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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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The First Month January 31 Days 1899

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>The year Begins Fine But Very Cold 22 Below Non Snow on the Roads an Very Rought F. Wheat</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>A Very Cold an Blustry Day Municiple Elections A Big Snow Storm</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>I Was Chopping Fire Wood For Mr Smith in the woods all Day  A Nice Warm Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>A Very Heavy Rain all Day  I Helped CE Earl to Kill a Beaf br{cut off}    the Snow is all gon again</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>I Drew Home a Load of Wood on the waggon the Roads ar Very Bad</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>I Went to Gananoque With a grist of Wheat 7 Bus A Terible Cold an Stormy Day the Roads was Very Bad</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>another Terible Blustry Day Mr John A. Stacey Died </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>another Very Stormy an Blustry Day the Roads in a Bad Shape</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>I was Sick to Day a Terible Cold Day Very Cold 22 Below</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Mr John A Stacey Was Put in the Vault to Day  He was Burried under the orange orger</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>I Drew Home sum Stove Wood to Day A very Cold Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith to Draw in a Stack of Hay all Day No Sleighing Now</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Butcher Pigs all Day a little warmer to Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>I went to Brockville with Role Johnston with His  Team a Terible Heavy Rain all Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>another Very Disagreable Day With Wind an Rain A Very Sloppy Day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>another Nice Warm Day We went out to Lansdowne  to Do Sum Trading The Roads are Very Sloppy Now </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to set the Inceledge Cutter  I Went out to Lansdowne to attend the District OL  there is lots o Mud Now</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston all Day to Cut Straw an Coarn A Very Cold Day again Mrs Mary Landon and MW Stacey was Married this day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Ross Smith an I Comenced to Chop Fire Wood over on Mr Hortens  A Nice But Cold Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>I was Chopping Fire Wood over on Mr Haskins all Day A Very Nice time in the Bush  No Snow</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>I was  "      "         "     A Nice Warm Spring Like Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>It is a little Colder to Day We Had a Lite Storm of soft snow</td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Mar 11, 2026, 5:14:31 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

The First Month January 31 Days 1899

Sun	1	The year Begins Fine But Very Cold 22 Below Non Snow on the Roads an Very Rought F. Wheat
Mon	2	A Very Cold an Blustry Day Municiple Elections A Big Snow Storm
Tus	3	I Was Chopping Fire Wood For Mr Smith in the woods all Day A Nice Warm Day
Wes	4	A Very Heavy Rain all Day I Helped CE Earl to Kill a Beaf br{cut off} the Snow is all gon again
Thr	5	I Drew Home a Load of Wood on the waggon the Roads ar Very Bad
Fri	6	I Went to Gananoque With a grist of Wheat 7 Bus A Terible Cold an Stormy Day the Roads was Very Bad
Sat	7	another Terible Blustry Day Mr John A. Stacey Died
Sun	8	another Very Stormy an Blustry Day the Roads in a Bad Shape
Mon	9	I was Sick to Day a Terible Cold Day Very Cold 22 Below
Tus	10	Mr John A Stacey Was Put in the Vault to Day He was Burried under the orange orger
Wes	11	I Drew Home sum Stove Wood to Day A very Cold Day
Thr	12	I Was Helping Mr Smith to Draw in a Stack of Hay all Day No Sleighing Now
Fri	13	I Was Helping Role Johnston to Butcher Pigs all Day a little warmer to Day
Sat	14	I went to Brockville with Role Johnston with His Team a Terible Heavy Rain all Day
Sun	15	another Very Disagreable Day With Wind an Rain A Very Sloppy Day
Mon	16	another Nice Warm Day We went out to Lansdowne to Do Sum Trading The Roads are Very Sloppy Now
Tus	17	I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to set the Inceledge Cutter I Went out to Lansdowne to attend the District OL there is lots o Mud Now
Wes	18	I Was Helping Role Johnston all Day to Cut Straw an Coarn A Very Cold Day again Mrs Mary Landon and MW Stacey was Married this day
Thr	19	Ross Smith an I Comenced to Chop Fire Wood over on Mr Hortens A Nice But Cold Day
Fri	20	I was Chopping Fire Wood over on Mr Haskins all Day A Very Nice time in the Bush No Snow
Sat	21	I was " " " A Nice Warm Spring Like Day
Sun	22	It is a little Colder to Day We Had a Lite Storm of soft snow

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