores and drawing up logs from bush. Sleighing about done. Thawing very fast. Looking like rain. Quite a shower about five o’clock https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ff025cdc992337135092757cf3f23a9a.pdf 3082aee591f705c96df5a654f974d36c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Done chores and chopping. At bush in afternoon. I down to M. {Euing’s?} in afternoon and for tea. Colder with flurries & snow. Done chores and at {Isooe?} Hilborn’s sale in afternoon. Bought a calf $29. Bright but cool wind 
Done chores and chopping. Da at bush in afternoon getting out buzz wood. Brock to town for a load of lumber. We down at night. Fine and bright but ghosty north wind. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cf16cf3b6fef4fe0e4ce5f5c93ff7ab6.pdf 2ea7e6d0b7f2d410994086e8ae0699bd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Brock & I to Elora in afternoon with Hershel, Sadie and Will O’Rielly. Very little snow in roads. Fine bright day. Done chores and chopping. At bush in afternoon. Fine but strong south east wind Done chores. Brock round to pay Ad. Flath for coal in morning. At bush in afternoon. Will Craig hear for tea also {Niro?} Woods (teacher) Minnie & Cheo. Down in evening. Brock took will over to Hamiltons after supper. Beautiful bright warm day. Done chores and down to bush for a log. Brock took it to town in afternoon. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/93a342787ca7f0dc7c4829386f1b0f65.pdf 44d9a334b66a201a01d721ceb74f5a17 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Done chores. Brock down with three loads of logs. Fine and bright but very sharp. Mrs. Walker called in afternoon. Done chores and Brock down with ten loads of logs. Cold west wind and a little snow at times. Done chores Brock & I to town in afternoon. Very stormy day from east. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ad65963aa27c440bcd503ca7574555ee.pdf 36e4f8597337b7afc33c8fdd37a38632 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Brock to church at night. Calm and very foggy and mild. Done chores. Brock down with a load of logs in <s>fore</s> afternoon and brought home lumber. <s>Drawing manure in afternoon.</s> Mild and foggy. Done chores. And drawing manure in afternoon. Fine and mild. Brock down with the team for the rest of the lumber in forenoon. I up to Roy’s. Done chores. Brock chopping and Da in bush in afternoon. I to town in afternoon. Very mild and foggy. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/877ec005aebfe8f032b6fa2c92732801.pdf 52af379e87e01d8bb9b8c6122ed8ae53 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Done chores and drawing out manure. Brock & I at progressive party in evening. Qurning Caldew quite blushy at times. Done chores and drawing out manure. Cold wind and rather dull but a very bright morning. Mrs. P. Henry died. Done chores and drawing out manure. Dull and foggy all day. Quite a thunder storm about seven o’clock and a heavy rain. Rained mostly all night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2cf232ab6d454902eef68d6f96230c2d.pdf c901ebb482fb81955c3019da3fa7efa3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Brock to church at night. Dull and bright by times. Done chores. At back bush in afternoon cutting logs. Very foggy and damp raw east wind. Da and Ma 39 yrs. married. Done chores and at back bush in afternoon in afternoon. Mother drove me down town. Very heavy rain about four o’clock and raining all evening. Done chores. Brock down to court all day. Da cleaned pens. I came come with Brock. Colder but bright. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a862b721fc4bb2e062f4d2ccb2fa631f.pdf 6bc97113c650da5081a0b4c9e766bcae Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Done chores and at back bush in afternoon. Edna stayed with us while Roy & Georgie were at town. Hod’s and Harrys here in evening. Fine and bright like spring. Seen first robin. Snow almost all gone. Done chores and Brock to Edge {Opbe?} In forenoon for seed oats. At bush in afternoon. Fine but looking like rain. Done chores Brock chopping. Raining at times all day. Brock & I to town at night. Turning colder in night https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/910cd58adc34a16412eaf6e3c67fc11a.pdf f19f18baf4e430226c5e7e0125025137 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 
Brock to church at night. Colder but quite bright. Done chores at bush in other place in afternoon. Foggy & dull in forenoon turning to sleet in afternoon and freezing on. Done chores. At bush in afternoon. Foggy & mild in forenoon quite bright in afternoon. Men done chores and Brock took Olive to train gone up to Chatsworth. Forenoon. Both men at Sussex Gillreis Sale aft. Bought a {illegible}. Paid $40. Beautiful day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/71df0b8e3c2225a41959cc6de638fd66.pdf 50b19db8d55484a68e2f90e81757568b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Men choring forenoon, dull and grey looking. Men farming up wheat afternoon. Heavy fall of soft snow Mens showing and drew out four loads of manure in forenoon. Frozen hard morn cutting wood in the afternoon. Another fine day. Men choring and Brock chopping Da sifting ashes. Little rain at noon. Men went to bush aft but got drove about 1/2 past 3 o’c. Swift? rain. Then Brock went to town and took egg case & can of cream. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e3d208d8d5692334d9df1cbd9cf9c6f0.pdf 06f493123af1b5ca6776c63ac42f2c1c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. At home all day. Brock went to town at night. Very heavy rain all forenoon. Dull and very balmy air. Men choring forenoon. Cutting wood afternoon. Rather a dull raw day. Men choring forenoon. At the bush afternoon. Beautiful bright day. Clara’s birthday (80). P.S. Henry buried. Men choring and at the bush afternoon. Very fine day. Brock down town at night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3e0af33355f318265dca64f2ba75f498.pdf 40340dd38e52a29bf9b37b8b32653b8e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Men choring and Robt and I down before forenoon. Dull looking. At noon it <s>got</s> started to mizzle and kept it up all afternoon. Men went to bush aft. A very steady rain at night. Mrs. Rhame here for syrup jars. Men choring forenoon. And back cutting wood afternoon. Brock went to town evening. Rather fine day. Got dull and little light rain. Brock done chores. Da feeling very miserable with the cold. Brock down to night train to meet Uncle Jim and Nellie. Fine and very warm. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/330bc967f0e06496c0bb31360626feba.pdf 78155487b798e887ce83bf9de8f503a5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Brock to church at night. Dull and raining all morning. Brock done chores and took Uncle Jim and Nellie to morning train. T came home this morning and walked out. Real cold north wind with flurries & snow. Da still quite miserable. Brock choring. I to town in afternoon and got Wiley shod and take down can of cream. Dr. Ferrier out to see Da. He has pneumonia and one lung about filled. Fine and milder. Freezing at night Brock doing chores and chopping. Dr. Ferrier here in afternoon. Da not any better and the other lung affected. Uncle Richd here. Fine and bright but now east wind. Harry here in evening. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ff9c2e115cc18b21b8e7c9270ab1c25a.pdf 8d4889bceaf22790a409acc03e9fecf2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Brack done chares and to laeew in in afternoon. {inelligle?}. To erriew here al harw. Ala much the same bed bright and not suffering much. <s>Harry have</s> luiel Phileto Menche Richo also Rotto & Jack called. talking to Claire this morning. April Friday, 1 Brack done chares. Oui Ferirew here anh hoow, leul to imforinement Saturday, 2 Done chores. Dr, Ferriew here leul Drido little charges in father. Leul aujeeo https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/87f80e5543420a4f24a1814d43a070cd.pdf 400ccd1b3cf6ac1448bd1ad60271abcd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Brock done chores. Dr. Ferrier came about ten o’clock and brought Miss Cunningham. Dr. said father was holding his own. Here again at night and found hime very good. A beautiful warm bright day. Brock done chores. Earl helped him in afternoon. Mr. Short here for grain. Out twice to see father but he is sinking and does not give us much hope. Uncle Richd is staying all night. Dr. prepared oxygen for father to-night. Brock done chores, Ron and Earl cleaning seed grain. Mr. Henderson, Aunt Emma & Uncle Richd called. Da had a restless night but slept most of afternoon. Beautiful day. Brock done chores, Ron and Roy cleaning grains. Dr. Here in morning and helped? Da out to front veranda. He out all day and quite contented, but very restless in morning. Brought him in about six and he died at 10:30. Mrs Henderson came and Walt helped {illegible}. Uncle Richd, Harry, Walt, Chas. Walker, Melville came to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/af7dd579f8968f5feca5c788182588fa.pdf 6bb803ded8ed6ff42247f5c176bb1fd2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 1921 == THURSDAY, 7 == <s>Brock done chores</s>. Ed. Steelbridge here all day. Jack helped do chores <s>also Ross</s>. Nod here too and they took of the storm windows. Brock and Melville to town in morning. Mr. Herdran here at noon with Carter. Uncle sam here in morning. Fine day but not quite so bright. Uncle Will came tonight. == FRIDAY, 8 == Jack done chores. Betty, Mrs Thompson, Uncle Jim, Nellie and LIlliah, Mr. Hunter, Miss Vera came to attend funeral. Da buried at 2.30 P.m by Roetata. {Trade?} Willows, Frank Page, Jao. Ms. Ewing, Mr. Yager, Watt Burrows & Chad. Walter pad - bearers. A <u>terrible</u> rainy day. == SATURDAY, 9 == Brock done chores. Cecil Walker helped him. Neville and he to town in afternoon. Jack & Rachel went to Uncle Sam for dinner. Then went home by night train. Cloudy and dull but brightened into warm night. == MEMORANDA == Mrs. Giffin, Uncle Jums, Mrs. Thompson. Janet {Buett?}, Neil Key {illegible} and ourselves. {illegible} flowers. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5d68ff4cddfa3d7713fa61b916aab7b9.pdf e95b93f38a1bb61192c3c387c1cd6da1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 1921 == SUNDAY, 10 == Home all day. Melville went home in afternoon. Flurries of snow and real cold wind but bright-. == MONDAY, 11 == Brock done chores. Chopping and threw out the manure. Then was covering the drains in afternoon. Mr. Woodman out and read Da's will in evening. Fine and bright- but cold north wind. == TUESDAY, 12 == Done chores. Jack warren a reluctant soldier came to work. Finished. Draining out manure to {illegible}. Ploughing in afternoon on the 8 {ae?}. below maple tree. Mr. and Mrs. Joe {illegible} then Dr. Gillie called. Mr. Henderson called in evg for Rather dull like rain. == WEDNESDAY, 13 == Jack Warren come to work this morning. DOne chores and finished morning corn ground. Then drew a load of {slong?} from of the {sae?}. on other {flace?} Clara went to see Mrs. {Heo?} walters. She died yesterday. Brock to down at night. Bright and warm. Nothing like rain. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8a2992045424b2a43a09ab511865b32e.pdf f6170e5f0fe5cf9455d6893107bdf0da Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 1921 == THURSDAY, 14 == Done chores and ploughing on {8 ae?} below maple tree. I to town in morning. Rather dull but warm. looking like rainy. Quite a drizzle about five o' clock. == FRIDAY, 15 == Done chores and Brock took a few bags chop and went to Brampton! Brought home 100lbs sugar & 100lbs soap. Came from Dunson Bros. Brock and Jack splitting wood on other place in aft. Very foggy and rather minty in afternoon. Uncle Riehd and Aunt Emma called this aft. Also Rev.Lake. olive painting floor above kitchen. == SATURDAY, 16 == Done chores. Then went back to back {bush?} to <s>cut</s> {stablet?} wood but came in rain about eleven so they came up choring in afternoon. Terrible day of sleet and rain, A heavy cooling of ice on everything. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9d6f442e7358378fec7d34ff86b15063.pdf 4e02aa953b37ff7d8911bc61b73c50b6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 1921 == SUNDAY, 17 == Home all day. Snowed very hard in morning and very wintery looking. == MONDAY, 18 == Done chores. Brock to vote in morning and cleaning goose house. Then {jolitting?} wood in the back bush in afternoon. Henry Booth here. Quite a bright-day. Snowing but very sloppy. == TUESDAY, 19 == Done chores. FInished splitting and filing wood in back bush. Clara & I to town in forenoon. Mrs. Chester Walker {illegible} word here in evening. Brock were at {Dunones?} Very fine warm day. == WEDNESDAY, 20 == Done chores. Brock went to Nod in morning. THen ploughing on other place in forenoon. Mr. Hambly here in afternoon. Valuating stock. Borck took him home about 5.30. Jack went out to plough after dinner but came on rain about three o'clock. Jack= a {illegible}. Then a thunderstorm about 8.30 at night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ba7117f2edbf4a2252d5b9c9e6753b71.pdf 978a5bbde8d6386e2e7e517e97320252 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bdd11538c698c16553cf83ba9a77cae4.pdf 616f6fe695ecb2535144978e45f701ae Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == APRIL ==. === SUNDAY, 24 ===. === 1921 === Brock to church at night. Mother and Clara to cemetry in afternoon. Bright and breezy. === MONDAY, 25 === Jack done chores. Brock working on road garden on road all day. {aud threy out rode?} sold fat cattle to Navy British for $8.50. Fine and very warm. === TUESDAY, 26 === Jack done chores. Piled wood in bush and {filing?} spruce in afternoon. Brock ploughing on the {gae?}. I {sod?} on other place. Mr. Henderson here in evening. I took Clara and Joyce to morning train. very hot day. === WEDNESDAY, 27 === Choring and chopping. Jack left this morning about eleven o'clock. {Jane making come new from Hrdi?} He was fired. Fine morning but rainy afternoon. Jack came back about eleven o'clock. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0bce8453419ec538bf698d2f0faa292c.pdf 8440e54a32e6f69cdbedc6577d9e265a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 1921 == THURSDAY, 28 == Done chores. Brock took load of logs to Moorefield in morning. Ploughing road on other place in afternoon. Jack choring and put in food- Cod came and heering gate. Put-up white fence after supper. Fine and very warm. == FRIDAY, 29 == Done chores. Put https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c823fa732a4673c6415f92b4ac82a8b3.pdf 132315f5360173e6854e3d698e2c7764 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday, 1 == Brest and Betty went to church at night. Betty stayed at Leyton's. Heavy clouds and very cold wind. == Monday, 2 == Done chores. Busck and Jack ploughing on the back of the other place. A very calm dull day. == Tuesday, 3 == Jack done chores. He chopping in the afternoon. Repairing fence between back yard and cattle yard. Brock ploughing the 2 headlands on root ground. He pruning and ploughing garden patch. Dehorned young cattle. Bathed the dog. Fine and rather warm. == Wednesday, 4 == Jack done chores. Brock cultivating little patches on this place. Then cultivating and discing on root ground. Jack's wife in field. Reset bush on root ground. Fine but a little cloudy and cool. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b3d334c51973b569c69498182a446777.pdf 9dcbbf548d7487e010173d7eb12e3b40 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == THURSDAY, 5 == Done chores. Cultivated, harrowed and sowed half the field next Jack's line fence. Other side of orchard Fine and quite warm at times. Sowing for the first. == FRIDAY, 6 == Brock harrowed & sowed most grounds and cultivated mangel ground on thy side of ditch, also sowed little patch on other place. Jack disced half of sod next Jack's garden patch. Warmed and quite bright at times. Few drops of rain in afternoon. == SATURDAY, 7 == Done chores. Jack and Brock ploughing in forenoon on other place. Jack cultivated half of sod next Jack's in afternoon. Brock ploughed the headlands and planted a few potatoes. Jack to the town at night. Fine & bright - breezy. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dc1757004850dbf692cd61dc5d0f0280.pdf 06f85da2423291c82aa4057ce8f6bf68 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == SUNDAY, 8 == Mr. & Mrs. McDace, Donald & Douglas Here in afternoon and for tea. Drove to town at night. Beautiful day. == MONDAY, 9 == Done chores and cultivating nape ground and on other place in forenoon. Harrowed and sowed other half and west sacks and the corner lots Fine bright day. == TUESDAY, 10 == Drove and cultivating on other place in forenoon. Then sowing and harrowing in afternoon. Jack sick to-day but for a couple of hours in P.M. Fine and warm. == WEDNESDAY, 11 == Done chores. Cultivating discing, harrowing and sowing on other place and field back. Terrible windy day but fine & sunny. Luke Osby dead. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bfff640f3ddf687caf31ca05660d0c4f.pdf 9f3d969de4358f5bc1e737beff6a4e68 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == THURSDAY, 12 == Done chores. Brock cultivating in manure on 7 ac. (3rd field) in forenoon and Jack harrowing. Cultivated and harrowed part- ly in afternoon. Henry came home and put in drain back of low driving house. I to town for morning. Cloudy and light rain. East wind. == FRIDAY, 13 == Finished, sowing and harrowing the 7 ac. in forenoon. Then cultivating in back 14 ac. next to Ewing's in afternoon. Mother and I to cemetry to Luke Dubey's funeral in afternoon. Very heavy downpour about five o'clock. Thunder & lightening. == SATURDAY, 14 == Done chores and planted some more potatoes in garden in forenoon. Jack cultivating in back 13 ac. in other place in afternoon. And Brock filled in drain behind hay driving house and up to road. We to town at night. Henry finished up about six o'clock. Dull and cloudy. Cold wind at night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fe7025d13eb4ebd61e557121fd479d8b.pdf ed3265c083a9e38dd43fbba692a5e3c0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == SUNDAY, 15 == Mr. & Mrs. Thompson here for tea and spent evening. Cool and dull, frost at night == MONDAY, 16 == Done chores. Working in back 14 ac. kept in living and got some of it sowed. Dr. Jones from Listowel here and we ordered a momument. Real cold morning, but warmer in P.M not very bright. == TUESDAY, 17 == Done chores. Working in back 14 ac. finished sowing it Just disced fin furrows in 4 ac. behind low driving house Dull and cloudy. looking like rain. Put up garden fence after tea. == WEDNESDAY, 18 == Plouging and harrowing behind low driving house. Brock to town at night- Fine day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/339bdd9521b15316d1e11df17a5e7d76.pdf a8dd92f81618b2bdc951ded2dc35a704 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday, 19 Finished ploughing in forenoon behind low driving house. Got taut roller. Harrowing and rolling it. I over to Hods at night. Beauliful day. Friday, 20 Jack harrowed & folled 4 ac. behind low driving house. Brock cultivating mangel ground and harrowed it. I to town in morning. Fine and very warm. Saturday, 21 Brock ploughed mangel ground and harrowed it twice. Jack cultivating summer fallow at other place. Fine and warm. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/14566720982f54677409ba5c300460e9.pdf 33cf448247ed8781b6d2b34d58c6207f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === May SUNDAY, 22 1921 === Dane Mapin here for dinner. Jack & he went away about four o'clock. Thunder storms going round all day. Raining mostly all afternoon and {guile?} heavy about seven & eight o'clock. === MONDAY, 23 === Jack Chapping and Brock cleaned hen house in forenoon. Sprouting potatoes in afternoon. Black went up about five to heep {Elevin} raise his driving house. I went to train to ?. Cloudy in a.m but brightened. === VICTORIA DAY (Dominion) TUESDAY, 24 === Jack done chores and sprouting potatoes. Brock to leavin for fertilizer & to get rans teeth filed in morning. ?. Brock Jack & I down to sports in afternoon and concert at night - "A good Fellow". Guile - dull and cool. Rain all night. === WEDNESDAY, 25 === Dull & cloudy. Pick up barbecque on fence on other place, uncovered trough at four driving house and put in a tile at the hydrant! Uncle Sam & Etta here in evening. I took {Mis Goherforky} to morning train. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/19ea498e818a6db531a8985d7dbdb958.pdf b68f138b99e6b148dbe00e99326122d1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == THURSDAY, 26 == Hifing fence along alfalfa field in forenoon and Sbelenden Watts in afternoon Fine and warmer Brock to town to night. for {cream?} seperator. Sat at International trial. == FRIDAY, 27 == Brock working mangel and turnip ground. Jack cultivated summer fallow. Looking like rain cloudy & warm. == SATURDAY, 28 == Working at line fence between Watts Came up about four o'clock thunder rain and a heavy rain; again about five o'clock Warm & sultry. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ed3a87ebddb9f799fafb81789f2e4270.pdf c4339c309e07ddadfacbfc283351f7e9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == SUNDAY, 29 == Clara & {Grenville?} & Joyce also Mr. & Mrs. Curie motored down this morning. The Men & Herriston in P.M. Mr. & Mrs. Lowes here in evening Fine and warm. == MONDAY, 30 == Finished fence next Watt and measured pasture in forenoon. The Chatsworth people left for home about 10 o'cl. Very warm morning, thunder showers & washed sheep in afternoon. Going read. & to town. Brock hoed potatoes in garden after P.M. Supper. Plat over at Aldo at night. == TUESDAY, 31 == Building fence between & us in forenoon. Working on root ground in afternoon and cut grass. Warm in forenoon but got much cooled towards night == WEDNESDAY, 1 == Jack drawing out {manrue?} for potatoes Brock worked up mangel ground and sowed turnips. The boys to town to night. Beautiful day cool breeze. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/887708e2d79e8cc613174aaf83ea8cf9.pdf 5cc30563e710e857bb9fa578e9d98431 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == THURSDAY, 2 == Jack and Brock drawing out manure in forenoon. Then Jack cultivated the 4 ac. behind hog drawing house in afternoon & Brock at telephone. Jack over to Nodo to telephone. Fine but looking like rain. == FRIDAY, 3 == Jack chopping in forenoon and Brock cleaning land. Clearing pens. Spread ashes in afternoon and threw out some more of line fence between Watt. Jack over to Burrough a.m. to telephone {Nedny?} {raey?} through the night-light tristy and dull. == SATURDAY, 4 == Brock working at line fence himself and finished it. Jack lost the boy off. They went down to town about eight a.m. and brought him back about 2 p.m. His mother came up from Hamilton. He never came back. Don't know where he is. Brock & I had time and cool at night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ab5e733174085e7816abbb4ad25e6c27.pdf 22d025b09af139ace80a8f944366f3a9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday, 5 Brock to town at night. Dr.McGregor here for tea. Fine and warmer. Monday, 6 Brock drawing out manure all day. Jack never came. Mr.Downer here to fix separator. Fine but looking like rain. Tuesday, 7 Brock drawing our manure for potatoes. Up to Elwin's after tea for his seed drill. {illegible}. Brought back riding plough. Mother & I to town in P.M. Fine and warmer. Wednesday, 8 Cultivated 4 ac. Behind low driving house and sowed & harrowed it in afternoon to barley. {illegible} Will and Mr.Wilson here for tea. They have a new Paige Sedow. Fine and warm. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/de8969475564c5431108b0df9190692e.pdf c38c58586de6dda4765b9f8e1300a9df Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == JUNE == == 1921 == === THURDAY, 9 === Brock seperated out young cattle from Rays and borrowed 4 ac behind {?} driving house. Planted ten rows of potatoes in afternoon. Will Hamielon here to take {?} had ten. Fine and very hot. === FRIDAY, 10 === Brock sheared thirteen sheep. We to {? corner ?} at night. {Elora dramatic club.) Close and looking like rain. {?} a shower about six and a heavy thunder storm about 9.30. === SATURDAY, 11 === Choring and cleaning pens. Brock to leave in afternoon for {?} Showry and warm. Cooler towards evening https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/836be43ffd26320e9bb645f57a6a8d80.pdf f4b50397a4ebbed6d741375eaaa8a2e3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == SUNDAY, 12 == Brock to church at night. Harry and Della here in evening Fine but cool. == MONDAY, 13 == Ploughing corn ground in forenoon. Sowing barley on a corner in back field that was drowned out in afternoon. Fine day but very windy in afternoon. Sade here in evening. == TUESDAY, 14 == Working on corn ground. Henry came at noon for tile the open ditch Brock driving home. Brock ploughed the ditch out for him. Fine and warm. == WEDNESDAY, 15 == Brock working on corn ground Henry putting in tile in {tired?} ditch Brock driving home. Brock to Freds for eggs in evening. Fine and hot. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/571448244b03f8c0c9d576e63cb5ee41.pdf 441b65bf2a903046c798fe18ce1fbad7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday, 16 Brock rolled corn ground and sowed it in forenoon. Henry had tile laid by noon. Ploughing in ditch in afternoon. Gully and clody at times looking like rain. Friday, 17 Choring and chopping in forenoon. To Lapp's in afternoon with some pig chops and took International seperator back. Took Elwin's drill home after tea. Quite rainy morning but cleared up in the afternoon. Quite sultry. Saturday, 18 Drawing out manure for turnips. We three to town at night. Fine and warm. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0208d681726a3fe281f90bbce9e18ffa.pdf 5877cb07a7e9502b89e3cdc930b3dfbf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday, 19 Mother & Brock to Uncle Richds in afternoon. Brock to church at night. Beautiful day. Monday, 20 Drawing out manure. Fine and very warm & calm. Tuesday, 21 Drawing out manure for turnip field about three and started to plough it in. Mr.Thompson's family and Capt. Potter here in evening. Very warm & calm. Wednesday, 22 Ploughing bent ground. Very hot day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/56ae7c47ca0ec87b93041316409df639.pdf 442cfe7ac13f2592b5a1579d7da4b007 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday, 23 Finished ploughing root ground and dicing & harrowing it. Drove to Gilmore for strawberries in sug. To town in morning. Miss woods here in evening also Modge & Ach. Very warm but a little cooler in afternoon. Friday, 24 Working root grounf. Brock to {illegible} at night. Mr. and Mrs. Will Richards and Mrs. Shultz-Bey (Selva) called in evening. Very hot day. Saturday, 25 Working root ground and sowed half the turnips in afternoon. Went to town for some chop that was left. Down in forenoon for crate of barries. Very hot day. A sprinkle in the afternoon. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c1722621a9ad4fdabf6a1a9175bcd134.pdf d804f8aaf54be3ad3ee33779d46d9de1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === MONDAY, 27 === Brock working {?} root ground and sowed turnips. Very close a little sprinkle in morning. === TUESDAY, 28 === Chopping and choring in {?} Fork clay down and {filing Das grane} in afternoon. {?} a rainy morning. Fine afternoon but hot. heavy rain + wind in evening. === WEDNESDAY, 29 === Bret haeing and scuffing mangels. {?}Came in six, train stayed all night. Brock to town at night. Very hot day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/25427a1e49af8abc713b3998a069f67a.pdf 9e0f28f5e9f4d3033381aab8299efa2c https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c70bca8a418f569e9e8f350d3d97f452.pdf ff81a8fce4a91118f522d515a7498e55 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == July 1921 == SUNDAY 3 Brock to town at night. Terrible hot day. MONDAY 4 Home doing road work and Brock to {loing?} hing summen tallow. Terfific heat very calm. TUESDAY 5 Lorne doign road work and Brock joloing hing parmme tallow. Mother and Hellian to town in afternoon. I lageuee hattie, Elain and Gerald here in eveneing. Terrific heat and calm. WEDNESDAY 6 We to Mr. Talcamer funeral in afternoon. Laughing in summer fallow. Horses banting. Mr. Theo B Jenning, Ms. Harold Jenning brought Betty here she and I to town with Harr. Brock new to see well diller at Hatches. Terrible hot. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9c96866d75bb4bf1faf3612c00c3759f.pdf dd628b7b96677e71369302a3664a9252 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == July 1921 == THURSDAY 7 Plaughing summer fallow. Mr. Shaner and Miss Shaner here in evening. Very hot day but a light breeze. FRIDAY 8 Plaughing summer fallow. Had to come in about home a thunder storm come on. Then chopping and choring. Laughing in afternoon. Shaner again about five thirty. Cooler. SATURDAY 9 Finished ploughing summer fallow by noon doing potatoes in garden. Go and here for a bag of potatoes. Betty came back with him. Shepard storms spring hound all day. Luel very little rain. Heary thunder storm abotu 11p.m. We to lawn tonight. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7c4994f99d0066a5de650b6690cca73a.pdf 524341d067e2e296314034e621028793 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == July 1921 == SUNDAY 10 Betty and I went to Uncle Richards for dinner and Harry's for tea. Brock to lawn at night. Warm and cloudy. Thunder storms very loud. MONDAY 11 Cultivating and {harrawing?} summer fallow. Brock cutting corn in afternoon. Warm and bright. TUESDAY 12 Home away all day to Palmerton. Brock scullings follage {illegible} I took Betty and Lillian to morning train. Very hot and calm. We sowed grey stone {illegible} WEDNESDAY 13 {Faed?} potatoes and hawing mangll second time. Very hot day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ee212620695eec31cf7e784164b407ec.pdf 4ad77420cf11c70c0addc7abac5579d8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == July 1921 == THURSDAY 14 Brock cultivating summer fallow and picked up a long line feuge bottom. Home haeing mangalo. Greemed potatoes in field. Fine and warm in morning. Thunder storms goign around in afternoon. FRIDAY 15 Scuffinh and hoeing turn into. Fine and warm. SATURDAY 16 Brock to lawn in morning with Chad and got horses shed. Horne racing turninto. Mowed grass and up 16 space in afternoon and scuffing corn. Thunder storms goign around. Rainy evening. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c32599838812d8ea2ed196e826966abf.pdf 007179cf773e0417694220bc53412de0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == July 1921 == SUNDAY 17 Drove to church in morning. brock to Nefkey for lea. Brock 28 years old. Fine and warm. MONDAY 18 Choring and putting in cement tallo in part of horse stable. Heavy rain in night and heavy thunder storms going around all day. Very heavy rain about midnight, a lamb worried my dogs. TUESDAY 19 Choring , cleaning pens, chapping, and putting down more cement in horse stable. Allo and Mr Moner here in evening, Lew Corbett here to look at lamb. Cleaning up and some chores. Filling in the ditch back on farm in afternoon. WEDNESDAY 20 Brock cutting hay in back 14 ac. Lorges having and picked up two fence bottoms. Brock to town at night. Fine but cool breeze. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f15b75c26eec4960602b661816468113.pdf c83034b9284530e78bbce5d5b5fc5d56 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == July 1921 == THURSDAY 21 Lawn cutting in back 14ac. and Brock racking. Drawing in after dinner. Fine and warm and foggy. FRIDAY 22 Cutting, raking, and drawing in hay, from back 14ac. Cut a piece of hay back in barn. D. Mr. Gregor here in evening. We to Lilhoul, Lizzie Hillorn here. Beautiful warm day. SATURDAY 23 <s>Lawn started to cut a piece back in barn and.</s> Brock raking in back 14ac. Finsihed drawing from back 14ac. and second raked it. Brock cutting more behind barn in afternoon and raked barn. He and I to town at night. Fine and warm. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/52fdc7b1796de303854070ea63ac3dfd.pdf 63e5d47fb629fdb18e3eae3371669950 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == July 1921 == SATURDAY 24 Uncle Will and Mr. Gaeb here for tea. Lizzie here in evening and had an Sade. Home at Gommeie's in afternoon, home abotu eight. Fine and warm. MONDAY 25 Brock raking and home cuttign back of barn in afternoon. Earl hearted helping draw in after noon and Brcok cutting, some more back by ditch. Fien and breezy in afternoon. TUESDAY 26 Home finished putting strip back around the ditch. Earl here all day and all drawing in. Very close that. Thunder storms went around all night and 11 laods to day and 32 in all to date. WEDNESDAY 27 Drawing in and raking from back by ditch. Earl here all day. I to town in afternoon. Brock dawn at night. Warm and very high wind all day. Thunder showers came around. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9ca5c6eba50ef76c51d45667b1fe912f.pdf 14452a076e33f59d4ec4cdeaf39f545a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == July 1921 == THURSDAY 28 Cut the aac. after ride of ditch raking, and drawing in after dinner. Earl here in afternoon. Finsihed thise ride and ditch 5 loads. May Gardeu here all day. Mother look her to come about town lorne dawn to lodge at night. Rain through the night but quick breeze during day. FRIDAY 29 Cut hold the 14ac. I {illegible} below little orchard in afternoon. Brock stuffed potatoes and making 6 ge other side of ditch. Lorne and drew in 5 laods in afternoon. The barn getting very full. Warm and calm. Feelign like rain. SATURDAY 30 Lorne leaving hay and helping cut grass 14ac. in afternoon. Brock cutting all afternoon, drew in rest of hay on ditch, and raked it and got 1 load after supper and of 14ac below little orchard. Brock and lorne to lawn at night, very heavy storms went round. Heavy {illegible}and bugh wind but not much rain. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/90ed829b43a0f5ae85ac80c541d2d257.pdf 5a48dc576d58366853aa6e26f7745f0e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == July 1921 == SUNDAY 31 Brock to church at night. Mr. and Ms. Shawpau here in evening.Rather dull and quite cool. Done called to mauike if we had any word of Jack. MONDAY 1 Raked half of 14ac below little orchard and drew in 9 loads. Dull morning but fine breezy afternoon. Looking like rain in evening. TUESDAY 2 Finished haying. Raked and drew in the rent of 14ac field. Jack Walker here helping. I of to Roy in evening. Fine but looking a little like rain. WEDNESDAY 3 Brock scuffing {illegible} in afternoon. Rorrne to town with Chap. Brock got and bender and cut little patch at road on other place and took a lawn round to barely but it too green. Home shacking. Brock to lawn at night. Fine and warm. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9f028b80e4ef175f6d25c9e4c15b6e9c.pdf e0bdaa8de64efb71cf81793d288425a4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == August 1921 == THURSDAY 4 Scuffing and haeing {illegible} for a few hours in morning. Then started in to cut oat on road ground. Larne shacking. Beautiful bright warm day. Aleg cut oat the other side and ditchy herd barn. Brock at garden barley at Rhomes. FRIDAY 5 Home having for a while in morning. Then cutting and shocking on other place. The 7ac in morning plaughing Mr. Henderson called in afternoon. A little cloudy in morning but fine warm day. SATURDAY 6 Finished cutting oats and started on barley. Came on a heavy rain at noon and was cueh afternoon. Charing, Braung home binder we to lawn at night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ca54a7d127931ee04a507db20cdc3995.pdf 4221ab813cfaa8a8c8658bc3bd28564f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == August 1921 == SUNDAY 7 Bill Garo andMaggie Happen here for dinner and lea. Maggie stayed. Brock to lawn at night. MONDAY 8 Finished cutting barley and started in back 14 ac. nech M. Eaing home shacking. Windy and dull at times. TUESDAY 9 Finished cutting back 14ac Worked late. Lorne shacking. Fine and warm. WEDNESDAY 10 Cutting field nech Jack. Very badley dawn home shacking. Watto man here haeing turn it to all day. Ma look Maggie down to cemetary and over to Mr. Mitchell and stayed for dinner. Here Gordon and Uncle Rich here for dinner. Ma look him down lawn about fine. Cloudy like rain and warm. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/01d6435b8d67f0f36dfcac599b522d04.pdf b30999780533503932890fb6bf4c5eb4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == August 1921 == THURSDAY 11 Ground binder think and hawing in for noon. Young Hagerly here in for noon. Lorne choring in afternoon. Brock out for the afternoon with Orm Hurley. Dull morning rain early in morning and a wet afternoon and evening. FRIDAY 12 Cleared root hours, put of wineround call produce and out away rake in afternoon. Dipped lamb and having in afh. Mother and I to lawn. Merly morning, clearing and cooler in afternoon. SATURDAY 13 Home to lawn withh Chap in morning. Brock scuffing tonight. Lorne having in afternoon and Brock culterling sammer tallow. We to lawn at night. Fine but like rain. Heavy thunder and rain storm a lot hail about 11p.m. Jack art and his mother came in here for storm. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/679a873a95429ac72d85924745380ff2.pdf 29032e2e00c2557733c03351f4436649 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == August 1921 == Brock to church at night. Cloudy and cool. MONDAY 15 Brock to moonefiled to called pay for lamb. Working in bush all day getting and herching wood. Harry Jones called. Warmer but cloudy and had drying much. Mr.and Ms. Euing died in car near Orangeville this Eag. TUESDAY 16 Lorne having turninto second fine and Brock cultivating summer tallow. Drew in 2 loads of lawn, 2 farm over ditch but it was lamb. Cloudy in morning but a warm bright afternoon. We dawn to M evening M erg hoem to home to loage. WEDNESDAY 17 Having in morning and choring round in afternoon. Dull windy morning. Rainy afternoon. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c75187485b199e3ff774c4d869da8c07.pdf eef8fd8b0f1c8c51b255eca8467b39ab Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == August 1921 == THURSDAY 18 Brock and Lorne putting in more cement stalls. Mother and I to Mr. Eauing funeral. He 71 years old. Cloudy dull morning but lawned and bright and fine. Brock to lawn at night. FRIDAY 19 Cementing and drew leu loads of filling for house stable from Hibbons hill in for noon. Lorne having turninto an afternoon and Brock went for load of coal from J M Joace. Fine morning but got quite dull and looking like rain. SATURDAY 20 Brock went for load of coal in morning. Home leulled hay in barn and then lurning and shack home and on other flage. Grayn very wet. Drew in little patch on other place and load and of field next bush. We to lawn at night. Clearing cloudy and coal. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0df2dd0fb64a6830a8bd1a07e78a9099.pdf 6b7f806bfecb71dd447a9a89ddf4a924 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == August 1921 == SUNDAY 21 Brock and Lorne to church at night. Mr. Henderson and I to Chatawoth. A little cloudy and cool at night. MONDAY 22 Drawing in from filed next Jack to fine fence and stacking it on barn dump. Uncle Richard here helping . Rather cloudy and cool but fine. TUESDAY 23 Finished drawing in on this place. Finished stack on dumb and started one behind barn. Uncle Rich helping all day. Brock to lawn at night. Fine bright day. WEDNESDAY 24 Drawing from back 14ac and stacking it behind barn. Uncle Rich here all day. Harry with leam in afternoon. Beautiful warm day but loooking like rain at night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2b1804febed48a87b104bfe294cf8a11.pdf 3efec84d3ce2fec733a01a4e8c582412 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == August 1921 == THURSDAY 25 Finished drawing back 14ac. and drew barley. Ray, uncle Richard and Harry with lean here all day. Mrs. Newtead and Earl in for rhubarb. I to lawn in morning. Fine warm day. FRIDAY 26 Brock cut 4 ac. I late barley behind low driving hours. Loune shocking Brock fixing fence back barn in afternoon and lorne I down with Chap. Fine bright day. Brock over to see Tom Miller about thering. SATURDAY 27 Draing out manure onto field with Jack to. Brock down in afternoon to get flat mill canna but no one there. Dull and looking like rain. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f67cfcab966dd4d65312303fea1698e3.pdf 2c0784efacec590f6822dccad9936751 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == August 1921 == SUNDAY 28 Brock and Lorne to church at night. Fine and bright. MONDAY 29 Drawing out manure all day. Fine and <u>very hot</u> hazy like rain. Brock and I to Arthur at night with Roy to hear Premier D Harry but not there liet Gov Clarke dead. TUESDAY 30 Finished drawing out manure and drew up therhing wood. Brock away to see when Tom will be here to thresh. Very hot and really looking like rain. WEDNESDAY 31 Drew up barley in afternoon from back of law drving house. Then owing engine and I barn and getting ready to thread. I to lawn in afternoon. Tom mowed here at night. Fine and very hot. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/21d1909fbe018df8e2de883ffa4c7c25.pdf e9c6fa181641009e6ee7f12813b45900 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == September 1921 == THURSDAY 1 Therheing slact behind barn and started the one on the dump. Fine day and very hot. FRIDAY 2 Finihsed threhing about ten a.m. Then starightening out until noon. Lorne away to moorefield in afternoon. Brock helping Watt draw out manure. Brock to lawn to talk with Melville. Lorne went to work for Tom Hill. Mr. Henderson here in forenoon. Fine and bright. SATURDAY 3 Brock look out seeds to barn and choring in forenoon. Dawn for a load of corn in afternoon fromClule. Ive to lawn at night. Dr. Archue Thoupoon, wife and 3 children called. Dorothy, Carmelia and Donlad. Warm morning, misty and cloudy in afternoon. Sully. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dc391dd4b4f4016016e6ef3da3633bdc.pdf 0b0744599c5e94ec40210ca92d22c18a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == September 1921 == SUNDAY 4 Brock to lawn at night. Pollock called for me in afternoon and 2 had tea and went to church. Fine and quite breezy. LABOR DAY MONDAY 5 Brock went back to work summer tallow but it came on rain about ten. Juile a heauey shower round noon. Down for another load of corn in afternoon. mr. andMrs. Moner here in evening. Finer to words night. TUESDAY 6 Brock down for a load of oat in forenoon. Cultivating summer fallow in afternoon. Down to meet Jack at night. Fine day but cool evening. WEDNESDAY 7 Brock to lawn with Chap in forenoon. Started to draw with wood from back barn to wood house in afternoon. Fine bright day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fdc77d9cfbf4d798484d51c5b563f39c.pdf 5835a8f14b33cb4192fa0133c13e7d7d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == September 1921 == THURSDAY 8 Drawing up wood and from back barn to fill wood house. Fine day. Lorne came back to night from Hill and stayed all night. FRIDAY 9 Drawing up wood from bush finihsed filling wood house and put 2 loads in cellar. Uncle Will came about five o'clock. Fine and warm. Lorne left on morning train. SATURDAY 10 Drew up the last load of wood from this bush and piled it back of house. Then drawing up bagg wood. Uncle Will and Jack , mother and I to lawn at night. Mr. Farley from down in richol here and bought hellie $200. Brock delivered her to his brothers on the 14th. Very hot day. Rain at night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4aef1e6fa61426b86e36fa976eb4b407.pdf 59e7d3d91d9d4ced7271ef313eb38efc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == September 1921 == SUNDAY 11 Uncle Will took us out for a drive in afternoon to herlowed and back. Brock to lawn at night. Jack over at Hillbouns. Cloudy and dull like rain. MONDAY 12 Jack at Harry threshing and at Hershels. Brock drawing out bugg wood in forenoon, then got Seth corn binder and started to cut the corn. Fine and bright cool night. TUESDAY 13 Jack at Hershel threshing and Wilmatt in afternoon. Brock finished cuttign corn in forenoon and at Wilmatt in afternoon. Uncle Will and I to Elora in afternoon. Fine and bright cool night. WEDNESDAY 14 Jack out Will Hicks and Roy threshing. Brock cleaned leno and brought back wine along by turniess at Hick and Roy threshing in afternoon for Jack Wallow. Mother went to Guelph with Uncle Will in afternoon. Dull in morning but fine afternoon, a little warm. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e255ab95c37a3e80131ff5c5051b2f77.pdf 7fabbfc20cdce266406d6b4e3d1cd8c2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == September 1921 == THURSDAY 15 Brock and Jack at Roy and Eleains threshing all day. Fine day. Brock to lawn at night. FRIDAY 16 Jack cleaning barn and filing fleuce in afternoon. Brock to town for Chap. Shacking corn in afternoon. Beautiful day. SATURDAY 17 Put in ton cement stalls in horse stable. Brock and I to lawn at night. Rainy morning and afternoon. Fine night and cooler. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cc6a5e83ead36da954274b3c5f6a4651.pdf 4e96cf4bc7f683214f4e0bf1ce11339e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == September 1921 == SUNDAY 18 Uncle Jims and Uncle Will brought Mathew home in afternoon. Done here for dinner. Brock to town at night. Seuds I rain at times and cool. MONDAY 19 Drawing up bugg wood. Fine day. TUESDAY 20 Drew some clay in morning to fill in some stable then drawing up bugg wood. Brock to Orange Rally in Rothway at night. Dull and cloudy at times. WEDNESDAY 21 Getting ready to cement some of the stall in cow stable and got a load I sand in forenoon. Cementing in afternoon. Mother and I to town. Dull and hawery alplumes in forenoons. Brighter in afternoon. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/941c5a7d010e9d0cd10dd5e2a6cf0cb3.pdf 310a3892460571d320f6be0bfb2c78b7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == September 1921 == THURSDAY 22 Will Violet and George came to night. Putting in gutter in cow stable in morning. Then Jack started about ten to cultivate summer fallow. brock filed some feuce on other place and pulshelf back with young cattel. Brock ploughing in second field this side. I fuimdmill. Fine day but high wind. FRIDAY 23 Brock and Jack ploughing in second field back on other place. Beautiful bright day. SATURDAY 24 Brock and Jack ploughing on other place. Mother went to Uncle Richards and the bay in afternoon with Will and Violet. They left on night train. We to town at night. Beautiful warm day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d1edd0341aceecdbf8a1d8185b771868.pdf 215c2881c028f906b9bb35c11590c307 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == September 1921 == SUNDAY 25 Brock to churhc at night. Heavy rain during night and early in morning, but cam eout fine with high wind and cool. MONDAY 26 Jack and Brock ploughing on other place in forenoon. Brock finished up back there in afternoon. Jack started to plough stubble herd Jack line fence in afternoon. TUESDAY 27 Ploughing all day hed Jack, Melville, Clara, Joyce, Jennie Giffen and Miss N. Hunter here for dinner. Clara and Joyce stayed and the others went home in afternoon. Fine morning but cloudy in afternoon. WEDNESDAY 28 Jack and Brock ploughing nech Jack in forenoon. All ah Drayton show in afternoon. Clara, Brock and I to concert at night. Beautiful day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9cb8e52a141c21b8dc32724ada573e3c.pdf c28dfc359ffa20705d9ff8f811ba32a0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == September 1921 == THURSDAY 29 Ploughing all day in field herd Jack. Brock to lawn for Chap in morning. Fine day. FRIDAY 30 Getting herd of cow stable ready to cement. Jack dawn in forenoon and Sal lur teeth drawn. Done come out for him after aupper and took him milo lawn and the didu I come back. Juile a rainy dull day. == October 1921 == SATURDAY 1 Brock ploughing all day in field hech Jack. We to lawn at night. Jack and Done here abotu town o'clock. Gone Jack $5.00. They gone to Hamillow. Fine day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/55092e5789f86a839d2b6838debddc98.pdf 8c98adfe5744f5c16f80377c8b3dee5a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == October 1921 == SUNDAY 2 Clara, Joyce and I went to Harhelo for tea. Dull and cool. Heavy rain in afternoon. MONDAY 3 Brock went to plough but came on rain as put n rest of cement stall in cow stable. Orn Hussey helping. Here until four o' clock. Then ploughing again need Jack. I took Clara of to Harry for tea! Very diuly day. Seeds of rain. TUESDAY 4 Brock finished ploughing field nech Jack. Clara and I to lawn in morning. Clara and Joyce at Elains for tea. Very dirly dull day suide showers at times. Fown for a laod I cool in morning. WEDNESDAY 5 Brock started to plough in back 14ac. Here M. Eeuing. Madgl and Beckie here for dinner and out for tea. Uncle Will, Miss Goeb Mines Cowan, Bishop guad and lymn here for big {Illegible}. I went back to Geulph with them. Fine day and quite breezy. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f66fb16160168a8a340b4063c6527ed8.pdf 00ebbf6c141cd9c987fb1e15c4b4b6e3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == October 1921 == THURSDAY 6 Brock ploughing on other place. I to concert at night in Geulph put on by Edward Johulou. Fine bright day. FRIDAY 7 Brock look and two loads of pig and one for Jack Walker. Met me at night train. I cmae in from Elora. very rainy day. SATURDAY 8 Two much to plough in back 14ac. So started sod at road on other place. We to lawn at night. Scuds I rain in forenoon. Much colder to wards evening. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/69c095756212f1f47451b57528e76ebb.pdf 28c53922684817b23fcdf9e86c933383 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == October 1921 == SUNDAY 9 Brock to lawn at night. Quite a heavy fall of snow in early morning. Mother down at Jack Walkers most of the day. Clara here at night, a baby boy arrived Harry and Della here in evening. MONDAY 10 Put in gutter in cow stable then ploughign sod rest of day. Went to see Herb Shepheusau at night to get him to go to Seth Hershing. Showery in forenoon but fine p.m. TUESDAY 11 Herb Slepheusau here. Raking up garden potatoes. brock ploughing sod on other place. Very dirly day. Dule heavy showers at times. Started to rain abotu 7:30 rained all night. WEDNESDAY 12 Herb went home this morning. Brock choring, sforead out corn to day and ploughing sod in afternoon. Cooler but fine and breezy. Mr. Henderson and Janet here in evening. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/62bcab43be2ebe8970260c976dd297a7.pdf 6a58dcdc9bdc4887402a3fffea9814b4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == October 1921 == THURSDAY 13 Brock finished ploughing sod next road other place baout three o' clock. Then went back to the 14ac. to plough. Herb Shephersau rained herd of potatoes in garden and at Seth Hershing for us. Clara of to Roup in p.m. Fine bright breezy day. Melville came this evening. FRIDAY 14 Brock ploughed out half the potatoes in morning. Then ploughing on other place until noon. Raising potatoes in afternoon. Clara and Melville to toean in forenoon. Melville went to Brampton in afternoon. Fine warm day. Heb and Seth threshing. SATURDAY 15 Look up next of potatoes. Then drawing in corn. Heb at Seths threshing until noon then helping wiht potatoes and corn. Melville came from Brampton this evg. Clara, he and I to lawn. Beautiful warm day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/12ac818e97b23ba2f574b557ab65bfc9.pdf 284ceefa98b1dd1b172ed052ec4f1bfd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == October 1921 == SUNDAY 16 Clara, Melville and Joyce left for home about two o' clock. Mr and Mrs. Shampaeu and Amen here for tea. Brock to lawn at night. Fine warm day. MONDAY 17 Brock drawing in corn. Beautiful warm day. TUESDAY 18 Drew in rest of corn and started mangelo. Got five loads in corn. Shampaeu helping all day. Fine morning but loooking like rain in P.m. Heavy rain after supper. WEDNESDAY 19 I to lawn two a.m. Brock ploughing on other place in forenoon. Rolled up wine alongside orchard and choring in afternoon. Very dirly day. Showery morning and steady rain in afternoon. Thunder and big herning in evening. C.A. Shoopoon went home two a.m. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/487975a980073de482e4193d044099a9.pdf cfb6650a164ef0e16680b86762ad2653 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == October 1921 == THURSDAY 20 Brock ploughing all day on other place. Dirly day. Scuds of rain forenoon. Snow felll during night. FRIDAY 21 Brock ploughing on other place in forenoon. Then mother and I helping him take up mangelo in afternoon. Got in 4 loads. mr Shaupeau came up this evening. I to Palmerston with Mr. Hnederson, Janet, Grace and Rotta Cuagg. Scuds of rain and snow in morning but hill afternoon. SATURDAY 22 Jacking up mangelo and finished them 11 laods also harrawed potatoe round and picked up potatoes. Mr. Shaupaeu helping all day also Herb Shepenoon. Brock gave him $5.00. Fine but very windy. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c76556b2caa9af0db39e7ab4cc537795.pdf bd134ac7b1f5de6abd61816001760ec4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == October 1921 == SUNDAY 23 Brock to church at night. Beautiful bright day. MONDAY 24 Brock ploughing in back 14 ac next M Euing. I to town in morning. beut, jack suitcase. Dull and raw earl wind. Mr. Henderson called. TUESDAY 25 Ploughing next M Euing. Brock to U.F.O. meeting in town at night. Brighter and colder. WEDNESDAY 26 Brock ploughing in back 14ac. Bright and very stormy, cold and wind. While frost at night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a77f3bbfbe8a6c9db9912e9c84e19764.pdf 9d2142b93bf91b00d58a32cd61aa482c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == October 1921 == THURSDAY 27 Brock ploughing all day in back 14ac. Milder, earl wind, looking like rain. FRIDAY 28 Brock finished ploughing healoud in back 14ac. Herd M Euining Sheu started to 7 ac in third field back. Mother to lawn in afternoon. Very heavy wind all morning. Cleared in afternoon mild. SATURDAY 29 Brock at Jack threshing until 3 p.m. Sheu choring. We to lawn at night. Fien and bright. Very warm. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fe1283806620e3910c46b4275a299f61.pdf 85bc3ca39e0d2d5d31e6123d01d84a23 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == October 1921 == SUNDAY 30 Uncle Jim, Nellie Hilligan, Uncle Will and Mrs , Alpine here for dinner. Lizzie Hilborn here in evening. Brock to town at night. Very fien bright morning. Dull and like rain in evening. MONDAY 31 Roy Mapon at Watt threshing for us, 7 hours 10 mins. Brock tapping lurnipo and harrowed them out. Came on rain about eleven a.m. Ploughing in afternoon. They stayed all night. Dull and mild showery. == November 2021 == ALL SAINTS DAY TUESDAY 1 Roy at Eli Mitchell threshing for us. brock dawn with 10 lamb in morning and drawing lurnipo in afternooon. mr. Bunaueu here in afternoon topping. Colder but quite bright. Brock up to Slepheuron in evening. WEDNESDAY 2 Brock drawing turn into morning. Herb helping in afternoon. Mr. Bieunaro tapping all day. Melville came about 6 o' clock. Out to buy a storm. {Illegible} load here for tea and all night. very hard fog last night but beautiful calm bright day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0776c7a20421a8182bf6fa2675a7b25b.pdf de607caa7ddc44a7a74e25879e579744 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == November 1921 == THURSDAY 3 Drawing turnip in forenoon. Came on rain about noon. Choring in afternoon. Herb went home about 4 o'clock. Melville left two a.m. for hear Geulph. Dull morning, showery afternoon. Colder and lightening at night. FRIDAY 4 Down for chap and got buggy shaft lifted and choring. We thull up to Tree Blue Towl supper in Rothway. Very dirly day. Soft snow like rain. Quite a fall at night. SATURDAY 5 Brock drawing lurnipo. Got suede in Watt helped him with the last load. Very dirly day but much colder and still snowing at times. We to lawn at night, melville here about three o'clock on his way home. Looking like winter. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c6922cbff5fcfc00edf4eea7cac54d16.pdf 48bd0c1da8b257fffb8657571141a153 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == November 1921 == SUNDAY 6 Brock away in afternoon and for tea. Very dull dark day. Mild heavy fall and snow in evening. THANKSGIVING DAY, MONDAY 7 Done chores and brought up calves from bush, also separaw from barn. Cleaned hen peus in afternoon. Very dirly day, soft snow at times and slushy. TUESDAY 8 Done chores and look up the Greylone turnip, two loads. Watt helped. Rolled up garden fence and ploughed it in afternoon. C.A. Ghoupoon and family here all night. Came about 9:30 p.m. They going to meaford. Cloudy and cold earl wind. Snowing at night, quite wintery. WEDNESDAY 9 Done chores and brought young cattle from other place. Ghampoon left about 10 A.M. for Chateworth. Putting in a stall in for stable in afternoon. Stormy day and colder. Very windy looking. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c6b7413acc96223cd7a2ede8f086bdee.pdf baba2e8688ebbb481af7de3b26ec2466 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == November 1921 == THURSDAY 10 Done chores in forenoon and at Jim Walker in afternoon to see about raw. We of to Chester Walker in evening. I town in morning. Milder and fine. FRIDAY 11 Done chores and put on storm windows and trimming horses feet. Fine and brighter. SATURDAY 12 Done chores. Coured plough at law well and let down some barle wine on other place and wine in cow lane. Jim Walker brought ram to sechang. Fine bright day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/01ef0c78225c44400da298cf1ae00e18.pdf 0afbcb1db35a77a9d40c3433afe899e1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == November 1921 == SUNDAY 13 Brock to lawn at night. Fine but milder and quite fallo and snow at times earl wind. MONDAY 14 Done chores and drawing out manure in afternoon. Very foggy and dark. Mild and a fine rain at times. TUESDAY 15 Done chores and killed pig in afternoon.Watt helping Brock and I down to Canderualine meeting in hall. Han. Ms Phersau and Mr. Clayton speaker. Fine bright day. WEDNESDAY 16 Done chores in morning and drew out two loads I manure in afternoon. Mother and I to Uncle John Gordans funeral in afternoon. Went with Harry. Mild and bright but foggy to ward evening. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8056f0843f5e87d5581d19c2b7c39a6b.pdf 93bf1e5dfcc03f35d0addf3b19b6e1da Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == November 1921 == THURSDAY 17 Choring and cleaning pens. Very dark foggy day. Mr. Dr. Flath buried. FRIDAY 18 Choring. Rained most of the day. Snow all gone and roads very soft. SATURDAY 19 Done chores and fixing fence round barn yard. Brock and I to lawn at night. Dull and dirly. Very heavy rain after dinner and sopually next of day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ce03704e758a9229f35664ceb1e91ca4.pdf 4ee6e7a24c6c1f086990c5c6f3e20801 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == November 1921 == SUNDAY 20 Brock and I to Zion in afternoon. Brock to lawn at night. Fine but cloudy at times and colder. MONDAY 21 Done chores and ploughing on other place in afternoon but it was soft. Rather dull but dry. TUESDAY 22 Done chores and ploughing summer fallow in afternoon. I of to school at night. Dull but dry colder. WEDNESDAY 23 Done chores. Brock to lawn in p.m. Cold and quite windy. Frozen, to hard to plough. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2b53a436c0841c82f9d267a7bd4aef2a.pdf d687cc2493a1ae7bab032ec1f9052def Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == November 1921 == THURSDAY 24 Done chores and banking up root. House window in p.m. Very dull and sleeling at times. Very icy. FRIDAY 25 Done chores and look out one load of manure in afternoon. Wilmett here in afternoon. Mother and I to lawn. I stayed in with mady. Quite bright and thawing very quickly. SATURDAY 26 Brock choring all day. Mother came for me in forenoon. Dull and misty now earl wind and sleet at night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cc13a8b9dab1b67dc29c5ab79cd40396.pdf 06452703a957ff70662a520d1dfabb40 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. SUNDAY 27 Brock to lawn at night. Very dull and foggy icy. MONDAY 28 Done chores and drew out some manure in afternoon. Very icy in morning leul thawing to wand evening. I {my?} to the schaol at night very dark foggy day. TUESDAY 29 Done chores and down for chop in afternoon. Very dull foggy day. WEDNESDAY 30 Done chores and drawing out manure with waggon, mother of J to lown in P.m. and dawn to J Ritche for {affle?}. Brock dawn at night to U. R. O. Mally. Guide bright and mild. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0a80658bf6b788564bd5df53943ec9d4.pdf f83a387a2689960d53421e222649e5f6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == December 1921 == THURSDAY 1 Done chores and cleaning Jens. Ploughing in dilch in afternoon. Foggy and dull {For noon?}. Bright in afternoon. Road very {aofh?}. FRIDAY 2 Done chores. Brock look down loaj bread in afternoon to O.B. Henij to be judged. They D look him to {aiy?} thain. Ne went to Gueeth to hear Hon. meighen {njoeak?}. Very dirly rainy day and high wind at night. SATURDAY 3 D met Brock at morning train. Choring and Jolwyhing a little on the place in p.m. I ot to achoal at night. Calden and rather bright. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/80ffb86fadcc7b5f346dccbb8d3c40e9.pdf e2ebf4f41639d646842559ad49965854 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == December 1921 == SUNDAY 4 Mother and I down to Preley, anniversary in morning. Brock and I {doing?} at night, Mr. Anderson have fon lea. Time bright day. MONDAY 5 Done chores. Mother and Brock to town in afternoon to sign some paper in Conneclin with caill then to race Peter hung and {uj?} to Harry to see Tom Miller. Snowy at times and caldew. TUESDAY 6 Done chores and started to bagg word about 10:30 A.M. {Tinnihed?} about 4:30 P.M. Oran Hussey, Peter hung and Harry helping in afternoon. We over to wole about fine, Clarke and Prichard (U.F. O.) Very snowy in morning {leuh?} lurned out a fine afternoon. WEDNESDAY 7 Done chores, {Onev?} to watt for a pig. {Onev?} to Mr. Payleyo in afternoon. Tom here for his engine. To one day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b473eccf266c6710343d24af823c60ff.pdf 20aa04acfa496a41cbddb6be72647e9d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == December 1921, CONCEPTION DAY (Quebec) == THURSDAY 8 Done chores. Mother and I to lawn in afternoon. Fine and bright. FRIDAY 9 Done chores, drawing and {manure?}. Fine but dull and cold winds. SATURDAY 10 Done chores and drawing and {manure?}. Rather dull but fine. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e1e7799b329a7107116aaac5840f0421.pdf 493dec5b5b8422cc43f823ce280fe435 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == December 1921 == SUNDAY 11 Robt and Maggie Gan have for led. Beautiful bright day mild. MONDAY 12 Done chores and drawing out {manure?} I to laion in afternoon and of {lo achoal?} to frailine at night. Mother and brock of to play tale and in lo jewel Rich do $177. Fine bright day. TUESDAY 13 Done chores. Brock to Moorefield to bring Watt and Jack home. They men with cattle. Brock to town at night. We picked 13 geese. Rather cold, flurries of snow at times. WEDNESDAY 14 Done chores and pciked 14 chickens. Jack Walker {heefwg?}. I of to school at night. Fine bright day. Frosty. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bd921d22b9448a93b0d5458f7bd6d080.pdf fab0270d2818fa96a8edba2ce2831830 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == December 1921 == THURSDAY 15 Done chores and look fowl to Arthur in afternoon. 13 geese and 14 chickens. 132 lleo and 29. 77 lleo @ 32. Beautiful day, froly. Got Wiley shod in Arthur. Oswald Relley called. FRIDAY 16 Done chores. Brock helping Watt home with some catttle from below Drayton in afternoon. I of to school in afternoon. Rural Garo brought a droke. Mild but raw and wind and snow. SATURDAY 17 Done chores and charing all day. Raining {guile?} houd all day. Mothe, Brock and I of to school connech st night. Rainy evening and windy. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d64a997214e852086b7ca91c389f8a76.pdf e1584c2d9131ebe73c032cc790365897 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == December 1921 == SUNDAY 18 Terrific stormy day from the {luerh?}. Every place blew full of snow, rather {aofh?}. MONDAY 19 Done chores. Brock to lawn in afternoons with {chaj?}. Fine day. TUESDAY 20 Done chores and cleaning pens and hen {haure?} Mother and I to {lain?} in afternoon. Beautiful day and very mild. WEDNESDAY 21 Done chores and moving straw in barn in afternoon. Brock to lawn at night. Very cold harth wind and frosty. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2100acfffbe0cc2d4c74ae6ddd289866.pdf be41bb78be632df341f96664cc03e465 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == December 1921 == THURSDAY 22 Done chores and setting eugine. Fine but cold. FRIDAY 23 Doen chores. I to town in morning to mail parcel. Brock drawing and manure in afternoon. Fine and rather mild. SATURDAY 24 Done chores and all to lawn in afternoon. Brock to leurn at night again Linele will come on night {illegible} cold. Raw day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7f08fb52e02e3a0e93a9cb7ac02a7874.pdf c561ca9c3ee08e0c935ec272e79cadb9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == December 1921 == SUNDAY 25 Uncle Will here. Beautiful bright day. MONDAY 26 Done chores. I took Uncle Will to morning train. Brock chopping a little in p.m. Rather dull and raw wind. TUESDAY 27 Done chores and drawing and manure in afternoon. Fine but cold wind. WEDNESDAY 28 Done chores and drawing and manure. I to lain in p.m. and with {can?} I warn. Raw with wind and a little anary to wind {illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/91c0ee2dba17468e68bf4499db5e5781.pdf ccc9f6d85001e3493f9a385188bc9249 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == December 1921 == THURSDAY 29 Done chores. Drawing out manure in afternoon. Real cold day. FRIDAY 30 Done chores and drawing out manure. Milder but now {sauth?} wind. Ghu M and Gaiua and Bob {illegible} here to get jib I cuttiing wood. SATURDAY 31 Done chores and cleaned peu and chopping a little. Terrific stormy day but mild and snow wey {we?} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c5283fabe31401231401e1002b8dc81e.pdf f08a797149d2df6e4ea1ce03f5024f11 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>Jan 11</td> <td>/Can</td> <td>Cream</td> <td>Weight 79</td> <td>Leah 35</td> <td>Price 58</td> <td>16.03</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 80</td> <td>36</td> <td>58</td> <td>16.70</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb 2</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 80</td> <td>34</td> <td>60</td> <td>16.32</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 80</td> <td>35</td> <td>60</td> <td>16.80</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mar 1</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 80</td> <td>34</td> <td>60</td> <td>16.22</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 77</td> <td>27</td> <td>60</td> <td>17.09</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 74</td> <td>40</td> <td>62</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 81</td> <td>38</td> <td>62</td> <td>37.55</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 9</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> /</td> <td>32</td> <td>62</td> <td>15.85</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 80</td> <td>33</td> <td>60</td> <td>15.84</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 81</td> <td>32</td> <td>55</td> <td>14.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 4</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 81</td> <td>33</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 80</td> <td>33</td> <td>30</td> <td>15.93</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 71</td> <td>34</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>2</td> <td>/</td> <td> 152</td> <td>31</td> <td>25</td> <td>17.81</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 1</td> <td>2</td> <td>/</td> <td> 146</td> <td>35</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>2</td> <td>/</td> <td> 137</td> <td>38</td> <td>27</td> <td>35.72</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 81</td> <td>36</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>2</td> <td>/</td> <td> 162</td> <td>20</td> <td>27</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>78</td> <td>38</td> <td>27</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>/</td> <td>Large and Small</td> <td> 127</td> <td>37</td> <td>27</td> <td>29.54</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 6</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 135</td> <td>38</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 144</td> <td>36</td> <td>30</td> <td>30.94</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 80</td> <td>39</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 144</td> <td>38</td> <td>35</td> <td>29.67</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug 3</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 137</td> <td>38</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 75</td> <td>35</td> <td>37</td> <td>28.97</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>2</td> <td>/</td> <td> 152</td> <td>37</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 122</td> <td>37</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 132</td> <td>27</td> <td>40</td> <td>60.08</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept 7</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 79</td> <td>36</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 137</td> <td>35</td> <td>38</td> <td>29.02</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 123</td> <td>34</td> <td>38</td> <td>15.89</td> <tr> <td>Oct 5</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 138</td> <td>38</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 80</td> <td>37</td> <td>38</td> <td>31.17</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 80</td> <td>38</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td> 114</td> <td>35</td> <td>40</td> <td>28.32</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a7426ae43b738b452d3e3a9dd65c48a1.pdf 97e04750d71e22642bafff8a77c9809e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. DEC 4 To {Illegible} $14.50 86.58 DEC 5 Ray Moon Watt and Eli'a Thinking $14.30 4.20 {illegible} $10.95 DEC 6 Peter Lung logging wood $1.50 DEC 7 Tom Miller and Hershing $63. 20 DEC 12 Cape 177.13 NOV 2 Large 81 Weight 2 Leah 4 Price 11.52 NOV 9 Large 125 Weight 36 Leah 26 Price / NOV 25 Large 84 Weight 35 Leah 40 Price / NOV 30 Large 68 Weight 34 Leah 40 Price / DEC 7 Large 65 Weight 33 Leah / Price 38.44 DEC 20 Large 80 Weight 35 Leah 42 Price 584.77 DEC 28 Large 79 Weight 34 Leah /Price 32.05 616.82 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a423ca0485bb39ffb7415d7727235fd6.pdf 93ea47e56344ddc9044f1919660e9f58 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == MEMORANDA == <table style="height: 302px; width: 921px;"> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">Jan 19.</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">2o 5 galo coal oil</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">1.50</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">" 11</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" 5 " gasolene</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">2.50</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">" 11</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" 2 Oles spark plug 1.50</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">3.50</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">Feb. 18</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" 1 Calf at D. Hilborns sale</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">29.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">Feb. 22</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" A. Flath for 2 loads of Coal</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">43.38</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">" 18</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" 5 gal. coal oil</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">1.50</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">" 15</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" Les Waters for club coal</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">13.<s>0</s></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">Mar. 2</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" Sawing logs</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">21.31</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">" 11</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" Edge Oxby for seed oats 25 bu @ 75</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">18.75</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">" 16</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">Sussy Gillries sale 1 Thorough-bred cow</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">139.22</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">" 24</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" 5 gals of coal oil. (Cuttings) 32c</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">1.60</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">" 26</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" Rhame for syrup</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">6.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">Apr. 9</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" Ed Steetridge for 1 day</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">2.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">" 9</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">{illegible} Lung digging grave</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">7.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" T Henderson - Casket + flowers</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">235.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" Garbutt for death Cards 3 doz.</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">4.25</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" R. Henderson Telegrams</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">2.20</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">Apr. 19</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" Dr. Ferrier ------&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">11.25</span></td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">56.25</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">" 19</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" Benson Bros - Sugar. + Soap 8 3 /4 {cents sign} per cake</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">43.50</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">" 7</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" Miss Cumming ham {illegible}</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">16.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">" 27</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">' Jack Warren</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">6.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">" 26</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" Rev (symbol?} Rake _</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">10.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">May 12</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" 5 galo coal oil Cutting 28</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">1.40</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">June 1</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" Jack Warren cheque.</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">-{11 or "} 16.45</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23.3906px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23.3906px;">" 6</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23.3906px;">" A.Downer</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23.3906px;">{11 or "} 6.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">" 16</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" Henry Hozeltine</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">22.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">July 19</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" Fielding for tea</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">6.90</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" Massers for berries</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">2.90</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" Andrews " cherries</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">1.65</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">A.H. {Switzer?}, Granton. Ont chicks Returned</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;"><s>7.00</s></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">Sept. 2</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" Lorne Calahan</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">47.50</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">Aug. 27&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" " "</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">45.0</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">Sept. 3</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" Corn</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">51.45</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">5</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">"</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">46.90</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">6</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" Oats -</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">41.80</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">Oct 1</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">" Jack warren</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">5.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 23px;"> <td style="width: 299.656px; height: 23px;">3</td> <td style="width: 298.344px; height: 23px;">{Own?) Hussey</td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 23px;">1.25</td> </tr> </table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/253077130883e81d48510271cbd86346.pdf 0955636b0201268779af611c53d132c3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == MEMORANDA == <table style="height: 260px;" width="842"> <tr> <td style="width: 273.328px;">Feb {10 or 11}</td> <td style="width: 273.328px;">By 7 pigs 1580 lbs@ 13.25 cwt</td> <td style="width: 273.344px;">208.30</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 273.328px;">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 273.328px;">" " 1 front + 1 hund quarter 17 {cents sign} + 14 1/2</td> <td style="width: 273.344px;">46.46</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 273.328px;">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 273.328px;">" 1 hide 6 {cent sign} lb.</td> <td style="width: 273.344px;">3.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 273.328px;">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 273.328px;">" 9 pigs 2200 lbs @ 11.00</td> <td style="width: 273.344px;">240.79</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 273.328px;">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 273.328px;">" 9 Cattle 8870 lbs @ 8.50</td> <td style="width: 273.344px;">753.95</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 273.328px;">Oct. 7</td> <td style="width: 273.328px;">" 17 pigs 220 lbs&nbsp;Each @ 9.25 cwt (Club)</td> <td style="width: 273.344px;">335.02</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 273.328px;">Nov. 1</td> <td style="width: 273.328px;">" 10 lambs 110 lbs (Club)</td> <td style="width: 273.344px;">80.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 273.328px;">Sept 10</td> <td style="width: 273.328px;">" "Nellie" to Mr. Farrley</td> <td style="width: 273.344px;">200.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 273.328px;">Dec. 15</td> <td style="width: 273.328px;">" 13 geese 134 Lbs @ 29 {cents sign}</td> <td style="width: 273.344px;">38.86</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 273.328px;">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 273.328px;">" 14 chickens 77 lbs 2 32 {cents sign}</td> <td style="width: 273.344px;">24.64</td> </tr> </table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6be000981a1b84c0f97d205d72a9a408.pdf 9534d18c5140136add8166f9faf85a89 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Eggs sold in 1921 MEMORANDA == <table style="height: 284px;" width="885"> <tr style="height: 22px;"> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">Jan 2</td> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">6 doz eggs to Pallock @ 75</td> <td style="width: 287.688px; height: 22px;">4.50</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22px;"> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">" 12</td> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">6 1/2 " " " " @7 0</td> <td style="width: 287.688px; height: 22px;">4.55</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22px;"> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">" 28</td> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">4 " " Clara</td> <td style="width: 287.688px; height: 22px;">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22px;"> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">Feb. 5</td> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">4 " " Pallock @ 60</td> <td style="width: 287.688px; height: 22px;">2.40</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22px;"> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">Mar. 2</td> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">22 1/2 " " O.B. Henry @ 40</td> <td style="width: 287.688px; height: 22px;">9.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22px;"> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">" 19</td> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">30 " " " " " " @28</td> <td style="width: 287.688px; height: 22px;">8.40</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22px;"> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">" 24</td> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">10 " " " Pallock @ 30</td> <td style="width: 287.688px; height: 22px;">3.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22px;"> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">Apr. 14</td> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">60 " " " O. B. Henry @ 27</td> <td style="width: 287.688px; height: 22px;">16.20</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22px;"> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">" 22</td> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">30 " " " " " 28</td> <td style="width: 287.688px; height: 22px;">8.40</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22px;"> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">May 3</td> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">30 " " " " 26</td> <td style="width: 287.688px; height: 22px;">7.80</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22px;"> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">" 12</td> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">30 " " " Cutting 23</td> <td style="width: 287.688px; height: 22px;">6.90</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22px;"> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">June 7</td> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">30 " " " O.B. Henry 26</td> <td style="width: 287.688px; height: 22px;">7.80</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22px;"> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">May 30</td> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">30 " " " " 24</td> <td style="width: 287.688px; height: 22px;">7.20</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22px;"> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">June 15</td> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">15 " " " Cutting 30</td> <td style="width: 287.688px; height: 22px;">4.50</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22px;"> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">July 27</td> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">20 " " " O.B. Henry 28</td> <td style="width: 287.688px; height: 22px;">8.40</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22px;"> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">Oct 3</td> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">6 " " T. Henderson 43</td> <td style="width: 287.688px; height: 22px;">2.60</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 22px;"> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">Sept 28</td> <td style="width: 287.656px; height: 22px;">12 " " J. Griffen 40</td> <td style="width: 287.688px; height: 22px;">4.80</td> </tr> </table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3262321c1a610bbf51085b00f2d4dc84.pdf 6c81e5ead7cff7c2062dc1bc35665797 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {blank page} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8cc7366fc162cdc99daf95b3741a4b24.pdf d548f296f537b76ad7351487fbea337f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {blank page} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5d6974585ed9942d123e931e8c06b883.pdf 799d2b447f347daf362a08139f47ebbd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 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Title A name given to the resource Philp Family Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th & 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries 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, Maryborough Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1897 Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1898 Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1899 Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1900 Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1901 Clara, Olive, & Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1902 Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1903 Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1904 Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1905 Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1906 Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1907 Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1908 Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1909 Clara, Brock, Elizabeth & Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1910 Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1911 Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1912 Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1913 Clara & Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1914 Olive & Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1915 Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1916 Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1917 Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1918 Olive Philp Diary, 1919 Olive Philp Diary, 1920 Olive Philp Diary, 1921 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Private Donor Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-1918 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Olive Philp Diary, 1921 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Olive Philp Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Private Donor Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1921 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th Century, Wellington County, Maryborough Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1921 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Daily Journal 1921</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank Page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank Page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank Page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dominion Diary</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Journal</span></h2> <p>FOR</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">1921</span></h3> <p>PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY</p> <p>THE COPP, CLARK COMPANY, LIMITED</p> <p>495-517 WELLINGTON ST. WEST, TORONTO</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">CALENDER FOR 1921</span></h2> &lt;JUNE.&gt; <pre>&lt;MAY.&gt; </pre> <pre>&lt;APRIL.&gt; </pre> <pre>&lt;MAR.&gt; </pre> <pre>&lt;FEB.&gt; </pre> <pre>&lt;JAN.&gt; </pre> <pre>&lt;1921.&gt; </pre> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>.. 26 19 12 5 ..</td> <td>.. 27 20 13 6 ..</td> <td>.. 28 21 14 7 ..</td> <td>.. 29 22 15 8 1 ..</td> <td>.. 30 23 16 9 2 ..</td> <td>.. .. 24 17 10 3 ..</td> <td>.. .. 25 18 11 4 ..</td> <td>29 22 15 8 1 ..</td> <td>30 23 16 9 2 ..</td> <td>31 24 17 10 3 ..</td> <td>25 18 11 4 ..</td> <td>26 19 12 5 ..</td> <td>27 20 13 6 ..</td> <td>28 21 14 7 ..</td> <td>24 17 10 3 ..</td> <td>25 18 11 4 ..</td> <td>26 19 12 5 ..</td> <td>27 20 13 6 ..</td> <td>28 21 14 7 ..</td> <td>29 22 15 8 1 ..</td> <td>30 23 16 9 2 ..</td> <td>27 20 13 6 ..</td> <td>28 21 14 7 ..</td> <td>29 22 15 8 1 ..</td> <td>30 23 16 9 2 ..</td> <td>31 24 17 10 3 ..</td> <td>25 18 11 4 ..</td> <td>26 19 12 5 ..</td> <td>27 20 13 6 ..</td> <td>28 21 14 7 ..</td> <td>22 15 8 1 ..</td> <td>23 16 9 2 ..</td> <td>24 17 10 3 ..</td> <td>25 18 11 4 ..</td> <td>26 19 12 5..</td> <td>30 23 16 9 2 ..</td> <td>31 24 17 10 3 ..</td> <td>25 18 11 4 ..</td> <td>26 19 12 5 ..</td> <td>27 20 13 6 ..</td> <td>28 21 14 7 ..</td> <td>29 22 15 8 1 ..</td> <td>SUNDAY</td> <td>MONDAY</td> <td>TUESDAY</td> <td>WEDNESDAY</td> <td>THURSDAY</td> <td>SATURDAY</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank Page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">-Diary for 1921-</span></h2> <p>NOTES FOR 1921</p> <p><br />New Year's day............Saturday, Jan. 1st.</p> <p><br />Epiphany..................Thursday, Jan. 6th.</p> <p><br />Ash Wednesday.............Wednesday, Feb. 9th.</p> <p><br />Quadragesima, 1st Sunday in Lent, Sunday Feb. 13th.</p> <p><br />St.David's day............March 1st.</p> <p><br />St.Patrick's Day..........March 17th.</p> <p><br />Palm Sunday...............March 20th.</p> <p><br />Lady Day..................March 25th.</p> <p><br />Good Friday...............Friday, March 25th.</p> <p><br />Easter Sunday.............March 27th.</p> <p><br />St.George's Day...........April 23rd.</p> <p><br />Holy Thursday.............May 5th.</p> <p></p> <p>Pentecost. Whitsunday.............May 15th.</p> <p><br />Trinity Sunday....................May 22nd.</p> <p><br />Victoria Day......................May 24th.</p> <p><br />Birth of King George V (1865) June 3rd.</p> <p><br />Midsummer Day.....................June 24th.</p> <p><br />Dominion Day......................Friday, July 1st.</p> <p><br />Labor Day........................Monday, Sept. 5th.</p> <p><br />Michaelmas Day...................Sept. 29th.</p> <p><br />All Saints' Day..................Nov. 1st.</p> <p><br />St.Andrew's Day..................Nov. 30th.</p> <p><br />Conception Day...................Dec. 8th.</p> <p><br />Christmas Day....................Sunday, Dec. 5th.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">MEMORANDA FROM 1920</span></h2> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">MEMORANDA FROM 1920</span></h2> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January === NEW YEAR's DAY (Dominion) === SATURDAY, 1</span></h3> <p>Home all day.</p> <p>Very foggy and mild turning to rain in the evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday 2</p> <p>Back to Church at night. Dull and high wind all day. A big thaw. Roads almost bare.</p> <p>MONDAY, 3</p> <p>Choring and new to note in p.m.; a sled is some good; is afternoon and Brock maked list. Beautiful bright mild day like spring.</p> <p>TUESDAY, 4</p> <p>Done chores. Brought to town in stopping with a leg of chop. I down to school in afternoon. Fine and quite mild.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY, 5</p> <p>Done chores, chopping at bunch in afternoon; Mrs. Clark Walker here in p.m. Colder with flurries of snow &amp; sulk.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday, 6 1921</p> <p>Done chores in morning. At bush in afternoon. Beautiful bright day. Lottie here in afternoon.</p> <p><br />Friday, 7 1921</p> <p>Men at bush in afternoon. Choring and chopping in morning Mrs. Jewel, Georgie &amp; Edna here for tea. Mr and M. {Qsooe?} called in evening. arill and mild</p> <p><br />Saturday, 8 1921</p> <p>Choring in forenoon. At bush in afternoon. Beautifull bright spring day: windy at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Brock to church at night. Beautiful bright day.</p> <p>Choring, chopping and dress {illegible} corns. At bush in afternoon. Beautiful bright day.</p> <p>Done chored. Da cleaned her house. Brock to town for spark plugs.At bush in afternoon. Colder with flurries of snow</p> <p>Done chores. At bush in afternoon. Mother &amp; I to town in afternoon. Flurries of snow and much colder to. wardo night:</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Done chores and shating in the morning. Gave a bath to Bub. Rode sale in the afternoon up to the shop. Fine but rather dull.</p> <p>Done chores. Brought fork mother to the morning train. She went to Guelph. Sniping and number in the afternoon. Mild and light falls of soft snow.</p> <p>Done chores &amp; brook chopping. Went to town at night. Very stormy morning but fine afternoon after.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>January 1921 Sunday, 16 Home all day. Storming hard, quite then wind went to west about five o’clock, and very stormy night. - high wind.</p> <p>Monday, 17 One choreo. At bush in afternoon. Fine but very cold north wind.</p> <p>Tuesday, 18 One choreo. Drifted potatoe in afternoon and got kerosene oil. Fine but frosty and calm.</p> <p><br />Wendnesday, 19 Fine change. Black frost, rather sharp. Low train. She home again fine 8:15 in the men at lunch in afternoon. Raw cold easterly wind and stormy at times turning to hail at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>== Thursday, 20 == Done chores and drawing out manure. Very bright and very mild, roads in slush</p> <p>== Friday, 21 == Choring &amp; Shopping chopping. Very foggy and dull day. Rain at {illegible} in morning and through the night. Da down at {illegible} at night.</p> <p>== Saturday, 22 == Choring and chopping. At {illegible} in afternoon &amp; to town. Very foggy and dull</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Florence Hefkey here for tea. Colder and very stormy at times.</p> <p>Done chores and drawing out manure. Bright but very frosty with cold north wind.</p> <p>Done chores and drawing out manure in morning. Helping Jack Kill a beef in afternoon. Brock down to see Willie Mosser in evening. Bright and frosty.</p> <p>Done chores and drawing out manure to other place. I to tomn in forenoon. Bright and frosty.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Done chores and drawing out manure. Brock to meet Billie on night train. Beautifl day.</p> <p>Brock took mother and father to morning train. They gone to Chatsworth. Done chores and chopping. Sadie Retta and Mervin came in afternoon and stayed for tea. Hoshel here in afternoon here in evening. Mrs. Henderson called. Fine and bright.</p> <p>Brock done chores and chopping. BIllie &amp; I to town in afternoon. Rather dull and very mild. Joyce Siffen 3 yr. old.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Brock to town at night. Billie up to Sam's in afternoon. Bright and colder.</p> <p>Brock done chores, sifted ashes and chopping in afternoon. Down to meet the {illegible} train. Mother &amp; father came home from Chatsworth.. Quite bright and much colder. N.E. x 3/4 N.</p> <p>Done chores and drawing out manure Billie &amp; I to town in afternoon and at the picture shows at night.. Brock up to Harry's to see sick norse. Dull and mild.</p> <p>Done chores, choppong % cleanind hen pens. I took BIllie to morning train. Brock at Chas Shneider'd sale in afternoon. I over to Nod's for tea. Brock over in evening. Snowy and cold wind</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Done chores and at bush in afternoon. Snowy and quite cold wind.</p> <p>Done chores. At bush in afternoon. Milder and bright.</p> <p>Done chores and at bush in afternoon. I down to see Willie Mosser in afternoon. Brock &amp; I to town at night. Beautiful bright day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Brock to church at night. Bright morning but dull in afternoon.</p> <p>Done chores and at bush in afternoon. Dr. Ferrier here to see mother. She has a very bad cold. Lizzie Hifeborn here in evening. Snowy at times but mild.</p> <p>Done chores and drawing out manure. Beautiful bright day &amp; colder.</p> <p>Done chores and finished drawing out manure. Dr. Ferrier called. Brock to town at night. Sleet and hail in night. Dull day. Everything icy.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Brock to Moorefield with {7?} pigs in forenoon. Chopping in afternoon. Cold east wind, snowed in night.</p> <p>Done Chores in morning and killed beef in afternoon. Fine but cold.</p> <p>Done chores. Brock to town with 2 qts {7?} beef in afternoon and brought home a load on coal. Fine and bright. Snowy in evening. Willie Mosser died. Da down in evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Brock to church at night. Fine day</p> <p>Done chores. Willie Mosser’s funeral in afternoon. Brock a pal bearer. Packed the beef in afternoon. Fine but cool west wind.</p> <p>Done chores and Da cleaning hen pens. Brock to town with two loads of logs in afternoon. Beautiful bright mild day. like spring</p> <p>Done chores and drawing up logs from bush. Sleighing about done. Thawing very fast. Looking like rain. Quite a shower about five o’clock</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Done chores and chopping. At bush in afternoon. I down to M. {Euing’s?} in afternoon and for tea. Colder with flurries &amp; snow.</p> <p>Done chores and at {Isooe?} Hilborn’s sale in afternoon. Bought a calf $29. Bright but cool wind 
Done chores and chopping. Da at bush in afternoon getting out buzz wood. Brock to town for a load of lumber. We down at night. Fine and bright but ghosty north wind.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Brock &amp; I to Elora in afternoon with Hershel, Sadie and Will O’Rielly. Very little snow in roads. Fine bright day.</p> <p>Done chores and chopping. At bush in afternoon. Fine but strong south east wind</p> <p>Done chores. Brock round to pay Ad. Flath for coal in morning. At bush in afternoon. Will Craig hear for tea also {Niro?} Woods (teacher) Minnie &amp; Cheo. Down in evening. Brock took will over to Hamiltons after supper. Beautiful bright warm day.</p> <p>Done chores and down to bush for a log. Brock took it to town in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Done chores. Brock down with three loads of logs. Fine and bright but very sharp. Mrs. Walker called in afternoon.</p> <p>Done chores and Brock down with ten loads of logs. Cold west wind and a little snow at times.</p> <p>Done chores Brock &amp; I to town in afternoon. Very stormy day from east.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Brock to church at night. Calm and very foggy and mild.</p> <p>Done chores. Brock down with a load of logs in fore afternoon and brought home lumber. Drawing manure in afternoon. Mild and foggy.</p> <p>Done chores. And drawing manure in afternoon. Fine and mild. Brock down with the team for the rest of the lumber in forenoon. I up to Roy’s.</p> <p>Done chores. Brock chopping and Da in bush in afternoon. I to town in afternoon. Very mild and foggy.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Done chores and drawing out manure. Brock &amp; I at progressive party in evening. Qurning Caldew quite blushy at times.</p> <p>Done chores and drawing out manure. Cold wind and rather dull but a very bright morning. Mrs. P. Henry died.</p> <p>Done chores and drawing out manure. Dull and foggy all day. Quite a thunder storm about seven o’clock and a heavy rain. Rained mostly all night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Brock to church at night. Dull and bright by times.</p> <p>Done chores. At back bush in afternoon cutting logs. Very foggy and damp raw east wind. Da and Ma 39 yrs. married.</p> <p>Done chores and at back bush in afternoon in afternoon. Mother drove me down town. Very heavy rain about four o’clock and raining all evening.</p> <p>Done chores. Brock down to court all day. Da cleaned pens. I came come with Brock. Colder but bright.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Done chores and at back bush in afternoon. Edna stayed with us while Roy &amp; Georgie were at town. Hod’s and Harrys here in evening. Fine and bright like spring. Seen first robin. Snow almost all gone.</p> <p>Done chores and Brock to Edge {Opbe?} In forenoon for seed oats. At bush in afternoon. Fine but looking like rain.</p> <p>Done chores Brock chopping. Raining at times all day. Brock &amp; I to town at night. Turning colder in night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>
Brock to church at night. Colder but quite bright.</p> <p>Done chores at bush in other place in afternoon. Foggy &amp; dull in forenoon turning to sleet in afternoon and freezing on.</p> <p>Done chores. At bush in afternoon. Foggy &amp; mild in forenoon quite bright in afternoon.</p> <p>Men done chores and Brock took Olive to train gone up to Chatsworth. Forenoon. Both men at Sussex Gillreis Sale aft. Bought a {illegible}. Paid $40. Beautiful day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Men choring forenoon, dull and grey looking. Men farming up wheat afternoon. Heavy fall of soft snow</p> <p>Mens showing and drew out four loads of manure in forenoon. Frozen hard morn cutting wood in the afternoon. Another fine day.</p> <p>Men choring and Brock chopping Da sifting ashes. Little rain at noon. Men went to bush aft but got drove about 1/2 past 3 o’c. Swift? rain. Then Brock went to town and took egg case &amp; can of cream.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>At home all day. Brock went to town at night. Very heavy rain all forenoon. Dull and very balmy air.</p> <p>Men choring forenoon. Cutting wood afternoon. Rather a dull raw day.</p> <p>Men choring forenoon. At the bush afternoon. Beautiful bright day. Clara’s birthday (80). P.S. Henry buried.</p> <p>Men choring and at the bush afternoon. Very fine day. Brock down town at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Men choring and Robt and I down before forenoon. Dull looking. At noon it got started to mizzle and kept it up all afternoon. Men went to bush aft. A very steady rain at night. Mrs. Rhame here for syrup jars.</p> <p>Men choring forenoon. And back cutting wood afternoon. Brock went to town evening. Rather fine day. Got dull and little light rain.</p> <p>Brock done chores. Da feeling very miserable with the cold. Brock down to night train to meet Uncle Jim and Nellie. Fine and very warm.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Brock to church at night. Dull and raining all morning.</p> <p>Brock done chores and took Uncle Jim and Nellie to morning train. T came home this morning and walked out. Real cold north wind with flurries &amp; snow. Da still quite miserable.</p> <p>Brock choring. I to town in afternoon and got Wiley shod and take down can of cream. Dr. Ferrier out to see Da. He has pneumonia and one lung about filled. Fine and milder. Freezing at night</p> <p>Brock doing chores and chopping. Dr. Ferrier here in afternoon. Da not any better and the other lung affected. Uncle Richd here. Fine and bright but now east wind. Harry here in evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Brack done chares and to laeew in in afternoon. {inelligle?}.</p> <p>To erriew here al harw.</p> <p>Ala much the same bed bright and not suffering much.</p> <p>Harry have luiel Phileto Menche Richo also Rotto &amp; Jack called.</p> <p>talking to Claire this morning.</p> <p>April Friday, 1 Brack done chares. Oui Ferirew here anh hoow, leul to imforinement</p> <p>Saturday, 2</p> <p>Done chores. Dr, Ferriew here leul Drido little charges in father.</p> <p>Leul aujeeo</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Brock done chores. Dr. Ferrier came about ten o’clock and brought Miss Cunningham. Dr. said father was holding his own. Here again at night and found hime very good. A beautiful warm bright day.</p> <p>Brock done chores. Earl helped him in afternoon. Mr. Short here for grain. Out twice to see father but he is sinking and does not give us much hope. Uncle Richd is staying all night. Dr. prepared oxygen for father to-night.</p> <p>Brock done chores, Ron and Earl cleaning seed grain. Mr. Henderson, Aunt Emma &amp; Uncle Richd called. Da had a restless night but slept most of afternoon. Beautiful day.</p> <p>Brock done chores, Ron and Roy cleaning grains. Dr. Here in morning and helped? Da out to front veranda. He out all day and quite contented, but very restless in morning. Brought him in about six and he died at 10:30. Mrs Henderson came and Walt helped {illegible}. Uncle Richd, Harry, Walt, Chas. Walker, Melville came to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 1921</p> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY.2C_7"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">THURSDAY, 7</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_8"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 8</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_9"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 9</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MEMORANDA"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">MEMORANDA</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 7</span></h2> <p>Brock done chores. Ed. Steelbridge here all day. Jack helped do chores also Ross. Nod here too and they took of the storm windows. Brock and Melville to town in morning. Mr. Herdran here at noon with Carter. Uncle sam here in morning. Fine day but not quite so bright. Uncle Will came tonight.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 8</span></h2> <p>Jack done chores. Betty, Mrs Thompson, Uncle Jim, Nellie and LIlliah, Mr. Hunter, Miss Vera came to attend funeral. Da buried at 2.30 P.m by Roetata. {Trade?} Willows, Frank Page, Jao. Ms. Ewing, Mr. Yager, Watt Burrows &amp; Chad. Walter pad - bearers. A terrible rainy day.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 9</span></h2> <p>Brock done chores. Cecil Walker helped him. Neville and he to town in afternoon. Jack &amp; Rachel went to Uncle Sam for dinner. Then went home by night train. Cloudy and dull but brightened into warm night.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">MEMORANDA</span></h2> <p>Mrs. Giffin, Uncle Jums, Mrs. Thompson. Janet {Buett?}, Neil Key {illegible} and ourselves. {illegible} flowers.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 1921</p> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_10"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 10</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_11"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">MONDAY, 11</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_12"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY, 12</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_13"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY, 13</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 10</span></h2> <p>Home all day. Melville went home in afternoon.</p> <p>Flurries of snow and real cold wind but bright-.</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 11</span></h2> <p>Brock done chores. Chopping and threw out the manure. Then was covering the drains in afternoon. Mr. Woodman out and read Da's will in evening.</p> <p>Fine and bright- but cold north wind.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 12</span></h2> <p>Done chores. Jack warren a reluctant soldier came to work. Finished. Draining out manure to {illegible}. Ploughing in afternoon on the 8 {ae?}. below maple tree. Mr. and Mrs. Joe {illegible} then Dr. Gillie called. Mr. Henderson called in evg for Rather dull like rain.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 13</span></h2> <p>Jack Warren come to work this morning. DOne chores and finished morning corn ground. Then drew a load of {slong?} from of the {sae?}. on other {flace?} Clara went to see Mrs. {Heo?} walters. She died yesterday. Brock to down at night. Bright and warm. Nothing like rain.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 1921</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 14</span></h2> <p>Done chores and ploughing on {8 ae?} below maple tree. I to town in morning. Rather dull but warm. looking like rainy. Quite a drizzle about five o' clock.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 15</span></h2> <p>Done chores and Brock took a few bags chop and went to Brampton! Brought home 100lbs sugar &amp; 100lbs soap. Came from Dunson Bros. Brock and Jack splitting wood on other place in aft. Very foggy and rather minty in afternoon. Uncle Riehd and Aunt Emma called this aft. Also Rev.Lake. olive painting floor above kitchen.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 16</span></h2> <p>Done chores. Then went back to back {bush?} to cut {stablet?} wood but came in rain about eleven so they came up choring in afternoon. Terrible day of sleet and rain, A heavy cooling of ice on everything.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 1921</p> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_17"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 17</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_18"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">MONDAY, 18</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_19"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY, 19</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_20"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY, 20</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 17</span></h2> <p>Home all day. Snowed very hard in morning and very wintery looking.</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 18</span></h2> <p>Done chores. Brock to vote in morning and cleaning goose house. Then {jolitting?} wood in the back bush in afternoon. Henry Booth here. Quite a bright-day. Snowing but very sloppy.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 19</span></h2> <p>Done chores. FInished splitting and filing wood in back bush. Clara &amp; I to town in forenoon. Mrs. Chester Walker {illegible} word here in evening. Brock were at {Dunones?} Very fine warm day.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 20</span></h2> <p>Done chores. Brock went to Nod in morning. THen ploughing on other place in forenoon. Mr. Hambly here in afternoon. Valuating stock. Borck took him home about 5.30. Jack went out to plough after dinner but came on rain about three o'clock. Jack= a {illegible}. Then a thunderstorm about 8.30 at night.</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="#APRIL_.3D.3D._.3D.3D.3D_SUNDAY.2C_24_.3D.3D.3D._.3D.3D.3D_1921_.3D"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">APRIL ==. === SUNDAY, 24 ===. === 1921 =</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_25"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">MONDAY, 25</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_26"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY, 26</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_27"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY, 27</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">APRIL ==. === SUNDAY, 24 ===. === 1921 =</span></h2> <p>Brock to church at night. Mother and Clara to cemetry in afternoon. Bright and breezy.</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 25</span></h3> <p>Jack done chores. Brock working on road garden on road all day. {aud threy out rode?} sold fat cattle to Navy British for $8.50. Fine and very warm.</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 26</span></h3> <p>Jack done chores. Piled wood in bush and {filing?} spruce in afternoon. Brock ploughing on the {gae?}. I {sod?} on other place. Mr. Henderson here in evening. I took Clara and Joyce to morning train. very hot day.</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 27</span></h3> <p>Choring and chopping. Jack left this morning about eleven o'clock. {Jane making come new from Hrdi?} He was fired. Fine morning but rainy afternoon. Jack came back about eleven o'clock.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 1921</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 28</span></h2> <p>Done chores. Brock took load of logs to Moorefield in morning. Ploughing road on other place in afternoon. Jack choring and put in food- Cod came and heering gate. Put-up white fence after supper.</p> <p>Fine and very warm.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 29</span></h2> <p>Done chores. Put</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.2C_1"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, 1</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday.2C_2"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Monday, 2</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday.2C_3"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday, 3</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday.2C_4"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday, 4</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 1</span></h2> <p>Brest and Betty went to church at night. Betty stayed at Leyton's. Heavy clouds and very cold wind.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 2</span></h2> <p>Done chores. Busck and Jack ploughing on the back of the other place. A very calm dull day.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 3</span></h2> <p>Jack done chores. He chopping in the afternoon. Repairing fence between back yard and cattle yard. Brock ploughing the 2 headlands on root ground. He pruning and ploughing garden patch. Dehorned young cattle. Bathed the dog. Fine and rather warm.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 4</span></h2> <p>Jack done chores. Brock cultivating little patches on this place. Then cultivating and discing on root ground. Jack's wife in field. Reset bush on root ground. Fine but a little cloudy and cool.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 5</span></h2> <p>Done chores. Cultivated, harrowed and sowed half the field next Jack's line fence. Other side of orchard Fine and quite warm at times. Sowing for the first.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 6</span></h2> <p>Brock harrowed &amp; sowed most grounds and cultivated mangel ground on thy side of ditch, also sowed little patch on other place. Jack disced half of sod next Jack's garden patch. Warmed and quite bright at times. Few drops of rain in afternoon.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 7</span></h2> <p>Done chores. Jack and Brock ploughing in forenoon on other place. Jack cultivated half of sod next Jack's in afternoon. Brock ploughed the headlands and planted a few potatoes. Jack to the town at night. Fine &amp; bright - breezy.</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.2C_8"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 8</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_9"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">MONDAY, 9</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_10"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY, 10</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_11"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY, 11</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 8</span></h2> <p>Mr. &amp; Mrs. McDace, Donald &amp; Douglas Here in afternoon and for tea. Drove to town at night. Beautiful day.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 9</span></h2> <p>Done chores and cultivating nape ground and on other place in forenoon. Harrowed and sowed other half and west sacks and the corner lots Fine bright day.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 10</span></h2> <p>Drove and cultivating on other place in forenoon. Then sowing and harrowing in afternoon. Jack sick to-day but for a couple of hours in P.M. Fine and warm.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 11</span></h2> <p>Done chores. Cultivating discing, harrowing and sowing on other place and field back. Terrible windy day but fine &amp; sunny. Luke Osby dead.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 12</span></h2> <p>Done chores. Brock cultivating in manure on 7 ac. (3rd field) in forenoon and Jack harrowing. Cultivated and harrowed part- ly in afternoon. Henry came home and put in drain back of low driving house. I to town for morning. Cloudy and light rain. East wind.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 13</span></h2> <p>Finished, sowing and harrowing the 7 ac. in forenoon. Then cultivating in back 14 ac. next to Ewing's in afternoon. Mother and I to cemetry to Luke Dubey's funeral in afternoon. Very heavy downpour about five o'clock. Thunder &amp; lightening.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 14</span></h2> <p>Done chores and planted some more potatoes in garden in forenoon. Jack cultivating in back 13 ac. in other place in afternoon. And Brock filled in drain behind hay driving house and up to road. We to town at night. Henry finished up about six o'clock. Dull and cloudy. Cold wind at night.</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.2C_15"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 15</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_16"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">MONDAY, 16</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_17"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY, 17</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_18"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY, 18</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 15</span></h2> <p>Mr. &amp; Mrs. Thompson here for tea and spent evening. Cool and dull, frost at night</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 16</span></h2> <p>Done chores. Working in back 14 ac. kept in living and got some of it sowed. Dr. Jones from Listowel here and we ordered a momument. Real cold morning, but warmer in P.M not very bright.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 17</span></h2> <p>Done chores. Working in back 14 ac. finished sowing it Just disced fin furrows in 4 ac. behind low driving house Dull and cloudy. looking like rain. Put up garden fence after tea.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 18</span></h2> <p>Plouging and harrowing behind low driving house. Brock to town at night- Fine day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday, 19</p> <p>Finished ploughing in forenoon behind low driving house. Got taut roller. Harrowing and rolling it. I over to Hods at night. Beauliful day.</p> <p>Friday, 20</p> <p>Jack harrowed &amp; folled 4 ac. behind low driving house. Brock cultivating mangel ground and harrowed it. I to town in morning. Fine and very warm.</p> <p><br />Saturday, 21</p> <p>Brock ploughed mangel ground and harrowed it twice. Jack cultivating summer fallow at other place. Fine and warm.</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="#May_SUNDAY.2C_22_1921"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">May SUNDAY, 22 1921</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_23"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">MONDAY, 23</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#VICTORIA_DAY_.28Dominion.29_TUESDAY.2C_24"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">VICTORIA DAY (Dominion) TUESDAY, 24</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_25"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY, 25</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May SUNDAY, 22 1921</span></h3> <p>Dane Mapin here for dinner. Jack &amp; he went away about four o'clock. Thunder storms going round all day. Raining mostly all afternoon and {guile?} heavy about seven &amp; eight o'clock.</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 23</span></h3> <p>Jack Chapping and Brock cleaned hen house in forenoon. Sprouting potatoes in afternoon. Black went up about five to heep {Elevin} raise his driving house. I went to train to ?. Cloudy in a.m but brightened.</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">VICTORIA DAY (Dominion) TUESDAY, 24</span></h3> <p>Jack done chores and sprouting potatoes. Brock to leavin for fertilizer &amp; to get rans teeth filed in morning. ?. Brock Jack &amp; I down to sports in afternoon and concert at night - "A good Fellow". Guile - dull and cool. Rain all night.</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 25</span></h3> <p>Dull &amp; cloudy. Pick up barbecque on fence on other place, uncovered trough at four driving house and put in a tile at the hydrant! Uncle Sam &amp; Etta here in evening. I took {Mis Goherforky} to morning train.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 26</span></h2> <p>Hifing fence along alfalfa field in forenoon and Sbelenden Watts in afternoon Fine and warmer Brock to town to night. for {cream?} seperator. Sat at International trial.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 27</span></h2> <p>Brock working mangel and turnip ground. Jack cultivated summer fallow. Looking like rain cloudy &amp; warm.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 28</span></h2> <p>Working at line fence between Watts Came up about four o'clock thunder rain and a heavy rain; again about five o'clock Warm &amp; sultry.</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.2C_29"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 29</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_30"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">MONDAY, 30</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_31"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY, 31</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_1"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY, 1</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 29</span></h2> <p>Clara &amp; {Grenville?} &amp; Joyce also Mr. &amp; Mrs. Curie motored down this morning. The Men &amp; Herriston in P.M. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Lowes here in evening Fine and warm.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 30</span></h2> <p>Finished fence next Watt and measured pasture in forenoon. The Chatsworth people left for home about 10 o'cl. Very warm morning, thunder showers &amp; washed sheep in afternoon. Going read. &amp; to town. Brock hoed potatoes in garden after P.M. Supper. Plat over at Aldo at night.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 31</span></h2> <p>Building fence between &amp; us in forenoon. Working on root ground in afternoon and cut grass. Warm in forenoon but got much cooled towards night</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 1</span></h2> <p>Jack drawing out {manrue?} for potatoes Brock worked up mangel ground and sowed turnips. The boys to town to night. Beautiful day cool breeze.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 2</span></h2> <p>Jack and Brock drawing out manure in forenoon. Then Jack cultivated the 4 ac. behind hog drawing house in afternoon &amp; Brock at telephone. Jack over to Nodo to telephone. Fine but looking like rain.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 3</span></h2> <p>Jack chopping in forenoon and Brock cleaning land. Clearing pens. Spread ashes in afternoon and threw out some more of line fence between Watt. Jack over to Burrough a.m. to telephone {Nedny?} {raey?} through the night-light tristy and dull.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 4</span></h2> <p>Brock working at line fence himself and finished it. Jack lost the boy off. They went down to town about eight a.m. and brought him back about 2 p.m. His mother came up from Hamilton. He never came back. Don't know where he is. Brock &amp; I had time and cool at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday, 5</p> <p>Brock to town at night. Dr.McGregor here for tea. Fine and warmer.</p> <p>Monday, 6</p> <p>Brock drawing out manure all day. Jack never came. Mr.Downer here to fix separator. Fine but looking like rain.</p> <p><br />Tuesday, 7</p> <p>Brock drawing our manure for potatoes. Up to Elwin's after tea for his seed drill. {illegible}. Brought back riding plough. Mother &amp; I to town in P.M. Fine and warmer.</p> <p><br />Wednesday, 8</p> <p>Cultivated 4 ac. Behind low driving house and sowed &amp; harrowed it in afternoon to barley. {illegible} Will and Mr.Wilson here for tea. They have a new Paige Sedow. Fine and warm.</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="#JUNE_.3D.3D_.3D.3D_1921"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">JUNE == == 1921</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#THURDAY.2C_9"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">THURDAY, 9</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_10"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 10</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_11"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 11</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JUNE == == 1921</span></h2> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURDAY, 9</span></h3> <p>Brock seperated out young cattle from Rays and borrowed 4 ac behind {?} driving house. Planted ten rows of potatoes in afternoon. Will Hamielon here to take {?} had ten. Fine and very hot.</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 10</span></h3> <p>Brock sheared thirteen sheep. We to {? corner ?} at night. {Elora dramatic club.) Close and looking like rain. {?} a shower about six and a heavy thunder storm about 9.30.</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 11</span></h3> <p>Choring and cleaning pens. Brock to leave in afternoon for {?} Showry and warm. Cooler towards evening</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.2C_12"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 12</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_13"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">MONDAY, 13</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_14"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY, 14</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_15"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY, 15</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 12</span></h2> <p>Brock to church at night. Harry and Della here in evening Fine but cool.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 13</span></h2> <p>Ploughing corn ground in forenoon. Sowing barley on a corner in back field that was drowned out in afternoon. Fine day but very windy in afternoon. Sade here in evening.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 14</span></h2> <p>Working on corn ground. Henry came at noon for tile the open ditch Brock driving home. Brock ploughed the ditch out for him. Fine and warm.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 15</span></h2> <p>Brock working on corn ground Henry putting in tile in {tired?} ditch Brock driving home. Brock to Freds for eggs in evening. Fine and hot.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday, 16</p> <p>Brock rolled corn ground and sowed it in forenoon. Henry had tile laid by noon. Ploughing in ditch in afternoon. Gully and clody at times looking like rain.</p> <p><br />Friday, 17</p> <p>Choring and chopping in forenoon. To Lapp's in afternoon with some pig chops and took International seperator back. Took Elwin's drill home after tea. Quite rainy morning but cleared up in the afternoon. Quite sultry.</p> <p><br />Saturday, 18</p> <p>Drawing out manure for turnips. We three to town at night. Fine and warm.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday, 19</p> <p>Mother &amp; Brock to Uncle Richds in afternoon. Brock to church at night. Beautiful day.</p> <p>Monday, 20</p> <p>Drawing out manure. Fine and very warm &amp; calm.</p> <p><br />Tuesday, 21</p> <p>Drawing out manure for turnip field about three and started to plough it in. Mr.Thompson's family and Capt. Potter here in evening. Very warm &amp; calm.</p> <p>Wednesday, 22</p> <p>Ploughing bent ground. Very hot day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday, 23</p> <p>Finished ploughing root ground and dicing &amp; harrowing it. Drove to Gilmore for strawberries in sug. To town in morning. Miss woods here in evening also Modge &amp; Ach. Very warm but a little cooler in afternoon.</p> <p><br />Friday, 24</p> <p>Working root grounf. Brock to {illegible} at night. Mr. and Mrs. Will Richards and Mrs. Shultz-Bey (Selva) called in evening. Very hot day.</p> <p><br />Saturday, 25</p> <p><br />Working root ground and sowed half the turnips in afternoon. Went to town for some chop that was left. Down in forenoon for crate of barries. Very hot day. A sprinkle in the afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 27</span></h3> <p>Brock working {?} root ground and sowed turnips. Very close a little sprinkle in morning.</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 28</span></h3> <p>Chopping and choring in {?} Fork clay down and {filing Das grane} in afternoon. {?} a rainy morning. Fine afternoon but hot. heavy rain + wind in evening.</p> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 29</span></h3> <p>Bret haeing and scuffing mangels. {?}Came in six, train stayed all night. Brock to town at night. Very hot day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 3</p> <p>Brock to town at night. Terrible hot day.</p> <p>MONDAY 4</p> <p>Home doing road work and Brock to {loing?} hing summen tallow. Terfific heat very calm.</p> <p>TUESDAY 5</p> <p>Lorne doign road work and Brock joloing hing parmme tallow. Mother and Hellian to town in afternoon. I lageuee hattie, Elain and Gerald here in eveneing. Terrific heat and calm.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 6</p> <p>We to Mr. Talcamer funeral in afternoon. Laughing in summer fallow. Horses banting. Mr. Theo B Jenning, Ms. Harold Jenning brought Betty here she and I to town with Harr. Brock new to see well diller at Hatches. Terrible hot.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 7</p> <p>Plaughing summer fallow. Mr. Shaner and Miss Shaner here in evening. Very hot day but a light breeze.</p> <p>FRIDAY 8</p> <p>Plaughing summer fallow. Had to come in about home a thunder storm come on. Then chopping and choring. Laughing in afternoon. Shaner again about five thirty. Cooler.</p> <p>SATURDAY 9</p> <p>Finished ploughing summer fallow by noon doing potatoes in garden. Go and here for a bag of potatoes. Betty came back with him. Shepard storms spring hound all day. Luel very little rain. Heary thunder storm abotu 11p.m. We to lawn tonight.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 10</p> <p>Betty and I went to Uncle Richards for dinner and Harry's for tea. Brock to lawn at night. Warm and cloudy. Thunder storms very loud.</p> <p>MONDAY 11</p> <p>Cultivating and {harrawing?} summer fallow. Brock cutting corn in afternoon. Warm and bright.</p> <p>TUESDAY 12</p> <p>Home away all day to Palmerton. Brock scullings follage {illegible} I took Betty and Lillian to morning train. Very hot and calm. We sowed grey stone {illegible}</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 13</p> <p>{Faed?} potatoes and hawing mangll second time. Very hot day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 14</p> <p>Brock cultivating summer fallow and picked up a long line feuge bottom. Home haeing mangalo. Greemed potatoes in field. Fine and warm in morning. Thunder storms goign around in afternoon.</p> <p>FRIDAY 15</p> <p>Scuffinh and hoeing turn into. Fine and warm.</p> <p>SATURDAY 16</p> <p>Brock to lawn in morning with Chad and got horses shed. Horne racing turninto. Mowed grass and up 16 space in afternoon and scuffing corn. Thunder storms goign around. Rainy evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 17</p> <p>Drove to church in morning. brock to Nefkey for lea. Brock 28 years old. Fine and warm.</p> <p>MONDAY 18</p> <p>Choring and putting in cement tallo in part of horse stable. Heavy rain in night and heavy thunder storms going around all day. Very heavy rain about midnight, a lamb worried my dogs.</p> <p>TUESDAY 19</p> <p>Choring , cleaning pens, chapping, and putting down more cement in horse stable. Allo and Mr Moner here in evening, Lew Corbett here to look at lamb. Cleaning up and some chores. Filling in the ditch back on farm in afternoon.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 20</p> <p>Brock cutting hay in back 14 ac. Lorges having and picked up two fence bottoms. Brock to town at night. Fine but cool breeze.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 21</p> <p>Lawn cutting in back 14ac. and Brock racking. Drawing in after dinner. Fine and warm and foggy.</p> <p>FRIDAY 22</p> <p>Cutting, raking, and drawing in hay, from back 14ac. Cut a piece of hay back in barn. D. Mr. Gregor here in evening. We to Lilhoul, Lizzie Hillorn here. Beautiful warm day.</p> <p>SATURDAY 23</p> <p>Lawn started to cut a piece back in barn and. Brock raking in back 14ac. Finsihed drawing from back 14ac. and second raked it. Brock cutting more behind barn in afternoon and raked barn. He and I to town at night. Fine and warm.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July 1921</span></h2> <p>SATURDAY 24</p> <p>Uncle Will and Mr. Gaeb here for tea. Lizzie here in evening and had an Sade. Home at Gommeie's in afternoon, home abotu eight. Fine and warm.</p> <p>MONDAY 25</p> <p>Brock raking and home cuttign back of barn in afternoon. Earl hearted helping draw in after noon and Brcok cutting, some more back by ditch. Fien and breezy in afternoon.</p> <p>TUESDAY 26</p> <p>Home finished putting strip back around the ditch. Earl here all day and all drawing in. Very close that. Thunder storms went around all night and 11 laods to day and 32 in all to date.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 27</p> <p>Drawing in and raking from back by ditch. Earl here all day. I to town in afternoon. Brock dawn at night. Warm and very high wind all day. Thunder showers came around.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 28</p> <p>Cut the aac. after ride of ditch raking, and drawing in after dinner. Earl here in afternoon. Finsihed thise ride and ditch 5 loads. May Gardeu here all day. Mother look her to come about town lorne dawn to lodge at night. Rain through the night but quick breeze during day.</p> <p>FRIDAY 29</p> <p>Cut hold the 14ac. I {illegible} below little orchard in afternoon. Brock stuffed potatoes and making 6 ge other side of ditch. Lorne and drew in 5 laods in afternoon. The barn getting very full. Warm and calm. Feelign like rain.</p> <p>SATURDAY 30</p> <p>Lorne leaving hay and helping cut grass 14ac. in afternoon. Brock cutting all afternoon, drew in rest of hay on ditch, and raked it and got 1 load after supper and of 14ac below little orchard. Brock and lorne to lawn at night, very heavy storms went round. Heavy {illegible}and bugh wind but not much rain.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 31</p> <p>Brock to church at night. Mr. and Ms. Shawpau here in evening.Rather dull and quite cool. Done called to mauike if we had any word of Jack.</p> <p>MONDAY 1</p> <p>Raked half of 14ac below little orchard and drew in 9 loads. Dull morning but fine breezy afternoon. Looking like rain in evening.</p> <p>TUESDAY 2</p> <p>Finished haying. Raked and drew in the rent of 14ac field. Jack Walker here helping. I of to Roy in evening. Fine but looking a little like rain.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 3</p> <p>Brock scuffing {illegible} in afternoon. Rorrne to town with Chap. Brock got and bender and cut little patch at road on other place and took a lawn round to barely but it too green. Home shacking. Brock to lawn at night. Fine and warm.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">August 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 4</p> <p>Scuffing and haeing {illegible} for a few hours in morning. Then started in to cut oat on road ground. Larne shacking. Beautiful bright warm day. Aleg cut oat the other side and ditchy herd barn. Brock at garden barley at Rhomes.</p> <p>FRIDAY 5</p> <p>Home having for a while in morning. Then cutting and shocking on other place. The 7ac in morning plaughing Mr. Henderson called in afternoon. A little cloudy in morning but fine warm day.</p> <p>SATURDAY 6</p> <p>Finished cutting oats and started on barley. Came on a heavy rain at noon and was cueh afternoon. Charing, Braung home binder we to lawn at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">August 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 7</p> <p>Bill Garo andMaggie Happen here for dinner and lea. Maggie stayed. Brock to lawn at night.</p> <p>MONDAY 8</p> <p>Finished cutting barley and started in back 14 ac. nech M. Eaing home shacking. Windy and dull at times.</p> <p>TUESDAY 9</p> <p>Finished cutting back 14ac Worked late. Lorne shacking. Fine and warm.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 10</p> <p>Cutting field nech Jack. Very badley dawn home shacking. Watto man here haeing turn it to all day. Ma look Maggie down to cemetary and over to Mr. Mitchell and stayed for dinner. Here Gordon and Uncle Rich here for dinner. Ma look him down lawn about fine. Cloudy like rain and warm.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">August 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 11</p> <p>Ground binder think and hawing in for noon. Young Hagerly here in for noon. Lorne choring in afternoon. Brock out for the afternoon with Orm Hurley. Dull morning rain early in morning and a wet afternoon and evening.</p> <p>FRIDAY 12</p> <p>Cleared root hours, put of wineround call produce and out away rake in afternoon. Dipped lamb and having in afh. Mother and I to lawn. Merly morning, clearing and cooler in afternoon.</p> <p>SATURDAY 13</p> <p>Home to lawn withh Chap in morning. Brock scuffing tonight. Lorne having in afternoon and Brock culterling sammer tallow. We to lawn at night. Fine but like rain. Heavy thunder and rain storm a lot hail about 11p.m. Jack art and his mother came in here for storm.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">August 1921</span></h2> <p>Brock to church at night. Cloudy and cool.</p> <p>MONDAY 15</p> <p>Brock to moonefiled to called pay for lamb. Working in bush all day getting and herching wood. Harry Jones called. Warmer but cloudy and had drying much. Mr.and Ms. Euing died in car near Orangeville this Eag.</p> <p>TUESDAY 16</p> <p>Lorne having turninto second fine and Brock cultivating summer tallow. Drew in 2 loads of lawn, 2 farm over ditch but it was lamb. Cloudy in morning but a warm bright afternoon. We dawn to M evening M erg hoem to home to loage.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 17</p> <p>Having in morning and choring round in afternoon. Dull windy morning. Rainy afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">August 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 18</p> <p>Brock and Lorne putting in more cement stalls. Mother and I to Mr. Eauing funeral. He 71 years old. Cloudy dull morning but lawned and bright and fine. Brock to lawn at night.</p> <p>FRIDAY 19</p> <p>Cementing and drew leu loads of filling for house stable from Hibbons hill in for noon. Lorne having turninto an afternoon and Brock went for load of coal from J M Joace. Fine morning but got quite dull and looking like rain.</p> <p>SATURDAY 20</p> <p>Brock went for load of coal in morning. Home leulled hay in barn and then lurning and shack home and on other flage. Grayn very wet. Drew in little patch on other place and load and of field next bush. We to lawn at night. Clearing cloudy and coal.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">August 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 21</p> <p>Brock and Lorne to church at night. Mr. Henderson and I to Chatawoth. A little cloudy and cool at night.</p> <p>MONDAY 22</p> <p>Drawing in from filed next Jack to fine fence and stacking it on barn dump. Uncle Richard here helping . Rather cloudy and cool but fine.</p> <p>TUESDAY 23</p> <p>Finished drawing in on this place. Finished stack on dumb and started one behind barn. Uncle Rich helping all day. Brock to lawn at night. Fine bright day.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 24</p> <p>Drawing from back 14ac and stacking it behind barn. Uncle Rich here all day. Harry with leam in afternoon. Beautiful warm day but loooking like rain at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">August 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 25</p> <p>Finished drawing back 14ac. and drew barley. Ray, uncle Richard and Harry with lean here all day. Mrs. Newtead and Earl in for rhubarb. I to lawn in morning. Fine warm day.</p> <p>FRIDAY 26</p> <p>Brock cut 4 ac. I late barley behind low driving hours. Loune shocking Brock fixing fence back barn in afternoon and lorne I down with Chap. Fine bright day. Brock over to see Tom Miller about thering.</p> <p>SATURDAY 27</p> <p>Draing out manure onto field with Jack to. Brock down in afternoon to get flat mill canna but no one there. Dull and looking like rain.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">August 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 28</p> <p>Brock and Lorne to church at night. Fine and bright.</p> <p>MONDAY 29</p> <p>Drawing out manure all day. Fine and very hot hazy like rain. Brock and I to Arthur at night with Roy to hear Premier D Harry but not there liet Gov Clarke dead.</p> <p>TUESDAY 30</p> <p>Finished drawing out manure and drew up therhing wood. Brock away to see when Tom will be here to thresh. Very hot and really looking like rain.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 31</p> <p>Drew up barley in afternoon from back of law drving house. Then owing engine and I barn and getting ready to thread. I to lawn in afternoon. Tom mowed here at night. Fine and very hot.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">September 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 1</p> <p>Therheing slact behind barn and started the one on the dump. Fine day and very hot.</p> <p>FRIDAY 2</p> <p>Finihsed threhing about ten a.m. Then starightening out until noon. Lorne away to moorefield in afternoon. Brock helping Watt draw out manure. Brock to lawn to talk with Melville. Lorne went to work for Tom Hill. Mr. Henderson here in forenoon. Fine and bright.</p> <p>SATURDAY 3</p> <p>Brock look out seeds to barn and choring in forenoon. Dawn for a load of corn in afternoon fromClule. Ive to lawn at night. Dr. Archue Thoupoon, wife and 3 children called. Dorothy, Carmelia and Donlad. Warm morning, misty and cloudy in afternoon. Sully.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">September 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 4</p> <p>Brock to lawn at night. Pollock called for me in afternoon and 2 had tea and went to church. Fine and quite breezy.</p> <p>LABOR DAY MONDAY 5</p> <p>Brock went back to work summer tallow but it came on rain about ten. Juile a heauey shower round noon. Down for another load of corn in afternoon. mr. andMrs. Moner here in evening. Finer to words night.</p> <p>TUESDAY 6</p> <p>Brock down for a load of oat in forenoon. Cultivating summer fallow in afternoon. Down to meet Jack at night. Fine day but cool evening.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 7</p> <p>Brock to lawn with Chap in forenoon. Started to draw with wood from back barn to wood house in afternoon. Fine bright day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">September 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 8</p> <p>Drawing up wood and from back barn to fill wood house. Fine day. Lorne came back to night from Hill and stayed all night.</p> <p>FRIDAY 9</p> <p>Drawing up wood from bush finihsed filling wood house and put 2 loads in cellar. Uncle Will came about five o'clock. Fine and warm. Lorne left on morning train.</p> <p>SATURDAY 10</p> <p>Drew up the last load of wood from this bush and piled it back of house. Then drawing up bagg wood. Uncle Will and Jack , mother and I to lawn at night. Mr. Farley from down in richol here and bought hellie $200. Brock delivered her to his brothers on the 14th. Very hot day. Rain at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">September 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 11</p> <p>Uncle Will took us out for a drive in afternoon to herlowed and back. Brock to lawn at night. Jack over at Hillbouns. Cloudy and dull like rain.</p> <p>MONDAY 12</p> <p>Jack at Harry threshing and at Hershels. Brock drawing out bugg wood in forenoon, then got Seth corn binder and started to cut the corn. Fine and bright cool night.</p> <p>TUESDAY 13</p> <p>Jack at Hershel threshing and Wilmatt in afternoon. Brock finished cuttign corn in forenoon and at Wilmatt in afternoon. Uncle Will and I to Elora in afternoon. Fine and bright cool night.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 14</p> <p>Jack out Will Hicks and Roy threshing. Brock cleaned leno and brought back wine along by turniess at Hick and Roy threshing in afternoon for Jack Wallow. Mother went to Guelph with Uncle Will in afternoon. Dull in morning but fine afternoon, a little warm.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">September 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 15</p> <p>Brock and Jack at Roy and Eleains threshing all day. Fine day. Brock to lawn at night.</p> <p>FRIDAY 16</p> <p>Jack cleaning barn and filing fleuce in afternoon. Brock to town for Chap. Shacking corn in afternoon. Beautiful day.</p> <p>SATURDAY 17</p> <p>Put in ton cement stalls in horse stable. Brock and I to lawn at night. Rainy morning and afternoon. Fine night and cooler.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">September 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 18</p> <p>Uncle Jims and Uncle Will brought Mathew home in afternoon. Done here for dinner. Brock to town at night. Seuds I rain at times and cool.</p> <p>MONDAY 19</p> <p>Drawing up bugg wood. Fine day.</p> <p>TUESDAY 20</p> <p>Drew some clay in morning to fill in some stable then drawing up bugg wood. Brock to Orange Rally in Rothway at night. Dull and cloudy at times.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 21</p> <p>Getting ready to cement some of the stall in cow stable and got a load I sand in forenoon. Cementing in afternoon. Mother and I to town. Dull and hawery alplumes in forenoons. Brighter in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">September 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 22</p> <p>Will Violet and George came to night. Putting in gutter in cow stable in morning. Then Jack started about ten to cultivate summer fallow. brock filed some feuce on other place and pulshelf back with young cattel. Brock ploughing in second field this side. I fuimdmill. Fine day but high wind.</p> <p>FRIDAY 23</p> <p>Brock and Jack ploughing in second field back on other place. Beautiful bright day.</p> <p>SATURDAY 24</p> <p>Brock and Jack ploughing on other place. Mother went to Uncle Richards and the bay in afternoon with Will and Violet. They left on night train. We to town at night. Beautiful warm day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">September 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 25</p> <p>Brock to churhc at night. Heavy rain during night and early in morning, but cam eout fine with high wind and cool.</p> <p>MONDAY 26</p> <p>Jack and Brock ploughing on other place in forenoon. Brock finished up back there in afternoon. Jack started to plough stubble herd Jack line fence in afternoon.</p> <p>TUESDAY 27</p> <p>Ploughing all day hed Jack, Melville, Clara, Joyce, Jennie Giffen and Miss N. Hunter here for dinner. Clara and Joyce stayed and the others went home in afternoon. Fine morning but cloudy in afternoon.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 28</p> <p>Jack and Brock ploughing nech Jack in forenoon. All ah Drayton show in afternoon. Clara, Brock and I to concert at night. Beautiful day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">September 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 29</p> <p>Ploughing all day in field herd Jack. Brock to lawn for Chap in morning. Fine day.</p> <p>FRIDAY 30</p> <p>Getting herd of cow stable ready to cement. Jack dawn in forenoon and Sal lur teeth drawn. Done come out for him after aupper and took him milo lawn and the didu I come back. Juile a rainy dull day.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">October 1921</span></h2> <p>SATURDAY 1</p> <p>Brock ploughing all day in field hech Jack. We to lawn at night. Jack and Done here abotu town o'clock. Gone Jack $5.00. They gone to Hamillow. Fine day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">October 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 2</p> <p>Clara, Joyce and I went to Harhelo for tea. Dull and cool. Heavy rain in afternoon.</p> <p>MONDAY 3</p> <p>Brock went to plough but came on rain as put n rest of cement stall in cow stable. Orn Hussey helping. Here until four o' clock. Then ploughing again need Jack. I took Clara of to Harry for tea! Very diuly day. Seeds of rain.</p> <p>TUESDAY 4</p> <p>Brock finished ploughing field nech Jack. Clara and I to lawn in morning. Clara and Joyce at Elains for tea. Very dirly dull day suide showers at times. Fown for a laod I cool in morning.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 5</p> <p>Brock started to plough in back 14ac. Here M. Eeuing. Madgl and Beckie here for dinner and out for tea. Uncle Will, Miss Goeb Mines Cowan, Bishop guad and lymn here for big {Illegible}. I went back to Geulph with them. Fine day and quite breezy.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">October 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 6</p> <p>Brock ploughing on other place. I to concert at night in Geulph put on by Edward Johulou. Fine bright day.</p> <p>FRIDAY 7</p> <p>Brock look and two loads of pig and one for Jack Walker. Met me at night train. I cmae in from Elora. very rainy day.</p> <p>SATURDAY 8</p> <p>Two much to plough in back 14ac. So started sod at road on other place. We to lawn at night. Scuds I rain in forenoon. Much colder to wards evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">October 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 9</p> <p>Brock to lawn at night. Quite a heavy fall of snow in early morning. Mother down at Jack Walkers most of the day. Clara here at night, a baby boy arrived Harry and Della here in evening.</p> <p>MONDAY 10</p> <p>Put in gutter in cow stable then ploughign sod rest of day. Went to see Herb Shepheusau at night to get him to go to Seth Hershing. Showery in forenoon but fine p.m.</p> <p>TUESDAY 11</p> <p>Herb Slepheusau here. Raking up garden potatoes. brock ploughing sod on other place. Very dirly day. Dule heavy showers at times. Started to rain abotu 7:30 rained all night.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 12</p> <p>Herb went home this morning. Brock choring, sforead out corn to day and ploughing sod in afternoon. Cooler but fine and breezy. Mr. Henderson and Janet here in evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">October 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 13</p> <p>Brock finished ploughing sod next road other place baout three o' clock. Then went back to the 14ac. to plough. Herb Shephersau rained herd of potatoes in garden and at Seth Hershing for us. Clara of to Roup in p.m. Fine bright breezy day. Melville came this evening.</p> <p>FRIDAY 14</p> <p>Brock ploughed out half the potatoes in morning. Then ploughing on other place until noon. Raising potatoes in afternoon. Clara and Melville to toean in forenoon. Melville went to Brampton in afternoon. Fine warm day. Heb and Seth threshing.</p> <p>SATURDAY 15</p> <p>Look up next of potatoes. Then drawing in corn. Heb at Seths threshing until noon then helping wiht potatoes and corn. Melville came from Brampton this evg. Clara, he and I to lawn. Beautiful warm day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">October 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 16</p> <p>Clara, Melville and Joyce left for home about two o' clock. Mr and Mrs. Shampaeu and Amen here for tea. Brock to lawn at night. Fine warm day.</p> <p>MONDAY 17</p> <p>Brock drawing in corn. Beautiful warm day.</p> <p>TUESDAY 18</p> <p>Drew in rest of corn and started mangelo. Got five loads in corn. Shampaeu helping all day. Fine morning but loooking like rain in P.m. Heavy rain after supper.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 19</p> <p>I to lawn two a.m. Brock ploughing on other place in forenoon. Rolled up wine alongside orchard and choring in afternoon. Very dirly day. Showery morning and steady rain in afternoon. Thunder and big herning in evening. C.A. Shoopoon went home two a.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">October 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 20</p> <p>Brock ploughing all day on other place. Dirly day. Scuds of rain forenoon. Snow felll during night.</p> <p>FRIDAY 21</p> <p>Brock ploughing on other place in forenoon. Then mother and I helping him take up mangelo in afternoon. Got in 4 loads. mr Shaupeau came up this evening. I to Palmerston with Mr. Hnederson, Janet, Grace and Rotta Cuagg. Scuds of rain and snow in morning but hill afternoon.</p> <p>SATURDAY 22</p> <p>Jacking up mangelo and finished them 11 laods also harrawed potatoe round and picked up potatoes. Mr. Shaupaeu helping all day also Herb Shepenoon. Brock gave him $5.00. Fine but very windy.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">October 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 23</p> <p>Brock to church at night. Beautiful bright day.</p> <p>MONDAY 24</p> <p>Brock ploughing in back 14 ac next M Euing. I to town in morning. beut, jack suitcase. Dull and raw earl wind. Mr. Henderson called.</p> <p>TUESDAY 25</p> <p>Ploughing next M Euing. Brock to U.F.O. meeting in town at night. Brighter and colder.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 26</p> <p>Brock ploughing in back 14ac. Bright and very stormy, cold and wind. While frost at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">October 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 27</p> <p>Brock ploughing all day in back 14ac. Milder, earl wind, looking like rain.</p> <p>FRIDAY 28</p> <p>Brock finished ploughing healoud in back 14ac. Herd M Euining Sheu started to 7 ac in third field back. Mother to lawn in afternoon. Very heavy wind all morning. Cleared in afternoon mild.</p> <p>SATURDAY 29</p> <p>Brock at Jack threshing until 3 p.m. Sheu choring. We to lawn at night. Fien and bright. Very warm.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">October 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 30</p> <p>Uncle Jim, Nellie Hilligan, Uncle Will and Mrs , Alpine here for dinner. Lizzie Hilborn here in evening. Brock to town at night. Very fien bright morning. Dull and like rain in evening.</p> <p>MONDAY 31</p> <p>Roy Mapon at Watt threshing for us, 7 hours 10 mins. Brock tapping lurnipo and harrowed them out. Came on rain about eleven a.m. Ploughing in afternoon. They stayed all night. Dull and mild showery.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">November 2021</span></h2> <p>ALL SAINTS DAY TUESDAY 1</p> <p>Roy at Eli Mitchell threshing for us. brock dawn with 10 lamb in morning and drawing lurnipo in afternooon. mr. Bunaueu here in afternoon topping. Colder but quite bright. Brock up to Slepheuron in evening.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 2</p> <p>Brock drawing turn into morning. Herb helping in afternoon. Mr. Bieunaro tapping all day. Melville came about 6 o' clock. Out to buy a storm. {Illegible} load here for tea and all night. very hard fog last night but beautiful calm bright day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">November 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 3</p> <p>Drawing turnip in forenoon. Came on rain about noon. Choring in afternoon. Herb went home about 4 o'clock. Melville left two a.m. for hear Geulph. Dull morning, showery afternoon. Colder and lightening at night.</p> <p>FRIDAY 4</p> <p>Down for chap and got buggy shaft lifted and choring. We thull up to Tree Blue Towl supper in Rothway. Very dirly day. Soft snow like rain. Quite a fall at night.</p> <p>SATURDAY 5</p> <p>Brock drawing lurnipo. Got suede in Watt helped him with the last load. Very dirly day but much colder and still snowing at times. We to lawn at night, melville here about three o'clock on his way home. Looking like winter.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">November 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 6</p> <p>Brock away in afternoon and for tea. Very dull dark day. Mild heavy fall and snow in evening.</p> <p>THANKSGIVING DAY, MONDAY 7</p> <p>Done chores and brought up calves from bush, also separaw from barn. Cleaned hen peus in afternoon. Very dirly day, soft snow at times and slushy.</p> <p>TUESDAY 8</p> <p>Done chores and look up the Greylone turnip, two loads. Watt helped. Rolled up garden fence and ploughed it in afternoon. C.A. Ghoupoon and family here all night. Came about 9:30 p.m. They going to meaford. Cloudy and cold earl wind. Snowing at night, quite wintery.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 9</p> <p>Done chores and brought young cattle from other place. Ghampoon left about 10 A.M. for Chateworth. Putting in a stall in for stable in afternoon. Stormy day and colder. Very windy looking.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">November 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 10</p> <p>Done chores in forenoon and at Jim Walker in afternoon to see about raw. We of to Chester Walker in evening. I town in morning. Milder and fine.</p> <p>FRIDAY 11</p> <p>Done chores and put on storm windows and trimming horses feet. Fine and brighter.</p> <p>SATURDAY 12</p> <p>Done chores. Coured plough at law well and let down some barle wine on other place and wine in cow lane. Jim Walker brought ram to sechang. Fine bright day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">November 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 13</p> <p>Brock to lawn at night. Fine but milder and quite fallo and snow at times earl wind.</p> <p>MONDAY 14</p> <p>Done chores and drawing out manure in afternoon. Very foggy and dark. Mild and a fine rain at times.</p> <p>TUESDAY 15</p> <p>Done chores and killed pig in afternoon.Watt helping Brock and I down to Canderualine meeting in hall. Han. Ms Phersau and Mr. Clayton speaker. Fine bright day.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 16</p> <p>Done chores in morning and drew out two loads I manure in afternoon. Mother and I to Uncle John Gordans funeral in afternoon. Went with Harry. Mild and bright but foggy to ward evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">November 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 17</p> <p>Choring and cleaning pens. Very dark foggy day. Mr. Dr. Flath buried.</p> <p>FRIDAY 18</p> <p>Choring. Rained most of the day. Snow all gone and roads very soft.</p> <p>SATURDAY 19</p> <p>Done chores and fixing fence round barn yard. Brock and I to lawn at night. Dull and dirly. Very heavy rain after dinner and sopually next of day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">November 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 20</p> <p>Brock and I to Zion in afternoon. Brock to lawn at night. Fine but cloudy at times and colder.</p> <p>MONDAY 21</p> <p>Done chores and ploughing on other place in afternoon but it was soft. Rather dull but dry.</p> <p>TUESDAY 22</p> <p>Done chores and ploughing summer fallow in afternoon. I of to school at night. Dull but dry colder.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 23</p> <p>Done chores. Brock to lawn in p.m. Cold and quite windy. Frozen, to hard to plough.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">November 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 24</p> <p>Done chores and banking up root. House window in p.m. Very dull and sleeling at times. Very icy.</p> <p>FRIDAY 25</p> <p>Done chores and look out one load of manure in afternoon. Wilmett here in afternoon. Mother and I to lawn. I stayed in with mady. Quite bright and thawing very quickly.</p> <p>SATURDAY 26</p> <p>Brock choring all day. Mother came for me in forenoon. Dull and misty now earl wind and sleet at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>SUNDAY 27</p> <p>Brock to lawn at night. Very dull and foggy icy.</p> <p>MONDAY 28</p> <p>Done chores and drew out some manure in afternoon. Very icy in morning leul thawing to wand evening. I {my?} to the schaol at night very dark foggy day.</p> <p>TUESDAY 29</p> <p>Done chores and down for chop in afternoon. Very dull foggy day.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 30</p> <p>Done chores and drawing out manure with waggon, mother of J to lown in P.m. and dawn to J Ritche for {affle?}. Brock dawn at night to U. R. O. Mally. Guide bright and mild.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">December 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 1</p> <p>Done chores and cleaning Jens. Ploughing in dilch in afternoon. Foggy and dull {For noon?}. Bright in afternoon. Road very {aofh?}.</p> <p>FRIDAY 2</p> <p>Done chores. Brock look down loaj bread in afternoon to O.B. Henij to be judged. They D look him to {aiy?} thain. Ne went to Gueeth to hear Hon. meighen {njoeak?}. Very dirly rainy day and high wind at night.</p> <p>SATURDAY 3</p> <p>D met Brock at morning train. Choring and Jolwyhing a little on the place in p.m. I ot to achoal at night. Calden and rather bright.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">December 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 4</p> <p>Mother and I down to Preley, anniversary in morning. Brock and I {doing?} at night, Mr. Anderson have fon lea. Time bright day.</p> <p>MONDAY 5</p> <p>Done chores. Mother and Brock to town in afternoon to sign some paper in Conneclin with caill then to race Peter hung and {uj?} to Harry to see Tom Miller. Snowy at times and caldew.</p> <p>TUESDAY 6</p> <p>Done chores and started to bagg word about 10:30 A.M. {Tinnihed?} about 4:30 P.M. Oran Hussey, Peter hung and Harry helping in afternoon. We over to wole about fine, Clarke and Prichard (U.F. O.) Very snowy in morning {leuh?} lurned out a fine afternoon.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 7</p> <p>Done chores, {Onev?} to watt for a pig. {Onev?} to Mr. Payleyo in afternoon. Tom here for his engine.</p> <p>To one day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December 1921, CONCEPTION DAY (Quebec)</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 8</p> <p>Done chores. Mother and I to lawn in afternoon. Fine and bright.</p> <p>FRIDAY 9</p> <p>Done chores, drawing and {manure?}. Fine but dull and cold winds.</p> <p>SATURDAY 10</p> <p>Done chores and drawing and {manure?}. Rather dull but fine.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">December 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 11</p> <p>Robt and Maggie Gan have for led. Beautiful bright day mild.</p> <p>MONDAY 12</p> <p>Done chores and drawing out {manure?} I to laion in afternoon and of {lo achoal?} to frailine at night. Mother and brock of to play tale and in lo jewel Rich do $177. Fine bright day.</p> <p>TUESDAY 13</p> <p>Done chores. Brock to Moorefield to bring Watt and Jack home. They men with cattle. Brock to town at night. We picked 13 geese. Rather cold, flurries of snow at times.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 14</p> <p>Done chores and pciked 14 chickens. Jack Walker {heefwg?}. I of to school at night. Fine bright day. Frosty.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">December 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 15</p> <p>Done chores and look fowl to Arthur in afternoon. 13 geese and 14 chickens. 132 lleo and 29. 77 lleo @ 32. Beautiful day, froly. Got Wiley shod in Arthur. Oswald Relley called.</p> <p>FRIDAY 16</p> <p>Done chores. Brock helping Watt home with some catttle from below Drayton in afternoon. I of to school in afternoon. Rural Garo brought a droke. Mild but raw and wind and snow.</p> <p>SATURDAY 17</p> <p>Done chores and charing all day. Raining {guile?} houd all day. Mothe, Brock and I of to school connech st night. Rainy evening and windy.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">December 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 18</p> <p>Terrific stormy day from the {luerh?}. Every place blew full of snow, rather {aofh?}.</p> <p>MONDAY 19</p> <p>Done chores. Brock to lawn in afternoons with {chaj?}. Fine day.</p> <p>TUESDAY 20</p> <p>Done chores and cleaning pens and hen {haure?} Mother and I to {lain?} in afternoon. Beautiful day and very mild.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 21</p> <p>Done chores and moving straw in barn in afternoon. Brock to lawn at night. Very cold harth wind and frosty.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">December 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 22</p> <p>Done chores and setting eugine. Fine but cold.</p> <p>FRIDAY 23</p> <p>Doen chores. I to town in morning to mail parcel. Brock drawing and manure in afternoon. Fine and rather mild.</p> <p>SATURDAY 24</p> <p>Done chores and all to lawn in afternoon. Brock to leurn at night again Linele will come on night {illegible} cold. Raw day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">December 1921</span></h2> <p>SUNDAY 25</p> <p>Uncle Will here. Beautiful bright day.</p> <p>MONDAY 26</p> <p>Done chores. I took Uncle Will to morning train. Brock chopping a little in p.m. Rather dull and raw wind.</p> <p>TUESDAY 27</p> <p>Done chores and drawing and manure in afternoon. Fine but cold wind.</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 28</p> <p>Done chores and drawing and manure. I to lain in p.m. and with {can?} I warn. Raw with wind and a little anary to wind {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">December 1921</span></h2> <p>THURSDAY 29</p> <p>Done chores. Drawing out manure in afternoon. Real cold day.</p> <p>FRIDAY 30</p> <p>Done chores and drawing out manure. Milder but now {sauth?} wind. Ghu M and Gaiua and Bob {illegible} here to get jib I cuttiing wood.</p> <p>SATURDAY 31</p> <p>Done chores and cleaned peu and chopping a little. Terrific stormy day but mild and snow wey {we?}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan 11</td> <td>/Can</td> <td>Cream</td> <td>Weight 79</td> <td>Leah 35</td> <td>Price 58</td> <td>16.03</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>80</td> <td>36</td> <td>58</td> <td>16.70</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb 2</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>80</td> <td>34</td> <td>60</td> <td>16.32</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>80</td> <td>35</td> <td>60</td> <td>16.80</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mar 1</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>80</td> <td>34</td> <td>60</td> <td>16.22</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>77</td> <td>27</td> <td>60</td> <td>17.09</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>74</td> <td>40</td> <td>62</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>81</td> <td>38</td> <td>62</td> <td>37.55</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 9</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>32</td> <td>62</td> <td>15.85</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>80</td> <td>33</td> <td>60</td> <td>15.84</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>81</td> <td>32</td> <td>55</td> <td>14.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 4</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>81</td> <td>33</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>80</td> <td>33</td> <td>30</td> <td>15.93</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>71</td> <td>34</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>2</td> <td>/</td> <td>152</td> <td>31</td> <td>25</td> <td>17.81</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 1</td> <td>2</td> <td>/</td> <td>146</td> <td>35</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>2</td> <td>/</td> <td>137</td> <td>38</td> <td>27</td> <td>35.72</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>81</td> <td>36</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>2</td> <td>/</td> <td>162</td> <td>20</td> <td>27</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>78</td> <td>38</td> <td>27</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>/</td> <td>Large and Small</td> <td>127</td> <td>37</td> <td>27</td> <td>29.54</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 6</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>135</td> <td>38</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>144</td> <td>36</td> <td>30</td> <td>30.94</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>80</td> <td>39</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>144</td> <td>38</td> <td>35</td> <td>29.67</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug 3</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>137</td> <td>38</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>75</td> <td>35</td> <td>37</td> <td>28.97</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>2</td> <td>/</td> <td>152</td> <td>37</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>122</td> <td>37</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>132</td> <td>27</td> <td>40</td> <td>60.08</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept 7</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>79</td> <td>36</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>137</td> <td>35</td> <td>38</td> <td>29.02</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>123</td> <td>34</td> <td>38</td> <td>15.89</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct 5</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>138</td> <td>38</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>80</td> <td>37</td> <td>38</td> <td>31.17</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>80</td> <td>38</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>/</td> <td>/</td> <td>114</td> <td>35</td> <td>40</td> <td>28.32</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>DEC 4</p> <p>To {Illegible} $14.50 86.58</p> <p>DEC 5</p> <p>Ray Moon Watt and Eli'a Thinking $14.30 4.20</p> <p>{illegible} $10.95</p> <p>DEC 6</p> <p>Peter Lung logging wood $1.50</p> <p>DEC 7</p> <p>Tom Miller and Hershing $63. 20</p> <p>DEC 12</p> <p>Cape 177.13</p> <p>NOV 2</p> <p>Large 81 Weight 2 Leah 4 Price 11.52</p> <p>NOV 9</p> <p>Large 125 Weight 36 Leah 26 Price /</p> <p>NOV 25</p> <p>Large 84 Weight 35 Leah 40 Price /</p> <p>NOV 30</p> <p>Large 68 Weight 34 Leah 40 Price /</p> <p>DEC 7</p> <p>Large 65 Weight 33 Leah / Price 38.44</p> <p>DEC 20</p> <p>Large 80 Weight 35 Leah 42 Price 584.77</p> <p>DEC 28</p> <p>Large 79 Weight 34 Leah /Price 32.05</p> <p>616.82</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">MEMORANDA</span></h2> <table style="height:302px;width:921px;"> <tbody> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">Jan 19.</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">2o 5 galo coal oil</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">1.50</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">" 11</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" 5 " gasolene</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">2.50</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">" 11</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" 2 Oles spark plug 1.50</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">3.50</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">Feb. 18</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" 1 Calf at D. Hilborns sale</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">29.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">Feb. 22</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" A. Flath for 2 loads of Coal</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">43.38</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">" 18</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" 5 gal. coal oil</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">1.50</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">" 15</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" Les Waters for club coal</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">13.0</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">Mar. 2</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" Sawing logs</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">21.31</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">" 11</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" Edge Oxby for seed oats 25 bu @ 75</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">18.75</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">" 16</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">Sussy Gillries sale 1 Thorough-bred cow</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">139.22</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">" 24</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" 5 gals of coal oil. (Cuttings) 32c</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">1.60</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">" 26</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" Rhame for syrup</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">6.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">Apr. 9</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" Ed Steetridge for 1 day</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">2.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">" 9</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">{illegible} Lung digging grave</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">7.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;"> </td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" T Henderson - Casket + flowers</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">235.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;"> </td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" Garbutt for death Cards 3 doz.</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">4.25</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;"> </td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" R. Henderson Telegrams</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">2.20</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">Apr. 19</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" Dr. Ferrier ------ <span style="text-decoration:underline;">11.25</span></td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">56.25</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">" 19</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" Benson Bros - Sugar. + Soap 8 3 /4 {cents sign} per cake</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">43.50</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">" 7</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" Miss Cumming ham {illegible}</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">16.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">" 27</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">' Jack Warren</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">6.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">" 26</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" Rev (symbol?} Rake _</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">10.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">May 12</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" 5 galo coal oil Cutting 28</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">1.40</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">June 1</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" Jack Warren cheque.</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">-{11 or "} 16.45</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23.3906px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23.3906px;">" 6</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23.3906px;">" A.Downer</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23.3906px;">{11 or "} 6.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">" 16</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" Henry Hozeltine</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">22.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">July 19</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" Fielding for tea</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">6.90</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;"> </td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" Massers for berries</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">2.90</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;"> </td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" Andrews " cherries</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">1.65</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;"> </td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">A.H. {Switzer?}, Granton. Ont chicks Returned</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">7.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">Sept. 2</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" Lorne Calahan</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">47.50</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">Aug. 27 </td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" " "</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">45.0</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">Sept. 3</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" Corn</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">51.45</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">5</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">"</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">46.90</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">6</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" Oats -</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">41.80</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">Oct 1</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">" Jack warren</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">5.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height:23px;"> <td style="width:299.656px;height:23px;">3</td> <td style="width:298.344px;height:23px;">{Own?) Hussey</td> <td style="width:299px;height:23px;">1.25</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">MEMORANDA</span></h2> <table style="height:260px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:273.328px;">Feb {10 or 11}</td> <td style="width:273.328px;">By 7 pigs 1580 lbs@ 13.25 cwt</td> <td style="width:273.344px;">208.30</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:273.328px;"> </td> <td style="width:273.328px;">" " 1 front + 1 hund quarter 17 {cents sign} + 14 1/2</td> <td style="width:273.344px;">46.46</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:273.328px;"> </td> <td style="width:273.328px;">" 1 hide 6 {cent sign} lb.</td> <td style="width:273.344px;">3.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:273.328px;"> </td> <td style="width:273.328px;">" 9 pigs 2200 lbs @ 11.00</td> <td style="width:273.344px;">240.79</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:273.328px;"> </td> <td style="width:273.328px;">" 9 Cattle 8870 lbs @ 8.50</td> <td style="width:273.344px;">753.95</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:273.328px;">Oct. 7</td> <td style="width:273.328px;">" 17 pigs 220 lbs Each @ 9.25 cwt (Club)</td> <td style="width:273.344px;">335.02</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:273.328px;">Nov. 1</td> <td style="width:273.328px;">" 10 lambs 110 lbs (Club)</td> <td style="width:273.344px;">80.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:273.328px;">Sept 10</td> <td style="width:273.328px;">" "Nellie" to Mr. Farrley</td> <td style="width:273.344px;">200.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:273.328px;">Dec. 15</td> <td style="width:273.328px;">" 13 geese 134 Lbs @ 29 {cents sign}</td> <td style="width:273.344px;">38.86</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:273.328px;"> </td> <td style="width:273.328px;">" 14 chickens 77 lbs 2 32 {cents sign}</td> <td style="width:273.344px;">24.64</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Eggs sold in 1921 MEMORANDA</span></h2> <table style="height:284px;"> <tbody> <tr style="height:22px;"> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">Jan 2</td> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">6 doz eggs to Pallock @ 75</td> <td style="width:287.688px;height:22px;">4.50</td> </tr> <tr style="height:22px;"> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">" 12</td> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">6 1/2 " " " " @7 0</td> <td style="width:287.688px;height:22px;">4.55</td> </tr> <tr style="height:22px;"> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">" 28</td> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">4 " " Clara</td> <td style="width:287.688px;height:22px;"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:22px;"> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">Feb. 5</td> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">4 " " Pallock @ 60</td> <td style="width:287.688px;height:22px;">2.40</td> </tr> <tr style="height:22px;"> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">Mar. 2</td> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">22 1/2 " " O.B. Henry @ 40</td> <td style="width:287.688px;height:22px;">9.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height:22px;"> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">" 19</td> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">30 " " " " " " @28</td> <td style="width:287.688px;height:22px;">8.40</td> </tr> <tr style="height:22px;"> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">" 24</td> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">10 " " " Pallock @ 30</td> <td style="width:287.688px;height:22px;">3.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height:22px;"> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">Apr. 14</td> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">60 " " " O. B. Henry @ 27</td> <td style="width:287.688px;height:22px;">16.20</td> </tr> <tr style="height:22px;"> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">" 22</td> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">30 " " " " " 28</td> <td style="width:287.688px;height:22px;">8.40</td> </tr> <tr style="height:22px;"> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">May 3</td> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">30 " " " " 26</td> <td style="width:287.688px;height:22px;">7.80</td> </tr> <tr style="height:22px;"> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">" 12</td> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">30 " " " Cutting 23</td> <td style="width:287.688px;height:22px;">6.90</td> </tr> <tr style="height:22px;"> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">June 7</td> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">30 " " " O.B. Henry 26</td> <td style="width:287.688px;height:22px;">7.80</td> </tr> <tr style="height:22px;"> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">May 30</td> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">30 " " " " 24</td> <td style="width:287.688px;height:22px;">7.20</td> </tr> <tr style="height:22px;"> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">June 15</td> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">15 " " " Cutting 30</td> <td style="width:287.688px;height:22px;">4.50</td> </tr> <tr style="height:22px;"> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">July 27</td> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">20 " " " O.B. Henry 28</td> <td style="width:287.688px;height:22px;">8.40</td> </tr> <tr style="height:22px;"> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">Oct 3</td> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">6 " " T. Henderson 43</td> <td style="width:287.688px;height:22px;">2.60</td> </tr> <tr style="height:22px;"> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">Sept 28</td> <td style="width:287.656px;height:22px;">12 " " J. Griffen 40</td> <td style="width:287.688px;height:22px;">4.80</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{blank page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Art {Garneaw?} 63 Wentworth South Hamiton Eleanor Walker 493 Beverly st {wemuphey?}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{attched paper} Aug 1, 1918 cwt for June + July 3045.49</p> <pre> 15.23 </pre> <pre> __________ </pre> <pre> {$?} 3060.72 </pre> <p>{attached paper}8870 1870 935</p> <pre> 3020 1006 850 {censt sign} 3980 995 </pre> <pre> ______ _________ </pre> <pre> 70960 8870 </pre> <pre> 44.35 _______ </pre> <pre> __________ 9.85 </pre> <pre> 753.95 3980 </pre> <pre> 860 </pre> <pre> ________ </pre> <pre> 31840 </pre> <pre> 1990 </pre> <pre> _______ </pre> <pre> $ 338.30 </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{attached slip of paper (partial)}</p> <p>..... 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