JANUARY 1860.

•  Sunday. Church P.M. Benning, Rob t M r Butler,

E d Berry & M r Edwards here after church_

•  Monday. James about horses, wash, black & oil waggon

harness, Muldoon sundries in morn: thrash

oats, Peter at wood for himself, G v riffi v n look g

after hay, George about cattle &c, help wash harness__

3 Tuesday. James about horses, oil waggon harness again,

wash cutter harness, oil & varnish it___

Muldoon saw wood in morn:, help draw 3 loads

hay to Cow-loft, also wheat & oat-straw, Peter

thrash oats, Griffin sundries in morn:,

help with hay & straw___ George about cattle &c__

4 Wednesday. James about horses, draw down oat-straw,

clean up & stow away oats, Muldoon

thrash oats in morn:, help with straw & oats___

Peter at home, G v riffi v n to Aylmer with his hay__

George about cattle &c, saw wood________

5 Thursday. James about horses in morn: rub ox's leg &

grind axes till about 10 o 'C, then chop

hardwood, Muldoon sundries in morn: then

grind axes & chop hardwood, G v riffin v ill___

George about cattle &c____

6 Friday. James about horses in morn: rig out,

harness & whipple-trees, weigh the hides

& to Ottawa with Arabella & the girl Maria ,

Muldoon chop hardwood, Griffin at

sundries till 10 o 'C, repair a flail til din-

-ner time, thrash peas, George about cattle &c___

7 Saturday. James about horses in morn: at sundries

till noon then to Ottawa & return d alone__

Muldoon to Rob ts in morn: chop hardwood,

Griffin thrash peas, cut a drain at back-

door in even g __ George about cattle &c___

8 Sunday. Church A.M. D r Hill came up about

2 o 'C with Hammy & Constance, all went

back again in the even g __

9 Monday. James about horses in morn:, to Aylmer

with double sleigh, got back to late

dinner, at sundries & draw 1 loud pea-straw,

Muldoon chop hardwood, Griffin thrash

peas, Help down with pea-straw,______

George about cattle &c, bring up water in even g __

Self out for a drive before dinner__________

10 Tuesday. James about horses morn: & even g rig up

wood-sleigh & draw in hardwood with

horses, Muldoon chop hardwood, Griffin

thrash peas. George about cattle &c, put up

an ash barrel____ Self drove up to M r Smiths

just before dinner, went to the ^ Mill on foot afternoon.

11 Wednesday. James about horses morn: & even g clean

up peas till dinner, draw wood Horses__

Muldoon chop hardwood, Griffin thrash

peas, pitch straw into mow & clean up peas

by dinner, measure & draw'em down, then

sweep out Barn ready to thrash wheat___

George about cattle &c till dinner, help with peas___

12 Thursday. James about horses in morn: draw in

hardwood with do, Muldoon chop hard-

-wood, Griffin thrash wheat, George about

cattle &c, saw some green hardwood &c____

Self drove to Berry 's after dinner, tooth Ham & Horace.

13 Friday. James about horses morn: & even g wash &

oil carriage harness, saw some hardwood,

Muldoon chop hardwood, Griffin thrash

wheat in morn:, mend a cap flail, help wash

harness till 3 o 'C, thrash again, George about

cattle &c___ Self in Cutter looking for John Rider__

14 Saturday. James about horses in morn:, then to

Ottawa for the Children Muldoon chop

hardwood, Griffin thrash wheat till 3 o 'C,

help weigh & regulate peas in Gran: & about sundries___

George about cattle &c__ Charley up; A girl up__

15 Sunday. Church P.M. John up to dinner, took Charley back____

16 Monday. James about horses in morn: varnish carriage

harness by 3 o 'C, then over to Merriefeilds to take

down fence, Muldoon chop hardwood, G v riffin v

thrash wheat till 2 o 'C. then after flour, George about house &c___

Self to Aylmer , back by 2 o 'C__ took dinner, then a-X to open old road