== 1881. == 31 & 30 Days OCTOBER & NOVEMBER

31. MONDAY. [ 304-61 ] Went to bush and skidded 2 logs 13 ft and length for rafters to roothouse. Got Duncan's trucks & took them to Kilsyth sawmill brought home 9 bunches shingles & feet lumber for sheeting Ann and Willie pulled 12 drills of turnips & cleaned 14 bags barley.

Very fine day.

1. NOVEMBER -- TUESDAY. [ 305-60 ] At O.S. market had 14 bags barley 35 34/48 bus @ 85c $30.35 Good price. Bought oil 25c rope 45c Got meal 1.00 Sundries 70 $2.40 in all Brought home load sawdust for root house from Kilsyth. Beautiful day & roads pretty dry. 20 drills turnips pulled today. Mr Currie was presented tonight with a Buffalo Robe by members of the Y.P.C.A.

2. WEDNESDAY. 306[ -59 ] Opened pit with plough. Had Jack Sinclair filling & little Bob so we got in 12 loads into pit in field 1 in stable 4 in pit beside barn 17 in all. Ann, Willie and Father have pulled the 1/2 of the field. This has been a very fine day the turnips were dry & clean & I am glad we were able to take the good of it

3. THURSDAY. [ 307- 58] Showery morning. Finished the grouting of cow stable & cleaned it all out & fixed ropes. Threw off the 17th load into pit. Afternoon hung new gate at road. then helping W. Oliver to kill a big pig Evening tied in the two heifers we are to sell at Xmas & the cows as we have had some showers of snow today

4. FRIDAY. [ 308- 57 ] Ground white with 5 in snow Got in cattle sheep & pigs Snowing thickly all forenoon. Got pigs into old hen house we have three to fatten. Pork is selling at 7.50 for {illegible} & peas at 73c per bus

Afternoon covered mangold pits with earth. Quite a wintery aspect today

5. SATURDAY. [309 -56 ] Feeding cattle has begun again & we will have it for 6 months. Covering pits was the order of the day Shoveled off snow put on pea straw & earth Wraught hard & got 17 loads covered by night I suppose about 12 loads of pit. We made them shallow in pit so as to prevent heating which accounts fro the great length. I rained & snowed all day so we were pretty wet, but it is something to have them covered.

6. SUNDAY. 21 after Trinity [310 -55 ] We have given up our S.S. for winter months. Our text today Heb 1st & 14th Notice that there are other intelligent beings in God's universe beside us We may believe in angels but do not realize the fact as we ought. 1st There nature and character. God's messengers & as such before the Scriptures were given to man were seen in bodily form. They are spirits not encumbered with flesh and blood. Spirits pure & simple Full of knowledge yet it is limited They excel in strength Egypts first born. Sernacheribs army Removing the stone from the sepulcher Peter in prison. Swiftness probably with the victory of thought. They possess moral excellency exalted goodness. Thy will be done -- They rejoice when will be done they rejoice when one sinner returns. Innumerable. They are of different ranks. They never reason why. Ministering spirits of God's appointment sure of their appointment no doubts. Our duty what falls to our hand do it for Gods glory The {illegible} of their service Objects of their service He is of salvation what is the nature of their administrations. Instructors, Deliverers, Comforters They will be busy on the great day They attend the Death bed of The Heirs of Salvation.