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Ada Currie (1881-1960)
1902 Diary
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
IDENTIFICATION
My Name is Ada B. Currie
Address Hillsburg, Ont
Phone _______
Birthday September Thirteenth
Age 20 Height 5 ft 5 ¾ in
Complexion _____ Weight 109
In case of accident or illness please notify
________________________________________________
If anyone should find this book kindly return to above address.
THINGS HARD TO REMEMER
Number on case of my Watch ________
" movement " __________
Make of my Bicycle
___________
Number __________ Year made _________
Number of my Bank Pass-Book _____________
My accident insurance falls due on _________
My life insurance policies fall due on ________
Size of my Shoes 5 Hosiery _____
" Collar 13½ Cuffs ________
" Hat ___________ Shirt __________
" Gloves 6 ¾ Underwear ________
�MEMORANDUM FROM 1901.
Errett & I went to Mr. Jas. Mothersill's, Norval the day before Christmas. I went to Binkham public
school six weeks before Christmas, when Miss Falconer gave up teaching, and Uncle Joe and Aunt
Barbara McMillan gave up house keeping farming
MEMORANDUM FROM 1901.
meetings were held at Hillsburg in September 2 ½ weeks. result 22 baptized and we hope many
were strengthened spiritually.
Florence & I went to Uncle John Dolsons monday to help with threshing.
JANUARY WEDNESDAY 1 1902
fine & cold. Florence & Errett and I went to see Dave Mcmillans house finished threshing at Dolsons
JANUARY THURSDAY 2 1902
cold & raw morning. Flo. & I walked home. Errett went last night, turned wild and stormy at night.
FRIDAY 3
Oliver M. left Errett and I over at Snelgrove. we came home. Mrs. Maltley Willie, Mrs. Hope & baby
Andrew here for dinner. cold & windy.
SATURDAY 4
Father & mother had tea at Mrs Lakes
JANUARY SUNDAY 5 1902
we all went to church I went to Angus Thomson's and to the Hall at Hillsburg at night when Errett met
me.
MONDAY 6
Pa went to Hillsburg.
TUESDAY 7
Pa & Ma went to Peter Thomsons. brought home flour from Grandvalley
JANUARY WEDNESDAY 8 1902
Pa & Ma went to Uncle Joes. brought home side board and a lot of Aunt Barbara's things.
THURSDAY 9
Pa & Ma went to Orangeville
�FRIDAY 10
Pa & Ma went to Uncle Joe's
JANUARY SATURDAY 11 1902
Pa at Hillsburg. Uncle Joe came here about ten at night.
SUNDAY 12
Pa, Errett & I went to Church very cold and stormy
MONDAY 13
uncle Joe went away this morning
JANUARY TUESDAY 14 1902
{No entry}
WEDNESDAY 15
Pa at Hillsburg and at Uncle Joes for Mrs. Lakes things which he bought.
THURSDAY 16
Mrs. Haws, Mr. Watson Roy Haws, Mrs. J Carmichal and Miss Rose McMurchy here for tea. an nice
day
JANUARY FRIDAY 17 1902
Pa went to Hillsburg
SATURDAY 18
Pa took potatoes to Hillsburg Ma, Errett & I went to D.S. McMillan's Aunt Barbara came home with
pa.
SUNDAY 19
we all went to church and I went to Lanes.
MONDAY JANUARY 20
Beautiful day. I went home with Uncle Jim from church Aunt Barbara went back to Uncle Dan's
TUESDAY 21
We all went to church
�WEDNESDAY 22
went to church. stormy all day not many there but one Frank Smart confessed christ. Millers went
with us.
THURSDAY JANUARY 23
none of us got to church beautiful night.
FRIDAY 24
We all went to church.
SATURDAY 25
beautiful day.
SUNDAY JANUARY 26 1902
I came home. just father at church. We had dinner at Watsons.
MONDAY 27
{No entry}
TUESDAY 28
cleaned stove pipes.
JANUARY WEDNESDAY 29 1902
Pa & Ma went to Hutchinsons and to church. Mr Lake finished the meetings to-night. Eleven young
men to be baptized.
THURSDAY 30
Pa went to Hillsburg & I to uncle Dan's
FRIDAY 31
Went to Farmer's Institute in Erin. I went to Aunt Mary's.
FEBRUARY SATURDAY 1 1902
Pa went to Hillsburg with grist and brought home an {Oxford Range}
SUNDAY 2
Snowing, turned wild. Errett & I went to Marsville.
�MONDAY 3
Adam McGill helped move stove up. Errett went to Baldwin's.
FEBRUARY TUESDAY 4 1902
stormy & cold.
WEDNESDAY 5
stormy & cold
THURSDAY 6
weather Settled; Aunt Barbara came here.
FEBRUARY FRIDAY 7 1902
{No entry}
SATURDAY 8
{No entry}
SUNDAY 9
stormy. no one went to church. very few there.
FEBRUARY MONDAY 10 1902
{No entry}
TUESDAY 11
{No entry}
WEDNESDAY 12
brought 1 cwt. coal home
FEBRUARY THURSDAY 13 1902
clear and cold. Pa and Ma went to Hillsburg with Aunt Barbara.
FRIDAY 14
very fine & bright
SATURDAY 15
�we killed a pig I went to Donalds.
FEBRUARY SUNDAY 16 1902
very fine. Pa and Ma went to church and to D. Thomsons.
MONDAY 17
cold and fine. I went to Hillsburg.
TUESDAY 18
very fine, went after grist.
FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 19 1902
Pa and Errett went to uncle Jim's.
THURSDAY 20
I went to McKinnons and they were away. Mrs McGill & Flora here
FRIDAY 21
Pa went to Farmers Institute afternoon & mother to McMurchy's at night Errett & I went with pa
FEBRUARY SATURDAY 22 1902
Pa & Ma went to Erin Centre. E. & I went to Marsville & Hillsburg with Watson's. Mr. Harlow
preached in Mr. Lake's absence at Meaford. Mr. Harlow student at St. Thomas. (Sunday.
SUNDAY 23
Saturday. Pa went to Hillsburg twice with potatoes and grist.
MONDAY 24
Pa went to Alton with a calf for Uncle Dan. sold little Jersey
FEBRUARY TUESDAY 25 1902
Pa went to Hillsburg with 7 pigs. took grist home
WEDNESDAY 26
Pa went to Guelph to Stock sale.
THURSDAY 27
�Pa came home by Erin Jim Currie with him.
FEBRUARY FRIDAY 28 1902
Tom. Rogers & Bill Thomson started cutting wood and Bill cut his foot badly. took him home after
dinner.
MARCH SATURDAY 1
raining some. Pa and Errett went to Hillsburg.
SUNDAY 2
wet, rained and snowed
MARCH MONDAY 3 1902
cold & stormy. B. Potter came to-day to cut wood
TUESDAY 4
Pa went to Hillsburg. Mr. John McKechnie of North Dakota came here.
WEDNESDAY 5
Pa went to Alex McKinnon's (sr.) Sale. and drove. Mr. J. McKechnie to B. Thomson's
MARCH THURSDAY 6 1902
{No entry}
FRIDAY 7
{No entry}
SATURDAY 8
{No entry}
MARCH SUNDAY 9 1902
Pa, Errett & I went to church.
MONDAY 10
{No entry}
�TUESDAY 11
Uncle Jim Currie & Dan Ferguson came here to-night.
MARCH WEDNESDAY 12 1902
raining in forenoon sold George our horse for $105. to Dan.
THURSDAY 13
I went to see Mrs. Adam McGill who is sick. pleurisy.
FRIDAY 14
father and mother at Watsons all day Mr Watson died at midnight
MARCH SATURDAY 15 1902
choppers finished cutting wood.
SUNDAY 16
fine and warm. went to Jas. Watson's funeral.
MONDAY 17
D. Currie, Owen Sound & E Shepherd Belwood here last night. {Attie} McCausland here for dinner.
Jim Currie went away on the train to-night. cold & blustery
MARCH TUESDAY 18 1902
washed and gave the clothes horse which Jim Currie made, a trial.
WEDNESDAY 19
{No entry}
THURSDAY 20
fine. Mrs. McKinnon here. Pa went to Hillsburg. Errett went to Baptist church.
MARCH FRIDAY 21 1902
I went to Dixons and Adam McGills to see the sick folks
SATURDAY 22
Ma, Erret & I went to Mrs. Hutchinson's funeral. fine day
�SUNDAY 23
Pa & Hillsburg Mr. Lake came here to-night. His wife is away visiting at her home in Ohio. We all
went to church Sermon. "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples if ye love one another.
MARCH MONDAY 24 1902
Pa at Hillsburg. Mr. Lake came here to night.
TUESDAY 25
Pa & Ma went to Orangeville.
WEDNESDAY 26
I went to See Mrs. Adam McGill.
MARCH THURSDAY 27 1902
Ma went to D.E. McGills. Pa went to Legget's and to Hillsburg. Errett went to J.H. Burts & to Baptist
meeting at Hillsburg. Mr. Lake & I went to song-service at Erin Centre. toads singing beautifully.
FRIDAY 28
Easter holidays start. started ploughing. Mr. Lake went away.
SATURDAY 29
Errett ploughing. Errett went with me to Watson's and I stayed.
MARCH SUNDAY 30 1902
warm & fine. I went to Marsville with Watson's. Pa and Ma went to Uncle Jims after church. Errett at
home alone all day. rained at night.
MONDAY 31
Snow on ground. Willie Haws drove me home. drawing wood from the bush.
APRIL TUESDAY 1
I at Adam's & Donalds for skirt pattern
APRIL WEDNESDAY 2 1902
very cold & windy.
THURSDAY 3
Mother & Mrs. Haws went to D. McMillan's. Pa went to Hillsburg.
�FRIDAY 4
fine & warm. Pa & Errett went to Hillsburg with potatoes. 50 cents.
APRIL SATURDAY 5 1902
Errett
SUNDAY 6
we all went to church.
MONDAY 7
rained. Pa bought a horse from Thompsons.
APRIL TUESDAY 8 1902
Sewing.
WEDNESDAY 9
Sewing & choring.
THURSDAY 10
{No entry}
Friday April 11
{No entry}
Saturday April 12
{No entry}
Sunday April 13
cold. Ma, Errett & I went up to Marsville. I went to Gears
APRIL MONDAY 14 1902
fine and cold we went to Mr. Semples in the evening.
TUESDAY 15
fine.
WEDNESDAY 16
�fine. Hattie drove me home at night.
APRIL THURSDAY 17 1902
{No entry}
FRIDAY 18
Horse Show day. Pa went. Errett sowing. no school after dinner.
SATURDAY 19
cold; threatening rain.
APRIL SUNDAY 20 1902
we all went to church. sermon. The virgins. Pa & Ma went to Gear's for my skirt which I forgot.
MONDAY 21
cold & dull.
TUESDAY 22
fine & very warm. Errett & I went to Toronto. to Aunt Julia McMillan's. He bought clothes and came
home. I went to see a physician.
APRIL WEDNESDAY 23 1902
Aunt Julia & I in the city shopping and went to see Dr. Hall. I'm to receive instructions by mail.
THURSDAY 24
I went down to the city, shopped and went to see Mrs. McPhedran with whom I had luncheon. then
supper and stayed all night with Emily Watson. fine & cooler.
FRIDAY 25
Called to see Mabel McMillan nurse at Grace Hospital rained most of afternoon. I came home from
Toronto. Pa & Errett met me at Hillsburg.
APRIL SATURDAY 26 1902
rained Some. Sold the horse we bought from Thompson's.
SUNDAY 27
we all went to church.
MONDAY 28
�cold.
APRIL TUESDAY 29 1902
dull, started to rain at 4 p.m... Errett & I went to Hattie Gear's wedding (see memoranda) arrived
home 2:30 a.m.
WEDNESDAY 30
I was up at usual time to-day but after breakfast went to bed and slept till noon. Mrs. Haws here a
few minutes. mother went to see Mrs. D.E. McGill.
MAY THURSDAY 1
Pa & Ma at Hillsburg. Mr. Lake wants us to keep his horse for him during his illness
MAY FRIDAY 2 1902
Pa went to Hillsburg for Mr. Lakes horse & buggy. At night he went with a load to mimosa political
meeting
SATURDAY 3
Pa & I went to Hillsburg & to see Mr Lake who is ill with appendicitis.
SUNDAY 4
rained a little in morning. Pa & Ma went to Erin Centre. Mr Henry King of Or'ville preached. Mother,
Errett & I went to Marsville at night. Mr. Chapman preached from John 17th chapter.
MAY MONDAY 5 1902
fine and warm. started painting kitchen. washed & churned. Cousin Alex, here for dinner. Wm.
Collier here helping draw out manure.
TUESDAY 6
colder. Mr. G. McArthur came to-day with Team and waggon to help draw out manure. showery,
very windy, thunder storm at night.
WEDNESDAY 7
colder and very windy dull in morning.
MAY THURSDAY 8 1902
Pa & Ma went to Orangeville
FRIDAY 9
�painting the kitchen. Mr. Geo. Potter came here to-night to spread manure. Pa went to Hillsburg Ice
one inch thick
SATURDAY 10
ice in morning. papering kitchen. fine Mr. McGregor from Inglewood here for dinner. Pa went to Erin
for our new buggy & brought it home.
MAY SUNDAY 11 1902
fine & warm. Pa & Ma went to Erin Centre - no preacher. Errett & I went to Marsville. Sermon. "The
Cunning Servant"
MONDAY 12
fine. baked bread, washed and churned, cleaned the yard and painted some. At 4:30 I went to the
bush for flowers and after supper pa & ma went to Hillsburg.
TUESDAY 13
painting the kitchen.
MAY WEDNESDAY 14 1902
fine and warm. washed blankets cleaned yard and cut out old berry bushes.
THURSDAY 15
warm. finished painting kitchen (warm gray). Pa drove me to visit Mable Currie (till Sunday) on 3rd
line of Erin. She takes care of her grand mother.
FRIDAY 16
fine & warm. Mable & I sewing washing, ironing & sewing a silk waist
MAY SATURDAY 17 1902
very warm. Mable & I Sewing. Mother burned old rags and trash. Pa took home Mr. Lake's horse.
SUNDAY 18
had breakfast at Jas. Thomsons, fine, warm, windy, rained in evening. mable & I went to church. Mr
Lake able to preach. Large attendance Sermon. I Pet. II first of chapter. Errett went to church
opening at Orton.
MONDAY 19
nature is doning her beautiful (fine morning) spring robes. The strong melodious voice of the fish
man sounds nearly five miles. "Cousin" Jim Currie came from Erin here on the train
�MAY TUESDAY 20 1902
warm Jim went back to Dan Curries after his clothes. raining in morning rained last night. warm day
WEDNESDAY 21
warmer. working in garden. Pa went to Hillsburg.
THURSDAY 22
very warm. sheared sheep in forenoon. I in garden till 10.15. hot day, big rain storm. Uncle Dan here
for supper. He & pa to Orton with sheep left aunt B. at Uncle Dans.
MAY FRIDAY 23 1902
dull & raining.
SATURDAY 24
rained a little. Pa went to Hillsburg. Aunt Barbara came home with him. On evening train he went to
Brampton with two cows & their calves. sold to Neil Smith for $200.
SUNDAY 25
fine morning. Aunt B. Ma & Errett went to church in morning Jim & I gathering flowers. rained. we
went to Hillsburg at night and Pa at Dolsons.
MAY MONDAY 26 1902
cold & windy. Jim & Errett went to Hillsburg to meet Pa. They attended Tookey's meeting (political)
Pa came home by Georgetown. drove. evening train ran off track Sam Nodwell died.
TUESDAY 27
very cold & windy. Mrs. McGill & Flora here for supper. planting maple trees in the lane
WEDNESDAY 28
very cold. Pa & Jim went to Alton with wool 7 cts unwashed Mr. Thompson our teacher came. Errett
at home in bed all day with sore eyes
MAY THURSDAY 29 1902
very windy & cold Pa & I went to Hillsburg and to Francis Gray's funeral. election Day.
FRIDAY 30
mother went to Toronto June meeting. fine.
SATURDAY 31
�Errett went to Dr. Gibson with his eyes. Livy wheeled home with him. He had Mr. Lake's wheel
borrowed
JUNE SUNDAY 1 1902
fine & warm. Poulticing Errett's eyes with egg & burnt alum. And he must keep them in the dark. Pa,
Livy & I went to church
MONDAY 2
Pa at Hillsburg. fine, warm
TUESDAY 3
Pa at Hillsburg. fine. cold & showery.
JUNE WEDNESDAY 4 1902
fine & cooler.
THURSDAY 5
Colin & Hiliard (his son) here for dinner to-day Errett went to school to-day eyes nearly better.
FRIDAY 6
mother came home after being at Hamilton visiting Aunt Flora.
JUNE SATURDAY 7 1902
fine. finished planting potatoes.
SUNDAY 8
we all went to church a.m. then E. & I went for flowers to woods after dinner.Pa & Ma went to
Watsons and at night E. & I went to Hillsburg church.
MONDAY 9
fine. Sanderson 3 fence men came to-day.
JUNE TUESDAY 10 1902
I have now sore eyes. took a slight cold yesterday
WEDNESDAY 11
eyes not better.
THURSDAY 12
�Pa took me to Dr. Gibson. A serious case of inflammation of eyes.
JUNE FRIDAY 13 1902
eyes worse.
SATURDAY 14
Aunt Barbara came to-day. I in bed all day. Dr. Gibson here
SUNDAY 15
Pa & Errett went to church. I got up at noon. Uncle Charlie & Aunt Margaret here for Supper.
JUNE MONDAY 16 1902
inflammation leaving eyes. bathing them according to Dr. McKinnon's directions. a woollen cloth
three or four thicknesses
TUESDAY 17
in water as hot as can be borne. Bathe a half hour every two hours. People ought not to allow them
selfes to get run down and then they would
WEDNESDAY 18
not be likely to get sick from a cold. Mrs. McKinnon here.
JUNE THURSDAY 19 1902
Mr & Mrs. Lake here for supper
FRIDAY 20
District meeting at marsville. Olive Thomson here for supper. Mr & Mrs. Lake called
SATURDAY 21
{No entry}
JUNE SUNDAY 22 1902
Pa & Jim & Errett at marsville.
MONDAY 23
{No entry}
TUESDAY 24
�{No entry}
JUNE WEDNESDAY 25 1902
{No entry}
THURSDAY 26
{No entry}
FRIDAY 27
Mr & Mrs Lake here
JUNE SATURDAY 28 1902
{No entry}
SUNDAY 29
raining. Errett went to Marsville.
MONDAY 30
{No entry}
JULY TUESDAY 1 1902
Dark day. There is a joy in sorr{ow} That every cloud In faith we work and And {stowe or serve} our
masters Perhaps if or our A {drizling} golden. Mrs D.E. McGill here.
WEDNESDAY 2
Pa took Errett to Erin to try his Part I Junior Leaving exam.
THURSDAY 3
{No entry}
JULY FRIDAY 4 1902
Thoughts are found in silver lined trust and pray will to do good works abound we may find. Errett
came home.
SATURDAY 5
{No entry}
SUNDAY 6
�very warm. Wm. Watson here for supper. Errett went to Hillsburg Pa & Jim to Marsville.
JULY MONDAY 7 1902
Mr. Lake here.
TUESDAY 8
eyes bandaged for four weeks during which time I have been a great trouble I am afraid. Mr. Lake
brought word from Dr. Reeves to take exercise in open air and to-night my eyes were able to look
out around. this morning I took a cold bath and had mother lead me about.
WEDNESDAY 9
{No entry}
JULY THURSDAY 10 1902
eyes getting stronger. fallwheat getting ripe. Aunt Flora & Ella here for dinner.
FRIDAY 11
Mr & Mrs Lake here for supper. Jim went away to Peter Thomson's Tuesday night
SATURDAY 12
They are going out west leaving Roy & Roland and Jim at home. The power of sight is a great
blessing
JULY SUNDAY 13 1902
Pa & Ma went to church.
MONDAY 14
{No entry}
TUESDAY 15
{No entry}
JULY WEDNESDAY 16 1902
I had Supper at D.E. McGill's.
THURSDAY 17
I had supper at D.E. McGills. McKninons. Pa & M
FRIDAY 18
�fine. Mrs. Geo. Roadhouse & family Willie, John, Edna and Thomson came this evening.
JULY SATURDAY 19 1902
raining all day.
SUNDAY 20
drizzling in morning. did not go to church. after dinner we went to McKinleys with Roadhouses.
rained when coming home we enjoyed their visit so much.
MONDAY 21
raining Pa & Errett & I went to Hillsburg I went stayed at Uncle C.J. McMillan's.
JULY TUESDAY 22 1902
had tea at Jas Carmiceal's. called to see Aunt Barbara who is now living back of the hardware store
which Joe and Wm. Lawson are keeping.
WEDNESDAY 23
had tea at Mr. Lakes. stayed at Aunt Barbara's all night
THURSDAY 24
went up to Uncle Dan's
JULY FRIDAY 25 1902
Livy & I went to Baseball match. I went to Aunt Barbaras stayed all night and
SATURDAY 26
went on train to Erin to attend picnic. rained, postponed.
SUNDAY 27
We all went to church rained coming home Mabel Thomson came home with us. We had dinner at
Elias Bordens. Jim Currie, Roy & Roland here.
JULY MONDAY 28 1902
fine. Errett went on train to Erin to dentist went took democrat to picnic. fine & warm. Emerson
McMillan went with us.
TUESDAY 29
Pa & Ma went to Jas. Reeds funeral came home by Erin. Errett went to dentist in Hillsburg
�WEDNESDAY 30
G. Baldwin here for Supper
JULY THURSDAY 31 1902
{No entry}
AUGUST FRIDAY 1
I went over to Halls for Black berres. 2 qts 15 cts.
SATURDAY 2
Pa & Ma went to Hillsburg
AUGUST SUNDAY 3 1902
We all went to church. Errett went to P. Thomson's for dinner. Uncle Joe & Aunt Barbara here for
dinner.
MONDAY 4
Pa went to Hillsburg for grist.
TUESDAY 5
rainy. three implement agents here
AUGUST WEDNESDAY 6 1902
fine & cool; Mrs J.C. Blackwood & Maggie McMillan here for dinner. Sent home two buckets
raspberries. Uncle Dan here after supper borrowed $50 from Pa.
THURSDAY 7
{No entry}
FRIDAY 8
{No entry}
AUGUST SATURDAY 9 1902
{No entry}
SUNDAY 10
raining very little. we did not go to church in morning. Errett & I went at night.
�MONDAY 11
Mr. Chapman preacher at marsville & Son & Alex Hutchison here for dinner threshed in after-noon.
AUGUST TUESDAY 12 1902
Pa brought home a new Deering Binder. price, old binder and
WEDNESDAY 13
Aunt Maggie came for dinner.
THURSDAY 14
Aunt Maggie went this fore noon. I went to McKinnon's after dinner - very warm but turned cold
AUGUST FRIDAY 15 1902
Mr. & Mrs. D. Gear here for dinner. Annie McPhedran, Ella & Archie McKinnon for supper. Aunt
Julia, Arnold, Albert & Mary Maude drove out from Guelph to-day. Emerson McMillan came here this
morning.
SATURDAY 16
Livy McMillan and "Gid" McDougall here for supper. Annie went home and So did Emerson. fine and
cool
SUNDAY 17
Pa & Ma & Arnold went to church. Mrs. McPhedran here for dinner. The rest all went away and Jim
and Roland here for supper Errett & I went to Hillsburg
AUGUST MONDAY 18 1902
Pa & Ma went to Erin for the rag carpet. rained last night. Aunt Julia started from Hillsburg to home
at 11 a.m. took in three load oats this evening
TUESDAY 19
rained heavily last night many oats out.
WEDNESDAY 20
Mr and Mrs. Lake called Mr. Sproule brought a telegram from Uncle Malcolm. "Janet not expected to
get better." Pa started away to StevensviLle immediately raining.
AUGUST THURSDAY 21 1902
finer, bright & windy. Mr. Cunningham here looking at cattle. Errett went to Hillsburg at night for a
man but got none. Norman Somerville brought us word that Aunt Jane Campbell died.
�FRIDAY 22
cold, windy, small shower, bright and cloudy. Ma & Errett drew in three loads of oats. I helped some
in the mow. Errett went to Hillsburg again for a man.
SATURDAY 23
fine and warmer Uncle Joe came up to help draw in oats. Adam threshing peas in the field Errett did
not go. Ma and Errett went to Hillsburg with Joe
AUGUST SUNDAY 24 1902
very warm. Pa came to Acton last night and home to day from church. Ma, Errett & I went to church
with 2 horse & buggy as Pa had single harness
MONDAY 25
drawing in oats. fine. I making shirts for Pa.
TUESDAY 26
finished drawing in oats. Mother on the mow.
AUGUST WEDNESDAY 27 1902
pulling pease. Mother went to McKinnons. rained heavily about 5 o'clock.
THURSDAY 28
fine. Mrs. D. Thomson Sr., Sarah Belle & Donalds wife thrown out of the buggy and bruised
FRIDAY 29
Mrs. Haws over in the evening. Robt. Jackson came to-night to help draw in peas. I driving horse for
fork to-day
AUGUST SATURDAY 30 1902
fine & warm. finished harvest. Mary McPhedran, Ella McKinnon & {Iria, Ira or Via} Thomson here for
supper after which our men went over to help watson's.
SUNDAY 31
Mother, Errett & I went to church. very warm. we stopped on road several times for cherries water,
flowers and apples
SEPTEMBER MONDAY 1
fine
�SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 2 1902
very warm. Mother and I went to Toronto. She came hop home and I went to McPhedrans
WEDNESDAY 3
I went down town and also to prayer meeting at Cecil St which I enjoyed so much. Bethlehem was
the subject.
THURSDAY 4
turned cold after raining I came home Mrs. D. Thomson Sr. fell and struck her nose on a bone
breaking an artery, bled 5 hours
SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 5 1902
quite cool. Olive Thomson came here from school
SATURDAY 6
dull turned warmer, mother, Olive & I went down to Peter Thomsons but Mrs. T. is not home yet.
SUNDAY 7
very windy. Jim Currie came back here from Thomson's. we all went to church. Errett to Burts for
dinner. No preacher so Mr. Wm. Burt preached. If I be lifted up
SEPTEMBER MONDAY 8 1902
very windy. sowing fall wheat.
TUESDAY 9
showry. Pa, Errett & Jim went to Hillsburg (dentist day) brought home piano box
WEDNESDAY 10
men made harness closet. will draw all men unto me.
SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 11 1902
cold. Mother went to Barne's.
FRIDAY 12
{No entry}
SATURDAY 13
cool. I went to McKinnons with Pa & Jim when going to Hillsburg. We had chicken for supper
�SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 14 1902
Pa, Errett & I went to church. {Fleet} and the buggy. David Dick preached. growing in grace II Peter
III 18.
MONDAY 15
I went to Watsons Pa went to Grand Valley with wheat.
TUESDAY 16
{No entry}
SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 17 1902
{No entry}
THURSDAY 18
Pa, Ma & I went to Orangeville with Fleet & the buggy. She was very wild.
FRIDAY 19
{No entry}
SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 20 1902
Pa & Jim went to Hillsburg
SUNDAY 21
Mr. and Mrs. P. Thomson here for dinner. fine and warm. Pa & Ma went to church. Errett & I went to
Marsville. Gears came here for dinner. Errett went to Easts then to Reading then to Hillsburg I went
to Easts for supper then to Marsville. Mr. Chapman & his son James came here and stayed all night.
MONDAY 22
Jim went to Dan McGills to work. Sultry. Ma went to Arch. White's and came home with Mrs. McGill. I
went up to see Jessie Woolner who has appendicitis.
SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 23 1902
Pa, Errett & I dug a load of potatoes {5}5 cents. very warm, but cooler Jessie Woolner went under an
operation. very successful.
WEDNESDAY 24
very cold & windy. We dug another load of potatoes. Jessie getting along well.
THURSDAY 25
�dull and cold. Pa took Mother to Hillsburg to Aunt Barbara's
SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 26 1902
We all attended the meeting. dull and misty.
SATURDAY 27
dull & misty. Mother came home on the wagon with Father.
SUNDAY 28
Aunt Ella Currie came up at night. we went to Marsville in morning.
SEPTEMBER MONDAY 29 1902
McKinnons threshing Mother helping. fine day.
TUESDAY 30
rainy. I was helping McKinnons. I started threshing at the other place.
OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 1
very cold. finished {Dannie} took me home will not finish till tomorrow.
OCTOBER THURSDAY 2 1902
Mrs. Haws and Emily Watson came over and Mrs. H. & Mother went to D.E. McGill's. all but me went
to church at night.
FRIDAY 3
we all went to church to night.
SATURDAY 4
Lavina Bolton here picking potatoes.
OCTOBER SUNDAY 5 1902
dull and rained in afternoon. Aunt Ella went home. Mrs. Genders, Lucy Gear and Miss Lillie
Anderson here for dinner. Pa & Ma went to church at night.
MONDAY 6
finished the potatoes 300 bags of 5 acres not so good as former years but good considering this
year's crop.
TUESDAY 7
�we threshed
OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 8 1902
Pa & Errett went to Belwood Show. we washed and cleaned two stoves at night went to Hillsburg
meeting at the Hall.
THURSDAY 9
very cold. Pa and ma left me at Orangeville at Mrs. Thomson's
FRIDAY 10
I had tea at {Bennets} and stayed all night
OCTOBER SATURDAY 11 1902
warm.
SUNDAY 12
went to English and Presbyterian church. Fine sermon in the morning on missions
MONDAY 13
Ethel & I had tea at Mr. Mrs. McMillans. rainy.
OCTOBER TUESDAY 14 1902
cold. and rainy.
WEDNESDAY 15
bright and cold. I came home to Hillsburg by train
THURSDAY 16
I attended Thanksgiving Service at Hillsburg. Pa went down and I came home sweet home.
OCTOBER FRIDAY 17 1902
Attended Erin Show very cold day. A great many there. Alex Campbell came home with us.
SATURDAY 18
Pa & Ma went to Hillsburg Uncle Malcolm Campbell Came here to-night
SUNDAY 19
�All but mother went to church and to Uncle Jim Currie's. rained after dinner
OCTOBER MONDAY 20 1902
Watsons Threshing fine day
TUESDAY 21
dull. Mother went to Watsons.
WEDNESDAY 22
I went to Watsons a while. Emily leaves for Toronto to-morrow they finished threshing.
OCTOBER THURSDAY 23 1902
Pa & I went to Hillsburg very cold. Ma at D.E. McGills for tea.
FRIDAY 24
Ma went to Woolner's Edna McGill came up. Thunder this morning. warmer.
SATURDAY 25
Mr & Mrs. Lake called here. fine & cold
OCTOBER SUNDAY 26 1902
Pa & Ma went to Erin Centre Errett & I to Marsville Elmer & Theodore McMillan here for dinner.
Rained at night finished drawing in turnips.
MONDAY 27
Pa & Errett went to Hillsburg with grist and got two bags apple made into cider. Brought Mr. Lakes
horse & buggy up while he is in Toronto preaching finished turnips.
TUESDAY 28
cold. Pa & Ma went to Orangeville to see Ethel Thomson who is very ill.
OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 29 1902
cold & fine. hard frost and Snow last night. Pa & Ma went to Hillsburg hat supper at Uncle Joes. we
wrote to Ethel Thomson
THURSDAY 30
dull & dark. Pa & Ma went lit lamp and at dinner at noon with lamp light.
FRIDAY 31
�very fine bright and warm in the Sunshine. P. Thomson brought a load of turnips. Put on storm
windows
NOVEMBER SATURDAY 1 1902
Mrs McGill and Flora here for tea. Errett at John King's threshing. Pa at Grandvalley with sixteen
fifteen lambs and one sheep at $4.00 each.
SUNDAY 2
bright and warm. Pa & Ma went to Erin Centre & E & I went to Marsville. Uncle Dan and Aunt Lizzie
here for tea.
MONDAY 3
cleaned the pantry
NOVEMBER TUESDAY 4 1902
Pa finished threshing at King's.
WEDNESDAY 5
fine and warm. Pa & Ma started off for Colin McMillans, Hugh McDougall's, Uncle Jims & Pinkney's.
THURSDAY 6
Rained heavily & much last night. cooler to-day.
NOVEMBER FRIDAY 7 1902
fine and cold. hard frost last night. beautiful night.
SATURDAY 8
beautiful bright day Pa went to Hillsburg. I walked to D.E. McGill's on a call
SUNDAY 9
fine. Errett & I went to Marsville and then to Gear's for dinner and tea Pa & Ma went to Erin Centre
NOVEMBER MONDAY 10 1902
{No entry}
TUESDAY 11
{No entry}
WEDNESDAY 12
�fine. Uncle Jim Came up to-night.
NOVEMBER THURSDAY 13 1902
Uncle Jim Pa, Errett & I went to Orangeville Ethel Thomson very ill. dull in morning. fine very fine
after dinner. Pa went to Hillsburg with Mr. Lake's horse and to the Beef Ring meeting
FRIDAY 14
dull and raw. Edna McGill here Pa went to Hillsburg.
SATURDAY 15
{No entry}
NOVEMBER SUNDAY 16 1902
dull & dark. Errett & I at home all day. Pa and Ma went to church and to see Rose Currie who has
the jaundice at her Grandma's.
MONDAY 17
dull & rainy
TUESDAY 18
very dull.
NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 19 1902
first day we Saw sunshine since last Thursday Pa & I went to Hillsburg
THURSDAY 20
Mrs McKinnon and Ethel McKinnon came up. fine day. housecleaning
FRIDAY 21
Pa and Errett went to Uncle Jims bought a sheep then came to (late) Jas. Reid's sale. Cold.
NOVEMBER SATURDAY 22 1902
fine.
SUNDAY 23
cold and muddy Ma, Errett & I went to church and to see Rose who is much better.
MONDAY 24
�turned very fine. I went to McKinnons after dinner.
NOVEMBER TUESDAY 25 1902
Pa and Ma went to Hillsburg with chop stuff.
WEDNESDAY 26
Pa went to Jas Kirkwood's and bought four sheep snowing and stormy. making heavy pants for
Errett.
THURSDAY 27
Pa and I went to Hillsburg after stone ground chop stuff with the sleigh. Rory Allingham came home
with us.
NOVEMBER FRIDAY 28 1902
drawing wood from the bush with the sleigh. fine and bright Mother went to D.E. McGill's. Miss
Lamont and Maggie Thomson walked down here. I went to bush
SATURDAY 29
fine cold and bright Pa went to Hillsburg after dinner and Roy went along. Maggie & I went
sleighriding to the bush in forenoon
SUNDAY 30
fine & cold. all but Pa went to church in the carriage. He stayed to milk his Cow at 1 p.m.
DECEMBER MONDAY 1 1902
{No entry}
TUESDAY 2
Pa went to Hillsburg I went to McKinnons for yeast.
WEDNESDAY 3
Pa at Hillsburg.
DECEMBER THURSDAY 4 1902
Pa & Ma went to Hillsburg Errett & I went to a little party at Uncle Dans. arrived home at 2:30 a.m.
and I mixed the bread before going to bed and Errett brought in a couple pigs to the stove. saved
lifes of one.
FRIDAY 5
�fine & cold. D.E. McGill's Sale. Pa & Errett started to Guelph with Bonnie Doon to the winter fair.
stayed at Jims all night.
SATURDAY 6
I at D.E. McGills in the evening for the mail cold. Pa & Errett arrived in Guelph all in good order at 1
o'clock.
DECEMBER SUNDAY 7 1902
Snowy. I walked up to Marsville. sermon Mark XIV 42-43. Sleep on new rise, let us go hence. Let us
not dwell on the mistakes and failures f but rise and do better. never give up and think it no use.
trying to improve
MONDAY 8
very cold & stormy I walked to Watsons with a letter to post Sandy & Gordon Cooper came here.
stayed all night.
TUESDAY 9
Willie Watson over and very kindly took a loaf of bread to Nodwell Pa in Guelph. Jim Byers here
inviting us to a presentation for Belle.
DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 10 1902
{No entry}
THURSDAY 11
{No entry}
FRIDAY 12
cold & bright. I went over to Watsons in the morning. Pa & Mr. Poole from Brockville came home
with Jim's horse & buggy
DECEMBER SATURDAY 13 1902
very cold and stormy Pa took Mr. Poole and the calf he bought for $85 dollars to Orton Station. very
stormy.
SUNDAY 14
Pa Ma & Jim & I went up to Marsville. fine and a beautiful day. Pa went to Uncle Jims in the evening.
He is to take away a load of lambs for Jim tomorrow
MONDAY 15
�cold. poor sleighing Fred McMillan drove Aunt Flora Allingham up from Hillsburg. Old Violet - our
oldest cow - died this morning
DECEMBER TUESDAY 16 1902
Pa & Errett came home from Uncle Jims with Bonnie Doon. quite cold. Willie Watson helped draw
Violet out to the woods
WEDNESDAY 17
Pa & Errett at Peter Thomsons Sale. cold, very slippery.
THURSDAY 18
Pa & I went to Hillsburg took Aunt Flora home back to Aunt Barbara's. thawing so did not shoe the
horses
DECEMBER FRIDAY 19 1902
Pa & Ma went to Hillsburg.
SATURDAY 20
Pa & Ma went to Hillsburg. got horses shod.
SUNDAY 21
raining a little all day we did not go to church
DECEMBER MONDAY 22 1902
Pa went to Ospringe.
TUESDAY 23
Pa & Ma went to Peter Thomsons for dinner. Errett to the dentist fine very bright.
WEDNESDAY 24
Errett was riding Fleet to the well and she slipped and fell on his him. He saved well by just a slight
sprain of the ankle and one toe & back a little.
DECEMBER THURSDAY 25 1902
Christmas. very fine & cold. good sleighing. For dinner we had Uncle's Jim & Joe, Aunt's Ella &
Barbara. cousins Allie, Fred, Victor McMillan, Alex Currie, Alex Campbell, & Jim Currie Sr. Alex
Currie stayed. Have milked "Bonnie Doon" three times every day since 23rd november took gave
about 1760 pounds of milk in that time. now as she is giving less have started th twice.
�Pa, Ma, Alex & I went to Ethel Thomsons funeral in O'ville. Mr Lake spoke from John XIII 7. good
advice to the living. Cold. good sleighing, large funeral.
FRIDAY 26
[Incorporated above}
SATURDAY 27
fine & cold. Errett out to work again.
DECEMBER SUNDAY 28 1902
Pa, Ma & I went to church and I went to Angus Thomson's and we all went to the hall at night. cold &
windy, good sleighing.
MONDAY 29
Mabel Thomson & I went to Mathisons for dinner. Snowing
TUESDAY 30
Stormy. Mr Thomson & I called had dinner at McKinleys and called to see Mabel Curries
Grandmother Thomson who died to day. Kate Loney came home with us.
31st. Dolly Thomson & Katie Loney drove me home. had a very enjoyable visit.
MEMORANDA.
Snow went away earlier than usual. no man to help with the spring work. April 29th Errett & I
attended the wedding of Miss Hattie Gear and Mr. Henry Genders of Folkingham England, now
preaching at Glencoe, Mosa & Alvinston. Mr. T.L. Fowler President of the St. Thomas College
performed the ceremony and Lucy was the bridesmaid. Mr. C.C. Sinclair of Ridgetown groomsman. I
helped wait on the tables. Erretts and my present was. a glass fruit dish, ½ doz. double cheese egg
cups, 1 bone mustard spoon & three large hem-stitched huckaback towels. The presents were many
beautiful & costly. About 50 guests were
MEMORANDA.
present. and spent a very enjoyable time. May 10th. Ice 1 inch on water barrel. May 28 ice ¼ in.
thick on water barrel.
ADDRESSES
Name Residence
Dr. Ogden Jones 126 Carlton St. Toronto.
Mr. Wm. Geir, Panima, Alberta, N.W.T.
�Alberta Gulley 354 Markham St. Toronto
Mullin & Muir (wall paper) 436 yonge St (opp. Carlton) Toronto
The Bredin Bread Co. Limited 160 to 164 Avenue Rd. Toronto
{MEMORANDA}
Eccles. III I, "To everything there is a season or opportunity of doing." Time may be continued when
the season of time is lost; the sails of time may be aloft when the opportunity of time is lost. Every
time is not a springtime, a seed time, a gathering time.
"Who goeth in the way which Christ hath gone, Is much more sure to meet him than the one that
travels both by-ways."
Basis virtutum constantia. Constancy is the foundation of virtues. Be right and persist.
{MEMORANDA}
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{MEMORANDA}
Cio che Dio vuole, is voglio - What God wills, I will.
1. Temperance - Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation; sleep not to dullness.
2. Silence - Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.
3. Order - Let all things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.
4. Resolution - Resolve to perform what you ought perform without fail what you resolve.
5. Fragility - Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e. waste nothing.
6. Industry - Lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions
7. Sincerity - Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly; and if you speak, speak accordingly.
8. Justice - Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are our duty.
9. Moderation - Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
10. Cleanliness - Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes or habitation.
11. Tranquillity - Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
12. Chastity - Encourage purity of heart and mind; let not loose thoughts occupy your leisure hours;
guard most against those temptations which most frequently present themselves
�13. Humility - Imitate Jesus.
CASH ACCOUNT - JANUARY
Date - Received - Paid
2 - Letter to E. Thomson - 2
4 - Letter to F.E.P.M. - 2
4 - Letter to Miss Gilbert - 2
28 - Letter to J.L. Leary - 5
31 - Letter to A. Currie - 2
Collection - 20
{Total} - 35
CASH ACCOUNT - FEBRUARY
Date - Received - Paid
Collection - 22
Letter to Ladies Home Journal - 2
18 - Letter to Flo. & book postage - 4
12 - Letter to Aunt Julia McM - 2
{Total} - 33
CASH ACCOUNT - MARCH
Date - Received - Paid
1 - Flower seeds 10 postage - 12
3 - 3 post cards for flower seed - 2
4 - Flanellette 5 yds - 60
Letters Katie, Journal, Miss Thurlow. - 6
Collection - 25
{Total} - 105
�CASH ACCOUNT - APRIL
Date - Received - Paid
Letter Hattie Gear - 2
Flower seeds - 30
10 - 3 Letters, Mrs. E.E. Cripps, M. McMillan & S.J.D.C. - 6
13-20 - Collection - 10
22 - Fare to Toronto Junct. 2.25
Street car fare -10
23 - 2 skeins silk5 - 10
1 spool Linen thread - 5
1 yd yellow ribbon - 3
9 yds. print 6 - 54
1 Linen Skirt - 1.25
13 yds Lawn 10 1.30
2 pac H. pins - 5
Lace collar. - 50
remnant ribbons - 5
2¼ yds black ribbon25 - 57
ribbon rem - 10
2 yds swiss insertion - 25
4 silk Hcf - 50
2 pr. hose - 50
fare - 15
2 spools - 5
27 - Diary -15
�CASH ACCOUNT - APRIL
Date - Received - Paid
27 - Collection - 5
18 - paper postage - 3
23 - Half of wedding present
½ doz double egg cups - 48
bone mustard spoon - 2
glass fruit dish - 10
3 Huckabak towels - 60
23 - Oculist Bill 1.00
{Total} 10.65
CASH ACCOUNT - MAY
Date - Received - Paid
2 - Letter Aunt J. McM. - 2
4 - Collection - 5
4 - Home missions - 35
19 - Letter mercury. - 2
18 - Collection - 5
20 - Letter S.J.D.C. - 2
25 - Collection - 56
CASH ACCOUNT - JUNE
Date - Received - Paid
Dr. Hall - 4.05
Postage - 4
Whitely Pulleys - 1.85
�Total - 6.84
Ribbon - 25
Collection - 15
{Total} - 7.30
CASH ACCOUNT - JULY
Date - Received - Paid
Letter to Lucy Gear. - 2
24 - Tooth brush - 13
25 - Baseball - 15
26 - Fare to Erin. - 15
Collection - 5
CASH ACCOUNT - AUGUST
Date - Received - Paid
Collection - 5
Letter K. Thomson - 2
2 Letters - Dr. H. & National C.C. - 04
card Cloak Co. - 1
Letter. Dr Hall - 2
11 - Letter H. Gender - 2
21 - Collection - 10
23 - Letter to M. McMillan - 2
24 - Collection - 5
31 - Collection - 5
{Total} - 38
CASH ACCOUNT - SEPTEMBER
�Date - Received - Paid
2 - 5 yds broadcloth1.00 - 5.00
7 yds Lining20 - 1.40
1 yd Canvas - 15
Fare to Toronto - 1.50
Car fare .5
3 - car fare - 20
Gloves - 75
hose - 2 pr - 66
twist 4 pattern30 - 66
¾ yd silk75 - 1.09
7 yds gray flannel18 - 1.26
writing paper - 25
2½ yds French flannel for waist25 - 63
9 - Letter, messenger - 2
Dr. Hall. Letter - 5
Bill - 3.00
Letter to Miss Thurlow - 2
18 - Pattern25 - 25
{Total} - 15.98
CASH ACCOUNT - OCTOBER
Date - Received - Paid
Collection - 20
Waist - 88
Making suit - 4.00
�trimmings - 1.04
Hat - 2.00
23 - Postcard - 1
19 - Collection - 10
26 - Home missions - 5
29 - 2 Letters - 4
{Total} - 7.32
CASH ACCOUNT - NOVEMBER
Date - Received - Paid
1 - 2 Letters J.H.M K.L. - 1
F.E.P.M. - 4
2 - Collection - 10
Letter Ethel Thomson - 2
8 - Letter to Rose Currie - 2
9 - Collection .10
11 - Letter Ethel T. - 2
13 - Letter J.L. Leary - 4
16 - Collection - 5
19 - 5 yds Flannelette11 - 55
twist - 5
spool - 5
sunbonnet - 10 {Total} - 75
23 - Collection - 5
27 - Postage on book - 4
25 - P.C. to model Farm - 1
�30 - Collection - 5
{Total} - 1.30
CASH ACCOUNT - DECEMBER
Date - Received - Paid
2 - Letters - 4
Letter H.G. - 2
Collection - 20
18 - Shoes - 1.50
23 - Silk - 1
Diary - 25
envelopes - 15
{Total}
- 2.17
Dr. Gibson - 2.00
{Total}
- 4.17
CASH ACCOUNT SUMMARY
JANUARY - 35
FEBRUARY - 33
MARCH - 1.02
APRIL - 10.65
MAY - 56
JUNE - 6.84 7.30
JULY - 50
AUGUST - 38
SEPTEMBER - 15.98
OCTOBER - 7.32
�NOVEMBER - 1.30
DECEMBER - 4.17
{Total} 49.86
{MEMORANDA}
How to get rid of the Pea Weevil or "pea bug"
Place the quantity of peas to be treated in an ordinary 45 gallon coal oil barrel which will hold about
five bushels of peas. The quantity of carbon bisulphide that has been found necessary to destroy the
weevil is one ounce to every hundred pounds of seed - the treatment lasting for 48 hours. Place in a
saucer on top of peas or else pour over them and cover quickly. The carbon is extremely
inflammable both in liquid and vapor form so care must be taken not to have any flame, not even a
lighted pipe or cigar which is slavish anyway, near the barrel. Barrel must be kept tightly closed for
forty eight hours. This does not injure the peas for seed or feed.
For more information on Ada Currie, check out the “Meet the Diarists” page under “Discover”
on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca
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Adelbert "Deb" Watson Johnson
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== September 1908. ==
=== Thurs 24 === I got hair cut the 24th of sept 1908. Miss Edith Bond & George Till were married on the 23rd of this month.
{Written in different pen colour five years later}got my teeth fix and a crown put on one of my teeth by Dr Graham Feb 15 1913
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== October 1908 == === Fri 2 === Little {gcuis?} 259 Davenport Rd, Toronto. I was down to aunt Emma Tue sept 29th 1908 in afternoon. Huntley st bridge was started in sept month, and completed around the 1st {Written in smaller letters in between words diagonally} week of Oct, 1908. {Written in smaller letters diagonally beside entry} the {ilegible}{ilegible} === Wed 7 === The {fused?} line & went up to see Miss Roberts was the 24th of sept 1908. 2nd Time was the 6th of Oct 1908. === Wed 21 === Filo Cousin of Port Perry was married on the 9th of Oct 1908. {Written in smaller letters above word} 3rd Time. Took Miss Robert to chuch last sunday Oct 18th 08. Latter Day {saints?} church on {sohort?}. === Thurs 29 === 4th time I was up to see Miss Roberts was Tuesday October 27th {Written in smaller lettering} & saw Russel Lane and Fred {moreon?} {sealon?} of with me girl, as I was going up to see any girl Oct 27th, 1908. I got hair cut 27th Oct 1908. === Fri 30 === Got coal oil 30th of Oct {written underneath} {gol?}. I saw mr {illegible} the fellow that {used?} to work down at g.a. Pens 131 Front st E. I met him at Todds Restaurant at {noon?} and had a quick talk with him. {Written in smaller lettering above} {Fiarso?}. He is going to Montreal to-night, he's going on the Police force. Going on the 10 o'clock train P.M. Oct 30th 1908.
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== November 1908. == Mon 2. 5th time to up see miss Roberts, was sunday nov 11. PM Took her to the "majestic theater" to hear R.C. Evans preach. Subject "What is man" first sermon of the season in the majestic. Tue 3. Miss Bertha Winders {19 yrs old.} won in the walking race. Time 1.17.10 Miss Maide Peel second 1.19.40. Miss Mimmie Prince third 1.20.20. Mrs Bertha Grifeth 4th of (illegible) 1.20.25. no of miles to walk 7 1/4 Sat 21. "Started a little change in Living". It reads, "regularily" leaving table feeling though I could eat a quite a bit more. Eat nothing or going to bed. chew food well. And eat nothing of any (illegible) between meals. Eat at 3 different times through the day divided equaly, of time as near as possible. Just to see how long I can keep it. Written and to be started by Russel L Melhay / 39 Queen East - {Torenth?}. Standard from my breakfast - a pretty late one from 20 minutes after ten a.m. sat 21st of november 1908. I hope I can keep it. I {illegible} I or anybody else will be benefited by following it. Yours R. {five small verticle rectangles drawn} 139 Queen East, Toronto. Fri. Nov 27. Miss Roberts age. 20 yrs 2nd of sept. 1908. 6 time up to see Miss Roberts took her to the Majestic Theater to hear R.C. Evans. Subject - I fell, is it {illegible}
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=== (7) === Time was sunday {written in smaller lettering above & in between words} the 22 {may?} look her to hear R.C. {Earems?}. subject {Reorwechon?}
=== (8) === Time was Tue 24th of november {written in smaller lettering of to the side} {1906?} very wet night, {thue?} was a Taffey hole hanty up on soho st. Held by R.C. {Evome?} in Latter days saint church {who?} at Werner in {point?}.
I was up to a {Marty?} at no 8 Waterloo {to?} {Cresent?} mass {heats?} the 26th of nov 1908.
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== January month 1909 == === Jan 18 === Ellie {Of aynes?} age is 17teen the 15th of May 1908. === Jan 18 === The coldest day we have had so far is. 20 degrees below zero eight o'clock the 18th of Jan 1909. {Written in different colour and handwritting 3 years later, under 5 dots} sat Oct 26th 1912. 10 minutes to 8 o'clock P.M. {Further down the page, two mathematical calculations - 17+11=28, 1908+11=1919}
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== March Month 1909 ==
Alex Brown, <s>George Patterson instead of Patterson, Alex {Rennie?}. It is a very stormy rough day today, not so very cold.
Eva Turner came home sat mar 13th 1909 from Peterbourgh, and returned sunday night mar 14th 1909 on the 11.20 train from Myrtle.
=== Mar 19 === Father and I drew a load of logs to Carnegie's saw mill Port Perry Mar 18th 1909. From the 8th concession of Reach, west of the centre road.
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== April Month 1909 == === Wed .7. === I was to a school concert in the afternoon april .7. {arrow pointing toward words written in smalling lettering overhead} in the school. Miss Ellie Smith was the teacher. Weather, very windy. === Mon 12. === Aunt Maria Dolphin died April 8. 1909 Wed 9 A.M. She was buried Fri April 9th at 2 o'clock in the afternoon 1909. Father and I were sawing wood in the afternoon down at {midgleys?} today. Fred and {Emmerson?} left for Toronto to-day <s>an</s> on the half past {second?} train at Prince Albert. Emerson was going to {Strathioyamn?} Fred to Toronto. Emmerson is {working?} at Simpson's {Ronthing?} mill. Emerson has fun with {Mecaffine?} up till the 11th {written in smaller lettering above} 1909 of april 7. months. === Tue 20 === Ethel May Town died april 17, 09. burried april 19th 1909. age 16 yrs 10 months, deceased died of Tuberclouis. it was raining. Louis Bond {molered?} his suit a {serge?} suit april 19th 1909 in the afternoon at {Ot?}. Stone Port Perry {price?} $16.00 === Wed 21 === Father and I blasted a {fig?} stone in Mr. Peels field {1?} field east of house. april 20th 1909. Mrs {Dunn?} left for the West mon night 18. o'clock {written in smaller lettering overhead} from Toronto. April 19th 1909.
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== April Month 1909 == === Tue 27. === Ruebon Bond set some {swan?} {illegible} {illegible} trees out next to us this morning april 27. 1909. Father & I finished cutting corn down to {Finel?} in afternoon april 26. 1909 she {paid?} him in full for cutting all the corn Total for cutting corn $9.00. We moved the engine from Mr. Midgeley to {Fisel?}. Miss Smith was not teaching school mon april 26 1909 on account of {illegible}. and not on Tuesday. Moved Mr Brent from one lot to another april 23rd 1909. about ten o'clock.
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== May Month 1909 == === Fri 14 === I planted my onion seed on the 13th of may 1909 afternoon. And the lettuce and {raddishes?} and {parsnips?} on the same day. Louis Bond sowed his onion seed the day before mine. I got my hair {cut?} on the 11th of may 1909. Father and I went down to Willards and got a new {red?} and green carpet for the {front?} {room?} on the 10th of may 1909. {Price?} {illegible} {yd?} 65- {in smaller lettering} 91 27 {yds?} $17.50. Father bought William {Combe?} {cutter?} in May 1909. === Sun 16 === Louis Bond and I were down to Port Perry {arrow pointing from word in smaller lettering overhead in between words} SAT may 15 1909. it started to rain while we were down there, and it let up a little and we ran till we got to Jack {Whitfields?} {Borealla?} and we staged there till about 10 minutes to twelve. Rained very hard Mother and I moved the {feurean?} upstairs through the south window upstairs it would not go upstairs. We got a new sideboard and {washstoneb?} {written in smaller lettering overhead} SAT may 15 1909 from {Letcher?} Port Perry.
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== May Month 1909 Concluded == === Wed 19 === Father and I were over to {Thor?} {Beane?} monday {illegible} 17th 1909. and got a quite a few {suchews?}. William Coombe {arrow pointing to words above in smaller lettering} and family left for Winnipeg Tuesday may 18th 1909 moved furniture. {Traverton?} took a load for him to {Myrtle?}, {swet?} it on the G.P.R. They wait on the G.P.R. === Fri 21 === I sowed my peas to-day, and canola yesterday we sowed are sweet corn. and beans. === Thur 27 === Fred & I had a {taught?} with miss {Fife?} and Lydia Roberts sunday afternoon may the 23 1909. I was to hear R.C. Evans twice once in morning, and at night sunday may 23rd 1909. He preached the {dedecatory?} sermon of the church at Parisville May 23rd at 230 o'clock 1909. Received a letter from W.W. Coombe Winnepeg. Man. This morn on the 10 o'clock train. I {and?} Charles Grandell {hair?} may 27th 1909. Weather Raining.
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== May Month 1909 == === May Mon 31 === I took Mrs Calder to Port Perry to-day in afternoon. Father & Thomas Turner started to work at Miss Madden in morning, putting a wall under part of house. I weighed a hundred and fifty sic pounds to-day. I got some strawberry plants to-night from Thomas Turner. Mr Spence of {Crenon?} preached in the Methodist church Prince Albert Sunday may 30, 1909 mom & {wening?}. {Quite?} a few over here in evening to hear him.
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=== June Month 1909 === === WED 2 === Mother and I was over to Solomon Wilson our Landlord Tuesday June .1. 1909 to see what he was going to do about the {arrowing pointing to words in smaller lettering overhead} {fixing?} the place. I finished {pentting?} strawberry in to-day that I got from Thomas Turner. === Thur .3. === I finished planting the {gardin?} to-day, it was beans. The longest day of the year is June 21st. The <s>lone</s> shortest day is 21 st of December. The eclipse of the moon was tonight at about 9 o'clock. P.M. I was down to a Band concert which was held in the town hall Port Perry Wed 2. of June 1909. "Aunt Dinahs Pledge." was part of the {haogram?} mother was there too, and mrs Roe and mrs <s>I</s> {meals?}. === Fri 4 === I drew our lumber for our {threashing?} machine building from Carnegie to-day it cost for cutting it $1.86. I paid it the day I got it.
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== June Month 1909 == === June Mon .7. === I got a pair of forks at T.C. Torman's Port Perry in afternoon, a pair of {best?} ones price $4.00 paid. I got them from milton {mcdermit?}, June 7th 1909. I {took?} mrs Calder to Port Perry to-day. I was playing {baseball?} down in Tommy {Boylon's?} field {too night?}. down by {railroad?} I split some wood for miss {Thorne?} to-day. === WED .9. === I was working up at Miss Madden to-day, and yesterday afternoon Tue 8th 1909. putting a cement wall under the house. === SAT 12. === Father and I bought a piece of old {force?} from Reubon Bond Thur 10. 1909 for 75-{written in smaller lettering} {illegible} it was a picket fence. Louis Bond and I was down to Port Perry to-night and had a couple dishes of ice cream. === Tue 15. === Father and I was working at the building up at the {comer?} {illegible} the {cemetary?} to-day. The {volonteus?} left for the {canuph?} to-day. Charles Haynes & {Russel?} Treebell went to the volunteers to-day.
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== June Month 1909 == === WED 16. === Father and I built the picket fence, from the big gate up to the st Lawrence {true?} pretty {near?} to-day. Brother is 17{written in smaller lettering beside}91 Eggs 18{written in smaller lettering beside}91 to-day or at {present?}. I was down playing ball to-night down at Thomas Boyton's field by the sail road to-night 16 June 1909. === Sun .20. === I went for a wheel to-day over to manchester, and down to Port-Perry, and up the {areene?}, it was a very nice warm {brege?} day. Frank Rundle's team of houses with a waggon and {pig?} {rach?} on, ran away {cowering?} down Boe's hill, the tongue came out of the {mick?} {yohe?}, and about the line {funel?} {betrun?} Thomas Jeffery and {Haynes?}, the {tongue?} {started?} the waggon of in the side of the road, and ran into the bank about 3 ft and broke off, the team ran down as far as Brent and wheeled around and came back and Robert
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== June Month 1909 == {Written above line of entry} === June === Balfour said they would have {ran?} over Frank {Rumelle?} if he hadn't of {illegible} them. they {then?} around again and went to Port Perry. It was {meonserous?} for a little while. This acciddent {cured?} set June 19, 1909 at about 3.P.M. === June 24. === I got a square table up at {hed?} Vernon sale yesterday June 23 in afternoon. Harty bought it and he did not want it so he {ask?} me if I wanted it, I took it for the same as he gave for it 30 {in smaller lettering beside it, cent symbol?} The excursion to Gueplh was June 23rd 1909 and come back the 24 th {gord?} for 2 days. Father went to Guelph from our family June 23rd 1909. === <s>July 6</s> ===
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== July Month 1909 ==
=== July Tue 6 === Mr David Cash died July 1st 1909 A.M. was buried in Prince Albert Cemetary.
=== Haircut === I got my hair cut June 20th 1909. Fred {J MeKay?} left for Toronto July 5th 1909 came down thur the 1st of July. Father and I was down to Port Perry last night July 5th 1909 and got some things of the engine an {axle?} and one thing another.
=== SAT 10. === Father bought a stove at Mrs Ike Wheleler sale on the 6th {concession?} of reach at Bedford's. {Peieev?} {written in smaller lettering above} {illegible} $19.50 regular $46.00 5 months to {pay?} for it. Mr Piles brought it up for him, it was raining a little when we were hanging it in. Father & I and some other men started to {just?} down the cement sidewalk Thur 8th 1909. Eva {written in smaller lettering} M {(*)?} Turner was the first lady that walked on it that {io?} the worth {end?}
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== July Month 1909 == {Written above line of entry} === July === Jennie Medd the second lady. === Mon 12. === I was to the {Orangemon's?} walk to-day the 12th of July 1909. big crowd. The 34th segment {written in samller lettering above} {band?} of Whitty played. There was a baseball match {between?} Uxbridge and Port Perry {Jr?} score 2 to 4 in favor of Uxbridge. Harley Graham got his {thrown?} {broke?}. weather mostly fair rained early in morn. === Tue 20 === We finished cement sidewalk for 1909 July 20th 09, put it as far as Mr Harty big gate, a few feet past. When we finished Mr Hayes got up in the waggon that was on the side of the road and made a little {spuch?}. === <s>Wed</s> Mon .26. === Father & I got the engine to gather, and lit a fire in her and tryed her, and she worked fine, a little Tight. === Thur 2<s>8</s> === Prince Albert Garden Party was in the church yard, they had a quite a large
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== July Month 1909 == {written above line of entry} === July === crowd 28 of July. Mable Harty left for the West near north Dakota to-day. 29th of July 1909 thursday day after the garden Party at {P.A.?} === Fri 30 === Father & I started to thresh to-day July 30th in afternoon at Peter {Christie?} Manchester
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August month 1909. Waller J Bond and his girl miss Ellen astles came down home Prince albert from Toronto, sat July 31 1909. down for 2 weeks. Jack Jhonston started to work for my father to-day, monday aug 2nd 1909. alsack Theeshing at Thomas Walch manchester mother and I had the 1st {illegible} potatoes out of our garden this year 1909 for supper fourty grid size. Thomas Turner and afe Parlour finsished {illegible}{illegible} an the celing to-night mon 2nd of aug 1909. Fri 13. Emmersson came home for his holidays left the mom august <s>4</s> 3nd 1909. and came home here cured night aug 4,working at {illegible} Emmersson and I put down a piece of sidewalk south of house on the roadside august Fri 13 1909 in aftersome. I got a pair of white summering shoes aug 13th {Illegible} more.
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== September Month 1909. == The Prince Albert {illegible} since it was renovated upstairs, was on Sunday 12th and 13th 1909. Tea and {illegible} on Monday the 13th night 1909. Mr Manning of Whitby was thr Preacher that conducted the services on Sunday. I went a {illegible} of apples and a few potatoes on top to Uncle George White Thur noon sept 16th 1909 from Port Perry. Then address was 145 {illegible} at Toronto express up was 60cts Freight would {illegible} been 6-0CT. Mon 20. I {illegible} Froshett {illegible} and Miss Gibson was was married Wed night Sept 8th 1909. Ellie Hayneis was married in the year 1909. along about the 4 or 5 of July 1909. My Father's birthday is the 20th of Sept {illegible} is 57 the 20th of Sept 1909. Sept 29. Mr James McBrien School Inspector dies Sun mom sept 19 26 1909 at his son home Prince Albert. was buried in Prince Albert Pine.
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== October Month 1909. == === Tue 26 === Mrs Barker of P.A. died {tu?} mom the 22nd 1909 at 1A.M. was burried Monday in afternoon Oct 25, 09 in Pin Grove Cemetery P.A. they held service in Prince Albert Church. Fred McKay left for the city to-day on the noon train I picked some apples for {miso Huckberry?} to0day Tue 26 1909. Bertha and Stella Barkley was in here to-day for dinner and Bertha little boy Oct 26 1909 WEATHEREER. FINE === <s> Sun 21 </s> === === Sun 31 === Alex Brown of Port Perry was burried to-day Sun 31 th of Oct 1909. {Obe?} used to live where Thomas Turner is now living
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== November Month 1909 ==
=== SAT 13. ===
Emmerson and I got our hair cut to-day 13 th of Nov 1909.
=== Mon 15 ===
Father & I ploughed the garden with Charles the Broncoc with Thomas Turner's new plough single horse plough.
Weather fine turning colder.
=== Thur 18 ===
It snowed on the 17 th of Nov 1909 our first <s>for</s> not so very much.
I fixed the cellar on the east side under house and also the little {plade?} form from the velandah to the pump platform to-day nov 18 th 1909.
I pulled up the leakerod to-day
Emmerson is feeling a quite a bit better to-day.
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Mother Father and I were to a W.C.T.U f{rest of word peeled off} him frie social down to Mrs Pan Boe, they had a quite a crowd and a very nice program, for supper we had a Piece of Pumpkin pie and a piece of cake.
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== Month of November 1909. == and a sandwich, and {saw?} fruit of apples and pears. They made something over $6.00 addmission to get in 10 ct I went down with Louis Bond. Father got a pair of Legging down to Port Perry yesterday now 18 th 1909. Price $1.75 === Mon 22. === WE WERE Thheashing at Samson Vickery to-day mon the 22 nd 1909 started at about quarter of hr seven threash about half an hour and it started to rain and freaze and the trees adn fence and everything was covered in ice it rained most all day. It broke a lot of limbs of trees a very bad storm. The ice stayed on the trees for about 3 or 4 days
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== Month of December 1909. == === Dec === === Thur .2. === I was driving the engine for my Father at Mr McClinetoch's Quaker SS - Bob " "" Father yesterday afternoon Dec 1st - 1909 and finished up at the home place, we were threshing buckwheat, pretty tough I had to go to Port Perry after a fuel expander for to expand a fuel of the engine, I got it that night, and came home, and took it down in the {morn?}, I got {ufe?} a quarter after three to go down. they {illegible} went to High Point to thresh for McCintoch, and I came home Erma Prescott was working there there. WEAThER of Sunday Fine. === Sun .5. === We got a load of clover and timothy hay from Walter Wier Fri Dec 3 rd 1909 Price $10.00 2 nd class hay. I got a 100 Ibs of Oil cake flax from Canady Port Perry now 30 th 1909. Price {frer?} 100 Ibs $1.90 I trimed out the St Lawerence apple tree Fri Dec 3rd 1909 at nigh
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== Month of December 1909 == === Dec === === Tue 7 === Louis Bond and I went over to Manchester to a Chickenpie social and concert, the social was in connection with the reoping of the church since it has been refixed over. addmission 30¢ mon Dec 6 1909 The supper was in the town hall, and concert in the church. I was cutting some wood for Mr J.C. Campell P.A. or rather some limbs of the trees which fell off under teh ice that was froze on them to-day Dec 7/09 I got 50¢ Pd Mr Sellors barn <s>or</s> and stable is pretty nearly compled all but the doors and windows and stalls to-day Dec 7th 09. WEATher. Snowing and raming, and, wind blowing hard. === Thur .9. === Mr Walter Wier's sale was the 8 th of December 1909 in afternoon sale started about 2 P.M. and through about 3 P.M. large crowd.
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The weather for that afternoon was cold and windy The weather for to-day is cold and windy. === Fri 10 === I took Charles our horse down and got him sharp shod all around new shoes to-day 10th of Dec 1909. It was snowing when I took him down. I was first horse there. === Sun 12. === We got a ton and 10 Ibs of coal from Frank Rundle Port Perry Dec 11th 1909. Father bought a black and white cow holstein big one Deu to calbe in march about 9 years old, down to Port Perry at an uction sale, some cattle that was brought in on the train. a carload was brought in. Price of her $20.00 date of buying her Dec 10 th 1909 Friday.
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== December Month 1909. == === Wed .22. === Emmerson and I was up to Prince Albert school concert in afternoon WED 22nd of Dec 1909. I down to Port Perry Christmas. Fair yesterday DEC 21th 1909 I got down there about 4 P.M. === Sun 26. === Fred J McKay came home from the city Friday Dec 24/09 night on 5.23 train. Fred and I drove away down near Myrtle to Hemmingways in morning got back about a quarter after one P.M. It was cold and very good cuttering. Sun Dec 26/09
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== January Month 1910 == === Thur.6. === WE got a load of straw from Ed Fielding Monday jan 3rd 1910 Barley straw WE got 25 bushels of oaht from Ale Gilroy tue Dec 28/1909 We got about 22 bushels of buckwheat from Walter Wier Monday Jan 3rd 1910 The first day of the Port Perry races was Jan 6 / 1910 I was down Louis Bond & I Pretty good crowd not very cold, and some pretty good horses. === Fri 7 === Uncle John McKay from North Dakota {Bothinear?} and Uncle Fred McKay from Whitevale came here Monday Jan 3rd A.M. 1910 Took the train at Clarmont and came to Myrtle and got a livery to drive them up from Myrtle to Prince Albert {illegible} charged $1.50 for driving them up here. continued
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== January Month 1910. ==
They left here here wed A.M. from P.A. took the 7.30 oclock train.
Emmerson sent Lydia Roberts a present, it was a bracelet Jan 8 th 1910 sat nom.
I was down to the Port Perry horse races to-day P.M. last day to-day Jan 7/1910 the fastest heat for this year 1910 was 2.16 1/2 sec That going some "Large crowd" "not very cold." "Pretty good horses." Good sleighing
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Father and I ground Oats and buckwheat, and 2 bushels of wheat for ourselves for flour and one bus for Lou's Bond, Thur Jan 13/10 P.M.
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Father and Emmerson went down to Whitby to see Dr Warren. Went down on the 12.15 train and came back on the 3.30 train.
Dr Warren said Emmerson had Bright Decease.
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{name?} gave him a bottle of medicine, and ordered him to take mineral water. January 21th 1910, Fri. Robert Balfour killed our Charles horse little Browncoe horse to-day in afternoon January 24 1910 Monday. His deceased was Lockgare. Prince Albert held a (Bose Social) in P.A. Town Hall Fri Jan 21/1910 They made $37.00 The Boxes sold all the way from 55¢ to $1.75 === Jan 26. === There was a (Box Social) over at Blackslock Tuesday night Jan 25th 1910 A load from Prince Albert wheat a one hore load. Holman outfit in the load was. Frank Jeffery, Clarence Jeffery, Edith Jeffery, Adna Jeffery, and another girl down to {illegible} Jeffery, John Holman
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== January Month 1910 == and Olive Cowen a girl staying down at Thomas White's. === Fri 28. === The (Son of Temperane) District Division was held at Oshawa yesterday afternoon <s>F</s> Thursday Jan 27 1910 a load went from Prince Albert Bankers Livery West {Cauker?} drove the sleigh team There was in the load when it left Prince Alber. Mable Turner, Luella Turner, Abe Portice, Hazel Balfour, Alieen Boe, Effie Smith school teacher. Ida {Obarty?}. Mr Robison and Mrs Robison, {Clarce?} Bond. James Hibly, {Alle?} Smith. George Coomb, Billy Monroe Else {Forman?}. Douglas Taylor. They landed at our {Games?} Prince Albert. {illegible} after one a.m.
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== Febuary Month 1910 == === WED .2. === WE got a load of straw barley from Edward Feilding Price $4.00 Sat jan 29/10. Fred Came home Sat Jan 29/1910 on the 7.30 oclock train P.M. for a weeks holidays I was down to Dr Warren, Whitby Monday Jan 31/1910 Went down on the 12.15 and came home on the 4.15 train. Prince Albert and Manchester played a game of hockey at Prince Albert on the <s>beamedow</s> beavermeadow north of the road sat jan 29th 1910 in afernoon score 1 to 0 in favor of Prince Albert Fred & I were down skating yesterday Feb 1 st 1910 tuesday on the Beavermeadow. === Sat 5. === Fred left for Toronto to-day on the noon train 12.15 train {illegible} 5 1910.
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== February Month 1910 == Prince Albert Dramatic Club went to Myrtle last night Feb 4. 1910 the play was "His model wife" They made about $90.00 === Feb .7. === I got my hair cut Fri Feb 4. 1910. afternoon. === Mon 21. === Father and I went to Toronto Tuesday February 15th 1910 on teh morning train, and we bought a horse Friday 18th 1910 in afternoon left him there all night, and came to Whitevale Saturday afternoon to Uncle Fred McKay, and left Whitevale for home Sunday. Feb 20th 1910. arrived home about quarter after in P.M. bought him at the {Respoirtory?} on Nelson {at?} Toronto. Price <s>62</s> $62.50 {horizontal line drawn across the page excluding left margin} Prince Albert Dramatic Club left for Greenbank to-night Mon 21/1910 to give
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== February Month 1910. == there play. Weather mild, and lots of snow. The play was His Model Wife. === SAT 26. === Dan Christie brought over 360 Ibs of hay Thur Feb 24th 1910 in afternoon at $15.00 a ton price of 260 Ibs $2.70 Took Mother out for a drive yesterday Feb 25th 1910. Emmerson McKay went to Whitby to-day Sat Feb 26th 1910 on the noon train to Dr Warren. The snow is very deep now, bad for turning out. Weather for to-day Mild, and pretty sunny === Mon .28. === {Ors?} Graham was up to see our {Ohorse?} <s>g</s> "Joe" in morning Sunday 27th of Feb 1910. he had a touch of {coln?}. Yesterday sun was very mild raining in morn and at night.
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== March Month 1910. == === Tue .8. === Mr Fifer of Park Hill near {Samia?} was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery. Prince Albert. North East of Bonds {watery ink stain?} house. about 10 sods, a fine display of flower compose of spray wreathes and pillows value at the lot about $100.00. I got a spry of roses, and Bonds got a lot of them Mr Hardy got a pillow Goearg Haynes got a bunch of carnations, and different other<s>s</s> ones A {LaCarnsed?} iron sufbox valued at about $75.00 and a fine casket. the most costly every went down in the cemetery to Mr Ruebon Bond knowelege. {Obe?} was buried in afternoon of Monday Mar 7th 1910. Weather, stormy and rather cold.
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== March Month 1910. == === SUN 13. === We got a one hore load of cornstalks over to Love Perrish is Fri 11th of mar 1910, his sale was Then 10 of mar 1910 in afternoon That is when we bough the cornstalks Price of them $2.00 We got a load of oat straw from Thomas Harris Sat March 12th 1910 Price of straw $2.00 I drove Miss Effie Smith Prince Albert School Teacher in the cutter to Port Perry Mar 5th 1910 in afternoon. Father & I got a cutting box from Alvin {last name}, a borrowed one Mar 12 th 1910 in afternoon. Our sleighing is Pretty nearly done === SAt 19. === Emmerson & I went to Whitby town and back yesterday Fri 18th 1910 We drove teh buggy the roads were good the other side of Brooklyn and pretty good all the way down it was a fine warm day
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== March Month .1910. == Father was away down to John Lamb, with his sawingmachine cutting wood Thursday March 17th 1910 === WED 23. === Father and I was cutting wood down to Thomas Jeffery Monday afternoon March 21st and a couple of hours on tuesday mom March 22 nd 1910 The road were very muddy. He's wood sawing came {no?} $3.00 I was down to a supper and concert Monday night March the 21 th 1910 in the Baptist Church I t was there reopining
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== April Month 1910. == === Fri .1. === Emmerson and I went to Toronto March 25th 1910 and I came home Mar 30th on Wed night Emmerson got a job up there with Sheldon on Queen St East. So he came home on Monday March 28 1910 and came back the same day. He started with mr Sheridan Tuesday Mar 29th 1910 afternoon He got a room at 100 Seaton St in with Oliver Bradley Father and I was back to the White farm back north this afternoon April 1 st 1910 === Tue 5 === William Perrish and Jennie Pile got married Sat 2nd of April 1910. in afternoon at her own home at Prince Albert I finished ploughing our garden this morning April 5 th 1910 and {Rarrowed?} it.
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== April Month 1910. == The roads were all pretty well dried up by the 28th of march 1910. A fight between Alfred Smith and Earnest Boyce both live a little west of Manchester store date of fight April 3rd 1910 at night after church on Sunday. over a young lady by th ename of Clara Bond. === WED 6 === Father and I was cutting wood at Alvin hunter on Walter Wier farm <s>Monday April 4th</s> Sat April 2.1910 1910 <s>and tuesday morn we were</s> and on monday we were cutting down at {Bof Hemter?} April 4th 1910. === Fri .8. === Father and I got a load of hay over to the White farm to-day in morn Fri 8, 1910
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== May Month 1910. == === sun May .1. === Miss Lettie Midgeley was married Wednesday April 27, 1910 in afternoon at his own home, to a fellow from Oshawa. === Fri .6. === Father bought a horse from Bof Butson Mon may 2. 1910 an aged mare. Price $20.00. I planted some early Potatoes on the white farm Thur may 5, 1910. in afternoon === Mon .9. === Father and I put some grape vines in this apring. of 1910 The names of them are <s>forom.</s> from East to west 1st 2 are niagra's 2nd 2. are Worden's and the next two are <s>m</s> morse's Early. We put out 4 apple trees this spring on the South side of garden. The name of them are Windsor Chief.
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== May Month 1910. == === WED 18. === Emmerson Mother and I papered the kitchen ceiling and walls Tuesday May 17, 1910 and I painted the woodwork of the kitchen once over to-day May 18th 1910 We finished seeding on the Whitefarm Tuesday May 17th 1910. === Fri .20. === I finished painting the kitchen to-day Fri 20 of May 1910, no of Paint 392 The King was buried to-day Fri 20 of May 1910. === WED .25. === Fred & I and Emmerson put in a new floor in the old woodshed to-day Wed May 25, 1910 Father Fred and I made one of the doors for the new building yesterday Tuesday May 24th 1910.
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== May Month 1910. == I got 72 Ibs of buckwheat from Alvin Hunter Sat May 21th 1910 Father and Irwin Johnston went down to move the Matheson engine down near Ashburn to-day May 25, 1910. but they did not move it very far. === May 22 === {illegible} by Fred {curly bracket extending from margin to surround the section of normal text after "May 24" H2} === May 24 === Father, Emmerson & I went back to the {Hhete?} farm and took a stroll around Dad & I went over to teh {Hhete?} farm again and drove out a herd of cattle ofut the oat field. === May 23 === Emmerson & I went down to PortPerry. Emmersongothis hair cut. === May 25. === I saw Halleys comet from our house at Prince Albert Ontario. at 9.30 P.M. (1910) I saw Halleys Comet from our home Prince Albert Ontario at 9.30 P.M. WED night May 25, 1910. in the West it was pretty bright
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== May Month 1910. == === Thurs .26. === Father and Irvin Johnston brought the Matheson engine and thresher to Thomas Turner Prince Albert to-night from Ashburne on his way from Ashburn to <s>here</s> Prince Albert he went into Sender's down east of Prospect and got our Grain Mill it was out doors, The engine was sixteen horse power the work was done on Thur 26th of May 1910. <s>The</s> Fred went back to Toronto to-night May 26th 1910 on the half past five train around by Manills. I was up at Mrs Piles where Miss E. Smith was boarding and had a game of Crokey, score 4-8 in favor of E Smith Thur May 26, 1910. === Fri .27. === Father and I was to Port Perry to-day Fri May 27, 1910 and got some lumber for door of the new building about 6 ft
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== May Month 1910. ==
a $1.50 worth and I got 25 Ibs of Graham flour 70¢
Father and I were back to the farm to-day Fri May 27, 1910 and brought home Robt Balfour little light waggon
Emmerson got a hen and tw o chickens from Aren Belnap to-day Fri May 27/1910. Price 50¢
Mr Richard Robinson of Prince Albert was {6?} operated on <s>to-day</s> tue or wed May 10 or 11th <s>of</s> 1910
I saw Halley's Comet Last night Fri 27, of May 1910 pretty plain. about quarter to ten or half past nine PM
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Father Emmerson and I made the other new {Carge?} door of the new building
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== May Month 1910 == to-day Monday May 30, 1910. Father finished building sidewalks for Miss Tuckberry this morn May 30, 1910. John Cruse had his bycle paddle bent to-day by Aurthur Treebell on horseback I fixed it for him. It was done to-day Mon May 30, 10 === Tue .31 === Mr Wilms Cook of Prince Albert was buried to-day in afternoon of May 31, 1910 We ploughed the north part of <s>or</s> our garden to-day in afternoon of Tuesday May 31, 1910. Father & I was back to the White farm to-day in morn and farmed the colts in the oat field we put them out and fixed the fence.
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== June Month 1910. == === WED .1. === Our White and black cow calved this morn of Jun 1st 1910 on Wednesday it was a bull calve a white adn a little red spots around the head. Father and I sawed Tomas Barrett wood to-day wednesday Jun 1st 1910 Price for sawing $4.00 === Fri .3. === Mother ordered a new black suit skirt and coat black, from Dunk & Mackintyre out Perry yesterday Thurs June 2nd 1910 Price $15.80 === Mon .6. === Mother and Father went to Brougham to J.A. White sat morn June 4, 1910 about eight oclock and from there to Uncle Fred on @ Kayan then to Jhon{illegible} White Altona and from there to Uncle Will McKay Saturday the day they went away it was certainly a {illegible} day nice and warm Jun 4, 1910.
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== June Month 1910 ==
Emmerson first chickens came out saturday June 4, 1910 there was eight of them.
Emmerson I and John Holman went ba ck to the White farm on Fri June the 3rd 1910 to shout Groundhogs and while we were over there we caught the black hen and brought her{illegible} home she was certainly wild.
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Old Mrs Madden of Prince Albert was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Prince Albert Ont <s>F</s> Thursday June 9th 1910 in afternoon A very nice warm day.
We planted our potatoes on the White farm on the 10th day of June 1910 on a Friday
We brought a half a load of straw down home here to P.A. on Fri night June 10, 1910.
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== June Month 1910. == === Mon 13. === Mrs Sheard of Prince Albert was buried to-day Monday June 13, 1910 in afternoon in Pine Grove Cemetery Prince Albert Ontario. {horizontal stylized divider line} We planted our corn on the White farm to-day June 13th 1910 and brought home a load of wood. Rec a letter from George Cook to-day Mon June 13, 1910. === Tue 14 === A four leaf clover head was given to me by Miss Effie Smith school teacher at noon about 20 minutes after one on her to teach school, for good to luck on my part. I put it in page 120 It was given Tuesday June 14th 1910. It was a very warm day.
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== June Month 1910. ==
=== Thur .16. ===
Father & I planted our horsetooth corn to-day Thursday 17th 1910 in our own garden.
And we also set out our tomatoes to-day. 16 June 1910
Father Thomas Turner and I loaded our old Engine 14 H.P. and the Mathuson seperate at Port Perry in afternoon for to go to the Waterloo June 16th 1910. It was very warm.
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David Adams was buried to-day Fri 17, of Jun 1910. of Port Perry
Mrs Boe sister is to be buried <s>to-day</s> to-morrow June 18, 1910
Miss Effie Smith {illegible} me a 5 & 6 leaf clover to-night June 17, 1910
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== June Month .1910. == === Sat 18. === Father was over to Mr Walker's to-day threshing Alsack his mill and Myer's engine Jun 18, 1910 I got a pair of Horse clippers to-day at night Sat June 18, 1910. Price $1.75 going to clip & Joe. === Tue .21. === Mrs Sampsom Vickey was buried to-day in afternoon June 21, 1910. she died of pneumonia age 62 yrs., 3 months. === WED .22. === Emmerson has purchase a house and lot next to our house from Richard Robertson for $125.00 everything was straighened up tuesday June 21th 1910 === SUN .26. === We put the colts in the pasture accross the road Fri June 24, 1910 in afternoon and we put the cattle in the 25th of June 1910 in afternoon.
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== June Month 1910. == We put in one field of buckwheat on Wednesday June 22nd 1910 north of the root ground. === Tue 28 === Father got 382 Ibs of oats from Allan Goode mon June 27, 1910 We put in our 8 acres of buckwheat Mon & tue June 27 & 28 1910. We were using Isa Turner here Mon & Tue June 27 & 28, 1910.
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== Death. July Month 1910. == === July .4. === Mrs {Isahe Fornet?} of Prince Albert died on Fri morn July 1st 1910 and was buried on Sun July 3rd 1910. She was only married about 10 months. We finished sowing our buckwheat all but 4 or 5 rounds on Sat July <s>3</s> 2. 1910. The 4 acres west of the root ground. === July .5. === Mother payed Mr {Trenum?} $2.00 to-day for a carpet sweeper that she got on June the 1st 1910. payed him on Tuesday July .5. .1910. Nelson Whitfield and I was doing our road 1st day work to-day July 5 1910. Father {redud?} a <s>new</s> rebuilt mill grain separator to-day Tue July 5 1910 from one
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== July Month 1910. == of the Goodeson Agents. The man from the Waterloo came to fix our engine to-day {illegible} Tue July 5, 1910 He came on the 530 oclock train mon July .4. 1910. I was to a strawberry festival in the Methodist Prince <s>P</s> Albert mon July 4. 1910. Emmerson was there too. Mr McConell back near the gravel {pot?} north was buried to-day July 5, 1910. in Pine Grove Cemetery P.A. === Thur .7. === Effie Smith went home to-day Thur July 7, 1910. John White and his wife came out to-day and brought some cattle out to the farm on there way out they stopped at our place
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== July Month 1910. == for tea, Thur July 7, 1910. === Tue 12. === We started haying to-day on the White farm on teh 12th <s>19</s> of July 1910 the field north of the barn clover. hay. It rained and we had to quit cutting The man from the Waterloo went home sat July 9th 1910. got the engine fixed and run her home from Swans. === Wed .13. === Mr Mclouchlin was hung to-day at Whitby July 13. 1910. I was cutting down hay to-day on the White farm July <s>13</s> 13 .1910.
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== July Month 1910. == === Thur 28 === Fred got 50¢ worth of beef this morn from Ed Balfaur to-day July 28 1910. We finished haying tues day July 28 1910 in afternoon. === Fri .29. === I got Fred Balnap a pair of tan boots on Saturday July 23rd 1910. Price $2.15. Father started to thresh alsack on Thur July 28th 1910 at Johnnie McClintock on Lusher St South. and then we moved to William Parrish Fred was on the 2nd day July 29. 1910. I drew one load of gravel to Prince Albert nearly opposite Mrs Peats from J. Rose gravel pit Fri July 29, 1910. Fred Balmap was with me and it started to
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== July Month 1910. == rain we got under the waggon till it was nearly over.
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== August 1910. ==
=== <s>Thur .4.</s> ===
=== Fri 12. ===
We got our new separator home from Myrtle it came on the train from {Samia?} to Myrtle Frank Vernon brought it up Tuesday night Aug 9th 1910.
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We started to thresh with our new separator on Mon Aug 15th 1910. at Longue {Geneysonon Quakes?} St.
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Fred and I went after a load of wood on the 8 concessun with Doll and Joe Aug 21, 1910 in afternoon.
We change our calf to-day Aug 22nd 1910
=== WED 24. ===
Fred and I went after a load of wood today aug 24, 1910
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October 1910
Wed 19. Miss Julia Love of Green- Fank was married to day wed 19 of oct 1910 to mr Bagshaw,
Willaim Webster and ammie went over together.
I was down to Raglan to a sale at mr.Rose a very good sale. I bought a picture 33-d oct 18, 1910.
mr Johnston bughesm had a sale to day oct 19, 1910.
Thur 20. Russell Bakon wash mid to miss bryant wednesday october 19, 1910.
Fri 28, mr williom jewell was buriied to day fri oct 28, 1910.
our first snow storm for the year 1910 in fall was on the 28th of oct 1910.
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October 1910.
June 30
I got 720 of coal from COJ Vickery Port Penny on Sat Oct 29th 1910 120 cts lasted 18 days.
Fred came down from Toronto on Fri night Oct 28th 1910.
Wed 16 I got 1440 lbs of coal from Alfort Orchard Port Penny on Wed {illegible} 16 1910.
I got a team load of corn on wednesday
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November month 1910.
wed 16
i got a load of comstalks from the farm on wednesday november 16th 1910.
i got 1440lbs of bonell must cool on wed nov 16 19 10. from albert onchard port peury ontario.
wed 30
walter form bond was mariied on the 19 th day of july 1910. to miss ellam astals of toemts.
mr Emmerssm ml day fied on fri nov 23 th 1910 at his own home prince albert in afternoon in afternoon at about 4 o clock.
and was burried on sunday nov 27th 1910 in aftrenoon about 4 o clock. mrs lacter of pot prey the amdertater and mr well led the sevier.
age 22 yrs i month i day
side on the margin (Death of Emmersm)
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December Month 1910.
Thur .1.
if snowed about a foot deep monday midnight november 28th 1910 good lightning.
january. 1911
Russell and i went under the don river, though the trunk server on jan 23rd
jan 30 russell was operted on for appendientis at the general hospital by dr promrore and he came owt ine feel 24th lolattiny 30 days in hospital.
russell got $ 69 100/100 from hospital feb 27 in for noon.
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january month 1911.
sum .8. ethel me bought was married on wednesday dec 28th, 1910. to bhales patterson at her own home prince albert.
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leulla turner of prince albert was married to edurin harty of prnice albert wednesday january 4th 1911.
father and i was over to the whitee famr to=day january 8, 1911.
fred j, mokary was to a farty up at hasty fred night jan 6, 1911 about 30 people there.
we got 3125 lbs of coal on jan 10th 1911 and 3510lbs before total= 66 35lbs
at ained on jan 11-11
fred was doun to boneskon 11th
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March Month 1911.
Mon 20.
Jack Roach of Port Penny broke his leg while sawing wood with the circular saw at Port Penny for Jim on the avenue March 8th on Wednesday 1911.
Archers let it for hine and did not do any good. they told {illegible} he had to go to the for treat-ment.
went to the General on Wed 15th of Mar 1911 in
Was on Fri 17th 1911.
Miss Flossie Mearing and Erentt Loveirere narried at Prince Alfred on Feb 9th 1911.
Mr Mearing moved from Prince Alfred to Reen on March 22nd 1911
Mrs Luck Gane birth to a son on March 14th 1911.
Fred and Mother went down to Tom Brawns on March 9th. Prince Albert S. O. J. Lodge gone a basket on March 10th.
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1911
Dad and fred starlied to saw wood for irm hortop on anemue on march 11th and same a for 3 days march 15 sawed ak cd viekeys and moved to joo stone when it tunned quite cold and windys.
march 16. very windy and cold.
march 17. sawed wood at joo staone.
march 18. sawed " at leo collins
march 20 very stormy and stormy
march 21 sawing at D. Canochan and a willaims.
march 22 sawing w.palmen
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march 25 Howard bunt left for saskatoon and arrived there on march 28 29
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april 1911
april 3rd
we moved the engine and elenes from nedreys to bob me to climate k, roads very good
april 4 very windy and raining and freezing on the trees hohn hotmanstarted to work in the fANK of commner atport perry on april 3rd.
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june month 1911,
thur
wed 21.
our red cow gave birth too a pairs of twin calves on may 17th 1911
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july month 1911.
wed 12. my allam hayers of prince prince died on tuesday morn at 2 p.m july 4 1911. and was furried on wednesday july 5.
father sawed our swede turmiphs this afternoon wed july 12, 1911.
sun 30 fred and i took our red cow to the bull at james me gulloeh sat might july 29 th 1911.
i look a load of 10 fron bounds to raglam at slantoris wednesday huly 26, 11
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october month 1911
fri 6, frank vickery sonth of prime albert was married to barbie burny south of prince albert wednesday sept 20 th 1911.
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Robert turner sale was on wednesday october 4th 1911.
i bought a churm for 10oct
fred and i finished chawing our fuck heat on thursday oct 5th 1911 in afternoon.
ii got 6 gal and 3/4 of machines oil at larmegies in thue oct 6, 1911. in frumorn if rained all the afternoon oct 6. 1911,
fri 20, i sold the white and black spotted hlstein cow to bonlin for $22, on thurs oct 19, 1911.
mr jack albert sale was on thur oct 19, 1911.
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Fred Finished digging the holatbers on fri oct 20, 1911 at the fohnan farm p.a frethy good crop for the year.
Mrs woodger the mister came to prince albert the summer of 1911.
sun 29.
father bought 28 hens@25-a price $725, a pair if scales for $2,25
a mouser for $ 300
a scuffer for $1.00
a pair of ice hookd for 30dl
i bought a water boughht " 20dl
I " " wagging finch " 13-dl
Total for all $14.15
I paid mr handcock on thursday oct 26-11 when i went after the thirsty totsal all $13,40 afe turn got 75dl out of tge moun.
mr of and dark sale was on oct 25, 1911. a way good sale.
mrs Busnett moved her things in our home on the 27th 1911 fri mom.
Trerfells moved out on thue 26th 1911.
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October Month 1911.
Mr Reuton Bond bought the Sheard house and orchard the month of mr Oct 1911. for $425.10
Fred and I got a small jag of wood from Ben {illegible} on Saturday mom Oct 28th 1911.
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November Month 1911.
thur 4.
Sat 4.
I drew a load of oats for Ben Bushy for George McMullen Port Perry on Thur November 2nd 1911 in forenoon no of bus 70 and 5 lbs.
Our first snowstorm for 1911 in fall was Wed bright now 1 1911.
Mekay & Sons thrashed on Fri Nov 3rd 1911. 6 hour thrashing
There was a pumpkin pie social at the on Thur Nov 2nd 1911 at night (Nov. 10)
Fri 10. Father brought two cows at Forden sale Port Perry a red cow 3 lits for $39.10 and a white and black cow for $46.0 Fri Nov 10, 1911
I to plough Whites Garden on Fri 10, 1911,
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November - 1911
Genswt. 3535lbs
tone 1293lbs
2240lbs
Nov 14
hay to G. Holman.
Nov 13
Bought. 1965 lbs of coal.
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Sale at S. porteous.
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Froze up
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Yake forze over. very cold and snowing fast and evening oof the 14th
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got a load of word from b bush bu
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bought 1830 lbs of store coal from f turner.
started to form coal on nov. 16 at 10. october A.M
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Nov 21
went after gringeri at fred ,arks and got old joe shod seen busky in port pery with load of wood tuw nov 21st mr sinelaires mavel campbelts husfund was furried on nov 21st 1911
thur 30
fred i was to a wood sale of bob haolby wed nov 29. 1911 in afternoon at 2 P.M
i got vietor shod allarmind shaep new show mm noc 28th 1911.
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december-1911
sun 3. father of bought our ayshine cow at fordenis sale port pery on sat afternoon dec 2 nd 1911. for $41.00
I fred was poll clok for promaid elections dec 11 mimie cat has few away since fri dec ist 1911.
dec 17 Holstein calf form 300p.m dec 17 1911 first calf bought acre of wood from frank m aimtock for $12.00 on dec 16
I took mrs.calder down to pork perry on dec 18th at 1.p.m
Dec 25. allam moories farm was burnt accidentially cry wr andrew
mr jas burnett was buried on the 31. 1911
sat 23 father bought a second hand sephoratir from Rumdle for $16.00 sat 23. 1911.
we wore grinding grain at the hohman place and two fage of what on wed dec 13th 1911.
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1912 january
jan 1st
i was poll clerk for the municipal election at prince albert jan 1st.
Reeve crosier & deputty reeve
marl & ma jnteper cormanillars dober jonhson peel stone.
Fri 5 father bought a little pair of scales for $2.00 thur jan 4. 1911.
jan 5 jas lang died and was burned on jan 8th it was very rough, stormy day. age 70 yers died of october.
jan sat 13 father and fred got 3 cords of singh 16 min soft wood from october on the fri aftrenoon sat nov fri 12th sat 13 of 1912.
my clothes weighs 19 1/2 lbs on sat dec jan 13 1911 m cloading overcoat, mitts, rubber, maggrains, cap, under coat, sweeter, pants, dwars, socks, 3 pair, shirt and under shirt.
Entertainment in prince albert hall given by so9 lodge on jan 30/12
amount of coal 1965
1830
@$6,50 ton this her 1825=$5.94
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february 1912
father bought the place from s.wilson and paid one hundred Dollars $100.00 down on tue feb 6?12.
Fri 9 fathers fred got a load & of canmel must i coal from albert orchard port pery on thur february 8. 1912.
amaout 1823 @$6.50 +$5.94
Sun 11. father Fred got a 3/4 of a cord of 24 min over to miss phicel at $ 4.50 a drunk cord and draw it young price of wood they got was $1.87 1/2 saturday fred 10th 1912 un afternoon.
mrs burnett got a half a ton of. scaranton hard stone coal on fri february 9th 1912.
father got 20lbs of pork frame john warm on tuesday february 6.1912 price of must per pond 12th =$2.40
the wood we got from october was dove on sat might feb 10th 1912.
The coolest might this winter so far was fri night feb 9 1912
De give in mom was 32,
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february month 1912
june 27 father bought a couple of awesome of bees over to mr stone's sale manchules on monday february 26th 1912 in aftrer mom a very stromy afternoon
mr treveston bought a con fer $37.00 over there too.
Father fred took some grain down to the mill and got to bag of com ground tpp on monday februaru 26th 1912.
mon mar 4 father fred got a little over a half a double coud of limit wood maple over to miss phive; on thursday feb 29 of 1912 and the other half of the cold on fri mar 1st 1912
father fired went over to stone to get over bee hives and pay for the bus he bought on thursday afternoon feb 29th 1912
father bought a scoup at rundkes sale port perry fri mar 1st 1912 price 45lb
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March month 1912
Sat .1. father bought a new williams "sewing machine" down at Bustone sale borella for $2.00 mar 2st 1912.
a very heavy snowstorm on march 15- 1912
wed 20. father sold his sawing machine to m malesom of for $25.00 on sat mar 9th 1912.
our ayrshine cow came in in the 5th of mar 1912 the in mom he went over the hocks.
father I was to boystone sale on the town line tue mar. 19, 1912.
father i was to o said i rain sale on wed mar 13, 1912 bought ten bags at 11th and travel for 10ct
Thomaiin jeffery left P.A for the lowest on sat 16. 1912 fred edith oda jeffrey good-bye at the week 1 1/4 this side of brooklyn.
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march month 1912
thomas jeffery car of live clock and furniture lest here from port pery on wed mar 13 1912 on the 6 oclock times going month P.M albert sullivan in charge of car.
roy Good left pork pery with a carload of line stock and funrniture for the west on nre mar 11, 1912 on the the $7.30 time going month.
a couple of engine went off the track 1 1/4 this side of brooklyn on sat 11 a.m mar 16. 1912
cause of wrek snowplough got of track and broke a rail
i was these.
mon 25. fred father took ginykin cow malvin calter bell on mon march 23, 1912.
27 james krishy was maries to mable turners of p.a on wed the 27th of march 1912 at her own home p.a
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april month 1912
thur 11 fred, father brouht the pigs dnen from joe hilpatrick on wed april 10,th 1912.
grandma m kay died on april thur 11 - 1912 and was buried on april 13 sat 1912.
Russell lane was married on spril 8th 1912 monday.
father & fred were downts whitevale and altone on spril sat 13th and 14th 15th
we got ours phone in on apeil 13th sat 1912 about faster to fours
i drew a farrel of (minual water) for J.g. Campbell on mom april 15th 1912 in afternoon george luke flewis bond helped.
fred da started to fuild there hen pen to day on thur spril 18th 1912.
i sold an in cubater to a fellow by the mame of maptor for $4.00 on friday april 12th 1912.
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april month 1912
sun 21. the titanic the largest ship in the world to date struncks an vieberg on sum at 10.30 o clocks p.m april 14th 1912 and went down a foul 1500 passengers were drowned and a knet 100 saved the length of ship 882 ft6'm it went down in 2 miles of water.
the ship was valued at $10,000,00 and there was $10,000,00 worth of dimonds on it.
milton me derment of pork perry got poisned on saturday morm at pork perry aptil 20 1912.
fred startrd to plough for mr smith on the meaning place at the form of the road on fri afternoon 19, of april 1912.
mr revlim bond of P.A left fpr toronts on sat april 20, 1912.
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may month 1912
thur .9. father took our 3 calves away to-day thur 9th may 1912, over to allin goode pastire was cavis mill south of wica.
took holestein ginylin cow to full at me cullock on tue might may 7th 1912.
fri 10. george luke cut my hair shot on mom 6th 1912
red cow with left hip knockred in gave birth to a calf this morn monday may 13th 1912.
sold red cow to conlin and took her to port perry on may 14 1912
we got $49.00 for her.
tue 14. i took our ayrshine cow to laltimnore's fall on tuesday may 15, 1912,
fri 17 we got chop yesterday thur may 16, 1912.
they laid the fase of williamson movement on thursday may 16, 1912.
the base a lighted 4 tons.
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may month 1912,
ella hall port perry was married on the 15th of may 1912. or near the 15 either one of the 3 14, 15, 16, of may the was married to mrs black burn that used to be in port perry
mon 20. mrs mckinley from the island was burried yesterday on sunday may 19th 1912, in her 55 yeras.luis bind burried holidays faby on sunday may 19, 1912.
they started to put williamson movemnet on thursday mom 1 may 16, 1912 ten october and complicated the job on saturday mom about half past ten on saturday may 18th 1912,the base weighted 4 tones.
lousis burried mrs robison on saturday may 18, 1912
jessie burneth will be 8 years old on the 5 of june 1912.
they were paying $8.50 pg hod to day may 20, 1912 at port pery.
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may month. 1912
thur 23 father got 3 pig from mr moove in wednesday may 22, 1912 and on thur may 23, 1912 he got 3 more. the frisol 3 weighed 160 lbs , the other 3 weighed 146 lbs, the white one weights 60, the left black, ear tameroth weighs 41 lbs. the price of the first 3 was $11.00 the season brave $11.00
father got a 100 of shocked at the mill to day on thur may 23, 1912.
ms havis got 2 bags of little potatoes from ms to day at $1.25 a bag.
sat 25. father got 1000 lbs of shorts on saturday may 25 th 1912. 200 hundred of it will be field to the 15 ings.
father fred l shinegled the north side of the hen house and part of the went side on the 24th of may 1912.
leuis bond fred amof merrin leak burried mr bruce and mrs mckimly to day monday may 27, 1912 took them out of the fault ghomed very wet.
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may month 1912
father and i went over to see the cattle on allim good ranch on sunday may 26th 1912, looking fine.
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june month 1912
sat .1. i set black hen up at mrs jewell on set june 1st 1912. on 15eggs. i were thorfread white wyam dottes eggs
father fought 4 hens from her for $2.25 on sat june 1st 1912 i played for them to day jame 1st sat on 1912.
i bought two hensfrom mrs hunter on thursday may 30th 1912 for $1.00
fri.7 mable harlry of prince albert and bert behelltery of toronto were married on monday jun 3rd 1912 at her our home prince albert on monday june 3rd 1912 at 2,30 o clock P.m quite a few there it was a nice day.
jimmie june 1st 1912,
father bought six hens from rob wallace on fri might june 7th 1912.
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june month 1912,
mr sellors cut the bug bamma gillord down accors from the church on the side of the road on saturday june 8, 1912 in morning.
wed .19. father drew tears loads of sand and gravel mixed on twis day june 18th 1912 for the umtery prince albert out $1.75 for drawing it a load.
i set a white leghorn hen on sat jrme 15th 1912 at might in the north west come of hen pen.
james G. Hohman was married on tuesday june 18, 1912 at goodwood and also married a goodwood a girl.
willhmort walked ws married on wednesday june 19th 1912, at her own home port perry he married miss bolters.
Essie migely was married on wednesday june june.
set plimmonth rock her next to while leghnone in the comed on wed might june 19th 1912.
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june moth 1912
mon 24, i had eight little while wyandottes chickens come out on sat & sunday june 23rd &24, 1912 and one littlw black me up at mrs jewell.
thur 27. we moved our pigs over to the month side of garden last night wed june 26 1912 pigs.
woker get our calf from red cow for $11.00 there was a garden party at will book prospect m weddnesday night june 26th 1912.
miss piece of port perry was married m wednesday afternoon june 26, 1912, to mr ward from victoria comments.
we got 200 lbs of wheat chop at carne gies mill on sat june 9th 1912. at $1.50 per hundred
i planted the pe as out month of house on sat june 29th 1912 at night
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july month 1912,
thur 4. i got my hairs wt on tuesday july 2nd 1912. at pot perry, ont.
i set 3 hens m wednesday might july 3rd 1912.
sat 6. carnegies sent up 200 of wheat chop on sat july 6, 1912 at $1.50
father got $1.18 of oat chop at carnegies on thur july 11th 1912.
i got 200 lbs honts a levelator $1.40 a hundred on monday july 15th 1912.
father got 100lbs of unheat chop at caregives on sat july 20, 1912 and also 3 bags of hen feed coming all to $6.05
father got $6.60 worth of wheat chop at cargivers mill on wed july 24th 1912.
we got a paid of cherry from joe kilpalrick to day wed july 24th 1912, $1.00 paid.
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july month 1912.
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august month 1912.
i got 600 of stook from caregives m fri aug 2nd 1912, at 140 a hundred.
jimmie had her pups on thurs or fri the 1st or 2nd of august 1912.
she had six pups one died.
frank jeffery & august curby had a picnic to linday on sat august 3rd 1912.
hartry picnic over to chalk lake was as held on mom aug 5th 1912.
james m boulsugh father and i cut our hay down to the jeffery ranch on tuesday and stacked it on wednesday 8 good load joe kilpaterrick stacked it.
black hen halchead i chickens on fri august 2nd 1912 up by luke fence.
father put bew rasoh in the bottom of hid hullen in jully month 1912
fred campbell started to.
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august month 1912
work for allane move on tuesday july 30th 1912,
good butter was 25th per lb m the market thue august 1st 1912
i got of shorts at carmegies mill on the fri august 23rd in mom at $1.40 fed.
father moved to peter dimon from home on fri august 23rd to 1912 to thuedat grain the first food of grain threasling
august 1912
Mr.W.P. Solomon from Rose Hansas. came to our place on wednesday evening august 21st 1912
and went away on aug 22nd 1912.
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september month 1912
miss evelyn turner of prince albert was married to mr wanlkup on wed afternoon at her own home prince albert m wed sept 4th 1912.
uncle fred and aunt clard were out to own place on sept 12 & 13 and went to port perry fair.
i played jins hortop $2.50 for a cord and a quarter of ador wood on sat sept 28th 1912.
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october month 1912
sat 26 father fred & i moved the thusing out fit out of williams trevertons on set oct 26th 1912 A.M to roy thompsons the ground was very wet and mm day we were about mm day we were about 6 homs moving the grain mill 6rds.
jack johnsonston quite on thur might oct 4th 1912.
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November Month 1912
Fri 29. Mr Oreal died on Mon morning Nov 25th 1912. and was buried on Wednesday Nov 27th 1912 age 79 years.
1913
Bella McBrien wife of Ralph Debiry died on Feb 28th 1913 and buried on Mar 4th 1913 in Pine Glove Cemetry Prince Albert age 32 yrs
(Death){written in top right corner on top of "Feb"}
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March 1914 Month
I got an order from Eatons on Sat Mar 8, 1913 composing two shirts, wrapper, tablecloth, doorstop and some other little articles.
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May Month 1913
Wed 7. Fred & l planted out over 1100 strawberry plants. Started on the north side and put in {?} Dunlop first and then New Williams and {name?}
May 7th Wednesday 1913. Started planting from the west end.
Father & i moved Mrs Burnett out of our home to Mrs Armstrong on Mon afternoon may 26th 1913.
I got a swarm of bee on a saturday May 24th 1913.
Father {?} from Beauty Port Perry on May 26th 1913 morn Prince $16.00
We put up a fence m fri may 23rds 1913 between mr luhes md us.
i set 2 hens on wednesday 28th 1913 of may.
we put in the bell phone on the 29th of may 1913 in afternoon.
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June month 1913
I sent letter to england on the 5th of june 1913.
I played albert Bent $3.38 for fever wire and 4th for a pieket clamps on , sat might june 7, 1913.
Mr mills plane planening mill was burnt down to day june 18, 1913 on wednesday at mom.
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july month 1913
fred took ayrshine cow over to joe peel on friday july 4th 1913. to bull
ayrshine had a calf in monday february 24th 1913.
we had dany rain on friday afternoon july 4th 1913.
fred got a suit of clothing at toronto m ther 1st of july 1913. a light suit piece,
Rusell, louis bond, and fred went to peter for on an excuism on july 9th 1913.
we put a cemnt floor in our house stable on monday & tuesday july 7&8 1913
there was a train week on the G.T.R south of manchester staton on july 10th 1913.
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september 1913
miss nellie white was married on septh 11th 1913.
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september 1913
fred gibons farm was burnt down on september 23th 1913
there was a train week south of march hesten station on sepy 26th 1913
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november month 1913
mon 3 started this morning at i miinute after seven o clock on monday novenmber 3rd 1913. to fuild the union station, tornoto.
december dec 15 bought a pig 145lbs east 1480.
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December month 1913
we got a load of straw from alvin hunter in sat morning dec 20, 1913.
i sent on dec 17 1913 E m jan 13.14
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january month 1914.
tuesday jan 13, 1914 it was 38 below zess in prince albert 48 at mamallia jat and 40 at seagrave and 35f 36at port perry.
i got formacone liquid m thur january 8, 1914. started to use it on sunday might jan 11th 1914.
Clara stone & clara bond was in our place on thurday might jan 8, 1914 playing lest heir.
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jan 1914
june 12 fixed up the bees
feb 1914
feb 4 dad & i went over to uxbudye village
i went to the moving picture a how in the evening of feb 4 1914.
we got our 2nd load of straw from a hunter on feb 2nd and also a load of hay same day
march
got a load of straw from ed fielding and a load of hay from cemetery on march 9th 1914
miss addie coombjand mr hoskim were married on march 11th 1914
we tap for 29 buckets over at chirsters fush on march 17th 1914
we saved wood at own place on march 16th 1914 and a hunters on march 17th A.M
march 18 it is snowing.
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mar April 1914
Miss Vera Goode was married on April 8th 1914 to Mr croozer
Ayrshire cow gave birth to a bull calf "holstein" on Monday April 20th 1914. in morning.
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August Month 1915
My Net weight Aug 15, was 118 lbs.
I took Ada down to Robert's sat morn August 14, 1915, took two Baskets of apples down to Off? at half-part mine.
I got hair cut on sat Aug 14, 1915.
Reubin Bond house was burned down on Wed at about 3.15 oclock P.M. when it start. They got everything out. On wed Aud 11, 1915
Father moved his threshing outfit down to Frank Stanton Raglan on Wed Aug 11, 1915 Thresh on Fri Aug 13th 1915.
Roberts got there their phone in on monday August 16th 1915. I was down there when they were putting it in.
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October Month 1915
Ada Weatherburn moved down to Port Perry over Howard Stone's tailor shop on Monday September 27, 1915.
Ada was up our place on Monday Oct 4, 1915 and took her dog away
I was down to see Mrs Weatherburn on Tuesday 26 of Oct 1915. I took mother down to see her on Wed Oct 27th I was down to the Dentist Lundy on Thurs Oct 28th and call in to see her again. I went down to Dr Lundy on Fri Oct 29 and got them finished up
Frank Jeffery Louis Bond Fred and I went for about a 25 mile spin down south on sunday morn Oct 31st 1915.
Mary went to Whitby House of Refuge on Wed Oct 27, 1915.
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November Month 1915
I was out with Harry Carnegie learning to run a new car Sat November 13, 1915.
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December Month 1915
We got a new cook stove Happy Thought at W.L. Parish Port Perry, Ont, on Thursday Dec 2, 1915. They brought it up the same day. Price $65.00
Bought a new extension table from M Litcher on Dec 5th 1918 1915 ?
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January Month 1916
Father got a little Queen Heater stove from Monroe Straight on Monday Jan 10 and lit a fire in it on Tuesday Jan 11. 1916.
Bob Butson moved in our home on Thursday Jan 6th 1916.
1919
Feb 22nd down at R. Butson station very sormy weather
1919
Mar 7 Jessie nubbed? the Red Cow
Mar 7 Geo Rose was in our place for ???
Mar 8 Examined by Dr Mellow for Life Insurance, "Mutual Life" Jessie Bunett was down to Wallace's
Mar 10 Helped to move R. Burton ?? to Utica 1919
Mar 12 down to Port Perry and walked up with Helen Bunner and Jessie Bunett
Mar 17 Started to clean and fix the car
Mar 17 Mother Jessie Bunett & I were down to Straits, It was raining Jessie was pulling good
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March 1919
March 13th Ed Conlin's house caught fire a very cold day last wind
Mar 14 Jim Pearson buried by mother?from Oshawa
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The Rance Ranch? Acount for 1919
We Had 30 head of cattle in to paster $103
on Dec 6 a wood sale $169.50
on Dec 8 wood sold 50
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The Rance Expeces {Ranche Expenses?} for 1919
<table>
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<td>$19.38</td>
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<td>$3.50</td>
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<td>Auctioneer fee</td>
<td>$10.00</td>
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1918
Mr Russell Mc Kay
1918
June 5 jessu Burneth 14th Birthday 1918
july 4 girtir Chettilifurgh 14th Birthday 1918
dec 25 Eliza bellnal 16th Birthday day 1918
Feb 23 A burnett 10th birthday 1918
Jan 15 le Cahettlebungh 13th birthday 1918
jan 15 G Burnett 22 nd birthday 22nd birthday 1918
Mar 19 E wallaces 21 birthday 1919
May 4 Of meaning 29th birthday 1919
May 15 Effire Heaym 28 birthday 28th birthday
May 13 Lila heayms 14th birthday 1921
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1918
June 7 L. Bond & I motored over to black stock (very cold ) night
June 15 L. bond jessie Burried jesu Bird motherhood 9 motored to oshawa
june 21 louis bond gordon heayn and ceal heayn and heaym and i motors to i ownts (raw)
June 22 came home by markham
June 23 i bond and i wire put in pey jil oovernight.
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Have You Made Your Will? No One Should Neglect It. ==
It is important that you should do so. If there is no will, your estate, be it ten dollars or ten thousand dollars, will be divided according to the laws of inheritance, and the lawyers may get a big share. Perhaps, also, in the case of your sudden death, your wife or someone depending on you may be left in serious trouble because of your neglect to take plain your wishes by means of a. The matter of expense for legal fees now completely removed if you use Copyright Legal Will Forms. are sold for 35 cents. This will stood the test, and is a cast- document, and recognized as very court. Anone can fill following the full instruction each form. All you do is to blanks in the manner indicating specimen will which ac- form, sign, and have one-day. Get Bax, form. Ask your. If he cannot send you com- specimen will of price. Bay College street
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Have You Made Your Will? No One Should Neglect It.
It is important that you should do so. If there is no will, your estate, be it ten dollars or ten thousands dollars, will be divided according to the laws of inheritance, and the lawyers may get a big share. Perhaps, also, in the case of your sudden death, your wife or some one depending on you may be left in serious trouble because of your neglect to make plain your wishes by means of a will. The matter of expense for legal fees is now completely removed if you use Bax Copyright Legal Will Forms which are sold for 35 cents. This will form has stood the test and is a castiron legal document, and recognized as such in every court. Anyone can fill out by following the full instruction given with each form. All you do is to fill in the blanks in the manner indicated in the specimen will which accompanies each form, sign, and have it witnessed. Get one today. Get Bax, the only copyright form. Ask your druggist or stationer. If he cannot give you one we will send you complete form, including specimen will postpaid on receipt of price. Bax Will Form Co., 275E College street Toronto
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august 1910
i put mr parmer's have in our fasture field Wed aug 3 1910
nelson Whitfield brought one frank neb lintoch colks home last might tuesday aug 16th 1910.
mr parmer took his house out on fri sept 16, 1910.
mr frank favision took there cattle out the 22 nd of oct 1910.
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(ginger Beer) white suagr 5lbs;
lemon juices i gill;
honey 1/4 lb; ginger, fruised, 5ozs; water 41/2 gals.
Boil the ginger 30 minute in 3 ozts of water; there add the other ingredients, and strain ; when cool, put in the white of and egg, well featen, with one tea spoonful of lemon essence let stand four days and bottle.
(patience gas Beer) - ginger 2 ozsi
allspice 1 oz
cinnamon 1/2 oz; clove 1/4 oz; all fruised on ground ; molasses 2 ofts; cold water 11/2 gals; yeast 1 fit. boil the fulverized articles, for 15 or 20 minuted in the molasses; then strain into your keg, add the water their the yearst; shake it well together and fung fown. of made over might in will be ready for use the next day.
there ought to be a little spcae in the key not filled with the beer im hot waether dream in a fetecher of ice. (born Beer, without yeast), - cold watrer 5 gals , sound nice com i of molasses 2 gts, put all into a heg of this size, shake well and in two or 3 days fermintation will have fem frought on as wire.
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as with yeast; keep it tight. It may be flavored with oils of spruce or lemon, if desired, by on it the oils 1 or 2 qts, of the water, boiling hot: The com will last for 5 or 6 makings. If it get to sour add more molasses and water in the same proportion. It is cheap healthy and no bother with yeast. Wines, bouant Cherry, and other berry wines. The juice of the above fruit can be used alone or in combinations to make a variety of of flavors, Express all the juice you can, then take and equal amount of boiling and pour on the pressed fruit, let stand 2 hrs, squeeze out as much as there is of juice and mix. Then add 4 lbs of brown suger to each gal of the mixture; let stand until worked, 3 or 4 weeks, without a hung on fanel sinkly a piece of ganze over hung to keep flies out; when it is done working hang it up , be careful not to have any seeds of in it. If bottled, always lay them on there sides .Grape wine Ripe, freshly picked, and selected, tame grapes, 20lbs; put them into a stone jar and pour over them 6qts, of boiling soft water; when suffieciently cool to allow it, you will squeeze them thoroughly with the
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hand; after which allow them to stand 3 days on the formace with a cloth thrown over the jar, then squeeze out the juice and add 10 lbs nice crushed suger, and let it remain a week long in the jar; then take of the scum, strain and bottle, leaving a vent, until done fermenting, when strain again and bottle tight and lay the bottles on there sides in a cool place," lamof the opinins opinins that it might just as well stay in jar utill it is desired to bottle, and thus save the trouble of extra straming
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i got 2 fushels wheat at the mill on wed sept 4th 1912. prince $1.00 a fushel.
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john marks
written by Russel albert mekay april 7th wed 1909.
(first)
i come all young people far and mean a dolful story you shall hear i was of a young man just twenty three was landed into eternity.
(second)
in eighteen hundred and fifty four this young man stood on scugoy shore this young man stood on scugoy shore his gum was resting on a tree and he was waiting game to see.
(third)
but fhi alas how sad to tell the gun did ship and down it fell the charge went through his hand and head and wow he;s mumfered with the dead,
(fourth)
and when he saw what he had done he thought hed try and reach his home but grwoing faint from loss of blood he had to set down on a log
(fifth)
and fearing that alone should die he for some help did loudly cry a young man to the place did come and quickly saw what he had done
(sixth)
Then he assisted and conveyed he in a neighfurs house was laid them for his parents he did run to tell what happenend there dear son.
(seventh)
The parents then in greif and woe did quickly fly to his relief with many a ground they then died cry for
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they soon saw that he must doe
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for many he began to cry saying lord prepare me for to die and jesus showed his smiling face and offered him his pardoning grace.
(9)
the mercy that the sought was found which gaxe great joy to all around he saying i'm wow prepared to die i hope that i shall reign on high.
(10)
come dear sister kinch and true your dying brother fid adue then round his bed they all did come whilw down their cheeks the tears did rum.
(11)
Then they the parting kiss did take while in these words he then did speak he said onto his weeping mother ohi where is now my little brothers.
(12)
why don't he come and kiss me too for this iwll be my last advice my spirst soon will take flight to dwell with bhrus un endless light
(13)
now month you must faithfull be your son in glory you shall see and father you must mercy seek and then in heaven we all shall week
(14)
my work on earth is lamost done i have a glosious victory won.
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the love i fell mo tongue can tell my dearest friends fare well, farewell.
a bird in a gilded cage.
(1)
The fallroom was filled with fashion throng, it shone with a thousands light passed along was a woman who passed along the fairest of all the sight,
a girl to her love then softly sighted there's reaches at her command but she married for wealth not for love he cried.
thought she lives in a manion gland (Chouis)
She only a bird in a gilded cage a beautifyk sight to see you may think she is happy md free from case she's not there she seems to be, tis sad when you think of her wasted life, for youth cannit mate with age and her beautifyk was sold for an old man's gold.
She a bird in a gilded cage.
(2)
I stood in the church yard just. at eve, when the sunset adored the west, and looked at the peeople who came to give for loved ones now laid at rest a talk marble momment marked the grave.
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of one who had been fashionis queen And I thought she is happier here at rest. then to have people say when seen. Little Bessie
(1)
Hug me closer closer mother put your arms around me tight Iam cold tired mother, and I feel so strange to night something hurt me here dear mother like a stone whom my lreast and I wonder Mother why it is I cannot rest.
(2)
All the day while you were working as I lay upon my bed. I was thinking thinking Mother of what you said how the kind and blessed Jesus loves his lambs to watch and keep. And I wish he come and take me, in his arms that I might sleep.
(3)
Just before the lamps was lighted just before the children came when the room was very quiet I heard some one call my name all at once the window opened. I a field where lamb and sheep some from out of were drink-ing and some were lying fst asleep.
(4)But I could not see the though I shamed my eyes to see and I wonder if he saw me if he'd speak to such as me.
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Im a moment i was looking on a world so bright an fair whhich was full of little childresn and they seemed so happy there.
(5)
They were singing sweets mother than can sing our yellow bird and uhile my breath was holiday one so bught from me smiled and i knew it must be jesus, when he said come here my child. come up he little bessie come up here and live with me.
(6)
oh how much i live you mother but i fell so strong to might and the mother pressed her closer to her over furdened breast on the heart so mean to breaking lay the head so was to rest i m the solom hour of midnight in the darkness calm and deep lying on her mother bosom little bessie fell as lup.
she was fred in old kentucky
she was fred in old kentucky when a lad i stood one day by a cottage far away and to that day all nature seemed more grand. for my sue with blushes red had just promised to be wed and i'd come to ask her mother for her hemd, as i told the old old tale, of a love that.
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were would fail, the gray haired mother stroked her daughters head and i faneied i could trace just a tear in the her hibd face as she placed her daughters hand in mum and said.
(chums)
she was fred in old kentucky where the medow grass in blue see the suns shone of the country in her face and manes too.
she was fred in old kentucky tahe her boy your might lucky when you many a girl take jue,
(2)
many years have passsed away snce that well remembered day. when to that deare old kentucky home i came and the happy mess of my life was my sweetheart friend and wife.
for the sunshine in her heart remained the same. iam sitting alone in place we have long call home.
for yesterday my darling passed away though in tear of joy i think of that day when but a boy that i took her hand and heard his mother say.
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Barney mccoy, or come to my arms norah darling,
Iam going far away suck an angel behinds it will break my heart into which i fondly give to you, and ms other one so loosing kind and lure.
(chows)
Then come to my arms norah darling bid your friends and was old ireland good bye and its happy we will be in that dear land of the free leaving happy with your barney mecoy.
(2)
i would go with you Barney darling but the reason why i told you of before it would break my mothers heart. if from her i had to part and go roaming without you barney meboy
(3)
Iam going far away norah darling just as sure there a god that i ador. But remeber what i say that until the judgement day your will never see your barney meboy.
(4)
I would go with you barney darling if my mother and the rest of them we there for i know we would be flest in that dear land of the went. Loving happy with you Barney meboys.
(5)
Iam going far away norah darling and the ship is now at aaishore in the boy and before the merrories.
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Sum, you will hear the signal gun so be ready it will carry us away,
The little girl that played upon my knee.
I long years have passed and gone. since I left this dear old happy home i left an aged father and mother dear for to roam accross the deep blue sea.
(chous)
Iam homeward bond. to the the onel love so dear uo move for to roam accross the sea. Iam going home to my dearold happy home and the little gril the played upon my knee.
(2)
and fortune smile upon me for while into poverty chain set me free who would not give to me all the comfort that i find in the little girl that played upon my knee.
(3)
oh jemie do you remember how can you forgot those happy hours to me how she sighs, when she thinks of the days gone by she's the little girl that played upon my knee.
(4)
What means that long dark funeral train sad faces they all seem to be and in the hearse lies the form of the only one I love shes's.
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The little girl that played upon my knee.
(5)
aand now she's dead and gone to rest and in the cold day her beautiful form lies.
How i wish that i was lying by her side shes the little girl that played upon my Knee
(chous)
Don't tell her thta you love her Don't says what you well do.
Don't says what you will do.
Don't promise that you'll wed her just because she's fond of you
Don't tell her of the future years.
and all that you will go through for her sake do not tell her this newkind is selldone true.
(one)
Don't tell her, that you love her
a youth was on his way to see his
sweetheat fond and true
while passing through the old homegate
he heard a gentle voice.
He turned to greet his best friend
matter dear.
You're Going to see your sweetheart
how becareful what you say
Don't break her heart because she's
fond of you
Don't tell her that you love her
if you don't remember. Tom that one man out of ten is seldon true.
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(2)
Don't tell her that she is all to you on earth unless is true.
don't tell her hpw you both will happy.
Don't wisper talles of endless bless because her heart is your's remember i was once a girl like she
don't break her heart because she loves you.
if you do twill all ccome back to you in future years.
Prosperity is one thing lad in life you'll seldom find
it's moving hand in hand with sighs and tears.
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The telephone girl
The Telephone sits still in her chair
and listens to voices from everywhere.
She hears all the gossip, she leans all the news.
She knows all our sorrows, she know all our joys,
she knows every girl who is chasing the boys
she knows of our troubles, she knows of ours strife,
she knows every name who talks mean to his wife;
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She knows every time we are out with the boys"
She hears the excuses each fellow employs;
She knows every woman whoo has a dark past;
She knows every man who's incliniced to be "fast";
she fact there's a secret beneath each sauey curl,
of that quiet, denre loking telephone girl.
If the telephone girl told us all that she knows.
if wouldn't turn half our friends into filterest fres;
she could sow a small wind that would be a gale,
Engulf us in trouble and land us in jail,
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She could let go a story which, gaining in force
would cause half our were to sue for divorces;
she could get all our churches mixed up a fight
and turn all our days into sourwing might;
im fact she could keep the whole tour in a stew
if she'd tell a tenth part of the things that she knew.
oh, further, now doesn't it make your head whirl
when you think what you over to the telephone girl.
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I wrote this to day Dec .4. 1909
Recepe for cakes;
Two sauces of Brun & the same of flous a little salt and sugar currants, land and if using sweet milk, use magic fucking powder put 2 teaspoonful of the baking powder and if using sous milk use a small teaspoonful of soda.
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Deaths in 1910.
Lorne stanton burried jan 5/10.
John Disfield burried jan 6/10.
Miss milliner burried jan 7/10
Mrs Walter Hochins baby burried jan 7/10
Mrs Robert swift burried jan 9/1910
Mr Real burried jan 10/1910
Mr Levi Perrish burried jan 30/1910
Mrs Graham burried.
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Place of death
Raghan Pretty old
Port perry "' "'
Island scugog yong,
port perry very young
Prince Trince Pretty old, died at Berverton,
POrt perry Pretty old,
on the 7th of reach middle age man Blackstock.
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Fri jan 5 1911
A recerpe for a house that has information of the bowels or mdiystim.
give hum 1 gt of linseed oil, and in about 20 minutes give him 2 oz of lod and have a rope and tachle and a house which on the lod of the rope and lift his pont and then his lind wed if the is not any fether in an house give him the same close of lused oil and old.
Cancer lure
Tue 27, of Feb 1912
Make a plaster or poulite of fine salt and the yelk of an egg. changr the poulltice about evry twelve hours. from 3 to 6 poultices are suppossed to effect an extraction of the tumors.
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account with carnegic 1909
June .5. sythe stone firl 5 whip 35al
Fri " .11. 70 lbs nails of different kind $2.1o Harmiss oil 15al
Account with Carmegies
Feb 7 to 1 package of stock food
1909
$ 50
2.25
1913
1.00
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oats bouht from J.c berrystone
Dec 164 lbs
Jan 817 "
Feb 11 575 "
45
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The days i worked for the Im dependent Telephone co. 1912
Mon 23 Of september 1 day $ 4.00
wed 25 of september 1 day $ 4.00
Thur 26 of september 1/2 day $ 2.00
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Jan 5 Bought 2 pigs from martyn wt. 90 lbs price $8.00
Hay 146.72
Potatoes 41.00
Turmic. 1.10
Greebs 40.26
Pature 1.25
Total ______
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Nov. 30. 1910
Grain sold
Dec. 19. Fred Silliams 50lbs chop
Dec 26 Mr Savage 200
Feb 23 F. Bailey 74lbs boots lbs 94 what
Feb 19 WM sellings 2 oats
Mar W sellairs 4
Mar 8 Frank Biley 4 lbs oats 2 what
Mar 30 Fred williams 110lb
april 2 the Boynton
22 Roff, Hunter 7lbs
Carmegers Millizco 16lbs peas
Gus Rames killed nov 29 1919
$ 70.
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90
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1 76
5 60
5 25
16 00
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Amount of Hay sold- 1911
Mrs Hayer 600lbs
Sept 6 G. Holman 1885
Nov 3 I warren
Nov 14 " "
14 G. Holman. 2240lbs
Ges pattersons (pasturng)
Jan 6 Geo Mc Millan 21 80 lbs
jan 13 geo M Millan 2270
" 17 Geo M Millian 1850
" 22 Ges M willain 2390
" 23 Gep M willan 2115
Feb 16 M Turner 300
Feb 1st mr m carthy 2300
mar wm 15.00
Amount of potatoes sold mrs Burnett 1 bag
Nov 18 " " 2 bus turnps
" 18 " 2 bus turmps
" 18. " Drusn 5 " "
" 18 Savage 2 " "
Dec 1st mrs macbreen 5 bags
Jan 8 (1912) mrs Burnett 2 bags
" 15 Reuben Bond. 1 bag.
Feb 16 Jennie merdd 1/2 bags
Feb 24 Mrs Belnap 1/2 bags 50
mar 19 frank vickery 3lb
mar 30 Thos Raines 3 bags
aprill 2 Mrs thomas and jel kellpord 3/4 lbs
D L willaims 1 lbs
April 11 J.c Campbell 2 bags
A. turner 1 bags
Mrs Butt 1/2 lbs
The jew 1 bay
$3.00
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1.25
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19 30
15 75
20 32
17 98
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2 50
17 25
11 25
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2.50
25
65
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2.25
1.25
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50
50
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75
1.00
3.00
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1985
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no of the plaes my photoes are on is 11359 a.r.ward 289 yongest toronto
Bax will form company
2883 collage sheet
Tptpntp
Prince get them at a drugstore or startionan
got two shoes set on joe;s hid feet at seraens an august 23, 1912 price 30.
I got victor shod to day all around two means shoes on behind and font one's set on wed sept 4th 1912 price $1.00
Sunday july 13, 1913 2.10 october p.m
Ree course on jan 12, 1914 n.2.s
I got 140 lbs of wheat from "alven" i funter on monday novenmber 3rd 1913 at mom at 18t a lbs.
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january 9th 1914, 230 p.m
9175
250
1725
1725
125
115
300
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1790
1200
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$40.00
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Albert "Russell" McKay Diary Collection
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20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries
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Albert "Russell" McKay
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1909-1916
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20th Century, Ontario County, Reach Township, Ontario
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Albert "Russell" McKay Diary, 1909-1916
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Albert "Russell" McKay Diary, 1909-1916
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Albert "Russell" McKay
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Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph
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<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Port Perry
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mr Russell McKay
</p><p>1919
</p><p><u>1911</u>
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{Blank}
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<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="September_1908.">September 1908.</span></h2>
<p>=== Thurs 24 === I got hair cut the 24th of sept 1908. Miss Edith Bond & George Till were married on the 23rd of this month.
</p><p>{Written in different pen colour five years later}got my teeth fix and a crown put on one of my teeth by Dr Graham Feb 15 1913
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="October_1908">October 1908</span></h2>
<p>=== Fri 2 === Little {gcuis?} 259 Davenport Rd, Toronto. I was down to aunt Emma Tue sept 29th 1908 in afternoon. Huntley st bridge was started in sept month, and completed around the 1st {Written in smaller letters in between words diagonally} week of Oct, 1908. {Written in smaller letters diagonally beside entry} the {ilegible}{ilegible}
</p><p><br />
=== Wed 7 === The {fused?} line & went up to see Miss Roberts was the 24th of sept 1908. 2nd Time was the 6th of Oct 1908.
</p><p>=== Wed 21 === Filo Cousin of Port Perry was married on the 9th of Oct 1908. {Written in smaller letters above word} 3rd Time. Took Miss Robert to chuch last sunday Oct 18th 08. Latter Day {saints?} church on {sohort?}.
</p><p>=== Thurs 29 === 4th time I was up to see Miss Roberts was Tuesday October 27th {Written in smaller lettering} & saw Russel Lane and Fred {moreon?} {sealon?} of with me girl, as I was going up to see any girl Oct 27th, 1908. I got hair cut 27th Oct 1908.
</p><p>=== Fri 30 === Got coal oil 30th of Oct {written underneath} {gol?}. I saw mr {illegible} the fellow that {used?} to work down at g.a. Pens 131 Front st E. I met him at Todds Restaurant at {noon?} and had a quick talk with him. {Written in smaller lettering above} {Fiarso?}. He is going to Montreal to-night, he's going on the Police force. Going on the 10 o'clock train P.M. Oct 30th 1908.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="November_1908.">November 1908.</span></h2>
<p>Mon 2. 5th time to up see miss Roberts, was sunday nov 11. PM Took her to the "majestic theater" to hear R.C. Evans preach. Subject "What is man" first sermon of the season in the majestic.
</p><p>Tue 3. Miss Bertha Winders {19 yrs old.} won in the walking race. Time 1.17.10 Miss Maide Peel second 1.19.40. Miss Mimmie Prince third 1.20.20. Mrs Bertha Grifeth 4th of (illegible) 1.20.25. no of miles to walk 7 1/4
</p><p>Sat 21. "Started a little change in Living". It reads, "regularily" leaving table feeling though I could eat a quite a bit more. Eat nothing or going to bed. chew food well. And eat nothing of any (illegible) between meals. Eat at 3 different times through the day divided equaly, of time as near as possible. Just to see how long I can keep it. Written and to be started by Russel L Melhay / 39 Queen East - {Torenth?}. Standard from my breakfast - a pretty late one from 20 minutes after ten a.m.
</p><p>sat 21st of november 1908. I hope I can keep it. I {illegible} I or anybody else will be benefited by following it. Yours R. {five small verticle rectangles drawn} 139 Queen East, Toronto.
</p><p>Fri. Nov 27. Miss Roberts age. 20 yrs 2nd of sept. 1908. 6 time up to see Miss Roberts took her to the Majestic Theater to hear R.C. Evans. Subject - I fell, is it {illegible}
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>=== (7) === Time was sunday {written in smaller lettering above & in between words} the 22 {may?} look her to hear R.C. {Earems?}. subject {Reorwechon?}
</p><p>=== (8) === Time was Tue 24th of november {written in smaller lettering of to the side} {1906?} very wet night, {thue?} was a Taffey hole hanty up on soho st. Held by R.C. {Evome?} in Latter days saint church {who?} at Werner in {point?}.
</p><p>I was up to a {Marty?} at no 8 Waterloo {to?} {Cresent?} mass {heats?} the 26th of nov 1908.
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<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="January_month_1909">January month 1909</span></h2>
<p>=== Jan 18 === Ellie {Of aynes?} age is 17teen the 15th of May 1908.
</p><p>=== Jan 18 === The coldest day we have had so far is. 20 degrees below zero eight o'clock the 18th of Jan 1909.
</p><p>{Written in different colour and handwritting 3 years later, under 5 dots} sat Oct 26th 1912. 10 minutes to 8 o'clock P.M.
</p><p>{Further down the page, two mathematical calculations - 17+11=28, 1908+11=1919}
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="March_month_1909">March month 1909</span></h2>
<p>=== Thur 4 === Miss Grace Row was married to Mr {Gowday?} of Toronto yesterday march 3 {written in smaller lettering above number} 1908 in the methodist church Port Perry, there was a large crowd there. I was there I fainted in the {written above in between words} large school room 25th of Febuary 1909 in the afternoon about 20 minutes after four P.M. We have lots of snow march the .4. 1.9.0.9. Dad and I got a load of {tuck?} wheat {stsow?} and hay, half of each, Tuesday March the .2. 1909. down to Ben {Bushly?}.
</p><p>=== Mar 11 === I helped Thomas Jeffery a half day to {draw?} out manure in the after noon mar 10th 1909. We have {drew?} home 13 loads of wood, {drew?} the 13 load in the after noon {ni?} {as?} 9th {raining?} a little, {see?} on days and a half for Thomas Jeffery up Till the <s>13th</s> 9th man, Today in the morn snowing a little.
</p><p>=== Wed 17 === Mr {Ehlon?} was buried yesterday March 16th 1909 {written afterward in smaller lettering} in afternoon very {stormy?}. He was <s>in</s> <s>his</s> 86 years 4 month and 14 days. They had {sewiec?} in the house from 12 o'clock. Till one o'clock. {Letcher?} got the funeral. The {fanies?} were Mr Graham {Hofman?}, Mr Kerby, Samson Vickery, Thomas {Tusnes?}.
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<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="March_Month_1909">March Month 1909</span></h2>
<p>Alex Brown, <s>George Patterson instead of Patterson, Alex {Rennie?}. It is a very stormy rough day today, not so very cold.
</s></p><p><s>Eva Turner came home sat mar 13th 1909 from Peterbourgh, and returned sunday night mar 14th 1909 on the 11.20 train from Myrtle.
</s></p><p><s>=== Mar 19 === Father and I drew a load of logs to Carnegie's saw mill Port Perry Mar 18th 1909. From the 8th concession of Reach, west of the centre road.
</s></p></div>
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<p>=== Wed .7. === I was to a school concert in the afternoon april .7. {arrow pointing toward words written in smalling lettering overhead} in the school. Miss Ellie Smith was the teacher. Weather, very windy.
</p><p>=== Mon 12. === Aunt Maria Dolphin died April 8. 1909 Wed 9 A.M. She was buried Fri April 9th at 2 o'clock in the afternoon 1909. Father and I were sawing wood in the afternoon down at {midgleys?} today. Fred and {Emmerson?} left for Toronto to-day <s>an</s> on the half past {second?} train at Prince Albert. Emerson was going to {Strathioyamn?} Fred to Toronto. Emmerson is {working?} at Simpson's {Ronthing?} mill. Emerson has fun with {Mecaffine?} up till the 11th {written in smaller lettering above} 1909 of april 7. months.
</p><p>=== Tue 20 === Ethel May Town died april 17, 09. burried april 19th 1909. age 16 yrs 10 months, deceased died of Tuberclouis. it was raining. Louis Bond {molered?} his suit a {serge?} suit april 19th 1909 in the afternoon at {Ot?}. Stone Port Perry {price?} $16.00
</p><p>=== Wed 21 === Father and I blasted a {fig?} stone in Mr. Peels field {1?} field east of house. april 20th 1909. Mrs {Dunn?} left for the West mon night 18. o'clock {written in smaller lettering overhead} from Toronto. April 19th 1909.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="April_Month_1909">April Month 1909</span></h2>
<p>=== Tue 27. === Ruebon Bond set some {swan?} {illegible} {illegible} trees out next to us this morning april 27. 1909. Father & I finished cutting corn down to {Finel?} in afternoon april 26. 1909 she {paid?} him in full for cutting all the corn Total for cutting corn $9.00. We moved the engine from Mr. Midgeley to {Fisel?}. Miss Smith was not teaching school mon april 26 1909 on account of {illegible}. and not on Tuesday. Moved Mr Brent from one lot to another april 23rd 1909. about ten o'clock.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="May_Month_1909">May Month 1909</span></h2>
<p>=== Fri 14 === I planted my onion seed on the 13th of may 1909 afternoon. And the lettuce and {raddishes?} and {parsnips?} on the same day. Louis Bond sowed his onion seed the day before mine. I got my hair {cut?} on the 11th of may 1909. Father and I went down to Willards and got a new {red?} and green carpet for the {front?} {room?} on the 10th of may 1909. {Price?} {illegible} {yd?} 65- {in smaller lettering} 91 27 {yds?} $17.50. Father bought William {Combe?} {cutter?} in May 1909.
</p><p>=== Sun 16 === Louis Bond and I were down to Port Perry {arrow pointing from word in smaller lettering overhead in between words} SAT may 15 1909. it started to rain while we were down there, and it let up a little and we ran till we got to Jack {Whitfields?} {Borealla?} and we staged there till about 10 minutes to twelve. Rained very hard Mother and I moved the {feurean?} upstairs through the south window upstairs it would not go upstairs. We got a new sideboard and {washstoneb?} {written in smaller lettering overhead} SAT may 15 1909 from {Letcher?} Port Perry.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="May_Month_1909_Concluded">May Month 1909 Concluded</span></h2>
<p>=== Wed 19 === Father and I were over to {Thor?} {Beane?} monday {illegible} 17th 1909. and got a quite a few {suchews?}. William Coombe {arrow pointing to words above in smaller lettering} and family left for Winnipeg Tuesday may 18th 1909 moved furniture. {Traverton?} took a load for him to {Myrtle?}, {swet?} it on the G.P.R. They wait on the G.P.R.
</p><p>=== Fri 21 === I sowed my peas to-day, and canola yesterday we sowed are sweet corn. and beans.
</p><p>=== Thur 27 === Fred & I had a {taught?} with miss {Fife?} and Lydia Roberts sunday afternoon may the 23 1909. I was to hear R.C. Evans twice once in morning, and at night sunday may 23rd 1909. He preached the {dedecatory?} sermon of the church at Parisville May 23rd at 230 o'clock 1909. Received a letter from W.W. Coombe Winnepeg. Man. This morn on the 10 o'clock train. I {and?} Charles Grandell {hair?} may 27th 1909. Weather Raining.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="May_Month_1909">May Month 1909</span></h2>
<p>=== May Mon 31 === I took Mrs Calder to Port Perry to-day in afternoon. Father & Thomas Turner started to work at Miss Madden in morning, putting a wall under part of house. I weighed a hundred and fifty sic pounds to-day. I got some strawberry plants to-night from Thomas Turner. Mr Spence of {Crenon?} preached in the Methodist church Prince Albert Sunday may 30, 1909 mom & {wening?}. {Quite?} a few over here in evening to hear him.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="June_Month_1909">June Month 1909</span></h3>
<p>=== WED 2 === Mother and I was over to Solomon Wilson our Landlord Tuesday June .1. 1909 to see what he was going to do about the {arrowing pointing to words in smaller lettering overhead} {fixing?} the place. I finished {pentting?} strawberry in to-day that I got from Thomas Turner.
</p><p>=== Thur .3. === I finished planting the {gardin?} to-day, it was beans. The longest day of the year is June 21st. The <s>lone</s> shortest day is 21 st of December. The eclipse of the moon was tonight at about 9 o'clock. P.M. I was down to a Band concert which was held in the town hall Port Perry Wed 2. of June 1909. "Aunt Dinahs Pledge." was part of the {haogram?} mother was there too, and mrs Roe and mrs <s>I</s> {meals?}.
</p><p>=== Fri 4 === I drew our lumber for our {threashing?} machine building from Carnegie to-day it cost for cutting it $1.86. I paid it the day I got it.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="June_Month_1909">June Month 1909</span></h2>
<p>=== June Mon .7. === I got a pair of forks at T.C. Torman's Port Perry in afternoon, a pair of {best?} ones price $4.00 paid. I got them from milton {mcdermit?}, June 7th 1909. I {took?} mrs Calder to Port Perry to-day. I was playing {baseball?} down in Tommy {Boylon's?} field {too night?}. down by {railroad?} I split some wood for miss {Thorne?} to-day.
</p><p>=== WED .9. === I was working up at Miss Madden to-day, and yesterday afternoon Tue 8th 1909. putting a cement wall under the house.
</p><p>=== SAT 12. === Father and I bought a piece of old {force?} from Reubon Bond Thur 10. 1909 for 75-{written in smaller lettering} {illegible} it was a picket fence. Louis Bond and I was down to Port Perry to-night and had a couple dishes of ice cream.
</p><p>=== Tue 15. === Father and I was working at the building up at the {comer?} {illegible} the {cemetary?} to-day. The {volonteus?} left for the {canuph?} to-day. Charles Haynes & {Russel?} Treebell went to the volunteers to-day.
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<p>=== WED 16. === Father and I built the picket fence, from the big gate up to the st Lawrence {true?} pretty {near?} to-day. Brother is 17{written in smaller lettering beside}91 Eggs 18{written in smaller lettering beside}91 to-day or at {present?}. I was down playing ball to-night down at Thomas Boyton's field by the sail road to-night 16 June 1909.
</p><p>=== Sun .20. === I went for a wheel to-day over to manchester, and down to Port-Perry, and up the {areene?}, it was a very nice warm {brege?} day. Frank Rundle's team of houses with a waggon and {pig?} {rach?} on, ran away {cowering?} down Boe's hill, the tongue came out of the {mick?} {yohe?}, and about the line {funel?} {betrun?} Thomas Jeffery and {Haynes?}, the {tongue?} {started?} the waggon of in the side of the road, and ran into the bank about 3 ft and broke off, the team ran down as far as Brent and wheeled around and came back and Robert
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<p>{Written above line of entry} === June === Balfour said they would have {ran?} over Frank {Rumelle?} if he hadn't of {illegible} them. they {then?} around again and went to Port Perry. It was {meonserous?} for a little while. This acciddent {cured?} set June 19, 1909 at about 3.P.M.
</p><p>=== June 24. === I got a square table up at {hed?} Vernon sale yesterday June 23 in afternoon. Harty bought it and he did not want it so he {ask?} me if I wanted it, I took it for the same as he gave for it 30 {in smaller lettering beside it, cent symbol?} The excursion to Gueplh was June 23rd 1909 and come back the 24 th {gord?} for 2 days. Father went to Guelph from our family June 23rd 1909.
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<p>=== July Tue 6 === Mr David Cash died July 1st 1909 A.M. was buried in Prince Albert Cemetary.
</p><p>=== Haircut === I got my hair cut June 20th 1909. Fred {J MeKay?} left for Toronto July 5th 1909 came down thur the 1st of July. Father and I was down to Port Perry last night July 5th 1909 and got some things of the engine an {axle?} and one thing another.
</p><p>=== SAT 10. === Father bought a stove at Mrs Ike Wheleler sale on the 6th {concession?} of reach at Bedford's. {Peieev?} {written in smaller lettering above} {illegible} $19.50 regular $46.00 5 months to {pay?} for it. Mr Piles brought it up for him, it was raining a little when we were hanging it in. Father & I and some other men started to {just?} down the cement sidewalk Thur 8th 1909. Eva {written in smaller lettering} M {(*)?} Turner was the first lady that walked on it that {io?} the worth {end?}
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<p>{Written above line of entry} === July === Jennie Medd the second lady.
</p><p>=== Mon 12. === I was to the {Orangemon's?} walk to-day the 12th of July 1909. big crowd. The 34th segment {written in samller lettering above} {band?} of Whitty played. There was a baseball match {between?} Uxbridge and Port Perry {Jr?} score 2 to 4 in favor of Uxbridge. Harley Graham got his {thrown?} {broke?}. weather mostly fair rained early in morn.
</p><p>=== Tue 20 === We finished cement sidewalk for 1909 July 20th 09, put it as far as Mr Harty big gate, a few feet past. When we finished Mr Hayes got up in the waggon that was on the side of the road and made a little {spuch?}.
</p><p>=== <s>Wed</s> Mon .26. === Father & I got the engine to gather, and lit a fire in her and tryed her, and she worked fine, a little Tight.
</p><p>=== Thur 2<s>8</s> === Prince Albert Garden Party was in the church yard, they had a quite a large
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<p>{written above line of entry} === July === crowd 28 of July. Mable Harty left for the West near north Dakota to-day. 29th of July 1909 thursday day after the garden Party at {P.A.?}
</p><p>=== Fri 30 === Father & I started to thresh to-day July 30th in afternoon at Peter {Christie?} Manchester
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</p><p>Waller J Bond and his girl miss Ellen astles came down home Prince albert from Toronto, sat July 31 1909. down for 2 weeks.
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</p><p>Jack Jhonston started to work for my father to-day, monday aug 2nd 1909. alsack Theeshing at Thomas Walch manchester
mother and I had the 1st {illegible} potatoes out of our garden this year 1909 for supper fourty grid size.
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</p><p>Thomas Turner and afe Parlour finsished {illegible}{illegible} an the celing to-night mon 2nd of aug 1909.
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</p><p>Fri 13. Emmersson came home for his holidays left the mom august <s>4</s> 3nd 1909. and came home here cured night aug 4,working at {illegible}
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</p><p>Emmersson and I put down a piece of sidewalk south of house on the roadside august Fri 13 1909 in aftersome.
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I got a pair of white summering shoes aug 13th {Illegible} more.
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<p>The Prince Albert {illegible} since it was renovated upstairs, was on Sunday 12th and 13th 1909. Tea and {illegible} on Monday the 13th night 1909. Mr Manning of Whitby was thr Preacher that conducted the services on Sunday. I went a {illegible} of apples and a few potatoes on top to Uncle George White Thur noon sept 16th 1909 from Port Perry. Then address was 145 {illegible} at Toronto express up was 60cts Freight would {illegible} been 6-0CT.
</p><p>Mon 20. I {illegible} Froshett {illegible} and Miss Gibson was was married Wed night Sept 8th 1909. Ellie Hayneis was married in the year 1909. along about the 4 or 5 of July 1909. My Father's birthday is the 20th of Sept {illegible} is 57 the 20th of Sept 1909.
</p><p>Sept 29. Mr James McBrien School Inspector dies Sun mom sept 19 26 1909 at his son home Prince Albert. was buried in Prince Albert Pine.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Tue_26">Tue 26</span></h3>
<p>Mrs Barker of P.A. died {tu?} mom the 22nd 1909 at 1A.M. was burried Monday in afternoon Oct 25, 09 in Pin Grove Cemetery P.A. they held service in Prince Albert Church.
Fred McKay left for the city to-day on the noon train
I picked some apples for {miso Huckberry?} to0day Tue 26 1909.
Bertha and Stella Barkley was in here to-day for dinner and Bertha little boy Oct 26 1909
WEATHEREER. FINE
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Sun_21"><s> Sun 21 </s></span></h3>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Sun_31">Sun 31</span></h3>
<p>Alex Brown of Port Perry was burried to-day Sun 31 th of Oct 1909.
{Obe?} used to live where Thomas Turner is now living
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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#SAT_13."><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">SAT 13.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Mon_15"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Mon 15</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Thur_18"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Thur 18</span></a></li>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="SAT_13.">SAT 13.</span></h3>
<p>Emmerson and I got our hair cut to-day 13 th of Nov 1909.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Mon_15">Mon 15</span></h3>
<p>Father & I ploughed the garden with Charles the Broncoc with Thomas Turner's new plough single horse plough.
Weather fine turning colder.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Thur_18">Thur 18</span></h3>
<p>It snowed on the 17 th of Nov 1909 our first <s>for</s> not so very much.
I fixed the cellar on the east side under house and also the little {plade?} form from the velandah to the pump platform to-day nov 18 th 1909.
I pulled up the leakerod to-day
Emmerson is feeling a quite a bit better to-day.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Fri_19.">Fri 19.</span></h3>
<p>Mother Father and I were to a W.C.T.U f{rest of word peeled off} him frie social down to Mrs Pan Boe, they had a quite a crowd and a very nice program, for supper we had a Piece of Pumpkin pie and a piece of cake.
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<p>and a sandwich, and {saw?} fruit of apples and pears. They made something over $6.00 addmission to get in 10 ct I went down with Louis Bond.
Father got a pair of Legging down to Port Perry yesterday now 18 th 1909. Price $1.75
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Mon_22.">Mon 22.</span></h3>
<p>WE WERE Thheashing at Samson Vickery to-day mon the 22 nd 1909 started at about quarter of hr seven threash about half an hour and it started to rain and freaze and the trees adn fence and everything was covered in ice it rained most all day. It broke a lot of limbs of trees a very bad storm. The ice stayed on the trees for about 3 or 4 days
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Dec">Dec</span></h3>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Thur_.2.">Thur .2.</span></h3>
<p>I was driving the engine for my Father at Mr McClinetoch's Quaker SS - Bob " "" Father yesterday afternoon Dec 1st - 1909 and finished up at the home place, we were threshing buckwheat, pretty tough I had to go to Port Perry after a fuel expander for to expand a fuel of the engine, I got it that night, and came home, and took it down in the {morn?}, I got {ufe?} a quarter after three to go down. they {illegible} went to High Point to thresh for McCintoch, and I came home
Erma Prescott was working there there. WEAThER of Sunday Fine.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Sun_.5.">Sun .5.</span></h3>
<p>We got a load of clover and timothy hay from Walter Wier Fri Dec 3 rd 1909 Price $10.00 2 nd class hay.
I got a 100 Ibs of Oil cake flax from Canady Port Perry now 30 th 1909.
Price {frer?} 100 Ibs $1.90
I trimed out the St Lawerence apple tree Fri Dec 3rd 1909 at nigh
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Dec">Dec</span></h3>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Tue_7">Tue 7</span></h3>
<p>Louis Bond and I went over to Manchester to a Chickenpie social and concert, the social was in connection with the reoping of the church since it has been refixed over. addmission 30¢ mon Dec 6 1909
The supper was in the town hall, and concert in the church.
I was cutting some wood for Mr J.C. Campell P.A. or rather some limbs of the trees which fell off under teh ice that was froze on them to-day Dec 7/09 I got 50¢ Pd
Mr Sellors barn <s>or</s> and stable is pretty nearly compled all but the doors and windows and stalls to-day Dec 7th 09.
WEATher. Snowing and raming, and, wind blowing hard.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Thur_.9.">Thur .9.</span></h3>
<p>Mr Walter Wier's sale was the 8 th of December 1909 in afternoon sale started about 2 P.M. and through about 3 P.M. large crowd.
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<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>The weather for that afternoon was cold and windy
The weather for to-day is cold and windy.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Fri_10">Fri 10</span></h3>
<p>I took Charles our horse down and got him sharp shod all around new shoes to-day 10th of Dec 1909.
It was snowing when I took him down. I was first horse there.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Sun_12.">Sun 12.</span></h3>
<p>We got a ton and 10 Ibs of coal from Frank Rundle Port Perry Dec 11th 1909.
Father bought a black and white cow holstein big one Deu to calbe in march about 9 years old, down to Port Perry at an uction sale, some cattle that was brought in on the train.
a carload was brought in. Price of her $20.00 date of buying her Dec 10 th 1909 Friday.
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<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="December_Month_1909.">December Month 1909.</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Wed_.22.">Wed .22.</span></h3>
<p>Emmerson and I was up to Prince Albert school concert in afternoon WED 22nd of Dec 1909.
I down to Port Perry Christmas. Fair yesterday DEC 21th 1909 I got down there about 4 P.M.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Sun_26.">Sun 26.</span></h3>
<p>Fred J McKay came home from the city Friday Dec 24/09 night on 5.23 train.
Fred and I drove away down near Myrtle to Hemmingways in morning got back about a quarter after one P.M.
It was cold and very good cuttering. Sun Dec 26/09
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Thur.6.">Thur.6.</span></h3>
<p>WE got a load of straw from Ed Fielding Monday jan 3rd 1910 Barley straw
WE got 25 bushels of oaht from Ale Gilroy tue Dec 28/1909
We got about 22 bushels of buckwheat from Walter Wier Monday Jan 3rd 1910
The first day of the Port Perry races was Jan 6 / 1910 I was down Louis Bond & I Pretty good crowd not very cold, and some pretty good horses.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Fri_7">Fri 7</span></h3>
<p>Uncle John McKay from North Dakota {Bothinear?} and Uncle Fred McKay from Whitevale came here Monday Jan 3rd A.M. 1910 Took the train at Clarmont and came to Myrtle and got a livery to drive them up from Myrtle to Prince Albert {illegible} charged $1.50 for driving them up here. continued
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<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="January_Month_1910.">January Month 1910.</span></h2>
<p>They left here here wed A.M. from P.A. took the 7.30 oclock train.
Emmerson sent Lydia Roberts a present, it was a bracelet Jan 8 th 1910 sat nom.
I was down to the Port Perry horse races to-day P.M. last day to-day Jan 7/1910 the fastest heat for this year 1910 was 2.16 1/2 sec That going some "Large crowd" "not very cold." "Pretty good horses." Good sleighing
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Fri_14.">Fri 14.</span></h3>
<p>Father and I ground Oats and buckwheat, and 2 bushels of wheat for ourselves for flour and one bus for Lou's Bond, Thur Jan 13/10 P.M.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Mon_24.">Mon 24.</span></h3>
<p>Father and Emmerson went down to Whitby to see Dr Warren. Went down on the 12.15 train and came back on the 3.30 train.
Dr Warren said Emmerson had Bright Decease.
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<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{name?} gave him a bottle of medicine, and ordered him to take mineral water. January 21th 1910, Fri.
Robert Balfour killed our Charles horse little Browncoe horse to-day in afternoon January 24 1910 Monday. His deceased was Lockgare.
Prince Albert held a (Bose Social) in P.A. Town Hall Fri Jan 21/1910 They made $37.00 The Boxes sold all the way from 55¢ to $1.75
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Jan_26.">Jan 26.</span></h3>
<p>There was a (Box Social) over at Blackslock Tuesday night Jan 25th 1910
A load from Prince Albert wheat a one hore load. Holman outfit in the load was. Frank Jeffery, Clarence Jeffery, Edith Jeffery, Adna Jeffery, and another girl down to {illegible} Jeffery, John Holman
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<p>and Olive Cowen a girl staying down at Thomas White's.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Fri_28.">Fri 28.</span></h3>
<p>The (Son of Temperane) District Division was held at Oshawa yesterday afternoon <s>F</s> Thursday Jan 27 1910 a load went from Prince Albert Bankers Livery West {Cauker?} drove the sleigh team
There was in the load when it left Prince Alber.
Mable Turner, Luella Turner, Abe Portice, Hazel Balfour, Alieen Boe, Effie Smith school teacher. Ida {Obarty?}. Mr Robison and Mrs Robison, {Clarce?} Bond. James Hibly, {Alle?} Smith. George Coomb, Billy Monroe Else {Forman?}. Douglas Taylor. They landed at our {Games?} Prince Albert. {illegible} after one a.m.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="WED_.2.">WED .2.</span></h3>
<p>WE got a load of straw barley from Edward Feilding Price $4.00 Sat jan 29/10.
Fred Came home Sat Jan 29/1910 on the 7.30 oclock train P.M. for a weeks holidays
I was down to Dr Warren, Whitby Monday Jan 31/1910 Went down on the 12.15 and came home on the 4.15 train.
Prince Albert and Manchester played a game of hockey at Prince Albert on the <s>beamedow</s> beavermeadow north of the road sat jan 29th 1910 in afernoon score 1 to 0 in favor of Prince Albert
Fred & I were down skating yesterday Feb 1 st 1910 tuesday on the Beavermeadow.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Sat_5.">Sat 5.</span></h3>
<p>Fred left for Toronto to-day on the noon train 12.15 train {illegible} 5 1910.
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<p>Prince Albert Dramatic Club went to Myrtle last night Feb 4. 1910 the play was
"His model wife" They made about $90.00
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Feb_.7.">Feb .7.</span></h3>
<p>I got my hair cut Fri Feb 4. 1910. afternoon.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Mon_21.">Mon 21.</span></h3>
<p>Father and I went to Toronto Tuesday February 15th 1910 on teh morning train, and we bought a horse Friday 18th 1910 in afternoon left him there all night, and came to Whitevale Saturday afternoon to Uncle Fred McKay, and left Whitevale for home Sunday. Feb 20th 1910. arrived home about quarter after in P.M. bought him at the {Respoirtory?} on Nelson {at?} Toronto. Price <s>62</s> $62.50
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Prince Albert Dramatic Club left for Greenbank to-night Mon 21/1910 to give
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<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="February_Month_1910.">February Month 1910.</span></h2>
<p>there play. Weather mild, and lots of snow.
The play was His Model Wife.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="SAT_26.">SAT 26.</span></h3>
<p>Dan Christie brought over 360 Ibs of hay Thur Feb 24th 1910 in afternoon at $15.00 a ton price of 260 Ibs $2.70
Took Mother out for a drive yesterday Feb 25th 1910.
Emmerson McKay went to Whitby to-day Sat Feb 26th 1910 on the noon train to Dr Warren.
The snow is very deep now, bad for turning out. Weather for to-day Mild, and pretty sunny
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Mon_.28.">Mon .28.</span></h3>
<p>{Ors?} Graham was up to see our {Ohorse?} <s>g</s> "Joe" in morning Sunday 27th of Feb 1910. he had a touch of {coln?}.
Yesterday sun was very mild raining in morn and at night.
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<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="March_Month_1910.">March Month 1910.</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Tue_.8.">Tue .8.</span></h3>
<p>Mr Fifer of Park Hill near {Samia?} was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery. Prince Albert. North East of Bonds {watery ink stain?} house. about 10 sods,
a fine display of flower compose of spray wreathes and pillows value at the lot about $100.00. I got a spry of roses, and Bonds got a lot of them Mr Hardy got a pillow Goearg Haynes got a bunch of carnations, and different other<s>s</s> ones
A {LaCarnsed?} iron sufbox valued at about $75.00 and a fine casket. the most costly every went down in the cemetery to Mr Ruebon Bond knowelege.
{Obe?} was buried in afternoon of Monday Mar 7th 1910.
Weather, stormy and rather cold.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="SUN_13.">SUN 13.</span></h3>
<p>We got a one hore load of cornstalks over to Love Perrish is Fri 11th of mar 1910, his sale was Then 10 of mar 1910 in afternoon That is when we bough the cornstalks Price of them $2.00
We got a load of oat straw from Thomas Harris Sat March 12th 1910 Price of straw $2.00
I drove Miss Effie Smith Prince Albert School Teacher in the cutter to Port Perry Mar 5th 1910 in afternoon.
Father & I got a cutting box from Alvin {last name}, a borrowed one Mar 12 th 1910 in afternoon.
Our sleighing is Pretty nearly done
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="SAt_19.">SAt 19.</span></h3>
<p>Emmerson & I went to Whitby town and back yesterday Fri 18th 1910 We drove teh buggy the roads were good the other side of Brooklyn and pretty good all the way down it was a fine warm day
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<p>Father was away down to John Lamb, with his sawingmachine cutting wood Thursday March 17th 1910
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="WED_23.">WED 23.</span></h3>
<p>Father and I was cutting wood down to Thomas Jeffery Monday afternoon March 21st and a couple of hours on tuesday mom March 22 nd 1910 The road were very muddy. He's wood sawing came {no?} $3.00
I was down to a supper and concert Monday night March the 21 th 1910 in the Baptist Church I t was there reopining
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Fri_.1.">Fri .1.</span></h3>
<p>Emmerson and I went to Toronto March 25th 1910 and I came home Mar 30th on Wed night Emmerson got a job up there with Sheldon on Queen St East. So he came home on Monday March 28 1910 and came back the same day. He started with mr Sheridan Tuesday Mar 29th 1910 afternoon He got a room at 100 Seaton St in with Oliver Bradley
Father and I was back to the White farm back north this afternoon April 1 st 1910
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Tue_5">Tue 5</span></h3>
<p>William Perrish and Jennie Pile got married Sat 2nd of April 1910. in afternoon at her own home at Prince Albert
I finished ploughing our garden this morning April 5 th 1910 and {Rarrowed?} it.
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<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="April_Month_1910.">April Month 1910.</span></h2>
<p>The roads were all pretty well dried up by the 28th of march 1910.
A fight between Alfred Smith and Earnest Boyce both live a little west of Manchester store date of fight April 3rd 1910 at night after church on Sunday. over a young lady by th ename of Clara Bond.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="WED_6">WED 6</span></h3>
<p>Father and I was cutting wood at Alvin hunter on Walter Wier farm <s>Monday April 4th</s> Sat April 2.1910 1910 <s>and tuesday morn we were</s> and on monday we were cutting down at {Bof Hemter?} April 4th 1910.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Fri_.8.">Fri .8.</span></h3>
<p>Father and I got a load of hay over to the White farm to-day in morn Fri 8, 1910
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="May_Month_1910.">May Month 1910.</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="sun_May_.1.">sun May .1.</span></h3>
<p>Miss Lettie Midgeley was married Wednesday April 27, 1910 in afternoon at his own home, to a fellow from Oshawa.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Fri_.6.">Fri .6.</span></h3>
<p>Father bought a horse from Bof Butson Mon may 2. 1910 an aged mare. Price $20.00.
I planted some early Potatoes on the white farm Thur may 5, 1910. in afternoon
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Mon_.9.">Mon .9.</span></h3>
<p>Father and I put some grape vines in this apring. of 1910
The names of them are <s>forom.</s> from East to west 1st 2 are niagra's 2nd 2. are Worden's and the next two are <s>m</s> morse's Early.
We put out 4 apple trees this spring on the South side of garden.
The name of them are Windsor Chief.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="May_Month_1910.">May Month 1910.</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="WED_18.">WED 18.</span></h3>
<p>Emmerson Mother and I papered the kitchen ceiling and walls Tuesday May 17, 1910
and I painted the woodwork of the kitchen once over to-day May 18th 1910
We finished seeding on the Whitefarm Tuesday May 17th 1910.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Fri_.20.">Fri .20.</span></h3>
<p>I finished painting the kitchen to-day Fri 20 of May 1910, no of Paint 392
The King was buried to-day Fri 20 of May 1910.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="WED_.25.">WED .25.</span></h3>
<p>Fred & I and Emmerson put in a new floor in the old woodshed to-day Wed May 25, 1910
Father Fred and I made one of the doors for the new building yesterday Tuesday May 24th 1910.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="May_Month_1910.">May Month 1910.</span></h2>
<p>I got 72 Ibs of buckwheat from Alvin Hunter Sat May 21th 1910
Father and Irwin Johnston went down to move the Matheson engine down near Ashburn to-day May 25, 1910. but they did not move it very far.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="May_22">May 22</span></h3>
<p>{illegible} by Fred
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="May_24">May 24</span></h3>
<p>Father, Emmerson & I went back to the {Hhete?} farm and took a stroll around Dad & I went over to teh {Hhete?} farm again and drove out a herd of cattle ofut the oat field.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="May_23">May 23</span></h3>
<p>Emmerson & I went down to PortPerry. Emmersongothis hair cut.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="May_25.">May 25.</span></h3>
<p>I saw Halleys comet from our house at Prince Albert Ontario. at 9.30 P.M. (1910)
I saw Halleys Comet from our home Prince Albert Ontario at 9.30 P.M. WED night May 25, 1910. in the West it was pretty bright
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Thurs_.26.">Thurs .26.</span></h3>
<p>Father and Irvin Johnston brought the Matheson engine and thresher to Thomas Turner Prince Albert to-night from Ashburne on his way from Ashburn to <s>here</s> Prince Albert he went into Sender's down east of Prospect and got our Grain Mill it was out doors, The engine was sixteen horse power the work was done on Thur 26th of May 1910.
<s>The</s> Fred went back to Toronto to-night May 26th 1910 on the half past five train around by Manills.
I was up at Mrs Piles where Miss E. Smith was boarding and had a game of Crokey, score 4-8 in favor of E Smith Thur May 26, 1910.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Fri_.27.">Fri .27.</span></h3>
<p>Father and I was to Port Perry to-day Fri May 27, 1910 and got some lumber for door of the new building about 6 ft
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<p>a $1.50 worth and I got 25 Ibs of Graham flour 70¢
Father and I were back to the farm to-day Fri May 27, 1910 and brought home Robt Balfour little light waggon
Emmerson got a hen and tw o chickens from Aren Belnap to-day Fri May 27/1910. Price 50¢
Mr Richard Robinson of Prince Albert was {6?} operated on <s>to-day</s> tue or wed May 10 or 11th <s>of</s> 1910
I saw Halley's Comet Last night Fri 27, of May 1910 pretty plain. about quarter to ten or half past nine PM
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="mon_30.">mon 30.</span></h3>
<p>Father Emmerson and I made the other new {Carge?} door of the new building
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<p>to-day Monday May 30, 1910.
Father finished building sidewalks for Miss Tuckberry this morn May 30, 1910.
John Cruse had his bycle paddle bent to-day by Aurthur Treebell on horseback I fixed it for him. It was done to-day Mon May 30, 10
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Tue_.31">Tue .31</span></h3>
<p>Mr Wilms Cook of Prince Albert was buried to-day in afternoon of May 31, 1910
We ploughed the north part of <s>or</s> our garden to-day in afternoon of Tuesday May 31, 1910.
Father & I was back to the White farm to-day in morn and farmed the colts in the oat field we put them out and fixed the fence.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="June_Month_1910.">June Month 1910.</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="WED_.1.">WED .1.</span></h3>
<p>Our White and black cow calved this morn of Jun 1st 1910 on Wednesday it was a bull calve a white adn a little red spots around the head.
Father and I sawed Tomas Barrett wood to-day wednesday Jun 1st 1910 Price for sawing $4.00
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Fri_.3.">Fri .3.</span></h3>
<p>Mother ordered a new black suit skirt and coat black, from Dunk & Mackintyre out Perry yesterday Thurs June 2nd 1910 Price $15.80
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Mon_.6.">Mon .6.</span></h3>
<p>Mother and Father went to Brougham to J.A. White sat morn June 4, 1910 about eight oclock and from there to Uncle Fred on @ Kayan then to Jhon{illegible} White Altona and from there to Uncle Will McKay Saturday the day they went away it was certainly a {illegible} day nice and warm Jun 4, 1910.
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<p>Emmerson first chickens came out saturday June 4, 1910 there was eight of them.
Emmerson I and John Holman went ba ck to the White farm on Fri June the 3rd 1910 to shout Groundhogs and while we were over there we caught the black hen and brought her{illegible} home she was certainly wild.
n
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Sat_.11.">Sat .11.</span></h3>
<p>Old Mrs Madden of Prince Albert was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Prince Albert Ont <s>F</s> Thursday June 9th 1910 in afternoon A very nice warm day.
We planted our potatoes on the White farm on the 10th day of June 1910 on a Friday
We brought a half a load of straw down home here to P.A. on Fri night June 10, 1910.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Mon_13.">Mon 13.</span></h3>
<p>Mrs Sheard of Prince Albert was buried to-day Monday June 13, 1910 in afternoon in Pine Grove Cemetery Prince Albert Ontario.
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We planted our corn on the White farm to-day June 13th 1910 and brought home a load of wood.
Rec a letter from George Cook to-day Mon June 13, 1910.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Tue_14">Tue 14</span></h3>
<p>A four leaf clover head was given to me by Miss Effie Smith school teacher at noon about 20 minutes after one on her to teach school, for good to luck on my part. I put it in page 120 It was given Tuesday June 14th 1910. It was a very warm day.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Thur_.16.">Thur .16.</span></h3>
<p>Father & I planted our horsetooth corn to-day Thursday 17th 1910 in our own garden.
And we also set out our tomatoes to-day. 16 June 1910
Father Thomas Turner and I loaded our old Engine 14 H.P. and the Mathuson seperate at Port Perry in afternoon for to go to the Waterloo June 16th 1910. It was very warm.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Fri_.17.">Fri .17.</span></h3>
<p>David Adams was buried to-day Fri 17, of Jun 1910. of Port Perry
Mrs Boe sister is to be buried <s>to-day</s> to-morrow June 18, 1910
Miss Effie Smith {illegible} me a 5 & 6 leaf clover to-night June 17, 1910
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Sat_18.">Sat 18.</span></h3>
<p>Father was over to Mr Walker's to-day threshing Alsack his mill and Myer's engine Jun 18, 1910
I got a pair of Horse clippers to-day at night Sat June 18, 1910.
Price $1.75
going to clip & Joe.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Tue_.21.">Tue .21.</span></h3>
<p>Mrs Sampsom Vickey was buried to-day in afternoon June 21, 1910.
she died of pneumonia age 62 yrs., 3 months.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="WED_.22.">WED .22.</span></h3>
<p>Emmerson has purchase a house and lot next to our house from Richard Robertson for $125.00 everything was straighened up tuesday June 21th 1910
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="SUN_.26.">SUN .26.</span></h3>
<p>We put the colts in the pasture accross the road Fri June 24, 1910 in afternoon and we put the cattle in the 25th of June 1910 in afternoon.
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<p>We put in one field of buckwheat on Wednesday June 22nd 1910 north of the root ground.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Tue_28">Tue 28</span></h3>
<p>Father got 382 Ibs of oats from Allan Goode mon June 27, 1910
We put in our 8 acres of buckwheat Mon & tue June 27 & 28 1910.
We were using Isa Turner here Mon & Tue June 27 & 28, 1910.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="July_.4.">July .4.</span></h3>
<p>Mrs {Isahe Fornet?} of Prince Albert died on Fri morn July 1st 1910
and was buried on Sun July 3rd 1910. She was only married about 10 months.
We finished sowing our buckwheat all but 4 or 5 rounds on Sat July <s>3</s> 2. 1910. The 4 acres west of the root ground.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="July_.5.">July .5.</span></h3>
<p>Mother payed Mr {Trenum?} $2.00 to-day for a carpet sweeper that she got on June the 1st 1910. payed him on Tuesday July .5. .1910.
Nelson Whitfield and I was doing our road 1st day work to-day July 5 1910.
Father {redud?} a <s>new</s> rebuilt mill grain separator to-day Tue July 5 1910 from one
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<p>of the Goodeson Agents.
The man from the Waterloo came to fix our engine to-day {illegible} Tue July 5, 1910
He came on the 530 oclock train mon July .4. 1910.
I was to a strawberry festival in the Methodist Prince <s>P</s> Albert mon July 4. 1910. Emmerson was there too.
Mr McConell back near the gravel {pot?} north was buried to-day July 5, 1910. in Pine Grove Cemetery P.A.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Thur_.7.">Thur .7.</span></h3>
<p>Effie Smith went home to-day Thur July 7, 1910.
John White and his wife came out to-day and brought some cattle out to the farm on there way out they stopped at our place
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<p>for tea, Thur July 7, 1910.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Tue_12.">Tue 12.</span></h3>
<p>We started haying to-day on the White farm on teh 12th <s>19</s> of July 1910 the field north of the barn clover. hay. It rained and we had to quit cutting
The man from the Waterloo went home sat July 9th 1910. got the engine fixed and run her home from Swans.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Wed_.13.">Wed .13.</span></h3>
<p>Mr Mclouchlin was hung to-day at Whitby July 13. 1910.
I was cutting down hay to-day on the White farm July <s>13</s> 13 .1910.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Thur_28">Thur 28</span></h3>
<p>Fred got 50¢ worth of beef this morn from Ed Balfaur to-day July 28 1910.
We finished haying tues day July 28 1910 in afternoon.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Fri_.29.">Fri .29.</span></h3>
<p>I got Fred Balnap a pair of tan boots on Saturday July 23rd 1910. Price $2.15.
Father started to thresh alsack on Thur July 28th 1910 at Johnnie McClintock on Lusher St South.
and then we moved to William Parrish Fred was on the 2nd day July 29. 1910.
I drew one load of gravel to Prince Albert nearly opposite Mrs Peats from J. Rose gravel pit Fri July 29, 1910.
Fred Balmap was with me and it started to
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<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="July_Month_1910.">July Month 1910.</span></h2>
<p>rain we got under the waggon till it was nearly over.
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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Fri_12."><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Fri 12.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Wed_.17."><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Wed .17.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Mon_22."><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Mon 22.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#WED_24."><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">WED 24.</span></a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="August_1910.">August 1910.</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Thur_.4."><s>Thur .4.</s></span></h3>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Fri_12.">Fri 12.</span></h3>
<p>We got our new separator home from Myrtle it came on the train from {Samia?} to Myrtle Frank Vernon brought it up Tuesday night Aug 9th 1910.
</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Wed_.17.">Wed .17.</span></h3>
<p>We started to thresh with our new separator on Mon Aug 15th 1910. at Longue {Geneysonon Quakes?} St.
</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Mon_22.">Mon 22.</span></h3>
<p>Fred and I went after a load of wood on the 8 concessun with Doll and Joe Aug 21, 1910 in afternoon.
We change our calf to-day Aug 22nd 1910
</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="WED_24.">WED 24.</span></h3>
<p>Fred and I went after a load of wood today aug 24, 1910
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<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>68
</p><p>October 1910
</p><p>Wed 19. Miss Julia Love of Green- Fank was married to day wed 19 of oct 1910 to mr Bagshaw,
</p><p>Willaim Webster and ammie went over together.
</p><p>I was down to Raglan to a sale at mr.Rose a very good sale. I bought a picture 33-d oct 18, 1910.
</p><p>mr Johnston bughesm had a sale to day oct 19, 1910.
</p><p>Thur 20. Russell Bakon wash mid to miss bryant wednesday october 19, 1910.
</p><p>Fri 28, mr williom jewell was buriied to day fri oct 28, 1910.
</p><p>our first snow storm for the year 1910 in fall was on the 28th of oct 1910.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>69
</p><p>October 1910.
</p><p>June 30
</p>
<pre>I got 720 of coal from COJ Vickery Port Penny on Sat Oct 29th 1910 120 cts lasted 18 days.
</pre>
<p>Fred came down from Toronto on Fri night Oct 28th 1910.
</p><p>Wed 16 I got 1440 lbs of coal from Alfort Orchard Port Penny on Wed {illegible} 16 1910.
</p><p>I got a team load of corn on wednesday
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>70
</p><p>November month 1910.
</p><p>wed 16
</p><p>i got a load of comstalks from the farm on wednesday november 16th 1910.
</p><p>i got 1440lbs of bonell must cool on wed nov 16 19 10. from albert onchard port peury ontario.
</p><p>wed 30
</p><p>walter form bond was mariied on the 19 th day of july 1910. to miss ellam astals of toemts.
</p><p>mr Emmerssm ml day fied on fri nov 23 th 1910 at his own home prince albert in afternoon in afternoon at about 4 o clock.
</p><p>and was burried on sunday nov 27th 1910 in aftrenoon about 4 o clock. mrs lacter of pot prey the amdertater and mr well led the sevier.
</p><p>age 22 yrs i month i day
</p><p>side on the margin (Death of Emmersm)
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>71
December Month 1910.
</p><p>Thur .1.
</p><p>if snowed about a foot deep monday midnight november 28th 1910 good lightning.
</p><p>january. 1911
</p><p>Russell and i went under the don river, though the trunk server on jan 23rd
</p><p>jan 30 russell was operted on for appendientis at the general hospital by dr promrore and he came owt ine feel 24th lolattiny 30 days in hospital.
</p>
<pre>russell got $ 69 100/100 from hospital feb 27 in for noon.
</pre></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>72
</p>
<pre>january month 1911.
</pre>
<p>sum .8. ethel me bought was married on wednesday dec 28th, 1910. to bhales patterson at her own home prince albert.
</p><p>1965
1830
_____
3795
</p><p>leulla turner of prince albert was married to edurin harty of prnice albert wednesday january 4th 1911.
</p><p>father and i was over to the whitee famr to=day january 8, 1911.
</p><p>fred j, mokary was to a farty up at hasty fred night jan 6, 1911 about 30 people there.
</p><p>we got 3125 lbs of coal on jan 10th 1911 and 3510lbs before total= 66 35lbs
</p><p>at ained on jan 11-11
</p><p>fred was doun to boneskon 11th
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>73
March Month 1911.
</p>
<pre>Mon 20.
</pre>
<p>Jack Roach of Port Penny broke his leg while sawing wood with the circular saw at Port Penny for Jim on the avenue March 8th on Wednesday 1911.
</p><p>Archers let it for hine and did not do any good. they told {illegible} he had to go to the for treat-ment.
</p>
<pre>went to the General on Wed 15th of Mar 1911 in
</pre>
<p>Was on Fri 17th 1911.
</p><p>Miss Flossie Mearing and Erentt Loveirere narried at Prince Alfred on Feb 9th 1911.
</p><p>Mr Mearing moved from Prince Alfred to Reen on March 22nd 1911
</p><p>Mrs Luck Gane birth to a son on March 14th 1911.
</p><p>Fred and Mother went down to Tom Brawns on March 9th. Prince Albert S. O. J. Lodge gone a basket on March 10th.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>74
</p><p>1911
</p><p>Dad and fred starlied to saw wood for irm hortop on anemue on march 11th and same a for 3 days march 15 sawed ak cd viekeys and moved to joo stone when it tunned quite cold and windys.
</p><p>march 16. very windy and cold.
</p><p>march 17. sawed wood at joo staone.
</p><p>march 18. sawed " at leo collins
</p><p>march 20 very stormy and stormy
</p><p>march 21 sawing at D. Canochan and a willaims.
</p><p>march 22 sawing w.palmen
</p><p>(1911)
</p><p>march 25 Howard bunt left for saskatoon and arrived there on march 28 29
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>75
</p><p>april 1911
</p><p>april 3rd
we moved the engine and elenes from nedreys to bob me to climate k, roads very good
</p><p>april 4 very windy and raining and freezing on the trees hohn hotmanstarted to work in the fANK of commner atport perry on april 3rd.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>76
</p><p>june month 1911,
</p><p>thur
</p><p>wed 21.
</p><p>our red cow gave birth too a pairs of twin calves on may 17th 1911
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>77
</p><p>july month 1911.
</p>
<pre>wed 12. my allam hayers of prince prince died on tuesday morn at 2 p.m july 4 1911. and was furried on wednesday july 5.
</pre>
<p>father sawed our swede turmiphs this afternoon wed july 12, 1911.
</p><p>sun 30 fred and i took our red cow to the bull at james me gulloeh sat might july 29 th 1911.
</p><p>i look a load of 10 fron bounds to raglam at slantoris wednesday huly 26, 11
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>78
</p><p>october month 1911
</p><p>fri 6, frank vickery sonth of prime albert was married to barbie burny south of prince albert wednesday sept 20 th 1911.
</p><p>B
</p><p>B
</p><p>Robert turner sale was on wednesday october 4th 1911.
</p><p>i bought a churm for 10oct
</p><p>fred and i finished chawing our fuck heat on thursday oct 5th 1911 in afternoon.
</p><p>ii got 6 gal and 3/4 of machines oil at larmegies in thue oct 6, 1911. in frumorn if rained all the afternoon oct 6. 1911,
</p><p>fri 20, i sold the white and black spotted hlstein cow to bonlin for $22, on thurs oct 19, 1911.
</p><p>mr jack albert sale was on thur oct 19, 1911.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>October month 1911
</p><p>79
</p><p>Fred Finished digging the holatbers on fri oct 20, 1911 at the fohnan farm p.a frethy good crop for the year.
</p><p>Mrs woodger the mister came to prince albert the summer of 1911.
</p><p>sun 29.
</p><p>father bought 28 hens@25-a price $725, a pair if scales for $2,25
a mouser for $ 300
a scuffer for $1.00
a pair of ice hookd for 30dl
i bought a water boughht " 20dl
I " " wagging finch " 13-dl
Total for all $14.15
</p><p>I paid mr handcock on thursday oct 26-11 when i went after the thirsty totsal all $13,40 afe turn got 75dl out of tge moun.
</p><p>mr of and dark sale was on oct 25, 1911. a way good sale.
</p><p>mrs Busnett moved her things in our home on the 27th 1911 fri mom.
</p><p>Trerfells moved out on thue 26th 1911.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>80
October Month 1911.
</p><p><br />
Mr Reuton Bond bought the Sheard house and orchard the month of mr Oct 1911. for $425.10
</p><p>Fred and I got a small jag of wood from Ben {illegible} on Saturday mom Oct 28th 1911.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>81
November Month 1911.
</p><p>thur 4.
</p><p>Sat 4.
</p><p>I drew a load of oats for Ben Bushy for George McMullen Port Perry on Thur November 2nd 1911 in forenoon no of bus 70 and 5 lbs.
</p><p>Our first snowstorm for 1911 in fall was Wed bright now 1 1911.
</p><p>Mekay & Sons thrashed on Fri Nov 3rd 1911. 6 hour thrashing
</p><p>There was a pumpkin pie social at the on Thur Nov 2nd 1911 at night (Nov. 10)
</p><p>Fri 10. Father brought two cows at Forden sale Port Perry a red cow 3 lits for $39.10 and a white and black cow for $46.0 Fri Nov 10, 1911
I to plough Whites Garden on Fri 10, 1911,
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>82
</p><p>November - 1911
</p><p>Genswt. 3535lbs
tone 1293lbs
2240lbs
</p><p>Nov 14
hay to G. Holman.
</p><p>Nov 13
Bought. 1965 lbs of coal.
</p><p>"13
Sale at S. porteous.
</p><p>"12
Froze up
</p><p><br />
"13-14
Yake forze over. very cold and snowing fast and evening oof the 14th
</p><p>" 15
got a load of word from b bush bu
</p><p>nov
thur 16.
bought 1830 lbs of store coal from f turner.
</p><p>started to form coal on nov. 16 at 10. october A.M
</p><p>Nov 21
Nov 21
went after gringeri at fred ,arks and got old joe shod seen busky in port pery with load of wood tuw nov 21st mr sinelaires mavel campbelts husfund was furried on nov 21st 1911
</p><p>thur 30
fred i was to a wood sale of bob haolby wed nov 29. 1911 in afternoon at 2 P.M
</p><p>i got vietor shod allarmind shaep new show mm noc 28th 1911.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>83
</p><p>december-1911
</p><p>sun 3. father of bought our ayshine cow at fordenis sale port pery on sat afternoon dec 2 nd 1911. for $41.00
</p><p>I fred was poll clok for promaid elections dec 11 mimie cat has few away since fri dec ist 1911.
</p><p>dec 17 Holstein calf form 300p.m dec 17 1911 first calf bought acre of wood from frank m aimtock for $12.00 on dec 16
</p><p>I took mrs.calder down to pork perry on dec 18th at 1.p.m
</p><p>Dec 25. allam moories farm was burnt accidentially cry wr andrew
</p><p>mr jas burnett was buried on the 31. 1911
</p><p>sat 23 father bought a second hand sephoratir from Rumdle for $16.00 sat 23. 1911.
</p><p>we wore grinding grain at the hohman place and two fage of what on wed dec 13th 1911.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>84
</p><p>1912 january
</p><p>jan 1st
i was poll clerk for the municipal election at prince albert jan 1st.
Reeve crosier & deputty reeve
marl & ma jnteper cormanillars dober jonhson peel stone.
</p><p>Fri 5 father bought a little pair of scales for $2.00 thur jan 4. 1911.
</p><p>jan 5 jas lang died and was burned on jan 8th it was very rough, stormy day. age 70 yers died of october.
</p><p>jan sat 13 father and fred got 3 cords of singh 16 min soft wood from october on the fri aftrenoon sat nov fri 12th sat 13 of 1912.
</p><p>my clothes weighs 19 1/2 lbs on sat dec jan 13 1911 m cloading overcoat, mitts, rubber, maggrains, cap, under coat, sweeter, pants, dwars, socks, 3 pair, shirt and under shirt.
</p><p>Entertainment in prince albert hall given by so9 lodge on jan 30/12
</p><p>amount of coal 1965
</p>
<pre> 1830
</pre>
<p>@$6,50 ton this her 1825=$5.94
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>85
</p><p>february 1912
</p><p>father bought the place from s.wilson and paid one hundred Dollars $100.00 down on tue feb 6?12.
</p><p>Fri 9 fathers fred got a load & of canmel must i coal from albert orchard port pery on thur february 8. 1912.
</p><p>amaout 1823 @$6.50 +$5.94
</p><p>Sun 11. father Fred got a 3/4 of a cord of 24 min over to miss phicel at $ 4.50 a drunk cord and draw it young price of wood they got was $1.87 1/2 saturday fred 10th 1912 un afternoon.
</p><p>mrs burnett got a half a ton of. scaranton hard stone coal on fri february 9th 1912.
</p><p>father got 20lbs of pork frame john warm on tuesday february 6.1912 price of must per pond 12th =$2.40
</p><p>the wood we got from october was dove on sat might feb 10th 1912.
</p><p>The coolest might this winter so far was fri night feb 9 1912
</p>
<pre>De give in mom was 32,
</pre></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>86
</p><p>february month 1912
</p><p>june 27 father bought a couple of awesome of bees over to mr stone's sale manchules on monday february 26th 1912 in aftrer mom a very stromy afternoon
</p><p>mr treveston bought a con fer $37.00 over there too.
</p><p>Father fred took some grain down to the mill and got to bag of com ground tpp on monday februaru 26th 1912.
</p><p>mon mar 4 father fred got a little over a half a double coud of limit wood maple over to miss phive; on thursday feb 29 of 1912 and the other half of the cold on fri mar 1st 1912
</p><p>father fired went over to stone to get over bee hives and pay for the bus he bought on thursday afternoon feb 29th 1912
</p><p>father bought a scoup at rundkes sale port perry fri mar 1st 1912 price 45lb
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>87
</p><p>March month 1912
</p><p>Sat .1. father bought a new williams "sewing machine" down at Bustone sale borella for $2.00 mar 2st 1912.
</p><p>a very heavy snowstorm on march 15- 1912
</p><p>wed 20. father sold his sawing machine to m malesom of for $25.00 on sat mar 9th 1912.
</p><p>our ayrshine cow came in in the 5th of mar 1912 the in mom he went over the hocks.
</p><p>father I was to boystone sale on the town line tue mar. 19, 1912.
</p><p>father i was to o said i rain sale on wed mar 13, 1912 bought ten bags at 11th and travel for 10ct
</p><p>Thomaiin jeffery left P.A for the lowest on sat 16. 1912 fred edith oda jeffrey good-bye at the week 1 1/4 this side of brooklyn.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>88
</p><p>march month 1912
</p><p>thomas jeffery car of live clock and furniture lest here from port pery on wed mar 13 1912 on the 6 oclock times going month P.M albert sullivan in charge of car.
</p><p>roy Good left pork pery with a carload of line stock and funrniture for the west on nre mar 11, 1912 on the the $7.30 time going month.
</p>
<pre>a couple of engine went off the track 1 1/4 this side of brooklyn on sat 11 a.m mar 16. 1912
</pre>
<p>cause of wrek snowplough got of track and broke a rail
</p><p>i was these.
</p><p>mon 25. fred father took ginykin cow malvin calter bell on mon march 23, 1912.
</p><p>27 james krishy was maries to mable turners of p.a on wed the 27th of march 1912 at her own home p.a
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>(phone)
</p><p>89
</p><p>april month 1912
</p><p>thur 11 fred, father brouht the pigs dnen from joe hilpatrick on wed april 10,th 1912.
</p><p>grandma m kay died on april thur 11 - 1912 and was buried on april 13 sat 1912.
</p><p>Russell lane was married on spril 8th 1912 monday.
</p><p>father & fred were downts whitevale and altone on spril sat 13th and 14th 15th
</p><p>we got ours phone in on apeil 13th sat 1912 about faster to fours
</p><p>i drew a farrel of (minual water) for J.g. Campbell on mom april 15th 1912 in afternoon george luke flewis bond helped.
</p><p>fred da started to fuild there hen pen to day on thur spril 18th 1912.
</p><p>i sold an in cubater to a fellow by the mame of maptor for $4.00 on friday april 12th 1912.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>90
</p><p>april month 1912
</p><p>sun 21. the titanic the largest ship in the world to date struncks an vieberg on sum at 10.30 o clocks p.m april 14th 1912 and went down a foul 1500 passengers were drowned and a knet 100 saved the length of ship 882 ft6'm it went down in 2 miles of water.
</p><p>the ship was valued at $10,000,00 and there was $10,000,00 worth of dimonds on it.
</p><p>milton me derment of pork perry got poisned on saturday morm at pork perry aptil 20 1912.
</p><p>fred startrd to plough for mr smith on the meaning place at the form of the road on fri afternoon 19, of april 1912.
</p><p>mr revlim bond of P.A left fpr toronts on sat april 20, 1912.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>91
may month 1912
</p><p>thur .9. father took our 3 calves away to-day thur 9th may 1912, over to allin goode pastire was cavis mill south of wica.
</p><p>took holestein ginylin cow to full at me cullock on tue might may 7th 1912.
</p><p>fri 10. george luke cut my hair shot on mom 6th 1912
</p><p>red cow with left hip knockred in gave birth to a calf this morn monday may 13th 1912.
</p><p>sold red cow to conlin and took her to port perry on may 14 1912
</p><p>we got $49.00 for her.
</p><p>tue 14. i took our ayrshine cow to laltimnore's fall on tuesday may 15, 1912,
</p><p>fri 17 we got chop yesterday thur may 16, 1912.
</p><p>they laid the fase of williamson movement on thursday may 16, 1912.
</p><p>the base a lighted 4 tons.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>92
</p><p>may month 1912,
</p><p>ella hall port perry was married on the 15th of may 1912. or near the 15 either one of the 3 14, 15, 16, of may the was married to mrs black burn that used to be in port perry
</p><p>mon 20. mrs mckinley from the island was burried yesterday on sunday may 19th 1912, in her 55 yeras.luis bind burried holidays faby on sunday may 19, 1912.
</p><p>they started to put williamson movemnet on thursday mom 1 may 16, 1912 ten october and complicated the job on saturday mom about half past ten on saturday may 18th 1912,the base weighted 4 tones.
</p><p>lousis burried mrs robison on saturday may 18, 1912
</p><p>jessie burneth will be 8 years old on the 5 of june 1912.
</p><p>they were paying $8.50 pg hod to day may 20, 1912 at port pery.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>93
</p><p>may month. 1912
</p><p>thur 23 father got 3 pig from mr moove in wednesday may 22, 1912 and on thur may 23, 1912 he got 3 more. the frisol 3 weighed 160 lbs , the other 3 weighed 146 lbs, the white one weights 60, the left black, ear tameroth weighs 41 lbs. the price of the first 3 was $11.00 the season brave $11.00
</p><p>father got a 100 of shocked at the mill to day on thur may 23, 1912.
</p><p>ms havis got 2 bags of little potatoes from ms to day at $1.25 a bag.
</p><p>sat 25. father got 1000 lbs of shorts on saturday may 25 th 1912. 200 hundred of it will be field to the 15 ings.
</p><p>father fred l shinegled the north side of the hen house and part of the went side on the 24th of may 1912.
</p><p>leuis bond fred amof merrin leak burried mr bruce and mrs mckimly to day monday may 27, 1912 took them out of the fault ghomed very wet.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>94
</p><p>may month 1912
</p><p>father and i went over to see the cattle on allim good ranch on sunday may 26th 1912, looking fine.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>95
</p><p>june month 1912
</p><p>sat .1. i set black hen up at mrs jewell on set june 1st 1912. on 15eggs. i were thorfread white wyam dottes eggs
</p><p>father fought 4 hens from her for $2.25 on sat june 1st 1912 i played for them to day jame 1st sat on 1912.
</p><p>i bought two hensfrom mrs hunter on thursday may 30th 1912 for $1.00
</p><p>fri.7 mable harlry of prince albert and bert behelltery of toronto were married on monday jun 3rd 1912 at her our home prince albert on monday june 3rd 1912 at 2,30 o clock P.m quite a few there it was a nice day.
</p><p>jimmie june 1st 1912,
</p><p>father bought six hens from rob wallace on fri might june 7th 1912.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>96
</p><p>june month 1912,
</p>
<pre>mr sellors cut the bug bamma gillord down accors from the church on the side of the road on saturday june 8, 1912 in morning.
</pre>
<p>wed .19. father drew tears loads of sand and gravel mixed on twis day june 18th 1912 for the umtery prince albert out $1.75 for drawing it a load.
</p><p>i set a white leghorn hen on sat jrme 15th 1912 at might in the north west come of hen pen.
</p><p>james G. Hohman was married on tuesday june 18, 1912 at goodwood and also married a goodwood a girl.
</p><p>willhmort walked ws married on wednesday june 19th 1912, at her own home port perry he married miss bolters.
</p><p>Essie migely was married on wednesday june june.
</p><p>set plimmonth rock her next to while leghnone in the comed on wed might june 19th 1912.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>97
</p><p>june moth 1912
</p><p>mon 24, i had eight little while wyandottes chickens come out on sat & sunday june 23rd &24, 1912 and one littlw black me up at mrs jewell.
</p><p>thur 27. we moved our pigs over to the month side of garden last night wed june 26 1912 pigs.
</p><p>woker get our calf from red cow for $11.00 there was a garden party at will book prospect m weddnesday night june 26th 1912.
</p><p>miss piece of port perry was married m wednesday afternoon june 26, 1912, to mr ward from victoria comments.
</p><p>we got 200 lbs of wheat chop at carne gies mill on sat june 9th 1912. at $1.50 per hundred
</p><p>i planted the pe as out month of house on sat june 29th 1912 at night
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>98
</p><p>july month 1912,
</p><p>thur 4. i got my hairs wt on tuesday july 2nd 1912. at pot perry, ont.
</p><p>i set 3 hens m wednesday might july 3rd 1912.
</p><p>sat 6. carnegies sent up 200 of wheat chop on sat july 6, 1912 at $1.50
</p><p>father got $1.18 of oat chop at carnegies on thur july 11th 1912.
</p><p>i got 200 lbs honts a levelator $1.40 a hundred on monday july 15th 1912.
</p><p>father got 100lbs of unheat chop at caregives on sat july 20, 1912 and also 3 bags of hen feed coming all to $6.05
</p><p>father got $6.60 worth of wheat chop at cargivers mill on wed july 24th 1912.
</p><p>we got a paid of cherry from joe kilpalrick to day wed july 24th 1912, $1.00 paid.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>99
</p><p>july month 1912.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>100
</p><p>august month 1912.
</p><p>i got 600 of stook from caregives m fri aug 2nd 1912, at 140 a hundred.
</p><p>jimmie had her pups on thurs or fri the 1st or 2nd of august 1912.
</p><p>she had six pups one died.
</p><p>frank jeffery & august curby had a picnic to linday on sat august 3rd 1912.
</p><p>hartry picnic over to chalk lake was as held on mom aug 5th 1912.
</p><p>james m boulsugh father and i cut our hay down to the jeffery ranch on tuesday and stacked it on wednesday 8 good load joe kilpaterrick stacked it.
</p><p>black hen halchead i chickens on fri august 2nd 1912 up by luke fence.
</p><p>father put bew rasoh in the bottom of hid hullen in jully month 1912
</p><p>fred campbell started to.
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</p><p>august month 1912
</p><p>work for allane move on tuesday july 30th 1912,
</p><p>good butter was 25th per lb m the market thue august 1st 1912
</p><p>i got of shorts at carmegies mill on the fri august 23rd in mom at $1.40 fed.
</p><p>father moved to peter dimon from home on fri august 23rd to 1912 to thuedat grain the first food of grain threasling
</p><p>august 1912
</p><p>Mr.W.P. Solomon from Rose Hansas. came to our place on wednesday evening august 21st 1912
</p><p>and went away on aug 22nd 1912.
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</p><p>miss evelyn turner of prince albert was married to mr wanlkup on wed afternoon at her own home prince albert m wed sept 4th 1912.
</p><p>uncle fred and aunt clard were out to own place on sept 12 & 13 and went to port perry fair.
</p><p>i played jins hortop $2.50 for a cord and a quarter of ador wood on sat sept 28th 1912.
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</p><p>october month 1912
</p><p>sat 26 father fred & i moved the thusing out fit out of williams trevertons on set oct 26th 1912 A.M to roy thompsons the ground was very wet and mm day we were about mm day we were about 6 homs moving the grain mill 6rds.
</p><p>jack johnsonston quite on thur might oct 4th 1912.
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</p><p>November Month 1912
</p><p>Fri 29. Mr Oreal died on Mon morning Nov 25th 1912. and was buried on Wednesday Nov 27th 1912 age 79 years.
1913
</p><p>Bella McBrien wife of Ralph Debiry died on Feb 28th 1913 and buried on Mar 4th 1913 in Pine Glove Cemetry Prince Albert age 32 yrs
</p><p>(Death){written in top right corner on top of "Feb"}
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</p><p>I got an order from Eatons on Sat Mar 8, 1913 composing two shirts, wrapper, tablecloth, doorstop and some other little articles.
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</p><p>May Month 1913
</p><p>Wed 7. Fred & l planted out over 1100 strawberry plants. Started on the north side and put in {?} Dunlop first and then New Williams and {name?}
</p><p>May 7th Wednesday 1913. Started planting from the west end.
</p><p>Father & i moved Mrs Burnett out of our home to Mrs Armstrong on Mon afternoon may 26th 1913.
</p><p>I got a swarm of bee on a saturday May 24th 1913.
</p><p>Father {?} from Beauty Port Perry on May 26th 1913 morn Prince $16.00
</p><p>We put up a fence m fri may 23rds 1913 between mr luhes md us.
</p><p>i set 2 hens on wednesday 28th 1913 of may.
</p><p>we put in the bell phone on the 29th of may 1913 in afternoon.
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</p><p>June month 1913
</p><p>I sent letter to england on the 5th of june 1913.
</p><p>I played albert Bent $3.38 for fever wire and 4th for a pieket clamps on , sat might june 7, 1913.
</p><p>Mr mills plane planening mill was burnt down to day june 18, 1913 on wednesday at mom.
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</p><p>july month 1913
</p><p>fred took ayrshine cow over to joe peel on friday july 4th 1913. to bull
</p><p>ayrshine had a calf in monday february 24th 1913.
</p><p>we had dany rain on friday afternoon july 4th 1913.
</p><p>fred got a suit of clothing at toronto m ther 1st of july 1913. a light suit piece,
</p><p>Rusell, louis bond, and fred went to peter for on an excuism on july 9th 1913.
</p><p>we put a cemnt floor in our house stable on monday & tuesday july 7&8 1913
</p><p>there was a train week on the G.T.R south of manchester staton on july 10th 1913.
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</p><p>september 1913
</p><p>miss nellie white was married on septh 11th 1913.
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</p><p>september 1913
</p><p>fred gibons farm was burnt down on september 23th 1913
</p><p>there was a train week south of march hesten station on sepy 26th 1913
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</p><p>november month 1913
</p><p>mon 3 started this morning at i miinute after seven o clock on monday novenmber 3rd 1913. to fuild the union station, tornoto.
</p><p>december dec 15 bought a pig 145lbs east 1480.
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</p><p>December month 1913
</p><p>we got a load of straw from alvin hunter in sat morning dec 20, 1913.
</p><p>i sent on dec 17 1913 E m jan 13.14
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</p><p>january month 1914.
</p><p>tuesday jan 13, 1914 it was 38 below zess in prince albert 48 at mamallia jat and 40 at seagrave and 35f 36at port perry.
</p><p>i got formacone liquid m thur january 8, 1914. started to use it on sunday might jan 11th 1914.
</p><p>Clara stone & clara bond was in our place on thurday might jan 8, 1914 playing lest heir.
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</p><p>jan 1914
</p><p>june 12 fixed up the bees
</p><p>feb 1914
</p><p>feb 4 dad & i went over to uxbudye village
</p><p>i went to the moving picture a how in the evening of feb 4 1914.
</p><p>we got our 2nd load of straw from a hunter on feb 2nd and also a load of hay same day
</p><p>march
</p><p>got a load of straw from ed fielding and a load of hay from cemetery on march 9th 1914
</p><p>miss addie coombjand mr hoskim were married on march 11th 1914
</p><p>we tap for 29 buckets over at chirsters fush on march 17th 1914
</p><p>we saved wood at own place on march 16th 1914 and a hunters on march 17th A.M
</p><p>march 18 it is snowing.
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</p><p>Miss Vera Goode was married on April 8th 1914 to Mr croozer
</p><p>Ayrshire cow gave birth to a bull calf "holstein" on Monday April 20th 1914. in morning.
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</p><p>August Month 1915
</p><p>My Net weight Aug 15, was 118 lbs.
</p><p>I took Ada down to Robert's sat morn August 14, 1915, took two Baskets of apples down to Off? at half-part mine.
</p><p>I got hair cut on sat Aug 14, 1915.
</p><p>Reubin Bond house was burned down on Wed at about 3.15 oclock P.M. when it start. They got everything out. On wed Aud 11, 1915
</p><p>Father moved his threshing outfit down to Frank Stanton Raglan on Wed Aug 11, 1915 Thresh on Fri Aug 13th 1915.
</p><p>Roberts got there their phone in on monday August 16th 1915. I was down there when they were putting it in.
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</p><p>October Month 1915
</p><p>Ada Weatherburn moved down to Port Perry over Howard Stone's tailor shop on Monday September 27, 1915.
</p><p>Ada was up our place on Monday Oct 4, 1915 and took her dog away
</p><p>I was down to see Mrs Weatherburn on Tuesday 26 of Oct 1915. I took mother down to see her on Wed Oct 27th I was down to the Dentist Lundy on Thurs Oct 28th and call in to see her again. I went down to Dr Lundy on Fri Oct 29 and got them finished up
</p><p>Frank Jeffery Louis Bond Fred and I went for about a 25 mile spin down south on sunday morn Oct 31st 1915.
</p><p>Mary went to Whitby House of Refuge on Wed Oct 27, 1915.
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</p><p>November Month 1915
</p><p>I was out with Harry Carnegie learning to run a new car Sat November 13, 1915.
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</p><p>December Month 1915
</p><p>We got a new cook stove Happy Thought at W.L. Parish Port Perry, Ont, on Thursday Dec 2, 1915. They brought it up the same day. Price $65.00
</p><p>Bought a new extension table from M Litcher on Dec 5th 1918 1915 ?
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</p><p>January Month 1916
</p><p>Father got a little Queen Heater stove from Monroe Straight on Monday Jan 10 and lit a fire in it on Tuesday Jan 11. 1916.
</p><p>Bob Butson moved in our home on Thursday Jan 6th 1916.
</p><p><br />
</p><p>1919
Feb 22nd down at R. Butson station very sormy weather
</p><p>1919
</p><p>Mar 7 Jessie nubbed? the Red Cow
</p><p>Mar 7 Geo Rose was in our place for ???
</p><p>Mar 8 Examined by Dr Mellow for Life Insurance, "Mutual Life" Jessie Bunett was down to Wallace's
</p><p>Mar 10 Helped to move R. Burton ?? to Utica 1919
</p><p>Mar 12 down to Port Perry and walked up with Helen Bunner and Jessie Bunett
</p><p>Mar 17 Started to clean and fix the car
</p><p>Mar 17 Mother Jessie Bunett & I were down to Straits, It was raining Jessie was pulling good
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March 1919
</p><p>March 13th Ed Conlin's house caught fire a very cold day last wind
</p><p>Mar 14 Jim Pearson buried by mother?from Oshawa
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</p><p>The Rance Ranch? Acount for 1919
</p><p>We Had 30 head of cattle in to paster $103
on Dec 6 a wood sale $169.50
on Dec 8 wood sold 50
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<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Takes</td>
<td>$19.38</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Save bills</td>
<td>$3.50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Auctioneer fee</td>
<td>$10.00</td>
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</p><p>1918
</p><p>Mr Russell Mc Kay
</p><p>1918
</p><p>June 5 jessu Burneth 14th Birthday 1918
</p><p>july 4 girtir Chettilifurgh 14th Birthday 1918
</p><p>dec 25 Eliza bellnal 16th Birthday day 1918
</p><p>Feb 23 A burnett 10th birthday 1918
</p><p>Jan 15 le Cahettlebungh 13th birthday 1918
</p><p>jan 15 G Burnett 22 nd birthday 22nd birthday 1918
</p><p>Mar 19 E wallaces 21 birthday 1919
</p><p>May 4 Of meaning 29th birthday 1919
</p><p>May 15 Effire Heaym 28 birthday 28th birthday
</p><p>May 13 Lila heayms 14th birthday 1921
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</p><p>June 7 L. Bond & I motored over to black stock (very cold ) night
</p><p>June 15 L. bond jessie Burried jesu Bird motherhood 9 motored to oshawa
</p><p>june 21 louis bond gordon heayn and ceal heayn and heaym and i motors to i ownts (raw)
</p><p>June 22 came home by markham
</p><p>June 23 i bond and i wire put in pey jil oovernight.
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</p><p>It is important that you should do so. If there is no will, your estate, be it ten dollars or ten thousands dollars, will be divided according to the laws of inheritance, and the lawyers may get a big share. Perhaps, also, in the case of your sudden death, your wife or some one depending on you may be left in serious trouble because of your neglect to make plain your wishes by means of a will. The matter of expense for legal fees is now completely removed if you use Bax Copyright Legal Will Forms which are sold for 35 cents. This will form has stood the test and is a castiron legal document, and recognized as such in every court. Anyone can fill out by following the full instruction given with each form. All you do is to fill in the blanks in the manner indicated in the specimen will which accompanies each form, sign, and have it witnessed. Get one today. Get Bax, the only copyright form. Ask your druggist or stationer. If he cannot give you one we will send you complete form, including specimen will postpaid on receipt of price. Bax Will Form Co., 275E College street Toronto
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</p><p>august 1910
</p><p>i put mr parmer's have in our fasture field Wed aug 3 1910
</p><p>nelson Whitfield brought one frank neb lintoch colks home last might tuesday aug 16th 1910.
</p><p>mr parmer took his house out on fri sept 16, 1910.
</p><p>mr frank favision took there cattle out the 22 nd of oct 1910.
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</p><p>(ginger Beer) white suagr 5lbs;
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<pre>lemon juices i gill;
</pre>
<p><br />
honey 1/4 lb; ginger, fruised, 5ozs; water 41/2 gals.
</p><p>Boil the ginger 30 minute in 3 ozts of water; there add the other ingredients, and strain ; when cool, put in the white of and egg, well featen, with one tea spoonful of lemon essence let stand four days and bottle.
</p><p><br />
(patience gas Beer) - ginger 2 ozsi
allspice 1 oz
</p><p>cinnamon 1/2 oz; clove 1/4 oz; all fruised on ground ; molasses 2 ofts; cold water 11/2 gals; yeast 1 fit. boil the fulverized articles, for 15 or 20 minuted in the molasses; then strain into your keg, add the water their the yearst; shake it well together and fung fown. of made over might in will be ready for use the next day.
</p><p>there ought to be a little spcae in the key not filled with the beer im hot waether dream in a fetecher of ice. (born Beer, without yeast), - cold watrer 5 gals , sound nice com i of molasses 2 gts, put all into a heg of this size, shake well and in two or 3 days fermintation will have fem frought on as wire.
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</p><p>as with yeast; keep it tight. It may be flavored with oils of spruce or lemon, if desired, by on it the oils 1 or 2 qts, of the water, boiling hot: The com will last for 5 or 6 makings. If it get to sour add more molasses and water in the same proportion. It is cheap healthy and no bother with yeast. Wines, bouant Cherry, and other berry wines. The juice of the above fruit can be used alone or in combinations to make a variety of of flavors, Express all the juice you can, then take and equal amount of boiling and pour on the pressed fruit, let stand 2 hrs, squeeze out as much as there is of juice and mix. Then add 4 lbs of brown suger to each gal of the mixture; let stand until worked, 3 or 4 weeks, without a hung on fanel sinkly a piece of ganze over hung to keep flies out; when it is done working hang it up , be careful not to have any seeds of in it. If bottled, always lay them on there sides .Grape wine Ripe, freshly picked, and selected, tame grapes, 20lbs; put them into a stone jar and pour over them 6qts, of boiling soft water; when suffieciently cool to allow it, you will squeeze them thoroughly with the
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hand; after which allow them to stand 3 days on the formace with a cloth thrown over the jar, then squeeze out the juice and add 10 lbs nice crushed suger, and let it remain a week long in the jar; then take of the scum, strain and bottle, leaving a vent, until done fermenting, when strain again and bottle tight and lay the bottles on there sides in a cool place," lamof the opinins opinins that it might just as well stay in jar utill it is desired to bottle, and thus save the trouble of extra straming
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</p><p>i got 2 fushels wheat at the mill on wed sept 4th 1912. prince $1.00 a fushel.
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</p><p>john marks
</p><p>written by Russel albert mekay april 7th wed 1909.
(first)
i come all young people far and mean a dolful story you shall hear i was of a young man just twenty three was landed into eternity.
(second)
in eighteen hundred and fifty four this young man stood on scugoy shore this young man stood on scugoy shore his gum was resting on a tree and he was waiting game to see.
(third)
but fhi alas how sad to tell the gun did ship and down it fell the charge went through his hand and head and wow he;s mumfered with the dead,
(fourth)
and when he saw what he had done he thought hed try and reach his home but grwoing faint from loss of blood he had to set down on a log
(fifth)
and fearing that alone should die he for some help did loudly cry a young man to the place did come and quickly saw what he had done
(sixth)
Then he assisted and conveyed he in a neighfurs house was laid them for his parents he did run to tell what happenend there dear son.
(seventh)
The parents then in greif and woe did quickly fly to his relief with many a ground they then died cry for
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</p><p>they soon saw that he must doe
</p><p>(8)
for many he began to cry saying lord prepare me for to die and jesus showed his smiling face and offered him his pardoning grace.
</p><p>(9)
the mercy that the sought was found which gaxe great joy to all around he saying i'm wow prepared to die i hope that i shall reign on high.
</p><p>(10)
come dear sister kinch and true your dying brother fid adue then round his bed they all did come whilw down their cheeks the tears did rum.
</p><p>(11)
Then they the parting kiss did take while in these words he then did speak he said onto his weeping mother ohi where is now my little brothers.
</p><p>(12)
why don't he come and kiss me too for this iwll be my last advice my spirst soon will take flight to dwell with bhrus un endless light
</p><p>(13)
now month you must faithfull be your son in glory you shall see and father you must mercy seek and then in heaven we all shall week
</p><p>(14)
my work on earth is lamost done i have a glosious victory won.
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</p><p>the love i fell mo tongue can tell my dearest friends fare well, farewell.
</p><p>a bird in a gilded cage.
</p><p>(1)
The fallroom was filled with fashion throng, it shone with a thousands light passed along was a woman who passed along the fairest of all the sight,
a girl to her love then softly sighted there's reaches at her command but she married for wealth not for love he cried.
thought she lives in a manion gland (Chouis)
She only a bird in a gilded cage a beautifyk sight to see you may think she is happy md free from case she's not there she seems to be, tis sad when you think of her wasted life, for youth cannit mate with age and her beautifyk was sold for an old man's gold.
She a bird in a gilded cage.
</p><p>(2)
I stood in the church yard just. at eve, when the sunset adored the west, and looked at the peeople who came to give for loved ones now laid at rest a talk marble momment marked the grave.
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</p><p>of one who had been fashionis queen And I thought she is happier here at rest. then to have people say when seen. Little Bessie
</p><p>(1)
Hug me closer closer mother put your arms around me tight Iam cold tired mother, and I feel so strange to night something hurt me here dear mother like a stone whom my lreast and I wonder Mother why it is I cannot rest.
</p><p>(2)
All the day while you were working as I lay upon my bed. I was thinking thinking Mother of what you said how the kind and blessed Jesus loves his lambs to watch and keep. And I wish he come and take me, in his arms that I might sleep.
</p><p>(3)
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<pre>Just before the lamps was lighted just before the children came when the room was very quiet I heard some one call my name all at once the window opened. I a field where lamb and sheep some from out of were drink-ing and some were lying fst asleep.
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<p>(4)But I could not see the though I shamed my eyes to see and I wonder if he saw me if he'd speak to such as me.
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</p><p>Im a moment i was looking on a world so bright an fair whhich was full of little childresn and they seemed so happy there.
</p><p>(5)
They were singing sweets mother than can sing our yellow bird and uhile my breath was holiday one so bught from me smiled and i knew it must be jesus, when he said come here my child. come up he little bessie come up here and live with me.
</p><p>(6)
oh how much i live you mother but i fell so strong to might and the mother pressed her closer to her over furdened breast on the heart so mean to breaking lay the head so was to rest i m the solom hour of midnight in the darkness calm and deep lying on her mother bosom little bessie fell as lup.
</p><p>she was fred in old kentucky
</p><p>she was fred in old kentucky when a lad i stood one day by a cottage far away and to that day all nature seemed more grand. for my sue with blushes red had just promised to be wed and i'd come to ask her mother for her hemd, as i told the old old tale, of a love that.
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</p><p>were would fail, the gray haired mother stroked her daughters head and i faneied i could trace just a tear in the her hibd face as she placed her daughters hand in mum and said.
</p><p>(chums)
she was fred in old kentucky where the medow grass in blue see the suns shone of the country in her face and manes too.
she was fred in old kentucky tahe her boy your might lucky when you many a girl take jue,
</p><p>(2)
many years have passsed away snce that well remembered day. when to that deare old kentucky home i came and the happy mess of my life was my sweetheart friend and wife.
for the sunshine in her heart remained the same. iam sitting alone in place we have long call home.
</p><p>for yesterday my darling passed away though in tear of joy i think of that day when but a boy that i took her hand and heard his mother say.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>220
</p><p>Barney mccoy, or come to my arms norah darling,
</p><p>Iam going far away suck an angel behinds it will break my heart into which i fondly give to you, and ms other one so loosing kind and lure.
</p><p>(chows)
Then come to my arms norah darling bid your friends and was old ireland good bye and its happy we will be in that dear land of the free leaving happy with your barney mecoy.
</p><p>(2)
i would go with you Barney darling but the reason why i told you of before it would break my mothers heart. if from her i had to part and go roaming without you barney meboy
</p><p>(3)
Iam going far away norah darling just as sure there a god that i ador. But remeber what i say that until the judgement day your will never see your barney meboy.
</p><p>(4)
</p>
<pre>I would go with you barney darling if my mother and the rest of them we there for i know we would be flest in that dear land of the went. Loving happy with you Barney meboys.
</pre>
<p>(5)
Iam going far away norah darling and the ship is now at aaishore in the boy and before the merrories.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>221
</p><p>Sum, you will hear the signal gun so be ready it will carry us away,
</p><p>The little girl that played upon my knee.
</p><p>I long years have passed and gone. since I left this dear old happy home i left an aged father and mother dear for to roam accross the deep blue sea.
</p><p>(chous)
Iam homeward bond. to the the onel love so dear uo move for to roam accross the sea. Iam going home to my dearold happy home and the little gril the played upon my knee.
</p><p>(2)
and fortune smile upon me for while into poverty chain set me free who would not give to me all the comfort that i find in the little girl that played upon my knee.
</p><p>(3)
oh jemie do you remember how can you forgot those happy hours to me how she sighs, when she thinks of the days gone by she's the little girl that played upon my knee.
</p><p>(4)
What means that long dark funeral train sad faces they all seem to be and in the hearse lies the form of the only one I love shes's.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>222
</p><p>The little girl that played upon my knee.
</p><p>(5)
aand now she's dead and gone to rest and in the cold day her beautiful form lies.
How i wish that i was lying by her side shes the little girl that played upon my Knee
</p><p>(chous)
Don't tell her thta you love her Don't says what you well do.
Don't says what you will do.
Don't promise that you'll wed her just because she's fond of you
Don't tell her of the future years.
and all that you will go through for her sake do not tell her this newkind is selldone true.
</p><p>(one)
Don't tell her, that you love her
a youth was on his way to see his
sweetheat fond and true
while passing through the old homegate
he heard a gentle voice.
He turned to greet his best friend
matter dear.
You're Going to see your sweetheart
how becareful what you say
Don't break her heart because she's
fond of you
Don't tell her that you love her
if you don't remember. Tom that one man out of ten is seldon true.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>223
</p><p>(2)
Don't tell her that she is all to you on earth unless is true.
don't tell her hpw you both will happy.
</p><p>Don't wisper talles of endless bless because her heart is your's remember i was once a girl like she
don't break her heart because she loves you.
if you do twill all ccome back to you in future years.
Prosperity is one thing lad in life you'll seldom find
it's moving hand in hand with sighs and tears.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>224
</p><p>The telephone girl
</p><p>The Telephone sits still in her chair
and listens to voices from everywhere.
She hears all the gossip, she leans all the news.
</p><p>She knows all our sorrows, she know all our joys,
she knows every girl who is chasing the boys
she knows of our troubles, she knows of ours strife,
she knows every name who talks mean to his wife;
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>225
</p><p>She knows every time we are out with the boys"
She hears the excuses each fellow employs;
She knows every woman whoo has a dark past;
She knows every man who's incliniced to be "fast";
she fact there's a secret beneath each sauey curl,
of that quiet, denre loking telephone girl.
</p><p>If the telephone girl told us all that she knows.
if wouldn't turn half our friends into filterest fres;
she could sow a small wind that would be a gale,
Engulf us in trouble and land us in jail,
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>226
</p><p>She could let go a story which, gaining in force
would cause half our were to sue for divorces;
she could get all our churches mixed up a fight
and turn all our days into sourwing might;
im fact she could keep the whole tour in a stew
if she'd tell a tenth part of the things that she knew.
</p><p>oh, further, now doesn't it make your head whirl
when you think what you over to the telephone girl.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>227
</p><p>I wrote this to day Dec .4. 1909
</p><p>Recepe for cakes;
</p><p>Two sauces of Brun & the same of flous a little salt and sugar currants, land and if using sweet milk, use magic fucking powder put 2 teaspoonful of the baking powder and if using sous milk use a small teaspoonful of soda.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>228
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>229
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>230
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>231
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>232
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>233
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>234
</p><p>Deaths in 1910.
</p><p>Lorne stanton burried jan 5/10.
John Disfield burried jan 6/10.
Miss milliner burried jan 7/10
Mrs Walter Hochins baby burried jan 7/10
Mrs Robert swift burried jan 9/1910
Mr Real burried jan 10/1910
Mr Levi Perrish burried jan 30/1910
Mrs Graham burried.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>235
</p><p>Place of death
</p><p>Raghan Pretty old
Port perry "' "'
Island scugog yong,
port perry very young
Prince Trince Pretty old, died at Berverton,
POrt perry Pretty old,
on the 7th of reach middle age man Blackstock.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>236
</p><p>Fri jan 5 1911
</p><p>A recerpe for a house that has information of the bowels or mdiystim.
give hum 1 gt of linseed oil, and in about 20 minutes give him 2 oz of lod and have a rope and tachle and a house which on the lod of the rope and lift his pont and then his lind wed if the is not any fether in an house give him the same close of lused oil and old.
</p><p>Cancer lure
</p><p>Tue 27, of Feb 1912
</p><p>Make a plaster or poulite of fine salt and the yelk of an egg. changr the poulltice about evry twelve hours. from 3 to 6 poultices are suppossed to effect an extraction of the tumors.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>237
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>238
</p><p>account with carnegic 1909
</p><p>June .5. sythe stone firl 5 whip 35al
Fri " .11. 70 lbs nails of different kind $2.1o Harmiss oil 15al
</p><p>Account with Carmegies
</p><p><br />
Feb 7 to 1 package of stock food
</p><p>1909
$ 50
2.25
</p><p>1913
</p>
<pre>1.00
</pre></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>239
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>240
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>241
</p><p>1913
</p><p>oats bouht from J.c berrystone
Dec 164 lbs
Jan 817 "
Feb 11 575 "
</p><p>45
34
</p>
<hr />
<p>180
1
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>242
</p><p>The days i worked for the Im dependent Telephone co. 1912
</p><p>Mon 23 Of september 1 day $ 4.00
wed 25 of september 1 day $ 4.00
Thur 26 of september 1/2 day $ 2.00
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>243
</p><p>1912
Jan 5 Bought 2 pigs from martyn wt. 90 lbs price $8.00
</p><p><br />
</p><p>Hay 146.72
Potatoes 41.00
Turmic. 1.10
Greebs 40.26
Pature 1.25
Total ______
</p>
<pre> $ 230 33
</pre>
<p><br />
</p><p>22 25
</p>
<pre> 6 50
</pre>
<hr />
<p>28.75
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>244
</p>
<pre>Nov. 30. 1910
</pre>
<p>Grain sold
</p><p>Dec. 19. Fred Silliams 50lbs chop
Dec 26 Mr Savage 200
Feb 23 F. Bailey 74lbs boots lbs 94 what
Feb 19 WM sellings 2 oats
Mar W sellairs 4
Mar 8 Frank Biley 4 lbs oats 2 what
Mar 30 Fred williams 110lb
april 2 the Boynton
</p>
<pre> 22 Roff, Hunter 7lbs
Carmegers Millizco 16lbs peas
</pre>
<p><br />
Gus Rames killed nov 29 1919
</p><p>$ 70.
</p>
<pre> 280
215
90
190
320
1 76
5 60
5 25
16 00
</pre>
<p>________
$40 26
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>245
</p><p>Amount of Hay sold- 1911
</p><p>Mrs Hayer 600lbs
Sept 6 G. Holman 1885
Nov 3 I warren
Nov 14 " "
</p>
<pre> 14 G. Holman. 2240lbs
Ges pattersons (pasturng)
</pre>
<p>Jan 6 Geo Mc Millan 21 80 lbs
jan 13 geo M Millan 2270
" 17 Geo M Millian 1850
" 22 Ges M willain 2390
" 23 Gep M willan 2115
</p><p>Feb 16 M Turner 300
Feb 1st mr m carthy 2300
mar wm 15.00
Amount of potatoes sold mrs Burnett 1 bag
Nov 18 " " 2 bus turnps
" 18 " 2 bus turmps
" 18. " Drusn 5 " "
" 18 Savage 2 " "
Dec 1st mrs macbreen 5 bags
Jan 8 (1912) mrs Burnett 2 bags
" 15 Reuben Bond. 1 bag.
Feb 16 Jennie merdd 1/2 bags
Feb 24 Mrs Belnap 1/2 bags 50
mar 19 frank vickery 3lb
mar 30 Thos Raines 3 bags
aprill 2 Mrs thomas and jel kellpord 3/4 lbs
</p>
<pre> D L willaims 1 lbs
</pre>
<p>April 11 J.c Campbell 2 bags
</p>
<pre> A. turner 1 bags
Mrs Butt 1/2 lbs
The jew 1 bay
</pre>
<p>$3.00
15.14
25&
90&
15.80
1.25
_____
18 53
19 30
15 75
20 32
17 98
______
91 88
2 50
17 25
11 25
</p><p>$1.25
2.50
25
65
20
6.25
2.25
1.25
50
50
50
10.00
7.50
75
1.00
3.00
1.50
50
1.50
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>2055
1985
2190
1500
1790
1000
1000
2000
2075
550
______
16145
16000
______
145
</p><p><br />
945014
8000
______
1480
</p><p>41/2tons lbs
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>no of the plaes my photoes are on is 11359 a.r.ward 289 yongest toronto
Bax will form company
2883 collage sheet
Tptpntp
Prince get them at a drugstore or startionan
</p><p>got two shoes set on joe;s hid feet at seraens an august 23, 1912 price 30.
</p><p>I got victor shod to day all around two means shoes on behind and font one's set on wed sept 4th 1912 price $1.00
</p><p>Sunday july 13, 1913 2.10 october p.m
</p><p>Ree course on jan 12, 1914 n.2.s
</p><p><br />
I got 140 lbs of wheat from "alven" i funter on monday novenmber 3rd 1913 at mom at 18t a lbs.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>january 9th 1914, 230 p.m
</p><p>9175
250
1725
1725
125
115
300
3100
______
14790
60.00
3510
9101
_____
33401
</p><p><br />
</p><p>14790
60.00
3510
</p><p><br />
</p><p><br />
</p><p>100
100
443
_____
213
</p><p><br />
</p><p>2015
1985
2190
1790
1200
_____
9180
</p><p><br />
</p><p>$40.00
</p><p>1901
</p></div>
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Alfred L. Arner Diary, 1907
Alfred L. Arner Diary, 1908
Alfred L. Arner Diary, 1909
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Garrison William Shadd (1839-1892)
1887-1888 Diary
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers
Thursday Aug 18th 1887
Alfred Shadd begins to write here (passed Exam today) Clear but muddy under foot. J. D. &
myself plowed the weed patch next little bush Charlie plowed in the 12 acre field (no 6) at
other place
Friday 19th
Clear & warm. plowed with 3 teams in 12 acre field (no 6) at lower place in forenoon and
hauled oats in afternoon from field no 3 (L.P.) C. Simson helped us
Saturday 20th
Clear & warm Tem 84 Father went to town took grist Chars D. & I hauled Aunt Emma
Simpson's Oats James Harris Jr stacked them
Monday 22th
Rained off and on all day Father dug in the well near old barn (U.P.) Char, D, I plowed in no
6 (L.P.) Edde Poindexter took his mare Gin from pasture
Tuesday 23th
Cloudy and muddy. charlie D. & I plowed in no 6 (L.P.) Father took Mrs A. M. Hughes to
Fletcher to meet the mail
Wednesday 24th
Clear. We plowed with 3 teams in no 6 (L.B)
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Thursday August 25th 1887
Clear & warm Father & D cut pease at U.P. Charlie & I plowed in no 6 (L.P.) in the forenoon,
hauled oats from no 3 in afternoon
�Friday 26th
Clear but windy. Father j repaired bridge at Drake road area Charlie & D & I plowed
remainder of no 6.
Saturday 27th
Clear Temp in morning 44° Father went to town rest of us hauled pease.
Monday 29th
Clear & Warm Father and I held election for reeve in schoolhouse result Morrison 14
Williams 32 here Morrison elected by 97 in af. Other boys prepared for {illegible}
Tuesday 30th
Clear. A plowed all day in no 5 Charlie cut clover in no 1 William & I patched the engine from
Nathan Bell Father dug in well, (U.P.)
Wednesday 31st
Clear Father dug in well (U.P.) I cut thistles Charlie cut clover in no 1 William & D plowed in
no 5. John Houston took 3 lambs & 1 weather away.
Thursday Sept 1st
Rained to day. plowed with 3 teams in no 5 Father & Charlie dug in the well D & I plowed in
no 5
Friday 2nd
Rained all forenoon William & I dug in well Charlie & D hauled rails in little bush (UP)
Sat 3th
Clear Tem 80° Father went to town D & I plowed no 5 Char & William cut corn (U.P.)
Monday 4th
�Clear, Tem 80° We thrashed, bu 132 oats, bu 131 wheat helped by L. Grandison. J.T. Harris
J. Crosby. G.B. Harris Cash Rhue F. Ehare. C Simpson Mrs. Carter & Aunt Mary. besides
our selves. 7 shreave's machine
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Tues 6th
Father worked at well Wm D & I plowed in No 5 LP, FG Alf cut corn written by C. W. S.
Wed 7th
Father worked at well I.D began to cook Wm Alf & I plowed in No 3 LP
Thur 8th
Wm A & I plowed in No 3 LP, AM Alf harrowed in it PM Father Wm Flav & I helped at Aunt
Emm thrash PM
Fri 9th
Cloudy rained heavy all AM Father Alf & I cleaned wheat AM Wm and A made a Derrick all
worked at well PM
Sat 10th
Cloudy Father went to town Wm Alf F & I dug at well
Mon 11th
Cloudy Father went to town took 34 bu of wheat got 80cts per bu Alfred went in with him to
go to Model School Wm & F harrowed in No 3 LP I cut Corn PM P Forhan got 12 bu of seed
wheat at 85cts per
Tues 13th
Fair very warm Father went to O Higate’s got 2 bu of timothy seed Wm finished plowing No 3
Flav & I harrowed it Wm began to drill wheat
Wed 14th
�Cloudy Father bricked part well up Wm finished drilling Wheat in No 3 LP F & I harrowed in
No 5 Wm scraped ditch along No 5
Thur 15th
Clear warm Wm & I harrowed in No 5 AM F rolled it F and I finished harrowing No 5 PM Wm
began to drill
Fri 16th
Fair cool Father went to town yesterday Wm finished drilling wheat in No 5 & I run out
furrows AM Flav & I harrowed in No 6 Wm began to drill in it PM
Sat 17th
Fair cool Father went to town to market I finished harrowing No 6 Wm finished drilling in
wheat in No 6 Flav & I hauled in seed clover off No 1
Mon 18th
Fair Father & D bricked at well Wm & I cut at corn in No 1 UP D & I took steer to Hughston
{illegible} yesterday got 22 for him
Tues 19th
Fair Father F & S pulled beans No 6 UP Wm & I cut corn No 1 UP
Wed 20th
Cloudy rained PM Father took 42 bu of wheat got 76 cts per bu Wm & I finished cutting corn
No 1 UP
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Thursday 21st September 1887
Cloudy rained steady AM cleaned up rest of Wheat bricked up rest of well PM Wm and I
began to cut corn in No 3 UP
Fri 23rd
�Cloudy very cool Father picked Pears for market Wm cut corn in No 3 & 6 UP F pulled beans
UP
Sat 24
Cloudy cool Father went to town to market Wm & I cut corn in No 6 UP next line Alf came out
last night he and F pulled beans
Mon 25th
Fair heavy frost Ther 34° Father took 17 bu 55 lbs wheat got 75 cts per bu also took 30 bu
oats got 28cts per bu Wm & I cut corn F & S pulled beans
Tues 26th
Cloudy drizzled AM Wm & I finished corn in No 6 UP began No 3 F & Eunice pulled beans
Wed 27th
Cloudy Father F & Sis pulled beans Wm & I cut beans corn in No 3 UP
Thur 28
Cloudy Father F & Sis pulled beans Wm & I cut corn
Friday 29th
Cloudy Father began to sow Timothey seed EH No 3 UP Wm & I finished cutting corn WH
No 3 UP Flav Eunice & C Simpson finished pulling beans No 6 UP Alf came out this evening
What else
Sat 30th
Cloudy rained in showers PM Father went to market Wm & Alf husked some corn I finished
sowing Timothy seed in No 3 & lot 2 UP nothing else
Mon 3rd October 1887
Cloudy Wm & A went to town took Aunt Sarrah Ann some wood Wm & I began to haul
manure on NO 1 LP Father F & S began to pick apples
�Tues 4th
Cloudy drizzled rain all day
Wed 5th
Cloudy Father F & S picked apples UP Wm & I hauled manure LP field No 1
Thurs 6th
Cloudy sprinkled some AM Wm & I hauled manure on No 1 LP Father F & Sis picked apples
UP
Fri 7th
Clear AM Wm & I hauled manure & some wood up for thrashing LP Father turned beans PM
UP F & Eunice picked apples.
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Saturday October 8th 1887
Father bought 6 head of young cattle at Martin's sale paid $63 for the lot. Fair Father went to
town Wm Alf & I built a shed for straw of poles LP hauled a load of beans from UP to LP old
stable & &c
Mon 10th
Oc Cloudy rained AM Wm F & I put up part of line fence between us & mccart McCart
Tues 11th
Cloudy Father went to town to get some thing for the lot for thrashing Wm and I prepared for
thrashing drawed mill over from Felix's PM &c
Wed 12th
Cloudy frost cool began to thrash LP assessed by A Cooper N Cooper J Harris G Harris J
Mitchel J Crosby R Morhead J Brown C Simpson Aunt Mary & Aunt Emma cooked
Thur 13th
�Fair cool frost finished thrashing in evening had 715 bu of oats 200 of wheat
Fri 14th
Cloudy cool frost all moved chaff into barn LP turned beans and husked some corn PM
Sat 15th
Fair cool Father went to town Wm Alf F & I husked some corn hauled in AM hauled rest of
beans off No 6 UP to LP barn PM
Mon 17th
Cloudy windy warmer Father Wm F E & I pulled beans in No 7 LP Alf walked to town this
morning
Tues 18th
Fair frosty night all picked apples UP, AM hauled in beans LP, No 7, PM
Wedn 19th
Fair frosty night all thrashed thrashed LP beans with F Sheeve’s grain seprator tryed UP
beans but failed Wm & I husked corn Father F & S picked apples
Thurs 20th
Cloudy cool windy Father F & S picked apples Wm & I husked corn AM hauled about 30 bu
in UP
Fri 21st X
Cloudy several heavy squals of Snow Father took 94 bu 10 lbs of oats to Chatham got 28 cts
per bu Wm F & I husked corn UP No 6
Sat 22st
Cloudy windy cool Father Wm Alf F & I husked corn in No 6 UP
Mon 24th
Cloudy muddy rained hard yesterday Wm F & I husk corn No 6 UP
�202 55 95 20 20 50 70 75/ 355
Tuesday 25th Oct 1887
Fair froze AM Father took 106 bu 6 lbs of oats to town got 28 cts per bu Wm F & I husked
corn UP
Wedn 26th
Cloudy windy cool Ther 20° in morning Father Wm F & I hauled abou part of corn and fodder
off of No 6 UP
Thur 27th
Cloudy cool all hauled in rest of corn husked in No 6 husked up other side of No 6 UP PM
Father went over to F Stewart sale
Fri 28th
Cool windy few drops of snow Father took 47 bu 12 lb of wh Wheat to town got 76 cts per bu
also 5 bu to grist rest husked in WS of No 6 UP Wm went to Sq Dillon's got apple barrels
Sat 29th
Cloudy cool few drops of snow Father Wm Alf & I finished husking No 6 AM drawed
in all rest of fodder & rest of corn making in all about 200 bu of No 6 UP
Mon 31st
Clear warm Wm F & I hauled about 50 shocks of corn, fodder and all in to barn off No 7 LP
Tuesday November 1st 1887
Clear warm Father Wm F & I husked corn in No 7 LP Father went to Doyle Sale PM
Wedn 2nd
Clear warm Father took 46 1/2 bu of wheat to Chatham got 77 cts per bu, rest husked corn
No 7 LP
Thurs 3rd
�Clear foggy in morn Father took 78 bu of Oats out to Horace Blacks got 28 cts per bu rest
husked corn
Fri 4th
Cloudy windy Father Wm F & I hauled b TO 55 55 bu of good corn & about 100 85 bu of
culls off No 7 LP Dillon's men barreled the good apples in all 19 19 barrel
Sat 5th
Clear moderate Father went to town Wm Alf F & I husked corn No 7 LP hauled in about 20
bu of culls
Mon 7th
Clear Father Wm Flav & I husked corn LP
Tues 8th
Fair cool Father took the 19 barrel of apples to Fletcher Flav Wm & I husked No 7 LP
Wedn 9th
Cloudy began drizzling rain PM in evening all finished husking corn in LP No 7 hauled 30 bu
good corn to UP
Thur 10th
Cloudy rain & snow mixed AM Father Wm Fla & I cleaned oats out of Kitchen LP faned them
AM picked apples to keep PM
Fri 11th
Cloudy cool windy put 20 bu of apples into root house AM hauled about 50 bu of good
corn 36 bu 70 bu culls off No 7 LP
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total sum corn LP off No 7 385 bu & 50 shocks in barn
Saturday November 12th 1887
�Cloudy moderate Father went to town Wm F & I hauled rest of corn out of No 7 (LP) culls
amount 75 bu
Mon Wed 14th
Fair warm Father took 47 bu of oats to Horace's Blacks AM Wm F & I finished drawing
fodder off No 7 (LP) all began to ditch on west line ditch UP Tues 15th cloudy rained little in
morn Father Wm D & I ditched on W line ditch next 8 con McCart ditch
Wed 16
Cloudy cool Father Wm D & I worked at W line ditch
Thur 17th
Cloudy cool Father Wm D & I finished the W line McCart ditch
Friday 18th
Cloudy windy Ther about 38 ° WM D & I picked & put in to root house 8 barrel of apples
shucked down shocks of corn in No 1 UP
Sat 19th
Cloudy snowed & rained nearly all day Father went to town rest shelled some corn LP & c
Mon 21st
Cloudy Cold windy 1 1/2 in of snow Father & I took drove 7 hogs to Fletcher Wt 1860 lbs got
$4,20 cts per cwt on foot Fletcher took Alf & 6 bu of corn to town got some meal Wm D & I
got up firewood UP & LP also
Tues 22nd
Misty thawing all began work at center ditch UP pened fattening pigs in old barn & c
Wed 23rd
Cloudy all ditched at center ditch Father burnt and piled out of road of ditch
Thur 24th
�Cloudy rained nearly all day
Fri 25th
Cloudy began rain in evening all worked at center ditch
Sat 26th
Cloudy began rain 11 AM rained rest day Father took veal to town sold 3/4 there of rest cut
some fence blocks &c
Mon 28th
Cloudy Ther 18° in AM about 2 in of snow (very muddy yesterday) all fanned wheat
(LP, AM AM) cut stove wood in little bush PM, UP
Tues 29th
Clear Ther 11° above in morn chored AM cut cord and stove wood and piled brush in little
bush PM UP
Wedn 30th
Cloudy Ther 22° Father took 24 bu 25 lbs of wheat to town for grist bought brand & shorts
back & 200 lbs of
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Wedn 30th
Of flour left 679 lbs of flour there Wm fixed barn-yard fence D & I hauled manure on No 7 LP
Thurs December 1st 1887
Cloudy Ther 31 ° all cleared out logs in line of Fence next McCarts hewed a stick for new
well curb &c
Fri 2nd
Cloudy Ther 31 ° began snow AM turned to rain PM all cut and drawed up firewood UP
Sat 3rd
�Cloudy rained all PM Father went to town Wm D & I shelled corn UP PM went errends AM
&c
Mon 5th
Clear moderate, snow gone, rained all yesterday all began cleaning out ditch back of No 4
LP with spade & shovel
Thes 6th
Clear Ther 27° to 42° all finished cleaning out ditch back No 4 LP fixed gaps and part line
west west fence UP Father bought a horse colt of D Watts for $40
Wed 7th
Cloudy sprinkled little PM D & I hauled out rails along W line fence, all tore out and rebuilt it
PM
Thur 8th
Cloudy Father & Wm dug out and put another trunk in a cross lane at gate back barn LP,
AM, D & I husked corn all day Wm PM in No 1 UP Father began spade ditch along lane UP
Fri 9th
Cloudy Ther 34° to 40° Wm D and I husked in No 1 UP Father dug at ditch along lane
Sat 10th
Cloudy rained nearly all day Father went to town Wm D & I husked some corn in barn LP
Mon 12th
Cloudy Father killed and dressed a lamb to eat AM Aunt Mary washed Wm D & I put curbs
on bre wells at pond & in back orchard UP
Tues 13th
Fair froze a little AM Father dug at lane ditch Wm D & I husked corn No 1 UP
Wed 14th
�Clear warm Father dug at ditch west side of lane Wm D & Alf (who came out last night) and I
husked corn No 1 UP
Thurs 15
Cloudy snowed little Ther 32° AM 26° PM Father got ditch up to barn above yard and Alf
went back to town Wm D & I husked corn in barn LP drawed stove wood AM UP
Fri 16th
Cloudy Ther 27° Father Wm D & I hauled & c pulled about 20 bu of corn off No 1 UP
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Saturday December 17th 1887
Cloudy cool Ther 21° Father & Wm went to Chatham Alf returned from Model school D & I
hauled rest of corn husked (about 20 bu) in No 1 also part of fodder UP
Mon 19th
Fair froze Father took 26 bu & 34 lbs of old corn to town got 55 cts per lb rest took the large
furnace Kettle to UP built scafold &c prepare try to killing hogs
Tues 20th
Cloudy Ther 32° to 38 all killed 7 of largest pigs W N Newkirk helped GrandMother & Aunt
Mary done the in side work
Wed 21st
Cloudy snowed about 1 inch in night stormy AM fanned beans in barn LP &C cut some fire
wood
Thur 22nd
Cold snowing a little Father went to town took 8 pigs wt 1628 lbs got $6.25 per cwt Wm A D
& I cut some wood piled some brush &c in W brush UP
Fri 23rd
�Cloudy Ther 18° all bushed out dry cord in little bush hauled up some drags &c, I took Kate
to Fletcher got her shod
Sat 24th
Clear little snown Ther 24° Father went to town in Democrat rest hauled in corn (15 bu) and
fodder off No 1 UP hauled some firewood & c
Mon 26th
Cloudy snowed little in morn fair rest of day Wm D & I fanned 10 bags of corn & 11 bu of
beans took holiday
Tues 27th
Cloudy Father took 20 bu of old corn got 53 cts per bu also 11 1/4 bu of beans caught in frost
got 53 cts per bu for them also Wm A D & I cut cord wood & rails in little bush
Wed 28th
Cloudy blustry snow Father & Wm went to School metting at North S house rest cut fire
wood &c
Thur 29th
Cloudy windy Ther 10° above Z Wm put saws in order AM all cut wood & rails PM little bush
UP
Fri 30th
Cloudy began snow in evening all hauled upe drags to wood pile wood &c of out little bush
Sat 31st
Cloudy snowed hard AM turned to steady heavy rain Father went to town
Monday December J January 2nd
Cloudy Ther 12° above Father held poles for Mane Elare team at South S house assisted by
Wm rest cut wood in little
�206
Tuesday January 3rd 1888
Fair Ther 20° above prepared to get c Clover thrashed I he helped L Lacocq thrash his litte
Wed 4th
Cloudy Ther 28° above all cut little some wood took clover clov over to L Lacocq's and got it
thrashed had 2 1/2 bu of 1 load
Thurs 5th
Cloudy Ther 24° to 34° above D & I cut cord wood AM all cut trimed and piled PM Telegram
of the death of Aunt E P S Lindsay reached here PM
Fri 6th
Cloudy raining to 2 PM Father went to town to arrange for funeral D took Pat and Doll to
Fletcher got shod up front feet rest chored &c
Sat 7th
Cloudy Ther 30° all save Alf & Eunice went to town to attend funeral Aunt E P S Lindsay
Mon 9th
Cloudy windy Ther 20° all took 3 loads ( 2 waggons 1st load) of wood to N School Father
helped Martin put New {illegible} in wd well back of grainery UP
Wedn 11th
Cloudy Ther 6° above Father went over to Fletcher got new tounge put in waggon 7 Wm D &
A bushed out wood LP I took load of dry softwood to A G Robertson
Thur 12th
Cloudy windy Ther 7° above (evening 20° above) began snow Father & I two loads wood in
all (3 1/8 cord (got $1.75 per cord) to A G Robertson Fletcher Wm A & D work Load of Short
wood to N school I brought back bean thrasher from Higale's
�Fri 13th
Cloudy Ther 40° above windy turned cool, All shelled corn AM UP fanned up wheat LP, PM
Sat 14th
Cloudy Ther 8° above Father went to town democrat, Wm took in 41 bu 20 lbs of wheat got
80 cts per bu brought back some meal rest cut stove beach wood for school UP
Mon 16th
Cloudy Ther 0° in morn Wm Alf D & I cut some beach for school AM all cleared up rest of
wheat LP, PM 44 bu
Tues 17th
Cloudy Ther 18 ° above snowed about 2 in all bushed out some woo-d LP soft cord wood
cwt by Morshead & Brady
Wed 18th
Cloudy Father took 20 bu of wheat sold 10 bu at 80 cts per bu
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Wed 18th January 1888
Left rest for grist got 1529 lbs of flour due at mill finished brushing out Morhead Brady cord
wood 12 3/4 cords LP cut some short UP
Thur 19th
Cloudy little snow fell Ther 8° above Wm Alf D & I cut short wood for school UP
Fri 20th
Cloudy windy Ther 9° above Father got rear bob from fletcher had new put in it rest cut short
wood UP
Sat 21st
�Clear Ther 5° below Z Father took 21 bu of old corn to town on waggon got 52 cts per bu
Mrs Carter left with him for Pontiac all finished cutting school wood
Mon 23rd
Cloudy all took 2 waggon 1 sleigh load of short wood out to school bushed AM hauled PM
Tues 24th
Clear, warm sun sun, Ther 0° Father and all helped by N Newkirk killed and dressed
Gladstone bull
Wed 25
Cloudy Ther 15 ° above reached 32° Father went to town took pump head cross cut saw &c
for reperalteration traction 1/4 of bull 212 lbs to H Black for Clover seed total weight of bull
dressed 915 lbs shelled rest of old corn
Thur 26th
Clear windy Ther 16° Father and D took 2 loads of hickory cord wood to N Murray Chatham
Wm & Alf cut some wood for Aunt Sarah Ann
Fri 27th
Cloudy blustry Ther 12° about 2 in of snow Father & D took two loads of hickory wood to N M
Wm & Alf prepaired to kill 2 pigs killed PM wt 185 lbs and 206 lbs one for N Newkirk other J
Eliot got $7.10 per cwt
Sat 28th
Clear Ther 2° below Z Father & D took 2 loads of wood to NM (on sleighs (as previous times)
Wm & A chored
Mon 30th
Cloudy Ther 24° reached 36° above Father Alf and De went to town took 2 loads of dry
Beach Wm bushed out to road
Tues 31st
�Cloudy Ther 28° reached 34° Father took a load of wood to N Murray D D took a load in to
Aunt Sarah Ann
Wedn February 1st 1888
Cloudy Ther reached about 36° got ready and thrashed beans assisted by Felix & Frank
Sheeve had about 40 bu from the machine
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Thursday February the 2nd 1888
Cloudy mederate Father Wm A & D cleaned up beans barn LP, AM, all husked corn No 1
UP, PM.
Fri 3rd
Fair Ther 18° reached 36° all cut cord little brush AM part of PM Wm filed saws rest brought
up jag of hay PM
Sat 4th
Cloudy drizzeling rain Ther 32° Father & Alf went to town Wm put saws in oder rest chored
Mon 6th
Cloudy Clear Ther 16° about 1 1/2 in snow Father took 44 bu of oats to town got 41 cts per
bu Wm & A cut and slashed in big brush D & I bushed cord wood out little bu
Thes 7th
Cloudy little snow & rain PM Ther 28° to 34° Father & D took last two loads of dry hard wood
to N Murray Chatham rest cut and piled brush & cut cord wood big UP
Wed 8th
Clear windy Ther 12° Father took 16 bu of beans to town got $1.25 per bu, *Alf went in with
him began teaching in King St School PM (Wm took 20 bu of beans to Aunt Marrys to be
hand picked yesterday) Wm D & I cut & slashed big brush
Thurs 9th
�Clear windy cold Ther 8° below 0 4° below at noon Father Wm D & I cut cord wood AM
maple logs PM in big bush UP Felix Sheive got 8 light bu of shell corn on bean thrasher
Fri 11th
Fair Ther 1° below Z reached about 20° above all finished cutting (down) maple trees logs
Father took (pat & Polly) got shoes sharpened
Sat 11th
Clear warm Ther 8° above to 20° Father went to town Wm D & I hauled some fodder to
stables U & LP cut trees in back back field &c
Mon 13th
Clear fine Ther 44° to 46° we killed pigs rest 7 in number assisted by N Newkirk Aunt Marry
Aunt Emmaline & grand Mother; total weight of pigs 1470 lbs
Tues 14th
Cloudy Ther 41° in morn began to rain turned to snow evening Ther 16° Father took 4 pigs to
town total weight of the 4 hogs; 849 lbs got $6.85 per cu Wm cut up the pork
Wed 15th
Clear windy Ther 6° below Z Father Wm & D slashed in 8 con field
Thur 16th
Clear windy Ther 3° above re evening 34° above, Father Wm & D skided out maple logs in
big bush cut 9th & 10th {illegible}
Fri 17th
Clear Ther 24° to 36° Father got bag (2 bu) of clover seed from Horace Blacks & some
beans from Aunt Marry Wm D husk
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ed corn No 1 UP
�Sat 19th
Clear Ther 28° reached 40° Father took 10 bu of beans old corn & 5 bu 36 lbs of hand
picked beans got per bu 53 cts for corn for beans $ 1.85 per bu Wm & D hauled off part
shocks off No 1 on meadow back of it husked some of it PM Paid F, Martins note on cattle
Mon 20th
Cloudy warm Ther 40 ° lowered Father salted the pork Pork salted put beef in pickle Wm D &
I husked some corn barn LP
Tues 21st
Clear Ther 27 ° to 36 ° Father got Aunt Marry & 4 bags of good 2 bags of culls beans from
there Wm D & I hauled part corn shucks out 1 on meadow AM husked PM UP
Wed 22nd
Clear warm Father pickled beef went to Fletcher got oil barrel Wm D & I finished hauling off
corn shocks on No 1 Up husked PM
Thur 23rd
Clear Ther 27° to about 36° Father got Aunt Marry to render Lard make sausage &c Wm D &
I husked corn
Fri 24th
Cloudy Ther 28° in morn began raining 8 PM Father Wm D I & Wm Weaver husked and
finished corn on on meadow hauled in about 32 bu of corn
Sat 25th
Cloudy stormy Cooler Father went to Union Hall last night into town in morn came out by
train all husked corn in barn UP
Mond 27th
Fair Ther 8° above Z windy all cut stove wood big bush
Tues 28th
�Fair windy Ther 2° above Z Wm D & I hauled corn fodder off meadow AM, hauled rest of
corn about 45 bu in also
Wed 29th
Cloudy Ther 29° to 37° all prepaired to put up ICe AM but it was not fit all husked corn No 4
UP, PM
Thur March 1st 1888
Cloudy sleeting drizzling rain Wm D & I finished husking corn in barn at LP
Fri 2nd
Cloudy Sleeting rain Father D & I brought in load of corn (about 18 bu) out of No 4 took
wheels off old scrapper &c
Sat 3rd
Fair windy Ther 22° Father went to town Wm & I cut stove wood big bush UP
Mon 5th
Few Clouds windy Father cut corn stalk AM Wm & I cut ice on pond all packed ice PM
Tues 6th
Fair windy Ther 6° above all cut stove wood & slashed trees in back field big bush UP
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Wednesday March 7th 1888
Clear Ther 16° to 30° windy Father & Wm went to town D & I hauled off fod corn shocks to W
side field No 3 UP
Thur 8th
Clear Ther 20° Father took dry beef out of pickle Wm D & I hauled part of stocks to side No 3
husked PM UP
Fri 9th
�Fair Ther 18° to 30° Wm D & I husked corn No 3 hauled in about 24 bu of corn
Sat 10th
Cloudy warm began rain PM Father went to town Wm D & I & Alf who came out last night
husked corn AM
Mon 12th
Cloudy Windy Ther 11° above all finished cutting & slashing in back field neat 8 con cut
some stove wood also
Tues 13th
Clear AM Cloudy PM fierce wind Ther 8° above noon 10 ° above all cut some stove wood &
slashed PM big brush UP
Wed 14th
Cloudy turned warmer (13° Ther) all cut into cord part of hickory trees in back field next 8 con
piled brush also
Thur 15th
Clear Ther 12° reached 40° all Father went out on plains got a Pup we got 24 bu of corn No
4 UP cut at hickory rest day
Fri 16th
Cloudy Ther 38° Father got a show pat on Pat at Fletcher We finished cutting hickory in back
field neat 8 con
Sat 17th
Fair Ther reached about 36° Father went to town brought out set of smothing harrown paid
$13 for them Wm D & I cut some stove wood LP slashed little UP & c
Mon 19th
Fair warm Ther 38° to 60° Father scraped the road Wm D & I husked corn No 4 UP
�Tues 20th
Cloudy rainy all cleaned up oats Wm filed saw &c LP
Wedn 21st
Cloudy Stormy about 10 in of Snow first considerate snow this winter Wm D & I bushed out
some stove wood PM, UP
Thur 22nd
Cloudy windy very blustry Father went to N Buxton AM was married to M if M Higate PM We
brought a load of stove wood from LP
Fri 23rd
Fair Ther 4° below Z Wm D & I took 8 8 maple saw logs to Barry mill Fletcher to get sawed
Sat 24th
Fair Ther 2° below Z Father D & I cut 4 White logs AM Wm & Father took 3 to Robertson 1
for our {illegible} to Fletcher PM D & I got a load of straw from LP
Mon 26th
Cloudy rained hard nearly all day snow most gone all went down to other place faned rest of
Oats LP
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Tuesday March 27th 1888 April
Cloudy rained most PM all went to LP began word on a new 9 foot Roller 3 sections
Wed 28th
Cloudy snow and rain last night and this morn D & I went to LP Wm and us two worked on
Roller, framing &c
Thur 29th
�Cloudy very muddy Father went to town returned by 10 Con & brought Mrs Mary Shadd
home Wm D & I finished frameing the roler hauled 24 bu corn off No 4 UP
Fri 30th
Fair all husked corn No 4 AM hauled in about 30 bu PM
Sat 31st
Fair warm Wm Alf (who came out yesterday) D Flav & I husked two rows across No 4 UP
Mon April 2nd 1888
Fair Ther 34° all hauled in about 70 bu of corn AM Father took single buggy to Fletcher to
get repaired PM plowing beganWm & I began to plow in pong field on sod PM
Tues 3rd
Fair Ther 27° Father trimed at trees in orchard UP Wm, D, Flav & I husked corn No 4 UP
Wed 4th
Clear warm Ther 27° to 48° Father trimed trees Wm D Flav & I husked corn
Thur 5th
Cloudy heavy showers all day Father Wm & I worked at roller
Fri 6th
Fair Ther 34° to 48° Father Wm I finished making 9 foot roller D & F piled apple tree trimings
Sat 7th
Clear Ther 32° to 44° Father & Wm went to town D F & I hauled in about 9 80 bu of corn off
No 4 UP
Mon 9th
Cloudy Father took sal pork out of salt D & I tried to X plow in pond field to wet all finished
husking corn No 4 UP, began plowing No 1 LP sod PM
�Tus 10th
Cloudy showering rain all day Father hung up the pork took plow cutters to Fletcher got
sharpened Wm D & I cleaned thrasher & c LP
Wedn 11th
Fair Wm D & I fixed fences LP, AM hauled Load hay up here hauled in some fodder PM
Thur 12th
Cloudy cool spit little snow wind Ther 27° WM D & I plowed in No 1 LP
Fri 13th
Cloudy Cool Wm D & I {faded} LP
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Saturday April 14th 1888
Cloudy cool Father and M went to town D & I plowed No 1 LP Wm made a slide gate
enterence into No 1 LP
Mon 16th
Clear, about 3 in of snow; fell yesterday warm PM; Wm D & I finished plowing No 1 LP
Father cleaned part E line into LP
Tues 17th
Cloudy Cool windy Ther 30°- 38° snowed little showered some Wm & I plowed in No pond
field AM all cleaned part of E line ditch LP PM Doll mare had a horse colt
Wedn 18th
Cloudy windy cool Father & Wm started ditch on E side Lane W UP all finished it PM, D & I
fixed fence AM
Thur 19th
�Cloudy windy little shower Wm & I rolled Lot 2 & part of No 4 meadow LP AM plowed some
in pond field started to plow No 1 Father put trunk Lane ditch cleaned it out &c
Fri 20th
Cloudy cool spit little snow last night Father and Wm were Cleaning at E line ditch UP, D & I
plowed in No 1 UP
Sat 21st
Fair Ther 31° to 38° Father & Wm cleaned at ditches UP D & I plowed in No 1 AM & pond
field sod PM UP
Mon 23rd
Cloudy cool windy spit little snow Father went to T S Counsill meeting Wm & I plowed in No
1 UP & Pond field
Tue 24th
Cloudy windy cool Ther 32° to 40° Wm & I plo finished plowing No 1 AM D & I began plowing
No 4 Wm extended W side Lane ditch
Wed 25th
Clear Ther 24° warm Father D & F cleared and burnt apple trimings AM Wm & I plowed pond
field; Wm sowed clover seed No 3 LP, D rolled rest of No 4 clover LP; I began smoothing
harrow on Wheat in No 3 D begg began rolling it
Fri 27th
Clear very warm Ther 48° reached 80° in shade Wm finished sowing clover seed in No 3 I
harrowed in D rolled rest of it
Sat 28th
Clear warm Ther reached 82° in shade Father M & Wm went into town took 51 bu 24 lbs of
oats got 38 cts per bu Alf finished sowing clover on No 5, D finished harrowing & rolling it
brought up a load of hay & fodder
Mon 30th
�Cloudy cooler rained all PM, D rolled I harrowed part of No 6 LP, AM, Father, Wm & F
cleaned seed oats let S. Newman have 9 1/2 bu of seed oats at 45 cts per bu
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Tuesday May 1st 1888
Cloudy cool spit little snow in morn Father put in some X onions Beets Turnips Redish &
potatoes LP, Wm resowed clover seed on part of No 5 LP, D & I finished plowing Pond field
Wedn 2nd
Fair cool Father held MP election Smith vs Campbell latter elected by Wm began drilling in
spring wheat n part No 1 UP I harrowed part of it D plowed some in No 4 UP
Thur 3rd
Cloudy cool Wm finished sowing spring wheat and Oats on No 4 UP, D & I finished
harrowing it I & Herbert Black (who came at noon to plow) plowed in No 4 UP, PM
Fri 4th
Cloudy showery Father put in some peas & potatos near Pond Wm H Black & I finished
plowing No 4 UP began plowing in field No 8 next 8 con field, D rolled in 1
Sat 5th
Fair Father went to town Wm D H Black harrowed No 4 UP plowed some in No 8 D finished
rolling No 1 I run out the furrows we hauled some hay & corn fodder
Mon 7th
Cloudy Father planted some potatos & other garden seed Wm rolled part Drilled all No 4 D &
I plowed in No 8 harrowed part of it AM UP
Tues 8
Cloudy rained about noon began heavy rain in evening Wm D & I plowed No 8 UP
Wedn 9th
�Cloudy Father planted some potato Pea Nuts & sweet corn near Pond Wm D & I struck off
over to Center ditch too wet to plow No 8 & 7 UP
Thur 10th
Fair warm Ther reached 78° Father & Wm putt in yard gate UP, Wm rolled clover lot No 2 &
No 6 I ran out for rows No 4 D & I plowed No 8 UP; PM
Fri 11th
Clear warm Ther reached 80° Father sowed some on No 3 UP Alf plowed in No 8 AM Wm
began to Drill on No 5 D & I harrowed in No 8
Sat 12th
Cloudy cool PM Father & M went to town WM & D harrowed and Drilled in oats No 8 UP
Mon 14th
Cloudy cool Wm D & Herbert Black plowed in No 6 & 8
Tues 15
Cloudy cool Ther 40° Wm Drilled D in rest of oats No 6 & 8 UP D & I harrowed part of it
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Wednesday May 16th 1888
Fair Cool Wm rolled part run out furrows &c in out field D & I harrowed rest of it AM F began
harrowing No 7 pond field Father took small harrows to Fletcher got them sharped
Thurs 17th
Fair Ther 34 ° in morn frost Father & Wm pulled stumps No 7 LP, D & I finished harrowing
pond field UP AM NMP1 began harrows on No 1 and LP PM
Fri 18th
Cloudy rained PM Wm pulled stumps on No 7 LP, PM D & I harrowed on No 1 LP, AM
shelled corn UP PM
�Sat 19th
Fair Father & M went to town Wm pulled stumps in No 7 D and I piled part of them LP
Mon 21st
Clear Father took 2 bu of oats to town & 4 bu of corn got cut of brand Wm finished pulling
stumps all piled
Tues 22nd
Fair Father Wm & D finished gathering stumps on No 7 F & I harrowed No 1 LP
Wed 23rd
Fair windy Father burned stumps No 7 D & I finished harrowing No 1 all plowed some in No
7 LP Father went to Fletcher PM got single buggy from Robertson & c
Thur 24th
Fair Wm & D plowed & scraped down rest hills of hind 7 AM J & I plowed all day, Wm & D
PM No 7 LP
Fri 25th
Cloudy cool rained some PM Father picked & shelled seed corn Wm D & I plowed, harrowed
No 7 AM
Sat 26th
Cloudy rained little in morn Fair PM Father M & I went to town Wm & D plowed in No 7 LP
Mon 28th
Cloudy rained Wm & I plowed in No 7 D plowed pease on other side young Orchard for
potatos LP solo Red cow 40 40
Tues 29th
Fair Wm D & I plowed in No 7
Wedn 30th
�Clear Warm Father & Father Fla planted potatos in young Orchard LP Wm & D plowed No 7
AM I got double cultivate of of H Black cultivated D & F harrowed pong field UP
Thur 31st
Cloudy showered in morn D & I (harrowed cross) pond field WM finished cultivating it &
marked it off for corn I began planting
Fri June 1st 1888
Fair Ther 42° rained in evening Father planted potatos LP Wm plowed No 7 D & F harrowed
part of it LP I planted corn in pond field UP
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Saturday June 2nd 1888
Cloudy Cool Father & M went to town brought out a Bennet iron handle plow Wm plowed AM
D harrowed I finished planting corn in pond field AM, harrowed PM
Mon 3rd
Fair W D & I plowed No 7 LP
Tues 4
Fair warm Father worked in garden I plowed D & F harrowed No 7 Wm made 2 put in side
yard gate cross lane LP above barn yard
Wedn 5
Clear windy Ther reached 83° Wm & D finished plowing D finished harrowing I began rolling
Wm to mark off No 7 LP I began double cultivating No 1 PM LP
Thur 7th
Cloudy cool Ther 48° Wm marked part D finished roll-ing Father began cross marking Wm &
I planting No 7 LP
Fri 8th
Fair Father marked Wm & I planted corn No 7 D cultivated in No 1 LP
�Sat 8th
Cloudy shower in evening Father & M went to town I finished marking off Wm & Alf planting
No 7 LP, D rolled No 7 Wm moved side gate to bush
Mon 10th
Clear warm Father & Wm & Fhe shelled corn AM LP I cultivated No 1 AM harrowed pond
field PM
Tues 12th
Clear warm Ther 44° in morn Father worked in garden LP Wm gang plowed part No 1 D
cultivated I harrowed part of it finished pond field UP
Wedn 12th
Wm ganged rest No 1 LP I harrowed part D rolled it
Thur 14
Cloudy rained heavy PM all put in a new bridge L Pat road shelled rest of corn out of old crib
LP
Fri 14th
Clear very warm ther reached about 90° all hauled stones off 8 con field AM began planting
beans on No 1 LP PM
Sat 16th
Clear very warm Ther reached 89° shade Father & M went to town to market WM D & I
planted beans No 1 LP
Mon 18th
Clear hot Ther reached 94° all finished planting beans in No 1 LP
Tues 19th
�Clear warm Wm put in shole gate in lane to big bush UP I harrowed oats part of No 7 UP
Father went after seed got a little
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Wednesday June 20th
Clear very warm Father took 55 bu of corn to town got 60 cts per bu brought Mr Branton out
to build in kittle Wm & D went to Lake got 2 loads sand
Thur 21st
Clear warm all assisted assted assisted Mr Branton working at Kittle D & I cultivated some
AM in pond field
Fri 22nd
Clear very warm Father Wm & Mr Branton finished kittle & repaired fireplace D cultivated
some in pond field I replanted corn in pond field
Sat 23rd
Cloudy warm sultry rained heavy Last night Father & M went to town rest repaired 8
con field fence
Mon 25th
Cloudy rained all PM Father went over to Fletcher got part of lumber being sawed at Barry
Mill AM shelled corn UP, PM
Tues 26th
Cloudy cooler Father & Wm went to Fletcher got rest of Lumber N AM Wm D & I cultivated
corn LP
Wed 27th
Cloudy Cool drizzled little PM Father worked in garden LP WM D & I cultivated in No 7 LP all
day
Thur 28th
�Cloudy rained all PM all shelled corn UP
Fri 29th
Cloudy Father & F worked in garden Wm D & I hauled up about 170 rails from LP finished
reparing McMa McCart line fence land part of 8 con fence
Sat 30th
Fair Father W & M went to town Wm took in 50 bu of corn got 60 cts per bu D & I cultivated
rest of corn one way in No 7 LP began cross Cultivating
Monday July 2nd 1888
Clear warm Wm D & I began cultivating beans No 1 LP Father & Fla hoed some
Tues 3rd
Clear Wm D & I finished cultivating beans No 1 LP Father & F hoed, went to Fletcher got
new Mapwell self Binder brought it home
Wed 4
Clear very warm shower in evening Wm D I cultivated corn in No 7 LP Father & F hoed
potatos & c
Thur 5
Clear very warm Wm D & I finished cross cultivating Corn No 7 LP, AM Wm & I began mourn
Clover & Timothy Lot No 2 & No 3 UP PM
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Friday July 6th 1888
Fair Alf (who came out yesterday) & D finished culting No 3 Father & Wm cut fence corners I
cultivated all shocked No 2 & 3 PM
Sat 7th
Fair Father & M went to town Wm finished culting No 6 all hauled in hay PM
�Mon 9th
Cloudy Alf D & I cross cultivated part of pond field AM Wm gang plowed can thistels No 5 all
hauled in rest of No 3 put in old stable UP
Tues 10th
Fair Father went to town AM got iron for rake lever Wm D & I cultivated in pond field PM Alf
& D cut hay in 8 to con field Fla raked Wm & I shocked in No 5 PM UP
Wedn 11th
Clear very windy all hauled out lot No 2 No 3 UP & part No 6 built a stack near old stable UP
Thur 12th
Cloudy rained very hard started to recultivate beans a man came out a and put up binder
Fri 13th
Cloudy all hoed beans AM LP raked & shock 8 con field PM UP
Sat 12th
Fair Father & M went to town to market all hauled hay out of 8 con field to barn at LP
Mon 16th
Fair all took in rakeings off 8 con field 8 rest of hay on No 6 UP hauled to barn LP
Tues 17
Fair Father went to town to attend cort on the Morhead vs F Shreve Alf & D finished cutting
hay No 4 LP, F tedded rest & raked part hauled in some
Wed 18th
Cloudy rained heavy AM cut thistles LP Father worked in garden LP
Thur 19th
Fair all worked in garden & beans in morn Flave teddedtedded No 4 all hauled in PM
�Fri 20th
Clear Father went to C Johnston's funeral AM rest worked at beans began rakeing & hauling
in hay No 4 when dew was off
Sat 21st
Clear Father began self binder in No 5 rest hauled in rest of hay off No 4 in to barn LP
Mon 23rd
Fair Father finished cutting E side No 5 wheat we cradled around fields set up wheat hoed
beans & c
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M Black
Tuesday July 24th 1888
Fair Wm cut most of No 6 Father cradelled around stumps we hoed set up wheat PM hauled
hay rakeings off No 4 LP Mrs
Wedn 25
Cloudy Wm finished cutting No 6 AM F Father cut part No 3 LP rest hoed beans set up
wheat in No 6 PM
Thur 26th
Cloudy rained all AM showered PM hoed late potato patch
Frid 27th
Cloudy Father went to Fletcher got some irons for thrasher cut rest of wheat wheat in No 3 &
No 5 all set it up
Sat 28th
Fair Father & M went to town with Aunt E Team Wm cut Aunt E wheat with binder set up all
hauled in part of No 6 PM {pencil marks}
�Mon 29th
Fair all hauled in most of wheat out of No 5 stacked it near old stable LP
Tues 31th
Cloudy all with the assistance of O Kersey, P, Chase feeders, C Simpson & 3 others
thrashed all of field No 5 LP hathad 170 u from machine hauled in hay out of Lot 2 & orchard
Wedn August 1st 1888
Fair all hauled in wheat out of No 6 in to barn Thursday 2nd Cloudy Wm began thrashing at
H Blacks assisted by P. Chase & O Kersey rest of us hauled in rest of No 6 & all of No 3 into
barn
Xmas
Fri 3rd
Fair warm Ther 92° Alf D & I cut x hay on slashed part of 8 con field shocked it PM Father &
F cut thistles & c
Sat 4th
Fair very warm Father M & Wm went to town we cut fence corners UP
Mon 6th
Cloudy showered some PM Father Wm & A cleaned up a load of wheat for market AM all
hauled hay from slashing 8th con field cut fence corners &c PM
Tues 7th
Cloudy showered PM Father went to town took 49 bu ($42.36) 50lbs got 85 cts per bu all
worked at fence corners cutting & sta sather stacking part of them on top old stable stack
Wedn 8th
Fair Father Wm & Alf cleaned wheat for market D & I began plowing wheat stubble No 6 LP
Thur 9th
�Fair Father & Alf took two loads wheat to town had 8 85 bu got 87 cts per bu
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D plowed I harrowed & plowed some in No 6 LP
Fri August 10th 1888
Fair Father cut spring wheat on E part No 1 UP with binder D plowed No 6 LP A & I finished
stack at stable
Sat 11th
Cloudy Father cut oats W part No 1 UP rained some shed evening D plowed No 6 LP I
grubed stumps Wm thrashed
Mon 13th
Clear very wet under foot Alf & D plowed in No 6 LP Father & I finished grubing stumps No 6
LP Wm thrashing
Tues 14th
Clear Father cut Aunt E oats with bender D plowed No 6 A & I cut part weeds over beans No
1 LP with scythe
Wed 15th
Cloudy rained some in night Father & D plowed No 6 A & I cut weeds No 1 LP f Flav worked
in garden
Thur 16th
Fair Ther reached 86 ° Father cut part oats in No 4 UP, D plowed No 6 LP A & I cut weeds
shocked oats &c
Fri 17th
Cloudy drizzled some in morn Father finished cutting oats No 4 UP, D plowed No 6 LP all
hauled some oats out of No 1 UP to LP Barn
�Sat 18th
Fair warm Father, M, A & I went to town to 32 1/2 bu of wheat got 90 cts per bu
Mon 21st
Clear warm all hauled rest of oats out of No 1 UP to LP barn & spring what wheat into old
barn UP
Tues 22nd
Fair windy Father went to town to Doctor Springer who came out to me A, D, & F cut around
oats in No 8 UP Father began cutting them PM
Wedn 22nd
Cloudy cooler Ther 56° to 70° Father cut oats to No 8 A, D, & F hauled part oats out No 4 UP
into old Barn
Thur 23rd
Fair Ther 43° in morn Father cut oats in No 7 UP A D & F hauled oats out of No 4 UP, I run
engine Wm went town repairs
Fri 24th
Clear Father went to town for binder repairs brought out Park to take steam pipe off engine
&c I ran Bell's engine for Wm A, D, F set up oats cut peas with mower, thistles &c
Sat 25th
Clear Father & M went to town A & D plowed No 6 LP, F & I cut thistles set up oats in
eve oats
Mon 27th
Clear I cut A & F shocked oats in No 7 UP, D. plowed No 6 LP Father went to Fletcher got
twine Knife for Binder
Tues 28th
�Clear Ther 46° to 70° I cut A & F shocked oats
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Tuesday August 28th 1888
Clear Ther 46° to 70° I cut oats with binder A & F shocked No 7 UP, D plowed No 6 LP
Wedn 29th
Fair I finished cutting oats with binder in No 7 UP, A & F shocked it up D plowed No 6 LP
Thur 30th
Clear warm all hauled oats out of No 7 UP into old Barn made a stack bottom by old Barn
Fri 31st
Cloudy cool PM Father went to town got main Belt for thrashing machine (cost $45) Uncle
Amar Cooper stacked we hauled out No 7 UP built 2 stacks
Sat September 1st 1888
Fair Father M went to town Aunt E's teams Alf D F and I hauled rest of oats out No 7 UP,
Uncle A Cooper stacked the by old barn UP, AM covered barn with boards PM
Monday Sept 3nd rd
I went to A robbins for a barrel of black oil, Father burnt in little bush U.P I & D & I hauled
manure
Tues 4th
Father took oil to seived timothy seed I hauled manure on No 1 U.P. P.M. D. cut Clov lot No
2 p.m A.M. I. D. & F pulled beans
J.D commences to write the Diary
Wed 5th fair. Father went to town took 7 bu 8 lbs & got $16 for it, hired one, John. Patterson
at 75 cts perday Chas, Fla, john & I pulled beans at in No 1 L,P,
Wedn 5th
�Fair f Father opened trench at pond well Chas. Fla & I picked stones No 7 U.P. P.M & pulled
beans No. 1. L.P. A.M.
Thur 6th
Father went to town took 7 bu 8 lbs of timothy seed sold it for $16 & hired one John
Patterson at 75 cts per day Clas Fla & I pulled beans. John help
Fri 8th
clod Cloudy Father went to Russels to but some lambs. John. Chas. Fla & I. pulled beans
P.M. it rained A.M & we done nothing
Sat 8th
Clear Father & mother went to town. John Pat cleared {faded} P.M Chas helped Wm
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set valve on engine, Fla & I hauled manure PM @ UP Chas, John P, & Fla pulled beans,
A.M. I went to David Thorpes for 50 bu of oats
Monday 10th
Father went and got 16 bus of clauson wheat From John Travis for seed PM at $1 per bu
Chas. John P. Fla & I pulled beans.
Tues 11th
Clear father burnt in big bush U.P Chas John P. Fla. & I pulled beans. L.P.
Wedn 12th "
Fair Father went to town and got Wm some small things for seperator Chas. Fla. & I. hauled
beans in barn at L.P. John P. I pulled beans
Thur 13th "
Clear Father burnt in big bush Chas. Fla & I hauled beans in the barn at L.P. John P pulled
Fri 14th "
�Clear Father fired stumps on No. 6 L.P. chas plowed. Fla & I harrowed. John P. pulled
beanes
Sat 15th "
Cloudy Father & mother went to town got a pair of blind bridles Chas plowed & Fla & I
harrowed in No 6 L.P. John P pulled beans in No 1 LP
Monday 17th
Father went to fletcher to black smith. Chas gang plowed in No 6. L.P. Fla & I harrowed in it
John P pulled bean PM. rolld rolled with Aunt Emma's team, n weaned the three colts today
Tues 18th
Fair Father burnt roots in No 6 L.P Fla & I harrowed in it. Chas & John P plowed in No 7 U.P.
Chas drilled a little wheat in No 6 LP in the evening
Wedn 19th
Clear Father burnt roots P.M went to town A.M. Chas finished drilling wheat in No 6 LP. John
O plowed with aunt E team in No 7. UP. I plowed & Fla harrowed in No 7 UP
Thur 20th
Clear Father tinkered around Chas run smooth harrows over & run furrows out in No 6 LP Alf
& John P plowed & Fla harrowed in No 7 UP I helped the widow Florida to thrash
Fri 21st
Fair Father burnt roots & shoveled out furrows & took plow points to black smith shop
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Friday September 21st " 1888
Chas Alf, & I plowed Fla harrowed we haul in a load of beans. John P cut corn pond field UP
Sat 22nd
�Clear Father & mother went to Chatham Chas plowed Alf plowed PM went to town A.M. I
rolled PM. plowed AM. Fla pulled beans PM. & harrowed AM. John P pulled beans PM cut
corn AM
Monday 24rd th
Clear warm Father slept. Chas. & I plowed. Fla harrowed AM & rolled AM all of us in No 7
UP. John P cut corn in A pond field UP
Tues 25th
Fair warm Father went to No Buxton PM. Chas plowed till 3 AM & Fla harrowed till 3 AM then
Father & Chas & Fla hauled in a load of beans I plowed in No 7 UP. John P cut corn in pond
field
Wedn 26
Cloudy Father went to town got some tallow & a chain tightner for engine Chas plowed & Fla
harrowed & rolled, John P & I helped Uncle Amarcus Cooper to thrash
Thur 27th
Cloudy & damp Father picked stones, Chas & I plowed Fla harrowed & rolled all in No 7 UP
John P cut corn in pond field UP.
Frid 28th
Frost Ther 38° Cloudy Father sunk a big stone in No 7 UP, PM Chas & I plowed & Fla
harrowed in No 7 UP P.M Father hired one James Aray at $16 a month & Father Chas. I Fla.
& James A. helped Aunt Emma to thresh Wm's machine John P, cut corn in No 7 LP
Sat 29th
Frost. Cloudy. Father and mother went to market Chas & I
Sat 29th
Plowed in No 7 UP Fla harrowed in it AM John P. & James Aray cut corn in No 7, LP.
Monday Oct 1st
�Cloudy Ther 58° Father picked stones P.M Chas & I finished ploweding in No 7 U.P P.M Fla
finished harroweding in No 7 U.P P.M James Aray cut corn in No 7 LP. PM. Father Chas,
James. I. & Fla started a ditch in No 7 UP A.M John P cut corn in No 7 LP
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Tues Oct 2nd 1888
Cloudy and cool, Ther 50° Father Cha & James A Cleaned seed wheat, PM at LP, John P.
Fla & I shelled corn, PM, at UP. Father went to James Harris's Sr. got 16 bu for wheat Chas,
Fla, & I finished one flat ditch & started another one in No 7 UP John P. & James A husked
corn PM in pond field UP
Wedn 3rd "
Ther 34° Cloudy, Father faned the harris wheat, Chas Fla & I finished the flat ditch in No 7
UP. & hauled a load of stones to pond P.M. Chas drilled & Fla & cross harrowed A.M. in No
7. LP.
Thur 4th
Clear Ther 39° Father went to town for a f belat Chas drilled wheat & Fla & I cross harrowed
in No 7. UP. John. P. & James A, cut corn in No 7 LP Wm brought his engine home
Fri 5th
Cloudy Ther 54° Father & Fla got 6 bu 3 lbs hauled up a load of stove wood. PM tinkered
around A.M. Chas finished drilling in No 7 UP & I finished harrowing, took Wm Prince Chase.
Bub Kersey John P & James A. cut corn in No 7 LP, Archie Robbins got 6 bus of seed wheat
Sat 6th
Cloudy, Father, mother & Fla went to town to market, Wm went to town to bring out an
engine from Parks Fdy, Chas, John P. & James A shelled corn P.M, U.P. Chas run out water
fur-rows A,M in No 7 UP. John P. & James A cut corn AM. in No 7. LP. I. helped P. chase fix
bean mill P.M at LP. shoveled furrows AM. UP
Mond 8th
�Cloudy & damp Father. chas. Fla. John P James A husked P.M. in Pond field. U.P. Chas.
Fla, I. unloaded a load of beans at LP & hauled up 2 lbs of water from there & hauled in 44
bus of corn out of pond field UP AM John P & James A cut corn in No 7 LP AM
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Tues. 9th Oct 1888
Frost ther 35° Father. Chas. Fla & I. fanned 22 bus of corn. & cut down a tree at LP. PM
John. P. & James A cut corn in No 7 LP. PM Father went to see John Morris AM Chas.
James A. & I hauled manure, UP. AM Fla pulled beans AM at LP
Wedn 10
Clear Ther 25° Father went to town took 19 bu 19 10 & 10 lbs of wheat got $1.10 per bu. &
22 bus & 52 lbs of corn & got 54 cts per bu with aunts 8 team Chas James A. & I hauled
manure on No 8 UP. John P husked corn in pond field UP
Thur 11th
Cloudy Ther 36° Father took Aunt Emma's team home PM, & went to Merlin for little pig AM,
Chas. James A. & I. hauled manure on No 8 U.P, John P husked corn on pond field. Fla
pulled beans LP
Fri 12th
Raining, Father paid John P off this morning Father, Chas, Fla. I. & James A. shelled corn
UP
Sat 13th
Cloudy & wet Father & mother went to market, Chas, James A. Fla & I. shelled corn &
hauled in 24 bus, UP. P.M. Wm. Chas. James & I. cleaned manure out of sheds, LP. A.M.
Mond 15th "
Cloudy rained A.M, Father went to Thomas Russels, got a suffolk sow, cost $9, & 4 lambs at
4 1/2 per head Chas. I. & James A, husked in pond field & hauled in 24 bu. Fla. dug
potatoes, LP.
�Tues 16th
Fair. Father went to Fletcher P.M. Chas I & James. A. finished husking in pond field and
hauled in 24 bu. Fla picked apples P.M LP.
Wedn 17th "
Cloudy. Father took 45 bu. & 10 lbs of corn & got 54 cts per bu Chas, James A. fixed line
fence between. LP. & Lucas. Lecacq. P,M, hauled manure A,M on No 3 L.P. I. helped Chas
& J. PM, helped Fla pick apples A.M. LP
Thur 18th
Fair, Father went to the plains. Chas. James & I hauled manure on No 7 L.P. Fla picked
apples
Fri 19
Damp. Father went to fletcher P.M. & buxton A.M
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Friday 19th Oct 1888
Chas James. & I. hauled manure on No 1 LP. PM Chas. & I plowed in No 1 UP AM James &
Fla dug potatoes AM. LP
Sat 20th
Cloudy snow squall this morning Father. & Mo went to Chatham to market chas James. & I.
& Fla hauled some. apples. potatoes, beats & unions from LP to UP. PM. Chas. & James
husked in No 7 LP. AM I plowed in No 1. UP. A.M.
Mond D 22nd "
Cloudy chilly & damp. chas. James. & I . hauled manure at L.P. on No 1. Father & Fla pited
parsnap at LP
Tues 23rd
Cloudy rained little PM Chas, James A & I hauled manure No 1 LP
�Wedn 24th
Fair Father went to town got some things for thrashing Wm & I brought Engine & Seperator
in from plains Chas hunted hands all prepared for thrashing
Thur 25th
Clear Wm threshed for us on UP
Fri 26th
Cloudy & damp finished threshing PM in rain and had 880 bus of oats & 40 bus of spring
wheat, Father, Chas, & James hushed corn AM I. & Wm took bean mill to Cubit Martins
AM towtwo teams
Sat 27th
Cloudy Father & Mother went to market Chas James Fla & I husked corn in No 7 LP. &
hauled in 40 bu. Wm went to town, paid James off
Mond 29th
Clear. Father helped Wm to haul engine to Cubit Martin, PM, Chas, Fla, & I. husked corn in
No 7 LP, Father husked AM we hauled in 32 bu some LP some UP
Tues 30th
Clear. Father burnt stubbles in No 5 LP Chas & I hauled manure on No 1 & 3 L.P.
Wedn 31st
Clear, Father burnt weeds on No 1 LP chas Fla & I hauled manure on it
Thur November 1st 1888
Fair Father sold rose cow & a curley hefier for $35 to Mike Doyle Chas & I hauled manure on
No 1 LP
Fri 2nd
Fair we all threshed beans at LP we had about 75 bus done t it with the bean mill
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Sat November 3rd 1888
Fair Father & mother went to market. Wm went to town Chas Alf Fla & I got up noon & fixed
the shed & got ready to thresh & husked hauled about 20 bus of corn all done at LP
Mond 5th
Fair. threshed at LP. 366 bus of fall wheat & 164 bus of oats
Tues 6th
Cloudy & damp Father Wm Chas & I faned some 80 bus of oats 940 bus of beans at Lp. Fla
took Kate & Pat to fletcher & got them shod
Wedn 7th
Cloudy. Father Wm & Chas, took 75- bus 30 lbs of oats & 42 bus 10 lbs of beans to
Chatham & got 33 cts for oats per bu. & $1.30 per bu for beans. Fla & I husked corn at LP
Thur 8th "
Cloudy & wet. Father Wm. Fla. & I, husked corn in F No 7 LP & hauled in about 42 bu
Charley left this morning for Grenville Mrs Mise
Fri 9th "
Damp. Father. Wm. Fla & I hauled up 30 bu of corn PM, & cleaned 80 bus of wheat at LP,
AM
Sat 10th "
Wet & ugly. Father & mother went to chatham Wm. & I spread straw PM on LP barn yard &
Fla helped us A.M. to fan wheat LP.
Mon 12th
Clear. Ther 32° Father went to fletcher & got 8 bus of potatoes Mr Newkirk Wm. Fla & I.
husked corn in No 7, LP
�Tues 13th "
Clear. Ther 36°, Father. Wm Fla & I husked corn No 7, LP
Wedn 14th "
Clear Father went to the plains PM Wm Fla & I husked till 3 AM then hauled in 70 bus out of
No 7 LP
Thur 15th "
Cloudy we Father, Wm Fla. I. cleaned up the barn floor & tried threshing corn & which
proved successful at L.P. APM, & hauled in 120 bus of corn out of No 7 LP
Fri 16
Snow 1/2 inch Ther 36° Wm husked corn P.M. Fla & I husked all day in No 7 LP, Father Wm
took 80 bus of wheat to fletcher & gt $1.08 per bus
Sat 17th
Snow 1/2 inch Ther 25° Father & mother went to market. Wm Fla & I husked corn in No 7
LP.
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Monday November 19th 1888
Cloudy Ther 40°, Father, Wm Fla & I husked corn in No 7 LP
Tues 20th "
Clear Ther 26° Father Wm. F & I husked in No 7 LP
Wed 21st
Clear Ther 19° Father went to town took 28 bus & 5 lbs of wheat to 94 bus of corn brought
back 200 lbs of flour & bran & shorts & left 839 lbs of flour at mill. he got 1 bl of salt & one
bed stead. Wm Fla. & I. hauled in 90 bus of corn out of No 1 LP
Thur 22nd
�Clear Ther 19°, Father Wm Fla & I husked corn in No 7 LP. & hauled in 16 bus of corn.
Fri 23rd
Clear Ther 32° Father Wm Fla & I husked corn No 7 UP
Sat 24th
Clear Ther 18° Father & mother went to market. Wm. F. & I husked corn in No 7 LP AM. &
hauled in 56 bus of corn PM
Mond 26th
Cloudy snowed 1/2 in PM Ther 24 ° Father Wm. F. & I. husked corn in No 7 LP, Amab
husked at 4 cts {faded}
Tues 27th
Cloudy snow 1 inch Ther 32° Father. Wm. F. & I hauled in 182 bus of corn out of No 7 LP
Wed 28th “
Cloudy snow 1 in Ther 32° Father. Wm, Fla. & I hauled 124 bus of corn out of No 7 LP, Tom
& Alf Alf & Tom Prince husked for 4 cts per bu in No 7 LP
Thur 29th :
Cloudy & damp Father, Wm, F, & I husked corn
Fri 30th "
Cloudy, Father. Wm. F. & I. husked corn in No 7, L,P, Alf & Tom Prince & Amab Elare
husked corn in No 7 LP for 4 cts per bu
Sat December 1st 1888
Father & mother went to market & Wm Fla & I. hauled in 90 bus of corn out of No 7 LP
Mon 3rd
Cloudy Ther 32° Father Wm Fla. & I huskedhauled 188 bus of corn out of No 7 LP Alphus &
Thomas Prince husked in No 7 LP
�Tues 4th
Cloudy Ther 30°. Father went to fletcher AM got a shoe put on pats right forefoot &
telagraphed to chatham toBogart. Vet. Sur. Shanks was sick. Bogart come & said she had
infirmate on the lungs, rest hauled in 140 bus of corn
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Wednesday December 5th 1888
Father took Mrs Peakers pork to Chatham. Wm. & I commenced cleaning out east line ditch
with 1 team, UP. between us & John Lecocq
Thur 6th "
Ther 28° Father. Wm. Prince chase & I worked on the line ditch with two teams
Fri 7th
Cloudy Ther 30° Father, Wm, Fla, & I faned beans, AM, L,P Father picked & baged some of
them P,M, Wm, Fla & I, ditched at the line ditch PM,
Sat 8th "
Cloudy Ther 38° Father & mother went to market, Wm, took, 27 bu 10 lbs of f beans to
Chatham, Fla & I hauled up wood.
Mon 10th
Fair Ther 39° Father cleaned out ditches Wm & I plowed all in No 1 L,P,
Tues 11th
Fair, Ther 32° Father went to Mrs Peakers bee, Wm, & I plowed in No 1 LP
Wed 12th
Cloudy, Ther 24° Father cut weeds in west line ditch, Wm, & I plowed in No 1 LP.
Thur 13th
�Fair I Ther 18°, all Fla took Kate to fletchers dgot 1 shoe put on fore foot AM rest tinkered
around A.M. Wm, & I , plowed in No 1 U,P,
Fri 14th
Clear, Ther 18° All faned wheat AM, Wm & I took 60 bus & 45 lbs of wheat to fletcher got 96
cts per bus PM & Father went to school examination.
Sat 15th
Cloudy Ther 27° Father & mother went to market in chatham, Wm, Fla & I, hauled up some
wood & in some fodder
Mon 17th
Cloudy, Ther 42° Father, Wm, Fla & I Tues 18faned up wheat & beans at L.P.
Tues 18
Blustry snow 2 in Ther 22° Father sewed on sewing machine, Fla & I hauled up two logs for
back logs AM, & Wm & I baged up 51 bus of wheat
Wed 19th
Cloudy Thr 22° Father we took 31 bus & 50 lbs of wheat to town got $1.03 Wm took Dick &
Jin to fletcher got them shod & tinkered about I fixed stable UP
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Thursday December 20th 1888
Cloudy Ther 11 ° Father tinkered about Wm, Fla & I hauled in fodder 2 loads, UP, & 2 loads
LP
Fri 21st
Cloudy Ther 30 ° noon 18 ° even Father Wm Fla & I fanned, & Father & Wm took 165 bus of
oats to fletcher
Sat 22nd
�Fair, Ther 8 ° Father mother & Wm went to town, Alf come out, Fla & I hauled up one load of
corn from LP, & a load of wood from big bush
Mon 24th "
Fairm Ther 28 ° Father, Wm, Alf, Fla & I fanned oats & Father & Wm took 84 bus & 8 lbs
of oats oats to fletcher
Wed 26th
Cloudy & damp Ther 50 ° Father & Wm went to trustee meeting rest hauled up a load of corn
from LP
Thur 27th
Blustry Ther 30 ° Father sewed on sewing machine, Wm, Alf, Fla & I fanned about 80 bus of
oats
Fri 28th
Fair Ther 29 ° Nemimiah Zebbs & Prince Chase hel & Newkirk helped us to kill 15 pigs P
Chase took one weight 93 lbs Mr Eliot took one weight 204 lbs other 13 weightd 2736,
Sat 29th "
Fair Ther 27 ° Father & Wm took fletcher weight 2798 lbs of pork to fletcher & got $6.75 per
cwt mother, Fla & I went to town
Mon 31st
Cloudy, Ther 38 ° Father & Wm took 26-1 bus of wheat to town, Alf, Fla & I cut fire wood UP
Tuesday January 1st 1889,
Clear Ther 30 ° holiday
Wednes 2nd
Clear Ther 28 °, Father went to fletcher AM & Mrs Peaker PM Wm, Alf Fla & I hauled corn
fodder off of No 7 LP
�Thur 3rd
Clear Ther 28 ° Father went to Normans Coopers sale got a calf for $3.50, Alf began school
on plains, Wm Fla & I cut apple trees out of way of Barn in back orchard UP
Fri 4th
Clear Ther 30 ° Father & Fla brought calf home, Wm & I finished cutting in orchard trees
Sat 5th
Damp Ther 40 ° Father & mother went to town brought out about 200 lbs of flour & left
{faded} 39 lbs left at mill
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Saturday January 5th 1889
Wm & I powed Am, rained PM & we done nothing
Mon 7 6th
Cloudy Ther 32 ° Father act as deputy returning officer, & u Wm as pole clerk at municipal
election, Fla & I picked beans & done chores,
Tues 8th
Cloudy ther 38 ° Father sewed on sewing machine, Wm & I fenced off new barn yard at UP
Wed 9th "
Cloudy rain Ther 40 ° Father let water off from around sable & sewed in house, Wm & I
picked beans at LP
Thur 10th "
Cloudy, Ther 23 ° snow 2 in, Father sewed on sewing machine, Wm, & I, made a watering
trough UP
Fri 11th
Fair, Ther 23 °, Wm, & I, hauled up drags UP
�Sat 12th
Clear, Ther 25 ° Father & mother went to mar-ket, Wm & I began to cut soft maple saw logs
for barn sheeting
Min 14th
Clear, Ther 27 ° Father got a load of corn from LP, P AM & took Pat & got his fore shoes
reset, Wm & I cut maple logs to be used sheeting & mow flooring in barn UP
Tues 15th
Cloudy Ther 22 °, Father Wm, Newkirk & D, dressed a comm coming four year old heff hefier
for own use
Wedn 16th
Cloudy & wet Ther 38°, Father sewed in house & Wm & I hauled 1 load of wood from LP AM,
all picked beans PM
Thur 17th
Cloudy, Ther 38 °, Father let water off UP & LP both, I spread straw on barn yard AM & Wm
& I put up fence wind blowed on UP
Fri 18th
Cloudy Ther 24 ° Father took hind quarter of beef to A G Robertson, Wm & I cut saw logs in
bug bush for barn lumber
Sat 19th
Cloudy Ther 12 °, Father went to chatham Wm & I cut 2 red oak & 1 black ash trees for barn
lumber
Mon 21st
Cloudy Ther 22 ° st snow 1 1/2 inches Father went to fletcher, F A Wm & I,
skidded y up l saw logs,
Tues 22nd
�Clear, Ther 20 °, got John Brady & Art Morton & Newkirk to help us & killed 14 pigs wght
2389 home weight
Wed 23rd
Clear Ther 29 ° Father & Wm took the pork to chatham 2360 chatham wght got $6.35 trimed
up old down apple trees
Thur 24th
Clear Ther 30 °, Father & Wm took 90 bus & 40 lbs got $1.00 per bus I bushed out hickory
would out of back field UP
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Friday January 25 1889
Clear Ther 24 °, Father went to fletcher bought a cow for $18, Wm & I cut logs in little bush
UP
Sat 26th
Clear, Ther 22 ° Father went to town took 3 bags of beans got $1.15 per bu Wm & skidded
out logs in bug bush
Mon 28th
Blustry Ther 20 ° snow 5 inches Wm & I hauled 7 red oak 9 maple logs to fletcher
Tues 29th
Clear Ther 2 ° Wm & I hauled 14 logs to fletcher
Wed 30th
Cloudy Ther 23 °, Father went to Chatham to get a roller out in front blue bob, Wm went to
help Aunt Emma kill pigs, & I hauled 4 logs to fletcher AM, & hauled up firewood PM
Thur 31st
Cloudy Ther 33 °, Father went to Mrs Peakers Wm cut more logs for barn use
�Friday February 1st 1889
Clear Ther 9 ° Father went to buxton, & Wm & I hauled logs to fletcher from UP.
Sat 2nd "
Cloudy Ther 28 ° Father went to town Wm & I hauled logs from to fletcher from UP
Mon 4th "
Fair Ther 26 °, Father sewed in house Wm & I hauled 4 logs to fletcher from LP
Tues 5th
Blustry Ther 2 ° chores & get wood is all we done
Wed 6th
Blustry Ther 3 ° below z Dr Duncan came to see ma
Thur 7th
Fair Ther 11 ° Father went to get some woman to keep house, got Ellin Harden, Wm & I cut
stove wood
Fri 8th
Cloudy Ther 22 ° Father, Wm & I hauled up from LP 2 loads of corn out of crib & some stove
wood
Sat 9th
Clear, Ther 22 ° Father went to Chatham, Wm Fla & I hauled in fodder
Mon 11th
ther 32 ° Cloudy, Father went to took 31 bus & 40 lbs of wheat to chatham got $1.00 per bus,
Wm, got engine ready to go town, I took, Dick & Jin & polly & got there shoes sharp
Tues 12th
�Cloudy Ther 20 °, Father went took pat & got his fore shoes sharpened, Wm & I hauled up
barn timber
Wed 13th
Clear F Ther 12 ° Father & u Wm took the engine to chatham to get repaired
Thur 14
Clear Ther 2 ° below z, got N Zebbs & Newkirk to to help us kill 7 pigs Newkirk got 1 wght
175 wght of rest {faded}
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Friday Febuary 15th 1889
Clear Ther 20 °, Father went to fletcher; Wm & I hauled up barn timber for barn
Sat 16th
Raining, Father Wm, F, & I pet picked beans Am, & Father & Wm, cut up pork PM UP
Mon 18th
Snowed 4 inches Ther 28 °, Father salted pork AM UP, Wm & I brought 3 sows from LP AM,
Father & Wm went to fletcher, PM,
Tues 19th
Clear & windy Ther 10 ° Father took 25- bus 40 lbs of wheat to for flour & 194 lbs of pork to
chatham left 1188 lbs of flour at mill & got $6.30 per hd wgh for pork Wm & I bushed out
wood out of big & little bush UP
Wed 20th
Clear, Ther 6 ° Father went over to John McCaneCane to look at some sheep, Wm & I
started to put up ice UP
Thur 21st
�Clear, Ther 18 ° Father, Wm & I went to John Mc, Cane & got 3 sheep at $5 a head, &
finished putting puting up ice
Fri 22nd
Clear & Windy F Ther 35 ° noon & 14 ° eve Father & Wm took 2 teams & brought
out of 3028 ft of pine lumber from town got it of Piggott I spread straw on barnyard
Sat 23rd
Clear, Ther 7 ° below Z Father went to market Wm & I went to town & got 3000 ft more pine
lumber for barn
Mon 25th
Clear Ther 2 ° Father & Wm brought out remainder of 7344 ft of pine lumber for barn &
stable & 1671 ft of hemlock for flooring, & I cut wood,
Tues 26th
Snowing Ther 28 °, Father went fletcher Wm & I fixed hay racks
F Wed 27th
Fair, Ther 8 27 ° Father & I took 2 cords of dry hickory wood in chatham to Mr J W Kersey &
brought out 3000 of shingles for barn & stable got them from Piggott, Wm Chored
Thur 28th
Clear Ther 20 °, Father cl trimmed a big hickory AM sewed on in housed PM, Wm went to
move Joe Carter, I went to look for a lost bundle of shingles AM, hauled drags PM
Friday March 1st 1889
Cloudy Ther 28° Polly mare died Father sewed in house, Wm hauled polly out AM & I
trimmed in big bush AM, Wm & I bushed out wood PM UP
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Saturday March 2nd 1889
�Misty & damp Ther 37 ° Father went to market, Wm & I hauled in fodder at LP & hauled a
load of hay to UP
Mon 4th
Clear Ther 28 ° Father went to fletcher Wm & I hauled fodder at LP P AM & fixed barnyard
fence & cut wood UP PM
Tues 5th
Fair Ther 30 ° Father sewed in house & salt hogs heads & feet Wm fixed fence AM LP & I
cut wood AM UP Wm & I cut wood UP PM
Wed 6th
Fair Ther 30 °, Father went & got a pup fro Geo Lewis AM & trimed in bug bush, PM, UP,
Wm, went to town, I trimed in bug bush UP
Thur 7th
Fair Ther 35 ° Father went to Col Martin's sale, Wm & I cut wood in yard UP,
Fri 8th
Cloudy Ther 25 ° Father took saw to Amab A Elare to get it filed AM Wm & I Tinkered AM cut
stove wood UP, PM
Sat 9th
Cloudy Ther 20 °, Father went to town Wm & I hauled out barn & stable timber
Mon 11th
Clear, Ther 28 ° Father took 2 bags of corn & 14 bus & 5 lbs of wheat to town & got $1.01
per bus for wheat, Wm, & I finished hauling out barn stable timbers UP
Tus 12th
Clear & warm Ther 38 ° Father went to town & brought out Mr J W Kersey & Will to work on
barn Wm & I hauled fodder out of No 7 LP
�Wed 13th
Clear Ther 28 °, Father went to get hands to work or on barn & stable frame, & got Prince
Chase & Bub Kersey Mr Kersey & Will worked on stable frame, Wm & I helped them
Thur 14th
Fair Ther 30 ° Father went to fletcher to see about the lumber, Wm & I gathered stones for
barn & stable foundations Mr Kersey, Will, P Chase & Bub Kersey worked on framing
Fri 15th
Clear Ther 32 ° Father & Wm helped Mr Kersey & Will on stable frame, PrinceL & Bub
helped to, I gathered stones
Sat 16th
Clear Ther 34 °, Father went to town, W Mr Kersey & Will went with him, Wm & I gathered
stones
Mon 18th
Clear Ther 40 ° Father Wm, I took 3 teams & went to town & got 10 lbs of sand & 2 bags of
cement W Bub Kersey & Prince Chase worked AM
Tues 19th
Clear Ther 38 ° Mr Kersey & Will Prince & Bub worked all day
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Tuesday March 19th 1889
Wm & I moved things out of road for barn & Stable UP AM Wm dug holes for stable
foundation PM I gathered stones PM Father laid off for stable & barn AM & went to town PM
& brought out Mr Branton & a man to put down foundation
Wed 20th
�Fair Ther 36 ° Father dug holes for barn foundation Wm, went to lake & got sand, I gathered
stones, Mr Kersey, Will, Prince & Bub worked on barn & Mr Branton & his man worked on
stable foundation,
Thur 21st
Cloudy raining PM Wm & I gathered stones AM, Mrs Peaker died this morning and Father
went to town for her coffin Mr Kersey & Will worked on frames, Prince & Bub worked AM Mr
Branton & his man worked till 3 PM
Fri 22nd
Fair Ther 39 °, Father dug holes for barn foundation Wm, & I haul stones to them, Branton &
his man worked at putting it down J Kersey & Will, & Prince & Bub framed
Sat 23rd
Clear Ther 30 ° Father went to town, Wm & I hauled a load of fodder from LP, AM & some
more stable timber PM UP
Mon 25th
Clear Ther 38 ° Father went to stable town & brought out Kersey & Will & their blacks &
table, Wm, & I hauled a load of fodder & 1 of hay AM, & I plowed in little lot front PM
Thur Tues 26th
Clear Ther 32 ° Father & I hauled some lumber from fletcher, Wm helped Mr Branton, finish
foundation Mr Kersey Will & Bub Kersey worked on barn
Wed 27th
Clear Ther 38 °, Father, Wm & I hauled lumber from fletcher AM & Wm & I PM, Father
helped J Kersey, Will Prince Chase & Bub on barn
Thur 28th
Cloudy Ther 28 ° Father & I cut mud sills for barn AM & he worked traboy leg PM while Wm
& I hauled lumber from fletcher, J Kersey Will, Prince Chase & Bub Kersey worked on barn
Fri 29th
�Snowed AM Ther 30 ° Father went to to Peakers AM Wm & I fixed traboy AM, Father & I
bushed out mud sills PM Jo Carpenters quit at 10-20 then Prince & Bub went home, Kersey
& WIll worked from 3. PM out
Sat 30°
Clear Ther 15 ° Father went to town Wm & I hauled fodder
Monday fodder April 1st
Snow 2 inches Ther 34 °, Father went to town, Wm & I piled ar our lumber at fletcher &
brought some home
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Tuesday April 2nd 1889
Cloudy & Father made a sawbuck AM let off water PM Kersey & w Will worked on framing &
I helped them
Wed 3rd
Cloudy, Kersey, Will, worked on framing Father Wm, & I helped them
Thur 4th
Clear Ther 32 ° Father acted as Deputy Returning Officer for Scot Act, Kersey Will, Prince
Chase & Bub Kersey commenced putting barn & stable frames together, Wm & I helped
them
Fri 4 5th
Cloudy rained PM, Father Wm & I helped Kersey, Will Prince & Bub put together frame, all
quit at noon on account of rain
Sat 6th
Snow 3 inches ther 32 °, Father went to town we tinkered about
Monday 9th
�Clear Ther 32 °, Father Wm & I took 2 teams & went to Fletcher & brought home some
lumber AM, & hued out a post for barn that got broke in putting it together
Tuesday 9th
Clear Ther 40 ° Father went to Horace Blacks d & got 4 bags of potatoes AM & helped on
frame P PM, Wm & I helped Kersey Will & Prince Chase on frames
Wednesday 10th
Clear Ther 40 ° Kersey commenced to raising ba buildings, Kersey Will, Prince Fred Zebbs,
Ezekil Collins, Morrice Hardeing Charlie Simpson Horace Black & George & Father, Wm & I
helped them
Thursday 11th
Cloudy rain PM Kersey, WIll, Prince Fred Zebbs, Egekil Collins Morrice Harding C Simpson
& G Black, & Father, Wm & I helped then at ra to rain A to raise part of barn we worked till 2
OClock PM
Friday 12th
Raining & we all done nothing but chores
Saturday 13th
Clear Ther 32 °, Kersey Will, Prince, Fred Zebbs, Morrice Harding C Simpson, Father, Wm &
I finished raising barn at 3 PM, then Father went to chatham
Monday 15th
Clear Father went to Mr Thompson's funeral, Wm, Prince Chase & I sided in stable.
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Tuesday April 16th
Father went to town, Wm, Prince Chase & Fred Zebbs sided all but a little of barn, I helped at
barn AM went to fletcher for rafters PM
Wednesday 17th
�Clear Ther reached 70 ° Father got a load of lumber from fletcher AM, took Horaace Blacks
Chains home PM, I finished plowing in lot front of house
Thur 18th
Clear Ther reached 72 °, Prince Chase worked on stable Father worked with Prince till noon,
& then went to fletcher and got a load of lumber, I plowed in back field, Dan McCoig brought
out & set up a dud double cultivator
Friday 19th
Warm rained PM, Father went & brought a load of lumber from fletcher AM, & plowed in back
field PM, I plowed in back field, Prince Chase worked three quarters of a day on stable
Saturday 20th
Clear, Ther 68 °, Father went to town, I hauled lumber from fletcher
Monday 22nd
Clear Ther 34 ° in morn Father went to town, I plowed in No 1 Bub Kersey took the job of
finishing stable & commenced this morn
Tuesday 23rd
Clear Ther 40 ° Father hauled lumber from fletcher I plowed in No 1 UP
F Wednesday 24th
Cloudy rained PM, Father cultivated in No 1 & I drilled spring wheat, AM, Father went to Mr
Sicipio's funeral
Thursday 25th
Cloudy Father started to fix water trough on stable Fla & I fixed fence
Friday 26th
Cloudy, Father fixed around stable, Wm & I finished hauling out lumber from fletcher AM &
put down mud sills PM
�Saturday 27
Cloudy Father went to town, Wm took in 48 bu 27 lbs of oats to Dan McCoig & got 35 cts per
bus on cultivator Flave & I fixed fence
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Monday April 29th 1889
Cloudy Ther 42 °, Father took a saw log to fletcher & got it cut in scantlen & brought them
home, I finished cultivating & drilling spring on the fall plowing in No 1 being about 3 1/2
acres
Tuesday 30th
Cloudy. Father took some scantlen to town to get plained off for track in barn & p brought out
some flooring I harrowed spring wheat ground helped Wm Haul a load of hay & fodder
Wednesday May 1st
Clear Frost Father watched Bub, Fla rolled No 3 & I plowed in No 1
Thursday 2nd
Cloudy rained PM, Father was with bub at barn, I finished plowing in No 1 AM Flav harrowed
garden lot No 2
Friday 3rd
Clear Father & I went up to Smiths mill in tub Tilbourg & got 1280 ft of lumber for barn
sheeting I commenced to cultivate & sow clover seed on wheat in No 7 this evens evening
Saturday 6th
Fair, Father went to town; I cultivated & sowed Clover seed in No 7 AM, & harrowed & rolled
what I seeded PM
Monday 6th
Clear Ther 70 ° Father worked at putting track up in barn, I cultivated with drill & sowed
Clover seed, in wheat field No 7, Fla followed with harrow & roller alternately
�Tuesday 7th
Clear Ther 85 ° Father & Wm went to town, I went on pitching clover seed on No 7 AM,
& d broadcasted oats on No 1 LP PM Fla harrowed in and rolled in No 7
Wednesday 8th
Clear Ther 86 ° Father was around barn AM, went to Peaker place PM, F Fla harrowed in No
1, I went down to LP & harrowed in No 1 Wm drilled in oats
Thursday 9th
Clear Ther 82 ° Father & Prince Chase got out 14 sleepers for barn Fla & I finished
harrowing & rolling & sewing Clover seed on No 7 AM & harrowed in No 1 PM
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Friday May 10th 1889
Clear Ther 80 ° Father, Fla & I went to LP & cleaned up 18 bus of seed oats then Father
went on down to Peakers & I drilled rest of No 1 in oats, & Fla cut cornstalk
Saturday 11th
Clear Ther 80 °, Father & P Chase finished getting out sleepers for barn mows, I plowed with
gang plow in pond field
Tuesday 14th
Clear Ther 76 ° Father worked in garden I gang plowed part of line & part of the time Fla & I
harrowed in pond field then commenced sowing oats Fla harrowed in pond field PM
Thursday 16th
Cloudy rained PM, I finished drilli sowing oats in pond field Father & Fla, brought up cattle &
colts from LP & turned them out, then Father burnt bush in No 6 & worked at stable Fla
harrowed in pond field
Friday 17th
�Clear Ther 88 °, Father worked a stable & made a chicken coop Fla harrowed in pond
field K AM, & gathered stones PM I run out furrows in pond field, AM plowed in a corner in
No 6,
Saturday 18th
Clear Ther 89 ° Father went to town, I finished plowed in conner of No 6 & harrowed it, Fla
tinkered
Monday 19 20th
Cloudy & showery, Father & Fla gathered stones, I drilled the little conner conn in peas &
rolled it Am, & helped gather stones
Tuesday 21st
Cloudy, Father Fla & I hauled stones AM, Father & I went to fletcher, Father went to got a
telagram to go to Windsor that Charlie was sick, & he went
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Wednesday May 22nd 1889
Cloudy & cool, I plowed in back field, Fla tinkered AM, harrowed PM
Thursday 23rd
Fair Frost heavy I plowed in back field Fla harrowed in at Prince Chase got 500 lbs of hay
Friday 24th
Cloudy I plowed in back field AM, & harrowed down at LP, PM, Fla harrowed in back field
Saturday 25th
Fair Fla harrowed in back field, I harrowed at LP
Monday 27th
Cloudy & drizzling rain, Brother Charlie died at Windsor at 1.30 PM U I harrowed at LP, Fla
harrowed at LP PM
�Tuesday 28th
Fair but cool, Father & Aunt Emma brought Charlies corpse to Buxton this morn, Alf & I went
to town & got neccessities for funeral
Wednesday 29th
Cloudy rained p PM, funeral took place at 2 PM Rev Elder Washington of BM, E Church
Buxton conducted services
Thursday 30th
Rained all day, Father, Wm, & I worked on inside of stable
Friday 31st
Cloudy Father went to town took a grist & get medicine for himself Wm Fla & I cleaned trash
from barn put down stable gangways, & let water off of fields
Saturday May June 1st 1889
Cloudy Father went to town, Wm, Fla & I hauled up Sleeper for barn & started to log lot in
back field
Monday June 3rd
Fair Wm, Fla & I finished loging lot in back field & Cleaning up trash around barn, & fixed
west line fren fence between us & John McCart
Tuesday 4th
Cloudy & showery, Wm, Fla & I piled manure at Lower P
T Wednesday 5th
Cloudy & showery Father & Prince laid sleeper in barn Wm & I plowed in back field UP
240
Dates of breeding & births of stock of 1889 & 1890
Goliah boor breed to white sow Feb 7th
�Doll & Nell mares bred to Pat Barry's General Brock stallion, trotter April 29th
D Doll mare rebred to Pat Barry's horse May 27th
Kate mare bred to Pardo's l general purpose horse Young Bloom field June 4th
Russel Russel, sow had 4 pigs June 15th
Doll mare rerebred to Pat Barry's horse June 17th
Cherry cow had a calf July 12th
Skimmer cow had a calf July 15th Roan " " " " " 17th
Dinah " " " " " 18th
Sill hefiers heifer " " " " 25th
Boss " " " " " 29th
Pink cow bred to AP Pattersons Bull August 6th
Flower cow " " " " " 20th
Got A B Pattersons September 17th
Year 1890
Nell mare had a mare colt from Barry's horse April 2nd
Russel sow bred to L Goliah boor April 13th
Little white sow " " " " " 16th
Kate mare had a mare colt Pardon's horse May 8th
Jin mare bred to own horse P Dick May 6th
Kate mare to Pardo's hore Young Robbin Kate mare bred to Pardo's horse Young Bloomfield
May 20
Doll mare has a horse colt Barry's Rooker May 21st
�Nell mare bred to T Taylor's Clevland Bay horse May 23rd
Mack " " " John Huston's Young Rooker May 23
D Doll " " " Taylors Cleveland Bay May 29th
Nell " " " " " " June 13th
Russel sow had 8 pigs august 6th
little white sow had 9 pigs august 12th
big white sow had pigs March 22 1891
241
Thursday June 16th 1888
Clear Father & Prince Chase finished layno laing sleepers in barn & finished putting floor
over head down in horse stable Wm & I plowed in back field
Friday 7th
Cloudy rained PM, Father gardened AM & laid mow floor PM in barn, Wm & I plowed in back
field AM, helped Father Pm
Saturday 8th
Showery Father & Wm went to Chatham
Monday 10th
Cloudy Father & I went to Peaker place to got a cultivator spinning wheel table & a few
things, then father went to bridge sale at Newmans & I went to LP & helped Wm ditch
Tuesday 11th
Fair Father & Fla worked in garden & Wm & I tinkered AM Father Wm & I let water off of
back field PM UP
Wednesday 12th
�Clear Ther 76 ° Father worked in garden AM & then took ma to Mrs Harris's Fla & I tinkered
AM, Wm & I planted PM corn in the back field
Thursday 13th
Clear Ther 78 ° Father & Americus Cooper sheared sheep Wm & I planted corn, U,P, P AM
& LP, PM
Father Friday 14th
Clear Ther 82 ° Father worked in garden AM, Wm plowed & I harrowed in back field AM Fla
pulled mustard AM, Father & Wm worked barn doors PM, I plowed & Fla, harrowed in back
field PM
Saturday 15th
Cloudy rained PM, Father went to town, Wm & Fla, put {cut off}
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Alice Corless Treffry (1832-1914)
1900-1901 Diary
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DIARY
1900
JANUARY (New Year's Day - Dominion) MONDAY 1 (1-364) 1900
New Yrs. dinner
A lovely winter day stormed in eve. Pa home all day he writes his own Diary now. Boys
choring & got grist ready to go to Mill tomorrow & they voted for Reeve's & Councillors. &
Mrs. Harris Mrs. McCrimmin Hi Lill & Gerty Alice & Carrie Mott all here to dine & tea, except
Mrs. Harris & Elsie they went to Kents to tea. we had 3 large fowls roasted, plum puddings
mince pies &c. &c. Geo. T. & wife at Mrs. Howells to dinner, Alice Pennington went with them
as far as Thos. Penningtons she intends attending a Concert there this eve Mary Duff call'd
for napkins as she is going to have a party this eve. M.D. Carder call'd in eve to see Pa
about the Carder farm. Maud Briggs came to Geo. T.s there all night
JANUARY TUESDAY 2 (2-363) 1900
Duffs & their fds. here) (Will went to Mill took 2400 oats & brot. 300 flour) Miss W. returned
in eve.
A stormy day Pa took Alice & Carrie Mott to morn. train to go to Norwich he writes his own
diary now he was home all day. Will went to Delhi to Quances Mill & took 2400 lbs. oats &
got it chopped for cows & he brot. 300 lbs. flour for us. Hi & Geo. T. went to Norwich to
Farmers Institute they dined at Alice Motts (Mr. & Mrs. Reed at Hi's, there all night) girls
washed in morn. Geo. O. help'd them & he done the chores all day - in aft. Mr. & Mrs. Duff &
daughter Miss McKensie Miss Mullen & Bessie Kent all here to tea & eve. Mr. Duff played on
his fiddle & Mary Duff on organ Will McGregor called in eve. & took Bessy Kent to Delhi in
eve. Hi met Miss Woodrow. her school starts in morn.
JANUARY WEDNESDAY 3 (3-362) 1900
canned apples)
fine day Pa home all day busy in office about Milldale burying ground see his Diary. Will
choring. Hi mostly visiting with those who came here yesterday (they left in aft.) Geo. O.
�drawing up summer wood. Ma & girls pealing & canning apples as they are rotting badly Ma
fears there will be none left in a few wks, so we are trying to save some we canned 23 qts.
JANUARY THURSDAY 4 (4-361) 1900
A nice winter day Pa went to Per. Mt. & in aft he took Ma to Hawtrey she took 2 doz. eggs
got 17 cts. doz. she bot lining cost 45 cts for Marianna 25 cts. soap & $ sugar & spools all
cost $1.54 besides the eggs. Ma call'd on Kate & Lilly to. Will choring Hi took cream to
Bookton milk whd. 1254 lbs Herb Kent went with his team & took ours & his & Hi also & Hi
chored Geo. O. drawing wood from South woods & he got bob sleighs from Clark they have
new shoes on but by some mistake the part of them are iron instead of steel which will be an
inconvenience as they will draw hard it was all bot. for steel in Woodstock (in eve. Ed. &
Alice Pennington & Mrs Jackson (she is Mrs. McCrackens daughter) came they brot Alice P.
staid until 9 in eve. Alice stayed all night Marianna making over her blk. dress that she dyed
Ma & Emma done house work)
JANUARY FRIDAY 5 (5-360) 1900
ordered photo's from Mr. Jones)
A mild day Pa in office all morn & in aft. he went to Delhi he took bags for boys to Mill to fill &
he pd. for Emma Haights Dr. Wells bill she sent the money he also went to Bank to get P.O.
order, & checks. Will choring & fixing sleigh Hi same Geo. O. drawing wood out of South
woods. Emma ironed, Ma working about house Marianna swept up both stairs & sewed on
her blk dress. Mr. Jones call'd to show his copy's of photos & Ma ordered copy of dear
Maggies & Miles photo's & she pd. $ towards paying for them he charges 90 cts. each in aft
Mr. Haggerman brot. Clara Smith she staid all night in eve, all girls went to Hi's
JANUARY (Epiphany - Quebec) SATURDAY 6 (6-359) 1900
(Hi got chop at Delhi & corn
A lovely bright day Pa got his horse (Maud) shod in morn. in aft. H.A. Sutton & girls call'd for
a while - Will choring & Hi in morn. went to Delhi for lime to fix his chimney & he got corn
from Quance he got 27 bus. & 28 lbs corn & 925 lbs c. chop all cost $18-40 cts. (his chimney
took fire this morn. & is not thought safe so Fred Bachelor will rebuild it mon. Geo. O.
drawing wood. Miss McFarlane gave Miss Woodrow her music lesson Geo. O. got a load of
sand in aft. for Hi's chimney.
�JANUARY SUNDAY 7 (7-358) 1900
A nice day Pa & Clara Smith went in pheaton to Mt. & Marianna & Miss Woodrow in Hi's rig.
Alice & Emma Pennington went with Geo. T. & wife to Mt. Edd. & Joy Pennington came here
to dinner Alice & Alma Pennington also here to dinner. (Will sick in bed all day) & Hi has a
bad cold
JANUARY MONDAY 8 (8-357) 1900
Alice left. Mrs. H came also Johnie Treffry) (Hi & Fred building Hi's chimney
A lovely day Pa went to Woodstock see his diary Alice Pennington left for Rockwood in
morn. & Mrs. Luke Humphrey came from Dover on morn. train she will go to Norwich in
morn. Clara Smith left in aft. to go to Delhi she went with Geo. T. (in aft. Johnie Treffry came,
here all night. Will sick did not do anything all day he feels better than yesterday. Hi & Fred
Bachelor rebuilding Hi's house chimney as it is defective they fear it might set fire. Geo. O.
doing the chores he help'd Marianna wash got done before 6 in morn. he got up before 3.
JANUARY TUESDAY 9 (9-356) 1900
A lovely day Pa home all day he was in his office writing his diary & in aft. burning apple
brush. Mrs. Humphrey left on morn. train for Norwich Johnie Treffry went to Hawtrey in aft.
Ma went to call on Lill & Kate took mince pies to Lill Kate gave me a piece of beef to stew Hi
& Fred. Bachelor finished building Hi's house chimney. Will better he got Rodney shod Geo.
O. done chores. after school Emma took Miss Woodrow to Ott. for Miss W. to get a wedding
present for Miss Arthur as she is to be married tomorrow aft. & Miss Woodrow is invited
JANUARY WEDNESDAY 10 (10-355) 1900
A nice day Pa & Marianna went to Ms. Mt. they dined at Mrs. Wm. Nobbs Will done chores,
Hi fixed stable down at Forman's & drew a load of wood. Geo. O. picked up some stones &
drew some wood. (in aft. Miss Woodrow went to wedding Mr. Duff came for her at Wm.
Arthur's their daughter Mary is married this aft. (Ma wrote to Bernard & Mary Silverthorn)
JANUARY THURSDAY 11 (11-354) 1900
M. made 4 caps for Ma.
Snowed fast in aft. it will be sleighing in morn. Pa home all day, in aft. Geo. T. & wife came &
the boys went over their accts. & nearly settled up they did not seem to think alike but I hope
�they will next time for final accts. Boys choring & fixing for to get sleigh rigged up Marianna
made over 4 caps for Ma.
JANUARY FRIDAY 12 (12-353) 1900
A bright day 8 inches of snow fell last night & yes. aft. Pa intended to go to meet Moses
Corless at Rush's but he did not like to break the road. but in aft. he went to Hagermans, Will
looking up accts. of flour & so as to settle all up with Geo. T. & he done chores Hi & Geo. O.
loading & took some logs to Thos. Penningtons Mill (in aft. Marianna went with cutter & got
Lill & Gerty & at 4 she took them for a drive then home as it was so snowy Will) took teacher
& Emma to shool Ma mending pants most of day
JANUARY SATURDAY 13 (13-352) 1900
girls at Miss. Mt.
A lovely day Pa home all day except he went to P.O. Will went to blacksmiths for sleighs they
were not done & he chored Hi & Geo O. drawing saw logs & wood (in aft. Mr Duff brot. a hind
qr. beef it whd. 112 lbs. at 5 cts lb. a yr. old) (in aft. Emma & Marianna went to Miss Mt. at
Hederick's) Miss McFarlane came after 4 & gave Miss Woodrow her music lesson
JANUARY SUNDAY 14 (14-351) 1900
A mild day & quite good sleighing Pa & Miss Woodrow went in cutter to Mt. & Will Marianna
& little Emma went in Hi's cutter to Mt. & in aft. Geo. O. got the light bob sleighs down in
driving house & took Emma H. Marianna Miss Woodrow & Kate to Summerville Mt. & after
Marianna took Lill & Gerty for a cutter ride as far as Summerville
JANUARY MONDAY 15 (15-350) 1900
very mild snowed in aft. in snow Pa took Dr. Wells to Delhi he came to Hi's early this morn.
to see Lilly. Ma there to she came home in aft. Will & Geo. O drawing logs to T. Penningtons
Hi done the chores at barns girls washed done before breakfast Ma got a letter from Mr.
Campbell snowing fast in eve.
JANUARY TUESDAY 16 (16-349) 1900
Boys at sale got Mary shod
�soft & sloppy Pa home in morn. in aft he went to Norwich Bank with {illegible} in aft. see his
diary Will & Geo. O. drawing logs in morn. as yes. & in aft. Geo. O. got Mary shod all around
at Howey's. Hi in morn. done chores & in aft. he & Will went to Mrs. Abrams sale. 2 cattle
buyers here to dinner (Livingstone & Parks) we had pea soup &c. Emma H took some down
to Hi's. Ma. ripping & mending Hi's light cloth overcoat she intends turning it. Lill got letter
from Bernard saying his cousin was coming here to work in short time from England
JANUARY WEDNESDAY 17 (17-348) 1900
Will got horses shod) (canned beef
A bracy morn. raw east wind & about 5 in aft it began to rain & freeze Pa home in morn. he
cut up the qr. of beef we got from Duff sat. in aft. he sent $8 in cash & 76 cts in Postal notes
to Bruce Taylor for blb. of American coal oil Emma H. ironed & took, she went in cutter, some
bags to H. Kent also went to Duffs to see about Hi's some beef & Pa got it in aft. she also
went to Blk. smiths with chain home to dinner. Will & Geo. O. drawing logs & Will got his
horses shod to. in morn. Marianna cut up beef to can & in aft. we canned 10 cans 2 broke.
(in aft. Lill walked up Pa took her home) Ma made mince pies bread &c. Hi done the chores
& helped load logs)
JANUARY THURSDAY 18 (18-347) 1900
visitors here) (got. blb. coal oil
thawing & sloppy Pa home all day & in morn. Thos Pennington & wife also Mrs. McCracken
& daughter (Mrs. Jackson) came all here to dinner left after 4 Pa also went to Ott. he took
Mrs. Jackson as they only had cutter. Thos. P. lost his gloves & came back found them near
our barn. Will & Geo. O. drew logs in morn. & in aft. they chored as snow is so soft Hi done
the morn. chores & he went to M.C.R. & got a blb. of American coal oil cost $8.76 (freight 84
cts.) over 40 gal. Marianna emptied all the lamps & fill'd them with the American oil got from
Welland & Bruce Taylor. Ma & Emma P. wrote to Alice Pennington in eve.
JANUARY FRIDAY 19 (19-346) 1900
girls at Formans) (cleaned stove pipes
Still thawing sleighing spoilt Pa home all day Geo. T. had Pa's horse for him & Kate to go to
Mrs. Howell's Geo. T. is to kill a beef for them to day Will went to Delhi to Bank & went to see
Quance about our flour acct. he also took Hi's cutter to Clark to get new shoes on Hi choring
Geo. O. drew some wood in wood shed & some out of swamp down south (in aft. Emma H.
�Marianna & Miss Woodrow went to Formans to tea & eve. (Ma fixing over Hi's light cloth
overcoat & doing house work) the girls & Will cleaned office & dining room stove pipes, &
Emma made oatmeal & other cake Marianna swept up both stairs Emma took {illegible} &
got oatmeal &c.
JANUARY SATURDAY 20 (20-345) 1900
rained all morn. Pa home all day assorting his papers & he went to P.O. & mail'd a letter to
Herbert Nicholson Boys choring in morn. & in aft. Will & Geo. O. went with team on Anderson
place to move some stumps & in eve. Will & Geo. O. went to Ott. to get traces did not get
any Will in aft. sold Tilson to Ott. butcher for $__ _. he is to go next Thursday Butcher backed
out so did not take him Miss McFarlane did not come to day Mrs. Wm. Almosts son came &
pd. $9.70 Pa's acct.
JANUARY SUNDAY 21 (21-344) 1900
Chas. Walker & wife here)
A nice day Pa & Miss Woodrow went in pheaton to Mt. & Will Emma H. Emma P. & Marianna
went in democrat to Mt. & when they got as far as Mrs. Irelands one horse lost his shoe & as
it was froze hard he cld. not go so they came back & put another in his place & went on to
Mt. Chas. Walker & wife were at Mt. & dined at Hedricks & came here to tea & all night
JANUARY MONDAY 22 (22-343) 1900
Chas. & wife left in aft.) Will went to mill in Delhi (Mary Duff here
A lovely day Pa home all day he wrote Chas. Walker's will & after an early tea they left for
home Mary Duff came over in aft. & staid to tea Will choring & boys cleaned some oats & in
aft. he went to Delhi to mill & got 4600 shorts @ $17. a ton he did not get home until 7.
JANUARY TUESDAY 23 (23-342) 1900
Phebe Mott came) (Hi burnt our chimneys out
quite mild Pa {illegible} in morn. & in aft. he went in pheaton to Norwich & also went to
Catherine Motts to dinner & brot. Phebe Mott here for a visit he also went to Bank (Will &
Geo. O. putting stumps in line fence between Becks & us all day. Hi done the chores. he
burnt our chimney's out with paper the dining room chimney was very full of soot & flames
�went high in the air. in aft. Ma fixed Pa's vest for Will. in morn. Geo. O. help'd Marianna wash
done before breakfast.
JANUARY WEDNESDAY 24 (24-341) 1900
A cold day Pa & Emma attended old Mr. Squances funeral at Summerville H.A. Sutton
preached. Will & Geo. O. putting stumps in fence between us & Becks got nearly done to
night. Hi done all the chores he brot. Gerty here in morn. she was here most of day & was
very good. (Phebe began putting Ma's knitted quilt together (the Octagon pattern)
JANUARY THURSDAY 25 (25-340) 1900
girls at Duffs) thrashers here clover seed) Mr. Foss here to)
quite cool snowed in aft. Pa home in morn. had early dinner & went to Norwich Bank Joe.
Dertinger came in morn. & brot. $532. for Pa to send to Sam. Graham to pay his Joe's
Mortgage Pa deposited it & got check for same to send him. Pa also calld to see P. Kirkley
who is very sick, he also call'd on Mary Ann Treffry to see how she is now. Alice told Pa Bob
Treffry has pneumonia in aft. Geo. Hagerman came & pd. $4.60 for Stuart for insurance &
$1.65 for Pa. (in morn Marianna took Ma to S. Innis & 5½ doz eggs @ 17 cts doz. she brot.
some shoes for Emma H. but they don't suit so will return them (in morn Emma H. Marianna
& Phebe Mott went to Duff's to dinner & Pa call'd for Phebe at 4 in aft.) (Paul Lapier & 2 men
came to dinner & thrashed clover seed we had 3 bus. & Mr. Foss was here to dinner to) Will
helping Geo. O. in morn move stumps for Beck Geo. O. there all day, in aft. Will & Hi helping
thrash Hi done chores in morn.
JANUARY FRIDAY 26 (26-339) 1900
Pa & Mrs. H. at funeral) (Boys drawing manure
A very cold day high north west wind them 6/0. Pa home in morn. & in aft. he & Mrs. Harris
attended funeral of Sexton Ransom service at the house Si Pettit & wife came in morn. &
signed Mortgage. (Will & Geo. O. drew manure north of house, & Hi took cream to Bookton
in morn. & Hi done chores in aft.
JANUARY SATURDAY 27 (27-338) 1900
�milder Pa walked down to C.S.R. & put 2 letters on train 1 to Sam Graham 1 to Stuart sent
check to Graham see his diary Will & Geo. O. drew manure North of house Hi done the
chores
JANUARY SUNDAY 28 (28-337) 1900
A real cold day them. 0/8. Pa & Miss Woodrow went in pheaton to Mt. they went early as
Miss Woodrow is Blk. board teacher at Milldale S.S. & likes to get it ready before S.S. Emma
H. & Marianna went to Mt. in Hi's rig & in aft. Emma H. took Mrs. Harris to Summerville M.
Mt. & Marianna went & staid with Lill until they returned Ma staid home & got dinner, Phebe
Mott here.
JANUARY MONDAY 29 (29-336) 1900
very cold them 0/8. Pa home all day except he went to P.O. & to I.B. Smiths to get paper
proved he took 3½ doz. eggs to S. Innis @ 17 cts. doz. he got sugar for it. Hi & Geo. O.
drawing wood out of South woods Will doing chores & split some wood Geo. O. help'd
Marianna wash they got done before breakfast (Ma got a letter from Mary Silverthorn) Phebe
Mott putting Ma's Octagon quilt together
JANUARY TUESDAY 30 (30-335) 1900
Clara came) (girls at Geo's & Hi's
A very stormy day snowing & blowing Pa went to Edward Kelly's to write his will. home at 4.
Will done chores & when not storming too much. Hi & Geo. O. drawing wood out of South
woods. (in morn. Emma H. Marianna & Phebe Mott went to Geo's to dinner & Hi's to tea got
here at 8 in eve. in aft. Clara Smith came here all night
JANUARY WEDNESDAY 31 (31-334) 1900
girls went to S. Lossings)
A very cold day them. 0/16 little wind Pa home all day see his diary (Jno. Atkins came here
to dinner he came to try & get a man to hire for the yr. in morn. Emma H. Marianna & Phebe
Mott went to Solomn Lossings to dinner home to tea Clara Smith sewing on her gowns here
all night. Ma doing house work
FEBRUARY THURSDAY 1 (32-333) 1900
�(Rev. James Webb here
Still very cold Pa attended Per. Mt. Geo. T. also there, they had business about the burying
ground. Hi & Geo. O. drawing out wood from South woods. Will doing chores in aft. Clara
Smith went to Geo's to tea. & in aft. (Rev. James Webb came here to tea he is travelling for
Pelham Nursery, & selling D.W. Moody's life he staid all night to after calling on Geo's Ts & at
Hi's Marianna altered Phebe Motts coat sleeves & done other sewing. Ma in aft. sewing on
Hi's drab cloth overcoat
FEBRUARY FRIDAY 2 (33-332) 1900
not quite so cold. Pa visiting part of morn. with Rev. James Webb he left at 10. Then Pa
wrote letters. Will done the chores. Hi Geo. O. & man drawing out wood from south woods.
(Mr. Hagerman came for Clara Smith in aft.) Ma went to Hi's to tea. Gerty here most of day
FEBRUARY SATURDAY 3 (34-331) 1900
{The following entry, in italics, is written by someone other than the diarist}
Brassy morning. Them -8 cloudy most of the day. Hiram and Geo. O. drawing out wood the
had Chambers to help them Will doing chores. Mrs. Harris Lilly and Gertie came up in the
afternoon Marianna took them home in the Buggy and drove on to the Post Office Miss
Woodrow went to the Post Office for the noon Mail John H. Atkins drove down in the Cart to
see for a hand to work one of the McCurdy boys who told the boys that he was going to work
out this summer but did not say he would not hire until April so John his drive for nothing
Hiram went down with John who did not come into the House. A little snow in the evening
enough to keep the Brassy mornin {live} Mother not feeling very well went to bed early had
the back rub'd well with coal oil and mustard
FEBRUARY SUNDAY 4 (35-330) 1900
A very stormy day snowing all day & last night snow 14 inches deep (No one went to Mt.
Charlie Pennington here to dinner (Ma feeling poorly) went early to bed.
FEBRUARY MONDAY 5 (36-329) 1900
(girls at Fairchilds
A bright day Pa home all day he was shovelling snow &c. Will & Geo. O. took Bull (Tilson) to
Ott. the boys sold him to Willson for $36. Hi done chores Will took 3 pails to Ott. to get
�mended cost 25 cts. (in aft. Will took Emma H. (Marianna & Phebe Mott over to Fairchilds for
visit & in eve. Geo. O went for them.) girls churned 2 meses of cream as we are nearly out of
butter it whd. 11 lbs. Geo. O. help'd Marianna wash got done before breakfast.
Will went to Mill & got feed & flour) Will pd. S. Innis in full to date & got receipt
A lovely day Pa home all day he was fixing seats in light bob sleigh Will went to Delhi Mill &
took 17 bags oats whd. 1600. & brot 1020 lbs bran 1 ton buckwheat shorts 200 flour 25 lbs
corn meal Geo. O. & Hi done chores & Geo. O. sawed some wood. (Emma H. went in morn.
to see how Gerty is, she is very sick vomiting all the time Marianna went at noon to see her
she was there to dinner, Ma went in aft. there to tea. Marianna went again in eve. staid till 9.
Geo. O. went to Ott. in eve. & got Castoria for Gerty (lots of snow & good sleighing) Will pd.
S. Innis in full to date & got receipt for same
FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 7 (38-327) 1900
{sentence illegible} 23rd Jany.
A nice morn. rained in aft. thawing fast Pa took Phebe Mott home & went to Mo. Mt. he dined
at Catherine Motts. Will & Hi getting sleighs fixed in morn. & rained in aft. so they did not use
them so they kill'd two deacons &c. Geo O. sawed some round sticks & chored, Emma H.
went in morn. to see how Gerty is found her better & Marianna went in aft.
FEBRUARY THURSDAY 8 (39-326) 1900
A warm foggy morn. snow nearly all gone water running every-where Pa home all day it
rained to day to Boys breaking Pete colt they hitched him to cutter & went around the block
he went well for a colt in aft. Hi & Geo O. began drawing manure at Hi's rain stopped them
so just done chores Ma in aft. went to see Gerty went on sleigh thro. a lot of water. found
Gerty better. rained in eve. Will choring
FEBRUARY FRIDAY 9 (40-325) 1900
water mostly gone & froze up Pa home in morn. in aft. he went with Geo. T. down in
Middleton to see a farm Geo. T. was going to invest Penningtons money on but they neither
thought it best to do so as they did not like. Will & Hi choring & clipped Pete colt Geo. O.
splitting summer wood all day on wood pile in morn. Ett. Fairchilds came over to see Emma
H. staid until after 11.
FEBRUARY SATURDAY 10 (41-324) 1900
�A bright mild day Pa went to Norwich & Alice Mott returned with him he dined at Catherine
Motts (Hi came for Ma at 11 last night & Lilly was confined at 2 A.M. of a fine girl. Boys
clipping colts & Hi drew a load with Pete colt & another horse & they were choring Ma came
home from Hi's at 10 in morn. & Emma H. went there to help about house work. for a few
days.
FEBRUARY SUNDAY 11 (42-323) 1900
A nice day Pa & Miss Woodrow went in pheaton to Mt. & Marianna & Emma P. went in Hi's
rig Charlie Pennington here to dinner Will complaining went to bed & had no dinner better in
eve. in aft. Pa Ma & Alice Mott went to Geo. T's. to tea & they call'd on Hi & Lill, baby &
Mother doing nicely
FEBRUARY MONDAY 12 (43-322) 1900
Pa bot. 5 lb. tea cost $1.00)
A cloudy day Pa took Alice Mott to her Mothers & they call'd at Norwich to see about getting
a house for Alice Mott to move in did not find any. (Pa bot. 5 lbs tea at Mills cost $1.00) Boys
clipped Rodney horse & chored & Geo. O. drew out some wood (Will & Hi drove Pete colt to
M.C.R. & got telegram saying Edwin Marriage was coming here from Eng. this eve. Pa went
in eve. to meet him but he did not come in eve. Hi & Geo. O. drove to Ott. with democrat to
get Mrs. Harris she went there this morn. as Elsie was confined this morn. of a daughter her
father came for her (Mary Duff came in morn. here all day as her folks went to visit Mrs.
Ferris who is ill Geo. O. helpd Marianna wash done before breakfast Dr. Wells wife & Baby
called Dr. at Hi's {illegible}
FEBRUARY TUESDAY 13 (44-321) 1900
J. Atkins came) (Ed. Marriage came
A windy day also rained Pa home all day see his diary. John Atkins came here to dinner &
tea, in aft. Hi took the colts Pete & Dick & democrat & John Atkins to look for a man for John
they went to Martins & Almosts & John hired Charlie Almost at $15. a mo. for 8 mo's (Edwin
Marriage came on M.C.R. in morn. & in aft. Hi got his trunk &c.) Emma H. came home in aft.
from Hi's they dont need her any more. Marianna ironed, Ma baked bread & got dinner ready
FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 14 (45-320) 1900
got 80 lb. beef) (attended funeral
�All froze up hard good wheeling Pa & Emma H. attended the funeral in aft of Mr. Singer Senr.
sermon at Ott. they took tea at Singers & Pa read the will they did not get home until ½ past
9 in eve. Geo. T. & Will & Hi went to Ephriam Monks sale there all day & did not buy anything
Geo. O. & Ted Marriage choring all day Herb Kent brot. a hind qr. beef it whd. 80 lbs @ 5
cts. lb. in aft. Ett. Fairchilds came, here & her boys were here to tea & eve.
FEBRUARY THURSDAY 15 (46-319) 1900
Stormy, snowing Pa went to Woodstock about John Singers will getting papers for Probate
returned in eve. he bot Ma a pr. felt slippers. Will & Hi choring Geo. O. & Ted Marriage
drawing wood out of South woods - in aft. Hi took Mrs. Harris to Ott. to attend to Elsie as her
baby is cross & she is nervous she will stay until Sun. Emma H. is taking care of Lill &
attending house Ma not feeling well she takes quinine. little Emma feeling poorly did not go
to School
FEBRUARY FRIDAY 16 (47-318) 1900
A cold bright day Pa home all day Will & Sarah Tapley came in morn. & Sarah had Pa write a
deed of 24 acres of land to Will Tapley from her they were here to dinner. Will choring Hi
Geo. O. & Ted Marriage drawing wood out of South woods Marianna swept up stairs &c. Ma
getting dinner & baked bread. Emma at Hi's (Gerty here she is very good) Ma mending in aft.
FEBRUARY SATURDAY 17 (48-317) 1900
Sold 10 cattle {illegible} & 11 pigs. @ $4.60
{The following part entry, in italics, is written by someone other than the diarist}
A fine cold day. Hi. Geo O. & Ted drawing out wood from South woods. Will doing chores
and split wood. Sold 11 hogs to Styker at $4.60 pr cwt. sold 10 head of young cattle to go to
Norwich (got $140 for cattle) next Monday. Hogs to go Monday too hogs pd. 1900 lbs Pa
went in morn. to Singers to get papers executed for Probate he dined there home for tea Ma
baked pies & got dinner Marianna done the cleaning. Emma H. down to Hi's doing the work
there Gerty here she has crying spells like pain we gave her castoria Ma took her down to
see her Ma in aft.
FEBRUARY SUNDAY 18 (49-316) 1900
(splendid wheeling)
�A nice winter day quite cold Pa & Miss Woodrow went in pheaton to Mt. & Will & Ted
Marriage went in Hi's rig to Mt. Marianna staid home to take care of Gerty as she was fretful
until medecine operated. Hi sick in bed most of day Emma H. at Hi's. in aft. Geo. O. drove to
Ott. & brot. Mrs. Harris she went the 15th to attend Elsie she now is nicely Emma H. came
home in eve. here all night. in eve Marianna & Miss Woodrow went over to see how Mrs.
Duff is she has a bad cough & cold.
FEBRUARY MONDAY 19 (50-315) 1900
took 10 cattle to Norwich took 11 pigs to Delhi
A cold morn. milder in aft. Pa home all day (see his diary) Will went to Delhi took 11 pigs they
whd. 1900 @ $4.60 - a 100 & Hi Geo. O. & Ted Marriage went to Norwich & took 10 young
cattle Will sold the 17th for $140. in aft. Geo. O. helped Marianna wash & he sawed some
wood & Will & rest choring Emma H. went to help at Hi's she came home to stay in aft. (we
churned to day had 10¾ - 2 messes of milk) Ma baked bread & got dinner
FEBRUARY TUESDAY 20 (51-314) 1900
canned beef
M. went to Endeavor
A lovely bright day Pa went to Norwich to write Godfrey Waud's will he dined there, home to
tea (splendid wheeling) all Boys loading & drawing manure on field east of the house & they
done chores to (girls canned 7 cans of beef (we got beef from H. Kent) & Emma in morn.
took {blank} lbs butter to Hi's at noon Wm. Kent & {man} brot. 2 fur coats to try & sell them
Mrs. Harris bot. one she traded her buggy & is to have $21 cash in aft. Marianna took 4½
doz eggs 16 cts doz. to Hawtrey (16 cts. doz.) got oatmeal currants blueing yeast cakes &
apron for herself (& in eve. she went with Kate & Charlie P. to C. Endeavors at Milldale little
Gerty went home this eve she has been here since the 10th.
FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 21 (52-313) 1900
(Sutton's & Mrs. Nobbs here
Cloudy & east wind Pa in morn. went to see Mr. Shaw, he is very ill not expected to live. & H.
A. Sutton wife & youngest boy also Mrs. Wm. Nobbs came in morn. all here to dinner & tea.
(in aft. Mrs. Sutton Mrs. Wm. Nobbs & Marianna went down to see Lill's baby. All the Boys
loading & drawing out manure on the east field. Snowing & blowing in eve. & part of aft.
FEBRUARY THURSDAY 22 (53-312) 1900
�Mr. Caryle here to dinner)
A very stormy day but not cold snowing all day (wet snow) Pa home all day except he drove
to P.O. & Ma rode down as far as Hi's for little while Will & Hi choring & Geo. O. & Ted
getting oats ready to take to Kents to exchange & in aft. Will & Geo. O. got 88 bus. oats (for
Pa's horse) from Geo. T. & they took a ton to Kents as they got some the other day for
exchange in aft Hi fixing his Bike too stormy to work out. Will took Miss Woodrow to school &
after he took Marianna over to Duff's & she was there most of day making her hair in a
switch out of combings Mrs. Duff showed her & help'd her. Mr. Caryle here to dinner he took
Miss Woodrow to school on the 8th {Con}.
FEBRUARY FRIDAY 23 (54-311) 1900
A nice day & mild Pa home all day in morn. (Geo. Longstreet came to get his dead dog he &
Tip were fighting Sun. morn. & he died it is thought he was hurt with pitch fork or something
as the marks on him showed it in eve. Will & Geo. O. & Ted went to see him after Clark
skinned him its not known who done it. Hi Geo. O. & Ted drew some wood out in morn. & in
aft. Geo. O. & Ted took part of cord of 4 ft. wood to Milldale Mt. from South woods Will
choring, he took Miss Woodrow to school & girls & at 4 train she went home Kate gave us
some Spitinburg apples & we canned them 8 qts.
FEBRUARY SATURDAY 24 (55-310) 1900
Cheese Mt.)
A stormy day snowing & blowing all day Pa home all day Boys just choring & split some
wood & in aft. Will Hi & Geo. T. went to cheese Mt. Geo. T. was put in Sect. & Treasurer
again. Will took Ma to S. Innis she took 7 doz eggs @18 cts. doz. & got stuff for aprons
buscuits & cod fish & Ma got cottonade 6 yds. & lining for Geo. O's pants Will pays for his
FEBRUARY SUNDAY 25 (56-309) 1900
A very stormy day & high west wind & very cold them. 0/10 Pa Will Ted Marriage & Marianna
started to go to Mt. lane drifted & Will drove against a big stone & broke both whiffletrees
near Hi's Geo. T. lent his, & Will Ted & Marianna went on to Mt. Pa wld. not go on acct. of
being so late & stormy. (Miss Woodrow was at Mt. & returned with them, Charlie Pennington
here to dinner. none at Geo. T's went to Mt. on acct. of storm
FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 28 (59-306) 1900
�Hi went to Rice's Sale)
A very stormy day snowing fast all day Pa in morn. went down to Shaws to hear when
funeral is to be he is to be burried tomorrow aft. at the English Church burying ground & Pa
brot. Lilly & baby Elsie here for the day first trip for baby Will took her home, Gerty stays
here. Hi went on train to Rice's Sale at Curries crossing home on eve. train. Will & other boys
just choring Will snoozing part of day as he was so late out last night. Geo. O. split some
wood in aft. & Boys drew some for us from North woods. in aft. (Marianna made a cake with
raisin icing expected to go to Coopers surprise but it stormed so they did not go. Ma got
dinner washed dishes &c. M. sweeping &c.
MARCH THURSDAY 1 (60-305) 1900
snow fall 12 inches)
A very very stormy day blowing & snowing Pa intended to go to Shaw's funeral but roads are
so drifted no one can travel Joe Fish undertook to bring his hearse to Shaw's but had to go
back on acct. of drifts & they have put off the funeral until Sun. Geo. O. took Miss Woodrow
& Alma & Emma P. to school with big sleigh & team very big snow drifts to go through Geo.
T. brot. Miss Woodrow & children home Boys just choring. Marianna made oat meal cakes
also ginger snaps & doing other things Ma got dinner &c. little Gerty still here Emma P. at
Maggie Dicksons'
MARCH FRIDAY 2 (61-305) 1900
Emma P. returned)
A fine day {illegible} but very deep drifts Pa home all day - Will & Hi doing chores Geo. O.
took cream to Bookton he did not get home until 2 in aft. on acct. of the deep drifts he took
Miss Woodrow & Emma P. to school & he went after them at 4 Marianna swept up both
stairs Ma got dinner & baked bread &c. in eve. Geo O. went to Hawtrey Station & met Emma
H. she has been to Holbrook
MARCH SATURDAY 3 (61-303) 1900
{sentence illegible}
A bright day Pa home all day - in morn. Connolly Addison came & pd. $124 Mrs. Hales
money $100 principal. $24. int in aft. Rob. Shaw came to see Pa about his father's will. Will &
Hi went down & settled up with Geo. T. & Hi went (to Norwich in cutter & deposited $120 for
Mrs. Hale what Pa got from Connolly Addison & Boys deposited for themselves $116.76 cts
�he got back at 2 in aft. Pa sent a check of $30 to Phebe Mott by him he put in P.O. (in aft
Boys drew a load of straw from Forman Barn with the colts (Pete & Dick) & choring (in aft. Hi
& Lill went to Ott. to see Elsie & they left both their children here babe was very good it is 3
wks. old. Gerty stays here Hi & Lill here to tea. (Ted & Marianna cleaned chicken house &
put fresh straw in.)
MARCH SUNDAY 4 (63-302)1900
Stormy Snowing & blowing Pa & Will attended Mr. Shaw's funeral he was burried at English
Church burying ground & as they cld. not get their horse under cover & it stormed so they
came home before the service after going to the Church Hi, Ted Marriage, Emma H.
Marianna Miss Woodrow Emma & Alma Pennington & Kate all went to Milldale Mt. in sleigh
& in aft. Geo. O. Took Emma H. Marianna & Miss Woodrow to Summerville M. Mt. (they took
Gerty home in morn.) Emma P. at Geo's to dinner. (Charlie Pennington went in morn. to
Norwich) home in eve.
MARCH MONDAY 5 (64-301) 1900
A nice morn. snowing and blowing in aft. far too much snow for sleighing Pa in morn took Mr.
Shaws will to read to his heirs Pa & two Mr. McKnights are Executors Pa is to get the will
probated &c. Will choring Geo. O. drew a load of wood for us & one for Hi he split some to Hi
choring at home in morn. & in aft. he fixed horse stable &c. Ted help'd Marianna wash after
breakfast & they got done by 10 in morn. & then he was choring. snowing again fast in eve.
MARCH TUESDAY 6 (65-300) 1900
Surprise party at Coopers)
A stormy day rain & freezing & snowed last night a lot Pa intended to go to Woodstock but
morn. train did not go up until 20 mins past 10 on acct. of snow drifts & the noon train did not
come atal on acct. of snow. Boys just choring as it is so stormy had sick heifer to attend to (in
eve. Geo. O. took Emma H. Marianna Miss Woodrow Kate, Charlie Pennington also others
rode on big sleighs to surprise Party at Coopers about 50 of the neighbors went as Coopers
are going to move away they got home at 2 in morn. had a pleasant & jolly time our girls took
loaf bread, butter, Salmon & iced cake raisin icing
MARCH WEDNESDAY 7 (66-299) 1900
�froze up them 26/0 Pa went to Woodstock to get Probate papers for Shaws's will & got
{illegible} executed by Melissa Parks for Wm. Pettinger Melissa was in hospital Dr. Welford
took Pa to see her at hospital Will just choring (Hi took Lill to Ott. in aft. to see her sister &
Mother & she traded some Hi got Mary shod. Geo. O. split some wood Ted choring & he split
some wood at Hi's Lill left the children here, baby fussy Gerty here all night. Ma finished
making pr. cottonade pants for Geo. O. for Geo. O.
MARCH THURSDAY 8 (67-298) 1900
Ted moved to Hi's) (Ma at Fairchilds (Will got 2 pr. boots 1 for Ted 1 for himself)
A lovely day Pa in morn. took Ma over to Ett. Fairchilds to spend the day & after he went to
McKnights to get them to sign Shaws will but they were not home & after dinner Pa went to
Norwich to get Johnie Treffry to affirm as he was witness to Shaw's will Will & Geo. O.
splitting wood in morn. & in aft. Will went to Ott. & got a pr. of boots for him & Ted Marriage &
he brot. Mrs. Harris to Hi's Hi doing chores Ted splitting wood for Hi & Ted moved his things
to Hi's Geo. O. went over to Fairchilds in eve. for Ma. Mr. Jno. White sent 2 fur coats 1 for
Marianna 1 for Miss Woodrow but Miss Woodrows does not fit too short in waist & sleeves
so will send it back the other all right price $26. each
MARCH FRIDAY 9 (68-297) 1900
Ma at Geo's & Hi's) (Will went to Mill
A nice day thawing lots of snow to melt James & Andrew McKnight came & Pa & them drove
to Ott. & Pa went with them before Paxton to get papers proved for probate of Shaws will &
Pa call'd to see Chas. Addison about Melissa Parks bus. Will took 2400 lbs. oats to Quances
Mill for chop for cows he went in morn. he got back at 4. Hi choring & in aft. help'd Geo. T.
cut cows horns off Geo. O also choring Ted splitting wood at Hi's (Ma went to Hi's to dinner &
to Geo's to tea. (Kate was coloring carpet rags) (girls churned 10¼ butter this morn.) (Will
pd. Mrs. Harris $100 & int. by check money borrowed by Will & Hi (due now)) Herb Kent took
the cream to Bookton to day.
MARCH SATURDAY 10 (69-296) 1900
Cloudy & thawing roads bad neither sleighing or wheeling Pa home all day he sent acct. &
book to Jno. Mott & sent $10 to Surogate Court Simcoe with the papers of Shaws will. Will
choring, Hi same & he split wood in aft. for himself. Ted split at Hi's in morn. & in aft. he got
�jip shod & chored Geo. O. split wood here. Barney House got a big ham it whd. 31 lbs. @ 6
cts
MARCH SUNDAY 11 (70-295) 1900
Monday 12th
This is for Monday Ma made mistake
A fine winter day them. 0/6. Pa home all day he had head ache he wrote on Shaws estate
bus. did not do much laid by in aft. Will done some chores Hi help'd his wife wash & after, he
& Will went up (to Jno. Atkins for dinner & they went to see Retties cattle in aft.) Geo. O. split
some wood in our wood shed & Ted help'd Marianna wash & after dinner Geo. O. & Ted
drew some straw from Formans barn up to this (& Mrs. Harris Flo. & boy & Lill & her two
children rode up on the straw all here to tea. Will & Hi returned at 6 - & after tea Will & Ted
Emma H. Marianna & Miss Woodrow went over to Duffs to spend the night & to play
checkers Will took them over.
MARCH MONDAY 12 (71-294) 1900
Sunday 11th
This is for Sunday
A fine cold day Pa & Miss Woodrow went in cutter to Mt. they went by town line on acct. of
ice & water they returned by Ott. which they found was best. Hi, Emma H, Marianna, Miss
Woodrow Kate & Alma went in sleigh to Mt. in aft. Charlie Pennington & Ted went to
Summerville to Mt. in cutter. Mrs. Harris & Flo. also went in cutters. in eve. Ma wrote to Alice
Mott & Clara Silverthorn.
MARCH TUESDAY 13 (72-293) 1900
A nice day Pa & Ma went over to Duffs to dinner home for tea Pa got telegram in aft.
informing us of the death of Adam Stover. funeral Thursday Will choring. Hi & wife & Flo
went to Kents on a visit. Geo. O. split wood here & Ted split wood at Hi's {The following
entry, in italics, is written by someone other than the diarist} Marianna got a letter from Jno
{illegible} Woodstock saying as Alma's {illegible} {illegible} to be shoddy to bring it back either
this year or next fall & he would give her a new one for it & he expressed his disapent in
goods & thanks M. for telling him. Says its German make & thinks he will have to with draw
largely dealing in their goods - Also got nice letter from Mrs. Binford to M. H. I - from Japan.
�Geo. & Kate took carpet rags to Mrs Foss to make carpet. Girls working on hooked mat, red
border & hit&miss center.
MARCH WEDNESDAY 14 (73-292) 1900
A cold day north west wind 0/5 Pa & Ma went up to Stovers to see Adam Stover's widow as
we felt much sympathy for her, they came home to dinner. Will went to Delhi in morn. to get
some notices put in paper on Shaws estate bus. he also got a thick glass in his watch, in aft.
choring, in morn. Geo. O. choring & in morn Ted splitting wood at Hi's, in aft. Hi Geo. O &
Ted went to McCauleys (it is south of Catholic church) & got 95 posts (cedar posts) for fence
$8 a 100. they bot them of Quance Brothers they had 2 teams to draw. in aft. Pa feeling
poorly, has bad head ache & laid by all aft.
MARCH THURSDAY 15 (74-291) 1900
(Hi and girls at funeral of A. Stover
Another cold day 0/6 Pa feeling a little better he did not get up until 9. Will choring. Hi Geo.
O. & Ted in morn. went for more fence posts as yesterday they got 105 with 2 teams posts
got home at noon, & in aft. Hi took Emma H. & Marianna to Adam Stovers funeral held at
Hicksite Mt. in Ott. (Geo. T. & wife at funeral to) the Mt. house was very cold as there had not
been Mt. held in it for a yr. (Ma not feeling well had head ache in aft.) (in aft. Mary Duff came
here to tea & in eve. Mr. & Mrs. Duff came also Albert. & Austin Sherwood also came he,
Will, Albert, & Hi played checkers Will got games from Austin, & Miss Woodrow Marianna
Mary Duff & Ted played Crokonole left after 9.)
MARCH FRIDAY 16 (75-290) 1900
girls at Geo's)
A very cold day again them 0/4 0/2 Pa home all day he is not feeling well so did not do much
of anything Will chored in morn. & in aft. he went to Delhi to Quances & took 14 bags spring
wheat is to get flour he brot. 1100 bran @ $16 ton. & he got the horses shod (Rodney &
Mary) Hi, Geo. O. & Ted cleaned up the wheat & in aft. Geo. O. & Ted drew out wood from
South woods Hi choring in aft. (in aft. Emma & Marianna went to Geo's to tea they had
pancakes Ted there to to eat pancakes Charlie Pennington took cream to Bookton this morn.
MARCH SATURDAY 17 (76-289) 1900
�Another very cold day them. 0/4 & high west wind it blew hard all night Pa still feeling poorly
laid by in aft. Will choring. Hi Geo. O. & Ted all drawing wood out of south woods & Hi &
Geo. O drew some for Isaac Rowe as he was needing it badly. lots of snow too deep in
places & other places not enough.
MARCH SUNDAY 18 (77-288) 1900
moderate weather to day & snowing fast in morn. Pa & Ma staid home also Will & Hi. Geo.
O. drove team to Mt. & Emma H. Marianna Miss Woodrow Emma P. & Geo. T. went to Mt.
there was a foreign Miss. collection at Mt. they collected $19.50 towards paying Gurney
Binford & wifes expenses in Japan (right after dinner Hi, Ted Emma H. Marianna Miss
Woodrow & Lillie they all went to Summerville S.S. & Mt.) Mrs. Harris kept the children Gerty
came up with Hi both here to tea. Charlie & Edd. Pennington call'd in aft. a while
MARCH MONDAY 19 (78-287) 1900
(sleighing about all gone
quite mild rained hard in aft. Pa went to Norwich in morn home at dark see his diary Will
chored & churned also help'd a little with washing but bothered Marianna a good deal, while
doing it. Hi, Geo. O. & Ted drawing out wood from south Beck & Barney House help'd in aft.
rain hindered them sleighing about gone lots of water on the roads & bare ground in many
places (Miss Shaw & girl here to tea came to see Pa but he had not got home. Ma finished
the 2nd pr. of cottonade pants for Geo. O. in aft. (in eve. Emma H. & Miss Woodrow took 9
doz eggs to Hawtrey at 12 cts. doz. they got oat meal 25 cts. soap 25. rice 25 B. strap
Biscuits &c. traded it all out.)
MARCH TUESDAY 20 (79-286) 1900
Moses Corless & wife here)
Snowed often thro. the day Pa home all day he copied probate & will of Robert Shaws will. in
aft. Moses Corless & wife came here all night. Will doing chores. Hi, Geo. O. & Ted, drawing
out wood from south woods. Wilson came to try & buy cows from boys did not get any Geo.
T. got light bobs & took Mrs. Forman & Deliah Forman to Stephen Lynes funeral at Norwich.
Will went to S. Innes in aft. & got a wringer cost $2. also got Bills of sale for R. Shaws farm
implements stock &c.
MARCH WEDNESDAY 21 (80-285) 1900
�Moses & wife left in aft.
nice day Pa & Moses Corless visiting together until 4 in aft. then he & wife left for home. in
morn. Moses & wife went to Hi's to see the baby here to dinner Will doing chores. Hi posting
up bills for R. Shaws sale, all day at it. Geo. O. & Ted drawing out wood as yesterday Gerty
here all day. Emma H. & Miss Woodrow went to call on Kate & Lillie in eve.
MARCH THURSDAY 22 (81-284) 1900
Youngsters at Jno. Atkins) Geo T. at M. Corless's
A nice day except at times a little blustry. Pa home all day he ans. C. O. Corless's letter that
he sent from Montreal to Pa & Pa also wrote to Elias Rogers on C. O. Corless behalf about
getting a job in mining in holidays Will choring. Hi took his wife & children & sisters to John
Atkins for visit they came home to tea he drove the colts Pete & Dick with light bobs got
home before 6 they found John Atkins real poorly with Grippe Geo. O. & Ted drawing out
wood all day from south woods. (Geo. T. got Pa's horse & cutter & he & Kate went to Moses
Corless's staid there to dinner & tea got home after 9 - sleighing not very good they went
thro. our woods so did Hi & his load.
MARCH FRIDAY 23 (82-283) 1900
cleaned office pipe not any of the rest) (tapped some trees)
A nice day thawing a little Pa home all day except he went in morn. to P. O. & in aft. he had
head ache so laid by - Will choring. Hi Bryan House Geo. O. & Ted in morn. tapped some
trees in aft. they drew manure on east field as it was too cool for sap to run. (in morn. Mrs.
Harris & Lillie & baby went to see how Elsie was at David Smiths she is quite poorly so is her
baby Mrs. Harris drove had jip & cutter David Smith pd. Pa for Mrs. Hele $82.50 int. to date.
(in morn Will & girls cleaned Pa's office stove pipe did not clean any other (Herb Kent took
cream to Bookton
MARCH SATURDAY 24 (83-282) 1900
Mr. Pool brot. Clara) Will pd. S. Innis (Mrs. Harris & Lillie here
A lovely bright day Pa home all day he is not feeling very well he was writing a deed for Geo.
T. of his farm Mr. Pool brot. Clara Smith they were here to dinner Clara is going to work for
Mrs. Howell shortly Will choring the others were cleaning out stables at Hi's & drawing it in
field & drew some from up here to (in aft. Mrs. Harris Lillie & baby Elsie came here to tea
also Hi & Ted Gerty staid at Geo's with Alma) in aft. Will took 4½ doz. eggs to Hawtry got 12
cts doz he bot. Marianna pr. rubbers & he got 27 yds factory at 6 cts. yd he also paid our
�store bill at Innis's $5.90 this pays to date. Ted's cottonade suits included & Geo. O. stuff for
cottonade pants 2 pr. & lining.
MARCH SUNDAY 25 (84-281) 1900
A nice day. Pa & Ma went in pheaton to Mt. & Hi Marianna Miss Woodrow & Emma P. went
in democrat to Mt. there was lots of ice & water on North & South roads. Charlie P. Kate &
Alma went in their carriage to Mt. it is review to day. (in aft. Mrs. Harris & Lillie went to
Summerville Mt. they left the children here Charlie P. & Ted also went to Summerville Mt.
after tea Marianna went to call on Kate & Kate came here with her for a call & Emma & Miss
Woodrow went over to Duff's for the eve.
MARCH MONDAY 26 (85-280) 1900
Bert Hill came)
A dull morn. snowing fast in aft. Pa went to see Miss Shaw about the sale tomorrow he is not
feeling well is taking quinine. Boys drawing manure on sleigh on east field for corn (Bert Hill
came on noon train wants to see Pa about their divisions he is here all night he came from
Chas. Walkers to day. in aft. Will went to Bookton to see about drawing milk he took some
cream to. Marianna & Ted washed & she cut & made 3 pr. factory drawers for herself Emma
& Ma doing house work.
MARCH TUESDAY 27 (86-279) 1900
Bert Hill left.) Shaws sale
A bright day Bert Hill left on morn. train for Chas. Walkers Pa & Will went to Shaws sale they
did not buy anything farm sold for $2975. bot. by Donohue (Pa is one of the Executors) Will
& Hi done chores in morn. Hi washed the seperator & after dinner he took Mrs. Harris Lillie &
children to Duffs on a visit & he went over there to tea. (Hi went to Ott. drove Mary) Marianna
making underwaists for herself Ma cut 2 pr. blue cottonade pants for Geo. T. Emma doing
different things & so was Ma. Ma turned her tick petticoat up side down as it was worn
around bottoms.
MARCH WEDNESDAY 28 (87-278) 1900
A bright day Pa went to Simcoe with Donohue to examine title of Shaws farm as Donohue is
buying it Will choring Hi Geo. O. & Ted piling wood down south they had dinner & tea at Hi's
(Gerty here all day as it is her birth day 2 yrs. old & they began housecleaning Emma H.
�went to S. Innis's & bot. Gerty a new dress apron & nighty Ma pd. for apron Emma H. pd. for
dress Marianna for nighty Marianna made dress & apron & the girls took her home after tea.
(Mrs. Patterson & baby came in aft. she pd. $7½ int. for Mrs. Hele she staid to tea, drove
herself
MARCH THURSDAY 29 (88-277) 1900
(Hi got ton shorts $18
A nice day but cool Pa home all day {illegible...} Geo. T. came up in morn. & Pa & Ma talked
over about the shares our boys aught to each pay towards their parents maintenance not
settled yet. Geo. O. & Ted as yes. Will done chores. Hi went to Delhi for shorts he got a ton
@ $18. ton (& boys pd. wood cutters in full for what they cut except Barney Ma making Geo.
T's. blue cotton pants in aft. Mary Duff call'd & in eve. Marianna & Emma H. went over to see
Mrs. Duffs & Mary's new dresse's bot. at Delhi - in eve Hi &Geo. O. went to Ott. with calf
hides (drove colts) Pete & Dick Gerty here again all day as they are housecleaning too early
Ma thinks for health Hi & Geo. O. went to medicine concert in Ott. did not get home in until
after 11
MARCH FRIDAY 30 (89-276)
Kate here to tea) (Miss Woodrow at Kings
A fine day thawing, Pa in morn. went to see Donohue about a note he wanted executors to
accept on part payment of Shaws farm, they decline doing so. Will & Hi choring Geo. O &
Ted split wood down to Hi's & they dined there. in morn. Marianna swept up stairs & she
went down & swept Uncle Wms house as he will soon be home. Hi brot. Gerty here in morn.
& she & Roy Churchill were here all day Mrs. Harris went to David Smiths as Mrs. D. Smith is
sick & Elsie & baby poorly to. Mrs Harris. was cleaning house for Lill she Lill finished bed
room in aft. (Kate came, here to tea) Miss Woodrow left on aft. train to go to Kings they will
meet here in Ott
MARCH SATURDAY 31 (90-275) 1900
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A fine day Pa & Marianna went to Woodstock Marianna bot. a blk. serge dress @ 75 cts. yd.
& white sailor hat Ma gave her $10 out of board money & boys & Pa pd. $26 for her fur coat
Pa went to settle up for the two probates (Singers & Shaws) to Ball & Ball Pa came home in
eve. Marianna came at noon Will choring, Hi in morn. took cream to Bookton, & in aft he
Geo. O. & Ted gathered sap they tapped the 23rd. this is the first gathered as it has been too
�cold. in morn. Geo. O. & Ted split wood at Hi's they dined there. Hi here Emma P. went to
Hi's to rock the baby for Lillie as her Mother has gone to David Smiths. she got 5 cts. for it &
was very proud over it.
APRIL SUNDAY 1 (91-274) 1900
A mild day Pa & Ma Will & Marianna went in democrat to Mt. & Miss Woodrow returned with
us she has been to Kings on a visit she went fri. aft. & in aft. Hi, Lillie & Gerty went to
Summerville Mt. the baby Elsie staid here & was very good, & after tea Hi brot. up Lillie &
children, & Gerty staid here all night. in eve they played on organ & sang hymns Ted here to
Emma H. staid home with little Emma as she has swell'd face had tooth ache.
APRIL MONDAY 2 (92-273) 1900
(Will took 609 lbs milk to Summerville this is the first for cheese & first to Summerville this
Spring
Thawing getting real muddy, Pa home all day he rewrote Mrs. Hele's Will & he wrote letters
to. Will choring Boys drew a load hay from Forman Barn & put sleigh & cutters up in drive
house Geo. O. got up early & help'd Marianna work they finished before breakfast. Hi went
up in sugar bush & found (some persons had boil'd sap & took syrup, we wish we had seen
them they wld. have been looked after) Emma P. staid home from school on acct. of her face
& it was raining to. Gerty here all day Hi took her home for tea. Ted here to dinner & tea (Will
took milk to Summerville 609 lbs. they separated milk for calves & we will churn the cream.
first milk for cheese
APRIL TUESDAY 3 (93-272) 1900
(Emma went to Norwich)
A fine day Pa in morn. went to Thos. Penningtons & bot. 24½ lbs. shoulder @ 9 cts. lb came
to $2.20. 28½ ham @ 10 cts came to $2.85. & 39½ lbs lards @ 8 cts lb $3.16. Ma gave Pa
the money for meat & lard out of board money it all came to $8.21. & in aft. Pa wrote to
Herbert Nicholson in England. Will choring in morn. & in aft. he went to Delhi to look at some
store pigs did not buy any & he sold to Willson 3 cows for $107½ they are to take them to
Ott. station tomorrow. Hi Geo. O. & Ted up in sugar bush most of day Hi & here to meals &
Ted to tea (Marianna took Emma H. to Station in aft. she is going to Norwich to help Alice
Mott move Mrs. Harris & Elsie & baby came to Hi's to day Elsie came for a wk. or two.
APRIL WEDNESDAY 4 (94-271) 1900
�Ma at Hi's.) (Will got 10 pigs for $50.
A fine day Pa home all morn. in aft. he went to McKnights he had head ache so did not do
much. Will in morn. went to Delhi to Stigikers & bot. 10 pigs pd. $50. for them home at noon,
& after dinner he & Geo. O. took the 3 cows to Ott. that Will sold to Willson yes. Hi in sugar
bush all day & Geo. O. in morn. Ted done chores. Hi here to dinner Ted here to tea. (in aft.
Ma went to Hi's to tea Elsie & baby there to, Ma baked bread & got dinner in morn. Marianna
ironed & swept. (in eve. Hi took the syrup home for themselves) in eve Mrs. Duff came for a
skirt pattern Miss Woodrow & Marianna escorted her home.
APRIL THURSDAY 5 (95-270) 1900
Will got eggs for sitting at Delhi) (Wm came / boys chopping oats (Marianna made over 4
caps for Ma)
A fine day Pa went to Per. Mt. & call'd at Hendricks he pd. $150 on principal for C. Huxley
Will choring in morn. (& in aft. the boys were chopping oats at Geo's place for the boys here
they chopped over a ton (boys pd. Geo. T. a $ for chopping) in morn. got grist ready & in aft.
Hi Geo. O. & Ted gathered sap it runs good to day. (in eve. Will & Ted went to Delhi to get
some eggs for sitting. got 26 white leghorns cost 50 cts. Wm. Treffry came from Chicago this
aft. he was here to tea after tea Wm. & Marianna went to Station for Wm. valises they drove
Maud - Emma Pennington over to Duffs all to night (Emma H. at Norwich / Ma got dinner
Marianna made over 4 caps for Ma) Martins at Hi's - & Mr. Sutton & wife & Mrs Nobbs at
Geo. T
APRIL FRIDAY 6 (96-269) 1900
got 26 white leghorns
A dull morn. rained in aft. & eve. Pa home in morn. two Mr. McKnights & Donohue came
about settling for Shaws farm Donohue pd. $2975 in notes & cash & Pa & Ma went to Delhi
in aft. & Pa deposited part there, & will deposit some notes in Norwich Ma made affirmation
before Whitsides as she was witness to the deed & as Pa is one of the Executors he cant
prove it. Will choring Hi & Geo. O. in Bush gathering sap Ted also helped & chored Hi also
boiled sap Geo. T. & wife visited at Mrs. Howell's (Wm. had dinner here) Mary Duff here in
aft. Hi takes the cream down there all of the milk. to pack their butter. Will churned this morn.
it whd. {blank} lbs. Hi had tea here. Job Church pd. Pa $35 int. for Wm Pettinger. Ed.
Churchill got $125 of Mrs. Harris money she loans it to his father Marianna got a hen in
morn. & Will got one in eve
APRIL SATURDAY 7 (97-268) 1900
�A fine warm day no frost & no sap Pa home all day writing see his diary Will choring & went
to Geo. Ts. to see his sick cow Tooley was there they fear she will not live Pa went in eve. to
see how she was found her no better Hi in sugar bush all day & in eve. they brot. the syrup
here. (Geo. O. drew a load of hard wood here in morn. & done chore's Ted split some wood
here & at Hi's & boiled sap awhile Hi here to dinner (Ted here to dinner & tea. in aft.
Marianna & Miss Woodrow went to Ott. they bot. a lamp for Alfred Moore & wife for wooden
wedding present see 27th Feby. (Ma baked bread pies & got meals Marianna done the
cleaning. Hi took all the cream down home to pack butter for summer.
APRIL SUNDAY 8 (98-267) 1900
A nice day roads bad in places Pa & Ma went in pheaton to Mt & Marianna Miss Woodrow &
Emma P - went in Hi's rig to Mt. only Will home (Emma H. is at Norwich) in aft. Wm came
here to tea & eve. & after tea Mary Duff & Stella Tufford came for a while & then they all went
to Wms home & he showed them pictures he had taken Charlie Fairchilds here to tea & eve.
Ted & Charlie Pennington also here in eve Alma here to tea & the children had a sing
together in kitchen in eve.
APRIL MONDAY 9 (99-266) 1900
{illegible} this is our first syrup Hi did some home) (youngsters {at} Summerville
A nice day but cold it is all froze up Pa home all day except he went to P.O. & took 3½ doz.
eggs & got oat meal he also took letters to P. O. Will took milk to Summerville & after he
Geo. O. & Ted drew manure east Geo. O. helped Marianna wash they got done before
breakfast & after Marianna & Hi cleansed syrup about 11 gal. got done before dinner then Hi
chored &c. in aft. P. Kirkley came to see Rodney horse as he is lame he thinks its a gravel in
foot he was here to tea & (in eve. Hi, Lilly Marianna & Miss Woodrow & Wm. went to
Summerville to Magic lantern & Will & Mary Duff to the same
APRIL TUESDAY 10 (100-265) 1900
Assessor came) (Mrs. Harris Elsie & baby here
A bright morn. cloudy & cool in aft. Pa home all day except he went to P. O. took 2 doz. @
12 cts doz. eggs & got 2 qts pickles cost 25 cts. he also wrote letters. Boys drawing manure
on east field for corn (& in aft. the Assessor came & Hi gave in their Assessment & Geo. Ts.
to as he is not home he went to Delhi for Tooley to come & see his cow as she is very sick.
in aft. Mrs. Harris & Elsie & baby came here to tea, & Marianna & Miss Woodrow went home
with them & then they went over to Duffs to see their dressmaker's work (Miss Lavine) as
�Marianna thinks of getting her to cut & fit her blk. serge Marianna ironed. Ma ironed small
things & got dinner Gerty here all day / Ted here to dinner to day.
APRIL WEDNESDAY 11 (101-264) 1900
A dull day & cool Pa went to Mo. Mt. Ma went with him & staid at Alice Motts (good wheeling)
Pa & Ma were to Alice Motts to dinner & tea, & Moses Corless & wife there to. Emma Haight
is there helping Alice Mott about moving. Will took milk to Summerville it whd. (2 days milk)
623 lbs. they seperated about 75 lbs. in 2 days for calves & he, Hi, Geo. O. & Ted drew
manure in east field. (Hi also done the chores) in aft. Mr. Shaw came to see Pa about his
fathers estate staid til Pa came home & Charlie & Luther Hussey also came Charlie Hussey
wants his will written & deeds for his boys he & wife will come friday
APRIL THURSDAY 12 (102-263) 1900
Miss Woodrow left) (Thos. Hill came on morn. train
A dull day Pa in morn. went to Rush's (he lives on late Elias Motts farm) to meet Moses
Corless as the fences need fixing (they are the Executors) Rush pd. $100 by check for the
rent this is only part payment they were there to dinner Thos. Hill came on morn. train he will
be here a few days for Easter holidays Will complaining has sore throat Hi, Geo. O. & Ted
gathered sap & Hi boild some in aft. - (Marianna cut her blk. serge dress she bot. the 31st
March & in eve. she went over to Duffs to get Miss Lavine to fit her, Miss Lavine is sewing for
Mrs. Duff) Ma getting meals. Miss Woodrow left for home on aft. train to spend Easter she
will return the 22nd. school opens 23rd.
APRIL (Good Friday-Dominion) FRIDAY 13 (103-262) 1900
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quite a flurry of snow in morn & a dull day sap run a little Pa home all day. in aft. Charlie
Hussey wife & son Luther came Charlie Hussey & wife are giving their boys deeds of their
farms & Charlie had Pa write his will Will feels a little better done some chores Hi boiling sap
all day (Thos. Hill went up in bush to, a while Geo. O. & Ted drew hay & straw from Forman
barn & help'd gather sap &c. (in eve Pa met Emma Haight at station she has been up to
Norwich to help Alice Mott move. Hi here to meals to day as he was in bush too far to go
home. in eve. girls went to call on Lill & Kate Pa & Thos. Hill also went.
�Hi & M. cleansed syrup Emma went to Brownsville
APRIL SATURDAY 14 (104-261) 1900
Hi & {illegible) cleansed syrup) (Emma went to Brownsville
A cool morn. Pa & Thos. Hill went to John Atkins & dined & after dinner Pa went to Catherine
Motts & met Jno. Mott Thos. Hill staid to Jno. Atkins & Jno. Mott rode to Norwich with Pa, &
Pa call'd to see Mary Ann Treffry who is quite ill, Marianna Harris is at her Mothers Will took
Rodney horse to Ott. & got her shod he in morn got whey which he forgot yesterday (Hi
help'd cleanse syrup for themselves & also help'd Marianna cleanse some here & he chored.
Geo. O. & Ted spread manure on east field & chored. Emma Haight went on morn. train to
Brownsville to visit Mrs. Gibson. Marianna done cleaning & Ma got meals & baked bread.
(Geo. Kate & Ellwood went to Woodstock Geo. bot. suit for him & Ellwood, & Kate a dress a
$ yd. Frank Baughs brother came to try & buy a horse he had his dinner & horse fed did not
find a horse here
APRIL Easter-SUNDAY 15 (105-260) 1900
A fine day Pa & Ma & Emma P. went to Mt. in pheaton & Hi & Marianna only went to S. S. he
drove his rig & (Pete colt) & after dinner he took Lilly & Gerty to Ott. to see how Mrs. Albert
Titus is. the baby staid here was very good (Emma Haight is at Brownsville) in eve. Marianna
Emma P. & Pa went down to Hi's & Geo's he Geo. T. lost a cow this eve. she has been sick
a good while. Geo. O. help'd skin her
APRIL (Easter Monday-Dominion) MONDAY 16 (106-259) 1900
Emma Haight came) Got bll white sugar Brot. in buckets) (Thos. Hill came
A dull day rained in eve. Pa home all day he raked in door yard Marianna raking door yard
after she & Geo. O. got washing done they got done before breakfast Will choring in morn. &
in aft. he went to Ott. & got 6 blls. salt at 90 cts. bll. & 1 bll. white sugar @ $4.95 a 100. Hi in
bush all day & he Ted & Geo. O. brot. in all the buckets & spiles as we have got enough
syrup for house use in aft. Pa went to Station & met Emma Haight she came from
Brownsville & Thos. Hill came on eve. train he has been to visit Jno. Atkins. Marianna
cleansed the skinnings in aft.
APRIL TUESDAY 17 (107-258) 1900
�took potatoes to Ott.) (Began cleaning house) last syrup brot. down.
A dull morn. & rainy aft. Pa home except in aft. he took Thos. Hill to Station he went home
Wm. Parson came to see Pa about Gilletts bus. wants it closed up as heirs are of age & Mr.
& Mrs. Dunn calld to sign Mort. but Pa was not ready for them so they will come again Will
took 30 bus. of potatoes @ 35 cts. bus. to Ott. sold to Clark for bll. white sugar cost $14.95
bot. yes. he pd. cash by check $3.95 & Will got Mike shod he bot. 2 dippers large one & qt.
one & got copper dipper handle put on copper dipper Hi boiling sap all day he got very wet,
so did Will. Hi brot. syrup down this is the last for this spring Geo. O. help'd bag potatoes &
chored Ted doing different things Mrs. Stringham came in morn. to help clean house she &
Marianna cleaning front up stairs she has {illegible} a day Emma ironed Ma mended Geo.
O's straw {illegible} put a new top on it & Geo. O. fill'd it. Ma done dishes &c.
APRIL WEDNESDAY 18 (108-257) 1900
Cleaned kitchen & pantry
A dull morn. & warm Pa home most of day he, in eve. went to Byron Moore's to get his int.
due two mo's he pd. Pa, Will doing chores Geo. O. & Ted drawing rails to fix fence down
south, Hi got the whey done chores & help'd Lill cleanse syrup the last it is very dark. in eve.
Geo. O. took 9 doz eggs at 10 cts. doz to S. Innis & got due bill 90 cts. (Marianna whitened
the kitchen ceiling & Mrs Stringham cleaned the paint Marianna cleaned & papered the flour
bin Mrs. S. also blacked kitchen stove she brot. her little boy with her Emma & Ma got meals
& Emma help'd clean to Ma did not feel well had to lay a while Mrs Stringham & Marianna
also cleaned pantry Mary Duff here in eve
APRIL THURSDAY 19 (109-250) 1900
cleaned spare room & parlor) Ma bot wall. paper at Hills Ott.
A nice day Pa home in morn. & in aft. he went to Norwich Bank see his diary he call'd to see
Mary Ann Treffry who is very poorly Agusta Marshall & her daughter Janette were there also
Marianna Harris - in morn. Will took Ma to Ott. to (get paper for Pa's bed room & ceiling of
the dining room Ma pd. $2.23 for it out of board money got back by 10 A. M. / after Will (done
chores (in morn. Geo. O. & Ted got a load of hay from Forman barn & in aft. Hi & Geo. O.
worked on the roads Albert Snyder used road scraper had Geo. T.'s team & ours & 2 others
Ted raking door yard for Lill in aft. Marianna & Mrs. Stringham cleaned spare room & parlor
took up both carpets cleaned stove washed lace curtains &c. Emma help'd clean stove put
carpets down &c. Mrs. S. has headache has ironed curtains got meals &c. in eve. Wm.
Sherwood here about chattle Mortgage.
�APRIL FRIDAY 20 (110-255) 1900
Mrs Harris here.) (Will got 4 bags flour 1 left at Hi's he got shorts to
A nice day Pa home in morn. H. Sutton & son came for box elder trees they were here to
dinner. in eve Pa went to Station & met Marianna Harris she was here all night. Hi & Geo. O.
working on the roads with road machine Will help'd in morn. a while & in aft. Will went to
Delhi he got 4 bags flour & 900 lbs shorts he left a bag at Hi's (in aft. morn. they had road
machine on our lane Hi plough'd nr. his house for early potatoes in aft. Will drove r. machine
Marianna & Mrs. Stringham cleaned the celler & passage also whitewashed it Ma & Emma
done house work & Emma churned (in aft Emma sugared off made some little cakes. & taffy.
APRIL MONDAY 23 (113-252) 1900
Pa & Ma at Woodstock)
A very foggy morn. cleared up at noon Pa & Ma went to Woodstock Pa went to see about
letting a loan & he took bags for corn to Smouce he found it all right at register office so lent
him $100. of Mrs. Hele's money to be applied on his Mortgage Pa bot. Ma a good dress
mixed brown goods at $ a yd. she got 6 yds & linings (Pa bot. a summer over coat it cost
$10) Ma bot 2 blue shirts for Will, towels, table cloths curtains & shoes & rubbers for Gerty
also pr. for herself &c. Boys sowed clover seed on North field & rolled &c. &c. Ted help'd
wash & he churned in morn to. Geo. O. at W. Fairchilds all night again (in aft. Lill took Elsie &
{illegible} to Ott. she left her both babies here
APRIL TUESDAY 24 (114-251) 1900
papered dining room ceiling) (Janette Marshall (that was) came
A very nice day Pa home all day writing Mort. for Dunn & one for Smouce on loans Boys
working on Anderson place cultivating dragging & rolling. Will doing chores &c. in aft. Frank
Hussey came & pd. Pa for his deed Luther owes for his yet in morn. Wm help'd Marianna
paper dining room ceiling; (here to dinner) sides did not need it. (Ted here to dinner & tea)
They put same paper on ceiling as sides. (Mrs. Stringham here helping clean house) (in aft.
Janette Marshall (that was) came she left on aft. train to go to Norwich to see Mary Ann who
is ill. Pa walked down to Station with her Emma ironed Ma seeing to meals &c. in eve. Ma
pd. Mrs. Stringham 50 cts Geo. O. at Fairchilds all night again. Lill & her babies came for a
while
APRIL WEDNESDAY 25 (115-250) 1900
�papered Pa's bed room)
A lovely day Pa home all day he wrote letters & finished writing a long Mortgage from Dunn
to P. Kirkley Boys working on Anderson place Will done chores &c. Emma Marianna & Mrs.
Stringham papering & cleaning Pa's bed room Mrs. Stringham left this eve. Ma pd. her all up
to go to Mrs. Mason's Ma getting meals &c. Wm. help'd paper the ceiling of Pa's bed room
Marianna help'd him
APRIL THURSDAY 26 (116-249) 1900
put dining carpet down) (first drilling a few oats north house & east of hog pen
Another lovely day Pa home all day he wrote on Shaws estate bus - Will done chores & he
went to Bookton to McIllworth & got check of $50. Hi (he went on his wheel) Hi, Geo. O. &
Ted working on Anderson place Hi cultivated & drilled in some oats east hog pen Marianna &
Emma put dining room carpet down put curtains up in parlor dining & bed room &
straightened things up in general. up stairs is to straighten yet & sweep. (Ma made some
pumkin pies) (pumkin Kate gave me) & Emma Hi & Miss Woodrow took one over to Ett. as
she a while ago sent one here Ma got dinner & washed dishes - in eve. Lill & babies came.
Emma Hi & Miss Woodrow went to S. Innis took due bills & got oatmeal sugar for cake &c.
&c.
APRIL FRIDAY 27 (117-248) 1900
Emma helping paper at Hi's) (milk whd. 851 lbs) Hi drilling in oats.
Another lovely day Pa in morn. went to Ott. to pay Fish as undertaker of Mr. Shaw & calld on
Wm. Parson for him to sign check for Miss Gillett & in aft. he went to Delhi to pay claims on
Shaw's estate Will took milk to factory it whd. 851 lbs. & he chored. Hi drilled in oats on
Anderson & up North Geo. O. bagged up some oats cleaned some clover seed & took a load
of oats to Quances to get chopped he will have to go again for chop Ted churned 2
churnings in all 26 lbs. & Marianna packed it for Summer use Ted also doing different things.
Emma H. went to Hi's to help paper their dining room Wm also help'd Emma P. also went to
take care of Lills baby Elsie (Gerty here all day Marianna swept up both stairs & put lace
curtains up in big room, Ma getting meals (Pa brot. a bag of {coarse} flour from Quances for
calves
APRIL SATURDAY 28 (118-247) 1900
(had asparagus for dinner first time) Pa planted early potatoes) (opened Bll. w. sugar.
�Another lovely day Pa home all day he was working in the garden planted some early
potatoes & put in gooseberries & raspberries which came to day from Bruce at Hamilton he
also ordered 100 roots of asparagus from them they only sent 1 doz. he pd. a $ he will write
about it Will took the milk to Summerville it whd. 432 & done chores Hi finished drilling in oats
in corn field, in all 20 acres including on Anderson place Geo. O. & Ted working on the
ground for seeding (Ma cleaned the shop out it was very dirty Emma Pennington help'd her)
girls done the cleaning for sat. (in eve. Mary Duff call'd (Opened bll. white sugar Hi got 2 qts
pail full one Miss Woodrow takes her dinner to school in, in stormy times)
APRIL SUNDAY 29 (119-246) 1900
A fine day Pa & Ma attended Mrs. {K? illegible} funeral {illegible} at the house & Hi, Marianna
& Miss Woodrow also Emma P. went in democrat to Mt. & Emma Haight & Lilly & baby Elsie
went to see James Wood who is ill they were here to tea also Hi, Ted Wm & Alma
Pennington here to tea to.
APRIL MONDAY 30 (120-245) 1900
Will went to Delhi to mill) (milk whd. 887 lbs
dull & cloudy in morn. Pa working in garden in morn. & in aft. he took Maud & got her shod at
Howey's Ott. Will took the milk to {illegible} it whd. 887 lbs. & then he went to Delhi & got the
chop. & 850 lbs shorts he pd. for shorts $8.11 & for the chopping oats included Hi cultivating
for oats Geo. O. same Ted help'd Marianna wash after breakfast & he done chores. &
spread manure in aft. Marianna cleared the lumber room out & is going to clean the back up
stairs Emma & Ma doing the house work Ma made wash towels & tablecloth {illegible} tea
Emma H. & Miss Woodrow took {illegible} eggs to S. Innis & pd. up our bill got broom
{illegible} Lill also went to store took 8 doz. eggs {illegible} children here
MAY TUESDAY 1 (121-244) 1900
Wm. & Ma went to Norwich) (M. cleaned back up stairs)
A fine day Pa home all day he was making up {illegible} for Shaws estate. O'Brien drew the
milk for first this morn. Will drawing brush that {Lu Motts} cut from apple trees & burning it
Ted help'd Hi & Geo. O. cultivating on oat ground north of house, after an early dinner Wm.
& Ma drove to Norwich with Maud & pheaton they call'd to see Mary Ann who keeps very
poorly also saw Agusta Marshall there, they took tea at Alice Motts. Ma bot. stuff for Ted 2
shirts & lining at Hulet's also stuff for Will cottonade 2 pr pants & lining Marianna cleaned
�back up stairs & papered B. house Emma ironed &c. Mrs. Duff & Mary call'd in eve. & Lill &
babies to.
MAY WEDNESDAY 2 (122-243) 1900
washed buckets in morn.) (washed rugs this aft.
A fine day Pa wrote {illegible} morn. & in aft. he & Emma H. washed the pheatons little buggy
& democrat. Will done chores (Hi drilled in oats on Anderson place Geo. O. dragging Ted
helped about buckets in morn. he knocked them apart & Emma & Marianna washed them &
Ted cleaned the chips out of woodshed. after dinner he spread manure nr. House's. in aft.
Marianna began cleaning Pa's office did not finish it Mr. Barber (minister) call'd in aft. Ma
getting meals &c. also she cut 2 blue striped shirts for Ted in eve. Kate calld & brot. some
multiplier onions to plant Pa sent Alice Mott a check of $20. this aft.
MAY THURSDAY 3 (123-242) 1900
hard frost to night froze water in wash hut.
A {illegible} cool day in morn. Mrs {illegible} came & got check of $100 left to her by her
father (Mr Innes & her son got $10 for some work & then Pa went to Per. Mt. in aft. Pa writing
Will chored in morn. & in aft. he went to Delhi to get some pease from canning factory (pd.
$1.50 for ½ bus) $3. bus. Hi & Geo. O. working in the gardens planting potatoes dragging
&c. Ted rolling he has sore hand cut it & took cold he will poultice it to night he cant milk (in
aft. Ma Lilly & Emma P. went to Ott. (Emma P. birth day 9 yrs. old) Lilly drove Ma bot. Emma
P. a pr. shoes cost $1.50 & left her old ones there to be mended (Ma bot. stuff for Pa white
shirts Pa pd for it) Hi & family here to tea Lilly left the children here they were good. (in eve.
Pa went to Mrs Hamiltons to give Miss Shaw her check $12 & odd for residue of households
MAY FRIDAY 4 (124-241) 1900
Another hard frost. (Arbor day)
A dull day & snow flurries in aft. it is real cold Pa wrote to Herbert Nicholson & in aft. he went
to Mrs. N. Tapley's to give her $35. that Herbert Nicholson allowed her. snowed hard while
he drove there after he left home WIll & Hi drove to Ott. to T. Penningtons Mill to see about
sawing their logs they bot. a horse collar 19 inch one for Geo. O's colt (a man came name
|Saunders| from Burford dealer in stock he is stock importer (he was found to be a fraud) just
came from England (he said) Will & Hi went around farm with him he was here to dinner.
Geo. O. doing chores. Ted rolling on Anderson place his hand is swell'd & painful. Ma sewed
�on Ted's pants & shirts Marianna fixing her things made a lace front &c. Emma doing
different things. it is Arbor day little Emma home all day teacher gave ½ holiday.
MAY SATURDAY 5 (125-240) 1900
Another {illegible} Pa home all day he sent a letter to Herbert Nicholson Eng. in morn. & in
aft. Drake came & brot. some currants & raspberries & Pa planted them, also put in some
multiplier onions. Will Hi & Geo. O. fixing line fence south between us & Penningtons going
to have a wire fence. Ted rolling right after dinner Emma H. Marianna & Miss Woodrow went
to Norwich they took tea at Alice Motts & did not get home until 9. Marianna & Miss Woodrow
bot. a new pr. shoes Emma H. bot. a waist
MAY SUNDAY 6 (126-239) 1900
(froze the ground last night)
A cool fine day Pa & Ma went to {illegible} Emma H. Miss Woodrow & Emma P. went
{illegible} Mrs. {illegible} home & kept house (in aft. Hi, Lilly, Gerty, Emma H. Marianna &
Miss Woodrow went to Ott. Babptist church all here to tea - in aft. (Geo. Sherwood came &
staid a while, Ma took care of Lilly's baby Elsie while they went to Church she was pretty
good
MAY MONDAY 7 (127-238) 1900
A fine {cool} day Pa working in garden in morn. in aft. {rested} a while & Wm. Shaw came &
Pa pd. him his legacy from his fathers estate note he got to $6.30 with notes & check
amounting to $471.39 cts & he signed release for Pa & his heirs Will Hi & Geo. O. cutting
fence posts in down South between us & Penningtons they intend putting a wire fence there,
Ted after breakfast help'd Marianna wash & after he done the chores. after washing
Marianna sewed on her blk. serge dress, Ma making Ted's blue striped shirts after tea Ma
call'd at Hi's & Geo's. Ma took Gerty home she was here most of day & was very good
MAY TUESDAY 8 (128-237) 1900
Geo. O. at J. Nolds all day.
A warm cloudy day {illegible} very hard in eve. Pa home in morn. he wrote to Edwin Harris
answering his letter about {starting?} {illegible} & in aft. he went to Delhi Bank to see if Wm.
Shaw had been there as there was $6.30 due Pa from him Pa left acct. with Banker. (a
mistake Pa made yes.) Will & Hi were down South fixing wire fence did not do much as Wm.
�{Arthur} came there wanting the boys to buy the strip of land of them next C.S.R & next their
land they did not decide Geo. O at Jno. Nolds all day fixing their barn to raise for stables
under. (Hi there to in aft. Will & Ted fixing fence) in aft & choring Marianna as yesterday
Emma H. & Ma done house work ironed &c.
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MAY WEDNESDAY 9 (129-236) 1900
Emma at Mo. Mt.)
A {illegible} windy day Pa went to Woodstock to see Ball of {illegible} crossing on M. C. R. for
Arthurs & he gave Jane Kingsford $22 int. from {Conform?} (Emma went to Mo. Mt. Wm.
rode to Norwich with her to get his coat fitted they both dined at Alice Motts home for tea.
Will, Hi & Ted fixing fence as yes. Geo. O. spread manure, Marianna finished her blk. serge
dress, & tried little Emma's summer dresses on, found them got too small so is going to alter
them (Ma done house work) Lill call'd in aft left her children here while she went to Hawtrey
& she got 50 eggs up in North barn
MAY THURSDAY 10 (130-235) 1900
(Ett. & Mrs. Shultz here
A cool day Pa home all day he rewrote Mr. Mc{illegible}'s will in aft. {illegible} writing in morn.
Will Hi & {illegible} down south {illegible} & done chores, in aft. Ett Fairchilds & Mrs. Shultz
here to tea, Wm also here to tea Ted here to {illegible} Charlie & Milton Fairchilds Mary Duff
call'd in morn. a while Ma bot. doz. pick. herring cost 30 cts.
MAY FRIDAY 11 (131-234) 1900
A dull rainy day Pa in morn. went to P.O. & calld on Young about Lings payment & in aft. he
planted asparagus he got from Bruce & Co. Will Geo. O. & Ted pulling out apple tree roots in
morn. Mike kicked hard instead of pulling did not like his mate his shoulder to, was sore,
Mary is lame has a swell'd leg got sprained. Hi cleaned hog pen & fed them in aft. Geo. O. &
Ted got load of hay from Forman barn, Will & Hi making out orders for wire fence from
Welland & Will took it to P. O. on his wheel. Marianna has head ache she made a blk.
watered petticoat for Emma Haight Ma finished Teds pants &c. Emma doing house work & in
�eve. she & Miss Woodrow went to Hawtrey with eggs got oatmeal soap &c. had fresh
herrings for dinner
MAY SATURDAY 12 (132-233) 1900
(Mrs. Clark came)
A fine day Pa home all day he cleaned out B. houses & sett up leash for Ma Will went to
Quances for shorts he got Hi & Geo. O. began ploughing in east field for corn Ted done
chores & Hi tried to learn him to plow Marianna sewing all day fixing Emma Haights light best
dress altered the skirt & sleeves, Ma & Emma H. done house work. in eve. Emma H. took rig
to Station & met Mrs. Clark from England she will stay awhile here Mary Duff came in eve.
MAY SUNDAY 13 (133-232) 1900
Elmer Lossing here
A fine warm day Pa & Ma went in pheaton to Mt. & Hi, Emma H. Marianna Mrs. Clark Miss
Woodrow & Emma P. went in democrat to Mt. (& in aft. Will Emma H. Marianna Mrs. Harris &
Lilly & babe Ma had Gerty went to Summerville Mt. Mr. Barber preached & Elmer Lossing
came in aft. here to tea Wm. also here to tea & in eve. Hi Lill & children & Mrs. Harris here,
also Mr. & Mrs. Duff & daughter, Wm. Treffry & Charlie Fairchild all here in eve. Mary Duff
played on organ & they sang hymns Geo. T has lame back cld. not go to Mt. to day
MAY MONDAY 14 (134-231) 1900
(Ma & Wm. Clark at Hi's also Pa & Wm.
A very warm day them. 81/0 Pa went to Dunns, & Smouces he went to get Smouce & wife to
sign Mort. his wife refused at first but did at last. Will & Hi fixing Silo's as they were falling to
peices, Geo. O. & Ted ploughing in east field. Teds horses ran away in aft. so Hi ploughed
rest of day Pa cut grass in aft. & in aft. Ma & Mrs. Clark went to Hi's to tea also Pa & Wm.
Wm. & Mrs. Clarks were fixing their photo's Wm. & Mrs. Clark took them in aft. Mrs. Harris
went to Ott. in aft. her father came for her. (Geo. T. very poorly with lame back cant hardly
move, on bed all day.
MAY TUESDAY 15 (135-230) 1900
(Ma and Mrs. Clark at Duffs
A dull day & rained hard after dinner thundered & lighting Pa drove to Norwich to Bank got
home at 1 just before storm (see Pa's Diary) Will & Hi fixed wind Mill up top lane in morn. &
�in aft. Will fixed fence on Purtel place & Hi Geo. O. & Ted ploughing & draggin on East field
in aft. Will took Ma & Mrs. Clark over to Duffs Pa & Wm. there to tea & in eve Will went for
them & he drove them to Purtel place to get his coat which he left there to day. in aft.
Marianna & Emma P. went to Ott. to get print dresses for Alma P. & Emma P. & white for
Emma P. to (Geo. T. very poorly with lame back he had Dr. Wells this morn Geo. T. gave
Marianna $5 in check for Alma & Emma P. clothes & pd. for Emma Ps shoes to Ma got 24
lbs shoulder from Duff at 8 cts we owe them $1-9.
MAY WEDNESDAY 16 (136-229) 1900
Ma Mrs. C. & Emma went up North)
A fine day Pa home all day Jack Hillier came for Pa to write his will Jack was here to dinner
Boys except Will he chored their best calf died to day thro. feeding it drank too greedy &
bloated all up. (in morn. (Ma, Mrs. Clark, & Emma Haight went to Bishops for dinner & tea &
went to John Atkins & staid there all night.) Marianna making Emma P. blac cotton dress &
making her a white one to. Emma H. went to Bank in Norwich & got Pa's check accepted &
sent it by morn mail to him for H. Shaw & we went on to Bishops
MAY SATURDAY 19 (139-226) 1900
A fine cool day Pa & Emma Pennington went to Delhi Pa went to Dr. Wells for medecine for
Geo. T. he is better, & Pa took cheese check for Geo. T. to Bank & Emma P. put her money
of $3 she had in her little iron bank in Delhi Bank (all Boys drawing & spreading manure
down in South-east corner field next to Houses Emma & Marianna doing house work &
cleaning (Ma feeling poorly she was making Will a pr. cottonade pants after tea Marianna
drove Mrs. Clark to call on Janette Beecraft old Mrs. Innis & Mrs. Warren Sherwood, (in
morn. Mrs. Clark went down to Wms to get lessons on kodak taking & in aft. he came here &
they took snap shots
MAY SUNDAY 20 (140-225) 1900
A fine day Pa & Mrs. Clark went in pheaton to Mt. & Will, Emma H. Marianna, Miss
Woodrow, Ted Marriage & Emma Pennington went in democrat to Mt. Ma not feeling very
well so staid home & got dinner ready. after dinner Hi, wife & baby Elsie attended James
Woods funeral, in Methodist Church on 10th Con. nr. Derham line. Gerty here this aft. & all
night she is very good. Wm. here in eve. Geo. T. better able to sit up in dining room.
MAY MONDAY 21 (141-224) 1900
�Will took 15 hogs to Delhi & brot 5 home pd. $5.60. 100 (Ma & Mrs. Clark at Sherwoods
A fine cool day Pa went to McKnights to pay them as Executors to Shaw Estate Will took 15
pigs to Delhi they whd. 2550 lbs @ $5.70 a cwt. Will pd. Emma Haight $105 they borrowed
$100 & there is $5 int. they gave their note for same rest Boys drawing manure from Forman
Barn on south east field next Houses (in aft. Emma Haight took Ma & Mrs. Clark to Warren
Sherwoods for tea & Pa & Wm. also there to tea. & Mr. Sabine & son there to tea to. Will bot.
5 store pigs from Stiycker pd. $5.60 a 100.
MAY TUESDAY 22 (142-223) 1900
(Ma & Wm. Clark at Geo's
A fine cool day Pa went to see Miss Shaw to give her explanation about her due & he got
Maud shoe sett. home to dinner. Boys as yesterday getting corn ground ready. in aft. Pa
working in garden (in aft. Ma & Mrs. Clark went to Geo's to tea Mrs. Harris there to after tea
Emma H. & Marianna went to Delhi & Pa gave them money for a croquet sett they gave
$1.25 for it also brot. dish pan it has new bottom cost 20 cts. & box buscuits cost 25 cts
MAY FRIDAY 25 (145-220) 1900
Alice & Carrie left also Miss Rorke) girls at S. S. Con. (Thos. Hill left. Ellis Dildine call'd,
A fine day Pa home all day except he walked with Thos. Hill to M.C.R. Station & Thos. Hill
left for home. (in morn. Emma H. & Marianna went to S.S. Con. held in Springford they dined
at Williams home for tea.) Boys working on corn ground did not drill in any to day. Alice &
Carrie Mott also Miss Rorke left for Norwich on morn. train. Emma H. walked down with them
to Station. Mrs. Clark went with them to & after she went to get ferns wanted maiden hair
ones Miss Woodrow left on aft. train for home will return Sun. (in eve. (Ellis Tildine) came
staid until after 9. he came to see his sister who is very ill in Hamilton he came from St. Pauls
Minn.
MAY SATURDAY 26 (146-219) 1900
A fine day Pa in morn. went to Delhi to Bank & he bot. a watering pot for himself pd. 50 cts.
for it. home to dinner in aft. he rested & worked in garden. Boys as yesterday working on
corn ground. Ted sprouting potatoes &c. in morn. Mrs. Clark went down to Wm. & he help'd
her take Kodaks of Geo. T.s & Hi's house she went down in aft. also.) Marianna made a
white waist for herself. (no more company to day)
MAY SUNDAY 27 (147-218) 1900
�A cloudy day & rained in morn. Pa & Mrs. Clark went in pheaton to Mt. They went early so as
to visit the burying ground as. Mrs Clark wants to have tomb stones on her nephew graves
(Will, Ma, Marianna & Emma Pennington went in democrat to Mt. Miss Woodrow returned
with them as it rained only 25 to S.S. Emma H. staid home in morn & in aft. Hi, Lill, Gerty
Emma H. Marianna Mrs. Harris & Miss Woodrow went to Summerville M. Mt. Wm. & Gerty
here to tea, Ma took care of baby Elsie while they were gone to Mt. & in eve. Geo. Kate &
Alma came also Hi Lill & children & Mrs. Harris came to see Mrs. Clark as she leaves in
morn. (will sail the 9th of June for England.)
MAY MONDAY 28 (148-217) 1900
Hi got chop) Eclipse of Sun. (Mrs. Clark left
A cloudy day & rained Pa home all day working in garden & rested in aft. he took Mrs. Clark
to Station in morn. Marianna & Miss Woodrow also went to see her off Will & Geo. O.
ploughing for corn north of house (Hi went to Delhi for chop he got 1248 lbs shorts @ $18 a
ton Hi pd. for it Ted help'd Emma H. wash & he washed milk cans & Hi's buggy.
Marianna nearly cut & nearly & finished Emma H.'s light print wrapper Ma & Emma H. doing
house work (we had lettuce for dinner first time
MAY TUESDAY 29 (149-216) 1900
girls took crock to Mrs. Nold to fill with butter) (girls at S.S. Con. at Bookton
Another cloudy day Pa home all day he worked in garden planted Stowells ever green corn,
beans, radishes & lettuce. Boys working on corn ground north & east of house, Hi & Ted
hoed potatoes & several other things (I dont know what) Marianna sewing on Emma H. shirt
waist blue striped one in morn. (& after dinner Emma & Marianna went to S.S. Con. held in
Presbyterian Church, Bookton there was a full house Ma & Emma ironed & done house work
(in eve. Marianna & Miss Woodrow took crock to Mrs. Jno. Nold for her to fill with butter
crock whd. 18 lbs without the lid
MAY WEDNESDAY 30 (150-215) 1900
Ma made a caldron full of soap) (Marianna as yes. &c. sewing
A warm cloudy day Pa in his office most of day he wrote to Howard Nicholson & Jno. Mott &
looked over Bank accts. was in garden a little while Hi planted melon seeds in our garden fed
pigs &c. &c. Will. & Geo. O. working on corn ground as yes. Ted hoed the strawberries
washed cans &c. Ma made a caldron full of soap in morn. & done other things. Emma
finished ironing & tidied up the celler (Marianna sewing at Geo. T.s making Kates best dress
�has to make Alma's & waists for Kate Wm. poorly with pain in back (Boys has the fields
ready for planting) they have planted field next House's next road planted it the 24th.
MAY THURSDAY 31 (151-214) 1900
Will drilling in corn in east & north fields) (Pa & Ma at M. Corless
A cloudy day Pa & Ma went to Norwich for Alice Mott & they 3 went to Moses Corless's to
dinner home to tea they also call'd at Bert Walkers to see their new baby Boys except Hi,
working on corn ground Will drilling in corn in east & north fields Hi cleaned out our
strawberries & doing other things to, Ted dragging corn ground. in eve. Miss Woodrow &
Emma H. went over to Duffs & got a setting of guinea eggs. (Marianna sewing at Geo's all
day. (Wm. Treffry real poorly has bad pains in back and sides.) (there was great rejoicing all
over to day on acct. of the British victory over the Boers the news came this morn. that they
have Petoria) so hope the war will cease.
JUNE FRIDAY 1 (151-213) 1900
A rainy day Pa home all day he pruned peach trees & mowed a little grass when not raining.
Boys not doing much they got load of hay from barn top of lane, Geo. T. went to Norwich for
seed corn cld. not get right kind. Will & Hi got seed corn from Woodstock but let Geo. T. &
Kent also J. Atkins have & made themselves come short so now have to send to Hamilton
for it which will make it late I fear. in aft. Hi went to Ott. & telephoned to Hamilton about it &
sent an order for 6 bus. (by letter) (Marianna as yes.) (Wm. Treffry feeling very poorly has
pains in back & sides is taking medecine from Dr. Wells he has not been able to sleep much
with the pains for 4 nights, he says.
JUNE SATURDAY 2 (153-212) 1900
Hi & Ted at Addisons barn raising) (Pa took Wm. to Dr.
Brighter in morn, cloudy & windy in aft. Pa home in morn. Joe Kelly came in morn. to see
about his brother E. Kelly's will as his brother wished him to do so as he felt uncertain how
he had it written & Pa cut grass on lawn did not finish it he also planted 35 cabbage plants
got from Hi. (right after dinner Pa took Wm. down to Delhi to see Dr. Wells as he is very
poorly with pains in back & sides Dr. gave him medecine he cant sleep nights with pains in
morn. Will, Hi & Geo. O ploughing for corn in 2nd field North, Ted doing odd things in morn.
in aft. Hi & Ted went to Peter Addisons big barn raising. Emma H. & Lill & Gerty went to Ott.
in aft. to trade Em took 8 doz eggs @ 11 cts. doz Lill also took a lot Em had sick head ache
�in morn. & last night so Marianna did not sew at Kates to day. Ma emptied soap & put soap
in Lills tub but it leaks so did not put much in it. Ma baked &c. M. cleaned up for Sat.
JUNE SUNDAY 3 (154-211) 1900
A fine cool day Pa & Emma P. went in pheaton to Mt. & Will Emma H. Marianna, & Miss
Woodrow went in democrat to Mt. Ma staid home & got dinner. Gerty & Roy Churchill here to
dinner, after tea Pa & Ma went down to see how Wm. is, he feels better still has a pain in his
side
JUNE MONDAY 4 (155-210) 1900
A lovely day Pa took Wm. to Delhi to see the Dr. he gave him medecine he feels better, & he
took his Kodak & took two snap shots on their way home Will got word from Bruce (Hamilton)
saying he had not the corn they sent for so Boys are going to put in what Geo. T. got for
them at Norwich on the 1st inst. they have to drag ground all over as rain has packed it they
are busy getting ground ready to day Ted is sprouting potatoes at Hi's (Marianna & Ted done
washing done before breakfast & after Marianna went to Geo's to sew for Kate & Alma. Ma &
Emma H. doing house work, after tea Emma H. & Miss Woodrow went down to call on Wm.,
Kate & Lill
JUNE TUESDAY 5 (156-209) 1900
(finished drilling corn
A very warm day Pa home all day he was pruning trees in back yard & mowing (& rested in
aft.) Boys getting corn ground ready & they finished drilling corn in North fields it was very
hot up there in aft. nearly overcome Will he had to lie down in shade a while. (Ted sprouted
potatoes & cut 4 blls. down at Hi's ready to plant for winter use. (Marianna sewing for Kate all
day in eve. she cut Wm.s lawn for him as he is very poorly he is a little better to day) Emma
H. ironed Ma getting dinner & washed dishes &c. (in aft. Ma cut two white shirts for Pa. in
eve. Ma & Emma P. went down to see how Wm. is, found him a little better
JUNE WEDNESDAY 6 (157-208) 1900
Bell Connolly came in eve.)
A cloudy day Pa home all day trimming & piling brush & cut some grass around house & he
rested in aft. Will went to Ott. got Mary shod & he took 6½ @ 11 cts doz doz. eggs to
Smiley's & got buscuits & Oatmeal & 2 spools. Boys getting potato ground ready they
�planted some Wm. still keeps very poorly has no appetite Marianna sewing for Kate or Alma
all day & Kate pd. her all up in eve. Bell Connolly came no one met her as her card did not
come to tell us Emma H. & Ma doing the house work
JUNE THURSDAY 7 (158-207) 1900
Em took Wm. to Dr.) (finished planting potatoes for winter
Another dull day & rained in eve. Pa went to Per. Mt. rested in aft. Boys planted potatoes for
winter use & finished them. right after dinner Emma H. drove Wm. to Delhi to see Dr. Wells
Dr. said he has the shingles gave him salve to apply on. in aft. Lilly, baby Elsie, & Bell
Connolly drove to Ott. to visit Albert Titus's & Mrs. Harris, the latter is at her Father's Gerty
here all day & night. Mrs. Howell & Clara came to Geo's & Clara came here to dinner left at
4. Smiley (rag pedlar) came Ma got vessel cost 35 cts. pd. in rags & eggs
JUNE FRIDAY 8 (159-206) 1900
Emma H. & Bell at Delhi) (Wm. came here
A lovely day every-thing looks lovely Pa busy trimming trees & burning the brush & Pa rested
in aft. to (Boys began road work to day) in morn. Pa went down for Wm. as he is very poorly
cant walk so far, he did not scarce sleep any last night, so will stay here a while he staid here
all night. in aft. Emma H. & Bell Connolly went to Delhi to see the Dr. for Wm. & they got
strawberries at 12½ ct qt. & fancy buscuits for Wm. Dr. will come in morn. to see him
JUNE SATURDAY 9 (160-205) 1900
girls at Miss Ms.) Dr. here to see Wm. (finished road work
A lovely day Pa home all day he worked all day without resting cut grass, weeds & he & Will
put up two swings in walnut trees for children. Will fixing wire fence in lane. Hi cultivating
corn. Geo. O. & Ted finished road work at noon Geo. O. went for whey in aft. & dragged
some. Ted rolled in aft. in east field (Wm. feels better Dr. Wells came to visit him he says he
is doing nicely now, his wife & baby also came for the drive) in aft. Emma H. Marianna &
Miss Woodrow went to Miss. Mt. at Hedricks (Bell Connolly went to Hi's to tea Ma went for
her after tea. Geo. T. has a very sick cow he thinks she will die sure girls & Mary Duff played
croquet in eve also Will.
JUNE SUNDAY 10 (161-204) 1900
we had strawberries for tea first time
�A lovely day Pa & Bell went to Ott. before Mt. Bell wanted to see Melly Tisdale to ask her to
go to Simcoe to morrow with her & Will, Ma, Marianna, Miss Woodrow, & Emma P. went in
democrat to Mt. Ma rode back with Pa Emma H. staid home & got dinner Charles & Edd.
Pennington were here to dinner & Thos. Pennington came in aft to see how Wm. was. (in aft.
Will, Emma H. Marianna, Bell Connolly Mrs. Harris & Lill & baby all went to Summerville M.
Mt. (Gerty here) - in eve. Emma H. Marianna, Bell & Miss Woodrow went to Duffs to spend
the eve. (Alma & Emma P. picked enough strawberries for our tea for all of us this is our first
picking this yr.
JUNE MONDAY 22 (162-203) 1900
(Hi & Lill at Norwich
A cool day Pa home all day he cultivated the early potatoes & planted a pail full of potatoes
in garden. Will in morn. fixing wire fence in lane & in aft. he cultivated corn in east field Hi
cultivated corn in morn. & (in aft. he took Lill to Norwich to get her teeth fill'd (Gerty here all
day) Geo. O. cultivating corn all day Ted help'd Marianna wash & after, rolling corn ground, &
got whey. Wm. had poor night last night he feels little better to day Hugh Connolly sent him 6
boxes of strawberries from Windsor Bell Connolly went to Simcoe on eve. train to visit her
Uncle Walker Tisdale back here wed. (Geo. T's. holstein cow died of lung fever) Ma & Emma
H. doing house work Marianna making Emma Hs blue striped shirt waist.
JUNE TUESDAY 12 (163-202) 1900
Will ordered suit)
A lovely day Pa home all day he is not feeling very well. Wm. still very poorly. in aft. Emma &
Marianna went to Delhi they got medecine for Wm. from Dr. & Emma H. bot. a hat trimmed.
& in (aft. Will & Ma went to Ott. bot. stuff of worsted for Will a suit & he got Cless. Harris to
make it for him it will cost $15.50 Will also got Nell shod at Howey's in morn. Will & Geo. O.
cultivating corn in morn (Hi & Ted went to Paul Lapiers for cutting box & after they hoed Hi's
garden (girls after tea picked 6 baskets of strawberries in pear orchard Emma H. & Marianna
ironed Ma got dinner
JUNE WEDNESDAY 13 (164-201) 1900
Will & Geo. T. at Tilsonburg) (Geo. O. ploughed for his brother
A warm day & cloudy in aft. rain in eve. Pa went to Mo. Mt. he dined at Alice Motts Moses
Corless & wife there to. (Will got early dinner & he went to Tilsonburg with Geo. T. he bot.
yearling Bull from Tilson cost $30. is to go for him friday Hi & Ted planted some potatoes in
�corn field &c. Geo. O. ploughing on his brothers place all day - in aft. Lilly & baby came she
went to meet Bell Connolly on the 4 train she came from Simcoe she went the 11th (Gerty
here all day) (Emma H. had head ache had to lay by) (Marianna made her blk. merino skirt
Emma gave her we all had a big mess of strawberries for tea Ma busy about house work &
washed Wills cottonade pants also shirt & vest that he wore in pig pen this morn. Wm. has
had a very poor day little appetite & in pain it wears on him. Mrs. Duff calld to see Wm. in aft.
JUNE THURSDAY 14 (165-200) 1900
Alma Dale came) (Pa in eve. took Bell to Ott.
A lovely day Pa home except after tea he took Bell Connolly to Ott. in morn. he planted 52
tomato plants out & over 100 cabbage plants. in morn Will went to Delhi for irons for waggon
box & got money out of bank for pigs he bot. 7 pigs of Geo. T. they whd. 307 lbs is to pay
$18.95 cts Geo. T. got 6. whd 304 lbs larger pigs. he bot. 13 from Italian & sold the 7 to Will.
Hi & Ted hoed in his Hi's garden in morn & in aft. he took 4 bus. potatoes of his to Ott. got 35
cts. bus. Geo. O. cultivated corn. Wm. still very poorly (Dr. came in aft. left medicine he had
poor night again & has poor appetite. (Alma Dale came in eve. Marianna met her) Ma & Bell
at Geo's to tea. Emma H. feeling poorly we had strawberries for dinner & breakfast to
JUNE FRIDAY 15 (166-199) 1900
A lovely day Pa planted some cabbage plants he got from Hi in morn. & in aft. Pa & Ma went
to Mt. of Ministry & oversight at old Brick they took tea at H. A. Sutton's Pa got tomato plants
there (Will & Hi went to Tilsonburg to get Bull Will bargained for last wed. Geo. O. cultivating
corn Ted sprouted potatoes down to Hi's &c. Marianna & Alma Dale & little Gerty went to
Delhi to see Dr. about Wm. (Dr. said he wld. come to night which he did at 10. it was too late
to cup Wm.s side & it was easier so said he wld. come again tomorrow Marianna got a new
main spring in her watch cost $. (we had strawberries 3 times to day)
JUNE SATURDAY 16 (167-198) 1900
Q. Mt.A lovely day Pa went on train to Q. Mt. & Emma & Alma Dale went in Pa's carriage & Pa
brot. it home after he had his dinner at Mrs. Wm. Nobbs Emma & Alma dined at Thos.
Walkers Wm. keeps very poorly (Dr. came in eve,& cupped his side as it pains so much Dr.
also put hypertomic needle in his back to releive him Will & Geo. O. cultivating corn in east
field Ted put some corn in with planter where Will missed in drilling & weeded in Hi's garden
(in eve. Pa mowed Wms door yard with lawn mower (in aft. Marianna Alma & Emma P.
�picked 20 qts strawberries & Ma canned 6 qts we have saucers full for each meal. (in eve.
Will took Miss Woodrow & Mary Duff to old Brick to hear Alma Dale tell about the Dukeboers
where she has been.
JUNE SUNDAY 17 (168-197) 1900
Q. Mt. Bell came again.
A lovely day Pa & Ma staid home Pa feels so tired he rested all morn. Ma staid home to take
care of Wm. who keeps very poorly Marianna went to Brick Mt. in morn. as Alma Dale is
there, & she & Alma Dale dined at Derbyshires & then went to Beaconsfield as Alma had to
attend Mt. there, they staid at Chas. Walkers all night. Geo. & Kate went to Brick to & Emma
Haight & them went to went with them to Jno. Atkins to dinner she rode home with them &
after tea Emma Haight went to Ott. & brot. Bell Connolly here (Dr. Wells wife & baby came
he came to see Wm. used hyportomic needle to ease him (in aft. Will & Miss Woodrow went
to Summerville S.S. it was a poor affair as teachers & Supt. were absent.
JUNE MONDAY 18 (169-196) 1900
Alma Dale left.)
Another lovely day Pa home all day he wrote deed Singer to Singer & rested Will cultivated
corn & chored. Hi same Geo. O. same Ted help'd Emma wash & picked strawberries in
morn. & washed 6 cans &c. Marianna & Alma Dale returned at ½ past 11 from Chas.
Walkers & (in aft. Marianna took Alma Dale to Station she is going to Paris to see her sister.
(Bell went to Hi's to tea Bertha Fish & her intended were there & after tea Emma, Marianna &
Miss Woodrow went to call on them. Ma getting dinner &c. in eve Will went on his wheel to
Ott. to try on his suit but Cless. Harris was away so did not get them he has to go again.
JUNE TUESDAY 19 (170-195) 1900
(Pa took Bell to station, train so late brot. her back
A lovely day Pa home all day he was writing deed & Mortgage between Singer & Singer &
Wyaat (& in aft. Pa took Bell to Station but train was so late Pa brot. her back & in eve. Bell,
Marianna, Miss Woodrow & Will played croquet (in morn. Will took Ma to Ott. to see how his
clothes fit as tailor wanted to see before finishing. Will bot. best pr. shoes cost $3. & pr. for
Ted his cost $2 in aft. Will tearing stable up is going to cement floor Hi & Geo. O. cultivating
corn east of house Ted helping Will & in eve. Ted picked strawberries & Emma H. milked
while he picked. in eve. Dr. Wells & Mother also baby came he injected needle with opium to
releive Wm. as he had such a poor night last night had such severe pain in back and side. in
�eve. Marianna made some maple sugar patty cakes to send to Roy & May Connolly in
Detroit. Ma took 7½ doz. eggs to Smiley's got canned tomatoes pease & corn & box of
buscuits
JUNE WEDNESDAY 20 (171-194) 1900
Bell left.
A lovely day Pa in morn. took Bell Connolly to Station she is going to Ingersoll & leaves there
for Detroit this eve. & in aft. Pa went to Singers home for tea Will went to Hawtrey for paint oil
& turpentine & Hi painting lumber waggon red. Will rubbed dirt of it. Geo. O. cultivating corn
Ted picked strawberries for Lill in morn. & in aft. working in stable as yesterday (Marianna
making her gray check silk waist Ma & Emma doing house work & Ma canned 5 cans
stawberries Wm. a little better has better appetite several called to see him. Jno. Cornell
came to see Pa in eve.
JUNE TUESDAY 21 (172-193) 1900
(Moses & wife & sister here) (Will went to Mill got 400 flour & 1050 shorts.
Another lovely day Pa home all day as Moses Corless & wife & Alice Mott came here to
dinner & tea. Will went to Delhi to mill brot. 4 bags flour & brot. 3 here & 1 to Hi had 400 flour
in all & 1050 shorts @ $18 a ton for pig feed Hi painting lumber waggon &c. & in eve. they
went to see ball play at Hawtrey (we got a card from Bell Connolly saying she sent a basket
& in eve. Emma H. went for it there was, new potatoes, green pease, ripe tomatoes, & pine
apple all for Wm. he keeps very poorly with the Shingles. (in eve Dr. Wells came to see Wm.
gave him an injection with hyprotomic needle with morphy. in or somthing soothing Sold 9 fat
hogs to be delivered July 2nd @ $6.45 per cwt.
JUNE FRIDAY 22 (173-192) 1900
A dull rainy day Pa & Geo. T. attended Edward Kellys funeral Boys finished painting waggon
& they were pulling down stable they intend altering it & cementing the floor Marianna sewing
for herself getting ready for Y. Mt. Ma & Emma doing house work. & Ma mending Will's pants
in aft. Wm. feeling a little better Dr. Wells came in eve. to put needle in his back to sooth him
thro. the night
JUNE SATURDAY 23 (174-191) 1900
(Will & Hi at M. Corless's & other barns
�A cloudy morn. but soon came out bright Pa went to Woodstock getting papers for probate of
Edward Kelly's will & he went to see Mrs. Hele on bus. got home on eve. train. Will & Hi went
up to see Moses Corless's barn they dined there, then they went to see Hartley's & Simons &
Benson Palmers barns they got home for tea. they intend fixing our barn somthing like these.
Wm. feels better he sent telegram for Dr. not to come to night. Geo. Sherwood call'd to see
Wm. in eve. Mrs. Harris came to Hi's this eve from London Emma H. met her as Hi had not
come yet they call'd here to see Wm. in eve. Will pd. Mrs. Jno. Nold for crock butter he pd.
$6.56 for butter and $1.30 for wheat 2 bush. for G. Osborne
JUNE SUNDAY 24 (175-190) 1900
A fine day Pa & Ma & Emma P. went in pheaton to Mt. & Emma H. & Miss Woodrow went in
Hi's rig & in aft. Hi Lillie & Gerty went to Summerville to Mt. Mrs. Harris is at Hi's so took care
of baby Elsie in aft. Jno. Atkins little Ellen & Emma Walker came, here to tea & in eve. Dr.
Wells came to see Wm. he keeps very poorly he used the needle to insert soothing stuff in
his back.
JUNE MONDAY 25 (176-189) 1900
A hot day them. 92/0 in shade Pa home in morn. & in aft. he went to Wm. Ransoms on Kelly
estate bus. getting papers signed for probate Will & Hi pulling down stables & are going to
have it fixed over Geo. O. cultivating corn. Ted help'd Marianna wash & after he help'd about
stables. (Emma P. is real poorly vomiting laid by all day) in aft. Emma H. & Marianna ironed
shirt waists collars &c. (in eve Dr. Wells came to see Wm. & inject the needle to soothe him)
JUNE THURSDAY 28 (179-186) 1900
Pa & Marianna at Y. Mt.
A warm day Ma & Mrs. Harris attended the funeral of Bert & Emma Walkers infant they dined
at Alice Motts Geo. T. & wife also went to funeral they dined at Levi's Will & Hi working in
stable & hay (Ted left in morn. & went to Becks & in aft. returned & talked it over with our
boys & returned to stay here) in eve. Dr. Wells wife & Mother came Dr. injected the needle in
Wm. back & made him easy for the night
JUNE FRIDAY 29 (180-185) 1900
Miss Woodrow paid her board up to 29th June
�A cool windy day Pa & Marianna at Y. Mt. Boys in morn. hoeing corn & in aft. working in the
hay drew in 2 loads its too windy to load good. Miss Woodrow closed school at noon & left
for home on aft. train Geo. O. took her trunk & valise to Station (in eve. Ma wrote to Pa at
Newmarket he is boarding at James Pearsons.) Ma also wrote to Alice Pennington
JUNE TUESDAY 26 (177-188) 1900
Hi began cutting hay) (Hi & wife at wedding in aft.
Another hot day them. 92/0 we had more breeze Pa drove to Norwich to Bank to get money
for Y. Mt. purposes & he calld on H. A. Sutton to get the Q. Mt. Minutes for Y. Mt. he got
home after 1- then rested & had bath &c. Will went to Omsteads to get Jacks to raise barn
but he lent them in Delhi which causes a bother in waiting as they are the boys in morn. Hi
began cutting hay back of barn & (in aft. he & Lillie attended Bert. Fish's wedding at Ott.
Church. Mrs. Harris returned with them Lill left both children here they were very good Geo.
O. cultivating corn Ted hoeing potatoes Emma H. & Marianna finished ironing & M. fixing to
go to Y. Mt. Ma getting dinner &c. we canned 2 qts mulberry's (Miss Woodrow pd. her board
to night up to 29th June) Emma P. better but cld. not go to school
JUNE WEDNESDAY 27 (178-187) 1900
first hay drew in) (Mr. Harrison came
A dull day thundered & lightened in eve. & rained. Pa & Marianna left on morn. train for Y.
Mt. held at Newmarket Will Hi & boys working in Stable in morn. & in aft. they drew in two
loads of hay the first this yr. then it rained, & stopped them. in aft. Mr. Harrison came on his
wheel from Drumbo he staid at Jno. Atkins last night. (we got notice this aft. of Bert. & Emma
Walker's infants death to be burried tomorrow morn.)
JUNE SATURDAY 30 (181-184) 1900
Emma & Mrs. Harris at Ott)
A cool day slight frost last night Pa & Marianna at Y. Mt. in Newmarket Will Hi Geo. O. & Ted
working in the corn in morn.) & in aft. they were fixing the Silo's as they were nearly falling to
peices with shrinking so, they tightened all the hoops & think they will stand a while (in aft.
Emma H. & Mrs. Harris went to Ott. Emma took 4 doz eggs got fruit & plain buscuits & she
got Will's clothes that Cless. Harris made for him pd. him $6.50 for making Wm. seems
better walked down home twice to day (Ma got meals. Emma done cleaning) we got letters
from Pa & Marianna to day.
�JULY (DOMINION DAY - DOMINION) SUNDAY 1 (182-183) 1900
A fine day Pa & Marianna at Y. Mt. at Newmarket. Will, Emma H. & Emma P. went to
Milldale Mt. in Pa's pheaton, & Hi & Lill went to same in their rig, & Geo. & Kate also went in
theirs. in aft. Emma H. & Mrs. Harris went to Summerville M. Mt. Mr. Harrison call'd in aft. &
he went to Summerville Mt. on his wheel. Lill calld in aft. & children (Ma staid home with Wm.
& got dinner ready.) Charlie Pennington here to dinner Milton Fairchilds here to tea
JULY MONDAY 2 (183-182) 1900
took 9 pigs to Delhi) (picked the gooseberries
A fine day Pa & Marianna at Y. Mt. Will took 9 pigs to Delhi they whd. 1650 lbs @ $6.25 cts a
100 lbs they came to $103.10 cts. he pd Quance in full to date for feed $18-50- he got feed
to day chop &c. I dont know how much. Hi cut hay in morn. North of barn, & in aft cultivated
Geo. O. & Ted hoeing corn in morn. Ted help'd Emma wash & after, Emma H. & Emma P.
picked the gooseberries & Ma & them nipped them Ma got meals Emma H. ironed some in
aft. in aft. Wm. walked over to Duffs to see how John is as he has neuraliga in his face (Dr.
Wells came late as he was away on cars in aft.
JULY TUESDAY 3 (184-181) 1900
74/0 them.
A very hot day Pa & M. at Y. Mt. them. {74/0} Boys busy in hay cutting & drawing got 6 loads
in, in aft. Mr. Harrison here to dinner & after he & Emma H. went to visit Flo Churchill, Lill &
baby Elsie, also went. they will stay until Sun. Harrison & Emma H. did not get home until ½
past 10 Kate call'd in eve. Emma H. ironed &c. &c. Ma got meals &c. Geo. O. went after
milking to cut his grass is going to stay to Fairchilds all night
JULY FRIDAY 6 (187-178) 1900
Pa got Maud shod) (Mary Duff here to tea
Not quite so hot them. 94/0 & a little breeze Pa in morn. went to Ott. & got Maud shod cost
45 cts. shoeing & he bot. 4 shoes cost 25 cts. little Emma went with him she stayed at Thos.
Penningtons until Pa was ready they got home for dinner Boys busy in corn & hay drew in to.
Mr. Harrison staid here last night he pumped water for Wms flower garden then staid to Hi's
to dinner & came here after & in aft. Mary Duff came here to tea & after, the youngsters
play'd croquet Emma H. went over to Duffs in eve. & picked currants & Mr. Harrison &
Marianna & Mary Duff went over for her (I got a letter from Walter this eve Gregory informing
�us of the death of Herbert Gregory he was kill'd on troley car it jumped track & went over an
embankment.
JULY SATURDAY 7 (188-177) 1900
Still very warm showery in aft. Pa home he cut door yard grass with lawn mower & worked in
his garden & rested. Boys working in the corn & in aft. in hay Mr. Harrison here & after tea he
Emma H. Marianna & Mary Duff went over to Hawtrey to see the Ball play Harrison played &
got over-heated & Will & Geo. O. also went after milking
JULY WEDNESDAY 4 (185-180) 1900
A very hot day them 98/0 in shade Pa & Marianna returned in eve. from Y. Mt. Emma H. met
them Will & Geo. O. hoed corn in morn. Hi mowing, Ted raking hay &c. in aft. they drew in 2
loads then it rained just enough to stop drawing in. Gerty here all day. Wm. seems better
walked down to his place in morn. we had chicken for dinner it seems too hot to work
JULY THURSDAY 5 (186-179) 1900
Another very hot day them 98/0 in shade & no breeze Pa home too hot to go out Boys
working in hay & corn Mr. Harrison call'd in morn. & then he went over to Duffs to dinner & in
aft. he went to Geo T.s to tea & Emma H. & Marianna also went there to tea & after Mr.
Harrison & Marianna went to Casey's with pheaton to see about getting cherries they are to
be ready next monday in eve Dr. Well's wife & baby came Dr. injected the needle in Wms
side. he feels much better & intends going to see to see the Dr. on Sat. himself
JULY SUNDAY 8 (189-176) 1900
A warm & showery day Pa & Ma & little Emma went in pheaton to Mt. & Mr. Harrison &
Marianna went in Hi's rig to Mt. & in aft. Emma H. & Mrs. Harris went to Summerville to Mt.
with Pa's rig - & Hi & Gerty went to Ed. Churchills & got Lill & baby they had been there since
tuesday Wm. still very poorly his side pains him a good deal Drs medecine does not help him
much he says. in eve. Mrs. Harris Lilly & children came & our youngsters & Mr. Harrison
accompanied them home (Ma wrote to Walter & Alice Gregory in eve.
JULY MONDAY 9 (190-175) 1900
got 20 qts cherries at Casey's) (Harrison left
�A dull day & showery again Pa home all day in aft. Jno. Cornell & Lui Nolds girls came John
Cornell is paying the eldest girl some money & Pa is arranging the note for them Pa worked
in garden to & he was assorting his papers (Wm. had a poor night & feels discouraged that
he does not get better faster. Boys cultivating corn & wheeled bricks out of barn getting
ready to cement floors. (Mr. Harrison left in aft. & went to Burgessville to visit Jno. Corless &
wife in aft. Emma H. drove to Delhi to get a vapour bath for Wm. but Dr. was away & it was
not there, after her return Marianna & Lill went for Cherries M. got 20 qts Lill got 14 qts at 5
cts. qt.
JULY TUESDAY 10 (191-174) 1900
A cool cloudy day Pa went to Norwich & he took Ma to Mrs. Adam Stovers she was there to
dinner & tea Pa came there to tea to, he dined at Alice Motts. Will in morn. went to blk.
smiths to get wagon box fixed & in aft. he went to Delhi he got 1½ tons of shorts @ $18 a
ton) Hi cultivating & got binder together Geo. O. cultivated in morn. & in aft. he was getting
his own hay in at Wallace's Ted mowing in North field all day Emma ironed &c. &c. Marianna
canned 13 cans cherries &c. (in eve. Dr. Well's came & brot. Wms vapour bath & used the
needle to ease Wm. back. Pa got school money out of Bank for Hi to put in Delhi Bank.
JULY WEDNESDAY 11 (192-173) 1900
Wm. had his vapor bath (began cutting wheat
A nice day showers in eve. Pa not feeling well has bronchitus he did not get up til 9 he
painted the lumber wagon box green Will Hi Geo. O. & Ted drew 8 loads hay in barn & Hi
began cutting cutting wheat in aft. in aft. Mrs. Harris & Emma P. went to Delhi Bank to put
school money Pa brot. yes. from Bank in they also went to Ott. to Albert Titus's (Marianna
cleaned the celler in morn. & in aft she made 4 aprons Ma & Emma H. doing house work. in
eve. Geo. T. & Kate came & Geo. help'd about giving Wm. a vapour bath then he Wm. went
right to bed.
JULY THURSDAY 12 (193-172) 1900
picked blk currants & raspberries
A lovely cool day Pa still feeling poorly he did not get up for our breakfast as he had a poor
night with his throat & cough Pa wrote to his brother Edwin as it is his 80th birth day. Will
Geo. O. & Ted busy in the hay they drew in several loads. Hi cutting wheat (in morn. Emma
H. & Marianna picked blk. currants & raspberries & Mrs. Harris & Lilly came & picked blk
currants for themselves children here to after tea Emma H. & Marianna went over to Duffs
�Ma busy in the house in eve. Geo. T. went to Norwich Pa sent by him $35 check to Alice
Mott Boys drew in 3 loads of hay after milking it is in nice order & bright moonlight. Wm's
side still painful does not improve much
JULY Sat. 14th FRIDAY 13 (194-171)1900
mistake this is for Sat. (Emma H. & Emma P. at Miss. Mt.
A lovely day quite cool Pa poorly all day laid by all day (Wm. better) Will went to Blk. smiths
in Hawtrey & got Mike shod & went again with harness & got it fixed. & boys drew hay &
shocked wheat & hoed garden in aft. a little) in eve. Geo. O. raked down south the hay left in
it for himself we had supper before 5 - & after milking they had the rest of time. (Wm. went on
his wheel in aft. first time in 6 wks. in aft. Emma H. & Emma P. went to Miss. Mt. at Kings
they staid to tea got home after 8. girls picked raspberries in morn. & we canned 4 qts.
JULY SATURDAY 14 (195-170) 1900
A hot day Pa poorly with his throat & cough had to lay by -. Boys finished the hay that was
cut & Geo. O. & Ted hoed garden in aft. in morn. Will got Mike shod at Clarks - in aft. Emma
H. &.
Friday. 13th
A hot day Pa poorly laid by Hi cut wheat south railroad & in aft. they drew in hay from
Anderson place. in aft. Emma H. took Wm. to Dr. Wells & Wm. pd. him his bill. in eve Wm.
went over to Duffs - he seems much better in eve. Mrs. Forman & Deliah came Geo. T.
helpd. Wm. take his vapor bath again
JULY SUNDAY 15 (196-169) 1900
hot morn. thundered & lightened & heavy rain at noon it struck stump fence between us &
Becks boys & Beck drew stump out of fence (Pa poorly & he & Ma staid home Ma got dinner.
Emma H. Marianna & Emma P. went in Pa's rig to Mt. (very hot) - in eve. Mary Duff & Miss
McKenzie came. Pa & Ma call'd at Geo Ts. (Geo. O. took his colt & Pa's open buggy & went
to see his brother) Wm. much improved.
JULY MONDAY 16 (197-168) 1900
Wm. up to our breakfast first time)
�A hot day Pa feeling better he was writing agreement between him & sons. & cut some
weeds Will in morn. went to Delhi with Dick to get his shoulder fixed as it has lump on but
vetenery was away Hi cultivated corn & potatoes in morn Geo. O. same, Ted hoed & cut hay
Will hoed to in aft. & Byricks boy to in aft. but he got sick & vomited as he ate green apples.
Ted helpd Marianna wash & she & Emma picked the raspberries & canned 4 qts. Ma busy
about house work. & Gerty here all day, in eve. Lill & babe & Mrs. Harris came & picked
pease for themselves Wm. took vapor bath all alone to night he feels much better.
JULY TUESDAY 17 (198-167) 1900
(Carl Ames came from Chicago
A hot day & high wind Pa & Ma went to Jno. Atkins to dinner Pa also call'd on Fred. Deller to
see about his Mortgage & we also call'd on Alice Mott & Rush's home for tea. Will, Hi, Geo.
O. & Ted drawing in hay & began drawing the wheat but wind too high to draw Carl Ames
came on noon train Marianna met her she will stay until thursday. - girls doing house work
Wm's back quite painful this eve. Emma {illegible} his side he did not have a bath this eve.
JULY WEDNESDAY 18 (199-166) 1900
M. Carl Ames, & Emma P. at Ott. Park. in aft.
A lovely day rained hard last night Pa went down in morn. to Mrs. Almosts to see her about
her int. due 1st July to Mrs. Woodruff he got home to dinner All Boys working in corn
cultivating & hoeing. in aft. Marianna, Carl Ames & Emma P. went to Ott. had a boat ride &
had a lunch in the Park & they call'd at Sherwoods & Deil Tuffords in eve. Emma H. took 7
doz. eggs at 12 cts doz. she got oatmeal, soap, & biscuits - Gerty here in aft. Ma took her
home in eve. Ma wrote to Bell at Orion, & to Hugh at Detroit, also to Mrs. Clark in England
JULY THURSDAY 19 (200-165) 1900
Cryl Ames left
A very warm day Pa home all day he fixed horse block steps & wrote letters (All Boys in the
corn east of house thining it out as it is too thick & in aft. (Hi went to Station & got a new bike
for Barney House he gives his note $31- I think in aft. Marianna Alma & Emma P. went with
Cryl Ames to Station as she is going to Woodstock to visit her Grandpa in aft. Mrs. Almost
came & pd. Pa her int. for Mrs. Woodruff, to date.
JULY FRIDAY 20 (201-164) 1900
�Marianna Harris & Alice Pennington came)
A very warm sultry day Pa home all day except he went to meet Wm. on noon train Wm.
went on morn. train to see Dr. St. Clair returned on noon train Boys in the corn in morn. & in
aft. they drew in wheat (in eve. Will, Hi & Ted went to Summerville to load cheese so as to be
ready for morn. Geo O. went to his place - in eve. Marianna Harris, & Alice Pennington,
came Marianna H. staid here Alice Pennington went to stay with Alma all night Wm. still
here.
JULY SATURDAY 21 (202-163) 1900
Carrie Mott came) (M. Harris left. (Wm. left this eve.
A nice cool day Pa visiting with Marianna Harris in morn. Geo. T. here a while in morn. to talk
with Marianna Harris about Alice Pennington going to Pickering & in aft. Pa took Marianna
Harris to Norwich & he brot. Carrie Mott here for a few days. in morn. Will took 47 boxes
cheese to Delhi & brot. 15 blls. Thorold cement for cementing stable floors. rest boys cut
wheat & drew in nearly all. Wm. left us this eve. is going to sleep at his own house to night &
board at Geo. T.s
JULY SUNDAY 22 (203-162) 1900
A lovely day Pa & Ma went to Mt. in pheaton & Marianna & Alice P. went to Mt. in open
buggy Hi wife & Gerty went in Hi's rig. Carrie Mott Emma H. & Will staid home & in aft. Will,
Emma H. & Carrie Mott went to Summerville Mt. in Pa's rig & Marianna & Mrs. Harris went to
Summerville Mt. in Hi's rig Alice Pennington here to tea (in aft. after Mt. Emma H. Marianna
& Carrie Mott went to Hi's to tea
JULY MONDAY 23 (204-161) 1900
A very warm day Pa home all day he wrote to Ed. Harris & J.W. Treffry at Quebec & he cut
weeds (H. A. Sutton came in aft. here to tea Will cutting weeds & fixed some fence Hi
cultivating corn, Geo. O. cultivated & mowed some hay on Anderson place (in aft. Mary Duff
& Miss McKenzie came here to tea & after the youngsters played croquet Wm. & Alice
Pennington & Carrie Mott also here to tea & Gerty to. Ted. help'd Marianna wash & Emma
milked. Marianna has head ache. Emma H. & Carrie Mott picked some raspberries in morn.
Ma seeing to dinner &c. (in eve. Wallace Fairchilds wife & boys call'd in eve. he is going to
start to British Columbia in morn & came to say good bye
JULY TUESDAY 24 (205-160) 1900
�girls at Geo. T's.)
A dull close warm day rained in eve. Pa home all day he rested & worked in garden. Will
fixed fence behind house Hi cultivating in morn. Geo. O. & Ted & drew load hay from
Anderson place Will sold rest to Geo. O. & put it in Geo.Os barn - in aft. Hi went to Ott. to get
check cashed but Paxton cld. not cash it (in aft. Emma H. Marianna & Carrie Mott went to
Geo. Ts for tea rained hard in eve. - in morn. Emma & Marianna ironed. Ma got dinner Ma
wrote to Mary Gregory in Washington
JULY WEDNESDAY 25 (206-159) 1900
Lilly & Mother at Ott. to tea Em & Carrie Mott went for a drive to.) (Excursion to Dover Ted
went
A dull morn & rainy cleared before noon. Pa home all day he was working in the garden most
of day. (Will, Hi, Geo. O. drew 2 loads of gravel for cementing stables or getting ready for it.
from Irwins, Ted went on Excursion to Dover away all day. (Gerty here all day in aft. Mrs.
Harris & Lilly & baby went to Ott. staid to tea at Albert Titus's. & Ett Fairchilds took Wm. with
her horse & carriage to Bookton they had tea at Mr. Fairchilds there. & after tea Emma took
Carrie Mott for a drive they drove to Ott. & came home through the fernery. (Alice & Emma
Pennington went in aft. with their Uncle Geo. to Delhi & they went thro. the new grist Mill
Geo. T. brot plank home.
JULY THURSDAY 26 (207-158) 1900
Ma & Mrs. Harris at G. Sherwoods in aft.) (had cabbage for first time)
quite cool for July Pa & Emma H. went up to Fred. Dellers to see about their renewal of
Mortgages they got home for tea they dined at Jno. Atkins - Will, Hi, & Geo. O. drew 4 loads
of gravel for cementing stables. Ted hoeing in Hi's garden (we had cabbage for dinner (from
Lill) first time this summer (in aft. Carrie Mott drove Mrs. Harris & Ma over to Geo.
Sherwoods for a visit & in eve. Carrie went for them. Alice Alma & Emma Pennington were to
Hi's for aft. & tea. Alice P. here to dinner Marianna began making Emma Hs brown silk waist
Ma got dinner &c. Ma took 3 doz eggs at 11 cts doz to S. Innis & got stuff for Emma P. 2
aprons
JULY FRIDAY 27 (208-157) 1900
(Pa & Ma at funeral
�Another lovely day Pa & Ma attended Mrs. Heywood Senrs funeral at English Church in Ott.
large funeral Rev. Mr. Wright preached funeral sermon. Will & Geo. O. drew 2 loads of gravel
& Will pd. Mrs. Irwin 85 cts. for what they drew yes. & to day & on Wednesday Hi drew some
posts from Ott. from Thos. Penningtons Mill (Ted digging post holes) Will Hi & Geo. O.
working in stable getting ready for man to cement floors. Milton Fairchilds here to tea.
JULY SATURDAY 28 (209-156) 1900
Emma took Carrie Mott home
Another lovely day Pa went to Woodstock to examine titles on Dellers estate as they are
going to have their Mortgage renewed to Fred. Nicholson in Toronto All boys fixing stables
for cementing putting posts in, &c. as man is expected monday to cement floors. right after
dinner Emma H. took Carrie Mott home to Norwich. Emma took tea at Alice Motts she got
Mrs. Harris watering pot mended (last night there was a fire in Norwich of Haken's drug store
also burnt Norwich library & Miss Mills dressmaker lost a good deal) in morn. Marianna went
to stay with Mary Duff as her folks are gone to Paris.
JULY SUNDAY 29 (210-155) 1900
A lovely day Pa took Alice & Emma Pennington to Mt. & Emma H. Marianna & Mary Duff
went in Hi's rig to Mt. Mary Duff was here to dinner & after Mrs. Harris, Marianna & Mary Duff
went to Summerville S.S. & Mt. Alice Pennington also here to dinner, & Emma P. went to
Geo's to tea with her sister Alice. in eve. Geo. T. & wife call'd calld in eve
JULY MONDAY 30 (211-154) 1900
Mr. Hagar came to cement stables.)
A nice day not very hot Pa home all day writing, John Cornell & step mother came in aft. Pa
wrote her will Pa also finished writing Mortgages of Dellers to Fred. Nicholson see his diary
Geo. O. help'd Marianna wash & Emma H. milked Ted. had head ache Boys preparing
Stables for cementing & at noon train (Mr. Hagar came from Burlington & began cementing
stable floors. in eve. Marianna & Kate drove to Ott. M. took 5 doz eggs @ 11 cts. doz. to
Smileys & got pepper, blueing & oat meal they call'd at Thos. Penningtons to see if he was
quite willing for Alice Pennington to go to Pickering College he gave consent at last. so
Marianna will get her ready.
JULY TUESDAY 31 (212-153) 1900
�(Marianna took guests to Norwich
quite cool for summer Pa home all day finishing up his papers & he went to P. O. in eve. All
the boys very busy about cementing stables Mr. Hager here all day cementing. after dinner
Marianna took in Pa's rig, Alice, Alma, & Emma Pennington to Norwich, they took tea to Alice
Motts & will stay at Mrs. Wm. Nobbs to night Marianna came home alone got here little after
8. Ma bot. 6 herrings & cleaned them. (Ma mending in aft.) girls ironed Ma getting dinner
thunder storm at noon cleared up by 2 - then girls went.
AUGUST WEDNESDAY 1 (213-152) 1900
A nice day Pa went to Norwich & to Dellers Pa went to Dellers to get Mortgages executed to
F. Nicholson he dined at Jno. Atkins & took tea at James Stovers got home after 8 All hands
busy helping Hagar cement stable floors (in aft. Ett Fairchilds & Mrs. Marshall Carder call'd
for a while. Gerty here all day as her Mother is painting floor in kitchen.) (Ling here ½ day
hoeing garden Pa left a $1, to pay him in full for ½ day yes. & ½ to day. $ a day.) Marianna
making Emma's brown silk waist Ma & Emma about house work Emma milked 6 cows in
eve. as boys are so busy.
AUGUST THURSDAY 2 (214-151) 1900
A lovely cool day for summer Pa went to Per. Mt. & rested. All hands as yesterday Mr. Hagar
got severe head ache cld. not work in aft. boys finished stable floors but have not finished
the mangers yet. after tea Will took Mr. Hagar to Delhi so he cld. telephone to his boss to
know where he must go next he has to go to Burlington in morn. to help build a Silo Will pd.
him $6 in full of his work. (in aft. Marianna drove to Norwich to bring home Alice, Alma, &
Emma Pennington they went tuesday Marianna had tea at Mrs. Wm. Nobbs got home after
8.) in morn. Mrs. Huggins came & pd. their int. due yes. $ in aft. Ma went to Geo's to shorten
his best pants as they were too long Ma was there to tea had celery from Lill
AUGUST FRIDAY 3 (215-150) 1900
began cutting oats)
quite cool again Pa home he wrote an agreement for S. A. Innis & wrote letters &c. Hi began
cutting oats up North finished the field Geo. O. & Ted setting up oats. Will choring (Mr. Hagar
left on morn. train for Burlington). girls & Ma getting garments ready to send to Moscow to
Mary Lety Gowdie to distribute amongst the needy ones there. Mrs. Harris & Lill also sending
& also Kate we are going to send a bll full for them. Alice Pennington here in aft. & eve.)
�Emma H. & Marianna went over with rig in eve. to Duffs to get what they will send to Moscow
but they had not got them picked up yet. they call'd for the things from Lills,
cutting oats
AUGUST SATURDAY 4 (216-149) 1900
cutting oats
A fine day Pa in morn. went to Delhi Bank to draw $100. for Wm. Pettinger out of Pa's S. B.
acct. & $160. out of Emma H. S. B. acct. to pay Deller's int. to Fred. Nicholson it is a
temporary loan to them as their pigs are not ready to sell Will choring got whey 4 cans here 3
for Geo. T. Hi cutting oats all day on Anderson place. Geo. O. & Ted setting up oats all day &
(after milking Will, Geo. O. Hi & Ted finished setting up the oats. (after 5 in aft. Mrs. Harris &
Lill drove Maud to Ott. Mrs. Harris staid there as it is their Q. Mt. at Ott. tomorrow they left
children here Hi, Ted, also here to tea & Alice Pennington to. Mrs. Duff brot. some of her
Marys cast offs for to send to Moscow for the needy ones & Kate also brot. some to send to
same they want to send a sugar bll. full the clothes are good & hope they will do good
AUGUST SUNDAY 5 (217-148) 1900
A very hot day Pa, Ma & Emma P. went in pheaton to Mt. & Hi took democrat & took his wife
baby, Marianna, Alice & Alma Pennington to Mt. Gerty staid home with Emma H. & all aft. to
AUGUST MONDAY 6 (218-147) 1900
Will thrashed at Sherwoods) (Ma at Hi's to tea Coukes there to
A very hot day them. 96/0 in shade Pa drove to Norwich to see Chas. Hall's wife & pd. her,
her int. from Pettitt she is willing to renew the Mort. & let him have money at 5 per ct. Pa got
home about 1. Will went to Warren Sherwoods to thrash ½ day came home feeling poorly &
took medecine Hi cutting oats on Anderson place Geo. O. & Ted setting up in morn., & in aft.
Geo. O. thrashed at Jno. Nolds in aft. Marshall Carder calld & Pa drove him to Station
Marshall sold Carder farm to Angotti an Italian for $3125. all to be pd. this fall (in aft. Ma went
to Hi's to tea Mr. & Mrs. Couke & Mrs. Kent were there to. Marianna sewing on Emma P.s
aprons. Ted help'd Marianna wash in morn.)
AUGUST TUESDAY 7 (219-146) 1900
Ett. Purvis & Jennie Cornell came) (Florence Blake came
�A very hot day them. 96/0 in shade & we heard thro. Pa & paper it was 99/0 in Woodstock
Pa went to Woodstock to examine title of Carden farm & village property he came home in
eve. & Florence Blake came with him Hi finished cutting oats on Andersen place. Will feeling
poorly laid by - Geo. O. finished thrashing at Jno. Nolds & started at Geo. T. s before dinner
got done about 4. Ted thrashed at Geo. T.s) (in aft. Ett. Purvis & Jennie Cornell came here to
tea Wm. here to tea to. (too hot to work)
AUGUST WEDNESDAY 8 (220-145) 1900
Mrs. Howell S. Grey & Clara here) Pd. butcher all up to date (Lucy & Emma Tapley here
Another hot day them. 96/0 in shade Boys finished shocking up oats put binder away & in aft.
Hi went to Ott. to try & get a carpenter to fix stables did not find any all engaged at other jobs
in morn. Lucy & Emma Tapley came here to dinner & tea. & Mrs Howell, Sarah Grey, &
Clara Smith all here to tea. Wm. & Florence Blake here to dinner to - Pa took his pheaton to
Clark in Hawtrey & got the wheels (spokes) fixed & got bll. to pack clothes in to send to
Moscow to the poor people there pd. 10 cts for it Lucy Tapley brot. some clothes & so did
Emma Tapley to for to send there Alice Alma & Emma at Duffs on visit. Ma pd. Butcher in full
to date he said we owed him 60 cts. from last yr. so pd. him all up
AUGUST THURSDAY 9 (221-144) 1900
Thrashers here)
A very hot day them. 98/0 in shade Pa home all day writing he wrote to Fred. Nicholson. &
Mortgage for Pettitt Boys fixing for thrashers & Hi went for them they came at 2 in aft. &
thrashed 383 bus. of oats up North, east side of lane, they thrashed out doors (Paul Lapier
done the thrashing) they intend thrashing wheat in morn. Ma & girls busy about house
cooking for thrashers & Pic nic in aft. Mrs. Harris came & help'd Marianna pack 2 blls of
clothes to send to Mary Gowdie in Moscow Ont. for the poor there she & Wm. here to tea in
all 22 here to tea (Alice Alma & Emma Pennington at Fairchilds in aft. and eve.)
AUGUST FRIDAY 10 (222-143) 1900
Pic nic at Ott. Farm) (Thrashers here
Another very hot day them. 97/0. Pa & Emma H. went to Pic nic in pheaton, & Marianna
Alma & Emma Pennington went in Hi's rig & Kate, Alice Pennington & Ellwood Butts went in
Geo. T.s rig all had a nice time only twas so very hot, Petchel Walker went in to bathe &
nearly got drowned. Florence Blake felt not well enough to go. (Thrashers here 17 here to
�dinner & Mrs. Harris Lilly & children & Wm. also here to dinner & tea Mrs. Harris & Lilly help'd
Ma get dinner 23 in all to dine they thrashed 167 bus. of wheat by noon (Ma feels quite
overcome with the great heat) (Ted Marriage & Charlie Pennington went to Pic-nic after
dinner, (after thrashing)
AUGUST SATURDAY 11 (223-142) 1900
A very hot day again them. 96/0 in shade Pa home all day he wrote letters &c. he sent check
to Alice Mott of $35. Boys drawing in oats they drew in 6 loads. (It rained thundered &
lightened in eve (in eve. Emma H. & Florence Blake went to S. Innis store took 6 ½ doz.
eggs @ 11 cts. doz. they got 1 lb. tea & rest in currants Wm. & Hi here to tea Wm. still
feeling poorly - with his shingles
AUGUST SUNDAY 12 (224-141) 1900
Cool cloudy & showery in aft. Pa & Florence Blake went in pheaton to Mt. & Hi, Lill & Gerty
Emma H. Marianna & Emma P. went in democrat to Mt. (Ma staid home & got dinner) Will
home to. (Ma wrote to Mrs. Clark & Hugh Connolly). after tea Emma H. Marianna & Florence
Blake went over to Duffs to spend the eve. & Florence played on their new piano. in eve.
Edd. Pennington came staid all night he has his hands poisoned so cant work.
AUGUST MONDAY 13 (225-140) 1900
Another cool cloudy day Pa feeling poorly did not get up to our breakfast & laid by most of
day he felt better in eve. Boys cant draw in oats to day as it is too wet they were clearing
around barn yard & Hi went to get Wm. Smith to fix the stables he came back with Hi &
staid there all night Ted help'd Marianna wash a big washing (in aft. Ett. Mr. & Mrs. Sills &
Mrs. Fairchilds from Brantford came all here to tea milk weighed 775 lbs dry pasture
AUGUST TUESDAY 14 (226-139) 1900
A cloudy warm day Pa went down to Pettitts to get them to sign renewal of Mortgage to
Catherine Hall in Norwich Boys drawing in oats drew in 5 loads Hi helping Wm. Smith
making stalls & mangers in cow stables. (girls ironing, large ironing) Edd. Pennington help'd
about drawing in oats his hands seems better. Mr. & Mrs. Green & boy at Geo. T.s from St.
George no visitors here to day except Florence Blake.
AUGUST WEDNESDAY 15 (227-138) 1900
�Mrs. H. & Lill at Flo's)
A cloudy day & warm Pa & Florence Blake went to visit James Kettle & family at or near
Willsonville 16 miles from here they returned in eve. had supper here. Boys drawing in
oats 6 loads most of day after they dried out. (Wm. Smith working in stables) Mrs. Harris Lill
& children went to visit Flo Churchill they were there to dinner & tea so her men were here in eve. Kate & Marianna drove to Ott. Kate took her horse & carriage Marianna got lining for
Alice Penningtons, Alice P. returned to Geo. Ts this eve, dress that M. Harris gave her, she
took 4 doz eggs at 11 cts doz. she got oatmeal & codfish little Emma at Geo's to tea (Edd.
Pennington left in morn. & went to Thos. Pennington's his hands are better they were
poisoned he came here Sun. eve.)
AUGUST THURSDAY 16 (228-137) 1900
finished drawing oats) (Florence B. & Em went North
A warm day them. 88/0. in shade Pa home all day he feels tired from yes. trip. Emma &
Florence Blake went to visit Alice Mott, Mary Ann Treffry, & intend staying at Jno. Atkins all
night Boys finished drawing in oats drew in 4 loads & Wm. Smith finished his job in stables
Will pd. him up $3.75. for 3 days work. Marianna making Alice Penningtons all wool dress
Marianna Harris gave her Ma doing house work getting meals &c. in eve. Kate call'd & gave
us some candy from Rochester N. Y.
AUGUST FRIDAY 17 (229-136) 1900
C. Corless & family here) (Emma H. & Florence returned
A warm day Pa in morn. went to I. B. Smiths to get a paper proved Will & Hi clearing out
stables of trash after carpenting & drew some sand to put in gang way - Geo. O. ploughing
north of barn for wheat. Ted & team helping Geo. T. draw in oats from Somers place (in aft.
Emma H. & Florence Blake returned from Norwich & Jno. Atkins's.) (& Charlie Corless wife &
daughter came here to tea & all night.) Marianna sewing on Alice Penningtons dress Ma
getting meals &c.
AUGUST SATURDAY 18 (230-135) 1900
Miss Woodrow came on eve train) (Charlie & Milton Fairchilds here to tea
A warm day them. 92/0. Pa visiting with Charlie Corless & wife they left about 4 in aft. after
which Hi got Pa's new buggy top from Station & put it on Pa's open buggy as Pa finds it too
hot to ride in uncovered. Boys Will and Hi trying to find out why the water did not run from
pipe top of lane they dug & found it full of straw they also drew sand Geo. O. ploughing for
�wheat. Ted & team drawing oats from Somers place for Geo T. (in aft. Charlie & Milton
Fairchilds here on visit, Alice & Alma Pennington also here, they all had supper on the lawn)
Miss Woodrow came on eve. train. School begins next monday.
AUGUST SUNDAY 19 (231-134) 1900
Cloudy & cool for summer Pa & Ma went to Mt. in pheaton {Achsah} Kenyon & Anna Ray
were at Mt. (Western fds.) Hi, Lilly, Gerty, Marianna, Florence Blake & Miss Woodrow went
in democrat to Mt (in aft. Will took democrat & took Emma H. Marianna Miss Woodrow &
Mrs. Harris to Summerville Mt. to hear a Persian preach & on their return stopped at Hi's to
tea. except Will he came home
AUGUST MONDAY 20 (232-133) 1900
A cloudy & showery day rained in eve. Pa drove to Norwich Florence Blake went with with
him Pa went to Bank & he sent check for buggy top. they got home at 1. Will & Hi fixing
stables ready for cows Geo. O. ploughing for wheat. Ted drew sand for stables & he help'd
Marianna wash. Emma H. milked in his place. in aft. Marianna & Florence Blake went to
Delhi got bag flour & they went through the Mill & canning factory & then went to Ett
Fairchilds to tea Wm. & Miss Woodrow also there to tea. in aft. H. A. Sutton brot. the two
Western fds. who where at Mt. yes. they were here all night. (Geo. O. took democrat & went
to Fairchilds for the folks in eve. as it was raining
AUGUST TUESDAY 21 (233-132) 1900
A fine day Pa visiting with Western fds. they left on aft. train for Welland Pa took their
luggage & Emma H. took them to Station Will & Hi cementing the bottom of cow mangers
Ted helping mix the cement Geo. O. finished ploughing for wheat Florence Blake at Geo. T.s
for dinner & tea. Miss Woodrow & Emma H. also there for tea. Emma H. ironed in morn.
Marianna & Florence made cakes for pic nic tomorrow Ma getting dinner &c.
AUGUST WEDNESDAY 22 (234-131) 1900
(Pic nic
A warm day Pa painting his open buggy as he has a new top for it. Will & Hi Emma H.
Marianna & Florence Blake went to Pic nic at Sulphur Springs 5 miles south from here Ted
getting stables ready for whitewashing they got home just in time for tea Geo. O. working on
summer fallow. folks came from Pic nic in time for tea.
�AUGUST THURSDAY 23 (235-130) 1900
Hi at Mill) (Bishops came
A warm day Pa painting his buggy a while in morn. & Wm. Bishop & wife came they were
here to dinner & tea so Pa visited all rest of day with them. Hi went to Delhi Mill for chop he
got 2100 $17 - a ton & he took. {blank} wheat & got Geo. O. working on wheat ground Ted
doing different things (Will sick laid by all day pic nic did not agree with him. Marianna had
sick head ache she laid by to Ma & Emma H. doing house work.
AUGUST FRIDAY 24 (236-129) 1900
Hi at Ott.) (Florence left on aft. train
A very warm day Pa giving his buggy 2nd. coat paint. Will fixing about stable Ted helping (Hi
& Geo. O. at Ott. all day as it is Civic holiday & there are games there, Hi had his dinner at H.
A. Titus's Geo. O. came back quite full & was away all night. (in aft. Will & Emma took
Florence Blake & baggage to Station she left on aft. train for Oelwein her home we gave her
some fine pears to take home. Ma feeling poorly in morn. had poor night Marianna swept up
stairs & after, sewing for Alice Pennington Ma also worked button holes over, in her
underclothes that were bot. at Woodstock ready made. (No one came to day) Mrs. Hicks
calld in eve. to see Pa about administring her husbands will
August Saturday 25 (237-128) 1900
A hot day Pa home all day he went to Hawtrey for bolts & he put a new shaft on his buggy &
painted shafts Will putting or fixing a wall in corner of barn Geo. O. helping Ted also. & Hi
helping Geo. T. about the pump in wind Mill at his place as it wont work (Geo. T. had to
bring his milk in eve, up here to cool as they did not get the pump fixed
August Sunday 26 (238-127) 1900
A very warm day Pa & Miss Woodrow & Emma P. went in pheaton to Mt. & Emma H. &
Marianna went in Hi's rig & Kate & Deliah Forman in Geo. T s rig & Deliah heard at Mt. her
Aunt Margaret Titus was to be burried at old fds. Mt. this morn. so she & Marianna went to
funeral Marianna dined at M. A. Treffrys & took tea at Alice Motts it was 9 Oclk. when they
returned home it thundered lightened & rained hard in the night. Ed. Churchill & family at Hi's
all day Ma & Will home all day. Mrs. Harris Lilly & children here in eve. Charlie Fairchilds
here to tea.
AUGUST MONDAY 27 (239-126) 1900
�picked Bartlett Pears)
A dull rainy day Pa went to Woodstock he went to get Administer papers for Mrs. Hicks he
returned in eve. Will & Geo. O. in morn. fixing wall in barn Ted help'd Marianna wash & after
he picked Bartlett pears & Emma H. help'd all aft. & eve. Marianna also help'd after tea they
picked in all about 12 bus. Hi help'd Geo. T. about the pump in morn. in aft. he was working
in stable
AUGUST TUESDAY 28 (240-125) 1900
Em brot Alice Mott & Kate Jacobs) (Ted & M. took pears to Delhi
A very hot day them 94/0. no breeze Pa home all day he was writing mortgagaes &c. Will &
Hi fixing stable wall as yes. Geo. O. helping. (Ted & Emma H. picking Bartlett pears until
noon. & after dinner Ted & Marianna took them to Delhi canning factory 13 ½ bus. they
got 50 cts. bus. Marianna got $3 sugar at S. Innis's $I she left at Hi's also got 1lb. tea 25 cts.
after dinner Emma H. drove to Norwich & brot. Alice Mott & Kate Jacobs for a few days visit
they stopped at Hi's to tea here all night
AUGUST WEDNESDAY 29 (241-124) 1900
Cooler & bright Pa in morn. went to Luther Hussey got him & wife to sign Mortgages to
executors of Miles Pennington's Estate & in aft. he was going to Mrs. Hicks's but he. met her
so cld. not do bus. will meet her in Ott. next fri. Will & Hi working in stable Geo. O. & Ted
working on summer fallow in aft. Ma Alice Mott & Kate Jacobs went to Geo. T.s to tea after
tea Emma H. & Kate Jacobs went to Elias Smiths & took ½ 1 bus. bus. of Bartlett Pears
@ 50 cts. bus. then they took a drive around the block.
AUGUST THURSDAY 30 (242-123) 1900
Thrashing at Duffs) (Emma took Alice M. & Kate Jacobs to Norwich)
Cooler Pa home all day he was working in garden as it is very weedy Will & Hi fixing doors in
stable Geo. O. & Ted thrashing at Duffs all day - (in aft. Emma took Alice Mott & Kate Jacobs
to Norwich they came tuesday. Marianna making Alice Penningtons red waist Ma also
helping fix her things it takes a lot of time to get her ready for Pickering College she will go
next monday D. V. (Ma got 4 large herrings in eve. & cleaned them
AUGUST FRIDAY 31 (243-122) 1900
canned 13 qts plums.)
�A real hot day Pa in morn went to Milldale Mt. as the Mt. house is getting plastered in places
where plaster is off Peter Kirkley & H. A. Sutton were there sweeping out they talk of
papering it. in aft. Pa went to Ott. to meet Mrs. Hicks Chas. Antice & Wm. Bell they signed
application for Administration papers for Hicks estate Will in aft. & Ted went to Delhi they got
2 loads bran Will bargained for 10 tons bran. at $12 a ton Hi in morn. help'd finish thrashing
at Duffs Geo. O. thrashing at M. Smiths Ted thrashing in morn. at Duffs. (A man brot. some
plums Pa bot. 2 baskets pd $ for them (Emma canned 13 qt. cans in aft. in eve. she went to
Duffs & took water melon & brot. some tomatoes & sweet apples. Marianna at Geo. T.s to
dinner she was fixing Alice P.s clothes for College Mrs. Howell & her brother in law there to
dinner & tea Miss Woodrow went home on aft. train.
SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 1 (244-121) 1900
Boys at F. Clares) (M. Gundry & Miss Cox came
very hot them 96/0 in shade Pa writing in morn. & after dinner he went to Select Mt. at Brick.
call'd at Alice Motts home for tea. Will went on his wheel to Ott. & Geo. T. & Hi took
the corn Silo cutting box to Frank Clare's as he cld. not get any any one else & Geo. T. & Hi
help'd him all day (& Will was there in aft. to see how they got on. Geo. O. went to Delhi &
got 2400 of bran Ted doing different things. Marianna met the eve. train & Mary Gundry &
Miss Cox came from Goderich for a few days. Ma feeling tired as the heat overcomes her
SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 2 (254-120) 1900
A very warm day Pa & Ma went in pheaton to Mt. & Emma H. & Emma P. went in Pa's buggy
that has new cover on, to Mt. & Geo. T. Alice & Alma Pennington went in Geo. T.s rig to Mt.
in aft. Will & Miss Gundry went to Summerville Mt. & Marianna & Miss Cox went to same &
after they all except Will went to Hi's to tea & eve. Emma H. also went to Hi's to tea. Charlie
& Edd. Pennington here to dinner Alice & Alma Pennington also here to tea. Mr. & Mrs. Duff
here in eve.
SEPTEMBER (Labor Day-Dominion) MONDAY 3 (246-119) 1900
Mrs. Harris Lill & children here also Kate Wm. Miss G. & Cox) (Geo T. took A. Pennington to
College) Wms. birth day 73.
Cooler & Showery Pa home all day he was working in his garden fixing to plant strawberries
for next summer Will went to Ott. & got Mike shod & Nell shoe sett & he went to Clare's to
see how Hi got on at Clare's they finished filling Clare's Silo's began Sat. Clare pd. Hi $6. for
filling the two - Geo. O. went to Delhi & got load bran it whd. 3380 lbs a big load Geo. O.
�help'd Emma H. wash they got done before breakfast Ted doing different things. in morn.
Marianna went to Delhi to get Tooley to come to see sick cow Miss Gundry & Miss Cox went
with her & went to see the sulphur spring nr. Delhi. in aft. Mrs. Harris Lill & children here to
tea also Kate Wm. Hi & Ted Miss Cox & Miss Gundry. (Geo. T. took Alice Pennington to
Pickering College he will visit Toronto Show to. (we had roast chickens this yes. for dinner
they were very nice) Miss Woodrow came on eve. train
SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 4 (247-118) 1900
M. Gundry & Miss Cox left)
A nice day Pa home all day he was working in garden & planting strawberries. Will choring in
morn. Hi went up to Clare's cut a little corn & Geo. O. & Ted went there for the cutting box
they got their dinners there & in aft. got Geo. Ts engine & cut some corn here for cows now.
Ma & Marianna pealing & canning flemish beauties (pears) they canned 12 qts. Emma doing
house work. (in morn Marianna took Mary Gundry & Miss Cox to Station & they went home
to Goderich Marianna took 11 doz. eggs at 12 cts. doz. to S. Innis's & got spices & sugar
also vinegar from Kate for pickling pears
SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 5 (248-117) 1900
(Deliah & cousin here
A nice day in morn. Mr. & Mrs. Garratt came she got her Mortgages will collect themselves
Pa was writing in office all morn. in aft. he rested & worked in garden he also recd. a letter
from M. D. Carder & ans. it at once Will & Hi fixing up cutting knivs & in aft. Hi went to
Norwich took an old plow & brot. a new one & pd. the difference Ted working with the boys,
Geo. O. went to Delhi for a load bran he brot. 2500 a big load & he unloaded it Ted help'd. in aft. Deliah Forman & her cousin from Tilsonburg came here to tea & after they, Marianna,
Miss Woodrow & Emma H. Emma P. played croquet. Geo. T. returned at noon been to
Pickering with Alice Pennington
SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 6 (249-116) 1900
sold Pete calf for $73 3 yrs old)
A hot day them 92/0 Pa went to Woodstock to see Ball on Carder estate accts & on other
things also about settling the Mason Estate the only heirs are two women who married
Dellers. home on noon train Will & Hi making hog rack &c. & they sold Pete colt for $73. cash
Geo. O. & Ted thrashed at Wm. Sherwoods in morn. & in aft. they worked on Summer fallow
Ma & Emma H. pealed tomatoes & Emma canned 13 qts. & they got dinner &c. Marianna &
�Gerty went to Per. Mt M. took patterns of wall paper for Mt. house for those interested to
select from as they intend having it papered (John Treffry died last night) in eve. Emma H. &
Miss Woodrow went to inform Henry Lossing of John Treffrys death they got some pickling
onions
SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 7 (250-115) 1900
(attended Jno. Treffrys funeral
a good deal cooler Pa Ma & Emma Pennington went in pheaton to John Treffry's funeral (Hi
went on his wheel & they or we dined at Alice Motts Mr. Plowman conducted the funeral had
service at the house & at the grave at Milldale. Geo. T. & Uncle Wm. went on Geo's rig to
funeral in aft & Emma H. Marianna & Lill went in Pa's buggy to funeral Will stayed home he
was fixing rack for hogs Geo. O. & Ted in aft. thrashing at Becks Geo. O. in morn. got a load
of bran 2900 lbs from Delhi. Ted thrashing in morn. at Mrs. Irelands for Fred Bachelor. (Mrs.
Harris & children staid here in aft. & kept house she, Lilly Hi, & children here to tea. Emma H.
canned 5 qts tomatoes
SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 8 (251-114) 1900
Thrashed at Geo. Ts)
A nice day Pa in morn. went down to Delhi & Angott went with him to get his money to pay
for Carder farm near $3000. Pa Will & Hi doing different things Geo. O. & Ted thrashing at
Becks & they came to Geo. Ts in aft. after 2 Oclk. Pa rested in aft. he is not feeling well in aft.
Marianna & Miss Woodrow went to Miss. Mt. at Hedericks. in aft. Emma H. went down to
help Kate as they have thrashers
SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 9 (252-113) 1900
(Luke Humphrey came
A warm day Pa Ma & Emma P. went in pheaton to Mt. & Marianna & Miss Woodrow went in
Pa's covered buggy. the rest staid home, Kate went in her rig alone & Luke Humphrey rode
home with her he staid there to dinner, came here to tea & all night Mary Duff came here in
eve. a while
SEPTEMBER MONDAY 10 (253-112) 1900
a very warm day Pa & Emma went to Norwich Pa went to Bank & got money to go to {Q}. Mt.
& Emma's to put in Delhi he also call'd at Nobbs to see what paper they chose for Mt. house
�they chose plain so do we it is cheaper & more suitable to the rest of Mt. house they came
home for dinner Will Hi & Luke Humphrey went to Delhi with two loads of hogs they got
$5.60 - they whd {blank} lbs came to {blank} (in aft. Luke Humphrey went up North with rig to
get his working clothes as he is going to help our boys to fill Silos, our boys began cutting
next to Houses in aft.) Geo. O. helpd Marianna wash got done before breakfast Will brot.
home a small basket of peaches (poor things) we canned some & some pickled 3 qts.
altogether.
SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 11 (254-111) 1900
Sarah Tapley here) (began filling Silo to day
Pa's birth day 75 yrs A very warm day in morn. Pa went to Delhi to put money in bank for
Emma H. which he took out of Molson bank at Norwich that Dellers put in for her he came
home to dinner (Sarah Tapley came after he left she waited for him was here to dinner, after
he wrote her will she left about 4 in aft. Wm. was here to dinner but felt too poorly to eat
much he intended going to London this morn. but was not well enough Boys began filling our
Silo finished field next to Houses's & cut quite a bit north of house nearly fill'd one Silo. (Pa
took 7 ½ doz. eggs to S. Innis he got 10 cts of yeast cakes the rest in light sugar eggs 12 cts.
doz. sold 11 doz the 4th
SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 12 (255-110) 1900
quite a bit cooler Pa went to Mo. Mt. he came home to dinner & rested & wrote to. all hands
filling Silos here, Will Nold, Luke Humphrey, & Geo. T. here to dinner. (Kate went to see her
Mother to day). Wm. went to London to visit Foxe's & Show he is not feeling very well. Ma &
Emma doing house work. Marianna made a blue figured shirt waist for Emma H. to day Pa &
her intend going to Q. Mt. tomorrow at Pelham
SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 13 (256-109) 1900
Hugh Connolly came) (A. Mott Mrs. Mott Alice Leffry Mrs here
quite cool & bright, in morn. Pa went in morn to see Angott about the Insurance on Carder
farm & in aft. Pa & Emma H. went on aft. train to Q. Mt. at Pelham Boys all at Geo's until
carriers on machine got broke then all had to stop & get it fixed. in morn. Alice Mott Mrs. Jno.
Mott, Mrs. Mason & Alice Leffry all here to dinner & tea except Alice Leffry she left on aft.
train for Norwich. Hugh Connolly came on eve. train from Detroit to stay a while for rest. Geo.
T.s. birth day 45 yrs.
�SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 14 (257-108) 1900
A nice day Pa & Emma H. at Q. Mt. Boys down to Geo's cutting corn for Silo's & in aft. they
broke down again Clark in Hawtrey fixing it will have it done tomorrow forenoon Marianna
making over Ma's caps done 4 of them. Ma getting meals in eve. Marianna & Hugh Connolly
drove to Duffs for pumpkins got 1 for us 1 each for Hi's & 1 for Geo. T. in aft. Hugh &
Marianna were hunting eggs tried to break hens from sitting
SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 15 (258-107) 1900
Boys at Kents cutting corn) (Jno. Atkins here to tea drilled wheat
A nice day Pa & Emma at Q. Mt. in Pelham Boys fill'd one Silo for Geo. T. by noon &
afternoon they went to cut corn for Herb Kent or his Silo it will take two days yet for his they
worked late to night Luke worked on wheat ground here he drilled in some in aft. Geo. O.
also worked on some in aft. Jno. Atkins came to pay money to Geo. T. he borrowed, he was
here to tea & played croquet 1 game with Marianna Miss Woodrow & Hugh Connolly.
(Marianna done the cleaning, Ma done baking bread, pies, & cake. Wm. returned from
London feeling very poorly with his bowels
SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 16 (256-106) 1900
Cloudy Pa & Emma H. at Q. Mt. at Pelham. No one went to Mt. at Milldale as Mt. house is
being repaired by painting & papering. in morn. Geo. T. & wife came & Geo. T. staid
to dinner. in aft. Marianna, Miss Woodrow, & Hugh Connolly went to Summerville Mt.
Wm. came in aft. & staid to tea & in eve. Miss Woodrow played on organ & Luke Humphrey
sang hymns Alma here to tea
SEPTEMBER MONDAY 17 (260-105) 1900
Boys at Kents cutting corn) (Luke finished drilling in the wheat
Another cloudy cool day had fire in parlor Hugh Connolly went to Station in morn. to meet Pa
& Emma H. they returned from Q. Mt. & Pa & Hugh Connolly went to Milldale to see Sam.
Trowell about fixing Mt. house they got home to dinner. (Geo. T. Will Hi, & Geo. O. up to
Herb Kents all day cutting corn with their engine & cutting box Luke Humphrey finished
drilling in the wheat north of barn at noon & in aft. Luke H. & Ted sharpening cutting knives
for corn they were very dull Pa took 5 doz eggs to S. Innis got 13 cts a doz. got white sugar
for it. Geo. O. help'd Marianna wash got done before breakfast & after she cut out Ma's best
dress Pa bot. her in Woodstock at $ yd brown mixed goods Ma & Emma doing house work.
�SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 20 (263-102) 1900
Cloudy & showery Pa went to Woodstock home on eve. train he went to search Geary's title,
get papers registered & he wrote Jane Kingsfords will. (Hugh Connolly & Marianna went to
Jno. Atkins to dinner had to go in Milldale Shed on their return as it rained so hard they got
home for tea Boys filling Silo as yesterday until stopped by rain Will McGregor here to dinner.
in eve, Hi went to Ott. to order stuff for a new Silo they have nr. fill'd two in eve. Lill came for
Marianna to take her measure for her new dress
SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 21 (264-101) 1900
(Kate Blair here to dinner & tea
fine & cool in morn. Pa went to Springford to see Chas. Anstice about Hicks estate also he
went to see Mrs. Hicks about Administration papers as she will be adminstratar he came
home to dinner & Kate Blair (was Sherwood) came in morn. for Pa to write her will Pa wrote
it for her in aft. she was here to dinner & tea. Boys finishing fill the two Silos engine gave out
just before finishing Geo. Sherwood Will McGregor here extra (in aft. Emma & Marianna
went to Delhi to see for a fall hat did not get any they took (4 doz. eggs to S. Innis got
oatmeal & velvet ribbon ribbon for trimming Marianna's dressing jacket Emma gave her eggs
13. a doz. (Ma wrote to Neal Corless) Wm. here to dinner & tea he, Hugh Miss Woodrow
Emma P. played croquet after school.
SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 22 (265-100) 1900
girls at Bachelors) (Hugh left.
A fine cool day in morn. Hugh Connolly left on morn. train for Detroit Pa took him to train &
then Pa went to Norwich he went to {the following approx. 8 lines from "the Bank" to "H.S. to
Milldale" were written by someone else, possibly Charles John Treffrey aka "Pa"} the Bank
deposited $400 recd from Mrs. Heles S.B. Book this is to loan to Chas Geary, call'd Dep $24
cash and got a cheque - marked for Edith A Harris for $29-12 missionary money (Japan)
calld on H A Sutton & Peter Hukley about the {repairs} of the Meeting House dined at P.K.
then drove with H.S to Milldale Boys at Geo's cutting corn finished it Hi & Luke went to Ott &
got lumber for another Silo & new tracks cost $35. Luke took irons to Clark to fix for hoops to
for Silo. Marianna fixed Alice's P. dress for Alma & in aft. Emma H. Marianna & Miss
Woodrow went to Fred. Bachelors for tea & eve.
SEPTEMBER 24 SUNDAY 23 (266-99) 1900
�this is for Monday
A nice day Pa home all day Mr. Geary & wife came & signed Mortgage to Mrs. Hele for $400
& he had $400 before in all $800 & Pa wrote to Howard Nicholson about his loan to
Montmorency as he want to pay it off. & Pa wants to hear whether he wants it in Eng. or not
Boys making a new Silo they cut hoops too short, so had to get them spliced & had to put
some on after dark for fear they wld. fall in. Ted help'd Marianna wash & Marianna was
making a dressing red sack after (in morn. Emma H. went to Ott. & bot. a carpet for
platform in Milldale Mt. house she pd. for it herself & she bot. a rug for buggy to. Ma got
dinner &c.
SEPTEMBER 23rd. MONDAY 24 (267-98) 1900
this is for - Sunday
No one went to Mt. at Milldale as the Mt. house is being repaired in aft. Pa, Ma & Emma H.
went to Summerville M. Mt. it rained fast on their return. Geo T. & Kate went to Wm. Tapleys
in morn. & to M. Mt. at Gore in aft.
SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 25 (268-97) 1900
A very warm day just like summer Pa went to Woodstock to get papers from Ball for
Mrs. Denis Hicks for guardianship to her children he came home in eve. Geo. & Kate went to
Norwich dined at M. A. Leffry's & Boys finished building the 3rd Silo in morn. & in aft. Will cut
corn east of house it is very large & heavy Geo. O. help'd him take sheave off machine Ted
& Geo. O. drew some manure in morn up north (sow had 11 pigs up North to day all white
but 2. in eve Kate call'd,
SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 26 (269-96) 1900
Will & Miss W - at surprise at Duffs)
A very warm day them. 88/0. in shade in morn. Pa went to Delhi Bank got checks cashed the
boys gave for Marianna to go to Chicago she starts D. V. in morn. Boys, also Geo. T.
Charles P. here cutting corn it is very hard work they are tired of the job. (in eve. Mary Duff
call'd Ma gave her a handercheif as it is her 17th birthday & the youngsters got up a surprise
for her for this eve. Will & Miss Woodrow went about 24 there spent the eve playing games
&c.
SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 27 (270-95) 1900
�(Marianna left {for} Chicago.
quite cool Pa & Ma went to Moses Corless's they went thro. Norwich & call'd for Alice Mott to
go with them, but she cld. not as her Mother & Catherine Huxley are there, Will cutting down
corn in morn. & in aft. helping load & unload rest boys Charlie P drawing corn Geo. T. at the
engine as usual (in morn. Ted took Marianna to M.C.R station to go to Chicago to visit her
Aunt) & cousins & sew for them (make dresses &c. &c.) Pa gave a check of $15 to Alice Mott
for Phebe Mott, as Phebe is in Coburg visiting. Alice Mott will write to her & send it to her.
SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 28 (271-94) 1900
A fine cool day Pa went to Milldale Mt. & took the platform carpet Emma H. bot. & made for it
he got home to dinner Boys cut 3 loads in morn of corn & & in aft. they nearly finished filling
Silos only two loads to put in now. in eve. Will pd. Frank O. Brien up for working in the corn.
Geo. T. & Charlie here to in aft. in morn. Emma H. drove to Hawtrey & took 6 doz eggs 13
cts doz. also took due bill of 80 cts. she got some sugar currants soap onions & peppers
SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 29 (273-93) 1900
Emma H & Miss W. went to Newton Heights for the night) (finished Silos this aft.
rained last night & this morn. Pa went to Woodstock to search Chas. Addisons title as he
wants a loan, it was not satisfactory so Pa wrote him this aft. (after it stopped raining
Boys finished their Silos & got cutting box loaded up to put away, in eve. (Boys seperated the
eve's milk as we are near out of butter & cant get any it is 25 cts. lb. we are going to keep 3
messes 2 for us & 1 for Hi. (in aft. Emma H. & Miss Woodrow went to Newton Heights for the
night (Ma scrubbed churn & butter bowl as they had been down celler all summer & were
mouldy. Alma came & staid all night with her Sister Emma Boys fill'd 7 Silos this fall 2 for
Frank Clare 1 for Herb Kent 1 for Geo. T. & 3 here & built 1 here.
SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 30 (273-92) 1900
A nice day no one went to Milldale as Mt. house is not yet ready it is being papered & seats
stained in aft. Pa & Ma went to Summerville Mt. also Mrs. Harris Lill & baby, Gerty staid here
with Alma & Emma P. in eve at 7 Emma H. & Miss Woodrow returned from Newtown Heights
where they went yes. aft. (Luke Humphrey feeds little pigs with sweet warm milk often as the
sow is sick & may die he is trying to save them they take the milk quite well since learnt
OCTOBER MONDAY 1 (274-91) 1900
�A nice day Pa home in morn. in aft. he drove to Ott. on bus. Will & Hi in morn. went up to
Frank Davis to see about a second hand reaper did not get it as it not suit them they went to
Jno. Atkins to dinner & tea they also went to Retties to see their stock Luke & Ted picking up
corn in east field where it was left or dropped when cutting & drawing for Silos they got
several wagons full. Geo. O. ploughing near by houses. Ma had chill & fever in aft. & was
very poorly all night she took 2 pills in eve.
OCTOBER TUESDAY 2 (275-90) 1900
A real warm day Pa had an early dinner & went to Rush's to meet Moses Corless to examine
a fence on late Elias Motts farm Rush rents it now. in morn Stephen McCurdy wife & son
came & pd. of remainder of their Mort. for Mrs. Hele pd. $133. Will doing different things (Will
churned twice as we are out of butter & boys Hi cutting clover seed / Luke Humphrey
seperated 3 messes of milk sat. night & Sunday's & Ted picking up corn as yes. Geo. O. in
morn thrashing at Fred Bachelors & in aft. thrashing at Geo. T s buckwheat Geo. O.
had his buckwheat there to thrash & Beck had his there to, so thrashers are to Geo. T. s to
tea only thrashers staid to Geo's rest went home Miss Woodrow went down & help'd Kate
wash dishes in eve. Ma feeling real poorly all day had to lay by.
OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 3 (276-89) 1900
A very warm day for Oct. them. 88/0 & no breeze Pa went to Woodstock on Chas. Addisons
bus. searching his titles copying abstracts &c. he came home on eve. train. Will fixing fence
nr. corn crib & hung gate &c. Hi cut clover seed, Luke & Ted picking up corn. (Geo. O.
thrashing at Jno. Nolds all day) Emma H. ironed Ma feeling better able to work a little
OCTOBER THURSDAY 4 (277-88) 1900
Another very warm day Pa attended Per. Mt. & they decided about expenses of *Pa went in
aft. to meet Anstice, Bell & Mrs. Hicks in aft. at Ott. on Hicks estate bus.* Mt. will give
envelopes Will & Luke drew some manure in field north barn Hi raking clover seed up &
help'd put it in Will & Luke help'd draw in to, finished drawing it in barn they picked up some
apples so as to put cows in east field. in eve Emma H. & Miss Woodrow went to S. Inniss &
took 8 doz eggs @ 13 cts. doz they got salmon oat meal & sugar Ma feeling some better but
very poorly yet
OCTOBER FRIDAY 5 (278-87) 1900
�Hi & Wm. at Ott. show) (Will at Delhi with cheese
very warm them 88/0 & no breeze Pa home all day writing Will doctering a cow in morn she
eat too much silo &c. bloated very much he gave her soda but did not help her so he went to
Geo's & got receipt of Brady's, turpentine & raw linseed oil which helped her I dont know
quanties it is on first page of (Home Cook Book) after dinner (Will went to Delhi with load of
cheese. in morn. Hi took apples & quinces to Ott. show he got first prize on quinces Hi &
Wm. also took flowers to show for Wm. he went to he got 5 prizes on them in aft. Hi went
again to Ott. show to see prizes Luke Humphrey & Geo. O. ploughing down by Houses. (Ma
feeling real poorly all day took more pills. Emma baking & swept up stairs
OCTOBER SATURDAY 6 (279-86) 1900
Ott fair day)
A very warm day Pa & Ma feeling poorly, in morn. Hi, Geo. O & Ted went to Ott. fair they
took Bull, calves, & colt they got 1st prize on Bull, 3rd on calf, Will took Emma H. & Miss
Woodrow, after an early dinner to Ott. fair in eve. John Corless wife & son came & staid all
night little Emma went to stay with Alma
OCTOBER SUNDAY 7 (280-85) 1900
first time to Mt. since repairing it)
Cloudy & showery day Pa & Luke Humphrey went to Mt. first since repairing it in pheaton &
Emma H. Miss Woodrow & Emma P. went in buggy to Mt Geo. Kate & Alma went to Mt. in
their rig & after Mt. Geo. & Kate went to Mrs. Howells to dinner, & they took Emma P. with
them Alma came home. (in morn. Jno. Corless & Wm. went on bikes to Abby's at junction &
came back in time for dinner - Ma staid home & got dinner. Jno's wife & baby also here baby
has bad cough like whooping cough they left for home at 4 in aft. it rained when they left. Ed.
Churchill & wife at Hi's Ma wrote to Marianna in eve. at Chicago
OCTOBER MONDAY 8 (281-84) 1900
thrashers came)
A lovely bright cool day Pa feeling poorly he rested & wrote letters & finished deeds &
Mortgages (see his Diary) Thrashers came in morn. there were 16 men here to dinner
& 20 to supper they thrashed 635 635 bus. of oats. we had 3 large plymouth roasters killd for
dinner pumkin & apple pies also rice pudding &c. &c. they finished at 5. Lill & children here
all day helping (thrashing made Will quite sick & Lukes head ached & had chill they went to
bed at 7 - Will took pills
�OCTOBER TUESDAY 9 (282-83) 1900
Miss Woodrow pd her board to 30th Septr pd $11-50 cts
Another lovely day Pa went to Ott in morn. he got Maud shod he pd. 50 cts for her also went
to Chas. Addison about his loan & he & wife executed Mort. of $600 to M.J. Pennington
Estate. Pa feels better, rested in aft. (Will sick all morn. did not work to day. Hi, Geo. O. &
Ted clearing up barn so as to put clover seed back in barn as they run it out in waggons yes.
while thrashing (Luke putting in rye by Houses two men came to buy cows they were here to
dinner did not buy any. Geo. O. help'd Emma wash after breakfast & in *aft. he took team
to his place to clean out his barn so Fred Bachelor can put wall under it he was there all night
in aft. Miss Woodrow pd. her board to 30th. of Septr she goes tomorrow to teachers
Convention. she pd $11-50 50 cts off for being away. in eve. Geo. Kate & Miss Woodrow
went to Endeanns at Milldale Miss Woodrow leads it Emma H. at Hi's all eve. *(Geo. O. took
over team in aft. & went over to his place to draw out manure from his barn as he intends to
have it raised & a wall put under it
OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 10 (283-82) 1900
Boys dug potatoes)
A fine day Pa feeling poorly laid by most of day different ones came & pd. int.
&c. see his diary. Hi, & Ted digging potatoes in morn. & Will & them picked up in aft. & Will &
Ted took a wagon load to Hi's in morn Will drew a load manure in morn. & he went to blk.
smiths with trucks to fix Luke Humphrey ploughing {two words crossed out-illegible} south
railroad. Geo. O. at his place all day & night
OCTOBER THURSDAY 11 (284-81) 1900
A lovely day Pa & Ma went to Norwich & they dined & took tea at Alice Motts it is
the anniversary of their wedding 46 yrs. ago. Pa also went to Bank & deposited he also call'd
on Bob Treffry to tell him about his title on his land Hi & Ted digging potatoes as yes. in aft.
picking up & took another load to Hi in aft. (in aft. Si Pettitt came & boys bargained with him
to enclose Silos & roofing them he charges $20. for the job. (Geo. O. still at his place) Luke
ploughing south railroad all day & night
OCTOBER FRIDAY 12 (285-80) 1900
finished digging potatoes) (Hi's birth day
�A lovely day in morn. Peter Addison came to get Pa to rewrite his will. & in aft. Pa & Ma
drove down to Stephen McCurdys for him & wife & son to sign deeds they pd. Pa to register
them Will, Hi, & Ted finished digging potatoes & put 1 load down our celler Luke ploughing
south railroad all day. (Geo. O. still at his place.) Ma mending Emma H. doing house work.
Emma P. at Hi's to dinner & took tea at Geo. Ts it is Hi's birth day 31 yrs. (Marianna still at
Chicago.)
OCTOBER SATURDAY 13 (286-79) 1900
(Ted commenced picking apples
Another lovely day Pa not well Stephen McCurdy wife & son came before Pa was up &
before we had breakfast they came because the son wanted an agreement written
about stock & implements Pa made a memo. & will write one they are coming tues. eve. to
sign it Pa. also rewrote Peter Addisons will & he came in aft. & signed it Emma H.
& Will witnessed Will & Hi in morn. loaded some logs & in aft. Hi took them out to Ott. to get
sawed to enclose the Silos Si Pettitt is to do the work Will in aft. fixed some shelves in celler
for to put apples on & Ted commenced picking apples (Luke ploughing as yesterday) Geo.
O. still at his place about his barn Miss Woodrow returned from teachers Con. on eve. train.
(Gerty here all night) as Hi Lill & baby went to surprise in eve. at Herb Kents as it is his
birthday & Will Emma H. & Miss Woodrow also went they came home at ½ past 12 - nearly
Sunday we got $1-12 cts butter from Sam Innis
OCTOBER SUNDAY 14 (287-78) 1900
A lovely day Pa & Ma went to Mt. in pheaton & Emma H. Miss Woodrow & Emma P. went in
buggy Hi went on his wheel to Mt. Luke & Will staid home Pa not feeling well Ma wrote to
Marianna in Chicago in eve.
OCTOBER MONDAY 15 (288-77) 1900
(Boys began filling car with wood
A lovely day Pa writing in morn. he wrote agreement between Stephen McCurdy & son &
sent order for fruit trees & in aft. (Pa Ma & Emma P. went to Ott. got Emma P. measured
for school shoes & they got 2 bus. of onions from Wm. Parsons @ 65 cts. bus. &
soap grease from butcher @ 5 cts lb. got 16 lbs. cost 80 cts. Will over helping Geo. O. near
all day raise his barn Hi took logs in morn. to saw to enclose Silos in aft he went to blk.
smiths Geo. O. still at his place day & night Luke ploughing until 3 in aft. then Will Hi Luke &
�Ted began to fill a car with wood sold to man named Dunn for $1.35 cord (to day Will pd.
Stuart $7.75 this pays all our insurances until next spring
OCTOBER TUESDAY 16 (289-76) 1900
Boys finished filling car with wood)
A great change in weather real cool to day. Pa went to Delhi in morn. to get money out of
Bank for Emma H. as she is going to Woodstock in morn. Will, Hi, Luke, Ted & Geo. O. filling
car with wood they finished filling it in time for 4 Oclk. train so it went to Ingersoll to Jno. Ross
wood buyer Dunn buys for him they get $1.35 cord they put 35 cords in the car. The wood is
16 inches long Emma ironed Ma working in house work.
OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 17 (290-75) 1900
A lovely day Pa, Ma, & Emma H. went to Woodstock Pa took Miss Jones Will up to Ball he
said it must be Probated they returned on eve. train Emma bot. hat, blk. dress, underwear,
french flannels, for waists &c. Ma bot. 32 yds. sheeting 10 cts yd (single fold) stuff for every
day gown 25cts. yd. under wear for Will also cap pr. shoes for herself &c. & stuff for nighties
Will & Hi drawing lumber & logs - Luke ploughing, Ted picked some apples Geo. O. working
at his barn.
OCTOBER Thanksgiving THURSDAY 18 (291-74) 1900
Mrs. H. & Flo here) (Miss Woodrow went home on aft. train
Another lovely day Pa, Hi, Luke Geo. T. went up to Milldale to fix up a wire fence around
grave yard & to fix wood shed up they took their dinners they did not finish as there were not
many there (Geo. O. went up in aft.) Will in aft. went to Delhi Mill & got 3400 shorts @ $15. a
ton Ted picking some apples. in morn. Lill & children came, here to dinner & Mrs Harris &
Flo, Churchill came they were here to dinner to, we had lovely roast chickens &c. &c. Miss
Woodrow left on aft. train for home will be back sat. or Sun.
OCTOBER FRIDAY 19 (292-73) 1900
Marianna returned) (Hi finished wire fence at Milldale
Another lovely day M.D. Carder came early in morn & settled up with Pa & in aft. Pa & Hi
went to Milldale Mt. & Hi finished the wire fence there Will Hi in morn Luke & Geo. O. & Ted
fill'd the 2nd car this car is smaller than the 1st the boys finished filling car & sent it on the 4
Oclk. train to Ingersoll to Jno. Ross wood buyer [in aft. Kate took Ma to call on
�Fanny Quance as she has been ill she was gone to Delhi so they came home [& Emma
H. (went to M.C.R. & met Marianna she returned from Chicago been gone 3 wks. she call'd
at Detroit to see Bill Mrs. Harrison came here all night
OCTOBER SATURDAY 20 (293-72) 1900
A lovely day Pa at Milldale Mt. all day he was rebuilding the steps at back of Mt. house,
he took his dinner with him. Will went to Delhi Mill & got 2700 shorts @ $15. a ton. Hi
drawing stuff for enclosing Silo's from Thos. Penningtons. Luke & Ted picking apples for Hi.
[Geo. O. got our team to draw lime for himself & sand but got drunk so did not do much) - in
aft. Mr. Harrison Emma H. & Marianna went up in woods to get chesnuts. Wm. & Mary Duff
went to on their wheels. Mr. Harrison here all night
OCTOBER SUNDAY 21 (294-71) 1900
A fine day Pa & Emma P. went in pheaton to Milldale Mt. & Emma H. & Marianna went in
buggy to Mt. Miss Woodrow returned with them she went home thursday aft. she rode home
with Pa. [Mr Harrison left in morn. on his wheel for home. after tea Emma H. & Marianna &
Miss Woodrow & Gerty went to call on Fairchilds, Gerty here all night, as Hi Lill & babe are
visiting at Herb Kents this eve. Luke Humphrey had horse & buggy & went to Clare's his
Brotherinlaw's got back before 9.
OCTOBER MONDAY 22 (295-70) 1900
Will took 2 hogs whd. 830 lbs @ $5.50)
A showery day Pa & Wm. went to Milldale to fix up their Mothers grave & our childrens they
came home for dinner & after Lewis Mason came for his deed pd. for it & Geo. Parker &
Mr. Harford Harwood came they were here to tea Mr. Harford Harwood came to see about
Mortgage on Mrs. Lavitts house & lots in Hawtrey how much there is back on it. Will went to
Delhi & took 5 hogs weighed 830 @ 5.50 - Will also got Mike shod in aft.) Hi burned brush
down South & he fixed bins in his celler for apples Luke ploughed Geo. O. working for
himself at his barn here to meals, Marianna fixing over Emma's best dress putting new satin
front (brown) & she went to Geo. T. to tea Ma & Emma done housework Jno. Corless here
all night he came to enquire about Waud estate.
OCTOBER TUESDAY 23 (296-69) 1900
(Ben. Corless came from Michigan
�rained last night & some to day Pa home all day except he went to P.O. he wrote letters one
to Jno. Treffrys son in Quebec one to Mrs. Woodruff one to Alvenia Cooper in N.Y. & Ben.
Corless went with him to get his valise at M.C.R. Ben. Corless came in morn. on mail train he
has not been here for 24 yrs. so he sees a great difference in all of us he is changed to he
will stay a while Luke Humphrey ploughing north of house Hi same - Geo. O. working for
himself but eats here. Will & Ted working at chores fixed fence &c. Marianna sewing for
Emma H. all day Ma & Emma H. doing house work
OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 24 (297-68) 1900
A lovely day Pa went to Mrs. Hicks & to Miss Jones's (see his diary) in aft. Mrs. Lavity came
to get Pa to write a deed as she is selling an acre in Hawtry for $20 to Deane Will went to
Lapier's see about pig & to Bill Bowmans to try & get gravel for fixing around barn - Hi &
Luke ploughing north of house Geo. O. & Ted cleaning out calf stables. Ma & Ben. Corless
went to Geo. Ts for dinner Ben. stayed there to tea & eve
OCTOBER THURSDAY 25 (298-67) 1900
(Ma & Ben Corless at Norwich
Fogy morn. cleared up bright about 10. A.M. Pa went to Woodstock to examine titles
&c. home on noon train Will & Luke drawing gravel from Bill Bowmans 2 loads Luke drew
one of them it was hard job to get it. [Geo. O. helping Geo. T. & Charlie Pennington fill a car
with wood to go to Woodstock. Ted doing different things Hi helping Si Pettitt put top on Silos
in aft. in morn. Hi ploughed & Luke ploughed some to in aft. in morn. Ben. Corless & Ma
drove to Norwich & dined with Alice Mott they call'd on M.A. Treffry to & got plow point for
Geo. T.
OCTOBER FRIDAY 26 (299-66) 1900
Ma & Ben. Corless call'd on Duff's)
A dull warm day Pa drove to Norwich to see Peter Kirkley about a loan he dined there then
Pa went to Ott. to see Geo. Parsons but he was at Woodstock on jury he wittnessed Miss
Jones will & Pa wanted his affadavit on it Will & Luke ploughing Hi helping Si Pettitt & son
about inclosing Silos Ted doing different things [Geo. O. at his place all day helping Wallace
Fairchilds pack up as they are moving to Brantford next wk. in aft. Ma & Ben. Corless call'd
at Duff's Ma got 4 lbs lard from Mrs. Duff & 2 we had before Ma pd. her 65 cts. for all Charlie
& Milton Fairchilds here all night
�OCTOBER SATURDAY 27 (300-65) 1900
A cloudy warm day in morn. Pa went to Hawtrey for trees that came from Pelham, after he
cleaned out goosberry bushes & Asparagus bed. Will & Luke ploughing east of house all day
Hi in aft help'd Si Pettitt about enclosing Silos in morn - he dug stones out of east field
&c. Ted picked a few snow apples & cleaned stables Geo. O. helping Fairchilds all day move
to Brantford [Marianna. Alma & Emma Pennington went to Woodstock Alma & Emma came
on noon train Marianna on eve. train Alma got (red) hat dress & coat Marianna got hat
&c. Ma & Emma done the house work Ben Corless dined at Geo. Longstreets here to tea.
[Wallace Fairchilds & wife came at 12 Oclk. at night & staid rest of night they are going to go
to Brantford on monday to live there.]
OCTOBER SUNDAY 28 (301-64) 1900
A warm day Pa & Emma P. went in pheaton to Mt. & Luke Humphrey Ben. Corless Emma H.
& Miss Woodrow went in democrat to Mt. Ben. dined at Geo. Ts & Geo. T. took him to
Summerville Mt. in aft. & he, Pa & Ma took tea at Hi's [Marianna had a bad sick head ache
all day had to lay by]. Ma staid home & got dinner ready. Wallace Farchilds & wife left after
breakfast. [in morn. Hi & family went to Ed. Churchills they had a baby boy born this
morn. Charlie & Milton Fairchilds here all night
OCTOBER MONDAY 29 (302-63) 1900
Pa & Ben. at Ott. (Pa got can of Castor oil) Geo. O. left.
A dull morn. fine aft. in morn. Pa sett up the leech & in aft. he drove to Ott. Ben Corless went
with him Ben. staid to Thos. Pennningtons all night. Pa went to get probate paper signed by
Geo. Parsons on Miss Jones will bus. [Will & Hi discharged Geo. O. as he was drunk again
last night so they cannot depend a bit on him.] Will & Luke ploughing in east field Hi helping
Si Pettitt about Silos. Ted picking apples. [Pa got a can full of Castor oil at druggists for
greasing wagons he pd. $1-42 cts. (Ted helpd Emma wash). Marianna began cutting Emma
Hs blk dress to go to Iowa her head is much better (Gerty here all day) Charlie & Milton
Fairchilds left on train for Brantford in morn.
OCTOBER TUESDAY 30 (303-62) 1900
A cloudy & showery day Pa home all day writing letters &c. see his diary Will Hi & & Luke
mixed cement for putting seperator on, when needed & put up a partition, Ted also help'd Hi
�also help'd Si Pettitt a while in morn. about covering Silo & the rain stopped all work in aft.
outside Ma & Marianna sewing on Emma Hs blk. dress Emma H. ironed.
OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 31 (304-61) 1900
A lovely warm day Pay went to Woodstock home on eve. train he went with Lewis Mason on
his late fathers estate bus. to arrange for settlement they went to Ball & Ball for advice Pa got
wall paper for Kate 7 cts roll to paper her dining room Luke & Ted ploughing Hi & Will made
cement sill in cow stable & fixing stable up top of lane Marianna & Ma sewing on Emma H.
blk. dress all day Marianna also cut her Aunt Lizzies gown that Emma intends taking to her
which Uncle Wm. & Marianna bot.
NOVEMBER (All Saints' Day - Quebec) THURSDAY 1 (305-60) 1900
nice morn. cloudy nr. noon & rained in aft. Pa & Ma went to Per. Mt. & then went to Norwich
& dined at Alice Motts Nellie Shaw there Pa went to {following written in another hand possibly Pa} Duncan's office & received two cheques one for $2000 to pay off the principal of
Robt D Moutinoreny's Mortgage & another of $100 for Interest Gave him Discharge placed
the principal to my Credit in my savingsbank a/c. and $100 to my current a/c. Will & Ben.
Corless went to Dellers to bargain for tile they our boys intend drawing them sat. in aft. he
Will got Nell & Rodney shod at Ott. at Boucher's. Hi & Luke working at stable up top of lane
in morn. Hi went to Ott. for lumber. Ted doing different things in morn. Ted & Luke drew
some manure Marianna cut & making her Aunt Lizzies gown Emma H. is going to take it to
her next wk. Emma H. done house work. Ben. Corless went in aft. to Geo. Sherwoods &
staid all night
NOVEMBER FRIDAY 2 (306-59) 1900
Will went to Mill got 500 flour 200 left for Hi.) (cleaned stove pipes
A lovely day Pa in the garden most of day he planted 4 cherry trees that he got from Page at
Pelham Pa also putting radishes & beets & carrots away for winter use Will up to Jno. Nolds
in morn. & in aft. he went to Delhi Mill he got 500 lbs flour he left 200 at Hi's, Hi helping Si
Pettitt all day enclosing Silos & shingling them Luke & Ted drawing manure west of hog pen.
(Will help'd girls clean stove pipes in morn.) Marianna swept up both stairs & put summer
things away also picked up Geo. O. clothes for him to take away [Ma trying to make soap it
did not seem to come right she hopes it will Ma & Emma done house work, in aft. Ma
mending we got 5¾ lbs butter cost $1-15. cash from S. Innis Ben. Corless came back to tea
he does not feel very well
�NOVEMBER SATURDAY 3 (307-58) 1900
A lovely day Pa getting beets carrots &c. ready to put in celler did not put any in celler Will &
Ted in morn - drawing manure & in aft. unloading tile 450. 12 inch tile blemished ones
at $50 a 1000. Luke ploughed in morn. & in aft. he to, unloaded tile they did not finish
unloading this eve. (Geo. O. unloaded his bricks for his barn had Nell & his Dick he is not
here now.) Ma's soap is not good she boild it over & it seems to need more grease which
she has not. [in aft. Emma H. Marianna Emma P. & Gerty went to see Flo. Churchill & baby
Flo. is not feeling well Emma H. & M. & children also call'd at Ott. got postal notes for Pa.
(Ben. Corless went to Bachelors to dinner Ann Randall was there)
NOVEMBER SUNDAY 4 (308-57) 1900
A lovely day Pa & Ma went to Mt. in Pheaton & Luke Humphrey, Ben. Corless, Emma H.
Marianna, Miss Woodrow, & Emma P. went in democrat to Mt. Ben. staid to Geo. T s to
dinner & tea here for the night. Charlie Pennington & Ted Marriage here to dinner. (in aft.
Geo. Sherwood came for a while) & Emma H. Marianna & Miss Woodrow went to Duffs
to tea Mary Duff came over for Will & he went there to tea they got home at 9.
NOVEMBER MONDAY 5 (309-56) 1900
Ma & Ben. at Ott. also Emma P.) (Ma cleaned shop & emptied soap &c.
A nice morn & part of aft. Pa home all day getting garden stuff in. Will Hi & Ted finished
drawing tile in morn. (Geo. O. got Nell to draw his brick) & in aft. Boys putting cement floor
around Silos. Luke began digging east ditch in aft. Ben. Corless Ma & Emma P. went to Ott.
to get Emma P. remeasured at Durkee's as the pr. he made was too small. as they were
coming home there was a wind storm with rain which frightened Ma, Ma bot. 20 cts blueing &
Dome lead. (in morn. Ma cleaned out the shop & emptied the soap & cleaned the caldron)
Emma H. & Marianna washed in aft Emma H. ironed part of clothes Marianna lining Emma
Hs fur collar in aft. (Gerty here all day & night.
NOVEMBER TUESDAY 6 (310-55) 1900
A nice day Pa home all day as yesterday & in aft. Mrs. Hicks came about her late husbands
bus. & guardianship for her children. Will & Hi put cement troughs in stables & Will & Geo. T.
counted tile over again as they bot. together & there was a mistake in number. (Luke digging
ditch east of house.) Ted cleaning pig pens &c. (in morn. Emma H. & Ben. Corless went to
Norwich & to John Atkins to dinner, Emma Walker & Ellen were away so Emma H. got dinner
�there they also call'd on Alice Mott. Marianna fixing the sleeves in Emma Hs dress & made a
collar for her. Ma got dinner &c.
NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 7 (311-54) 1900
A cloudy day rained last night Pa home all day except he went to {work.} he was assorting
letters & papers. Will & Luke ditching in east field Hi choring & he set up the seperator in the
barn where it is cemented. Ted help'd ditch. (Hi Lill & children & Ted here to tea) Marianna
lined Emm's muff & fixing her things ready to leave for Iowa in morn. (Ma getting meals) Ben.
Corless went up to old Mrs. Innis's in aft staid to tea Will & Hi voted for King in opposition to
Cartwright for member of the Commons.
NOVEMBER THURSDAY 8 (312-53) 1900
Ben. Corless & Ma at Sherwoods) (Emma H. left for Iowa
A cold raw day in morn Pa assorting his papers & after an early dinner he & Wm. went to
Norwich Wm. went to see Dr. Shaw about the shingles he has. Pa call'd on H. Suttons &
Alice Mott. Will & Luke at the ditch laying tile east of house. Hi went to Delhi with oats to get
chopped & done chores. Ted doing different jobs. (Emma H. left for Iowa on morn. train). in
aft. Ma & Ben. Corless went to Warren Sherwoods on visit. Mr. Duff call'd in eve. to hear how
election run Grits in again too bad as there needs a change.
NOVEMBER FRIDAY 9 (313-52) 1900
cemented the hearth)
A dull day Pa home all day he wrote deed for Geo. Longstreet from Alice Treffry as he is
buying her house & lot in Hawtrey pays $70 for it. *Boys took up brick hearth in dining room
& put cement there instead. in aft. Hi cut glass for windows in cow stables Luke finished ditch
in east field. Ted picked the quinces & chored Will done different things in aft. Ben. Corless
at Geo. Ts. for dinner here for tea & all night. Ma got meals Marianna swept up stairs &
help'd boys about fixing the hearth
NOVEMBER SATURDAY 10 (314-51) 1900
Miss T. at Miss Mt.) (Fairchilds here
A raw cold day Pa drove to Ott. to try & sell some Carder lots to Jno. Wyaat but he did not
want to pay the price placed on them Pa brot. a new ordered pr. of shoes from Durkee
for Emma P. & Ma's mended shoes he came home to dinner & after he went to Norwich &
�got Alice Treffry to sign deed to Geo. Longstreet. Will & Luke fixing fence nr. barn top of lane.
Hi & Ben. Corless putying glass in windows for cow stables all morn. Hi fitted them in in aft.
Ted took 2 loads of fire wood to Abby's at La Sallette & chored. (in morn. Ett Fairchilds came
from Brantford (drove) Wallace went to Tilsonburg & in aft. she met him at Station & they
came here to tea they left at 7. & went to {Tulls} for the night. in aft. Miss Woodrow went to
Miss Mt. at M. Siples she rode up with Pa.(Ma got dinner &c. Marianna done cleaning (in
eve. Marianna cut profiles of the folks all good ones)
NOVEMBER SUNDAY 11 (315-50) 1900
A cold day Pa & Ma went to Mt. in pheaton & Hi, Ben. Corless, Luke Humphrey, Miss
Woodrow Marianna Emma P. & Gerty went in democrat to Mt. James Johnson & bride were
at Mt. to. after dinner Ma & Lilly & baby Elsie went to Ed. Churchill's to see the babe found
them getting on finely. Gerty staid here was very good. Emma H. in Oelwein Iowa.
NOVEMBER MONDAY 12 (316-49) 1900
Boys kill'd a beef a yearling) (M. cleaned & changed front up stairs
A dull cold day Pa home all day writing. he wrote to Howard Nicholson & getting papers
ready to go to Brantford in morn. Will in morn. helpd Luke draw some manure out of pig pens
top of lane Luke drew manure himself in aft. Hi fixed fence south in morn. Ted help'd
Marianna wash & he cleaned chicken house after. & in aft. Will Hi & Ted kill'd a beef (a
yearling) Hi took a fore qr. to Duff's & one fore qr. to Geo. Ts they whd. 97 for Geo T. & 85 for
Duff after washing Marianna changed & cleaned front up stairs Ma got meals &c. Emma P.
now has an inner room to herself Emma H. & Marianna has big room for them Ben. Corless
went to Duffs to tea here by 9. Ma wrote to Emma H. in Iowa in eve.
NOVEMBER TUESDAY 13 (317-48) 1900
Snowing all day Pa went to Brantford on bus. he dined at Wallace Fairchilds Pa went to get
registrating done & went to get Marakles to sign deed of his property in Hawtrey to S. Innis
subject to paying Mortgage. Boys getting young cattle in from down South & fixing windows
&c. for winter, ground all covered with snow for first time. Ted went over to Duffs & got some
horse radish to put with cabbage & in aft. Marianna grated it, Miss Woodrow & Emma
P. help'd after school (in morn Marianna ironed Ma got dinner &c. baked bread &c.
NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 14 (318-47) 1900
�A cold blustry day, Pa went to Mo. Mt. dined at Alice Motts wore his fur
overcoat first time this fall, Will doing chores Luke also choring & changed the hens around.
Hi & Luke Ted took 2 loads of soft wood to James Smiley Junr. (in aft. Boys loading a car
with wood. in aft. Ben Corless & Ma drove to Delhi as Ben. wanted to call on Robert Nobbs
we staid there about 1 hr. then came home to tea Mall calld at S. Innis's & bot. $ sugar, 4 lbs
lard at 12½ cts 4 lbs butter at 20 cts. $sugar Marianna cut cabbage up & put horse radish
with it for winter use Ma made flat cakes & got dinner Gerty here all day & night
NOVEMBER THURSDAY 15 (319-46) 1900
Marianna & Ben went to Moses Corless's)
Snowed & cold wind Pa home all day writing, deed between Mrs. A. P. Miller. to Peter Kirkley
she sold house & lot for $1150 Boys loading a car with wood to go to Ingersoll, finished it,
Charlie Pennington also loaded one Geo. T. help'd Geo. O. was going to help but got drunk
instead. Marianna & Ben. Corless went to Moses Corless's they dined at Bert. Walkers as
Melissa had been to Cathcart taking care of the sick there Lill Corless & Mother & brother
has thypoid fever there Ma done house work to day. Boys seperate all the milk now for butter
Hi has it
NOVEMBER FRIDAY 16 (320-45) 1900
A nice bright day Pa went to M.C.R. in morn. & met from Pelham Jno. Webb, Frank
Muirhead, & Miss Beckett, they all came to attend Q. Mt. & after an early dinner Pa took
them to Mt. of Ministers & oversight he returned alone to tea Will & Hi drew wood in our
wood shed in morn. & in aft. Hi took over 3 cords wood to Smiley in Ott. they are to pay for
trucks in wood. Luke doing different things busy every day (Ben. Corless went to Hiram
Parkers for tea returned before 9 Ma baked bread, pies (pumpkin & raspberries) & many
things besides Marianna very busy to boys seperate the milk now we have the cream to
night for first Hi has had 3 meses of cream
NOVEMBER SATURDAY 17 (321-44) 1900
Q. Mt.
snowing fast all day Pa & Ma attended Q. Mt. Wm. I. Moore from Toronto, & Jno. Webb from
Pelham ministers) & Miss Beckett from Pelham. & F. Muirhead were at Mt. Pa & Ma dined at
Mrs. Wm. Nobbs home for tea. Boys & girls picked 18 chickens & Will took them to S. Innis
he gave a due bill for them for $4.40 Boys just choring as it is so stormy
�NOVEMBER SUNDAY 18 (322-43) 1900
Q. Mt.
A very dull morn. & rained in aft. & eve. Marianna & Miss Woodrow & Hi & Ben Corless
attended Q. Mt. at Brick they each had covered rigs of their own as it was rainy they all
came here to dinner towards eve. it rained hard & done so all night. Wm. I. Moore & Jno.
Webb had Mt. at Milldale in eve. & as we expected Pelham fds. Luke, Marianna & Miss
Woodrow went to Milldale Mt. & brot. Miss Beckett here after Mt. F. Muirhead staid at
Hedericks at Milldale. (Lill & children here all day)
NOVEMBER MONDAY 19 (323-42) 1900
A very rainy day Pa home all day visiting with Miss Beckett, Hederick brot. Frank Muirhead,
in aft. & Marianna took them to Station in aft. through hard rain Boys choring not doing much
to day as it is so very rainy
NOVEMBER TUESDAY 20 (324-41) 1900
Luke trimmed quince tree & cleaned up around) (Kill'd 30 fowls at Hi's) (Ben left in morn
Another rainy day Pa home in morn. he wrote to M.D. Carden & wrote an agreement for
Wyaat to sign as he is intending buying Carden estate lots in Ott. in aft. Pa drove to Ott. to
see S. Smiley as he wants a loan & wants to sell a Mortgage of $4000. on Duncan farm,
Smiley was away so nothing was done Will, Hi Wm. Lilly, & Marianna dress'd 30 fowls in
morn. & Will took them to S. Innis they whd. 100 lbs at 6 cts lb. Geo. T took 24 fowls to S.
Innis at same price ours & Hi's were all done at Hi's (Ted help'd Marianna wash) she did not
hang them out as it rained so. in aft. Marianna cleaned spare room & parlor Ma getting meals
& baked bread & cleaned out clothes cubbord in kitchen (Ben. Corless left in morn. on
M.C.R. to go to see Mary T. he came the 20th. of last mo. Will took him to Station Luke
trimmed quince tree & cleaned up around nicely)
NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 21 (325-40) 1900
A showery & very windy day Pa home all day finished deed for Wyaat & wrote affadavitts.
Will choring Hi churned twice for us in morn. about 44 lbs. & he put some windows in stable
&c. Luke cleaning wood pile north of house & burning rubbish & Ted help'd him bring wood
in our shed in morn. (Ma baked flat cakes & got dinner Marianna attended butter & cleaned
celler & assorted the fruit she put old fruit on the floors. (in eve. Luke put walnuts in bags &
�then they stamped on them to get the outside shells off then rinsed them off & put them in
lumber room to dry
NOVEMBER THURSDAY 22 (326-39) 1900
M. cleaned back up stairs
A dull showery day Pa home all day he was writing letters &c. & he went to P.O. in aft. (Will
choring Hi & Ted went to Smileys in Ott. with a load each of wood in morn. & same in aft.)
Luke cleaning up rubbish all around behind shop & wood pile. Marianna cleaning up back up
stairs she took a lot of old papers out of lumber room & burnt them on the pile Luke is
burning, & she finished the back up stairs & in aft. she & Lill ironed Hi Lill & Children &
Ted all here to tea, Gerty here all night Will kill'd a Guinea fowl & Ma roasted it we all liked it.
Ma busy doing house work all day
NOVEMBER FRIDAY 23 (327-38) 1900
I. Moore & Jno. Webb here) (canned some beef
quite cool & nicer day than any this wk. Pa home all day, H. Sutton brot. Wm. I. Moore & Jno.
Webb Pa visiting with them they were here to dinner & tea Jno. Webb left for Welland in aft.
Will choring, Hi took harness to Durkee to get mended & Pa sent back Mortgage to Smiley.
in aft. Hi & Lill went to Ed. Churchill's for small stove for M. but they cant spare it & Hi went to
Mrs. Hicks sale near there Ted got wood & put in our shed in morn. in aft. ploughed) Luke
ploughing up North all day Ma doing house work Marianna canned 12 qt. cans beef & help'd
get meals in eve. Ted took Marianna & Miss Woodrow to revival Mt. by Wm. I. Moore at
Milldale
NOVEMBER SATURDAY 24 (328-37) 1900
got little stove) (Will bot. a cow from Lapier & calf for $25.
Cloudy & windy & florries of snow in eve. Pa home all day writing letters &c. Will choring in
morn. & he went to Delhi in aft. to see Quance about shorts & he went to Paul Lapiers & bot.
a cow for $20. they will get her mon. calf $5. Hi home all day doing different things Luke &
Ted ploughing up North in morn. Mrs. Harris & Flo came to Hi's they brot. a small 2nd
hand stove for Marianna one Ed. Churchill bot. Pa pd. $1.25 for it it is for the big room up
stairs for winter Ma baked bread & pies & got dinner. Marianna done the cleaning Ma got a
letter from Emma H. from Iowa Will got a platform to put under the little stove & elbow.
platform cost $. elbow shilling.
�NOVEMBER SUNDAY 25 (329-36) 1900
A very stormy day snowing & blowing No one went to Mt. Charlie Pennington here to dinner
Geo. T. call'd in aft. a while. Marianna took tea at Hi's & Hi had tea here Ma wrote to
Mrs. Clark in England
NOVEMBER MONDAY 26 (330-35) 1900
rainy all morn. Pa home all day he wrote to Howard Nicholson to inform him about his money
here in Bank & sent him receipt for the same in aft. he was copying Jno. Corless lease to him
from Mrs. Waud & children. Will in aft. went to Delhi & got 2200 bran @ $13. ton Hi
churned 4 times in morn. & got 79½ lbs butter he was here to dinner, Luke choring Ted
came & piled some wood in Hi's shed he help'd Marianna wash before Hi churned (Marianna
& Ma busy all day) Marianna got her little stove put up in her bed room
NOVEMBER TUESDAY 27 (331-34) 1900
Hi & M. at Ott.) (Hi & M. washed bedding)
A nice day Pa went to Ott. in morn. to collect for the lots he sold for M. D. Carden to Wyaat
for $90. he pd. Pa. in aft. Lewis Mason came to see Pa & Pa wrote to Ball. Will choring. Hi
helpd Marianna wash bedding 12 blankets 2 quilts & 4 counterpanes & after he
help'd Will with the chores. (in aft. Hi & Marianna & Gerty went to Ott. he got harness that
was fixed & made sale for a big hog for 7 cts. lb to Smiley for hams shoulders & side meat.
Marianna got paper for kitchen 4½ cts. roll. Luke & Ted ploughing up North & in eve. Ted &
Miss Woodrow went to revival Mt. by Wm. I. Moore at Milldale Ma baked & got meals. in aft.
Lill & baby came & Hi Lill & children & Ted here to supper
NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 28 (332-33) 1900
(Mrs. Duff & M. papering kitchen ceiling
A bracy morn. & dull day a little rain in eve. Pa home all day he fixed porch on west door &
finished copying Jno. Corless lease Will & Hi tore up floor under the cook stove as it was
sinking & after dinner Luke & Ted drew dirt & stone & brick to fill in & will in morn. put gravel
on & then cement it so as to make it solid. (in morn. Luke & Ted finished ploughing up North)
in eve. Ted took team & democrat & took Kate, Miss Woodrow, Mary Duff to revival Mt. at
Milldale by Wm. I. Moore. Marianna has sick headache so cld. not go she went to bed before
7 without any supper. she & Ma cleaned wood work in kitchen & in aft. Mrs. Duff came & she
& Marianna papered the kitchen ceiling Marianna very tired in eve. & so is Ma
�NOVEMBER THURSDAY 29 (333-32) 1900
M. finished papering kitchen)
A cloudy mild day Pa went to Norwich after an early dinner he went to Bank & deposited
$340. Mrs. Hales & M.D. Cardens moneys home at dusk. Will, Hi, Luke, & Ted cementing
under the kitchen stove in morn. & in aft. they drew {blank} load of coal cinders to put around
doors where it is muddy they intend to get more to put at stable doors as it is so muddy
Marianna finished papering kitchen Ma got meals & ironed in aft. Emma P. staid home from
school to help as we are so very busy & in eve. Ted took Marianna & Emma P. to revival Mt.
at Milldale
NOVEMBER FRIDAY 30 (334-31) 1900
Kate here in aft.
A dull day Pa went to Woodstock got registering done & calld on Mrs. Hile on her bus. &
calld on Bean about sleigh runners for H. Sutton home on eve train Boys drawing ties from
M.C.R. that railroad men are taking up they give them away & offered them to the boys Hi
doing chores - Ma getting meals Marianna cleaning floors & in aft. she blackened the kitchen
stove in aft. Kate Blair (was Sherwood) came, here to tea & in eve. her brother Geo.
Sherwood came for her (in eve. Marianna & Ted went to revival Mt. at Milldale (he decided).
this is the last night Wm. I. Moore will be there) in aft. Mrs. Hicks came & left $50. for Pa to
pay F.R Ball for his work. Ling left $2. for {Seater} Miss Woodrow went on aft. train will return
{Soon} to Milldale
DECEMBER SATURDAY 1 (335-30) 1900
A dull day again roads quite muddy after an early dinner Pa & Ma went to Norwich they went
to call on Nellie Shaw & her Mother, Nellie leaves for London on monday they
came home for tea Boys drawing ties as yesterday Hi choring. Moses Corless was there to
at Alice Motts (in aft. they put cook stove east side of kitchen dish table North changed things
in general while Ma was away & (Emma P. made a cake in aft. her first attempt & it was all
right Ma made bread & pies in morn - Marianna done the cleaning in eve. Lu Butts came to
cut boys hair Will paid him 35 cts.
DECEMBER SUNDAY 2 (336-29) 1900
A nice day Pa & Ma went to Mt. in pheaton & Hi, Ted Marianna Lill, Gerty & Emma P. went in
democrat to Mt. Miss Woodrow returned with them she went home fri. aft. eve. in aft.
�Mrs. Harris & Lill went to Summerville Mt. left the children here, & Hi Lill & children
Mrs. Harris & Ted here to tea, & in eve. Ted took Marianna, Miss Woodrow Mrs. Harris, Mary
Duff, & Deliah Forman to Milldale Mt. got home ½ past 10.
DECEMBER MONDAY 3 (337-28) 1900
Hi at raising ) (churned 106¾ butter to day
A lovely day Pa home all day he trimmed the edge & writing Ted helpd Marianna wash &
after Ted churned 2 churnings Hi helpd load ties & Will & Luke drew them & then he churned
twice in all 106¾ in aft Marianna & Lill made 24 rolls lbs in 2 & 3 lb rolls $5. worth of butter to
be sent to Toronto in aft. Hi went to Mike O. Briens raising, Luke & Will drew ties in morn. &
in aft he drew 6½ cords wood to La Sallette to Mr. Baker @ $1-35 cord. Ma made flat cakes
& got meals
DECEMBER TUESDAY 4 (338-27) 1900
A rainy day Pa home all day writing & resting Boys not doing very much as it is so wet Luke
took wood down to La Sallette to Baker 3½ cords he pd. for it $1-35 a cord for soft wood Ted
oiled the chain harness he was here to dinner (Si Pettett & 3 men began pulling barn down
on Gregory place & are going to build it on Hirams place they were) hindered by the rain.
they packed $5. worth butter in box for Luke's sister in Toronto @ 20 cts. lb. to go in morn.
Ma made bread & got meals Marianna ironed & swept up.
DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 5 (339-26) 1900
at Con.) (pulling barn down) (loading car
A dull day Pa took Marianna in morn. to Ott. to Christian Endeavor Convention Pa came
home to dinner she staid there & in eve. Will, Miss Woodrow & Mary Duff went & brot. her
home - in morn - (Will took Lukes sisters butter to station for Toronto) 20 cts. lb. Luke is
making her a present of 26 lbs. Si Pettet & 3 others are pulling barn down Luke & Hi are
drawing it on Hi's place to rebuild. Ted is helping to Will doing chores & in aft. boys were
loading a car with wood for Ross in Ingersoll. Ma busy doing house work all day. (Will brot.
Emma Corless Walker & May Walker here with our folks from Con. & in eve. Sam Innis came
& gave Pa $200 for Mrs. Javitts as he bot. her house & land in Hawtrey.
DECEMBER THURSDAY 6 (340-25) 1900
�A cloudy day Pa attended Per. Mt. he is not feeling well has cold & cough so laid by in aft. &
visited with Emma C. W & May Walker they left for home on aft. train Marianna took them to
train (Gerty here all day & night Lill not feeling well -) Boys busy loading another car &
drawing the old barn from Gregory place to Hi's Geo. T. here a while in eve. in aft.
Mrs. Javitts came & Pa pd. her the $200 Sam Innis left here for her last eve. (we had
pancakes for tea this eve) Ma got letter from Ron's wife this aft.
DECEMBER FRIDAY 7 (341-24) 1900
Still dull Pa real poorly had poor night sore throat & cough did not get up until 10 Oclock &
laid by all day feels achy & has head ache to. Ma rubbed coal oil & mustard on his throat.
Boys finished loading car so have two ready to go to Ingersoll & in aft. they went. Boys also
drawing the barn from Gregory farm & in aft. Hi went to Thos. Penningtons to get siding for
his barn Ma getting meals & baked bread Marianna swept up both stairs & made a cake for
Emma Nobbs surprise her class are making her a present of ladies companion case this eve.
& Will took Miss Woodrow to it they got home at ½ past 1. they spent a very pleasant eve. &
had abundance of good things to eat. Kate came in eve, & went up stairs to visit Marianna in
her room she has a stove there now all to herself
DECEMBER (Conception Day - Quebec) SATURDAY 8 (342-23) 1900
A nice day Pa real poorly laid by again to day he coughs a good deal & has sore throat Will
choring in morn. & in aft. he & Ted went over to Duffs to cut feed Duff got our cutting box &
Geo. Ts engine & him to Luke helping draw the barn to Hi's in morn. & in aft. done chores Hi
drawing to & helping about it all day Si Pettett & men at it to, Si expects to raise it tues. or
Wed. if fine Ma baked pies & getting dinner &c. Marianna done cleaning & in aft. she & Miss
Woodrow went to Miss. Mt at Geo. Mc Clean's got home at dusk we were eating supper.
Boys has a very sick cow name (lop horn)
DECEMBER SUNDAY 9 (343-22) 1900
(very sick cow) Peter & girls here
rather blustry Pa real poorly did not get up until 10. Ma staid home took care of Pa & got
dinner Ted Marianna & Miss Woodrow went in pheaton to Mt. Boys has a very sick cow
name (lop horn) she cant hold her head up they think she cant live so sent for Peter Kirkley
by Marianna, he came after Mt. & brot. his daughter Florence & Emma Nobbs they were all
here to dinner & tea Peter left medecine to be given cow every 3 hrs. so Will & Luke sat up
till ½ past 11. then thot. cow was dying so went to bed & in morn. cow was better so Will
�went up to Norwich before breakfast to tell Peter & he came & gave more medecine & staid
to dinner on monday Gerty here all day & night {writing erased and scored out}
DECEMBER MONDAY 10 (342-21) 1900
Hi took cream to Bookton first this fall) (kill'd big hog.
real cold raw N.W. wind Pa feeling better did not get up until after 9 - Will returned from
Norwich about 9 - cow seems better can hold her head up Peter thinks she will recover now.
Boys fixing to kill a big hog & in aft. Geo. T. & them killd him he whd 500 lbs & Hi
took cream to Bookton first this fall Si Pettett not working on Hi's barn timber to day. Ma
getting meals Marianna washed towels & aprons she intends trying to leave the washing for
2 wks - in winter first time for us she swept all up to Mrs. Harris got 20 lbs. butter @ 20 cts.
lb.
DECEMBER TUESDAY 11 (345-20) 1900
cutting fat.) (Hi Lill & M. at Ott. with pig
A cold day Pa feeling a little better Geo T. came up & cut up the hog & in aft. Hi took it out to
Ott. & sold it to Durkee & S. Smiley & Marianna & Lill also went to Ott. Marianna got
groceries & oilcloths (Hi pd. our taxes this aft.) Hi took 36¾ butter to H. A. Titus he pd. for it
Will choring Luke, Hi & Ted loading a car with wood expect to fill it tomorrow. Ma & Marianna
cutting fat up in morn. & Ma finished it in aft. Hi & Marianna got home at dark the sick cow
seems better cant stand up yet. we got a letter from Emma H. saying Morton Blake is going
to hospital in Chicago to have opperation they all feel very anxious about him.
DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 12 (346-19) 1900
quite cold Pa up to our breakfast he fixed the celler door so it wld. latch & fixed his candle
lantern as wire was broken Will chored. Hi Ted & Luke finished filling another car & Luke
brot. 2 loads wood here rough wood nice dry hard wood round sticks. we have 54 lbs. lard
from the hog Ma getting meals & made head cheese & ironed Marianna & Ted cut meat
for sausage &c. &c. the machine broke so they had a bother with it & it took so long they
cut 15 lbs. Charlie Pennington went to Guelph model farm to fat cattle show & Mrs. Harris
went to London for the winter
DECEMBER THURSDAY 13 (347-18) 1900
�A cold raw wind all day. Pa feeling better he fixed latch on celler door Will took oats to Delhi
to get chopped Hi & Ted drew wood in Hi s wood shed Luke took Maud in morn. & buggy &
went to Norwich to see his folks & had bus. there to he staid all night Gerty here all day. Ma
made Xmas cakes & got dinner Marianna mopped & made ginger snaps
DECEMBER FRIDAY 14 (348-17) 1900
A real cold day them. 0/2 Pa feeling better in aft. he was trimming edge Boys choring & filling
car did not finish filling it, Luke came home in eve. about 8 Oclk (Kate came a while in
eve.) Ma made bread & got dinner. Marianna swept up both stairs &c. (Emma Pennington
went over to Duffs after school & staid all night Gerty here all day Lill & baby came in aft.
DECEMBER SATURDAY 15 (349-16) 1900
A real cold day 12/0 & cold wind Pa home all day writing & reading Boys busy filling car
finished it & drew some wood in our & Hi's wood sheds Luke helping in every thing Ma baked
pumkin & apple pies & got dinner Marianna done the cleaning she is not feeling very well.
Alma P. here to tea. Ma got a letter from Bell
DECEMBER SUNDAY 16 (350-15) 1900
A nice day Pa & Miss Woodrow went in pheaton to Mt. Will & Marianna went in little buggy to
Mt. & Hi Lill & Gerty went in Hi's rig, Gerty here after Mt. until after tea & Hi wife & children &
Ted here to tea they went at 8 in eve. (Ma staid home & got dinner). in aft. Will took Miss
Woodrow & Marianna to Summerville Mt. they presented Mr. Martin the Suptr with an easy
chair Wm. read the address to it, (Geo. O. came got his old boots lines of harness & a big
chicken he ought to get them another day not on Sunday. Charlie Pennington & Ted here to
dinner
DECEMBER MONDAY 17 (351-14) 1900
A lovely morn. Pa home all day H. A. Sutton came to see about wood & Pa & him went down
on Pennington place & Pa bot. 15 cords of wood (4 ft. wood) from Charlie Pennington for H.
A. Sutton he was here to dinner. in aft. Wm. Hederick & wife came & James Johnson & wife
they were here to tea & eve. Wm. & James came to audit Mt. books at Geo's. as he is Sectr.
& Treasur in morn. Will went to Mill did not get home until 2. (Hi Luke & Ted drew wood &
choring) Mrs. Hele wished her money taken out of Delhi Bank & put in Norwich Bank which
�Pa will do tomorrow so Will brok it $412-29 cts Ted help'd Marianna wash & in aft. she & Ma
ironed until the company came
DECEMBER TUESDAY 18 (352-13) 1900
A dull warm day Pa & Ma went to Norwich Pa deposited $412 Mrs. Heles money Ma tried to
get suet but cld. not find any she got 5 lbs beef to make mince pies with got home for tea
Boys killd the sick cow (lop horn) as she lost use of her legs she is in good condition they got
quite a bit of tallon. in aft. Hi & Ted drawing timbers for his barn & the men are at Hi's framing
it Luke choring Will drawing wood. (in eve. Marianna & Miss Woodrow settled up for Miss
Woodrows board it is settled up to next fri night)
DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 19 (352-12) 1900
Moses Corless & Alice Mott here) (Jno. Atkins & Emma Walker {here}
A nice day Pa home all day he trimmed hedge & wrote letters & rested Jno. Atkins Jno.
changed {??} & Emma Walker came at noon left at 4 - Will & Hi took the cream down to Hi's
& churned it, 7 days milk they got 95 lbs butter put it up in lb. pats they are going to send it to
Simpsons in Toronto in aft. Hi & Ted drawing stuff for Hi's barn. Luke done chores. (in morn
Marianna went to Woodstock for Xmas things for children she got home on eve. train she got
a lot of things she got sausage cutter it works well cost $1.50. Moses Corless & Alice Mott
came at 6 in eve. had tea & here all night (in eve. Emma P. went with her brother Charlie to
Summerville to Concert got home ½ past 12.)
DECEMBER (Christmas Day - Dominion) TUESDAY 25 (359-6) 1900
Xmas
A nice day all our children except (Emma Haight who is in Iowa) - & Grandchildren & Jno.
Atkins dined with us numbered 22 in all as Luke Humphrey & Ted Marriage were also here &
Ellwood Butts to. we had 4 large plymouth roosters & beef plum puddings mince pies fried
cakes cherries & pickles &c. &c. & had each a plate of candies & nuts in aft. Jno. Atkins left
his children here for a holiday visit
DECEMBER SATURDAY 29 (363-2) 1900
A lovely day in morn. Pa took Norman & Ellen Atkins home, they came Xmas & Pa went to
Moses Corless's to see him about selling late Elias Motts farm he dined there home for tea,
Luke Humphrey left on morn train for Toronto he took the 10 fowls Will & Ted drew manure
�Hi done chores in aft. Peter McIntosh came with bulbs Marianna bot. 25 cts. worth of them (in
eve. Marianna & Richard Harris came from Rockwood)
DECEMBER SUNDAY 30 (364-I) 1900
A mild day snow flurries Pa & Marianna Harris went in pheaton to Mt. & Ted, Richard Harris,
Marianna & Alice Pennington went in democrat to Mt. coming home Kate & Alma rode home
with them as Geo. T. wanted to go to Norwich to get medecine for a cow in aft. Pa & Ma also
Marianna Harris went to Hi's to tea Richard Harris went to Geo. T. for tea & Alice Pennington
returned here in eve. with him & staid all night she has a sore eye like inflamation
DECEMBER MONDAY 31 (365) 1900
Snow flurries & mild Pa home all day he wrote letters. Marianna & Richard Harris left on
morn. train for Norwich to visit M. A. Treffry. & our Marianna went to Woodstock to get Alice
Pennington a new coat she brot. 2 one did not fit she pd $4. for the other it fits she came
home on noon train & Ted & her washed in aft. in morn. Jno. Atkins came for heifers & cow
he bot. from our boys he cld. not drive them so he got jip & put her beside his & took his
stock in our wagon will send them jip & wagon back in day or two. (in aft. Hi took 3 cans of
cream to Bookton to be made up in butter. Ted & Will drew some manure &c. Hi done chores
in morn. to This ends Ma's Diary for 1900 she has tried to keep it correct oft. finds it a task
when tired & oft. feels age creeping on fast she has many blessings & feels very grateful to
the Giver of all good for them may we all be united & give Him the first place in
our hearts then He will indeed bless & keep us ever more in love & unity. farewell 1900.
MEMORANDA.
the winter so far is very mild only flurries of snow sometimes, splendid wheeling all winter so
far this ends this yr.
RECEIVABLE.
Lizzie Snyders address is 1311 W. Ravenswood PK. Chicago, Il. U.S. Ma wrote Marianna
there 9/30. 1900
the Octagon block when ready to {rest of line illegible} Phebe Mott says Ma needs for
Octagon quilt 16 - blocks square ones 7 - large ones 2 - half ones Alice Motts address is 147
Winslow Ave. Buffalo N. Y. Clare Silverthorn's address now is 3004 De Groff Way No. 3/1900
Kansas City Mo. Belle Sharpe's address is 38 Forest Drive Leytonstone London England.
�For more information on Alice Corless Treffry, check out the “Meet the Diarists” page
under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca
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1857
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Contents
Counting House Calendar, Banking Table, a Blank Space for Memoranda for every day in the year, Cash
Account for each Month, Annual Summary of Cash Account, Bills Payable and Receivable.
{facing page}
Calendar for the year 1857
== A TABLE == Showing the number of days from any day in the month to the same day in any other
month throughout the whole year.
January February March April May June July August September October
Jan. 365 334 306 275 245 214 184 153 122 92
Feb. 31 365 337 306 276 245 215 184 153 123
March 59 28 365 334 304 273 243 212 181 151
April. 90 59 31 365 335 304 274 243 212 182
May. 120 89 61 30 365 334 304 273 242 212
June. 151 120 92 61 31 365 335 304 273 243
July. 181 150 122 91 62 31 365 334 303 273
Aug. 212 181 153 122 92 61 31 365 334 304
Sept. 243 212 184 153 123 91 61 31 365 334
�Oct. 273 242 214 183 153 122 92 61 30 365
Nov. 304 273 245 214 184 153 123 92 61 31
Dec. 334 303 275 244 218 183 153 122 91 61
Explanation.-How many days are there from the 10th of January to the 10th of June? Look for January in
the column at the left hand, then seek for June along the line to the right, and you find the number of days
to be 151.
DIARY FOR 1857.
January, Thursday, 1. 1857.
Made about 1455¾ calls more or less &c
Friday, 2.
Making distance table for map of Peel
Saturday, 3.
Same as yesterday - Went to Mr Ellis to hurry him up with the Lithograph of Peel
January, Sunday, 4. 1857
No Entries
Monday, 5.
Same as on Saturday - finished about 4:30 P.M.
Tuesday, 6.
Transfering information from map of Peel to the tracings of the several Townships Went to Brampton by
the evening cars
January, Wednesday, 7. 1857
About the Village all day doing little or nothing
�Thursday, 8.
intended to travel through the county of Peel today but the weather was too cold
Friday, 9.
left Brampton about 9:30 A.M. then through Stanleys Mills, Castlemore, Coleraine, Bolton, Macville,
Sand Hill,(Paisley), & Mono Mills, to Orangeville Hunting information for map of Peel. Neither the clerk
of the Gore or the clerk of Albion were at home. Consequently could not get the school sections of either
of said townships.
January, Saturday, 10. 1857
Left Orangeville about 8:00 A.m. went to Alton staid there an hour then went to Charleston & got the
school sections of Caledon from Dodds, the clerk promised him a map for the same information. Then
drove home about 5:15 P.m. found {illegible}vin had telegraphed friday to go to town - ran over to station
- just in time for cars
Sunday, 11.
No Entries
Monday, 12.
Went to Brantford by Mornings train to get clothes to go to the bush - when I got back again 11.00 AM Mr
Jack thought I had better not go as I would be too late to overtake him before he got started from Orillia -
went to Ellis in the afternoon to get the Map of Peel
January, Tuesday, 13. 1857
Working at plan of peel {text is vertically written across Tuesday and Wednesday, the ink is faded}
Wednesday, 14.
Took the tracing to Ellis in the forenoon. Went to Brampton in the evening to travel in search of
information for map of Peel.
Thursday, 15.
Went to Bolton's Village to get a map of the school sections in Albion. Mr Swinarton said I could get it
from County Clerk next week - Called on the Clerk of the Gore for the same purpose. he said the
Township collector had it
�January Friday 16 1857
Went to Streetsville to get the school section of Toronto from the Town Clerk - he hadn't then said I could
get them from the County Clerk - went to Springfield & got a good deal of information from Mr Taylor
Councillor for the first Ward
Saturday 17
Very cold & stormy day - staid home all day
Sunday 18
No entry
January Monday 19 1857
{Written Vertically Along Left Side} Working at Plan of Peel
Went from Brampton to Toronto in the forenoon - went to Fitzgerald's to copy map of Streetsville before
leaving Brampton and he gave me one to bring with me
Tuesday 20
intended to meet Mr McCowan at the Scarboro Station but was too late for the Cars
Wednesday 21
Went to the the Cars to go to Scarboro - Cars dont call there went to Mink's and hired a horse and went
to McCowan’s house did a little measuring on his Lot but could not finish on account of not having a
description of Mrs Borwicks property arrived in Toronto about 6.00 P.M.
January Thursday 22 1857
{Written Vertically Along Left Side} Working at Plan of Peel -- but not very hard
Searched in registrey office for Description of Mrs Borwicks Lot & made Description of 24 Acres off the
north part of Mr McCowans portion of Lot No 22 Con C Scarboro Working at plan of Peel in the
afternoon - Got a plan of the school sections of Toronto Township from Mr Elliott Clerk of County Council
Friday 23
of the school sections sent map of township of Toronto back to Mr Elliott by F Forster
�Saturday 24
Took map of Peel to Mr Ellis W Case of Bell.V. White decided before the Chief justice in Bells favour -
recieved map of school sections of Chinguacousy from McCollum Wm went to Brampton in the evening
January Monday 26 1857
{Written vertically across Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th} Working at Distance table of Peel &c &c &c
{No Entries for January 26, 27, 28 and 29}
{Written vertically along left margin} had a thundering bad cold working a little at Distance table of Peel
Friday 30
Finished distance table and took it to Ellis’ about 1:00 P.M. went to Brampton at night
{No entries for January 31 and February 1}
Monday 2
Arrived in Toronto about noon put School sections of Chinguacousy and the Gore in map of Peel
Tuesday 3
Working a little at map of Muskoke Road
Wednesday 4
did not do much in the office went to Brampton to go to the Loydtown to get map of school sections of
Albion
Thursday 5
raining and storming all day did not go to Loydtown as I intended
February Friday 6 1857
Went to Loydtown and got copy of Mr Osler's Map of Albion - I Pattullo went with me - Stopped at Bolton
going and coming
�Saturday 7
Went to Town in the morning and put school sections of Albion on the map of Peel - went Back to
Brampton in the evening. Witt went with me
{No entry for Sunday February 8}
February Monday 9 1857
Came to Toronto in the morning. Went to Ellis and got the map to make a few alterations
W.H. came in in the morning
Tuesday 10
{Entries for 10th and 11th are written in darker ink over lighter entries}
In office greater part of day - attended Proffessor Chapmans lecture on mineralogy from 1 to 2 P.M.
in evening company at Unwins danced &c &c till 3:00 Am of 11th
Wednesday 11
at work at Hastings farm - Charley and John were with me
February Thursday 12 1857
{Written with darker pen over lighter entry}
Went to Elliis 3 or 4 times to see about map of Peel attended lecture at College
Friday 13
With Charley & John working at Hastings farm found I had made a mistake in measuring across the lot
last fall measuring 12.50 instead of 12.58 ½
Saturday 14
at Ellis all forenoon got 3 or 4 proof sheets about 12 noon sent 8 out to Brampton in the afternoon
{No Entry for February Sunday 15 1857}
�Monday 16
in office part of day - went to Crown Land office to get field notes and instructions of Township of North
Gwillimsbury
Tuesday 17
attended lecture at college made tracing of map of Toronto
_____________
February Wednesday 18 1857
At work at survey of the Hastings farme Charley and John with me. - finished it
Thursday 19
Attended lecture in the afternoon Went to Brampton in the evening to see about Proofs of Map of Peel
Making tracing of Plan of Grand trunk Railway through County of Peel - in the forenoon
Friday 20
Could not get the map of Peel on account of J Lynch not being at home. Came to town in the morning
February Saturday 21 1857
Finished tracing of Grand Trunk railway map
{No Entry for Sunday February 22}
Monday 23
Coppying the field notes taken at Sutton into another
February Tuesday 24 1857
Corrected A.F. Wrights map for registry - attended lecture
Wednesday 25
not doing much in the office Went to Brampton in the evening to get proofs of Peel
�Thursday 26
Came to town in the morning
attended lecture in afternoon Chas Robertson went with me
took corrected Proof of Peel to Ellis
February Friday 27 1857
Commenced and nearly finished a map of the town of St Mary's for J Lays Esq
Saturday 28
Finished map of St Mary's in the forenoon did nothing in the afternoon
this day finishes 2 years service
March Sunday 1
{No Entry}
March Monday 2 1857
With Roberts and John Guy left Toronto for Sutton where arrived about 4:30 P.M.
Tuesday 3
Produced townline down to the Lake and about 20.00 on to the ice - where I took Angles to the islands
and to several objects on shore traversed the shore from the Townline to Jackson's Point
Wednesday 4
With Roberts and John surveying Jackson's Point
March Thursday 5 1857
Finished Preliminary survey of Jacksons Point
Friday 6
Met Mr Lyndsay in the morning to run his line. concluded not to run it untill they petitioned Parliament for
a local act for the Lake Con to Gwillimbury - went to see Mr Mossington about running his line but he did
�not want it run untill Peter Barton swore to the Post bet - Nos 7 & 8 - in afternoon made pencil sketch of
Jackson's point - called at Howards in forenoon - and at Trent's in the evening
Saturday 7
running line between Nos 1 & 2 in the 8th for R.Reeford
March Sunday 8 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 9
Snowing hard all day - done nothing done
Tuesday 10
in forenoon ran a compass line part of the way through lot 14. lake con North Gwillimbury for J A
Lindsay in afternoon running line bet {bet is shortform for between} 1 & 2 8th con Georgina for Reeford
March Wednesday 11 1857
Finished line bet 1 & 2 ---
Thursday 12
Chaining line bet 1 & 2 in forenoon to put down posts - in afternoon attended races at Jackson’s Point
Friday 13
Finished chaining line bet 1 & 2 and put down Posts on the Townline 1/2 way up the lot
March Saturday 14 1857
Finished putting in the posts on the Townline
Sunday 15
Went up to Mr Howards in the evening
Monday 16
Put in the posts at the 9th Con line moved Mr Bouchiers post at S.W. L of No. 1 in the 9th con 16l
farther
south - put down the posts between 1 & 2
�March Tuesday 17 1857
Ran a line along the 7th con line to bet 6 & 7 in the 6th con - then bet 6 & 7 parallel to the Townline -
then cleared and measured across the Fronts of lots 7, 8, & 9 in the 6th con - where I found an old post
lying down & the point in the ground planted a cedar one in its place
Wednesday 18
raining in the morning & looked like rain all day. had so far to go to work did not go - making plan of
Reeford lot
Thursday 19
Charley sick John and I chained across 6th Con bet 6 & 7. then chained on 7th Con line bet across 7
& 1/2 of 8. then sent John home with instrument I planted posts - on front of 6th bet 7 & 8. at centre of
7 & at centre of 8.
March Friday 20 1857
Finished Mr Bouchiers lot at French Village about 6:15 P.M.
Saturday 21
Snowing in the forenoon Finished Mr Reefords Plan - in afternoon ran lines bet 1 & 2 and 2 & 3 of Mr
Reefords lots
Sunday 22
{No Entry}
March Monday 22 1857
Running lines in Mr Reefords Lots
Tuesday 23
Same as yesterday
Wednesday 24
Charley & John same as yesterday I made 2 pencil sketches of the point to thew proposed subdivision
finished them about 3:30 P.M
�March Thursday 26 1857
Finished running lines for Mr Reeford about 4:30 P.M.
Friday 27
Posting off Mr Bouchiers portion of no 2 - 18th con of Georgina - about half of the day - Charley at home
not well
Saturday 28
Left Sutton at 11 A.M. Arrived in Toronto at 7:00 P.M. John and I walked from Dughill to Lefroy
Charley went on to H. Landing
March Sunday 29 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 30
making pencil plan of Jacksons point for Mr Bouchier
Tuesday 31
Trying to get up a plan of Mr Bouchier's property in Georgina
attended lecture at College
April Wednesday 1 1857
Working at Mr Bouchiers plan.
Thursday 2
Same as yesterday -
attended lecture in afternoon
Friday 3
With Mr Unwin - measured the outlines of Mr Gwynes lot on corner of Yonge st and 3rd Con Line. then
went over Mrs, Seymour's lot (25. 3rd con). Arrived at home about 3:30 P.M.
�April Saturday 4 1857
Made copy of Diary and Accounts for April - made a pencil sketch of Mrs Seymour's lot - in afternoon
packed up & sent 18 mounted maps of Peel to Brampton. 3 Col and 6 plainer to Thompson's the same
to Bain & the same to McLear
Sunday 5
{No Entry}
Monday 6
made a pencil sketch of Mrs Seymour's lot packed up for Mr Walford, 12 coloured & 12 plain maps of
Peel.
April Tuesday 7 1857
Making copy of Diary and Accounts for January and February 1857. attended Geological lecture
Wednesday 8
Making plan of Mr Gwyne's lots on Yonge st
Thursday 9
in forenoon making plan of Gwyne's lots in afternoon went to Brampton
April Friday 10, to Monday 13 1857
{No Entries}
Tuesday 14
Came to Toronto in the morning working at Gwynes plan
Wednesday 15
in forenoon. With Unwin, Jack and Roberts. Surveying water lots for Mrs Brown in afternoon working
at Mr Bouchiers plan
April Thursday 16 1857
Working at Gwynes lots Plan attended lecture in afternoon
�Friday 17
ditto
Saturday 18
Same in forenoon - in afternoon with Unwin and Jack - surveying on E side of don - and south of Don
and Danforth road - for J Leys Esqr
April Sunday 19 Monday 20 1857
With Jack till 2:00 P.M, survey Arthurs lot East of Don. Then plotting the survey rest of day
Monday 20
See yesterday
made 2 bets with W. H. F. 1st an even bet of 8 1 that he would not enter 3 first classes, at the University
2nd a bet of 8 2 to 8 1 that he would not take any three that he could mention - he mentioned Geology -
English Literature & Mathematics
Tuesday 21
Working a little at Gwynes plan
April Wednesday 22 1857
With John Guy surveying Park lot No 24 for Revd. Mr Given's
Thursday 23
Calculating contents of park lot No 24 - & several other jobs - too numerous & unimportant to mention
Friday 24
part of the day helping U. & J. to survey Mrs Brown's lot
April Saturday 25 1857
helping Jack to survey Mrs Brown lot on front street. Went to Brampton in afternoon
Sunday 26
{No Entry}
�Monday 27
Came in from Brampton in the morning. Working at Gwynne's plan remainder of day
April Tuesday 28 1857
in forenoon helping Jack to make some calculations for the survey of Mrs Browns lot on Front st in
afternoon with Jack making the survey
Wednesday 29
With Chas and Joe and C Unwin in the afternoon. resetting the post on the Denison Estate homested
Thursday 30
Same as yesterday with Chas and Joe
May Friday 1 1857
Same as yesterday. finished about 1:00 P.M. raining all day
Saturday 2
In the office all day
Sunday 3
{No Entry}
May Monday 4 1857
in the morning with Chas & Joe went up to work at Mr Gwynne's lot above Yorkville - worked at then
until noon, when it came on heavy rain - at home all the afternoon - t in the evening took a letter to the
Colonist office - which I wrote in answer to one written by E Nugent
Tuesday 5
Tuesday in the office all day - sent 25 mounted maps to Brampton and 34 coloured to Carter to get
mounted
�Wednesday 6
Mr Unwin - with Jones & Butterworth went to orillia in the morning
putting some coloured maps on deeds for Bacon - finished one and partly finished 2 - - -
May Thursday 7 1857
With Charley and Joe. Working at Gwynes lots near Yorkville finished at 5:00 P.M.
Friday 8
in office all day doing nothing
Saturday 9
with Chas and Joe working at the Given's estate - making preliminary survey
May Sunday 10 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 11
{Entries written over older faint ones with darker ink}
same as yesterday - finished at 7:00 P.M. when I went to Judge Harrison's - when he told me to tell
Ley's that he stopped me surveying untill he had a settlement with him
Tuesday 12
met Mr Jarvis at Caerhowel, at 11:00 a.m. to take off Lots 30 E of William st 3H32 W of William and E of
Dummer st and A. E and W of Murray st - sent Joe for posts, went to office for Charley - commenced at
3:00 P.M. & finished at 6 P.M. William went to Brampton at night
May Wednesday 13 1857
in forenoon made sketch of the Givens farm in the afternoon. went with Jack to Thornhi
�Thursday 14
We met Mr Passmore at Townline. to run line between 18 and 19 2nd Con Markham - ranged out the
Townline and Angled nearly up to line bet 18 and 19. when it came on to rain very heavy* raining from
about 10:00 a.m.
*about 4:00 P.M.
Friday 15
ran the line as far as line bet 18 and 19 when it commenced raining very heavy Went to house and drew
up a bond bet. Helmkay and Phillips - and took affadavits of Peter Wise & John Helmkay. Jack and
Passmore went to Phillips at night
May Saturday 16 1857
measured across front of Lots 18,19 & 20, ran line between 18 & 19 finished about 5:00 P.M. when
they took Affadavit of Peter Phillips - Left Helmkays about 7:30 P.M. they brought Jack and I as far as
Hoggs Hollow - wher we walked to Toronto arriving about 1:15 A.M. of Sunday
Sunday 17
{No Entry}
Monday 18
drew out proposed subdivision of Leys property
May Tuesday 19 1857
did nothing in the forenoon - in afternoon helped Jack to stake off a lot on Victoria street
Wednesday 20
{Again written over with darker ink}
Charley sick - sent Joe & Muldoon up with some posts (327) to Leys place - H Butterworth and I ran
College street through then we straightened & chopped out the West side of the Centre street & planted
a post where it intersects the north side of College street in the morning sent carpet bag to Wm at
Brampton (per Express)
�Thursday 21
Joe and I working at Ley's place ran out line on the East side of West street and planted post at the
intersection of College st
May Friday 22 1857
With Charley and Joe working at Ley's place
Saturday 23
in office all forenoon. Went to Brampton in the evening
Sunday 24
{No Entry}
May Monday, 25 1857
{No Entry}
Tuesday 26
came to Toronto in the morning-
Wednesday 27
raining in the morning - in office all day doing nothing
May Thursday 28 1857
raining in the morning - same as yesterday
Friday 29
With Charley & Joe working at Ley's place stopped at Church's tavern at night
Saturday 30
Same as yesterday - in afternoon helping Jack & Jones to take levels of Given's street
May Sunday 31 1857
{No Entry}
�June Monday 1
raining in the morning - went up to Ley's place about 12:00
Charley & Joe with me
Tuesday 2
Working at Ley's place from 7:00 A.M. till 7:00 P.M. went to Town after supper
June Wednesday 3 1857
went up about 11:00 A.M. went to Grand trunk switch 3:30 intending to go to Brampton. but could not
get on. came on to rain very heavy about 4:00
Thursday 4
Working from 7:00 A.M. till 7:00 P.M. - went to Town after supper
Friday 5
staid in office all day. helping Jack to make plan of Leys place Charley & Joe working at Ley's place
June Saturday 6 1857
went up to Ley's about 9:00 A.M. working till 4:00 p.m. when went to help Jack & Jones to take levels of
Denis? st
sent Joe home after dinner to cut some wood
Sunday 7
{No Entry}
Monday 8
Raining - working at the plan of Given's Estate
June Tuesday 9 1857
Same as yesterday - went to Brampton in the afternoon
�Wednesday 10
at Brampton
Thursday 11
Came to Town in the evening
June Friday 12 1857
slight showers throughout the day. working at Ley's plan of the Given's Estate
Saturday 13
With Joe working at Ley's place
Sunday 14
{No Entry}
June Monday 15 1857
in forenoon produced St Patrick's st through to Bathurst st
{Written diagonally across part of Monday 15 and Tuesday 16}
With Joe working at the Given's Estate
Wednesday 17
with JCharley & Joe at same
{Written diagonally across Thursday 18, Friday 19, and part of Saturday 20}
With Charley and Joe working at the Givens Estate
Saturday 20
commenced raining at noon and rained all the afternoon
June Sunday 21 1857
{No Entry}
�Monday 22
raining greater part of day in office doing little or nothing
Tuesday 23
with Chas & Joe at the Givens estate
{Written diagonally across Wednesday 24 and part of Thursday 25}
same as Tuesday
Thursday 25
I went to Town in the evening
Friday 26
in office all the forenoon went up to Givens about 5:00 P.M.
June Saturday 27 1857
at the Givens place all day
went to town in the evening
Sunday 28
{No Entry}
Monday 29
raining all the forenoon
went to Brampton afternoon met Uncle's John & David going to Guelph
__________________
{Written diagonally across Tuesday 30, and part of Wednesday July 1
at Brampton
July Wednesday 1
attended meeting of Cricket Club in the evening
�Thursday 2
come in in the morning. then went up to the Cricket ground staid there till noon. afternoon at the office
got J 36 from Jack and went up and paid Fields for board - and bro' down the things from the Given's
survey
July Friday 3 1857
doing very little in office - in afternoon commenced to make a tracing of part of Canada to put on plan of
part of Brampton Mr Unwin arrived from the bush about 9:30 P.M. taking all by surprise
Saturday 4
went to cars to meet Uncle David then went round town with him untill 11:30. then went with him to the
boat for Niagara he started about 12:00-
in afternoon doing a little at tracing of part of Canada - and stretching cloth to mount paper for plan of
Muskoka Road Survey
Sunday 5
{No Entry}
{Written across July Monday 6 1857 and Tuesday 7}
Making a sketch of part of Rosepark for George Duggan Esq together with several other jobs
Wednesday 8
finished sketch in the forenoon in afternoon made and sent out to Brampton a tracing of part of A,F S
plan shewing proposed alteration of streets
July Thursday 9 1857
in morning recd telegraph from A.F.S to get Fitzgerald. went up to Cricket ground to tell him staid till
1:30 - in afternoon in the office doing nothing
Friday 10
went out to Brampton in the morning played a game at Cricket in the afternoon
�Saturday 11
returned from Brampton in the morning - staid at the house all afternoon not well
July Sunday 12 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 13
in forenoon plotting lines of Muskoka Road in afternoon went with Unwin to trac{e} out Townline across
1st Con York and take ofbservation of North star - Jack came along about 11:00 P.M. to help, when he
laid down and went to sleep. consequently was of a great deal of help - (over the left)
staid out all night
Tuesday 14
went to work as soon as we could see and finished tracing out Townline then walked into town arrived
about 9:00 A.M. got breakfast and went to sleep slept till noon - after dinner went to office - working at
Muskoka road plan
July Wednesday 15 1857
working at Muskoka road Plan in the forenoon - afternoon doing nothing at night took observation of
Polaris on line bet 23 and 24 1st Con York finished at 12:00 - midnight
Thursday 16
started to run line bet 23 and 24 - but commenced raining - in office all day
Friday 17
with Mr Unwin and Jack started line bet 23 and 24 then Jack went to office Unwin and I with Joe run it
thro then measured from it to W. City limit on North City limit
July Saturday 18 1857
in morning went to Brampton. then went over to Norval to play cricket with the Norval club beat them
badly. they kicked up a fuss - we came away late without our dinner. becau{se} the president would not
apologize &c
�Sunday 19
{No Entry}
Monday 20
came to Town in the morning. mad up Mr Bourchiers Act for surveying in March
July Tuesday 21 1857
surveying at Mrs Seymours lot. with Chas and Joe - Muldoon took up posts and tent &c - intend
camping out for the survey
Wednesday 22
same as yesterday
in the evening hired a man to come tomorrow. at $1.50 per day
Thursday 23
same as yesterday man working to day - not worth $1.50 but cant get one for less. I left about 5:15
P.M. and came to town
July Friday 24 1857
{Fainter entry written over with darker pen}
Raining in morning - went up to Mrs Seymour's Lot about noon - raining all the afternoon staid in camp
doing nothing - at night hired a boy to work tomorrow for 3/9
Saturday 25
{Overwritten with darker pen}
With all party cutting out lines all day - paid man and boy 18/9 - told mam to come again on Monday at
noon. Went to town at night - Joe left tonight
Sunday 26
{No Entry}
�July Monday 27 1857
{Overwritten with darker pen}
With James (a boy hired in Joes place) went up to Mrs Seymour's lots and put up the tent in the forenoon
- in afternoon with him & man cutting out lines
Tuesday 28
{Overwritten with darker pen}
Same as yesterday afternoon paid off man. went to town in the evening leaving James at the camp
Wednesday 29
{Overwritten with darker pen}
Went up again with Chas in the morning staking off lots all day James went to Town at night to bring up
some victuals in the morning
July Thursday 30 1857
{All Entries to August 4 overwritten with darker pen}
Staking off the lots from 7:00am till 8:00p.m.
Friday 31
Same as yesterday - finished about 8:00 P.M. when got supper & packed up the camp &c & went home
- arrived about 10:30 P.M. very heavy thunder shower from 3:30 till 5:30 P.M.
August Saturday 1
Made rough sketch of Mrs Seymour's lots to make plan from in the forenoon went to Brampton in the
afternoon took Gustave Genereux with me
August Sunday 2 1857
{No Entry}
�Monday 3
Went to Town in the morning went over to Island in the afternoon with A Butterworth & Unwin to have a
bathe
Tuesday 4
Went to Sutton in the forenoon in afternoon with John Trent staked off Mr Trent's last lot (No 25)
{S}tr J.C.M burnt at Barrie at night
August Wednesday 5 1857
{All Entries from August 5 to August 9 overwritten with darker pen}
in the morning laid out foundation for Church. then (about 9:00 AM) went to Mr Ritchie's to see about
surveying the Georgina Glebe lot - about 11:00 A.M. took angle on Jacksons point bet Townline and a
line from a tree in Innnisfil to the chimney of the parsonage - went over to lot & looked around for post
&c got dinner at Mr Sibbalds about 4:00 P.M. left there about 5:00-went to Mr Syall's to see if he knew
anything concerning the posts between 6 & 7 in the 8th con. got tea there about 6:00 then went to the
village - hired a man to chop tomorrow
Thursday 6
With man running a line parallel to Townline on sideroad between 6 & 7 in 8th con Georgina - got no
dinner went up to Mr Trent's in the evening hired John Croto in the evening for tomorrow
Friday 7
With the 2 men cutting out the line
August Saturday 8 1857
in the morning got Mr Lyall to help me to find the posts of road between 6 & 7 found the post on East
side of road
finished laying off the Glebe about 8:20 P.M. got dinner at Mr Sibbalds
Sunday 9
Went to church in forenoon went up to Mr Howards in afternoon
�Monday 10
in morning made up Mr Sibbald's account $30½ of which I recd $16 and paid off accounts up there
measured sheppards hayfield - about 12 Acres came to Toronto in the afternoon
August Tuesday 11 1857
With Mr Unwin went to Barrie to do a job for shortis & co - when got there found another survey{or} at it.
then examined part of lot 23 in the 7th Con Vespra - came to Toronto in the evening
Wednesday 12
In the office - not doing much
Thursday 13
same as yesterday
went to Brampton in the afternoon
Friday 14
came to town in the morning.
{Written diagonally across part of Friday 14th and part of Saturday 15th}
in the office doing little or nothing
Saturday 15
went to Brampton at night
Sunday 16
{No Entry}
August Monday 17 1857
Came to town in the morning
{Written diagonally across part of Monday 17th and part of Tuesday 18th}
in the office doing little or nothing
�Tuesday 18
in afternoon with Mr Unwin went by stage to Sydenham. then walked up to Thos Copeland's on the N
1/4. W 8. 1st Con N Dundas Street - to be ready tp commen{ce} in the morning to Lay off 10 acres for-
Caldwell.
Wednesday 19
at work all day. finished at 6:00 P.M. when we got supper - & Copeland drove us to Town. arrived at
11:15 P.M.
August Thursday 20 1857
up at Cricket Ground all day Canada vs United states
Friday 21
Went up to the Cricket Ground at 11:00 A.M. game finished at 1:00 P.M. Canada winning with 7 wickets
to spare
After dinner surveying for S Ridout with Mr Unwin
Saturday 22
in forenoon making plan of S Ridouts place Lots south of Jerard street
in afternoon with Mr Unwin and James staking off the Lots Charley working at the plan
August Sunday 23 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 24
in afternoon went to Brampton to see about an Account. Starrat recd as he said from Unwin
Tuesday 25
At Brampton saw Mr Starrat at night
August Wednesday 26 1857
Came to Town in the morning - working at map of Muskoka Road. checking it over &c
�Thursday 27
in forenoon same as yesterday. went around town with Aleck from 12:30 till 2:30
Friday 28
Checking over map of Muskoka Road survey. in afternoon went to meet the great Western cars - to
meet Lizzie but she didnt come
August Saturday 29 1857
this forenoon the same as yesterday forenoon - in afternoon met the boat and Cars. for Liz but she
didn't come went out to Weston by cars Went over to Denisons to get some money. They not at home
coudn't pay if they were - went to Kenter's for same purpos{e} with the same success. staid at John
Rauls at night John Scott staid with me
Sunday 30
Went to meeting {2ce} A. F. and W. H. came down in the buggy staid all night
Monday 31
Saw Kenter in morning said he couldn't pay now. but would sometime (or never) came in by the
morning cars helping Jack to copy the field notes of Muskoka Road plan survey
September Tuesday 1 1857
forenoon the same as yesterday. in after-noon went to the boat and Cars to meet Lizzy but she didn't
come
Wednesday 2
in forenoon hunting up bearings of lines diverging from Main Line of Muskoka Road
afternoon same as yesterday afternoon
Thursday 3
part of forenoon same as yesterday rest calculating distances chained for Diary in afternoon same as
yesterday. Went to Brampton
�September Friday 4 1857
at Brampton. played 2 games of Cricket
Saturday 5
at home all day
Sunday 6
{No Entry}
September Monday 7 1857
came to Town in the morning doing nothing in the office
Tuesday 8
in the morning made draft of description of a road through 33 con. at Scarboro. then leveled Mr Unwins
garden - in afternoon same as last tuesday. at night went to Wellington where saw W. H. S and J. L.
they going to Owen Sound tomorrow morning
Wednesday 9
{Written diagonally across Wednesday space}
doing nothing doing nothing doing nothing doing nothing
cos why. nothing to do
September Thursday 10 1857
same
Friday 11
Same
Saturday 12
Same
�September Sunday 13 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 14
part of forenoon with Mr Unwin measuring S. Ridouts lot on Adelaide st
Tuesday 15
forgot what I was doing this day but believe it was doing nothing
September Wednesday 16 1857
{Written diagonally across Wednesday and Thursday 17}
Working at old plan of Toronto put on it the Plan of lots at Don Station Mrs Ridouts Plan & several
others
Friday 18
{Written diagonally across Friday space}
Making calculations of Jacksons Point Survey. preparitory to making plan for the board of Examiners
September Saturday 19 1857
left office 11:00 A.M. went to went home with W.H.S. got dinner after dinner went up to G W R Stn to
meet girls - Cars 1/4 hour bhind time got Brown to wait girls come hurried them up left trunks
behind. Just in time
Sunday 20
{No Entry}
Monday 21
at home
September Tuesday 22 1857
{Entries overwritten with darker pen for 22 to 25}
in afternoon went over and laid off a 1/2 acre lot for School house at 3rd line East - finished at 4:00
�recd $3.00 for same $0.50 and $1/2 for hoses
Wednesday 23
Fair day - at home & at fair all day
Thursday 24
in morning went over to Mr Hutton's and measured 2 lots. to make description got home at 3:00 P.M.
then made out descriptions. finished at 11:00 P.M.
September Friday 25 1857
sent descriptions to town by J. C.Cummins Esq - to get Unwin and Jack's signature staked off Mr
Cummins lot
at home rest of day
Saturday 26
at Cricket ground greater part of day match bet Brampton and Norval clubs Brampton victorious by
25 having 98 in one innings - to Norvals 73. in two innings - recd descriptions from Toronto and gave
them to J. C. Cummins
Sunday 27
{No Entry}
September Monday 28 1857
Loafing all day
i.e. doing nothing
Tuesday 29
came to Toronto in the morning
Wednesday 30
doing nothing
�October Thursday 1 1857
Same
Friday 2
in afternoon with Mr Unwin went up Leys place to measure distance between posts planted on W side of
Shaw St and the West side of st in 2nd con opposite
Saturday 3
doing little or nothing
October Sunday 4 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 5
part of day going around town with W. H. Scott hunting up a boarding house for him.
Tuesday 6
Liz and Hat. came to town and staid at Ley's. I went there in evening staid till 10:00
October Wednesday 7 1857
In office all day
Thursday 8
In office all forenoon, in afternoon went with Mr J. C. Cummins to Yorkville to see some lots which he
wanted changed
Friday 9
With Charles & James went to Yorkville and altered the lots for J. C. Cummins Esq. finnished about 1:00
P.M. posted a plan of same to him at night
October Saturday 10 1857
in forenoon in the office in afternoon went to Weston
�Sunday 11
at Weston
Monday 12
came to town in the morning in afternoon in the office {fancy little squiggles at the bottom of page}
October Tuesday 13 1857
{Written diagonally across Tuesday, Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15}
in the office the greater part of the time
doing little or nothing
October Friday 16 1857
afternoon went to Brampton to do a job for John Clark
Saturday 17
Surveying J Clark's lot in Brampton finished about 3:30 P.M.
Sunday 18
{No Entry}
October Monday 19 1857
Came to town in morning then made description of J Clark's lot. than by afternoon cars with Thompson
went down to Scarboro. station then walked to Thompson's tavern on Ringston Road to see Morgan
about some survey to be made for him. Staid there all night
Tuesday 20
after breakfast. Morgan drove us up to Armstrongs. on the Markham and Danforth Roads. then went to
survey and lay out Morgans lots parts of lot 20 1st Con -
Wednesday 21
at the same wrought very late trying to finish. but could not
�October Thursday 22 1857
commenced at 6:30 A.M. finished at 8:00 A.M. then had breakfast. rode by stage to railroad crossing
then walked along railroad to Station and came by cars to Town. arrived at 11:00 A.M. rest of day
making plan of Morgans lots.
Friday 23
making plan of Morgans lots
Saturday 24
finished Morgans plan in forenoon
afternoon had toothache very bad
October Sunday 25 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 26
in forenoon took specification for a Theodolite to Potters to send for it concluded to wait till next week -
about noon took several altitudes of the sun. afternoon trying to fcalculate Latitudes by 2 altitudes of the
Sun
Tuesday 27
took several altitudes of the Sun with the Sextant
measuring the angle between the sun and its reflected immage in a plate of Water
October Wednesday 28 1857
{Written diagonally across Wednesday and Thursday 29}
in the office doing nothing
Friday 30
helping Mr Unwin to survey J. Ridouts lots on Seaton Street finished about 4:30 p.m.
�October Saturday 31 1857
in the office all forenoon doing little or nothing. in afternoon went to Brampton
November Sunday 1
{No Entry}
Monday 2
in morning went over to E Fletcher's to run line between 2 & 3. 2nd Con W.H.S. which Bristow had run
before. I came 7 inches farther south than his line finished about 3:00 P.M. came to town in evening.
November Tuesday 3 1857
in office all day doing nothing
Wednesday 4
{Written diagonally across Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5}
Working at R B Denison's Plan of Bellevue Estate
November Friday 5 1857
{Written diagonally across Friday 6th and Saturday 7}
Working at R B Denisons Plan of Bellevue Estate
Sunday 8
{No Entry}
November Monday 9 1857
Same as friday and Saturday
Tuesday 10
With Thompson & James surveying for Bell. on Bathurst and Adelaide sts finished at 3:00 P.M.
Wednesday 11
going round town with Liz and Hattie sent Liz to Brampton and Hattie to oshawa - at night
�November Thursday 12 1857
in morning went to see Bell. he was not in. then went to Crown Land office to get measurements of lots
about Bathurst & Adelaide sts relating to Bells survey
rest of day working at Plan of Bellevue
Friday 13
forenoon same as yesterday afternoon went to Weston
Saturday 14
came to Town in the morning - worked a little at Plan of Bellevue - in afternoon went to Brampton -
Robert Lowis's Barn Burnt about 7:00 P.M.
November Sunday 15 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 16
came to Town in the morning. got to office about noon. working a little at Plan of Bellevue
Tuesday 17
same as yesterday afternoon
November Wednesday 18 1857
nothing
Thursday 19
in morning with Thompson and James went up to Givens Estate when it came on rain went home.
afternoon nothing
Friday 20
with Thomson and James working at the Givens's Estate
November Saturday 21 1857
Snowing all day doing nothing
�Sunday 22
{No Entry}
Monday 23
{Written sideways}
in morning with Thomson went up to the Givens Estate to make some measurements finished about
noon. afternoon putting distances on map of the Given's Estate
November Tuesday 24 1857
in morning went to G.T.R. to go to Brampton 1 minute too late then went up to Given's Est to help
Unwin, Roberts, Thomson, & James. left there at three P.M. went to Brampton
Wednesday 25
at Brampton all day doing nothing heard Mr Ormiston lecture in the evening at Mechanics instute
Thursday 26
measured part of Nr 2 3rd con E.H.S. Chinguacousy for McBride & Starrat
went to town in the evening
November Friday 27 1857
in forenoon went made description of part of No 2 3rd con E.H.S. Chinguacousy
afternoon went to Brampton
Saturday 28, Sunday 29, November Monday 30 1857, December Tuesday 1& Wednesday 2
{No Entries}
December Thursday 3 1857
in forenoon went over to third line East (No 12) with Mr Armstrong to 1 measure two wheat fields
finished about 2:30 P.M.
Friday 4
came to town in the morning
�Saturday 5
doing nothing
December Sunday 6 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 7
With Mr Unwin & Thompson made survey for R. L. Denison of piece of ground occupied by Burgess
Tuesday 8
Went to office in the forenoon comparing plan of Newmarket - -
afternoon at home sick
December Wednesday 9 1857
at home all day ill
Thursday 10
at the office in forenoon doing nothing
at home all afternoon. met A. F. S. at Wellington at night
Friday 11
in office all day to attend case of Burgess Vs Denison in County court
December Saturday 12 1857
the same - about 11:00 A.M. went up to Yorkville with J. R. J. to examine damage done to Heward's
property by letting water off the road back at 12:30 -
in afternoon
Sunday 13
{No Entry}
�Monday 14
doing nothing in particular
Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16, Thursday 17
{Written top to bottom along right side through all of the above dates}
helping J. R. Jack a little with the plan of Newmarket
December Friday 18 1857
in the morning with Unwin and Jack went up to Yorkville to examine a water course through Heward's
property finished about noon. then went home met W. H. S. he was going to Oshawa. went in his
place for Hattie and Miss Arkland. raining nearly all day
Saturday 19
in the morning brought up Hattie and Miss A to Toronto she they staid at Ley's all day Liz & A. F. came
in from Brampton. all went to Brampton at night
Sunday 20
Went to English church twice
December Monday 21 1857
at home all day doing nothing the Misses Ley's came out of town tonight Bowlly then staid all night
being out at the Elections
Tuesday 22
went up to Edmonton with Dr Bull to get the state of the polles. had an upset and broke the cutter
Misses Sellar T Sellar J Thistle and J Wright over tonight
Wednesday 23
doing nothing all day -
the Misses Leys went home at night
went up to Patersons at night
�December Thursday 24 1857
nothing all day -
at Thistles at night enjoyed myself until 12:00 P.M.
Friday 25
Christmas day
sleighing party went up to Dublin
danced for 2 hours then came home again
Saturday 26
Took up carpet in front room shook it and put it down again
Sunday December 27 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 28
at Brampton
Tuesday 29
came to town in the morning
at Brampton
December Wednesday 30 1857
came to Town in the morning
doing little or nothing
Thursday 31
Same as yesterday
went to the station at 4:00 P.M. saw W Thistle there gave him my return ticket
�Memoranda
George Dodds clerk of Caledon
T McCallum " " Chinguacousy
government survey to Unwin & Jack
last summers - Ac - to Unwin
Butbe to Unwin
Memoranda
Subscribers to map of Peel
A. F. Wright Esq Toronto
Wm Forser Brampton
Memoranda
Wright J
Fitzgerald
Scott A
" W
Pattullo A
" J
Solar Observation
Oct 26/57
11-50-15 - a.m.- 38 - 29 33° - 29½
0 - 13 8 - 42 - P.M .- 33+18°
0 - 17 - 30 " " 33 - 06½
0 - 22 - 03 " " 32 - 57 12-7{0}
�Memoranda
Octr 27
h M S
10 - 53-10 - 63 + 45 I I
11 - 07 - 30 - - - 65 - 31 - Centre
11 - 27 - 30 - - - - - 66 + 52 - Centre
11 - 54 - 45 - - - 67+22 - Centre
12 - 00 - 20 - - 67 - 22 "
12 - 06 - 35 - - 67 - 11 "
12 - 10 - 00 67-11 -
12 - 53 - 40 - - - 64 - 00
Memoranda
Board in 1856
William from 15th Novr to 17th Decr
A.B. from 15 Novr to 31 Decr Excepting 2 week
Receipts for Peel
Wm McLellon. 1. map on Account 15.0
recd from J Lynch on Peel Account 3.0.0
�Cash Account - April
Date Rec'd Paid
8th Cash. C.Unwin 2.00
21st C Unwin 2 pr boots 8.00
Cash Account - May
Date Rec'd Paid
4th C Unwin cash 2.00
carting posts to Yorkville .75
6 postage 05. 05
13 J. B Jack. Cash 1
23 J. R. Jack. Cash 1
Cash Account - June
Date Rec'd Paid
8th Mrs Ridout - Paint for lots 33.3
13 mending picket 12.5
�Cash Account - July.
Date. Rec'd. Paid.
1st J. R. Jack. cash 36 ~
Board at Fields 36 ~
Cab 2 ~
mag. of Theodlite
25
7 Postage 10
9 " cash. C Unwin 4 ~
21 " " " 10
Carting posts (Leys) 3 00
" " (Mrs
Seymour)
1 50
" " Unwin 37 ½
- ¼ cwt biscuit 1 50
28th Axemen (Mrs Seymour 5 75
50 00 50 47 ½
�CASH ACCOUNT - AUGUST
Date. Rec'd. Paid.
4 Excursion Ticket. Sutton 3 00
Cash ( C Unwin 7 00
10 3
{3
written
in
pencil}
1st Axeman 2 50
7
{written
in
pencil}
2nd ~ } Sibbald. 16 00 1 { pencil}
10
{written
in
pencil}
Cash. (T. Sibbald 16 00 1
{written
in
pencil}
board at Shepperds 3 00
paper. pencils & c 3
{written
in
pencil}
20
passage. Sutton to
Toronto
2 12 ½
Cab from station home 50
�11 2 tickets to Barrie 3 75
Registry office Barrie 50
15 Cash. (C. U.) 1 00
18 Cash to C.U. 1 00
22 " C.U. (Peel) 20 00
24 Cars to Brampton 75
29 to Weston & back 62½
Cash (C.U) 1 00
25 00 40 95
CASH ACCOUNT - SEPTEMBER.
Date. Rec'd. Paid.
22 School trustees
chinguecousy
3 50
26 J.P. Hutton 9 00
24 search registry Brampton 37½ 37½
�24 horse hire 1 50
26 Cars, to Toronto ³⁄₉ cab
1/{5}
1 00
12 50 2 87 ½
CASH ACCOUNT - OCTOBER.
Date. Rec'd. Paid.
cash. (C Unwin) 6 00
Postage 10
bottle {gum}. 37 ½
19 2 to Scarboro 7 75
board at .ditto. 3 50
22 stage cars & cab. home 1 45
19 . cash per J. Clark 6 00
6 00 12 17 ½
�CASH ACCOUNT - NOVEMBER.
Date. Rec'd. Paid.
2 Cash. per E Fletcher 6 00
" to J.R. Jack 50
" per C Unwin 2 00
4.6.3
16
1.25
____________
17.25
CASH ACCOUNT - DECEMBER.
Date. Rec'd. Paid.
2 J Armstrong for measuring
wheat field
4 00
3 Cab from stn 2 25
4 00 - 25
�CASH ACCOUNT - SUMMARY
Rec'd. Paid.
Account of 1857 70 60 76 90½
JANUARY, 10 00 8 30
FEBRUARY, 5 00 1 83
MARCH, 24 00 20 22½
APRIL, 2 00 8 00
MAY, 4 00 80
JUNE, 33½
46
JULY, 50 00 50 47½
AUGUST, 25 00 40 95
SEPTEMBER, 12 50 2 87½
OCTOBER, 6 00 12 17½
NOVEMBER, 6 00 -- --
DECEMBER, 4
4 00 - 25
219 10 223 19½ 24
�JANUARY - BILLS PAYABLE.
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
J Trent
Aug
5
1 day surveying &
travelling
6
Expenses 3
9 00
RECEIVABLE
T Sibbald
Aug
10th
3½ days surveying 21 0
1 Axeman 2 days " 1.25 2 50
1 " 2 " " 1.50 3 00
Travelling Expenses 4
30 50
10th Buy Cash 16 00
14 50
{Several mathematical equations written at top of the January - Bills Payable page. Some entries written
over with darker pen.}
�FEBRUARY - BILLS PAYABLE
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
Captⁿ shaw's
tender for Givens st
Excavations per yard 0/9 91
surface grading per rod
15/0
planking ~ ~ 8/0
3 ft box culverts per yard
lineal 15/0
18 inch " " " " 5/6
12 " " " " " 4/6
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
RECEIVABLE.
Mrs
Seymour
July To 10 days surveying 60 00
" C.R. 8 days @ 7 1.50 12 00
�" John Joe & James 10
day . 1.50
15 00
Axemen 5 75
110 posts ~ 7 33
Carting d~~ 1 50
2 Weeks board board
& @3.00
20 00
MARCH - BILLS PAYABLE
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
J Leys Esqr Givens lot
June
27
24½ days surveying to date 147 00
1 Assistant 22 ½ days @
1.50
33 75
Assistant 21 days @1.00 21 00
Board. 9 weeks @ 4.00 36 00
740 posts @ 49 33
�RECEIVABLE.
- Morgan Dr
Oct
20
to 2½ days surveying &
traveling
15 00
assistant {ditto} {ditto} 3 75
board 3 50
traveling expenses 2 20
Plan 5 00
29 70
{large ink splotch on bottom of right hand page)
JUNE - BILES BAYABEE
{Text should read BILLS PAYABLE, but the letter P and two L's has been filled in to look like the letter B.}
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
Theodolite 154 00
Compass
Telescope 9 00
Chain 5 00
�Tape
Protractor
Scales. 10.20.30.40
Boxwood
6 00
" 50 & 60 Ivory 6 00
parallel ruler
Straight edge
Set squares
1 doz pins
BECEIVABEE. {text should read
RECEIVABLE but the letters R
and L have been filled in to look
like the letter B.}
{No
Entries}
JULY - BILES PAYABLE.
{text should read BILLS but the letter L has been filled in to look like the letter B.}
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
{No Entries}
�AUGUST - BILLS PAYABLE.
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
Unwin
&
Scott
T{o} J Ellis Dr
Feb
25
drawing map of Peel
on Stone
50 00
1000 copies @ $5.00
per 100
50 00
paper for D{o} 42
quires
33 60
12 sheets American
ship &c
75
134 35
By cash (per A.B.S.) 30 00
104 35
RECEIVABLE.
{No Entries}
�SEPTEMBER - BILLS PAYABLE.
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
April 29 G F Denison Esqr 160
May 4th J Gwyme Esq 50
May 27 ~~ J Leys Esq 327
June 2 ~ ~ ~ 183
RECEIVABLE.
{No Entries}
OCTOBER - BILLS PAYABLE.
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
Mr Thompson's Class
M 30. Nov --- not there
T 3 Dec - not there
M 7 ~ there
T 10 ~ no class
M 14 ~ there
�T 17 ~ not there
M 21 A B Scott {Written
very faintly in pencil} ~ ~
A B Scott {Written very
faintly in pencil}
RECEIVABLE. {outlined
with pencil. No Entries
other than some
mathematical calculations
written sideways on left
side}
{There is a mathematical calculation written on the bottom of the left hand page.}
{The page on the right hand side is the back cover of the diary. It is filled with numerous mathematical
calculations and a few drawings of triangles. The latitude of Toronto (43°. 39'.35" N) is prominently written
at the top of the page. The text on this page is written in both ink and pencil, though it appears that there
was an attempt to erase some of the writing done in pencil.}
For more information on Andrew Brown Scott, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under
“Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca
�
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<div class="mw-parser-output">
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Contents</span></h2>
<p>Counting House Calendar, Banking Table, a Blank Space for Memoranda for every day in the year, Cash Account for each Month, Annual Summary of Cash Account, Bills Payable and Receivable.</p>
<p>{facing page}</p>
<p>Calendar for 1857</p>
</div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<p>== A TABLE == Showing the number of days from any day in the month to the same day in any other month throughout the whole year.</p>
<table><tbody><tr><td></td>
<td>January</td>
<td>February</td>
<td>March</td>
<td>April</td>
<td>May</td>
<td>June</td>
<td>July</td>
<td>August</td>
<td>September</td>
<td>October</td>
<td>November</td>
<td>December</td>
</tr><tr><td>Jan.</td>
<td>365</td>
<td>334</td>
<td>306</td>
<td>275</td>
<td>245</td>
<td>214</td>
<td>184</td>
<td>153</td>
<td>122</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>31</td>
</tr><tr><td>Feb.</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>365</td>
<td>337</td>
<td>306</td>
<td>276</td>
<td>245</td>
<td>215</td>
<td>184</td>
<td>153</td>
<td>123</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>61</td>
</tr><tr><td>March</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>365</td>
<td>334</td>
<td>304</td>
<td>273</td>
<td>243</td>
<td>212</td>
<td>181</td>
<td>151</td>
<td>120</td>
<td>90</td>
</tr><tr><td>April.</td>
<td>90</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>365</td>
<td>335</td>
<td>304</td>
<td>274</td>
<td>243</td>
<td>212</td>
<td>182</td>
<td>151</td>
<td>121</td>
</tr><tr><td>May.</td>
<td>120</td>
<td>89</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>365</td>
<td>334</td>
<td>304</td>
<td>273</td>
<td>242</td>
<td>212</td>
<td>181</td>
<td>151</td>
</tr><tr><td>June.</td>
<td>151</td>
<td>120</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>365</td>
<td>335</td>
<td>304</td>
<td>273</td>
<td>243</td>
<td>212</td>
<td>182</td>
</tr><tr><td>July.</td>
<td>181</td>
<td>150</td>
<td>122</td>
<td>91</td>
<td>62</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>365</td>
<td>334</td>
<td>303</td>
<td>273</td>
<td>243</td>
<td>212</td>
</tr><tr><td>Aug.</td>
<td>212</td>
<td>181</td>
<td>153</td>
<td>122</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>365</td>
<td>334</td>
<td>304</td>
<td>273</td>
<td>242</td>
</tr><tr><td>Sept.</td>
<td>243</td>
<td>212</td>
<td>184</td>
<td>153</td>
<td>123</td>
<td>91</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>365</td>
<td>334</td>
<td>304</td>
<td>273</td>
</tr><tr><td>Oct.</td>
<td>273</td>
<td>242</td>
<td>214</td>
<td>183</td>
<td>153</td>
<td>122</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>365</td>
<td>334</td>
<td>304</td>
</tr><tr><td>Nov.</td>
<td>304</td>
<td>273</td>
<td>245</td>
<td>214</td>
<td>184</td>
<td>153</td>
<td>123</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>365</td>
<td>335</td>
</tr><tr><td>Dec.</td>
<td>334</td>
<td>303</td>
<td>275</td>
<td>244</td>
<td>218</td>
<td>183</td>
<td>153</td>
<td>122</td>
<td>91</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>365</td>
</tr></tbody></table>
Explanation.-How many days are there from the 10th of January to the 10th of June? Look for January in the column at the left hand, then seek for June along the line to the right, and you find the number of days to be 151.
<h2><span class="mw-headline">DIARY FOR 1857.</span></h2>
</div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<p>Thursday 1</p>
<p>Made about 1455 3/4 calls more or less +C</p>
<p>Friday 2</p>
<p>Making distance table for map of Peel</p>
<p>Saturday 3</p>
<p>Same as yesterday-went to Mr Ellis to hurry him up with the Lithograth of Peel</p>
<p>Monday 5</p>
<p>Same as Saturday finished about 4:30 p.m.</p>
<p>Tuesday 6</p>
<p>Transfering information from map of Peel to the tracings of the several townships went to Brampton by the evening cars</p>
</div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<p>Wednesday 7</p>
<p>About the Village all day doing little or nothing</p>
<p>Thursday 8</p>
<p>intended to travel through the county of Peel today but the weather was too cold</p>
<p>Friday 9</p>
<p>left Brampton about 9:30 A.M. then through Stanleys Mills, Castlemore, Coleraine, Bolton, Macville, Sand Hill,(Paisley), + Mono Mills. to Orangeville hunting information for map of Peel. Neither the clerk of the Gore or the clerk for the Albion were at home. Consequently could not get the school section of either of said townships.</p>
<p>Saturday 10</p>
<p>Left Orangeville about 8:00 A.m. went to Altonstaid there an hour then went to Charleston + got the school sections of Caledon from Dodds, the clerk promised him a map for the information. Then drove home about 5:15 P.m. found {Uncertain name} had telegraphed friday to go to town-ran over to station-just in time for cars</p>
<p>Monday 12</p>
<p>Went to Brantford by Morning train to get clothes to go to the bush - when I got back again 11-00 AM No luck thought I had better not go as I would be too late to overtake him before he got started from Orillia - went to Ellis in the afternoon to get the Map of Peel</p>
</div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<p>Tuesday 13</p>
<p>Working at plan of peel {text is diagonally written across Tuesday,13. and Wednesday,14.the ink is faded}</p>
<p>Wednesday 14</p>
<p>Took the tracing to Ellis in the forenoon. Went to Brampton in the evening to travel in search of information for map of Peel.</p>
<p>Thursday 15</p>
<p>Went to Boltons Village to get a map of the school sections in Albion. Mr {Swinerton?} said I could get it from community clerk next week-Called on the Clerk of the Gore for the same purpose. He said the Township collector had it</p>
<p>Friday 16</p>
<p>Went to Streetsville to get the school section of Toronto from the Town Clerk-he had it then said I could get them from the County clerk-went to Springfield & got a good good deal of information from Mr Laylor Councillor for the first Ward r</p>
<p>Saturday 17</p>
<p>Very cold stormy day-staid home all day</p>
</div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<p>Monday 19</p>
<p>{"Working at Plan of Peel" is written vertically across Monday, 19. and Tuesday, 20.}</p>
<p>Went from Brampton to Toronto in the forenoon-went to Fitzgerald's to copy map of Streetsville before leaving Brampton and he gave me one to bring with me</p>
<p>Tuesday 20</p>
<p>intended to meet Mr McCowan at the scarboro Station but was too late for the Cars</p>
<p>Wednesday 21</p>
<p>Went to the the cars to go to Scarboro-cars dont call there went to Mink's and hired a horse and went to McCowan’s house did a little measuring on his Lot but could not finish on account of not having a description of Mrs {Borwicks?}p property arrived in Toronto about 6.00 P.m.</p>
<p>Thursday 22</p>
<p>Searched in registry office for description of Mrs Borwicks Lot & made description of 24 acres off the northpart Mr McCowans portion of Lot No 22 Con C Scarboro Working at plan of Peel in the afternoon-got a plan of the school sections of Toronto Township from Mr Elliott clerk of County Council</p>
<p>Friday 23</p>
<p>of the school sections sent map of township of Toronto back to Mr Elliott by T {or J}Forster {Written vertically across Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th is "Working at plan of Peel but not very hard}</p>
<p>Saturday 24</p>
<p>Took map of Peel to Mr Ellis to case Bell.V. White decided before the chief justice in Bells favour - recieved map of school sections of Chinguacousy from Mr CollumWm went to Brampton in the evening</p>
</div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<p>Monday 26</p>
<p>{Written vertically across Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th "Working at distance table of Peel"}</p>
<p>Wednesday 28</p>
<p>{Written vertically across the 28th, 29th, and 30th "had a thundering bad cold working a little at Distance table of Peel}</p>
<p>Friday 30</p>
<p>Finished distance table and took it to Ellis’ about 1:00 P.m. went to Brampton at night</p>
</div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<p>Monday Feburary 2</p>
<p>Arrived in Toronto about noon put sShool sections of Chinguacousy and the Gore in map of Peel</p>
<p>Tuesday 3</p>
<p>Working a little at map of Muskoka Road</p>
<p>Wednesday 4</p>
<p>did not do much in the office went to Brampton to go to the Loydtown to get map of school sections of Albion</p>
<p>Thursday 5</p>
<p>raining and storming all day did not go to Loydtown as I intended</p>
</div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<p>Friday 6</p>
<p>Went to Loydtown and got copy of Mr Oslers map of Albion- {I or J} Pattullo went with me- Stopped at Bolton going and coming</p>
<p>Saturday 7</p>
<p>Went to town in the morning and put school sections of Albion on the map of Peel- went Back to Brampton in the evening. Walt went with me</p>
<p>Monday 9</p>
<p>Came to Toronto in the morning. Went to Ellis and got the map to make a few alterations W.H. came in in the morning</p>
<p>Tuesday 10</p>
<p>In office greater part of day-attended proffessor Chapmans lecture on mineralogy from 1 to 2 P.m. in evening company at {Unions?} danced &c &c till 3:00 AM of 11th</p>
<p>Wednesday 11</p>
<p>at work at Hostuys farm- Charley and John were with me</p>
</div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<p>Thursday 12</p>
<p>Went to Ellis 3 or 4 times to see about map of Peel attended lecture at college</p>
<p>Friday 13</p>
<p>With Charley & John working at Hastings farm found I had made a mistake in measuring across the lot last fall measuring 12-50 instead of 12-58 ½</p>
<p>Saturday 14</p>
<p>at Ellis all forenoon got 3 or 4 proof sheets about 12 noon sent 8out to Brampton in the afternoon</p>
<p>Monday 16</p>
<p>in office part of day - went to crown land office to get field notes and instructions of township of North Gwillimsbury</p>
<p>Tuesday 17</p>
<p>attended lecture at college made tracing of map of Toront</p>
<p>Tuesday 17</p>
<p>attended lecture at college made tracing of map of Toronto</p>
</div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<p>{Wednesdy 18</p>
<p>at work at survey of the Hastings farm Charley and John with me finished it</p>
<p>Tuesday 19</p>
<p>attended lecture in the afternoon went to Brampton in the evening to see about proofs of map of Peel making tracing of plan of grand trunk Railway through county of Peel-in the forenoon</p>
<p>Friday 20</p>
<p>Could not get the map of Peel on account of J Lynch not being at home came to town in the morning</p>
<p>Saturday 21</p>
<p>Finished tracing of grand Trunk railway map</p>
<p>Monday 23</p>
<p>Copying the field notes taken at sutton into another bookWednesday 18</p>
<p>At work at survey of the Hastings farm Charley & John with me - finished it</p>
<p>Tuesday 19</p>
<p>Attended lecture in the afternoon went to Brampton in the evening to see about Proofs of map of Peel making tracing of Plan of Grand trunk Railway through County of Peel - in the forenoon</p>
<p>Friday 20</p>
<p>Could not get the map of Peel on account of J Lynch not being at home came to town in the morning</p>
<p>Saturday 21</p>
<p>Finished tracing of Grand Trunk railway map</p>
<p>Monday 23</p>
<p>Coppying the field notes taken at Sutton into another book</p>
</div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<p>Tuesday 24</p>
<p>Connected A.F. Wrights map for registry - attended lecture</p>
<p>Wednesday 25</p>
<p>not doing much in the office Went to Brampton in the evening to get proofs of Peel</p>
<p>Thursday 26</p>
<p>Came to town in the morning attended lecture inafternoon Chas Robertson went with me took corrected proof of Peel to Ellis</p>
<p>Friday 27</p>
<p>Commenced and nearly finished a map of the town of St Mary's for J Leys Esq</p>
<p>Saturday 28</p>
<p>Finished map of St Mary's in the forenoon did nothing in the afternoon this day finishes 2 years service</p>
</div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<p>Monday March 2</p>
<p>WIth Roberts and John Guy left Toronto for Sutton where arrived about 4:30 P.m.</p>
<p>Tuesday 3</p>
<p>Produced townline down to the lake and about 20.00 on to the ice- where I took angles to the islands and to several objects on shore traversed the shore from the township to Jackson's Point</p>
<p>Wednesday 4</p>
<p>With Roberts and John surveying Jackson's Point</p>
<p>Thursday 5</p>
<p>Finished Preliminary survey of Jacksons Point</p>
<p>Friday 6</p>
<p>Met Mr Lindsay in the morning to run his line. concluded not to run it until they patitioned parliament for a local for a local act for the Lake con N Gwillimbury-went to see Mr Morsington about running his line but he did not want it run until Peter Barton swore to the post bet W 7+8-in afternoon made pencil sketch of Jackson's point-called at Howards in forenoon-and at Toronto in the evening</p>
<p>Saturday 7</p>
<p>running line between W 1+2 in the 8th for R.Reeford</p>
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<p>Snowing hard all day- nothing done. nothing done</p>
<p>Tuesday 10</p>
<p>in forenoon ran a compass line part of the way through lot 14. lake con North Gwillimbury for J A Lindsay in afternoon running line bet {bet is shortform for between} 1 & 2 8th con Georgina for Reeford</p>
<p>Wednesday 11</p>
<p>Fininshed line bet 1 & 2</p>
<p>Thursday 12</p>
<p>in forenoon Chaining line bet 1 & 2 to put down posts- in afternoon attended races at Jackson’s Point</p>
<p>Friday 13</p>
<p>Finished chaining line bet 1 & 2 and put down Posts on the townline 1/2 way up the lot</p>
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<p>Saturday 14</p>
<p>Finished putting in the posts townline</p>
<p>Sunday 15</p>
<p>Went up to Mr Howards in the evening</p>
<p>Monday 16</p>
<p>Put in the posts at the 9th con line moved Mr Bouchiers post at S.W. L of No. 1 in the 9th con 16 l {small letter l may be shortform for lengths} farther south- put down the posts between 1 & 2</p>
<p>Tuesday 17</p>
<p>Ran a line along the 7th con line to bet 6 & 7 in the 6th con - then bet 6 & 7 parallel to the townline - then cleared and measured across the Fronts of lots 7,8, & 9 in the 6th con - where I found an old post lying down and the point in the ground planted a cedar in into place</p>
<p>Wednesday 18</p>
<p>raining in the morning and looked like all day. had so far to go to work did not go- making plan of Reeford lot</p>
<p>Thursday 19</p>
<p>Charley sick John and I chained across 6th con bet 6 & 7. then chained on 7th con line across 7 & 1/2 of 8. then sent John home with instrument I planted posts - on front of 6th lot 7 & 8. at centre of 7 & at centre of 8.</p>
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<p>Friday 20</p>
<p>Finished Mr Bouchiers lot in French Village about 6:15 P.M.</p>
<p>Saturday 21</p>
<p>Snowing in the forenoon finished Mr Reefords Plan - in afternoon ran lines bet 1 & 2 and 2 & 3 of Mr Reefords lots</p>
<p>Monday 22</p>
<p>Running lines in Mr Reefords lot</p>
<p>Tuesday 23</p>
<p>Same as yesterday</p>
<p>Wednesday 24</p>
<p>Charley & John same as yesterday I made 2 pencil sketches of the point to shew proposed subdivision finished them about 3;30 P.M</p>
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<p>Thursday 26</p>
<p>Finished running line for Mr Reeford about 4:30 P.M.</p>
<p>Friday 27</p>
<p>Posting off Mr Bouchiers portion of no 2, 18th con of Georgina about half of the day - Charley at home not well</p>
<p>Saturday 28</p>
<p>Left Sutton at 11 A.M. arrived in Toronto at 7:00 P.M. John and I worked from Dughill to Lefroy Charley went on to N. H. Landing</p>
<p>Monday 30</p>
<p>making pencil plan of Jacksons Point for Mr Bouchier</p>
<p>Tuesday 31</p>
<p>Trying to get up a plan of Mr Bouchier's property in Georgina attended lecture at college</p>
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<p>Wednesday 1</p>
<p>Working at Mr Bouchiers plan.</p>
<p>Thursday 2</p>
<p>Same as yesterday-attended lecture in afternoon</p>
<p>Friday 3</p>
<p>With Mr Unwin- measured the outlines of Mr Gwynes lot on corner of younge st and 3rd con line. then went over mrs, Seymour's lot (25. 3rd con). Arrived at home about 3:30 P.m.</p>
<p>Saturday 4</p>
<p>Made copy of diary and accounte for april-made a pencil sketch of Mrs Seymonur's lot- in afternoon looked up and sent 18 mounted maps of Peel to Brampton. 3 Col and 6 plain to Thompson the same to Baire and the same to McLear</p>
<p>Monday 6</p>
<p>made a pencil sketch of MRS Seymours lot packed up for Mr Walford, 12 coloured and 12 plain maps of Peel.</p>
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<p>Tuesday 7 Making copy of Diary and account for January and February 1837. attended geological lecture</p>
<p>Wednesday 8 Making plan of Mr{Uncertain name} lot on Yonge st</p>
<p>Thursday 9 in forenoon making plan of {uncertain name}lot in afternoon went to Brampton</p>
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<p>Tuesday 14</p>
<p>Came to Toronto in the morning working at gwynes plan</p>
<p>Wednesday 15</p>
<p>in forenoon. With Unwin, Jackand Roberts. Surveying water lots for Mrs Brown in afternoon working at Mr Bouchiers plan</p>
<p>Thursday 16</p>
<p>Working at gwynes lots{crossed out}. Plan attended lecture in afternoon</p>
<p>Friday 17</p>
<p>ditto</p>
<p>Saturday 18</p>
<p>Same in forenoon- in afternoon with unwin and jack-surveying on E side of don- and south of Don and Danforth road- for J Seys</p>
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<p>Sunday 19{scathced out and says Monday 20}</p>
<p>With Jack till 2:00 P.m, survey Arthers lot East of Don. Then plotting the survey rest of day</p>
<p>Monday 20</p>
<p>See yesterday</p>
<p>made 2 bets with W.HJ. 1st an even bet of 1 that he would not enter 3 first classes, at the university 2nd a bet of 2 to 1 that he would not take any three that he could mention-he mentioned geology-English literature and mathematics</p>
<p>Tuesday 21</p>
<p>Working a little at gwynes plan</p>
<p>Wednesday 22</p>
<p>With John guy surveying park lot No 24. for Revd. Mr Gien's</p>
<p>Thursday 23</p>
<p>Calculating contents of park lot No 24- and several other jobs- too {uncertain word} and unimportant to mention</p>
<p>Friday 24</p>
<p>part of the day helping U, and J. to survey Mrs Browns lot</p>
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<p>Saturday 25</p>
<p>helping Jack to survey Mrs Browns lot on front street. Went to Brampton in afternoon</p>
<p>Monday 27</p>
<p>Came in from Brampton in the morning. Working at gwynares plans remainder of day</p>
<p>Tuesday 28</p>
<p>in forenoon helping Jack to make some calculations for the survey of Mrs Browns lot on Front st in afternoon with Jack making the survey</p>
<p>Wednesday 29</p>
<p>With Chas and Joe and C Unwin in the afternoon. resetting the post on the Denison Estate homestead</p>
<p>Thursday 30</p>
<p>Same as yesterday with Chas and Joe</p>
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<p>Friday May 1</p>
<p>Same as yesterday. finished about 1:00 P.m. ruining all day</p>
<p>Saturday 2</p>
<p>In the office all day</p>
<p>Monday 4</p>
<p>in the morning with Chas and Joe went up to work at Mr gwynaes lot above yorkville- worked at then until noon. when it came on heavy rain- at home all the afternoon- in the evening took a letter to the colomist office- which I wrote in answer to one written by G Mngeut</p>
<p>Tuesday 5</p>
<p>Tuesday in the office all day- sent 25 mounted maps to Brampton and 34 coloured to Carter to get mounted</p>
<p>Wednesday 6</p>
<p>Mr {uncertain name}-with Jones and Butterworth went to orillia in the morning putting some coloured maps on deeds for Bacon- finished one and partly finished 2.</p>
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<p>Thursday 7</p>
<p>With Charley and Joe. Working at gwynes lots near Yorkville finished at 5:00 P.m.</p>
<p>Friday 8</p>
<p>in office all day doing nothing</p>
<p>Saturday 9</p>
<p>with chas and Joe working at the given's estate-making prelimaniary survey</p>
<p>Monday 11</p>
<p>same as yesterday-finished at 7:00 P.m. when I went to judge Harrison's when he told me to tell Lay's that he stopped me surveying until he had a settlement with him</p>
<p>Tuesday 12</p>
<p>met Mr Faruis at Caerhowel, at 11:00 a.m. to take off lots 30 E of William st 31 and 32 W of William and E of Dummer st and A.E and W of Murray st sent Joe for posts went to office for Charley- commenced at 3:00P.m. and finished at 6 P.m. William went to Brampton at night</p>
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<p>Wednesday 13</p>
<p>in forenoon made sketch of the giveus farm in the afternoon went with Jack to thornhi</p>
<p>Thursday 14</p>
<p>We met Mr Passmore at Townline. To run line between 18 and 19 2nd con Markham-ranged out the townline and angled nearly up to line bet 18 and 19. when it came on to rain very heavy{asterisk} rainning from about 10:00 a.m. {asterisk}about 4:00 P.m.</p>
<p>Friday 15</p>
<p>ran the line as far as line bet 18 and 19 when it commenced raining very heavy went to house and drew up a bond bet. Helmkay and Phillips- and took affadavits of Peter Wise and John Helmkay. Jack and Passmore went to Phillips at night</p>
<p>Saturday 16</p>
<p>measure across front of lots 18,19 and 20, ran line between 18 and 19 fininshed about 5:00 P.m. when they took affadavit of Peter Phillips-Left Helmkays about 7:30 P.m.they brought jack and I as far as Hoggs Hollow-when we walked to Toronto arriving about 1:15 a.m.</p>
<p>Monday 18</p>
<p>drew out proposed subdivision of Lays property</p>
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<p>Tuesday 19</p>
<p>did nothing in the forenoon. in afternoon helped jack to take off a lot on Victoria street</p>
<p>Wednesday 20</p>
<p>Charley sick- sent joe and muldoon up with hosts (327) to Lays place- H Butterworth and I sem College street through then we straightened and chopped out the west side of the centre street and flanted a post where it intersects the north side of college street in the morning sent carpet bag to Wm at Brampton for Express</p>
<p>Thursday 21</p>
<p>Joe and I working at Lay's place ran out line on the East side of West street and flanted posts at the intersection of college st</p>
<p>Friday 22</p>
<p>With Charley and Joe working at Lays place</p>
<p>Saturday 23</p>
<p>in office all forenoon. Went to Brampton in the evening</p>
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<p>Tuesday 26</p>
<p>came to Toronto in the morning-</p>
<p>Wednesday 27</p>
<p>rainny in the morning-in office all day doing nothing</p>
<p>Thursday 28</p>
<p>rainny in the morning-same as yesterday</p>
<p>Friday 29</p>
<p>With Charley and Joe working at Lay's place stopped at church's tavern at night</p>
<p>Saturday 30</p>
<p>Same as yesterday- in afternoon helping Jack and Jones to take levels of givens street</p>
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<p>Monday June 1</p>
<p>rainning in the morning-went up to Lay's place about 12:00 Charley and Joe with me</p>
<p>Tuesday 2</p>
<p>Working at Lay's place from 7:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m. went to town after supper</p>
<p>Wednesday 3</p>
<p>Went up about 11:00 a.m. went to grand trimk switch 3:30 intending to go to Brampton. but could not get on. came on to rain very heavy about 4:00</p>
<p>Thursday 4</p>
<p>Working from 7:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m.- went to town after supper</p>
<p>Friday 5</p>
<p>staid in office all day. helping Jack to make plan of Lays place Charley and Joe working at Lay's place</p>
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<p>Saturday 6</p>
<p>went up to Lay's about 9:00 a.m. working till 4:00 p.m. when went to help Jack and Jones to take levels of Demia st sent Joe home after diner to cut some word</p>
<p>Monday 8</p>
<p>Rainning- working at the plan of given's Estate</p>
<p>Tuesday 9</p>
<p>Same as yesterday-went to Brampton in the afternoon</p>
<p>Wednesday 10</p>
<p>at Brampton</p>
<p>Thursday 11</p>
<p>Came to town in the evening</p>
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<p>Friday 12</p>
<p>slights showers throughout the day. working at Lay's plan of the given's Estate</p>
<p>Saturday 13</p>
<p>With Joe working at Lay's place</p>
<p>Monday 15</p>
<p>in forenoon prodieed st Patrick's st through to Bathurst st {Across Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 is written "With Joe working at the given's Estate}</p>
<p>Wednesday 17</p>
<p>with Charley and Joe at saue</p>
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<p>{Written across Thursday 18, Friday 19, and Saturday 20 "With Charley and Joe working at the givens Estate}</p>
<p>Saturday 20</p>
<p>commenced raining at noon and rained all the afternoon</p>
<p>Monday 22</p>
<p>rainy greater part of day in office doing little or nothing</p>
<p>Tuesday 23</p>
<p>with Chas and Joe at the givens estate</p>
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<p>Thursday 25</p>
<p>I went to town in the evening</p>
<p>Friday 26</p>
<p>in office all the forenoon went up to givens about 5:00 p.m.</p>
<p>Saturday 27</p>
<p>at the givens place all day went to town in the evening</p>
<p>Monday 29</p>
<p>raining all the forenoon- went to Brampton afternoon me uncle's John and David going to guelph</p>
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<p>Wednesday July 1</p>
<p>attended meeting of cricket club in the evening</p>
<p>Thursday 2</p>
<p>come in in the morning. then went up to the cricket grond stand there till noon. afternoon got 36 from from Jack and went up and paid Fields for board- and brought down the things from the givens survey</p>
<p>Friday 3</p>
<p>doing very little in office- in afternoon commenced to make a tracing of part of Canada to put on plan of part of Brampton Mr Unwin arrived from the bush about 9:30 p.m. taking all by surprise</p>
<p>Saturday 4</p>
<p>went to cars to meet uncle David then went rond town with him untill 11:30 then went with him to the boat for Niagara he started about 12:00- in afternoon doing a little at tracing of part of Canada- and stretching cloth to mount paper for plan of muskoka Road survey</p>
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<p>{Written across Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th "Making a sketch of Rest of Rosepark for george Duggan Esq together with several other jobs"}</p>
<p>Wednesday</p>
<p>finished sketch in the forenoon in afternoon made and sent out to Brampton a tracing of part of A,F. plan shewing proposed alteration of streets</p>
<p>Thursday 9</p>
<p>in morning read telegraph from A.F.{uncertain letter}to get Fitzgerald. went up to cricket ground to tell him staid till 1:30- in afternoon in the office doing nothing</p>
<p>Friday 10</p>
<p>went out to Brampton in the morning played a game at Cricket in the afternoon</p>
<p>Saturday 11</p>
<p>returned from Brampton in the morning-staid at the house all afternoon not well</p>
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<p>Monday 13</p>
<p>in afternoon plotting lines of muskoka Road in afternoon went with Unwin to tra out townline across 1st con york and take observation of north star-Jack came along about 11:00 p.m. to help when he laid down and went to sleep. consequently was of a great deal of help-(over the left) staid out all night</p>
<p>Tuesday 14</p>
<p>went to work as soon as we could see and finished tracing out townline then walked into town arrived about 9:00 a.m. got breakfast and went to sleep slept till noon- after dinner went to office-working at muskoka road plan</p>
<p>Wednesday 15</p>
<p>working at muskoka road plan in the forenoon-afternoon doing nothing at night took observation of polaris on line bet 2 3 and 24 1st con york finished at 12:00-midnight</p>
<p>Thursday 16</p>
<p>started to run line bet 23 and 24-but commenced raining-in office all day</p>
<p>Friday 17</p>
<p>with Mr Unwin and Jack started line let 23 and 24 then Jack went to office Unwin and I with Joe run at thrs then measured from it to W. city limit on North City limit</p>
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<p>Saturday 18</p>
<p>in morning went to Brampton. then went over to norval to play cricket with the norval club beat then badly. they kicked up a fuss-we came away late without our dinner. because the presidant would not apologize</p>
<p>Monday 20</p>
<p>came to town in the morning. mad up Mr Bourchiers act for surveying in March</p>
<p>Tuesday 21</p>
<p>surveying Mrs seymours lot. with chas and joe-muldoom took up posts and sent +c- intend camping out for the survey</p>
<p>Wednesday</p>
<p>same as yesterday in the evening hired a man to come tomorrow at $1.50 per day</p>
<p>Thursday 23</p>
<p>same as yesterday man working to day- not worth $1.50 but cant get one for less. I left about 5:15 p.m. came to town</p>
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<p>Friday 24</p>
<p>Raining in morning-went up to Mrs Seymour's lot about noon-raining all the afternoon staid in camp doing nothing-at night hired a boy to work tomorrow for 3/9</p>
<p>Saturday 25</p>
<p>With all party cutting out lines all day-paid man and boy 18/9-told man to come again on monday at noon. Went to town at night-joe left tonight</p>
<p>Monday 27</p>
<p>With James (a boy hired in Joes place) went up to Mrs Seymour's lots and put up the tent in the forenoon-in afternoon with him and man cutting out lines</p>
<p>Tuesday 28</p>
<p>Same as yesterday afternoon paid off man. went to town in the evening leaving James at the camp</p>
<p>Wednesday 29</p>
<p>Went up again with chas in the morning staking off lots all day James went to town at night to bring up some victuals in the morning</p>
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<p>Thursday 30</p>
<p><br /> Staking off the lots from 7:00am till 8:00p.m.</p>
<p><br /> Friday 31</p>
<p><br /> Same as yesterday-finished about 8:00p.m. then got supper and packed up the camp +c and went home-arrived about 10:30 p.m. very heavy thunder shower from 3:30 till 5:30 p.m.</p>
<p><br /> Saturday August 1</p>
<p><br /> Made rough sketch of Mrs Seymour's lots to make plan from-in the forenoon went to Brampton in the afternoon took gustave geneienk with me</p>
<p><br /> Monday 3</p>
<p><br /> Went to town in the morning went over to island in the afternoon with A Butterworth and Unwin to have a bathe</p>
<p><br /> Tuesday 4</p>
<p><br /> Went to Sutton in the forenoon in afternoon with John Trent staked off Mr Trent's last lot (W 25) W,I.C,M burnt at Barrie at night</p>
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<p>Wednesday 5</p>
<p>in the morning laid out foundation for church. then (about 9:00am) went to Mr Ritchie's to see about surveying the geogina globe lot- about 11:00 a.m. took angle on Jacksons point bet townline and a line from a tree in Innnisfil to the chimney of the parsonage-went over to lot and looked around for post +c got dinner at Mr Lillalds about 4:00 p.m. left there about 5:00-went to Mr Lyall's to see if he knew anything concerning the posts between 6 and 7 in the 8th con. got tea there about 6:00 then went to the village-hired a man to chop tomorrow</p>
<p>Thursday 6</p>
<p>With man running a line parallel to townline on sidewad between 6 and 7 in 8th con georgina-got no dinner went up to Mr Trent's in the evening hired John croth in the evening for tomorrow</p>
<p>Friday 7</p>
<p>With the 2 men cutting out the line</p>
<p>Saturday 8</p>
<p>in the morning got Mr Lyall to help me to find the posts of road between 6 and 7 found the post on East side of road finished laying off the globe about 8:20 p.m. got dinner at Mr Libbalds</p>
<p>Sunday 9</p>
<p>Went to church in forenoon went up to Mr Howards in afternoon</p>
<p>Monday 10</p>
<p>in morning made up Mr Sibbald's account $30 1/2 of which I need $16 and paid off accounts up there measured shepperds hayfield about 12 acres came to Toronro in the afternoon</p>
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<p>Tuesday 11</p>
<p>With Mr Unwin went to Barrie to do a job for shortis and co-when got there found another survey at it. then encamined part of lot 23 in the 7th con vespra-came to Toronto in the evening</p>
<p>Wednesday 12</p>
<p>In the office-not doing much</p>
<p>Thursday 13</p>
<p>same as yesterday went to Brampton in the afternoon</p>
<p>Friday 14</p>
<p>came to town in the morning.{Written across Friday 14th and Saturday 15th "in the office doing little or nothing}</p>
<p>Saturday 15</p>
<p>went to Brampton at night</p>
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<p>Monday 17</p>
<p>Came to town in the morning {Written across Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th "in the office doing little or nothing"}</p>
<p>Tuesday 18</p>
<p>in afternoon with Mr Unwin went by stage to Sydenham. then walked up to Thos Copelands on the N 1/4. W 8. 1st con N Dundas street-to be ready tp commenc in the morning to lay off 10 acres for- Caldwell.</p>
<p>Wednesday 19</p>
<p>at work all day. finished at 6:00 p.m. when we got supper- and copeland drover us to town. arrived at 11:15 p.m.</p>
<p>Thursday 20</p>
<p>up at Cricket ground all day Canada vs United States</p>
<p>Friday 21</p>
<p>Went up to the Cricket ground at 11:00 a.m. game finished at 1:00 p.m. Canada winning with 7 wickets to spare after dinner surveying for S Ridont with Mr Unwin</p>
<p>Saturday 22</p>
<p>in forenoon making plan of S Ridonts place lots south of gerard street in afternoon with Mr Unwin and James staking off the lots Charley working at the plan</p>
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<p>Monday 24</p>
<p>in afternoon went to Brampton to see about an account. Starrat read as he said from Unwin</p>
<p>Tuesday 25</p>
<p>at Brampton saw Mr Starrat at night</p>
<p>Wednesday 26</p>
<p>came to town in the morning-working at map of Muskoka Road. checking it over +c</p>
<p>Thursday 27</p>
<p>in forenoon same as yesterday. went around town with aleck from 12:30 till 2:30</p>
<p>Friday 28</p>
<p>Checking over map of muskoka Road survey. in afternoon went to meet the greet Western cars- meet aijjie but she didnt come</p>
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<p>Saturday 29</p>
<p>this forenoon the same as yesterday forenoon- in afternoon meet the boat and cars. Joe dig but she did'nt come went out to the Weston by cars went over to Denisons to get some money. They not at home coudnt pay if they were-went to Henter's for same purpose with the same success. staid at John Rauls at night John Scott staid with me</p>
<p>Sunday 30</p>
<p>Went to meeting 2ce A.f. and W.H. came down in the buggy staid all night</p>
<p>Monday 31</p>
<p>Saw Heiter in morning said he could'nt pay now. but would sometime (or never) came in by the morning cars helping Jack to copy the field notes of muskoka Road place survey</p>
<p>Tuesday September 1</p>
<p>forenoon the same as yesterday. in after-noon went to the boat and cars to meet Lizzy but she didnt come</p>
<p>Wednesday 2</p>
<p>in forenoon hunting up leavings of lines diverging from main line of Muskoka Road afternoon same as yesterday afternoon</p>
<p>Thursday 3</p>
<p>part of forenoon same as yesterday rest calculating distances chained for diary in afternoon same as yesterday. Went to Brampton</p>
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<p>Friday 4</p>
<p>at Brampton. played 2 games of Cricket</p>
<p>Saturday 5</p>
<p>at home all day</p>
<p>Monday 7</p>
<p>came to town in the morning doing nothing in the office</p>
<p>Tuesday 8</p>
<p>in the morning made draft of description of a road through 33 cot. carbow. then leveled Mr Unwins garden-in afternoon same as last tuesday. at night went to Wellington where saw W.H. and J.L. they going to Owens Sound tomorrow morning</p>
<p>Wednesday 9</p>
<p>{"Doing nothing" written multiple times, slanted across the whole section} cos why. nothing to do</p>
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<p>Thursday 10</p>
<p>same</p>
<p>Friday 11</p>
<p>Same</p>
<p>Saturday 12</p>
<p>Same</p>
<p>Monday 14</p>
<p>part of forenoon with Mr Unwin measuring {uncertain letter}. Ridouts lot on Adelaide st</p>
<p>Tuesday 15</p>
<p>forgot what I was doing this day but believe it was doing nothing</p>
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<p>{Written across Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th "Working at old plan of Toronto not on it the of lots at Don station Mrs Ridruts plan and several others"}</p>
<p>Friday 18</p>
<p>Making calculations of Jacksons point survey. preperitory and making plan for the board of Examiner</p>
<p>Saturday 19</p>
<p>left office 11:00 a.m. went to went home with W.H.S. got dinner after dinner went up to G W R H to meet grids-cars 1/4 how bhind time got Brown to wait grids came hurried them up left trunks behind. just in time</p>
<p>Monday 21</p>
<p>at home</p>
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<p>Tuesday 22</p>
<p>in afternoon went over and laid off a 1/2 acre lot for school house at 3rd line East-finished at 4:00 need $3.00 for same $0.50 and $4 for house</p>
<p>Wednesday 23</p>
<p>Fair day-at home and at fair all day</p>
<p>Thursday 24</p>
<p>in morning went over to Mrs Hutton's and measured 2 lots. to make description got home at 3:00 p.m. then made out descriptions. finished at 11:00 p.m.</p>
<p>Friday 25</p>
<p>sent description to town by L.C.Cummins Esq to get Unwin and Jacks signature staked off Mr Cummins lot at home rest of day</p>
<p>Saturday 26</p>
<p>at cricket ground greater part of day match bet Brampton and Norval clubs Brampton victorious by 28 having 98 in one innings- to Norvals 73. in two innings-reed descriptions from Toronto and gave them to L.C. Cummins</p>
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<p>Monday 28</p>
<p>Loafing all day i.e. doing nothing</p>
<p>Tuesday 29</p>
<p>came to Toronto in the morning</p>
<p>Wednesday 30</p>
<p>doing nothing</p>
<p>Thursday October 1</p>
<p>Same</p>
<p>Friday 2</p>
<p>in afternoon with Mr Unwin went up Leys place to measure distance between posts planted on W side of shaw st and the West side of St in 2nd con opposite</p>
<p>Saturday 3</p>
<p>doing little or nothing</p>
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<p>Monday 5</p>
<p>part of day going around town with W.H. Scott hunting up a boarding house for him.</p>
<p>Tuesday 6</p>
<p>Ly and Hat. came to town and staid at Ley's. I went there in evening staid till 10:00</p>
<p>Wednesday 7</p>
<p>In office all day</p>
<p>Thursday 8</p>
<p>In office all forenoon, in afternoon went with Mr J.C. Cummins to Yorkville to see some lots which he wanted changed</p>
<p>Friday 9</p>
<p>With charley and James went to Yorkville and altered the lots for J.c. Cummins Esq. finished about 1:00 p.m. posted a plan of same to him at night</p>
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<p>Saturday 10</p>
<p>in forenoon in the office in afternoon went to Weston</p>
<p>Sunday 11</p>
<p>at Weston</p>
<p>Monday 12</p>
<p>came to town in the morning in afternoon in the office</p>
<p>{Written across Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th "in the office the greater part of the time doing little or nothing"}</p>
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<p>Friday 16</p>
<p>afternoon went to Brampton to do a job for Clark</p>
<p>Saturday 17</p>
<p>surveying J Clarks lot in Brampton finished about 3:30 p.m.</p>
<p>Monday 19</p>
<p>Came to town in morning then made description of J Clark's lot than by afternoon cars with Thompson went down to Scarboro station then walked to Thompson's tavern on Rnigston Road to see Morgan about some survey to be made for him. Staid there all night</p>
<p>Tuesday 20</p>
<p>after breakfast. Morgan drove us up to Armstrongs. on the Markham and Danforth Roads. then went to survey and lay out Morgans lots parts of W 20 1st con-</p>
<p>Wednesday 21</p>
<p>at the same wrought very late trying to finish. but could not</p>
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<p>Thursday 22</p>
<p>commenced at 6:30 a.m. finished at 8:00 a.m. then had breakfast. rode by stage to railroad crossing then walked along railroad to Station and came by cars to town. arrived at 11:00 a.m. rest of day making plan of Morgans lots.</p>
<p>Friday 23</p>
<p>making plan of Morgans lots</p>
<p>Saturday 24</p>
<p>finished Morgans plan in forenoon afternoon had toothache very bad</p>
<p>Monday 26</p>
<p>in forenoon took specification for a Theodolite to patters to send for it concluded to wait till next week-about noon took several altitudes of the sun. afternoon trying to calculate Latitudes by 2 altitudes of the sun</p>
<p>Tuesday 27</p>
<p>took several altitudes of the sun with the sextant measuring the angle between the sun and its reflected immage in a plate of water</p>
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<p>{Written across Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 "in the office doing nothing"}</p>
<p>Friday 30</p>
<p>helping Mr Unwin to survey I. Ridouts lots on seation street finished about 4:30 p.m.</p>
<p>Saturday 31</p>
<p>in the office all forenoon doing little or nothing. in afternoon went to Brampton</p>
<p>Monday November 2</p>
<p>in morning went over to E Fletcher's to run line between 2 and 3. 2nd con W,H,F. which Bristow had run before. I came 7 inches farther south than his line finished about 3:00 p.m. came to town in evening.</p>
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<p>Tuesday 3</p>
<p>in office all day doing nothing</p>
<p>{Written across Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th "Working at R B Deuison's plan of Bellevne Estate"}</p>
<p>{Written across Friday 6th and Saturday 7th "Working at R B Deuisons plan of Bellevne Estate"}</p>
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<p>Monday 9</p>
<p>Same as friday and saturday</p>
<p>Tuesday 10</p>
<p>With Thompson and James surveying for Bell. on Bathurst and Adelaide sts finished at 3:00 p.m.</p>
<p>Wednesday 11</p>
<p>going round town with Sig and Hattie sent Sig to Brampton and Hattie to oshawa-at night</p>
<p>Thursday 12</p>
<p>in morning went to see Bell he was not in. then went to Crownland office to get measurements of lots about Bathurst and Adelaide sts relating to Bells survey rest of day working at plan of Bellevne</p>
<p>Friday 13</p>
<p>forenoon same as yesterday and afternoon went to Weston</p>
<p>Saturday 14</p>
<p>came to town in the morning- worked a little at plan of Bellevne- in afternoon went to Brampton- Robert Sowis's Barn Burnt about 7:00 p.m.</p>
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<p>Monday 16</p>
<p>came to town in the morning got to office about noon working a little at plan of Bellevne</p>
<p>Tuesday 17</p>
<p>same as yesterday afternoon</p>
<p>Wednesday 18</p>
<p>nothing</p>
<p>Thursday 19</p>
<p>in morning with Thompson and Laynes went up to grivens Estate when it came on rain went home. afternoon nothing</p>
<p>Friday 20</p>
<p>with Thompson and James working at the grivens Estate</p>
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<p>Saturday 21</p>
<p>Snowing all day doing nothing</p>
<p>Monday 23</p>
<p>in morning with Thompson went up to the grivens Estate to make some measurements finished about noon. afternoon making distances on map of the griven's Estate</p>
<p>Tuesday 24</p>
<p>in morning went to G.T.R. to go to Brampton 1 minute too late then went up to griens Est to help Unwin, Roberts, Thomson, and James left there at three p.m. went to Brampton</p>
<p>Wednesday 25</p>
<p>at Brampton all day doing nothing heard {uncertain word} Orniston lecture in the evening at Mechanics {uncertain word}</p>
<p>Thursday 26</p>
<p>measured part of W 2 3rd con E.H.S. {uncertain word} for Mr Bride and Starrat went to town in the evening</p>
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<p>Friday 27</p>
<p>in forenoon went made description of part of W 2 3rd con E.H.S. Chinguacousy afternoon went to Brampton</p>
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<p>Thursday December 3</p>
<p>in forenoon went over to third line East (W 12) with Mr Armstrong to 1 measure thro wheat fields finished about 2:30 p.m.</p>
<p>Friday 4</p>
<p>came to town in the morning</p>
<p>Saturday 5</p>
<p>doing nothing</p>
<p>Monday 7</p>
<p>With mr Unwin and Thompson made survey for R.L.Deuison of piece of ground recuped by Burgess</p>
<p>Tuesday 8</p>
<p>Went to office in the forenoon comparing plan of newmarket-afternoon at home sick</p>
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<p>Wednesday 9</p>
<p>at home all day ill</p>
<p>Thursday 10</p>
<p>at the office in forenoon doing nothing at home all afternoon me A.F.S. at Wellington at night</p>
<p>Friday 11</p>
<p>in office all day to attend case of Buiges vs Deuison in county court</p>
<p>Saturday 12</p>
<p>the same-about 11:00 a.m. went up to Yorkville with J.R L, to examine damage done to Heward's property by letting water off the road back at 12:30- in the afternoon</p>
<p>Monday 14</p>
<p>doing nothing in particular</p>
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<p>{Written across tuesday 15th, Wednesday 16th, and Thursday 17th "helping J.R. Lack a little with the plan of Newmarket"}</p>
<p>Friday 18</p>
<p>in the morning with Unwin and Jack went up to Yorkville to examine a water eourse through Heward's property finished about noon. then went home met S.H,S, he was going to Oshawa. went in his place for Hattie and miss Arkland. Raining nearly all day</p>
<p>Saturday 19</p>
<p>in the morning brought up Hattie and Miss A to Toronto they staid at Ley's all day Sig and A.f. came in from Brampton. all went to Brampton at night</p>
<p>Sunday 20</p>
<p>Went to English church twice</p>
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<p>Monday 21</p>
<p>at home all day doing nothing the misses Ley's came out of town tonight Bowlly then staid all night being out at the elections</p>
<p>Tuesday 22</p>
<p>went up to Edmonton with D Bull to get the state of the poles. had an upset and broke the cutter Onisses sellar L Sellar L Thistle and L {uncertain name} over tonight</p>
<p>Wednesday 23</p>
<p>doing nothing all day- the misses Leys went home at night went up to Patersons at night</p>
<p>Thursday 24</p>
<p>nothing all day-at Thistles at night enjoyed myself until 12:00 p.m.</p>
<p>Friday 25</p>
<p>Christmas day sleighing party went up to Dublin danced for 2 hours then came home again</p>
<p>Saturday 26</p>
<p>Took up carpet in front room shook it and put it down again</p>
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<p>Monday 28</p>
<p>at Brampton</p>
<p>Tuesday 29</p>
<p>came to town in the morning at Brampton</p>
<p>Wednesday 30</p>
<p>came to town in the morning doing little or nothing</p>
<p>Thursday 31</p>
<p>Same as yesterday went to the station at 4:00 p.m. saw W Thistle there gave him my return ticket</p>
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<p>Memoranda</p>
<p>george Dodds clerk of Caledon J Mc Callum chinguacousy government survey to Nuna and Jack last summers-ac-to Unwin Button to Unwin</p>
<p>Memoranda</p>
<p>subscribers to map of Peel A.J. Wright Esq Toronto W Forser Brampton</p>
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<p>Memoranda</p>
<p>Wright and Fitzgerald scott and Pattullo A Soler Observation Oct 26/57</p>
<p>11-50-15-a.m.-33 degrees-291/2</p>
<p>0-8-42-p.m.-33+18 degrees</p>
<p>0-17-30--33-03 1/2</p>
<p>0-22-03--32-57 12-70</p>
<p>Memoranda</p>
<p>Oct 27</p>
<p><br /> H M S</p>
<p><br /> 10-57-10-63+45 I I</p>
<p><br /> 11-07-30---65-31-contre</p>
<p><br /> 11-27-30---66+52-contre</p>
<p><br /> 11-54-45 67+22-contre</p>
<p><br /> 12-00-20--67-22</p>
<p><br /> 12-06-35--67-11-</p>
<p><br /> 12-10-0 67-11-</p>
<p><br /> 12-53-40---64-00</p>
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<p>Memoranda</p>
<p>Board in 1856 William from 15th Nov to 17th Dec A.B. from 15 Nov to 31 Dec Eccepting 2 week Receipts for Peel W.M. Sellon. 1.map on account 15.0 reed from L Lynch on peel account 3.0.0</p>
<p>Cash Account-April</p>
<table><tbody><tr><td>Date</td>
<td></td>
<td>Rec'd</td>
<td>Paid</td>
</tr><tr><td>8th</td>
<td>Cash. C.Unwin</td>
<td>2.00</td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>21st</td>
<td>C Unwin 2 W loots</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.00</td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
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<p>Cash Account-May</p>
<table><tbody><tr><td>Date</td>
<td></td>
<td>Rec'd</td>
<td>Paid</td>
</tr><tr><td>4th</td>
<td>C Unwin cash</td>
<td>2.00</td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>casting posts to Yorkville</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>6</td>
<td>postage</td>
<td></td>
<td>05.75</td>
</tr><tr><td>13</td>
<td>g.B Jack.Cash</td>
<td>1</td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>23</td>
<td>j.B. Jack. Cash</td>
<td>1</td>
<td></td>
</tr></tbody></table>
Cash Account-June
<table><tbody><tr><td>Date</td>
<td></td>
<td>Rec'd</td>
<td>Paid</td>
</tr><tr><td>8th</td>
<td>Mr Ridout-paint for lots</td>
<td></td>
<td>33.3</td>
</tr><tr><td>13</td>
<td>mending picket</td>
<td></td>
<td>12.5</td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">CASH ACCOUNT - JULY.</span></h2>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th>
<th></th>
<th>Rec'd.</th>
<th></th>
<th>Paid.</th>
<th></th>
</tr><tr><td>1st</td>
<td>J.R.Jack. cash</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>~</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Board at fields</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>36</td>
<td>~</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Cab</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>~</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>mag. of Theodlite</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>25</td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>7</td>
<td>Postage</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>10</td>
</tr><tr><td>9</td>
<td>" cash. C Unwin</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>~</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>21</td>
<td>" " "</td>
<td>10</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Carting posts (Leys)</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>3</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>" " (Mrs Seymour)</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>" " Unwin</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>37 ½</td>
</tr><tr><td>-</td>
<td>¼ cut biscuit</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td>28th</td>
<td>Axemen (Mrs Seymour</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>5</td>
<td>75</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>47 ½</td>
</tr></tbody></table><h2><span class="mw-headline">CASH ACCOUNT - AUGUST</span></h2>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th>
<th></th>
<th>Rec'd.</th>
<th></th>
<th>Paid.</th>
<th></th>
</tr><tr><td>4</td>
<td>Excursion Ticket. Sutton</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>3</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Cash ( C Unwin</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>10 6 {6 written in pencil}</td>
<td>1st axeman</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td>7 {written in pencil}</td>
<td>2nd ~ } Sibbald.</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>1 {written in pencil}</td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>10 {written in pencil}</td>
<td>Cash. (J. Sibbald</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>1 {written in pencil}</td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>board at Shepperds</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>3</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>paper. pencils & a</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>3 {written in pencil}</td>
<td>20</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>passage. Sutton {to?} Toronto</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>12 ½ {same text written below in pencil}</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Cab from station home</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td>11</td>
<td>2 tickets to Barrie</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>3</td>
<td>75</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Registry office Barrie</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td>15</td>
<td>Cash. (C. U.)</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>18</td>
<td>cash {to?} C.U.</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>22</td>
<td>~ C.U. (Peel)</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>20</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>24</td>
<td>cars {to?} Brampton</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>75</td>
</tr><tr><td>29</td>
<td>{to?} Weston & back</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>62</td>
<td>½</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>cash (C.U)</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>25</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>95</td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">CASH ACCOUNT - SEPTEMBER.</span></h2>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th>
<th></th>
<th>Rec'd.</th>
<th></th>
<th>Paid.</th>
<th></th>
</tr><tr><td>22</td>
<td>School trustees chuguecousy</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>50</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>26</td>
<td>J.P. Hutton</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>24</td>
<td>search registry Brampton</td>
<td></td>
<td>37½</td>
<td></td>
<td>37½</td>
</tr><tr><td>24</td>
<td>horse hire</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td>26</td>
<td>cars, {to?} Toronto ³⁄₉ cal ?</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>12</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>87 ½</td>
</tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">CASH ACCOUNT - OCTOBER.</span></h2>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th>
<th></th>
<th>Rec'd.</th>
<th></th>
<th>Paid.</th>
<th></th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>cash. (C Unwin)</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>6</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Postage</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>10</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>bottle {ginn?}.</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>37 ½</td>
</tr><tr><td>19</td>
<td>2 {to?} Scarboro</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>3</td>
<td>75</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>board at ditto.</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>3</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td>22</td>
<td>stage cars & cal. home</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>45</td>
</tr><tr><td>19</td>
<td>. cash for J. Clark</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>6</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>17 ½</td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">CASH ACCOUNT - NOVEMBER.</span></h2>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th>
<th></th>
<th>Rec'd.</th>
<th></th>
<th>Paid.</th>
<th></th>
</tr><tr><td>2</td>
<td>cash. {per?} E Fletcher</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>" to J.R. Jack</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>" {per?} C Unman</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr></tbody></table><p><br /> 4.6.3</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>1.25</p>
<p>____________</p>
<p>17.25</p>
<p></p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">CASH ACCOUNT - DECEMBER.</span></h2>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th>
<th></th>
<th>Rec'd.</th>
<th></th>
<th>Paid.</th>
<th></th>
</tr><tr><td>2</td>
<td>J Armstrong for</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>measuring wheat field</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>3</td>
<td>Cab from stn</td>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td></td>
<td>25</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>4</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>25</td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<h2><span class="mw-headline">CASH ACCOUNT - SUMMARY</span></h2>
<table><tbody><tr><th></th>
<th></th>
<th>Rec'd.</th>
<th></th>
<th>Paid.</th>
<th></th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Account of 1857</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>76</td>
<td>90½</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>JANUARY,</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>30</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>FEBRUARY,</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>83</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>MARCH,</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>22½</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>APRIL,</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>MAY,</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td>80</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>JUNE,</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>33½ 46</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>JULY,</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>47½</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>AUGUST,</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>95</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>SEPTEMBER,</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>87½</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>OCTOBER,</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>17½</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>NOVEMBER,</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>--</td>
<td>--</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>DECEMBER,</td>
<td>4 4</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>25</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>219</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>223</td>
<td>19½ 24</td>
</tr></tbody></table><h2><span class="mw-headline">JANUARY - BILLS PAYABLE.</span></h2>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th>
<th>Name.</th>
<th>Dolls.</th>
<th>Cts.</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>J Trent</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>Aug 5</td>
<td>1 day journeying & travelling</td>
<td>6</td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Expenses</td>
<td>3</td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>9</td>
<td>or</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>RECEIVABLE</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>T Sibbald</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>Aug 10th</td>
<td>3½ days surveying</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>1 Axeman 2 days " 1.25</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>1 " 2 " . 1.50</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Travelling Expenses</td>
<td>4</td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>30</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td>10th</td>
<td>Buy Cash</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr></tbody></table><p>{Several mathematical equations written at top of the January - Bills Payable page.}</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">FEBRUARY - BILLS PAYABLE</span></h2>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th>
<th>Name.</th>
<th>Dolls.</th>
<th>Cts.</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Captⁿ shaw's tender for grievs st</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>Excavations per yard</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>surface grading per rod</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>planking ~ ~</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>3 ft for culverts per yard</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>18 inch ~ ~ ~ ~</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>12 ~ ~ ~ ~</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>{There is a large wavy line drawn across entire page.}</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>RECEIVABLE.</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>Mrs Seymour</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>July</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>To 10 days surveying</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>" C.R. 8 days @ 7 1.50</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>" John Joe & James 10 day . 1.50</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Axemen</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>75</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>110 posts ~</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>33</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Carting d~</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>2 Weeks board board & @3.00</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr></tbody></table><h2><span class="mw-headline">MARCH - BILLS PAYABLE</span></h2>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th>
<th>Name.</th>
<th>Dolls.</th>
<th>Cts.</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>J Leys Esqr {Esquire} Givens lot</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>June 27</td>
<td>24¼ days surveying to date</td>
<td>147</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>1 Assistant 22 ½ days @ 1.50</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>75</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Assistant 21 days @1.00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Board. 9 weeks @ 4.00</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>740 posts @</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>33</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>RECEIVABLE.</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>- Morgans {Dr?}</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>Oct 20</td>
<td>to 2½ days surveying & traveling</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>assistant {illegible}</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>75</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>board</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>{traveling?} expenses</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>20</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Plan</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>29</td>
<td>70</td>
</tr></tbody></table><p>{large ink splotch on bottom of right hand page)</p>
</div>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">JUNE - BILES BAYABEE</span></h2>
<p>{Text should read BILLS PAYABLE, but the letter P and two L's has been filled in to look like the letter B.}</p>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th>
<th>Name.</th>
<th>Dolls.</th>
<th>Cts.</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Theodolite</td>
<td>154</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Compass</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Telescope</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Chain</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Tape</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Protractor</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Scales. 10.20.30.40 Boxwood</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>" 50 & 60 Ivory</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>parallel ruler</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>straight edge</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>set squares</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>1 doz {dozen} pins</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>BECEIVABEE. {text should read RECEIVABLE but the letters R and L have been filled in to look like the letter B.}</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr></tbody></table><h2><span class="mw-headline">JULY - BILES PAYABLE.</span></h2>
<p>{text should read BILLS but the letter L has been filled in to look like the letter B.}</p>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th>
<th>Name.</th>
<th>Dolls.</th>
<th>Cts.</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>RECEIVABLE.</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<h2><span class="mw-headline">AUGUST - BILLS PAYABLE.</span></h2>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th>
<th>Name.</th>
<th>Dolls.</th>
<th>Cts.</th>
</tr><tr><td>Unwin & Scott</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>T, J Ellis {Dr?}</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>Feb 25</td>
<td>drawing map of Peel {on Store?}</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>1000 copies @ $5.00 per 100</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>paper for {Dr?} 42 {guises?}</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>60</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>12 sheets {illegible} ship &c</td>
<td></td>
<td>75</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>134</td>
<td>35</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>By cash (per A.B.U.)</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>104</td>
<td>35</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>RECEIVABLE.</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr></tbody></table><h2><span class="mw-headline">SEPTEMBER - BILLS PAYABLE.</span></h2>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th>
<th>Name.</th>
<th>Dolls.</th>
<th>Cts.</th>
</tr><tr><td>April 29</td>
<td>G T Denison Esq {Esquire}</td>
<td>160</td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>May 4th</td>
<td>J Gwyme Esq {Esquire}</td>
<td>50</td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>May 27</td>
<td>~~ J Leys Esq {Esquire}</td>
<td>327</td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>June 2</td>
<td>~ ~ ~</td>
<td>183</td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>RECEIVABLE.</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<h2><span class="mw-headline">OCTOBER - BILLS PAYABLE.</span></h2>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th>
<th>Name.</th>
<th>Dolls.</th>
<th>Cts.</th>
</tr><tr><td>Mr</td>
<td>Thompson's Class</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>M</td>
<td>30. Nov --- not there</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>T</td>
<td>3 Dec - not there</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>M</td>
<td>7 ~ there</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>T</td>
<td>10 ~ no class</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>M</td>
<td>14 ~ there</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>T</td>
<td>17 ~ not there</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>M</td>
<td>21 ABSentt {Written very faintly in pencil, appears to have been erased.} ~</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>ABSentt {Written very faintly in pencil, appears to have been erased.}</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>RECEIVABLE. {The text is outlined with pencil. The drawing forms a box around the text and is accented with a crosshatch pattern.}</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr></tbody></table><p>{There is a mathematical calculation written on the bottom of the left hand page.}</p>
<p><br /> {The page on the right hand side is the back cover of the diary. It is filled with numerous mathematical calculations and a few drawings of triangles. The latitude of Toronto (43°. 39'.35" N) is prominently written at the top of the page. The text on this page is written in both ink and pencil, though it appears that there was an attempt to erase some of the writing done in pencil.}</p>
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