JUNE 1858.
18.Friday. James work sawmill & file saw till dinner,
then weed tatoes in garden & saw again___
Muldoon grind axes in morn.., finish roll the
Wheat & oats by 4 o 'C, then widen creek in woods__
Tayler grind axes in morn.., then chop logs in
new clearing, griffin sundries in morn.., to
Aylmer with self in Rob ts boat & back about 3 o 'C,
George ill___Self to Aylmer to sell tatoes___
19Saturday. James saw till about 11 o 'C. then hoe peas & beans
till dinner, then fall & x-out logs to saw up for shed,
Muldoon x-out wood at shore in morn.. take the
boat to Berry 's with tatoes & x-cut again till dinner,
then in woods about timber for shed, Tayler to Aylmer
for flour to Berry 's & do do till dinner, then mould
garden tatoes___ George about sundries till 10 o 'C.
then with buggy for John____ Self after saw logs for shed.
20Sunday. Church P.M. Self not very with, Bonning to tea__
21Monday. James saw till a cog broke, repair it in morn..,
then to the loging, Muldoon & Tayler x-cut-the
drift wood in morn.., then at the logging, Griffin
sundries in morn.., at go after work
till dinner, then at logging, George sundries in
morn.., to woods for pea-rods & at work in
garden___Self to Ottawa with John Pinhey___
22Tuesday. James finish saw M r Read's logs & with poll
to the horse in morn.. then at the loging,
Muldoon, Tayler, Griffin split & pile drift
wood in morn.., then at the loging, George at
sundries & at work in garden___
Self in Ottawa___
23Wednesday. James, Muldoon, Tayler & Griffin at the
loging___ George about house & in
garden till dinner, then help Self repair.
cooking_stove____ Self returned to dinner,
24Thursday. James help put back stove in morn.., making up
tatoes & to Aylmer with 'em in boat, Muldoon
help with tatoes & to Aylmer with his wife____
Tayler help measure up tatoes, to Glen's with
oxen for 4 thous nd shingly & back to a late
dinner, hoe tatoes in garden, take back M r
Smith's ox cart, Griffin help back with stove,
caulk boat, help with tatoes, weed wild mus__
_tard & at sundries__ George hoe g .. Con's tatoes___
25Friday. James Muldoon & Tayler at the loging,
Griffin sundries in morn.., ill till dinner,
then at logging__ George in garden__
Self back of the lake about oxen, then to the forge.
26Saturday. James at his milk house, Muldoon &
Tayler at the logging. Griffin sundries in
morn.., at logging till dinner, then to Aylmer___
Fred at do in place of the day I sent James
& horses to plough for him____ George in garden &
at sundries ____ Self to Ottawa round by Bell 's
corner's & back at 11 o 'C. P.M, John with me____
27Sunday. Church A.M. Con to Ottawa in even g .__
28Monday. James scuffle tatoes with Spring
till dinner, then with Poll,
Muldoon sundries in morn.., weed tatoes
with hoe till dinner
Tayler not here, Griffin ill____ George about
house, hand weed corn & strawberries___
Self about sundries____ M r Muldoon washing___
29Tuesday. James scuffle tatoes with Spring in morn..
take Poll to the horse & scuffle with her till
dinner, then Spring again, Muldoon &
Tayler weed with the hoe, Griffin ill, went
home by steamer____ George about house
& in garden till dinner, then help in Gristmill__
Self look about things till dinner, then work do__
30Wednesday. James finish scuffle by breakfast, saw some
wood, turn tatoes in Cellar & hoe tatoes till.
dinner, about horses & waggon till 3 o 'C, & hoe again,
Muldoon & Tayler weed g tatoes with hoe, Griffin
not here___ George about house & weed g .. garden____
Self kill a calf in morn.., down the township till
dinner, then to the Parsonage with waggon, took
M rs Greene's baby, Anna, Mary & Constance.