Photo: 1895 Diary

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December 1895

1 Sun
Cloudy and cool with a SE wind. We was home the most of the day. Signs of a storm all day and still looks very stormy at bedtime or at nine o’clock in the evening. Birt Tapley and wife was here to dinner and stayed till about four o’clock. They heard [...]

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November 1895

1 Fri
A cold SE snow storm commenced in the night and snowed most of the day. It rained some about noon and took off some of the snow. I think it snowed all of six inches. The temperature registering from 32 to 48 degrees above zero. The wind came around to the [...]

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October 1895

1 Tue
Cloudy and cold with a SW wind. We was home all day. Some little cold showers of rain through the day. Harden and Fred dug potatoes alone in fournoon. In the afternoon, two men from the Province, two Gees, came here and hired. They hauled in one load put in the [...]

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September 1895

1 Sun
Fred took Father and Mother home. (written at top of page)
Some clouds and cool with a NW wind. We was home all day. Fred took his father and mother home today. They have been here a week. J.W. Fulton and daughter, Evelyn, was here to tea this afternoon. L.H. Fulton and [...]

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August 1895

August 1895
1 Thu
Cloudy and cool with a SE wind. I was quite shivery through the day. Fred had L.H. Fulton today hauling manure in the orchard to make preparations to plough among the trees this fall. Myself and wife made J.W. Fulton and wife a short visit this afternoon. It still looks [...]

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July 1895

July 1895
1 Mon
Cloudy and cold with a NW wind. Some quite heavy showers. George York was here to dinner and got some turnips. F.A. Blackden drove over to West Ridge this afternoon and brought Mrs. Owen Blackden and her three children here tonight. L.H. Fulton drove down to Robinson Mill today after [...]

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June 1895

June 1895
1 Sat Mostly clear and warm with a NW wind. We was home all day. I was doing chores. L.H. Fulton and F.A. Blackden was working in their foller today till four o’clock then Fred and wife went up to John Bartley’s. So ends Saturday the last day of the week and the first [...]

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May 1895

–May 1895
1 Wed
Clear and cold with a NW wind. We was home all day. We was cleaning the house again
today for the summer. I sent out 13 1/2 doz of eggs to York & Luce today by L.H. Fulton.
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April 1895

April 1895
1 Mon
Mostly clear and cool with a NW wind. Samuel Boone went up to L.H. Fulton’s this afternoon. F A. Blackden went away early this morning out to Keay’s to work. Len Bartley came up this morning. Part of the family came to my place and part to Harden’s on a [...]

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March 1895

March 1895
1 Fri
Cloudy and cool with a NE wind. The temperature registering from 26 to 52 degrees above zero. The snow melted and run of of the buildings very fast all the afternoon. The funeral of James Giberson left his place today about noon for the Town Hall. Thirty-four or thirty-five teams [...]

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February 1895

–February 1895
1 Fri
Some clouds and cold with a SE wind. L.H. Fulton helped me to pick up 10 bbls of potatoes this morning and took them out to the Station at Mars Hill and brought me twelve dollars. J.W. Fulton and Birt Tapley called here today. We was home all day. Signs of a [...]

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January 1895

1 Tue
Cloudy and cool with a SE wind. Fred Blackden went over on West Ridge today. Eli Fletcher called here today. Signs of a storm.
2 Wed
Some clouds and cold with a NW wind. We was home all day. Wife was sick. Eli Fletcher here today. Fred Blackden was hauling wood all day. [...]

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