January 1908

25	To pan bread 24. Mr. Mathewson preached	24
26	Blustering, Birdie, Agnes & Randy came to stay a few days
27	Bright day, but mild. To 4 loaves 24 one box biscuits 24 Sold qrt milk 5	24 24
28	Very hard frost last night. Sold 1 gall milk 20 cts
29	Bright day, but cold. Marion and Jimie went to Bunnings last night to a small party Mrs Pigeon paid $3.00 yesterday. Birdie is not well today, she mopped my room yesterday 2 spools W. thread No. 10.24	10
30	Very cold. Birdie very little better
31	Cold enough not so cold as yesterday To 4 loaves 24. Jimie settled with the choppers for cutting 10 cords of wood $10.00 John MacLennan came about 2.P.M. Birdie and the children went home

This has been a very stormy month. And this week has been very cold. Mercury down lower than 20 for a few days. The papers say there were about 100 babies died in Toronto this month from want : the mothers almost starving. I think they are Foreign Emigrants and had nothing.
February 1908

1	Saturday. The month came in with a fearful storm. Wind from the east, and snow, large drifts on the roads, one at the end of Wellington street at noon it had to be tramped out to let a sleigh full of wood pass. 16 cts pr lb 32 coarse salt 5 cts.. 4 loaves 24 7.30 P.M. Marion the boys and myself were seated in the dining room reading. And the storm raging fircely when we heard a thump in the Kitchen. And who was that but Farquhar he had driven from Cornwall, Stopped at Birdies for a late dinner, And then pushed on, his horse was pretty well used up.
2.	Sunday. None from here in church. Very few if any there. The wind is now from the West and is cold, if any thing, worse than yesterday
3	Fine and bright. People all breaking roads
4	Cold To bread 20. coal oil 20, on the due bill for the eggs	40
5	Very cold. Mercury was down to 40 in our village this morning.
6	Mrs Bowin (Murial Hunt) And May, MacDonald spent last evening here. To butter 60 Molasses 25, rice 25, corn starch 10, ginger 10 70 cts from the egg sale. Sold 4 qrts milk 20	60 70
7	Cold stormy day. wind from the west On Saturday 1st The King of Portugal and his elder son (the crown prince) were assassinated And his younger son was wounded They were in a carriage and the Queen Mother with them when six men ran up and deliberately shot them sold 3 qrts milk. 1 loaf 6	6
8	Fine day but very cold. To 4 loaves 24	24
9.	Cold day. The roads are very heavy Murdy at the Manse to dinner.	2.61