1912
Wells Bamford Log
Transcribed from original by Jen Wylie, edited by
Thelma Moye (submitter of diary)
Names noted in the diary:
D., Dev,
Devolson -son James Devolson Bamford(Volty )B: Nov.20,1867 on Wolfe Island
Rachel - B: Aug.,22,1836 sister-in-law
widow of James Devolson Bamford who was B: 1837 & died a month before Volty
was born
Delivan- Brother Delevan Degrasse Bamford B: 1843
Grace &
children- Daughter Grace Darling
Bamford Gaskin B:Apr.9,1874
Henry
Holiday (Holliday, Halliday) -Son of
John and Margaret Holliday &Brother to son-in-law Charles Holliday
Bell Holiday-Daughter Isabelle Mae Bamford Holliday B: Sept 20,
1861
The Woodman
family lived close by and were life long friends & neighbors
Frank
Woodman
Sylvia
Woodman
Cassie Woodman
C. Woodman
Clifford
Woodman
Sam Woodman
George
Woodman
Char
(Charles) Woodman
Close
neighbors:
Niles-Niles
family
John Niles
George Niles
Roy Rattray-
Roy Emerson Rattray son of Edward
Rattray and Isadore Horne b. 1891
Will Glispie
(Gillespie)
George
McDonald
John
McDonald- John George McDonald s/o Wm
B. and Alzina Rattray b. 1880
Mrs. Dignam
Flyns
(Flynns)
Clarence
Percy
John Spoor
Wesly Michie
Will Michie
James Morgan
A. Joslyn
Art Vincent- My grandfather married to Marjorie Irene Halliday oldest
daughter of Bell & Charles Halliday
Ray King- Married to Irene Halliday daughter of Bell &
Charles Halliday
Harold- Not sure could have been Harold Easton who married
their grandaughter Kathleen Halliday daughter of Bell & Charles Halliday.
Em -Emma Lehman adopted from
orphanage in Kingston in early 1911 at age 12 sister to Edith.
Day &
wife- friends
Charles
& Bell-Holliday
Rena- Wife Irene Dixon Bamford
Bert &
Maud -Bert Smith grew up as a close
neighbor and married Maud Watson who the Bamfords raised
Edith- Edith Lehman adopted from orphanage in Kingston in
1911 at age 9 sister to Emma- see Em above.
Laura - ?? Must have been freinds
Denny-?? Must
have been friends
**Mrs. J. Holliday d. Jan 21 1912 --Margaret Notter Holliday wife of John
William Holliday.
Please note that this diary was transcribed as
written, with all spelling and grammar errors.
A few common errors/short forms:
ab= above
choers= chores
doo=do
her=here (sometimes he does add the last e)
Monday Jan 1 1912 6 am wind W A gale
Ther 18 Devolson gon to Election I do choers
12 noon ther 24 Tuesday Jan 2 1912 6 am
wind Nor cloudy ther 18 ab Devolson gon to
the Fery with Ballet box .Wednesday Jan 3
1912
Devolson getting coal from the Dock 12
noon ther 24 ab shady I stay around house
Thursday Jan 4 1912 6 am ther 14 ab clear
Wind W Devolson gon over to Henry Holidays
After beef I doo choers 12 noon ther 16 7 pm
Snowing hard Friday Jan 5 1912 6 am
Wind W clear ther 8 ab D drawing manure
Saturday Jan 6 1912 6 am clam clar ther 16
Below Devolson drawing manure I doo
Choers 12 noon ther 6 below clear wind W
Sunday Jan 7 1912 630 am calm cloudy
Ther 2 below River froze over 12 noon
Ther 6 ab Rachel here 8 pm wind S
Cassie Woodman here
Monday Jan 8 1912 6 am wind SE cloudy
Ther 8 ab 9 am Devolson gon
after his
Sheep I fix fence around stack.
12 noon ther 18ab wind SE cloudy
Tuesday Jan 9 1912 6 am wind W blowing
A gale ther 10ab Snow
drifting so
You can’t see church ( the St. Lawrence church
on their land)D working in
The Shop gets Bull hom from Niles
4 pm ther 8 ab Wednesday Jan 10 1912
6 am wind W clear ther 4 ab 12 noon
Rach
her and Day 5 pm ther 4 ab clear wind W
Thursday Jan 11 1912 6 am calm clear
Ther 4 below 9 am Devolson and I
Put Straw in the Barn then he
Fixes C. Woodmans Sleigh Roy Ratery (Rattray)
And Clifford Woodman here to Diner
After noon puts Shoes on Ben 4 pm
Ther 10 ab Friday Jan 12 1912
6 am
Wind Nor clear ther 10 below
z Devel
Cleaning up grist after noon showing
Hogs for W. Gillespie. I do choers 5 pm
Ther 8 below Saturday
Jan 12 1912 calm
Clear ther 10 below 7 am
Devoslon gon to
Kingston I doo choers 4 pm ther 4 below
Sunday Jan 14 1912 ther 4 below cloudy 2 pm
Devolson and Roy Rattery gon across the
River I doo the choers wind S 4 pm ther 4 ab
Monday Jan 15 1912 6 am ther 10 ab
Snowing 9 am Devolson fixing
Stove I do
Choers 12 noon ther 18 ab snowing
Em trying to combe windy Ediethes hair have
To give it up to much crying & alf (all)
Tuesday Jan 16 1912 7 am wind W cloudy ther 4 ab
11 am D drawing manure I doo choers Snow
last night 4 pm ther 4 ab Rachel her after
her dog Wednesday Jan 17 1912 7 am calm
Cloudy ther 2 ab 10 am D drawing manure
Snowing put Cattle in Stable Em washing
But very slow 4 pm ther 18 ab
Thursday Jan 18 1912 7 am wind S rainey
Ther 30 9 am D working on his new boat
I doo choers Em washing wind S rain
Ther 38 Friday Jan 19 1912 7 am wind S cloudy
Ther 16 ab Dev drawing manure and working
In Shop 12 noon ther 22 wind
S clear.
Saturday Jan 20 1912 7 am wind E ther 12 ab
Snowing 1030am Will Glispie
(Gillespie) here to get
Hors shod weather clear ther 18 ab I
shift
Corn Sunday Jan 21 7 am wind SW cloudy
Ther 16 ab 11 am Snowing I water cows
Put them in
Stable again in pm ther 20 ab
7 pm Mrs. J. Holiday dide (died).
Monday Jan 22 1912 7 am calm cloudy
9 am Devolson takes girls to School ther 16 ab
10 am D putting straw in the Barn I shift
corn 12 noon ther 20 ab Stormy 4 pm gon
to school house after children meets them
Tuesday Jan 23 1912 7 am wind Nor snowing
9 am Devolson working in the
Shop I
Shift corn ther 8 ab 1130 am
Rachel here
130 D takes her home Snowing
Wednesday Jan 24 1912 7 am wind SW clear
Ther 4 ab 9 am Devolson gon
to Mrs. J.
Holidays Funeral 12 noon Charles Holiday
Here to diner 4 pm D takes him over to
Richard Holidays Thursday Jan 25 1912
7 am ther 4 below clear 9 am I go to Clayton
830 pm I get home Friday Jan 26 1912 7 am ther
17
below clear 830 am Devolson gon to Kingston
630 pm D gets home with coal and feede 4 pm
ther 4 ab Saturday Jan 27 1912 7 ther 10
below clear calm 9 am Devolson in
Shop to work I do choers 4 pm ther 8 ab
Sunday Jan 28 1912 7 am ther 8 below clear
Calm 10 am Devolson and Lib came 130 pm
Will Dixon Lena came 4 pm Van
gon
Monday Jan 29 1912 7 am wind NE Snowing
Ther 10 ab D working in the Shop Will gon
Down the Island 4 pm Rachel here Sour
About Will being drunk 8 pm gon home
With Rachel stay all night Tuesday Jan 30
1912 7 am
calm snowing ther 16 ab Will
came from Rachels 8 am D in the shop
I doo choers 3 pm Will gon home cloudy
Wednesday Jan 31 1912 7 am clam cloudy
Ther 18 ab 10 am D gon over
the river to
Get oil I doo choers 1 pm D in the Shop
To work 4 pm ther 22 ab clear
Thursday Feb 1 1912 7 am ther z
Clear D Shoveling snow to get to Straw
Stack after noon he puts straw in the
Barn then he works on his Boat. I doo
Choers. Friday Feb 2 1912 7 am
ther 12 ab
Cloudy calm Devolson working on his boat
I doo choers Em washing. Rena Scolding
Saturday Feb 3 1912 7 am ther z cloudy
Wind W Devolson working on his boat
I doo choers 4 pm 10 ab clear
Sunday Feb 4 1912 ther 4 below cloudy
Wind W 11 am Rachel here Devolson gon
up too George McDonald about pressing
his Hay 3 pm coma home ther 6 ab I
doo choers Monday Feb 5 1912 7 am ther 4
below wind W Spitting snow choers all
don 4 pm ther 14 ab clear D working boat
Tuesday Feb 6 1912 7 am ther 14 ab cloudy wind
W Devolson in the Shop to work I doo chers
12 noon ther 18 ab cloudy wind W Moderate
2 pm Em making Skating rink to kill time
Wednesday Feb 7 1912 7 am ther 24 wind SW
Snowing and blowing Devolson in the Shop to
Work 11 am John McDonald here 4 pm ther
22 ab Thursday Feb 8 1912 7 am ther 10 ab
clear wind w Devolson son to Kingston
after coal 4 pm ther 8 ab clear 1030 pm
Devolson came home Bad roads got ton of coal
Friday Feb 9 1912 7 am ther 4 below clear
Calm 9 am Chr Woodman and Devolson
Unloading coal I doo choers Rachel here
12 noon Charles gon home 130 pm Mrs.
Dignam and Harold here to get Saw
Fild(filed) Sun Shining bright 6 pm wind w
Blowing hard ther ab zr Snow
flying Dignams
Gon Rachel gon home
Saturday Feb 10 1912 7 am ther 28 below z
Clear 9 am Roy here for cider. Devolson puting
Straw in the barn 12 noon ther 11 below z
Wind W clear Devolson put catle (cattle)in stable
4 pm Roy Ratery here for cider for C Woodman
Sunday Feb 11
7 am ther 22 below cloudy
Devolson doing choers 11 am Frank Woodman
Here after cider fro Charles calm ther 10 ab
Monday Feb 12 1912 7 am ther 8 below clear
Calm Devolson filing Dignams Saw 2 pm
Devolson in the Shop to work calm clear 4 pm
Ther 14 ab clam clear Tuesday Feb 13 1912
9 am ther 4 below z clear calm I go to
Kingston 5 pm get home Wednesday Feb 14 1912
7 am calm cloudy ther 14 ab Devolson putting
straw in the Barn I do choers 12 noon ther 28
Devolson working on his Boat calm clear
Thursday Feb 15 1912 7 am calm cloudy ther 16
Ab z Devolson working on his Boat I
doo
Choers 12 ther 32 cloudy 4 pm cloudy ther 30
Friday Feb 16 1912 7 am ther 10 ab z 830 I start
For Clayton calm 330 pm get hom ther 28 cloudy
Saturday Feb 17 1912 7 am ther 26 ab cloudy
Calm EM washing Devolson working in Shop.
I doo choers 12 noon ther 38 clear 5 pm
Rachel her Sunday Feb 18 1912 7 am clam
Clear ther 12 ab 12 noon ther 32 clear
Rachel here 2 pm Em gon up to Woodmans
? pm Rachel gon home. Sun seting in ban (??)
Monday Feb 19 1912 7 am ther 36 cloudy calm D
Working at his boat I doo a few choers 12
Noon ther 40 cloudy calm 3 pm Morgan here
Tuesday Feb 21 1912 7 am ther 12 ab clear calm
8 am Devolson cleaning grain
I doo choers
Cleen out Pig pen 4 pm ther 31 wind WE
Fresh Wed Feb 21 1912 ther 10 ab wind
Nor fresh Snowing Devolson cleaning grain
I doo choers 12 noon ther 12 Snowing and
Blowing half a gale can’t see church 4 pm
10 ab z Thurs Feb 22 1912 7 am wind W
Blowing a gale and Snowing cant
see
Barn ther z 4 pm Storming yet and
Blowing Friday Feb 23 1912 cloudy wind S
Ther 30 ab Devolson getting straw in
And cleaning up grain for Town I doo
Choers 12 noon Rachel her ther 22 cloudy
Satur Feb 24 1912 7 am ther 36 cloudy
830 am Devolson starts for
Kingston with
Day and his
wife 10 pm he
gets home Broke. Whifeltree Sight Rain (?? Could
have ment slight rain ??)
Sunday Feb 25 1912 7 am wind Nor cloudy
Ther 10 ab 2 pm Roy Rattery, Syvia (Sylvia) Woodman
And Cassia here Monday Feb 26 1912 7 am
Wind Nor storming ther 18 ab
Devolson in
The Shop to work I doo choers 4 pm ther 20
Tuesday Feb 27 1912 ther 16 ab z snowing
And blowing D in Shop to work I do choers
4 pm ther 18 ab wind W Wednesday Feb 28
1912 7 am
wind W clear ther 10 ab 10 am
Rachel her 4 pm D gon to take her
Hom ther 20 wind W D in the Shop to work
7 am putting straw in 5 pm John McDonald
her to get Cuter Thursday Feb 29 1912 7 am
wind SW clear ther z 730 am Devolson and
Frank Woodman and Gun? Gone too town
I doo choers Em got worms today Rachel
Gets bread to day again 4 pm ther 18 ab
Wind S Rachel here after her dog(hog?)
gon away
Friday Mar 1st 1912 7 am calm clear ther 10
Ab z Devolson getting reag?
(Could be ready)for press
I doo choers 1 pm Press here 12 noon ther 18
Ab z wind W clear I go up to Flyns
Saturday Mar 2 1912 7 am ther 1 wind W clear
Presing hay and choring 4 pm get through
10 tons 700 Sunday Mar 3 1912 7 am ther 4 below
clear wind Nor We doo our choers 4 pm 10 ab z
Monday Mar 4 1912 7 am ther 8 below z clear wind W
Devolson and Sam Woodman drawing hay I
Doo off the choers Tuesday Mar 5 1912 7 am ther
4 below clear clam I am laid up lame foot
130 pm Charles and Bill come Wednesday
Mar 6 1912 7
am ther 10 below z clear wind Nor 10
Am Delivan came Devolson gon to town
Too sell his hay 8 pm gets hom Rachel
Here all day Charles gon over to Henrys
4 pm gets Back and does our
choers
Thursday Mar 7 1912 7 am ther 4 below clear
Calm 830 Charles and Bill gon hom Devolson
Gon to the Cap to Sell his
Hay 8 pm gets
Hom 4 pm ther 10 ab z clear
Rachel here
Friday Mar 8 1912 7 am ther 4 below z
Clear Devolson too work in the Shop wind
West 4 pm ther 10 ab z Saturday Mar 9
1912 7 am wind nor clear ther 4 below 9 am
Devolson working in Shop and doing choers
Rachel here Rena sick.
Sunday mar 10 1912 7 am ther 2 below clear
Rachel here on sick list Monday Mar 11
1912 ther z
clear wind W Devolson working
in the shop on his boat 7 pm Frank W. her
and Cassia 9 pm gon home Em got sore
throat Tuesday Mar 12 1912 7 am ther 10 ab
Snowing wind S 730 am Frank W and John
McDonald here 5 pm Rachel here with Em
Wednesday Mar 13 1912 7 am ther 10 ab clear
Wind Nor Devolson doing choers and working
In the Shop Em washing yet 3rd
Day
Thursday Mar 14 1912 7 am ther z cloudy
Calm 930 am Devolson gon to Clayton 230 pm
Came home Pro Ellis with him
Friday Mar 15 1912 7 am ther 32 rainy
Devolson working in the Ship rains all
Day hard not much dooing in the house
Saturday Mar 16 1912 7 am ther 26 ab clear
9 am Devolson gon to town with C Woodman
takes up eggs 11 doz, cow got calf Rachel
here 730 pm D gets home has to doo choers
Sunday Mar 19 1912 7 am ther 28 ab clear wind
South Rachel and C. Woodman her
Monday Mar 18 1912 7 am ther 32 cloudy
730 am Devolson gon to Kingston 630 pm gets
home I was sik all day Sam Woodman does
Choers Tuesday May 19 1912 7 am ther 34 cloudy
Day here to work D working in the Shop
2 pm raining 3 pm stops raining clear
6pm D takes Day home then does his choers
Wednesday Mar 20 1912 7 am ther 25 clear Devolson
Does choers draws dung puts in Straw
Takes girls 4 hours was diner dishes
Thursday Mar 21 1912 7 am wind NE Snowing
And blowing hard Devolson filing saws
And doing choers ther 10 below z Snow
Flying Friday Mar 22 1912 6 am wind S
Snowing ther 12 ab z 7 am Devolson gon
Too the Cape after Bert and Maud Gets
Home at 1230 pm wind SW clear Sun shine
After noon Boys put in Straw Jim
Morgan gets dead calf . 18 eggs.
Saturday Mar 23 1912 7 am ther 14 ab
Clear calm 8 am D starts for Kingston
Noon ther 34 clear calm Clifford Woodman
Here too diner Bert doing choers Sun Shine
? pm Devolson gets home Sunday
Mar 24 1912
7 am ther 28 ab cloudy clam gon over to
to Rachels with hen feede 10 am Rachel
here 3 pm heifer got calf ther 34 wind Nor
Cloudy 5 pm D and Bert take coal and
Hen feede over to Rachel on han
(hand) Sleigh
Monday Mar 25 1912 6 am ther 10 ab z
Clear wind NW 8 am Devolson
starts too
The
Fery (ferry) After plowing
drive Duke on
Bob Sleigh noon ther 22 ab clear wind W
5 pm gets home wind W went to town
Tuesday mar 26 1912 7 am ther 20 ab cloudy
9 am starts cutting ice Rachel her Edith
gon to school noon ther 34 wind SE Spitting
snow Wednesday Mar 27 1912 7 am ther 22
calm clear Devolson and Bert finish putting
in ice 10 am Delivan and Clarence Percy her
12 noon Rachel here Eats up all dumpling
ther 34 John Spoor here assessing.
Thursday Mar 28 1912 7 am ther 28 clear calm
Devolson cleaning oats for John Flynn
12 noon ther 42 Devolson and Bert drawing
hay 6 pm Wesly Michie her for super
Friday mar 29 1912 7 am ther 36 rain 9 am
Devolson and Bert covering ice with snow
530 John McDonald here wind
Nor clear
Robins here this morning.
ther 36 Satur Mar 30 1912 6 am ther 18 ab
clear calm 8 am Devolson & Bert gon
to Kingston noon ther 30 clam 2 pm
John Niles come 3 pm John McDonald
Here clam clear 10 pm D gets home
Sunday Mar 31 1912 7 ther 29 cloudy wind
S moderate noon ther 40 Raining D & B
Doo choers 5 pm poping corn Robins
Here.
Mon April 1st 1912 630 am wind Nor clear
There 22 9 am Devolson & Bert gon up to George
Woodmans after wood get 2 loads Frank
Gon after his drill gets it as far as the
Old Warner Barn 8 pm Snowing wind NE
Took Rachels cows home Tuesday Apr 2 1912
7am wind Nor cloudy ther 22
boys
gon after wood Rachel here she wants
hen feede coal and wood don’t want me??
After noon Boys draw straw 6pm took
Franks old mare home shut hog
Up Wednesday Apr 3 1912 7 am ther 31
Clear wind W Devolson & Bert drawing
Maneur after noon work on Boat
4 pm wind W ther 30 clear
Thursday Apr 4 1912 7 am ther 20 clear
wind South one rig gon up the Mor??
9 am Devolson & Bert
putting in Straw
Rachel her Maud ironing afternoon
Boys working on the Boat 12 noon ther
??
Clear wind S moderate 5 pm Edith
Eating Bread & Sugar Friday Apr 5
1912 7 am
wind S clear ther 40 8 am
Devolson & Bert working on the boat I
Cut wood EM cleaning Kitchen 12 noon
Ther 46 Saturday Apr 6 1912 7 am clam
Clear ther 40 Devolson & Bert working
On the Boat I cut wood 12 noon ther ??
Clear wind SW Light thursday
4 Last rig?
Up on this Side Friday 29 Last rig? To cross
Too States George Niles Sunday Apr 7
1912 7 am
wind S raining ther 50 12 noon
ther 40 rain stops 2 pm Devolson gon
over to Rachels too see about her cow
wind west fresh Monday Apr 8 1912 7 am
wind NW fresh cloudy ther 20 snow last
night young sow got pigs 8 am Devolson
and Bert drawing manure after Devolson
working on the Dock 4 pm ther 30 Jim
Morgan here too super.
Tuesday Apr 9 1912 7 am ther 26 snowing
Wind S Devolson & Bert in the Shop to work
Em washing 12 noon ther 36 Snowing hard
Wind NE Wednesday Apr 10 1912 7 am clam
Fogy ther 20 3 inches of snow on the ground
8 am Devolson gon to the Dock Bert work
in the Shop I cut wood 12 noon ther 32
clear wind W Thursday Apr 11 1912 7 am ther 32
wind W cloudy 9 am Boys drawing manure
I cut wood 10 am gon too put hay in
For Rachel snowing after noon work on
Boat ther 38 Friday Apr 12 1912 7 am calm
Cloudy ther 33 8 am Devolson and Bert too
Work on the boat I cut wood 12 noon ther 40?
Devolson gon over to work on the Dock Bert in
Shop to work 5 pm ther 42 calm clear
Saturday Apr 13 1912 7 am wind Nor clear ther 36
Devolson and draw 2 load of maneur before
Breakfast 930 am D gon too the dock Bert
Working in the shop 12 noon ther 40 clear
Chanell open Sunday Apr 14 1912 7 am
Wind Nor Sprinklen ther 30 12 noon ther 40
Cloudy George Woodman after his saw grey cow
Got a calf.
Monday Apr 15 1912 7 am ther 42 wind S
8 am Devolson & Bert
laying Kitchen
floor 12 noon ther 60 630pm heavy thunder
storm hail and rain wind S fresh
Tuesday Apr 16 1912 7 am wind SW clear
Ther 40 8 am Devolson & Bert laying floor
I fix fence and gates Rachel here 12 noon
Ther 50 Wednesday Apr 17 1912 7 am clam
Clear ther 31 9 am Devolson & Bert drawing
Hay I cut wood doo choers fix dooers (above written ma? House) 2pm
Mrs. Dignam & Laura came
Rachel
Here went home before super 12 noon
Ther 46 wind Nor Boys fix fence
Thurs Apr 18 1912 530 am wind Nor raining
Ther 36 7 am Devolson gon too the fery
With Bert & Maud 12 noon ther 50 wind
S Rachel here I doo choers 4 pm D gets
Home 2 pm Penpont (Pierpont?) went up first trip
Friday Apr 19 1912 6 am ther 36 raining wind
SW Lots of ice going down the river Rachel
Here I clean her stove pipe cut wood 12
Noon ther 46 wind W clear Devolson in
The Shop to work Saturday Apr 20 1912 6 am
Calm clear ther 29 D help doo choers
Devolson gon up to Niles after cats for
Rachel ??? is here after Sam 12 noon
Ther 40 wind SW Devolson getting ready too build
Chimney I cut wood take Banking
away
From the house Puts Bees out
side
Sunday Apr 21 1912 7 am clam clear ther 29
Devolson turn pigs out yokes ????
12 noon ther 54 calm Rachel here I do
choers Monday Apr 22 1912 6 am wind S
raining ther 50 8 am Devolson Building
Chimney 1 pm Rachel here ther 54 raining
6pm raining hard set 2 hens.
Tuesday Apr 23 1912 8 am ther 30 wind NW
Blowing & Snowing hard 10
am Devolson
Over too Rachels 12 ther 40 Devolson home
After noon working in Shop. first
Big Boat up 630 pm Wednesday Apr 24
6 am wind SW cloudy ther 31 9 pm D
over to Rachels killing fowls I doo
choers after noon ther 48 Devolson sorting
apples Thursday Apr 25 1912 5 am clam
clear ther 31 630am Drive too the dock
with Devolson first Boat this spring
12 noon ther 46 wind S 4 pm I drive to dock.
Friday Apr 26 1912 6 am wind SE
Cloudy ther 40 8 am Devolson Building
Chimney 12 noon Plowing orchard I
Cut wood doo choers 12 ther 60 5 pm
Light rain. Saturday Apr 27 1912 6 am
Wind S clear ther 40 8 am Devolson plowing
Orchard I cut wood do choers 12 noon ther 50
After noon I make saw frame Sunday
Apr 28 1912
6 am ther 26 wind NW clear
9 am we tow log? around too
boat house
then Devolson fits? his boat out
for going
out 12 noon ther 40 Sylvia Woodman here
2 p Frank Woodman here wind S
Monday Apr 29 1912 5 am ther 40 clear
Wind Nor 630 am Devolson starts fro the
Village I doo the choers cut wood 12 noon
Ther 50 1230pm Devolson gets home
Tuesday Apr 30 1912 6 am calm clear ther 34
9 am Devolson fixing
Pulverizer 12 noon
ther 56 Devolson fiting ground for wheat
7 pm Devolson gon over the river Char
Woodman gon with him calm clear
Wednesday May 1 1912 5 am calm clear
Ther 36 9 am Devolson sowing wheat
I plant pottoes 12 noon ther 60 calm
Thursday May 2 1912 430 am wind nor clear
Ther 40 6 am I start for the Dock I go
To Town Friday May 3 1912 5 am wind Nor
Clear ther 40 8 am D fiting ground
For oats I plant Potatoes 12 noon ther
36 Saturday May 4 1912 5 am wind Nor clear
ther 40 8 am Devolson fiting ground and
sowing I plant Potatoes 12 non ther 53
Sunday May 5 1912 6 am wind Nor cloudy
Ther 44 we doo our choers 9 am Devolson
Gon over too chickens for Rachel 12 noon
Ther 62 cloudy Devolson cleaning straw
Bery plants Monday May 6 1912 5 am calm
Showry ther 46 9 am Devolson fiting
Ground on Rachels place I out wood
Make ax handell 12 noon ther 60
Tuesday May 7 1912 5 am calm fogy ther 50
8 am Devolson fiting ground and
sowing get wood fit ground for onions
12 noon ther 67 wind S clear
Wednesday May 8 1912 5 am calm cloudy
Ther 50 8 am Devolson sowing on Rachels
Place I plant onions 12 noon ther 62
wind South clear Thursday May 9
1912 5 am
wind S ther 40 8 am Devolson
fiting I plant onions put fence around
onions 12 noon ther 48 cloudy a little
rain in the night Friday May 10 1912
5 am wind W clear ther 46 8 am Devolson
working on Rachels Place I plant onions
12 noon ther 57 I fence onions wind S
Saturday May 11 1912 5 am wind S clear
Ther 50 8 am Devolson on Rachels place
Sowing I doo odd jobs 12 noon ther 70
Sunday May 12 1912 6 am wind S cloudy
Ther 50 9 am evolson on Girls getting
Greens I fixing pants 12 noon ther 70
Monday May 13 1912 5 am wind S raining
8 am Devolson seting out potatoes
ther 56 I get wood 12 noon ther 40 wind
SW fresh D over on Rachels to work
Tuesday May 14 1912 5 am wind S W clear
Ther 36 8 am D over to work on 25 acres
I cut wood hoe weeds out of Berys 12 noon
Ther 50 wind S cloudy Sheepe got lamb
Wednesday May 15 1912 5 am calm clear
Ther 46 Devolson sowing oats on 25 acres.
make chicken Pen. 12 noon ther 58
Thursday May 16 1912 5 am Wind NE
Raining hard ther 48 8 am Devolson
Working on 25 acres 10 am has too
Stop on acond of rain 12 noon ther 48
Rains all day Devolson Plasters
Patch in the kitchen another sheep
Got lamb Friday May 17 1912 5 am
Wind Nor foggy 5 am ther 48 8 am working
On Boat 12 noon ther 56 Devolson Plowing
Potatoes ground I cut wood doo choers
Saturday May 18 1912 5 am ther 44 wind S
Cloudy Devolson plowing lower orchard
I cut wood doo choers 12 noon ther 56 D
Sowing over on 25 acres Sunday may 19
1912 630 am
wind S cloudy ther 44. Fair clear
12 noon ther 56 2 pm Rutie Wolcat ??
Here Monday May 20 6 am wind nor rain
All day ther 42 Devolson working on
His boat I get wood doo choers
Back lame cant doo much 12 noon
Ther 50 Tuesday May 21 1912 6 am wind N
Raining ther 44 A stranger stay here
Last night 8 am D working on
his
I cut wood doo choers 12 noon ther 48
Rains all day hard D takes hog
up to Woodmans Wednesday May 22 1912
530 am wind Nor cloudy ther
48 Devolson
Painting his boat James Morgan her
Cut wood doo choers 12 noon ther 68
Morgan gon home light rain.
Thursday may 23 1912 430 am wind S clear ther 47
6 am D gon to the dock with Rachel
and Em gon to market 9 am D fixing
wagon I don’t doo much lame back
12 noon ther 65 Friday May 14 1912 5 am
Wind SW rain ther 52 8 am Devolson to
Work at his wagon I doo few choers
Back to lame to do much 12 noon
Ther 62 Devolson working or R Place
Saturday May 25 1912 5 am ther 55 wind N
Clear Devolson Sowing garden Seede 12 noon
Ther 66 Devolson working on 25 acres
Sunday May 26 1912 6 am ther 55 calm
Clear 8 am Devolson gon fishing catch
18 rock bass 12 noon ther 66 wind S 2 pm
Devolson gon over the river with C & S
Woodman 5 pm H Haliday here.
Monday May 27 1912 5 am calm clear
Ther 52 8 am Devolson over on Rachels
To work I cut wood doo choers 12 noon
Ther 70 Devolson fiting ground up for
Corn and beans Tuesday May 28 1912
5 am wind S fr cloudy ther 62
8 am D
fiting corn ground I fix fence dock
12 noon ther 40 Devolson planting corn
6 pm sprinkle of rain Wednesday
May 29 1912
6 am wind Nor fr rainy
Ther 62 Devolson workin in shop
12 noon ther 50 cloudy blowing hard
wind NE Thursday May 30 1912 430 am
wind nor raining hard ther 50 6 am
I go too dock with Devolson & Rachel
12 noon ther 44 rain yet 430 I
go to
dock after D and Rachel 630 pm get hom
Friday may 31 1912 530 am calm clear
Ther 46 9 am Devolson seting tomatoes
I get wood 12 noon ther 60 wind S clear
Devolson gon to Clayton with John
And George McDonald 7 pm get
hom
Saturday June 1st 1912 530 am wind S clear
Ther 52 8 am Devolson Setting strawberry
Plants I hoe Potatoes 12 noon ther
66 clear Sunday June 2 1912 7 am
ther 62 clear wind S 9 am Devolson gon
Boating with the girls 12 noon ther ??
Monday June 3 1912 5 am wind S
Clear ther 52 7 am Devolson gon too
Kingston I doo chers get wood 12 noon
Ther 66 clear wind S Tuesday June 4
1912 5 am
wind SW clear ther 54 10 am
A Joslyn her and Charles Woodman 12
Noon ther 66 clear I get wood doo choers
2 pm Will Michie her get garden
till.
Wednesday June 5 1912 5 am wind S clear
Ther 62 we plant stawberys corn beans
12 noon ther 65 clear wind SW
Thursday June 6 1912 5 am wind S cloudy
Ther 52 6 am Devolson gon to dock
8 am I hoe Potatoes 12 noon ther 56
Devolson fiting ground for potatoes
Shorory Friday June 7 1912 5 am wind
West clear ther 52 8 am I hoe potatoes
Devolson furrowing out potatoe ground
12 noon ther 54 2 pm Devolson gon up
too George McDonalds
Saturday June 8 1912 5 am wind
SW clear ther 56 Devolson planting
Potatoes I hoe 12 noon ther 56 D shear
Sheepe Sunday June 9 1912 6 am wind
Nor clear ther 52 Devolson takes 5 pigs
In the pen 12 noon ther 58 wind S
Monday June 10 1912 5 am wind S clear
Ther ?? 8 am Devolson planting potatoes
I hoe Potatoes 12 non ther 65 wind W
(at top of page June 10 Turn? Black Mare)
Tuesday June 11 1912 5 am wind S cloudy
Ther 52 8 am Devolson covering potatoes
I plant corn 12 noon ther 70 Devolson
Draging corn and hilling potatoes
Wednesday June 12 1912 5 am wind S rain
Ther 54 8 Devolson making wagon
ax ( could be axel) I fix chairs 12 noon ther 68
Thursday June 13 1912 5 am wind NW
Clear ther 42 9 am comence Loading
Loading Hay on Scow 1030 finish
Then Devolson and C Woodman go
To Clayton 12 noon ther 66 530 pm D
Gets home I plant corn
Friday June 14
1912 5 am wind N clear
Ther 44 Devolson plants Rachels
corn
Clean celler sets cabage I fix
Road 7 pm D gon down Joslins
With Hog. EM down cellar Eve ??(could
be naping)
Saturday June 15 1912 5 am wind SE
Cloudy ther 56 8 Devolson gon over to work
For George McDonald I fix road
12 noon ther 66 rain Devol seting
cabage plants Sunday June 16 1912 6 am
wind SE fresh rain ther 60 9 am Devolson
pulling burs I mend chain 12 noon
ther 78 wind S cloudy Mond June 17 1912
5 am wind W clear ther 52 730 am fix
sluiceway D cultivating potatoes
12 noon ther 66 Tuesday June 18 1912 5 am
wind W clear ther 56 8 am Devolson painting
Kitchen 12 noon ther 66 I hoe potatoes Devol
Laying wall for Varanda 8 pm Mrs. Hign???
And son Henry here 5 pm Day and wife
Here Wednesday June 19 1912 5 am calm clear
Ther 50 8 am Devolson printing out Buter
I hoe Bery plants girls go to picknick
12 noon ther 80 wind S D planting corn
Thursday June 20 1912 5 am wind S clear ther 56
630 am I drive to the dock
with Rachel D gon
too Town with his Boat 9 am Denney
here after Jin 5oz=6?(or $2=6) 730 pm D gets home I milk
Friday June 21 1912 5 am wind Nor clear ther 56
8 am Devolson Scraping and
varnish
his Boat I hoe Beans 12 noon ther 68
clam clear 4 pm ther 74 calm cloudy
Saturday June 22 1912 5 am calm clear
Ther 54 8 am Devolson Painting Boat
I hilling Potatoes 12 noon ther 74 wind S
Sunday June 23 1912 6 am calm clear ther 60
12 noon ther 70 7 pm Devolson gon to Clayton
after ??ust French coach Sick I doo choers
Monday June 24 1912 5 am calm clear ther 56
8 am Devolson gon to Clayton I hoe
Potatoes 12 noon ther 76 wind S Devolson
Laying wall. Tuesday June 25 1912 5 am
calm
Clear ther 66 8 Devolson working on the road
I weede onions 12 noon ther 78 2 pm Elden
Stewart and wife here Short call
and go
Wednesday June 26 1912 5 am calm cloudy
Ther 60 6 am D and C Woodman J McDonald
Gon to town I mend harness 12 noon ther 72
330 pm Boys get home Taylor McDonald
here to super
Thursday June 27 1912 430 am I get ready
To go to Kignston Wind Nor
ther 50 clear
530 get home Friday June 28 1912 5 am wind
clear ther 62 8 am
on the road working
I weede garden ok day 12 noon ther 77 Rachel
Here milking rena Girls no
good only to
Eat Saturday June 29 1912 5 am clam clear
Ther 60 8 am Devolson and John McDonald
Laying wall I hoe turnips cabage plants 12 noon
Ther 72 wind nor cloudy Sunday June 30 1912
6 am wind NW clear ther 52 8 am Devolson
picking berys 1030am gon after Ray King
Art Vincent and families 12
noon ther 78
230pm all gon over to Henry Hallidays
Monday July 1st 1912 5 am wind S clear
Ther 60 8 am Devolson Pulling Mustard
I hand to he hoe 12 noon ther 76 D picking
Strawberys 7 pm Mrs. Niles here
Tuesday July 2 1912 5 am clam clear ther 56
8 am I go too howing beans Devol gon to the
foot with Berys 12 noon ther 77 wind S D
gon too Kingston to get a pump too
water Berys Wednesday July 3 1912 430 am
calm clear we water Berys 12 noon ther 81
(at top of page: July 3 d old
Cow Blue heifer)
(at top of page :July 7th
4 year old cow)
Thursday July 4 1912 415am wind S clear
Ther 66 630am D gon too the Dock with
Reginal 9am D picking Berys I cut
Weeds 12 noon ther 84 Shade
Friday July 5 1912 4 am wind S clear ther 64
5 am Devolson picking Berys I
cut
weeds 12 noon ther 82 after noon I p?(looks
like pump)
Saturday July 6 1912 5 am calm clear
Ther 70 9 am Devolson cultivating Potatoes
I hoe fix fence 12 noon ther 77 Shade
5 pm ther 90 Shade wind S Len Paters?
Her Sunday July 7 1912 530 am
calm clear ther 90
9 am D picking Berys I fix hose and
water pipe 12 ther 88 shade Monday July 8
1912 5 am
ther 70 calm clear 8 am D picking
Berys I hoe corn 12 noon ther 88 Shade
Tuesday July 9 1912 5 am calm clear ther 72
A Sprinkle of rain at 4 am 8
am I
Hoe corn Devolson hilling potatoes 12 noon
Ther 88 Thunder nor of us no rain here
Wednesday July 10 1912 5 am wind S clear
Ther 76 8 am Devolson picking Berys
I hoe corn 12 noon ther 90 Shade cloudy
Greene peas for diners New potatoes 7
??
Top of page: 13 Black and White Cow 11 2 year old Spoted heifer
Thursday July 11 1912 430 am wind N cloudy
Ther 70 8 am I hoe Strawberys Devolson
Getting Machine ready for mowing 12 noon
Ther 76 6 am Grace and children came
Friday July 12 1912 5 am wind Nor clear ther 60
8 am D mowing I weede Bery plants 12 noon
ther 88 shade clear D soaking hay Grace
picking Berys Saturday July 13 1912 wind S
Cloudy ther 62 8 am Devolson Raking
I cock up hay 12 noon ther 88 D cocking
Hay 630pm light rain wind fresh S
Sunday July 14 1912 530 am calm clear
Ther 73 9 am D gon acrost the river
12 noon ther 88 shade 1 pm J McDonald
here Monday July 15 1912 445 am calm cloudy
ther 70 8 am Devolson drawing Hay
I hoe tomatoes 12 noon ther 90 shade
7 load in 8 pm Sprinklin wind South
Tuesday July 16 1912 5 am wind N clear
Ther 54 heavy rain in the night 8 am
Devolson mowing I hoe in the garden
12 noon ther 68 D drawing hay
Wednesday July 17 1912 5 am wind N ther 5?
Clear 8 am Devolson Raking I hoe
and help cock up hay 12 noon ther 75
Thursday July 18 1912 5 am ther 52 clear
Wind S Devolson drawing Hay I hoe
Potatoes 12 ther 85 clear D raking
5 pm D gon to the Dock with Grace
and children. Friday July 19 1912 5 am
ther 56 wind S clear rain in the night
8 am D mowing on Rachels Place I
fix water fence 12 noon ther 66 D draw
ing hay Saturday July 20 1912 5 am wind
South clear ther 52 8 am D drawing hay
I hoe Potatoes 12 noon ther 70 clear
Sunday July 21 1912 6 am ther 60 wind Nor
Raining hard all day wind Nor
Monday July 22 1912 5 am calm cloudy ther 56
7 am Devolson and Frank Woodman gon
to town I build fence around cabage
12 noon ther 70 cloudy Tuesday July 23
1912 530
calm clear ther 50 8 I finish fence
ther go to hoeing D not very busy 12 noon
ther 68 230 pm D gon to town with Day
Wednesday July 25 1912 5 am calm clear
Ther 52 8 am we hoe potatoes 12 noon ther 52
Thursday July 25 1912 5 am calm clear
ther 52 7 am I go too hoeing D cutting
peas 12 noon ther 74 3 pm Bricelin Her
6 pm Regnal an Edith came rain
Friday July 26 1912 5 am calm clear ther 53
8 am I hoe potatoes Devolson helping
12 noon ther 76 Bricelins team here for
hogs and cattle Em gon too the Village
Saturday July 27 1912 5 am calm clear
Ther 56 7 am I hoe Strawberys D cultivating
Potatoes 12 noon ther 74 Sunday July 28
1912 5 am
wind S cloudy ther 62 6 am I milk
12 noon ther 75 cloudy 5 pm I pick beans
Monday July 29 1912 5 am calm cloudy
Ther 68 8 am I fix fence Devolson gets
Binder reader 12 noon ther 74 4 pm
Cutting Barley Tuesday July 30 5 am calm
Cloudy ther 64 8 am I set up Barly
D cutting Peas on Rachels Place 12 noon
Ther 78 D Stacking peas I fix water
Fence Wednesday July 31 1912 5 am wind Nor
Cloudy ther 50 8 am I fix water fence
D mowing road 12 noon ther 74 wind
S cloudy 3 pm Denny here
Thursday Aug 1
1912 5 am
wind Nor cloudy ther 50 7 am
Devolson and Regnal gon to town I
Fix fence 12 noon ther 74 cloudy
Friday Aug 2 1912 5 am wind S cloudy
Ther 56 9 am Moove Stove in to the Kitchen
Devolson gets the Diner Em turned Out
Doing nothing 12 noon ther 7 I go
Fishing Saturday Aug 3 1912 530 am wind N
Rain ther 52 8 am Devolson working in?
Straw bery plants I go fishing 12 noon
Ther 64 windy Sunday Aug 4 1912 6 am
Ther 64 cloudy wind S fresh D in the
Shop I churn Edith Eating berys Reginal
And Em lazy fishing 12 noon ther 70
5 pm raining Monday Aug 5 1912 530 am
Cloudy ther 50 8 am Rena gon over
???
Rachels Devolson cultivating Straw
Berys I fix umbrella 12 noon ther 68
Rainy D in the Shop to work
Tuesday Aug 6 1912 530 am wind S clear
Ther 52 D working in Strawbery plants
I mind umbrella 12 noon ther 70 1 pm
D cultivating potatoes I hoe Bery plants
Wednesday Aug 7 1912 530 am wind Nor clear
Ther 52 8 am hoeing D cleaning cemetery
12 noon ther 74 D helping hoe plants
Thursday Aug 8 1912 5 am wind cloudy
Ther 64 630 am D gon to the Dock with EM
I make hoe handel D making
wagon
Tonge 10 am raining hard 12
noon ther 74
Friday Aug 9 1912 530 am wind S cloudy
Ther 64 Devolson working in the Shop
I mend harness 12 noon ther 80 cloudy
My Birth day 78 years old. Saturday
Aug 10 1912
530 am wind S rain ther 64
8 am I fix harness D plowing on the
road 12 noon ther 78 rainy.
Sunday Aug 11 1912 6 am wind S cloudy
10 am D gon over the river after
Bill and Henry ther 64 12 noon ther 82
2 pm heavy rain Storm Breaks down
corn 9 pm heavy storm Monday
Aug 12 1912
530 am wind S cloudy ther
64 8 am I fix Shop doore D cleaning
cellar 12 noon ther 68 cloudy wind S
Tuesday Aug 13 1912 5 am wind S clear
Ther 64 7 am D gon to town I mend harness
6pm D gets home 12 noon ther 76
Wednesday Aug 14 1912 6 am wind S
Cloudy ther 64 8 am D gon fishing
Get diner 145pm Super at 730pm
Ther 80 clear D cutting wheat
Bill
Over to Rachels Thursday Aug 15 1912
5 am wind Nor clear ther 62 7
am I set
up oats D Binding Grace and children
Here 430 pm gon home 12 noon ther 66
Friday Aug 16 1912 5 am wind nor clear
Ther 56 8 am Devolson gon over too Henry
Holidays with Bell 12 noon ther 66
Wind W clear D poisoning Potatoes I
Hoe Bery Plants Saturday Aug 17 1912
6 am calm clear ther 64 8am D gon
over the river I hoe plants 12 noon
ther 70 Bill come 2 pm D drawing
maneur tomatoes for Super
Sunday Aug 18 1912 6 am wind nor cloudy
Ther 62 8 am D gon over the river
With Bill 12 noon ther 70 Em over to
Rachels Monday Aug 19 1912 5 am calm
Cloudy ther 62 8 am we go to fixing
Fence 12 noon ther 72 comence cutting
On Rachels Place Tuesday Aug 20 1912
5 am calm clear ther 62 8 am D cutting
on 25 acres 12 noon ther 72 wind S Em
washing Wednesday Aug 21 1912 5 am
wind S raining ther 62 D working in
Shop I fix old unbrell(umbrella)
12 noon ther 72
Thursday Aug 22 1912 5 am wind S cloudy
Ther 62 8 am D pulling onions I fix ???
12 noon ther 70 D drawing manuir I
hoe Friday Aug 23 1912 530 am wind S cloudy
ther 60 8 am drawing maneur 12 noon ther
70 raining all the after noon by Spells
Saturday Aug 24 1912 530 am
calm clear
Ther 48 8 am D gon to Kingston I doo
Choers fix Vice 12 noon ther 60 rain
8 pm D got home full Sunday Aug
25 1912 6 am
calm clear ther 60 9 am D gon
over to Rachels I make hoe handell 730pm
Mrs Niles here 12 noon ther 76 Monday
Aug 26 1912
530am cloud wind S 8 am D working
On boat 830am heavy rain
storm 10am J
Niles here get coaller
Shaperd 12 noon ther 70
730pm heavy thunder storm hail and rain
Tuesday Aug 27 1912 5 am wind Nor cloudy
8 am ther 52 D mowing I fix chicken coop 12 noon
ther 60 D Laying wall under Varanda
Wednesday Aug 28 1912 5 am wind S cloudy
Ther 5 8 am D gathering apples I ??? onions
12 noon ther 66 D Binding oats Thursday Aug 29
1912 530 am
wind Nor clear ther 52 8 am D cutting
oats I open up grain 12 noon ther 60 clear
corn for diner Friday Aug 30 1912 5am 40
clear wind. Nor 9 AM D gon too drawing grain
???
Seting up 12 noon ther 66 clear wind S
Saturday Aug 31 1912 5 am calm rainy
Ther 58 8 am D working in cellar 12 noon
Ther 60 cloudy D Binding I set up oats
Sunday Sept 1st 1912 6 am rain ther 52 8 am
Jim McDonald gon up home 12 noon ther 50
2 pm D gon across the river I fix
???
Monday Sept 2 1912 530am calm cloudy ther 50
7am I finish onions D and Jim drawing
maneur 12 noon ther 78 I fix fence 530pm
rain Tuesday Sept 3 1912 5 am calm cloudy
ther 64 Devolson and Jim drawing manure
I clean out grainery 12 noon ther 75
Wednesday Sept 4 1912 5 am calm fogy ther 60
? am D working on Boathouse I make
ax
handell out wood 12 noon
ther 73 clear
Thursday Sept 5 1912 5 am calm clear ther 60
(At top of page : Wells Bamford St. Lawrence)
9am rain D working in his Boat house
12 noon ther 73 wind S cloudy I doo choers
7 pm D gon over to weirs Friday Sept 6 1912
5 am calm fogy ther 64 Devolson gathering
apples 12 noon ther 76 clear D making
rollers for Boat house Jim drawing
maneur Sat Sept 7 1912 5 am wind S clear
ther 64 630 am D starts for town Will Woodman
with him I Jim set up grain 12 noon ther 80
clear 7 pm D gets home Sunday Sep 8 1912
6 am ther 56 clear wind W 8 am
I set up
oats 9 am Devolson gon over river after
Will Dixon and Louise 12 noon ther 76 wind S
Monday Sept 9 1912 5 am wind Nor clear ther 60
8 am Devolson finish Binding I, Jim set
up oats 12 noon ther 73 D drawin I open grain
Tuesday Sept 10 1912 5 am cloudy wind S ther 60
8 am we go over too Rachels to draw oats
coms on to rain have too Stop 12 noon ther ??
Devolson drawing manure I open oats
Wednesday Sept 11 1912 5 am wind S rain
Ther 66 Devolson cleaning Engin I get
Wood Jim Drawing maneur 12 noon ther 60
Cloudy wind Nor Thursday Sept 12 1912 5 am
wind S cloudy ther ?? D gon over to
Rachels to draw oats I open out and doo
Choers 12 noon ther 60 cloudy
Friday Sept 13 1912 5 am wind S ther 50 clear
8 am Devolson Stacking I turn out oats
12 noon ther 74 clear wind ? Saturday Sept 14
1912 530 am
wind S cloudy ther 60 Devolson finishing
harvest I doo choers get wood 12 noon ther 70 cloudy
rain Sunday Sept 15 1912 6 am calm cloudy
ther 60 Devolson working on Boat I mend
pants 12 noon ther 76 5 pm raining hard
Monday Sept 16 1912 5 am wind nor clear ther 56
10 am Devolson gon up to the Village I
dig potatoes and do choer 12 noon ther 68
Tuesday Sept 17 1912 530am wind S cloudy ther 52
8 am I dig potatoes Devolson picking tomatoes
12 noon ther 68 Devolson digging potatoes for
A Derma Wednesday Sept 18 1912 530 am
Wind S rain 8 am Devolson
working in Shop
I fix brig too hog pen door Ther 52 12 noon the
After noon D picking tomatoes for Grace
Thursday Sept 19 1912 5 am calm cloudy ther 6?
? am D gon to drawing Stone I
dig
Potatoes chirn 12 noon ther 70 wind S cloudy
Friday Sept 20 1912 5 am wind S cloudy ther 56
Devolson Ditching I dig potatoes 5 pm heavy
Thunder storm
The Islands: Diaries: William Wells Bamford:1912
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