1883 July 1 Dan is hoeing in the garden Ad has a lame-back can do very little too Ad is cutting behind the barn 3 Dan is hoeing behind the barn Ad went to Leeds & laid out a road Dan is rigging up the mower & other chores Ad went to Young with with the buggy he took {illegible} {illegible} & his daughter & Bessie for Ad went to the river with a load of picnickers Robinson his daughter Jennet Bessie & Jennie was with him they went to the Bay very warm rain in the afternoon 5:00 rain this morning dull hazy day the Carpenters finished the house last night they have been 21 days working at the clapboarding & corners 6 Mr Gillies preached at night Mr Shane went to Kingston 7 Dan came home this 4:00 noon I may say that he has lost 2 days Friday 1/2 Monday 1/2 Saturday all I went to the Presbytery to Belleville the Revd Mr Shane resigned his charge here to the Presbytery he has got a call New Brunswick 8 I got home on the express all well the crows has took up all our potatos they are planting them over again 9 finish planning the potatos & began to mow & mow a little in the orchard 10 finished cutting the Orchard & cut a piece in the Northfield West Corner fine day 11 raked up the Orchard & drew it in 3 small load they raked & cocked up the piece that was cut yesterday it is too green to draw in 12 fine rain most of the day mowing done this forenoon Dan bored some posts holes on the road 13 Revd Mr Gracie preached this morning 14 I painted some Dan bored post holes on the read side of the midle field Ad went to Brockville 15 Dan is boring Ad is mowing in the North Field 16 Ad & Abia went to Sand Bay to Mr Keys Dan mowed some of the fence & caught some that I raked {illegible}