September 1899

1. Friday. Fine day. 4 cans of crab apples 30¢, 30.

2. A dull day.

3. Fine day. Got home this morning 4 bu. oats 15.

4. Fine day. Maud and I went to church.

5. Fine day. I baked in oven. Two gals bottle ketchup. Baked in oven, 8 cts yeast, sugar 25 cts. Wm. Hill and fam are all through to fill jars. Collection of some plants for room. Am busy fixing up for winter. We lost one of our nice Jersey heifers this afternoon. Nancy Roy, Ellen and I picked tomatoes. I lost my offering 25. Nancy bought butter 8 lbs 20 cts, 6 lbs. cheese 60 cts, 30 years sugar 1.50.

6. Fine day. Cold bright. Fine cool morning. Changed rooms. Did not get to the fair until 10:30, Ellen Mc. & boys and J went over. D.B. Demarres was here this a.m. Helped fix baker.

7. Fine day. Prices at the fair was al– D.B. Mc. C busy got some crab apples 5.

8. Damper but no rain. Very busy, too. Cleaning the cellar. Marion received a letter today from Robert Mayhew. Bought sausage 4 lbs 20 cts, 2½ lbs cheese 31 cts, 12 lbs lard 60 cts.

9. Cold, cool day.

10. Fine day. Completed rooms. Nancy, Davy, John went to the harvest thanksgiving service.

11. Cold, damp. G. Hillman & P. S. came to pick pears.

12. A dull day. H.

13. Cold. We received our 5 lb. sack filled with flour from C. C. Commens 10 cts.

15 cts for dinner. Bread 10 cts, butter 10 cts, ½ lb cheese 10 cts.

14. Fair, cool. Yesterday had light rain.

15. J. and Marion got home at 10 P.M. Yesterday Maud was at a picnic at N. Lancaster. Yesterday got home I was at Uncle Donald's.

16. Lovely day. Maude & I went to call at Hugh Camerons. 7 ½ lbs butter at McCrimmons, 5 cts on leather.

17. I was not in church in the morning.

18. Maud is not working for Christina.

19. Rain all day, night and east. 7 ½ lbs, 50. Maude teaching, Maggie F. D. getting married. Went to Jennie K., 7 ½ lbs,

20. Dull, not drying.

21. 7 ½ 25 cts fine at McCrimmons, 1 box yeast, 5 cts. Maud went to Masterson's to mill, 11 bush wheat, got 350 flour.

22. Baked in oven. Maude went to Markland to see H., to get vinegar to make chow-chow.

23. 7 ½ lbs butter at McCrimmons, 10 cts. Dr. R. McDonald had a sale of cattle today. He went to see the potatoes we dug. I can prove crop. Killed 2 white woolers, 1 black hen.

24. Rain.

25. Rain. Jennie went to Alex and had a 1st swing.

26. Made a small wash, 7 ½ lbs vinegar, 3 cts.

27. Mr. McGinnis & Maude are leaving tomorrow for Canada, Michigan, to spend the winter with Lou. Mr. R. G. called to see her.

28. Fine day. The two days of cold rain. They are making a road on the E. side kitchen & East end, finished it and collected the wood. Paid the plain butter 5 cts. 10 ½ cts butter, 10. Paid for pies 5 cts this week.

29. The H. & S. Extension ran on a rock at Bath. The passengers had a hard time.

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