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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.
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on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca
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Adeline’s Journal
Introduction
Robert Mathers and Susan (Patterson) Mathers were the parents of George,
Thomas, Jane, John, Anne & Susan (twins), Adeline & Rebecca (twins) and Henry.
They raised their family in a log house on lot 17 concession 2 on Morris township.
Susan (Patterson) Mathers died in 1905.
Adeline became severally crippled from rheumatoid arthritis in 1899 when she
was a mere twenty -four years old.
Henry married Ellen Owens in1909 and bought the farm next door to his father &
sisters. In 1920, at the age of 32, Ellen died of cancer and left two small children
Melville age nine and Charlie only two years old. Jane, Ann, Adeline and their
father moved in with Henry to help manage the house and raise the boys.
Two years later in 1922, when Robert died, he left his farm and a mortgage of
$2400 to his daughters Jane & Anne who were taking care of Adeline. In 1924
Thomas sued his sisters Jane & Ann for a share of his father’s heavily mortgaged
farm.
ADELINE’S JOURNAL
1928
Henry sent $50 to Dudley Holmes on December 31st
1928 on the claim against
Jane & Ann Mathers to give to Tom Mathers.
1929
Payment to Tom Mathers $50.00 June 11, 1929
October 29 crash on Wall Street of the US stock market and Great Depression
begins.
Henry sent Gould, Shapley and Muir $10.00 on Dec 5th
1929 on the Sugar Jack.
1931
�2
Melville Mathers 20th
birthday Feb. 4th 1931 * all entries in italics are added notes.
Charlie Mathers 13th
birthday April 10 1932 * all entries in italics are added notes.
Mr. McLennan got a bag of chop 85 lbs of our chop at Addie Frasers in April -he
brought it home
Henry sent $5.00 to Gould Shapley & Muir on April 20th
1931 on part payment on
the Sugar Jack (unable to find any trace of the Sugar Jack company)
Adeline’s 56th
birthday April 20th
, 1931 * all entries in italics are added notes
Henry paid Mitchell’s $2.30 on May 30th
-the last of our beef bill all paid up.
Henry took Mr. McLennan a bag of oats over in June 1931 for his horses
Henry paid Mrs. Jack Stacey $6.00 on July 4th
, 1931 for plank he bought from Jack
Stacey in the winter time.
Henry paid $9.00 for hay fork rope -he paid it to Bert Robertson on Saturday night
July 4th
- they got the rope the Saturday night before.
Chas took in 10 bags of grain to Blacks to get chopped on July 7th
1931 he paid 50
cents cash for it.
Henry or Chas took in the mower knife on July 8, 1931 to Fred Ceiling to repair.
Mel went in for it on July 9th
-he paid 50 cents cash for it.
Henry got $1.33 of beef from Mitchells the butcher for his threshing on August 1st
1931 -his man came here & they paid him the $1.33 on Sept 4th
-all paid up,
Henry Mathers sent $24.50 with his son Melville Mathers August 4th
, 1931 to
Goderich to give to Tom Mathers (brother) on the claim against Jane and Ann
Mathers. (Tom’s share of his father’s farm which was left to his sisters Ann & Jane)
They sent $50.00 before on June 11, 1929 for Tom Mathers.
Henry Mathers sent in $45.00 with his son Charlie Mathers to Mr. Bushfield for
Joe Middy on the interest on mortgage on August 29th
1931.
That is part payment of the $72 he owed.
Henry’s 52rd
birthday on July 19th
1931
Chas took in 5 bags of grain to Blacks to get chopped on July 20th
1931 he paid 25
cents for it.
Chas took in 5 bags of grain to get chopped on July 28th
he paid 25 cents for it.
Henry gave Mr. McLennan 8 ½ lbs of twine on July 29th
1931.
Mr. McLennan got 2 more bags of oats from Henry in July for his horses.
Chas gave Fred Ceiling 10 cents on August 9th
.
Henry gave Mr. McLennan another bag of oats on Aug 11, 1931 the day they
threshed.
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Willie Peacock got 6 bags of barley & oats from Henry on Aug 11th
1931. Mr.
McLennan paid back the 8 lbs. of twine.
Henry stook-threshed his wheat and 3 loads of oats on Aug 11, 1931
Mr. McLennan got 4 bags of barley & oats from Henry on Aug 13th
Henry gave him ½ bag of wheat to pay out the basket of cherries we got from him
at 55 cents.
Henry gave him the wheat and 14 cents on bread he bought from Mrs. McLennan.
Jane paid A. McKercher the 15 cents we owed him on August 15th
, 1931 all owed
to him but 1 gal of gas -25 cents Mel got.
Charlie took $1.00 more to send to Chicago on Aug 13th, 1931 on Dr. Starvant’s
bill. That would leave $3.00 yet to pay.
Gordon Hamilton borrowed 580 lbs of oats & barley from Henry on Aug 14th
1931.
Alex McEwen got 184 lbs of wheat from Henry on Aug 15th
1931 he paid 50 cents
a bushel for it. $1.55
Jane got 10 loaves of bread from Lloyd Turvey- she paid him the 70 cents we
owed him on August 15th
, 1931
Arthur Shaw got 310 lbs of oats and barley from Henry on Aug 15th
, 1931 for 50
cents a bushel for it – he didn’t pay for it.
McCreight & Bob Atchison got 3 bushels of wheat at 50 cents a bushel.
They paid $1.45 for it.
Henry paid Bill Duff $1.05 for twine on August 15th
1931.
Henry paid $1.10 for twine to Harold McChamon on Aug 15th
1931
Henry got money from Coon Goll for threshing - $1.20 of that went to lawyer
Crawford. (Henry owned the threshing separator)
Fred Scott came here on August 17th 1931.
Melville went for him to help draw oats here and home farm(the Robert Mathers’
farm next door) on Monday & Tues. Aug 17 & 18th
.
Henry & Fred went to help Bob McLennan to draw in on Wed forenoon.
Henry gave Mr. Hueston 1849 lbs of wheat on Aug 18th
1931 on 20 bags on the
shingles for the barn over home. The wheat came to $13,65
August 19th
Fred Palmer came here to start the engine & they went to thresh for
Richard Johnston after 3:00 on Wed afternoon Aug 19th
1931. -stook-threshing at
the Fraser farm.
Charles paid $1.95 cash for a pair of overalls for Melville at Dan Falconers on Aug
19th
1931
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Charlie got Fred Scott a box of smoking tobacco Aug 21 out of his own money 15
cents cash
Chas paid W.J. McDuff 65 cents on Aug 21st
1931 for a sweat pad for the tank
horse. Henry took Will Belfour 50 bushels of wheat at 50 cents a bushel on Aug 21,
1931.
Robt. Sharon came and got 6 ½ bushels of wheat at 50 cents a bushel on August
24, 1931. Jane & Chas gave it to him. $3.54 on account.
Conrad Goll started to work for Henry on the threshing separator on August 25th
at $1.75 per day
Henry & Charlie took Fred Scott home on Aug 26th
1931 the night he was through
water tanking for the threshing machine at $1.00 a day.
He has worked every day since.
Roy McCreight got wheat from Henry on Aug 26th
and paid 50 cents a bushel for it
$1.45
Henry took in1 bag wheat at 50 cents a bushel to Andy Holmes on Aug 27th
1931 -
$1.10
Gordon Hall got 10 bushels of wheat from Henry on Sept 1st
1931 he paid $4.00 for
it. He owes Henry $1.00
We sent for a pair of slippers for Ann on Sept 3rd
1931 to Simpsons.
They were $1.98 in all $2.06 for order and postage.
They traded her slippers off for groceries -they were too small
Mr. Goll worked up to Friday night they laid him off this Sat at Bill Shoebottom’s
has worked ever since up to Sept 4th
1931.
Coon Goll worked on Saturday Sept 5th
at Levi’s and again Monday Sept 7th
up to
Tuesday Sept 8th
at Lee Stokes at 11:00 when the separator was broken by the iron
going into it.
Mr. Goll was through work on Sept 8th
, 1931.
Wes Yea started to work on Sept 9th
1931 for Wes Palmer.
Melville paid Mr. Wm. Gray $2.00 on September 9th
1931 to go on Mr. Crawford’s
account for repairs to Henry’s car -there is $4.00 yet to pay.
Wes Yeo gave Melville $5.00 on Sept 17th
for their threshing to give to Henry.
Mr. Shoebottom gave Melville $2.00 of Wm. Abraham’s threshing & $20 more he
gave Melville.
Ann Mathers’ 60th
birthday on Sept 20, 1931 - also Susie’s birthday
Henry gave Milton Smith $2.00 of church money on Sept 5th
, 1931 for wood for
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the church & $3.50 more on Sept 21. 1933
Fred Scott came here on the train Tuesday morning of Sept 15th
& went to Mr.
Stokes.
They moved to Mr. Hamilton’s & only threshed part of the forenoon on Thursday.
Sept 15th
Henry gave Fred Scott $1.00 on his wages.
Henry and Chas took in a load of hay to Fred Ceiling on September 23.
About $10 still owing on July’s account (to the blacksmith)
Henry paid Mrs. W. McDuff for hair clippers on Sept 25th
, 1931. Melville paid Mr.
Watson the North End Grocery man
Walter Hamilton gave Melville $13,00 on September 26th
1931 for his threshing.
Melville paid Mr. Mitchell’s man $1.80 on Sept 26th ,1931 Sat night on our beef
for corn cutting -all paid up in full.
Melville paid Mr. Watson - the North end grocery man - the $5.35 Ann owed on
the sack of sugar - he paid it on Sept 26th
1931
Henry gave Fred Scott $2.00 0n Sept 28th
on his wages.
He came for it on Monday night Sept 28th
1931
Jane Mathers’ 65th
birthday Oct 10, 1931
Charlie got a sealing valve for Wes Yeo’s corn blower on Oct 9th
he paid 25 cents
at the road to Fred Hollenbeck for it.
Ed Johnston gave Melville $30.00 for his threshing on Oct 10th
1931
-he owes Melville $2.75. Ed paid the $2.75 in the spring.
Ann sent $1.00 to Chicago on Oct 12th
1931 leaving $2.00 to pay.
Henry sent his road check of $24.50 to R.J. Heuston on Oct 30th
1931 on the
shingles for our barn.
Ann took $3.50 out of the church money for Lloyd on Oct 13, 1931.
Anne gave Melville $2.00 out of the church money for meat and supplies for
threshing.
Melville paid 25 cents to Crawford on Oct 16th for getting Wes Yeo’s car fixed –
the coil & points.
Ann gave Melville $1.00 for gas and other things.
Ann took $2.00 for Charles under wear & other things.
Anne took $3.00 on Friday for pork and to pay other things.
Melville took the sawing machine to Gordon Hamilton’s at 6 o’clock.
Henry paid Gordon Hamilton $2,00 on October 30, 1931 for cows – all paid up on
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1930 cows but $1.00. Henry got his road check on Nov 11th
1931 - $24.50
Henry sent $5.00 to Gould Shapley & Muir on October 30th
1931 on part payment
on Sugar Jack.
Henry sent $1.00 to London to the Daly Tea Co on Nov 14th
, 1931 on his account
Daly Tea.
Henry sent $1.00 to Jas C. Monett of Blyth on Nov 14th
1931 -85 cents still owing
the Raleigh man.
Henry sent $6.50 to T. Eaton for Chas suit on Nov 10th
1931
Chas got a bag of Eclipse flour from Blacks on Nov 12th
1931 – he paid $1.00 on it.
Henry sent $2.00 with Ann (his sister) to Mr. Ross Henderson -money goes on
Henry’ account.
Henry sent $1.00 to London on Nov 14th
1931 on Daly Tea.
Henry gave Mr. E. Dennis $8.50 for caretaking on Nov 19th
, 1931
(church money for caretaking Ebenezer church at Browntown corner)
Charlie got a bag of Peerless flour from Blacks on Dec 9th 1931 -it was $2.75 a
cwt.
Melville paid $1.38 in the Dominion Bank on Dec 14th
1931 for Imperial Oil.
Melville paid $8.03 in the Dominion Bank for the oil & grease for the threshing
machine on October 16th, 1931
Henry paid the Buchanan’s $1.80 for a liner for furnace chimney on Dec 19th
1931
Melville sent a bank cheque for $10.00 to give to Tom on his claim against Jane &
Ann Mathers (his sisters)
Chas got $11.74 of school money on Dec 21st
1931.
(This would cover his sweeping & firing for Sept.-Oct.-Nov.- Dec 1931.)
1932
Henry and the boys cleaned the school in the winter holiday they got 5.85 for it.
Henry paid Duncan McDougall $1.00 on Jan 6th
1932 (part payment on building a
chimney)
Henry got 19 lbs of shoulder from Bob McLennan on Jan 20th
1932 he paid 75
cents cash for it.
Charlie got a bag of Peerless flour from Blacks on January 22, 1932 at $2.75 not
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paid.
Henry, (52) Melville (23) and Chas (16) went to help Richard Johnston (neighbour)
to draw gravel for barn
They were all there on Friday January 22, 1932 all afternoon at 75 cents a day.
Henry & boys worked there on Sat 23rd
-it snowed all day.
Henry & boys were at Richard’s January 25th
all day Monday at 75 cents a day
each.
Henry and the boys were there on Thursday all day Jan 26 at 75 cents each
$11.00 for gravel
Henry and the boys were at Richard Johnston on Friday afternoon Jan 29,1932 at
75 cents each
Melville was at Richard’s in January helping shovel gravel to finish up the cement
wall - one day.
Henry took 2 bags of potatoes 91 lbs each at 75 cents each he took it on January
31st
1932 to Addie Fraser for cutting corn.
Bot (bought) 1 sow from Flem Black $15 paid by cash $5.00 Credit for 1 day’s
threshing $1.50 Jan 16th
1932 bedding 4 cars with straw $2.00
(Flem Black shipped cattle from Bluevale Station to Toronto stockyards & Henry
Mathers provided the straw for the livestock train cars)
Balance owing on sow $6.50
Henry & boys took in 4 loads of straw to Black’s in January 1932 at $2.00 a load to
pay for the three bags of flour – all paid up with the straw and the 1 bags of
Eclipse and 2 bags of Peerless all paid.
Charlie sent $5.00 to London to Geo. White for the threshing belt – he sent it on
Jan 28th
. 1932
Henry gave Duncan McDougall $3.00 on February 1st
on building furnace chimney.
He still owes $5.50.
Melville Mathers’ 21st
birthday Feb 4th
Henry got 61 1/2 lbs of ham - old pig from Tom Glazier on Feb 9th
1932 on part
payment for threshing. (Henry owned the threshing separator)
Henry & boys brought 19 head of Richard Johnston’s cattle on February 11, 1932
and 2 colts on Feb 11, 1932 on Thursday afternoon the day Richard’s barn was
burnt.
Henry sent $10.00 to London on February 25th
1931 on the big drive belt -he sent
it to the London bank for the threshing machine.
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Addie Fraser came here on Monday night and bot (bought) it.
Henry sold him the threshing separator to Addie Fraser on February 29th
, 1932 –
He took 6 pigs valued at $20.
Henry went for the pigs on March 1st
1931.
The rest is to be paid by note $160.00
Henry & Melville went over to Addie Fraser’s to get Addie to sign the note for the
threshing separator - he signed it.
Charlie got $9.65 for sweeping & firing at the school for.
He got it March 1st
, 1932 for January & February.
( Charlie was 14 years old and in grade eight. He would have to walk a mile and a
quarter and be at the school by 7:00 to have the fires on and the school room
warmed up by 9:00. Then he would have to stay after school and do the sweeping
before walking the mile and a quarter back to his home)
Henry sent $2.00 with Chas Bosman (neighbour) to London on the Daly Tea Co.
– he sent it on March 1, 1932.
Henry sent $5.00 with Chas to the Dominion bank on March 1st
on Chas Garniss
account
Chas & Melville got a bag of chop from Mac Black on March 17th
they paid 80
cents cash for the bag of chop.
Chas got a bag of salt for the Blacks on March 18th
he paid 75 cents cash for it.
Henry took in two bags of grain to Blacks on March 21, 1932
Mel got it and paid 15 cents for it on March 23rd
.
Charlie went to R. McLennan’s and got $1.00 worth of pork shoulder and 25 cents
of sausage on March 21, 1932.
Henry paid Bob the next Monday March 27th
out of the straw money at the
station.
Chas took in 5 bags of grain to Blacks on March 25th
. not paid
Adeline’s 57th birthday April 4th - also her twin sister Beckey’s birthday
Henry & Chas went to Bob McLennan’s & got 2 lbs of sausage 25 cents & $1.00
worth of beef on April 5th
, 1932 not paid $1.25
Charlie’s 14th
birthday on April 10th
Melville Mathers took the Arch Degree in Bluevale Orange Lodge on April 11th
,
1932- it cost $4.00 for the Arch Degree. The Black’s old pig had 9 little pigs on
April 23, 1931- only 2 lived & we had to feed them cow’s milk.
Henry & Melville went over to cut wood for Mrs. Wm Moses (Melville’s first
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cousin Ethel Mathers) on April 6th
to go on the interest of the money the girls
(Jane & Ann Mathers) had borrowed.
They cut wood on Wed 6th
all day & on Thursday all day April 7th
and Henry cut on
Friday forenoon & Charlie went in the afternoon.
At noon Henry went to Geo. McDonald’s funeral.
Henry & Melville went Saturday forenoon & Charlie went to help Mel Saturday
afternoon
Henry went to Will Duff’s funeral on April 9th
, 1932.
Henry & boys cut down the trees & split & piles the wood at 90 cents a cord.
Henry & Melville went back on Monday afternoon April 11th
and finished up the
cutting of the wood.
Melville was at Mrs. R Hamilton’s helping saw wood on April 14th
1932 all
afternoon.
Melville & Gordon (Hamilton) & Earl (Hamilton) & Harry Goll came after Henry’s
sawing machine at 3:00 in the afternoon and took it and sawed 2 hours with it.
Chas took in 2 bags of grain to get chopped he paid 15 cents cash for it.
Chas took in bags of grain to Blacks on April 13th 1932
Henry bot (bought) an old pig and seven little ones at Arthur Ward’s sale on
Friday April 15th
, 1932.
Henry & Charlie went for them April 16tth Sat forenoon & Richard’s hay loader &
cream separator & grass seed. The boys brought the old pig and little ones over
when weaned.
Melville went and sawed wood on Thursday and Friday April 15 & 16.
Henry sent in $50 of money to the bank with Melville to pay on the taxes on April
16th
1932 part pay and Melville paid $7.75 in the bank on Fred Ceiling’s blacksmith
account he paid it April 16, 1932 all paid up.
Chas took in 2 bags of grain -he paid 15 cents cash for it.
Henry got 20 lbs of grass seed from Dave McTavish on April 28, 1932 he paid
$4.00 cash down on it- 25 lbs of alsike at $8.00 a bushel.
Henry got A. McKercher of 39 lbs alfalfa at $7.00 a bushel $4.56 & 20 lbs of alfalfa
from McTavish at $7.00 a bushel $4.33 & 25 lbs of alsike at $8.00 a bushel $3.37.
Henry got 10 lbs of alfalfa from J.A. Mills at $7.00 a bushel $1.20 he got it on May
4th
1932 paid.
- 33 lbs of timothy of our own.
Charlie got $8.00 check from Joe Sellers on May 4th, 1932 for sweeping and
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putting on fires in the school
Henry went to Mr. Bushfield to sign the application for the Government loan on
May 4th
1932
Henry paid $4.00 cash to Dan McTavish on the grass seed.
Henry got a Crawford Peach tree - Mr. David Scott brought it here on May 6th
/32
Charlie Mathers paid him the $1.15 here for the tree when he delivered it.
Henry took in two bags of grain to get chopped on May 9 1931.
He paid 15 cents for chopping
Henry paid Bob McLennan $1.25 out of the straw money at the station on May
9th
, 1932
Charlie sent $2.00 to London to the Daly Tea Co. in London on our account- he
sent it from the station on May 10, 1932
Richard Johnston came here for his 19 head of cattle and 2 colts on May 11,1932.
Henry & boys helped him to the corner – he was putting them on grass
Henry gave Webster Jacklin $2.00 on his blacksmith bill on May 12th
-he gave it to
Webster here.
Henry & Charlie took the old pig over to Bob McLennan’s on May 13th
to get the
pork put into sausage.
He charged $1.75 for making it – not paid. Henry paid Mrs. W.J. Duff $3.01 for 2 ½
bushels of corn on May 23rd
The corn was $1.35 a bushel.
Charlie paid Mrs. W.J. Duff $2.00 for 2 bushels of corn on May 26th
1932
he owes 70 cents more.
Henry went over to Emerson Wright’s on June 3rd
, 1932 & got $5.00 of his
threshing money (owed for previous August)
Mr. Jas McCutcheon came here to fill out the Government papers on June 4th
,
1932 and inspected Henry’s farm.
Henry took in the letter he got from the Government to Walton McKibbon on
June 11th
, 1932 on Saturday night.
He went a half a day to take the barn down & help draw home a load & at the
barn raising on June 11th
.
Charlie sent $2.00 to Kitchener in June on Webster Jacklin’s account.
Charlie sent $1.00 to London to the Daly Tea Co on June 14th
1932 he sent it from
the station.
Henry and Melville went into Bushfield’s office to get the papers signed up on the
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Mortgage loan on June 24th
, 1932
He went to see Walton McKibbon the same day about the Government loan on
the mortgage on the Henry Mathers’ farm
Charlie got 2 bags of chop from Blacks on June 24th
he paid $2.25 cash for it
Henry helped Richard Johnston to cut wood nearly a day
Charles sent $1.50 from the station on June 27th
to the Daly Tea Co London..
Henry was there (at Richard Johnston’s) shingling the roof on June 28th
1932.
Henry & Charlie were there all day Wed June 29th
helping to shingle and put down
the floor.
Henry was at Richard J’s on Thursday June 30th
1932 all day working on the barn
the day of the picnic.
Charlie got 2 bags of screenings from Blacks on June 29th
, 1932 he paid $2.30 cash
for it.
Henry and boys cleaned the school on Sat July 2nd
1932 - 50 cents for a shovel
handle. $3.85 for cleaning he school
Charlie got $8.02 check for firing & sweeping the school
-He got his money on July 4th
1932.
Chas got the mower knife mended on July 5th
1932 – he paid 75 cents cash
Henry paid 80 cents to Fred Ceiling for welding the mower knife and 3 sections on
July 6th
1932
Jane phoned R. McLennan for 3 lbs of shoulder of pork on July 6, 1932 it was 25
cents.
Henry paid the 25 cents when he and Bob went with Adeline in the truck to
Wingham the same day.
He has took in the 2 mower knives on July 12th
to Fred Ceiling to get welded. He
got them on July 13 and brought them home July 13, 1932 not paid.
Charlie got the mower knife mended again on July 14th
-not paid. It was 50 cents.
July 1932 – Henry was on Joe Seller’s road doing road work
-he got $8.90 of a check.
Melville was at Chas Campbell’s doing road work for 3 ½ days and scraping too –
he got $14.00
Mel $1.00 from Bob McLennan
Melville & Henry was on feet doing road work 4 ½ days.
Melville got $1.00 & Henry got $17.40
Chas took our buggy to Fred Ceiling (village blacksmith) on July 11th
, 1932 to get
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two tires. They were 75 cents a piece $1.50
Charlie got 2 bags of pig chop on July 12th
he paid $1.75 cash for them
Henry started on the road to cement caps on July 13th
1932 – he was on to July
19th
at $24.50 from Wed to Tuesday afternoon.
Henry bought a Ford coupe from Jim Breckenridge (neighbour) on July 13th
1932 -
he paid $17.00 for it -the boys were there when he bought it
Chas paid 65 cents for charging the battery at the creamery -he paid it on July
13th, 1932
Chas got the 2 mower knives sharpened on July 13 -they left them in on the 12th
at Fred Ceilings. Not paid.
Chas got the pitman of the mower welded with Fred Hollingback on July 13th
he
paid 25 cents cash. He got pieces of the cream separator welded for 15 cents.
Henry got his car licences on July 15th
, 1932 they were $7.00 cash
Charlie got a bag of screenings from Blacks on July 16th
1932 he paid $1.25 cash
Melville went on the road to work for Jack Snell on July 18th
, 1932 he worked till
they come off at 6 o’clock and they went on again with the team & wagon at
$4.00 a day.
Henry’s 53rd
birthday July 19th
They worked all day Wed & team and July 20 half a day and they didn’t work on
Thursday too wet on the road.
Chas got 2 bags of oats from Blacks on July 19th
– he paid 97 cents for them cash -
20 cents too much.
Chas sent $13.00 to Geo. White on the bug belt on July 21st
- he sent it from the
station.
Charlie is sending $1.00 to the Daly Tea Co London on July 21, 1932
Chas got 1 bag of screening and 1 bag of oat chop from Blacks on July 21st
1932
he didn’t pay for it
Henry worked all day Friday & team July 22, 1932 $4.00.
Henry and team was scrapping for Jack Snell on Saturday July 23, 1932 for $4.00 a
day.
Henry and team was on all day Monday July 25th
, 1932 at $4.00
Henry was on Tuesday 4 hours with team & afternoon at $4.00
Chas got another bag of oats from Blacks on July 25th
1932 he paid for them.
Chas got 5 lbs shoulder & 1 lb of side meat from R. McLennan on July 26th
, 1932-
he didn’t pay for it 50 cents.
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Charlie got a 5 lb sack of ansimall of lead at 85 cents & 1 lb of Paris green from
Mrs. W.J. Duff on July 27th
he paid for both - the Paris green was 40 cents a lb.
Sold Roy McCreight 10 lbs of berries $1.00 & 55 cents to Blacks for berries.
Sold Roy McCreight $1.70 of berries July 27.
Henry worked all day Wed July 27th
1932 at $4.00 a day and team.
Henry worked all day on Thursday & team at $4.00 a day July 28th
, 1932.
Henry took $50 to Wm. McNichol on August 2nd
1932 on the interest on Wm
Isbister money on the mortgage for Nov 4th
1931.
Chas got 1 bag of oat chop on Aug 2nd
& he got 1 bag of screenings both cost
$2.25 not paid.
Chas took in the pitman of the mower to get welded on Aug 2nd
he paid 25 cents
cash for it.
Melville went to Harvey Robertson’s a day to thresh for Bob McLennan.
Henry worked days for Bob McLennan helping to draw grain in at the Ramsey
place Henry paid $70 to Wm McNichol on Aug 5th
1932 on interest Jane & Anne
owed.
Wm Isbister on the mortgage Nov 4th
1931 – total $120.
Henry got $2.00 from Willie Scott on Aug 7th
, 1932 of church money
-he gave part of it to Chas to get rivets & tacks and slats for the binder & sugar &
a whole spool & bread.
Ann took $1.35 of church money to get coal oil.
Chas got 5 lbs side meat from R. McLennan at 10 cents all on Sept 5th
1932 not
paid.
We got $3.00 from Geo (brother) on Sept 6th
to send to London to pay on the Daly
Tea. Chas sent the $3.00 on Sept. 6,1932
Chas took in 7 bags of grain to Blacks on Sept 6th
1932 to get chopped -not paid
Chas took in 7 bags of grain to get chopped on Sept 13, 1932 to Blacks – not paid
Melville went to work on the road for Ollie Campbell.
He worked on Monday all day Sept 12th
1932 – he worked Tuesday morning till
10:00 – it rained so he came home. Mel worked all day Wednesday Sept 14, 1931
& all day Thursday Sept 15 and all day Friday Sept 16.
He worked Saturday forenoon Sept 17 it rained- he didn’t work Saturday
afternoon.
Mel worked for Ollie Monday forenoon -took out a load of pigs & Mel worked for
Ollie at home in the afternoon.
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Monday Sept 19th
all day and Tuesday September 20th
1932. Wednesday Sept 21st
sowed his wheat -came home at night.
Ann Mathers’ 61st
birthday September 20th
Chas took 11 bags of grain to get chopped at Blacks on Sept 20th
1932.
He tolled it. paid.
Henry sent the Brussels Post paper back with Lee Breckenridge (mail man) to the
post office on Sat Sept 24th
1932.
The last paper we took was Sept 22nd
Melville took in grain on Sept 27th
1932 to
get chopped he tolled it. paid
Bob McLennan brought 9 lbs. of shoulder of pork here on Sept. ?? 1932 at 9 cents
a lb. not paid - he got it for the threshing.
Bob McLennan brought 16 ½ lbs of shoulder of pork on Sept 26th
, 1932 at 9 cents
a lb. for corn bee – not paid.
Melville took in grain on September 27th
1932 to get chopped. He tolled it. Paid.
Went to Ollie Campbells on Thursday afternoon 29th
to help fill his silo. Melville
was at Geo Wheelers for them on Sat afternoon Oct 1s,
1932
Charlie went to help Richard Johnston to cut his corn on Monday Sept 26th
1932
all day & he and Henry were there from 10:00 on Tuesday filling the silo and on
Wed noon filling both Henry and Charlie were there.
The men came here to cut corn on Wednesday afternoon & filled on Thursday
from noon September 29th
, 1932.
Richard gave Charlie 40 cents -$2.00 still owing.
Lee was here Thursday forenoon Sep 29th
to fill our silo.
Chas went to cut corn for Lee Breckenridge Friday.
Chas was at Lee’s till 6:00 Friday afternoon and Saturday forenoon. – he drove the
team for Lee at Wheelers Sat. afternoon
Henry was a Lee Breckenridge’s for Addison Fraser on Saturday from noon to
thrash – went from Lees to McLennan’s farm
Jane Mathers’ 64th birthday Oct. 3rd
.
Chas took in 12 bags of grain on Oct 4th
1932 to Blacks – he called it paid
Henry and Chas was at Lee’s helping to fill his silo on Monday October 3rd
to 4
o’clock Charlie went from Addie’s to Bob’s for Addie on Thursday forenoon – to
Sparlings (Johnston nest door) on Thursday afternoon Oct 4 and Wed forenoon
Oct 5, 1932 and went to Ed’s Wed Oct 6th
afternoon and an hour on Thursday fore
noon Oct 7th
.
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Henry and Chas was at Addie’s to help fill his silo on Thursday afternoon & team
Oct 6, 1932.
Henry & Chas was at Addie’s with the team on Friday to 5 o’clock Oct 7th,
1932
helping fill silo.
Charlie got $3.91 of a check for sweeping & firing at the school.
He got it in Oct 8th
, 1932,
Henry got $3.00 out of the Thank offering to send to London to the Daly Tea Co
on Oct 11th
1932
Chas got 2 ½ bushels of buckwheat from J.A. Mills man
He paid 60 cents a bushel for it $1.75 cash.
Chas took in 11 bags of grain to Blacks on Oct 11th
, 1932 to get chopped – he
tolled it - paid.
Chas sent $3.00 from the station to London to the Daly Tea Co Oct 11 ,1932 - the
$2.00 finished out the note. They gave the agent $1.00 that goes on the other
$15.00 we owe them. George took in the piece of the cream separator to get the
little top electric welded with Fred Hollingback on Oct 13th
1932.
Chas got it & paid 20 cents for it on St Oct 15th
.
Melville & Chas sold Charlie Elliott a bag of potatoes at 50 cents a bag on Oct 15th
1932. It went on the tile they got last fall for the furnace chimney.
Charlie Elliott came here on Oct 17th
and got 5 sacks more of potatoes on the tile
they got for the furnace chimney at 50 cents a bag all paid up in full $3.50
Chas took in 12 bags of grain to Blacks on Oct 18th 1932 to get chopped
– he tolled it.
Charlie took in the mower knife to get mended with Fred Ceiling on Oct 18th
1932
not paid it was 50 cents.
Chas got 9 ½ lbs of shoulder from Bob McLennan on Oct 18th
for the threshing –
not paid. (needed to feed the threshing gang at noon dinner)
The afternoon they drew the separator into the barn by themselves.
Addie (Fraser) went over home (Robert Mathers’ farm next door) on Oct 20th
1932 to thresh the buckwheat in the field and then threshed the rest of the
buckwheat in the barn & the grain on Friday Oct 21
He finished up cleaning the barn floor on Saturday morning Oct 22, 1932.
He charged $1.25 an hour for 10 hours threshing.
Not paid - only Melville got Addie the gas.
Chas got Bob a dairy thermometer on Sat night on Oct 22 -he paid 25cents cash
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for it- it went on the meat.
Chas took in 12 bags of grain to Blacks on Oct 24th
, 1932 he tolled it.
Chas got 1 gal fuel oil he paid 15 cents cash for it on Oct 24th
1932.
Melville took a bag of talman sweets (apples) on Nov 5th
1932 at 50 cents a bag
Melville took 5 bags of potatoes to Roy Cantelon on Nov 8th
.
The men sold 4 bags of spy apples to the telephone man on Nov 12th
.
Henry took 6 telephone men at 35 cents each for meals on Nov 9th
& 10th
, 1932
They took 6 men at 35 cents each for 2 days $4.50.
They took in 6 more telephone men at 35 cents & boss at 40 cents.
Melville took over to Teeswater 9 sacks of apples to get ground into cider & apple
butter- he got 6 gallons cider & he got a cream can and a half of apple butter. He
paid $3,00 cash for it on Nov 15th
1932.
Henry gave Chas Garniss 45 bushels of oats & so his man came for them with their
sacks on Nov 12th 1932 they went on Chas Garniss account $5.00 paid before on
it to the account.
Bob McLennan came and got a fat pig on Nov. 14th
, 1932
He took half & Henry took half & Bob gave him the head & tongue & liver & heart.
Fat pigs were - Henry’s half 71 lbs & Bob’s half weighed 72 lbs.
Chas took in12 bags of grain to Blacks on Nov 14th
he paid 5o cents cash for it.
Charlie took Lorne Stewart in 21 lbs ham on Nov 16, 1932 on Henry’s account on
shingles he bot (bought).
The ham was 21 lbs at 10 cents a lb. $2.10 paid.
Henry gave Billy Henderson $1,00 on the heifer he bot (bought) November 14
Charlie took Lorne Stewart in 21 lbs of ham on Nov 16th
1932 on Henry’s account
on shingles be bought for the barn.
The ham was 21 lbs at 10 cents a lb $22.10 paid
They took 6 more telephone men at 35 cents each on Nov 21 & 22nd
=$6.30 & 40
cents for the boss’s dinner. Saturday all day Dec 23rd
they got $4.00
Charlie sent $1.00 to Ottawa to J.A. Mills account he sent it on November 25th
1932 - $5.54 still owing- he sent it from the station.
Chas took in 11 bags of grain to Black’s on Non 26th
1931 he tolled it.
Melville went to help cut trees for Roy McCreight on Dec 1
Melville split wood all day Friday and then was there Monday afternoon $4.00
Chas got 19 lbs. of shoulder & 4 ½ lbs of beef boil on Dec 3rd
1932 from Bob
McLennan – not paid.
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Dec 22 paid E. Webster account $14.25
Dec 24 pd. Harry Browne acc’t & costs $6.35
Dec 24th
1 Ham of pork to R. J. Hueston -28 lbs. @ 8 cents per lb.=$2.25 which
goes on his account.
Henry sent Charlie to the station with $5.00 to send to London to the Daly Tea Co
– he sent it on Dec 27 on our account.
The Chimney (built in 1931)
Henry paid Duncan McDougall $1.00 on Jan 6th
Henry gave Duncan McDougall $3.00 on Feb 1st
for part payment on building
furnace chimney He owes $5.50 .
Melville & Chas sold Charlie Elliott a bag of potatoes at 50 cents a bag on Oct 15th
1932 it went on the tile they got last fall for the furnace chimney.
Charlie Elliott came here on Oct 17th
and got 5 sacks of potatoes on the tiles they
got last fall for the furnace chimney. 5 sacks at 50 cents a bag all paid up in full
The First Car
Henry paid Jim Breckenridge $10 on the Ford coupe on July 27th
, 1932 he gave Jim
the $19 over on the road when they were working at Jack Snell’s.
Henry sent in $4.00 with Charlie for Jim Breckenridge on Sat night August 11th
to
pay for the Ford coupe. Chas left it at Dean Falconers.
$1.00 still owing – Jim let him throw off $2.00 for the battery.
Henry got a part for the mower from Fred Hollenbeck.
Chas paid 20 cents cash for it on July 13,1932
Chas got a piece of the cream separator mended at Fred Hollenbeck – he got it
paid for on July 13 -15 cents cash.
Charles got the pitman for the mower mended with Fred Hollenbeck on July 13,
1932 he paid 25 cents cash for it.
Sept 1932 (Melville started Wingham High School -he was 21 and drove the buggy
6 miles each way every day)
Henry & Chas got 16 bushels of fall wheat to sow from Addison Fraser (neighbour)
on Sept 14th
, 1932 at 50 cents a bushel or 600 lbs.
George (Adeline’s brother) took a piece of the separator to get the little top
electric welded with Fred Hollenbeck on Oct 13th
.
Chas got it- paid 20 cents -Oct 15th
Mrs. Wm. Thompson came here on Oct 11th
1932 to renew the fire insurance of
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Ebenezer church he renewed it on Oct 11th
1932 it ran out Oct 12th
Henry paid Mrs. Wm Thompson $4.50- for the fire insurance on the church Oct
11, 1932 when he remembered that the insurance policy was due.
Henry paid Mrs. Wm. Thompson $4.50 to pay the church insurance
Henry paid Lew Jewitt $1.00 for cedar for the church
Henry gave Lew Jewitt $9.00 for wood he put in the church at $3.00 for 3 cords –
he paid him the $9.00 out of the Thank offering Oct 14th
1932.
Henry paid Mrs. Milton Smith out of the Thank offering on Oct 15th
1932 for
supplies for the church.
Henry paid $25.00 to the Bank of Commerce on Oct 19th
1932 part payment on
the threshing machine big drive belt from White in London
Chas got 1 gal fuel oil - he paid 15 cents cash on Oct 24th
. 1932
12 bags of grain to get chopped on Dec 7th
1932. He tolled it.
Chas took in 12 bags of grain to get chopped at Blacks on Dec 12th
tolled it.
Chas took in 11 bags of grain to Blacks on Dec 22nd
1932 -he tolled it.
Chas took in 10 bags of grain to Blacks on Dec 29tth 1932 he tolled it.
Chas took in 2 bags of potatoes to Fred Ceiling on Oct 24th
1932 on part payment
on the blacksmith bill at 50 cents a bag.
Chas took in 2 bags of potatoes to Fred Ceiling on Nov 1 at 1932 at 50 cents a bag
on part payment on the bill.
Henry took in 4 fat pigs to Flem Blacks on Dec 11, 1932. They weighed 750 lbs. he
got $3,35 a cwt. for them they came to $30 check.
Henry got the first Brussels Post on Dec 29th
1932 they get it for a year free for
corresponding they sent in. The first invoice Dec 26th
1932
Henry took our 4 more fat pigs to Black on Dec 31st
1932 they weighed 770 lbs he
got $3.50 cwt from them he got $26.95
Henry sent Melville and Charlie to get a bottle of wine from the church they
forgot on Dec 30th
1932. Paid 45 cents for it.
School Money
Henry & boys cleaned the school in the winter holiday They got $3.50 for it.
Charlie got $9.65 for sweeping and firing at the school. -got it March 1, 1932 for
Jan & Feb.
Charlie got $8,00 check from Joe Sallows on May 4, 1932 for sweeping and fires in
the school.
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Charlie got $8.02 for firing& sweeping the school – he got his money on July 2,
1932.
Henry & boys cleaned the school on Sat July 2, 1932 & 50cents for a shovel handle
$3.85 for cleaning the school.
Charlie got $3.91 of a check for sweeping & firing at the school he got it Oct 8,
1932.
(During this period 1931- 1933 the mid west suffered a period of severe drought
likely the worst in history)
1933
Henry sold 2 bags pf potatoes at 75 cents a bag to Addie Fraser.
Addie came for the 2 bags on Monday January 2, 1933. Henry paid $45 at the
Bank of Commerce on the taxes on Jan 3rd
1933. He paid it out of the fat pigs
check.
Henry got a bag of flour from Art Adams on January 3rd
1933 he paid it on January
3rd
all paid up in full.
Henry paid $3.86 to Mr. Bushfield on the Ross Estate – he paid it on January 3rd
1933 all paid up in full.
Chas took in 9 bags of grain to Blacks on Jan 6th
1933 he tolled it.
Chas took 2 bags of grain to get chopped at Blacks on Jan 14th
1933
Henry gave Addie Fraser $1.00 on January 19th
1933 the day he took the job of
cutting wood at Addie’s.
Chas got part of a shoulder of pork & some beef at 8 cents a lb.
– he got it on Jan 25th
, 1933
Chas took a piece of the windmill to get mended with Fred Ceiling on Jan 25th
1933 – he paid 20 cents for mending and 5 cents for rivets cash.
Henry took a sack of potatoes 76 lb. to Addie Fraser on January 27th,
1933 76 lbs a
sack went on part payment on corn cutting at 75 cents a bag
Henry traded the old Renfrew cream separator to Mr. Robertson on a Massey
Harris on January 28th
1933
Henry gave him the old De Laval back with him for $5.00 on it.
Chas got a bag of Peerless flour from Blacks on January 28 1933 he paid $2.00
cash for it.
Chas took in 8 bags of grain Black’s on January 28th
he paid 45 cents cash.
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Charlie took over $4.00 to Bill Henderson on part payment on the heifer he bot
(bought) from him.
Charlie took it over on January 30, 1933. Henry promised $10 more on April 19th
1933.
Melville was at Richard Johnston’s on January 31, 1933 all day doing chores and
on Feb 1 in the forenoon helping do chores.
Charlie Johnston was sick and Richard had his ribs broken.
The boys helped do chores at night.
Jane & Ann’s mortgage on our old home closed February 1st
1933. (they were
unable to make the mortgage payments and so they lost the farm)
Mr. Isbister closed it. (took it away from them)
Chas & Henry were at Bob McLennan’s drawing out manure in the afternoon of
Feb 2nd
1933
Henry & Chas were at Bob McLennan’s all day drawing out manure on Feb 3, 1933
(Bob McLennan was the local butcher) Chas got 10 lbs ham at 8 cents a lb on Feb
3 Chas & Henry were at Bob McLennan’s drawing out manure all day Sat Feb 4th
Henry got 8 lb of beef flank at 5 cents a lb on Feb 4th
1933 at 40 cents.
Melville’s 22nd
birthday on Feb 4th
Melville went to Richard J. on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock and on Feb 4th
Melville went and done the chores.
Melville was at Richards on Monday all day Feb 6th
1933 doing chores.
Melville was at Richard Johnston’s doing chores and helping Chas (Johnston) to
chop grain on Thursday Feb 7th
1933 all day
Mr. McLennan brought Henry a pork shank & 2 lb of side meat & a head on the
11th
1933 all 40 cents not paid.
Melville went to Roy McCreight’s on Feb 11, 1933 to pile his wood.
Mel was there on Monday all day & Tues all day 13th and 14th
1933 all day
Henry was drawing ice for the creamery at $3,00 a day for team and man on Feb
15th
, 1933.
Chas was at Richard’s helping Chas (Johnston) to chop grain on Feb 21st
Henry sent $6.00 from the station to Allan Lamont on Feb 21st
, 1933 on Ernie
Cardiff’s account - $5.33 owing yet.
Charlie went to Bob McLennan’s on Feb 23rd
and got 52 lbs of ham going to
exchange for ham of Henry’s pig.
Henry was packing ice at the creamery for $1.25 a day
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Henry helped Richard Johnston & Chas Johnston with 4 loads of hay & 3 of straw
at the rate of $4.00 a ton or loads of straw at @2.50 a load on Wed March 1st
.
One load of hay in the forenoon & one in the afternoon March 1st
1933.
Melville & Chas took a load of straw and Charlie Johnston took home a load of hay
& on Friday March 3rd
Charlie Johnston took home 2 loads of straw home.
On Saturday March 4th
1933 Chas & Richard Johnston (father & son) got 2 loads of
hay they took home.
Jack Gray gave them 2 loads at $5.00
Bob McLennan came & his team & wagon all day March 3rd
to help draw hay to
Henry’s barn.
Bob left his team and wagon all day Sat March 4th
& drew hay all day Sat March
4th
and drew hay all day Monday March 6th
& team & wagon all day Tuesday
March 7th
& all day March 8th
and drew hay to Arthur Sham’s and Jack Grey’s.
Henry & boys had Bob McLennan’s team & wagon helping to draw hay to Jack
Grey’s on March 8th
– the men didn’t draw hay Thursday March 9th
, 1933 nor
Friday or Saturday.
March 9 or 10 or 11 it was storming.
Charlie took Bob’s horses home after dinner Saturday March 11 th
Addison Fraser got 2 bags 91 pounds of potatoes more at 75 cents a bag each on
March 14, 1933 - they went on the part payment on corn cutting.
Chas went for Bob’s team and wagon on Thursday after morning on March 14th
to
take a load of hay to Will Abrahams.
Chas went over and got Bob McLennan’s team and wagon March 16th
to draw a
load of straw to Jack Grey’s.
Henry & the boys took a load of straw to Jack Grays.
Bob McLennan came & killed Henry’s only red old pig on March 17th
, 1933.
Henry gave him 39 lbs of ham home with him.
Henry got a ham from Bob it weighed 52 lbs. He got 12 lbs less.
Chas went & got 6 lbs sausage
He paid 25 cents cash for 3 lbs & gave Bob 3 lbs sausage.
Henry paid the $10 (to Bill Henderson (last payment for a heifer) on March 19th
1933. He wanted $15 -Henry & boys told him that they had paid the $10.00
Chas took in 2 bags of grain to Blacks to get chopped on March 21st
. 1933 – he
paid 15 cents Mr.
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Isbister sold our old home on March 25th
1933 to Richard Johnston for $2440
It was sold at Wingham. (Isbister had taken the farm on Feb 1st
and sold it to
their neighbour Richard Johnston)
Henry & Chas got 8 bags of screenings from Blacks on April 3rd
1933.
It went on the straw the men took in.
Adeline’s 58th
birthday April 4th
.
Charlies 15th
birthday on April 10th
Henry’s clover man came here Monday night.
Didn’t thresh the red clover till Thursday fore noon April 13th
1933.
Threshed 2 ¾ hours it cost $10 to thresh it.
Joe Austin came up home on Friday afternoon.
Henry gave him $10 cash for threshing the red clover on April 14th
’
The men had to go to Toronto on Tuesday and Wed was Mr. Adair’s sale.
Henry got 3 bushels red clover seed.
Henry & Chas went to Robt. Davidson’s sale on April 17th
.
Henry got the brooder stove. He paid $4.00 cash for it & $25 for pig crates & they
got 3 bunches of shingles from Crear & McDonald for $1.10 cash.
Chas got 3 fans of the windmill fixed at Fred Ceiling on April, 20th 1933 he paid 15
cents cash for it.
Henry gave Bill Henderson $10 on April 19th
1933 he gave it to him in Addie
Fraser’s bush when they were piling the wood.
Chas got a coarse pair of shoes on April 29th
he paid $2.75 cash for them & traded
them back on May 4th
,1933 and paid 75 cents on trade.
Henry took in 2 bags of grain to Blacks on May 2nd
. He paid 10 cents cash.
Chas helped Addie Fraser & Roland VanCamp with Addie & Henry’s cattle to the
Fraser farm on Friday morning May 5th
1933 $5.00 a month for six head.
Chas took 3 head of cattle to Blacks on May 5th
1933
They averaged 700 lbs a piece- he got 2 ½ cents a lb – he got $40 in all.
Flem (Fleming Black) took $20 out of them. (on their account)
Henry took four horses to Jack Kerr’s to work on May 8th
1933.
Henry was there all day Monday and Chas was there with the four horses on Tues
from morning. It rained in the afternoon Thursday.
Henry had 4 horses at Jack Kerr’s on Friday from noon to 6 o’clock.
Chas went for Nell (one of the horses) & brought her home.
Henry kept the other three horses all day May 12th
1933.
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Gordon Gallagher brought Henry’s barred rock chickens here on May 9th
1933 and
a cwt. bag of chick starter for $2.45.
The chicks were $8.00 a crate.
Henry got 200 chicks & he (Gallagher ) threw in 15 chicks. $16.00
Henry gave Gordon $3.00 on May 9th
1933.
Gordon brought 20 chicks for R. J. McLennan at Henry’s expense, $1.60
Henry & Chas got 22 lbs of coal from Jim Peacock and 67 lbs of coal from Wilson
Thornton on May 16th
1933.
Mr. Scott brought the second Crawford peach tree on May 16th
1933.
Henry had to give him 57 cents extra cash for it -our last peach tree died.
Henry & Chas went to Blacks on May 20th
and got a load of oats & barley for seed
- 32 bushels & 12 lbs at 40 cents a bushel & 2 bags of chop -165 lb at a cost $1.19
cash.
Charlie got a piece of the cream separator welded on May 20th
with Fred
Hollingback
Henry paid Ben Hollingback 10 cents on May 20th
1933.
Melville didn’t go to chore at Richards on May 21st
1933 nor on May 28th
Melville worked on the 24th
of May & June 3rd
George (Adeline’s brother) got Henry 170 lbs of coal from Wingham on May 25th
1933 he paid $1.25 for it the day he brought it out .
Ann gave George the $1.25
Henry took $10.50 to the fourth line corner May 29th
for Bill Henderson on the
heifer he bought. Just $10 to pay that is $25 paid on the heifer.
Henry took $2.00 to the station & sent it to the Daly Tea Co to London on May
30th
.
Henry got another bag of chick starter from Gordon Gallager on May 20th
at $2.45
at Ebenezer corner. (Browntown church) paid $6.00 on the chicks.
Chas got 2 cwt. Of shorts (chop) from Mr. McLeod on June 3rd
1933 he paid $2.00
for them cash
He (Melville) worked on June 4th
in the morning and he didn’t go at night.
Charlie got a bag of middling (pig feed) from Ferrish Johnson on June 7th
1933 he
paid cash $1.15 for the sack.
He got a bag of screening (poor quality chop) from Mr. McLeod on June 10th 1933
he paid $1.20 cash for it.
Henry gave Eva Demers $5.00 for taking care of our church on Saturday June 19th
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1933 she & her husband came to get it here.
Mel went to help milk & separate on Sunday night June 11 the night of the wind
storm.
Chas got a bag of sceenings (the poor quality oats left over from cleaning grain for
seed) from Mr. McLeod on June 16th
1933 he paid 90 cents cash.
Henry got another bag of chick starter from Gordon Gallager on June 17th
he gave
him $6.00 .
Henry took the church window panes to Brussels to get 2 new panes at
Davisdon’s Hardware on Sat night June 17th
1933
They cost $1.35 a piece $2.70 for two- cash.
Henry paid it out of the garden party money.
Mel went Sunday night June 18th
1933 and helped milk.
Chas got 2 bags of chop from Mr. McLennan on June 19th
he paid $2.00 cash for
them.
Henry gave Joe Sallows $1.40 for meats & bologna for our garden party.
He gave Joe the money here on June 20th
1933 & Henry got a bill for bologna paid
to Joe Sallows $11.40 cash.
Mel was at Richard’s helping milk & separate on Sunday June 25th
1933 he didn’t
go at night.
He helped on July 1st
1933 -he didn’t go to help milk on Sunday July 2.
(at Richard Johnstons first neighbour to the west)
Richard gave Melville $5.00 on his three month’s work on July 1st 1933.
1933
Henry got $3.75 from Mr. Geo Wheeler on July 8th
1933 for help shingling his
barn.
Henry paid Fred Ceiling 25 cents on July 8th
for welding the mower knife.
Henry & Chas went to help hay for Mr. Wamsley in with his hay afternoon July
13th
1933.
They took the team and wagon and hay loader. Both were there all Friday July
14th
-Too wet on Saturday & didn’t go.
Henry & Chas were there on Monday July 17th
1933.
Chas got 2 balls of twine at the creamery on July 17th
1933-he paid 74 cents cash
for the twine.
Chas got a tube for the car tyre from Fred Hollingback on July 18th
1933 - he paid
$1.40 for it& 25 cents for a gallon of gas.
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They were there (at Wamsleys) Monday and Tuesday with Mr Wamsley’s hay.
Henry & Chas were there (at Wamsleys) all day Wednesday and finished the
haying.
Henry’s 54th
birthday on July 19th
.
Chas got another gallon of gas from Fred Hollingback on July 21, 1933
He paid 25 cents cash for the gal.
Melville went to Richards on Sunday morning July 23, 1933to help milk and
separate all morning and then again at night.
Chas went to Hetherington’s on July 27th
1933 to help draw in wheat- he got
$1.00 for the day.
Henry went to cut oats on Monday July 31st
1933 for J. Wamsley’s with Mr.
Wamsley’s team & binder - he was there all day.
Henry was a J. Wamsleys on Aug 1st
and Aug 2nd
cutting oats.
Henry got $5.00 from Joe Wamsley on Aug 2nd
for cutting oats.
Charlie Johnston came here for the horses to cut oats on Aug 1st
in the forenoon
He worked here in the forenoon and theirs in the afternoon and on Aug 2 1933.
Aug 3th
1933 it rained and Aug 4th
didn’t go.
Richard didn’t work Thursday it rained.
Worked again on Friday Aug 4th and Saturday and Monday Aug 7th
finished.
Henry sent $50 payment on July 4th
1933 to Toronto on part payment his interest
on the mortgage.
Henry paid $2.00 for some slippers at Willis’s on Aug 3rd
Henry paid 90 cents for half soles for Chas coarse shoes to Mr. Haugh on Aug 3rd
Melville didn’t go to help milk at Richard’s on Aug 4th
1933 night or morning.
Mr Wamsley was here on Friday Aug 4th with his binder and three horses all day.
Henry went on Saturday Aug 5th
, 1933 to cut with Mr. Wamsley’s binder
Horses needed shoes and Henry took them in August 8th
1933.
Chas took in 16 lb berries for Chas Martins at 10 cents lb he got $1,60.
Chas took in 8 lb to Roy McCreights he got 80 cents for them.
Henry & Chas were at Mr. Wamsley’s with the team & wagon on Tuesday
afternoon Aug 8th
drawing in oats.
Henry took Mr. Wamsley’s 3 horses and cut the rest of the oats tonight.
They were there on Wed Aug 9th
with the team & wagon drawing oats till 5
o’clock at night.
Chas got a chunk of the windmill welded at Fred Hollingback’s on Aug 14 1933 he
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paid 35 cents cash for it.
Bob McLennan got ½ gal of cylinder oil for his car Aug 16th
- he paid 50 cents cash.
They gave Bob McLennan 55 lbs of twine on Aug 12th
. Bob gave then 2 lbs of beef
and a ring (of bologna) on August 16th
.
Henry & Chas went to draw in the last 2 loads of Mr. Wamsley’s oats on Aug 14th
afternoon and got home at 5 o’clock.
Henry brought Mr. Wamsley’s 3 horses and binder to cut our oats on Wed and
Thursday Aug 16th
, 1933.
Mr. Wamsley gave then $2.00 more on August 15th
for account on the oats.
Ann Mathers’ 62nd
birthday Sept 20th
- also, her twin sister Susie in Manitoba.
Charlie took out 5 pigs on Sat Sept 9th
1933 at $6.50 a cwt he got $64.65 for them.
Bob McLennan came and got 850 lbs of borrowed grain
Henry sold another fat pig to Walker & McClelland on Monday Sep 11th
1933
He got $6,50 cwt – it weighed 280 lbs he got $17.70
Addie Fraser came & got 424 lbs of wheat on wages from Henry. 424 lbs. it was 7
bushels at 65cents a bushel =$4.55 & $2.00 cash.
He worked at corn cutting 4 ½ hours at $2.25. It was $10.10 - $3.55 still owing.
Henry sold Addie Fraser four little pigs at $3,50 each$10.00.
He took them owing on Sept 25th
1933 on Monday.
They went on cattle pasturing at Addie Frasers.
Henry gave Bill Henderson $5,00 more cash on Sept 26th
, 1933 that leaves $5.00
interest to pay on heifer
Chas took a bag of oats to Addie Fraser on Sept 27th
1933 – 70 lbs it goes on the
bag they borrowed from Addie last year.
Chas paid George Mathers the 32 cents on Sept 29th
1933 we owed him.
Ann bot (bought) Henry 32 cents of bologna for the corn bee on Sept 12th
1933.
Ann (sister) paid Lloyd 40 cents she owed him from 29nd & 30th
for bread.
Jane Mathers 67th
birthday Oct 3rd
.
She got 6 more loaves Nov. 7th
not paid 40 cents - $1.10 owing on bread.
Ann got one more loaf on Nov 21st
– she paid 7 cents cash
Chas got $11.74 of school money on Dec 1st
.
Henry sent $1.00 to London to the Daly Tea Co on Dec 14th
1933
Mel took it to Wingham.
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Cures for Pigs & Cows
Give one teaspoon of turpentine to old pigs to dry the milk up
One teaspoon a day for each pig for two days
In an old pig give her a cup of vinegar to bring her to her milk
In a cow giving bloody milk & if you don’t want to dry her up give her a cup of
vinegar.
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Adeline Mathers Diary Collection
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19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries
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Adeline Mathers
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Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph
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1931-1933
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20th Century, Huron County, Morris Township, Ontario
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Adeline Mathers Diary, 1931-1933
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Adeline Mathers Diary, 1931-1933
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April 20, 1931
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Mr Russell McKay 1919 <u>1911</u>
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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.
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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.
=== Mon 24. ===
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> ===
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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.
=== Mon 22. ===
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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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,
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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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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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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
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@$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
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<td>$3.50</td>
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<td>$10.00</td>
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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
(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.
(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.
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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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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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1913
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 ______
$ 230 33
22 25
6 50
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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.
280
215
90
190
320
1 76
5 60
5 25
16 00
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$40 26
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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
15.14
25&
90&
15.80
1.25
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18 53
19 30
15 75
20 32
17 98
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91 88
2 50
17 25
11 25
$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
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1985
2190
1500
1790
1000
1000
2000
2075
550
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16145
16000
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145
945014
8000
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41/2tons lbs
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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
3100
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14790
60.00
3510
9101
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33401
14790
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100
100
443
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2015
1985
2190
1790
1200
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9180
$40.00
1901
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Albert "Russell" McKay Diary Collection
Subject
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20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries
Creator
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Albert "Russell" McKay
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Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph
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1909-1916
Coverage
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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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20th Century, Ontario County, Reach Township, Ontario
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1909
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Albert "Russell" McKay Diary Collection
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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.
</p></div>
<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.
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<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.
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<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.
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<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.
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<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.
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<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.
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<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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<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>August month 1909.
</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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<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="September_Month_1909.">September Month 1909.</span></h2>
<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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<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Month_of_November_1909.">Month of November 1909.</span></h2>
<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="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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<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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<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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<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.
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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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<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="July_Month_1910.">July Month 1910.</span></h2>
<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.
</p>
<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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<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="July_Month_1910.">July Month 1910.</span></h2>
<p>for tea, Thur July 7, 1910.
</p>
<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.
</p>
<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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<div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="July_Month_1910.">July Month 1910.</span></h2>
<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.
</p>
<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.
</p></div>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#August_1910."><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">August 1910.</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Thur_.4."><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext"><s>Thur .4.</s></span></a></li>
<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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<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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</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.
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</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
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</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)
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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.
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</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
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<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.
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</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
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<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,
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</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,
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<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>
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</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.
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</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.
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</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.
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<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.
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<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.
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</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
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</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.
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</p><p>july month 1912.
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</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>september month 1912
</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>March 1914 Month
</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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<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>107
</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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<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>mar April 1914
</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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<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>The Rance Expeces {Ranche Expenses?} for 1919
</p>
<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>
</tr>
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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>1918
</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>Have You Made Your Will? No One Should Neglect It.
</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.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>216
</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.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>217
</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)
</p>
<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.
</pre>
<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.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>218
</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.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>219
</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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Alice Corless Treffry (1832-1914)
1900-1901 Diary
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
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
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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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Alice Treffry Diary & Transcription, 1900-1901
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