DIARY OF P.W. KIELL
WOLFE ISLAND, ONTARIO, CANADA
JANUARY 1, 1883
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Kindly submitted for transcription by Stuart Langdon Keill MDTranscribed by Chris Morrell
A TRUE DIARY KEPT BY PERLEY W. KIELL
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Images--One of First pages--Diary's title page --May 16-May21 pages --Dec 18-Dec23 pages --Dec 30&31, Memoranda Perley Wylie Kiell: Birth: 16 Sep 1862 in Wolfe Island Frontenac Ontario Father: Alex\Alexander Kiel\Kiell\Keill b. 22 Jan 1819 in Dores, Invernesshire, Scotland Mother: Lovina "Binny" Cool b. 13 Sep 1836 in Cape Vincent, New York d. 11 Sep 1883 in Wolfe Island Frontenac Ontario Monday 1: we worked in swamp minister was here Tuesday 2: worked in swamp cleaned up load of oats Wednesday 3: done chorse put hook(?) on Barndoor Thursday 4: we worked in swamp all day Friday 5: it stormed did nothing but chors at home Saturday 6: it stormed Sunday 7: I was at home Monday 8: we fixed horse�on in front of cows Tuesday 9: Wednesday 10: Thursday 11: worked at ash Friday 12: cut and hauled out ash with team Saturday 13: it stormed Sunday 14: I was at home felt old Monday 15: cut an hauled out ash Tuesday 16: chored around home Wednesday 17: went to tom abbott got my �went to bonnets went to firey went to town it stormed Thursday 18: cut wood up by the old Boiling place drawed two loads of firewood after noon hurt my arm Friday 19: went to trickeys muck be drawed one lead to ferry got my coat from tallor Saturday 20: went with team on sligh an got a load of maple poles for fire wood sawed an split wood in after noon Sunday 21: I was at home reading papers an story books all day Monday 22: Done chores split fire wood at home it was very cold Tuesday 23: went to the cape after oil got 5 gall too it around front to frank horns had dinner there came home bought this Diary Wednesday 24: cut firewood By the old boiling place drawed two lode in after noon hurt my arm Thursday 25: I done chors an knocked around the House felt well Friday 26: I Chored around Home it was cold Saturday 27: Pa an I went to the cape after Mrs. Delaneo an Sidy Sunday 28: we had company I was not home all day it thawed Monday 29: they went away in the forenoon it was warm I Chored round house Tuesday 30: cut fire wood done Chhores riged hay rack went to Marys divided hay brought our load home Wednesday 31: Sawed firwood at home all day it stormed FEBRUARY 1883 Thursday 1: at home done chores had dinner went town in afternoon stoped to crammons (Following is what appears to have been written at a later date in between the lines and to the side) Ma went to with me the last time Ma ever rode out with me a day I never shall forget Friday 2: cut maple for fire noon drawed it on � in after noon Saturday 3: at home did nothing But Chors it stormed all day Sunday 4: at home read novels had a horse chase at night Monday 5: I went to school pa drove us out with the team Tuesday 6: went to school Wednesday 7: went to school Thursday 8: I had sore throat went to school did not feel well came home sick with sore throat Friday 9: Slept well was pretty sick felt better at night Saturday 10: I felt better was out an �done very little Sunday 11: I felt well But weak was at home afine day Monday 12: I went to School Ma an I went to furnise in evening Tuesday 13: went to School felt well Wednesday 14: went to School had a head ache it was a fine day Thursday 15: went to School a Big thaw Friday 16: I helped Uncle Pete fill his icehouse with the team all But 2 cakes Saturday 17: drawed a cake of ice for Pete cut fire wood at Home Sunday 18: At home had a skate on the river Monday 19: I worked at filling our ice house with the team from morning till 5 Oclock Tuesday 20: went to School had a skate at noon on dan cooks Erick it was a stormy day Wednesday 21: went to Swchool rode out with Pete it was cold Thursday 22: went to School rode out with Pete parte of the way it was a fine day Friday 23: went to school rode out with Pa Saturday 24: done Chores put a lode of sawdust around the Ice cut and loded up a lode of saw logs Sunday 25: I was at home it rained Monday 26: went to School rode out with Pa on a lode of logs Tuesday 27: went to School was very slippery Wednesday 28: I went to School rode out part way with Pete it was a fine day MARCH 1883 Thursday 1: I went to School for a day went to the Frey Meeting at the ferry got home at 12 o clock (Following is what appears to have been written at a later date in between the lines) Ma went to we had a good time Friday 2: went to school rode out with Pete I felt well Saturday 3: Pa an I cut Some logs an drawed them to the house Sunday 4: I was at home all day it was a fine day I read Novels Monday 5: I went to School rode out with Pa on a lode of logs it was cold Tuesday 6: went to School rode out on a lode of logs came home a foot it was a rough day Wednesday 7: I went to School alonf rode out with Pete an Lish Thursday 8: I was at Home all day choserd around in die an out Friday 9: I worked arounf the House in the forenoon got ready a lode of logs loded the Buggy on top of them Saturday 10: went to town Sold 9 dozen of eggs got home early it stormed Sunday 11: I was at home all day did the chorse tried to get a cow up helped make a sling Monday 12: I Helped get the cows up sawed wood helped get dinner an cut log for Whats Tuesday 13: I slung up a cow worked around House Heloed cut alode of logs Wednesday 14: Went to town got hair cut seen doctor at Burnett house came home cut wood worked at at cow Thursday 15: I worked around the house done chores Friday 16: worked around House went to the woods cut 2 logs finished lode in after noon drawed tree for fire wood Saturday 17: I Chored around home all day it stormed I felt well Sunday 18: I was at home all day read novels it stormed Monday 19: I did House work all day it stormed Tuesday 20: I went to the cape with Pa an got Peas at horns went to Pete�s with Sow in after noon Wednesday 21: Sat up mearly all night Ma was sick went to Petes after Sow drawed and cut a tree for firewood Thursday 22: I Helped kill the old Sow Friday 23: I cut an Sawed wood went to the woods for a lode of wood Helped pete split up his lode of hay Saturday 24: I was at Horne all day done Chorses cut wood done house work Had a sore throat Sunday 25: at Horne Had eggs 3 times �day an Oysters for Supper. Sick as the Devil all day Monday 26: I was Sick as the devil with soar throat Tuesday 27: I had a cough felt better at night Wednesday 28: I Had Bad canker �some caner�felt better at night Thursday 29: I had a cold�a sweat felt better Friday 30: I Had a lame back but felt well enough to do chors at night Saturday 31: I felt well cut firewood done chors an house work Pa took my boot to get fixedMy legs ached at night APRIL 1883 Sunday 1: I was at home felt well did Chors Read Novels loave stories worked around the house Monday 2: I did Chors cut fire wood fixed up the Barnyard fence Tuesday 3: �rails with team Built yard for colts an Sheep helped Pa fret Shiny les upon seafold in Barn Wednesday 3: I went to Pete�s got a bit to top trees got out heap of Potatoes (22 Bus) Helped get a lode of wood Thursday 4: did Chors Cleaned around door it rained I lyd down Had a sleep Friday 5: I went to the cape with �Home cut wood Helped rig a sling sack Saturday 6: I did Chors cut fire wood it stormed did House work in the afternoon Sunday 7: I did Chors an read news papers all day was fine felt well Monday 8: I went to town it was Bard(?) road I got my measure for a pair of fine boots Tuesday 10: At Home did Chorse made Bread fixed ice House an line fence cut fire wood put in sleigh Wednesday 11: I was up all night went an got Mrs. Beasaw took her Home afternoon Bard(?) road Thursday 12: did chors oncovered potatoes heap went to the custom House to get a yirl(?) But failed felt well Friday 13: did Chorers went to ferry with wagon to telegraph to Renee Bard road went an got Mrs Grimshaw to sit up with Ma Saturday 14: did Chors tapered some trees went an got Petes bit took Mrs. Grimshaw home Sunday 15: at home worked around the House did Chors felt well Monday 16: I went to the cape crossed the River with a Skift did Chors uncovered tater heap Tuesday 17: put some dust on ice cut fence timber drawed a lode of wood siged plough put Skift in barn got Mrs. Grimshaw Wednesday 18: got srap wood took Mrs. Grimshaw home went to ferry good road got up at night with Ma Thursday 19: tinkered around the house Friday 20: at home did chors an house work Saturday 21: did Chors an House work took care of Ma cut fire wood Sunday 22: at home felt well Had visitors put on the first gare if Soed Bats (?) Monday 23: I commenced Spring work Ploughed put in gems went an got Mrs. Grimshaw Tuesday 24: did chors took Mrs. Grimshaw home put straw out of Barn worked around House went to Petes got luers Wednesday 25: Did chors drawed sails Ploughed felt well Thursday 26: Ploughed up at the woods an in the plantation ? water God it rained Friday 27: I ploughed in fibere tators Broke Colter Bruce came home cut wood went to cape with Bruce Saturday 28: I did chors put in ? and ploughed Sunday 29: At home I did chors Had company all day Monday 30: Ploughedd put in peas an Barley weet after Mrs George Pyke to sit up with Ma MAY 1883 Tuesday 1: I cut fire wood done chors took Emma Pyke home put in an droped AM peas Wednesday 2: Put in Yankey Peas an Ploughed Thursday 3: Put in Barley an ploughed rained Friday 4: Ploughed an put in Barley Saturday 5: Ploughed Sunday 6: at Home Monday 7: Ploughed an put in Barley Tuesday 8: Iploughed it was good ploughing I felt well Wednesday 9: I put in Barley an oats Thursday 10: I put in oats and ploughed it rained Friday 11: Ploughed an put in oats Saturday 12: Put in oats an ploughed Sunday 13: I went down an helped Bruce fix Bridge on the road Sat up all night with Ma Monday 14: Ploughed it was good ploughing but rather hard Tuesday 15: Ploughed Wednesday 16: Ploughed Thursday 17: Put in peas an oats it was very warm Friday 18: went after Mrs. Grimshaw for Ma put in oats about an hour it was so hot Saturday 19: Boreed Petes harrow finished Springs work Ma was horse went for Mrs Beron took Petes drag home Sunday 20: did Chors took Mrs Beron (think this might be Berow) home had dinner Came home went to Petes stayed late Monday 21: Bruce an I clivared of new piece I went to Petes stayed after log chirn Tuesday 22: drawed rails it rained I took Petes coat home Wednesday 23: it rained drawed rails Thursday 24: drawed rails sat Bar post finished new fence put the stock in the pasture Friday 25: worked at clearing of near fence went to Sand Bay helped Bruce plough Saturday 26: finished ploughing planted potatoes it rained I quit work Sunday 27: I sat up with Ma in the morning My eye was swell went to Petes put on ? an whiskey for poisen Monday 28: went out to work My face swell an I ?it my eye swell shut Tuesday 29: I had the doctor Had a rough looking face Wednesday 30: Had a hard looking face doctored it all day Thursday 31: I felt little better Had the Doctor JUNE 1883 Friday 1: I was worse all day Saturday 2: felt better went out for the first good noghts rest Sunday 3: out some during the day backed horeid felt queer ate well Monday 4: went to work put in Barley under the Hill Helped Bruce Plough new piece Tuesday 5: Cultivated potato ground an ploughed summer foiller Wednesday 5: Ploughed Potatoes went to the Cape Cleaned up oats Thursday 7: ploughed summer foller Friday 8: an got out a big rock Saturday 9: launched Skiff Picked up wood Moved stove hold Peas it rained Sunday 10: Had a Bad eye went to see docter Smith Monday 11: I layed around the House with a Sore eye went to Petes Tuesday 12: took down an put a stove went to Petes Wednesday 13: took down an put up a stove Thursday 14: howed peas in the after noon Friday 15: went with Bruce to horns to cut fire wood went to the cape went to the docter came home was sick Saturday 16: did not do much was pretty Sick Sunday 17: walked to the pasture went to the score went to Sand Bay with ?usk Monday 18: Shrouted potatoes helped Bruce cut an Split Statres for Petes fence went in this darn rain Tuesday 19: finished Petes fence it rained Wednesday 20: went to town to see the Broson (?) came home worked on the road Friday 22: helped wash Petes sheep felt old Saturday 23: Prett Sick Sunday 25: at Home wated on Ma Monday 26: went to the Cape with Bruce an helped him cut half cord of fire wood Tuesday 26: fixed cupboard Splieed a halter Chored around it rained Wednesday 27: hoed Thursday 28: an worked in Berries Friday 29: worked in Beries went to school House to meeting in evening Saturday 30: helped Bob Grimshaw hoe till noon went to school house to meeting in eveing JULY 1883 Sunday 1: went to Sand Bay for a swim an went to Sunday School Monday 2: cut wood it rained worked at Berry crate Tuesday 3: hoed an ploughed summer foller Wednesday 4: picked Berries for onions ready went to Petes came home late Thursday 5: went to town with Berries went to Cape sent 8$ order Friday 6: ? onions picked Berries got onions ready Saturday 7: tied up onions did Chors worked at Berry Crate all day Sunday 8: Went to Sunday School Monday 9: Picked Berries Tuesday 10: at home Wednesday 11: Pick Berries Thursday 12: ploughed summer foller drawed wood an water it was very hot I felt H? Friday 13: Picked Berries Saturday 14: went to market with Berries got a ? Sunday 15: Bush was here I went home with him it rained Monday 16: Picked Berries Tuesday 17: I drawed up fire wood Hay an the dogs lily of an went to the cape Wednesday 18: Picked Berries Thursday 19: cut Hay it rained Helped cut wood with Grimshaw Sam Friday 20: Sick all night picked Berries in the after noon did shors Saturday 21: went to Circus had a good time Sunday 22: went to Church to the ferry with Bruce Truman rode with us Monday 23: Cut Hay Tuesday 24: cut and drawed Hay Wednesday 25: drawed hay Thursday 26: worked in Hay an hoed potatoes Friday 27: drawed Hay I picked an mowed away an Bruce loded it Saturday 28: went town came home went down to help weman of the point Sunday 29: went to church with Turman George an Bruce went to meeting in the evening at School Monday 30: hoed potatoes pulled peas an went to the cape Tuesday 31: pulled peas it rained AUGUST 1883 Wednesday 1: Pulled kerrets Thursday 2: Pulled --- an drawed kerts Friday 3: Pulled peas Picked Black Resbereres Saturday 4: Pulled an drawed Peas an a little Hay Sunday 5: Went to Church Had dinner to Berows went to Sunday School Monday 6: turned genos (?) Pulled wonders Tuesday 7: Pulled wonderfull peas Wednesday 8: Pulled turned an drawed peas Thursday 9: Helped lose reaper Pulled an drawed peas Friday 10: Moed Barley Saturday 11: Cut Barley Sunday 12: at Home Helped the woman of the point Monday 13: thrashed an cleaned up Yankee Peas Helped rig up reaper Tuesday 14: did chors an Barley thrashed an cleaned up Yankee peas Wednesday 15: Cut an drawed Barley Thursday 16: Helped draw in Barley Friday 17: drawed Barley at home Bruce an I drawed to lodes for Uncle Pete Saturday 18: tinkered around Home it rained I had a sleep felt Pretty Hard Sunday 19: at Home went off with the girls for a ride toward (?) a --- time Monday 20: Staid up all night it rained I had a sleep did not do much Tuesday 21: Cleaned up American peas Wednesday 22: worked at Barley went to Sunday School in the evening drove the girls home an Boys too Thursday 23: blank Friday 24: worked at Barley Had a lame back Saturday 25: drawed wood in an Barley finished the Barley Sunday 26: went to Church to Sunday School with the Boys to Have a swim to Berows to --- an to evening meeting Monday 27: (Written across 27th and 28th) at Home worked at oats hulled pulled Tuesday 28: Wednesday 29: went to Sing drove the girls home Thursday 30: (Written across 30th and 31st) an thrashed K---- SEPTEMBER 1883 Saturday 1: drawed oats Sunday 2: at Home Ha a sleep in the Barn it rained went to Arnelis Petes in evening Monday 3: around Home till Noon took Quvilles to town to Start west it was cold Tuesday 4: drawed in oats Helped lode Kerts Cooked oats drawed /lode cut peas (?) Wednesday 5: cut peas did Chors turned over oats Thursday 6: went for Mrs Grimshaw drawed oats Friday 7: took Mrs Grimshaw Home drawed peas it rained Saturday 8: I chored wround Home it was Cold Sunday 9: at Home Ma was very --- an weak Monday 10: Ma was insenceable an Could not answer me when I spoke Tuesday 11: She grue worse at 9 O Clock I sat on the edge of Her Bed with her Hand in Mine an Saw her Breathe her last Wednesday 12: at Home lonely day day in an empty house Thursday 13: down hearted an Sad the day of Mas funeral a day long to be remembered Friday 14: around home felt to down harted to do anything Pa an I went to watch the grave pitched our tent an Slept well Saturday 15: Came Home from watching in the Cemetery did not do much Had dinner with ou---t drawed peas Had Company in evening Sunday 16: at Home in a lonesome House Had Company My Birthday had But little enjoyment Monday 17: drawed wood an water picked up plumbs an went to the Cape Tuesday 18: blank Wednesday 19: blank Thursday 20: blank Friday 21: blank Saturday 22: thrashed to grims --- (could be grinshaws) Sunday 23: went to Church Monday 24: thrashed to grims it rained Tuesday 25: an blowed Wednesday 26: thrashed to grims Thursday 27: till Noon an to Marlows in afternoon Friday 28: thrashed to Marlows till Noon at Home in after noon Saturday 29: I Pulled peas for Pete Sunday 30: went to the ferey to Church in Morning an evening OCTOBER 1883 Monday 1: rose late did Chors went to Petes worked at peas Tuesday 2: went to tom faucets to thrash for / a Berow it rained I came Home Wednesday 3: did Chors duge potatoes Thursday 4: duge potatoes in the upper plantation drawed peas for Pete staied there all night Friday 5: thrashed for tom faucet home at night Saturday 6: duge potatoes in the four noon at home thrashed for Dick Pyke in the after noon Sunday 7: up to Petes helped there with �ise Sleigh went to church an had dinner to Berows went to Sunday School Monday 8: to Berows in evening finished thrashing to Pykes at ten oclock duge potatoes at home Tuesday 9: duge potatoes an ---blank Wednesday 10: drawed timber to fix the hog pen Thursday 11: tinkered around gome put a floor in the hog pen Friday 12: fixed the hog pen Saturday 13: went to Petes got our Sheep Sunday 14: we had Company from Watertown I an George Berow was to Petes late Monday 15: thrashed to Jims off an � Horns about 2 hours Tuesday 16: thrashed to Hank Horns Wednesday 17: I an Bruce thrashed at Hank Horns Thursday 18: Wwnt to J Horns to thrash it blowed did not thrash Friday 19: tinkered around at home Saturday 20: thrashed for Jim horn will 11 oclock Sunday 21: at home Monday 22: thrashed for jim horn went to Marlows for Colman Tuesday 23: thrashed for Jim Horn Wednesday 24: went to petes an got sheep to kill commences to thrash at ten oclock Thursday 25: thrashed at home Friday 26: finished thrashing at home at ten oclock Cleared up around the Barn thrashed to petes in after noon Saturday 27: thrashed to uncle petes Stacked Straw had row with ta Berow at night Sunday 28: went after Mrs Grimshaw in the morning had a little boat ride with John Cook took Mrs Grim home Monday 29: thrashed to petes in the fore noon worked on rode in after noon Tuesday 30: tinkered around home Wednesday 31: worked at dragging out old Cow corn went to Petes after a Sythe NOVEMBER 1883 Thursday 1: picked aples Cleaned up oats an went to Petes in the Evening Friday 2: drawed fire wood an ploughed an went to Jim Horns to learn a song Saturday 3: helped Bruce ploug in the plantion helped Pete fix his hog made a rack for the wagon took of arm to frank Horns Sunday 4: went to Church to the ferry to Sunday School on the ridge an to dan cooks in evening Monday 5: helped --- Bruce for town Chored around home went to meete Bruce at the on the corner at the --- corn Tuesday 6: went down early to the Cemetery to finishing placing the Memorial in sang at horns (Memory of our dear Mother; written in between lines) Wednesday 7: Helped to Clean a lode of oats went to petes went to cooks Home at 12 oclock in evening to Sing Thursday 8: Chored around Home went ot Petes to dinner Cleaned up oats at home went to Horns to sing 11 oclock Home Friday 9: Cleaned up Barley all day went to petes Staded all night Saturday 10: Cleaned up Barley went to petes with an oger cut wood went to Cooks to sing Home at 12 oclock Sunday 11: went to Church an Sunday School Had Company in the evening Monday 12: I worked at House work an Cleaned up grain went after Hymm book to petes Tuesday 13: I worked at Housework first snow all day Wednesday 14: Cleaned up grain all day went to Cooks in the eveing with Lush staid till mid night Thursday 15: I went town on a load of barley Had to Home got my supper went to the consirt at the Schoolhouse Friday 16: Helped cover potatoe heaps at home did Chors very cold Saturday 17: at home did house work an Chors all day felt well Sunday 18: at home alone in the evening Monday 19: did house work an sat nets in the bay with lush went to cape back at ten had supper to petes Tuesday 20: picked up boards on the shore ploughed good ploughing Wednesday 21: ploughed till noon it rained I pealded aples an did chors Thursday 22: I ploughed sod back of orchard an orchard all day Friday 23: ploughed sod pretty weat Saturday 24: at home ploughed all day Sunday 25: Home all day felt well Monday 26: I ploughed in the fore noon good ploughing it rained Tuesday 27: ploughed all day pretty weat Wednesday 28: drawed a barrel of water gor potatoes out spread straw dogue aple tras Barcked house Thursday 29: Helped cover Berries an S[read Straw on the field Friday 30: did house work Banked house fixed lumber runner did chors cut wood went to petes in evening DECEMBER 1883 Saturday 1: Set up stove sawed in the woods did house work at night went to petes stayed all night Sunday 2: ame home at ten oclock home rest of the day did Chorses as house work Monday 3: tinkered around home went to petes in evening this is weitten with my left hand Tuesday 4: drawed manure an done chors did not feel well fine weather Wednesday 5: drawed Manure Thursday 6: finished covering berries put achincs in Barn went to Cemetery with pa to tar our fence Friday 7: drawed Manure an stove wood an 11 boards off the shore an went to petes in the evening Saturday 8: Sawed fire wood all day done house work at night Sunday 9: split wood to Berow an George was here we had a good time I went to petes with Bruce in evening Monday 10: Helped to Clear up an plough a nice piece of land under theHill with bruce Tuesday 11: Helped Bruce plough new piece it snowed Wednesday 12: went to petes with Bruce after the Mill helped clear up a load of feed Baked worked at house work Thursday 13: riges Bruce an --lan for town did Chors commenced to shingle the house Friday 14: Shingled on the House it snowed Saturday 15: cut wood killed a pig an done house work Sunday 16: did Chors an house work went to petes in evening for a --- log book for Claud Monday 17: went to petes with Cloth for rest fixed Bogpere at home sawed firewood went to petes in evening to gett vest cut Tuesday 18: went town an went to petes with Stuff for vest Wednesday 19: went to cape with Bruce Had a bad Cold drew a lode of Stuff for George Briggs Thursday 20: did Chors Shingled on the House an did house work Friday 21: went to schoolhouse with Claud fixed on cow stable did chors went to petes got �ish and an we went to horns to sing got home at 1 oclock had a good time Saturday 22: went to the Cape after Bruce an helped him cover potatoes an fixed celerway Sunday 23: at home felt well it was very Cold Monday 24: I tinkered around the Barn went to petes in the evening felt pretty dull an lonesome Tuesday 25: Christmas s pretty day day for me we all ate dinner at petes a fine day Wednesday 26: Shingled on he house all day went to ridge to meeting pericher did not come Thursday 27: finished Shingeling on side of house an helped pete get in straw Friday 28: helped saw wood in fore noon Helped draw in after noon went to petes in evening to try on a waste coat Mary was making fur me Saturday 29: did Chors worked around the house went to petes to get cow out of ice She was out went to petes at night after vest an went to Pykes on new cutter Sunday 30: at home Monday 31: I Sawed Chopped an Helped Bruce draw wood at hone all day This Diary was Kept by Perley W. Kiell in the year of our Lord 1883 telling where He was an what He did each and every day of this year and I the under sighed give my oath of this as being a true account of my every day life during this year Signed Perley W. Kiell Cash Account Summary Followed. |
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