1855

April 17 Henary Armstrong came here & we worked at a boreing machin

18 Do Do Do no frost tis Morning or last night this is the first this Spring

19 finished the machin this forenoon went to Wm Davis Senr with his sone Thomas with the machin & bored about 100 pair

20 went to Wm Davis with the Waggon A got the horsepowr & riged it up here made some alterations on it & bored about 220 peices

21 hard frost last night finished boring Thomas Scott came & put a coat of pure waterlime on the cistern Jock & Jonny split rails on the west line fine Day

22 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Clapeson preach A sermon on Temprence

23 went to Mallorytown to the Count of Revitoin

24 went to Brockville with Walter he is going to Mitchel in the Township of Lagan to Mr Rath to learn to be a survaor Jock & Jonny finished spliting the rails fine Day

25 Jock Began to plow & plowed in the field south side of the road East line

26 heavy rain this forenoon shoe the horses

27 Jonney Armstrong & me began to iron the Buggy

28 heavy hard frost this morning set the buggy tine Jonney went to James Marchel raising in the afternoon I went Dicksons Mill with 3 bushel of wheat & 2 bushel of corn paid 2s.6 for grinding the wheat @ 10d for the corn

29 no Meetting to Day A littlee rain & snow

30 finished plowing the field at the New Barn sowd Cabbage seed in the hotbed

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