Diaries/Journals #2 – Fulton/Fletcher

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Eunice O’Brien Fulton was born October 22, 1879 and married Amos “Fowler” Fletcher in 1902. Her parents were Allen Fulton (1846-1913) and Margaret McEachern (1845-1914). Allen’s parents were Charles Edward Fulton (1816-1883) and Margaret Giddens (1817-1896). Margaret’s parents were John Giddens (abt.1787-1859) and Mary Jane Cook (abt. 1789- 1880). John and Mary Jane (Cook) Giddens happen to be my great great grandparents and Eunice’s great grandparents. It was pretty awesome to find a diary from someone who had a direct, shared connection with my family. This 5 year diary is from 1916 – 1920.

1916 – January

January 1 – Saturday. Fine day. Called at Mrs. Ruth McNutt, Mrs. Caroline Wilson & Essie McVance’s in p.m.; 2 – Sunday. Fine day. Fowler & I at Aunt Esther’s in p.m. Fowler, Fred & I at church in eve.; 3 – Monday. Fine day. In bed sick with cold. Libbie Called. Prayer meeting in eve, didn’t go.; 4 – Tuesday. Fine day. In bed all day sick with cold.; 5 – Wednesday. Snowing. Fowler at Folly in p.m. Aunt Esther better. Libbie called on way home from mail.; 6 – Thursday. Fine day. Big rain storm last night took snow all away. Fowler, Fred & I at prayer meeting in eve. Mr. Milligan & Violet Reid here after prayer meeting about church books.; 7 – Friday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler, Essie, Libbie & I out at Debert Church for Annual Congregational Meeting. Prof. McKinnon preached.; 8 – Saturday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler & I at Truro, house at 11 p.m. Had supper at Fannie’s. Got teeth fixed.; 9 – Sunday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler & I at Folly church in a.m. Fred, Fowler & I at Masstown church in p.m. at McNutts after church.; 10 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler & Mr. F. after sheep in Folly. Fowler home 9:30 p.m. Libbie here with mail. Lucy in bed sick with grippe.; 11 – Tuesday. Rainy day. Libbie here about Red Cross at Blanchard’s. Esther & Lucy in bed sick with grippe.; 12 – Wednesday. Sunny, cold day. Fowler & I at Auntie Lou’s for dinner & tea. Fowler looking for sheep all p.m.; 13 – Thursday. Fine day, mild. Libbie here with mail. Fowler took ewe to Angus Chisholm’s in p.m. at Mrs. F.’s for tea. Fred dressing up. Lucy up for short time.; 14 – Friday. Fine day, cold. Fowler butchered three lambs. Myrtle here for music lesson in a.m. Arthur Putnam here in p.m. about church matters.; 15 – Saturday. Fine day, very, very cold. Fowler put storm door on and door in bedroom.; 16 – Sunday. Snowing. Margaret & Fred at S S. in p.m. Fred, Fowler & I at church in eve. Mr. Gillespie, Gt. Village preached.; 17 – Monday. Fine day. Fred chopping wood. Fowler at Folly. Girlies home.;18 – Tuesday. Fine day, 2 below zero. Fowler & I at Truro, had teeth fixed. Had dinner at Alice Harris Sempels. Fred chopping. Letter from Lill.; 19 – Wednesday. Fine day. Dance in Hall in eve. Had good time. Fred danced twice. Fowler at Harvey Grey, seperating wheat.; 20 – Thursday. Fine day. Fred chopping wood. Fowler at Crowe’s Mill all day. Fred & I at prayer meeting in eve.; 21 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler after ice. Got horses shoed.; 22 – Saturday. Fine day. Fowler & Fred at Little Dyke for ice. John McLean here for tea. Libbie here in p.m. Rainy p.m. & eve.; 23 – Sunday. Fine day. Snowing all day until eve, blew hard. All at church in p.m. Mr. Prince preached. Wrote Lill & Bob.; 24 – Monday. Fine day. Washed, baked cookies. Libbie here with mail. Fowler & Fred packed ice. Girlies started school.; 25 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler, Lucy & I at Folly in a.m. Lucy & I down in p.m. to mail letters. Fowler at Mrs. F.’s butchering.; 26 – Wednesday. Fine day, mild. Cleaned parlors. Martin & Amos here in a.m. Mr. F. here with mail. Mr. Milligan called for money. Bought Fred’s rabbits. Letter from Harriet.; 27 – Thursday. Snowing all day. Libbie & I down to Truro house at 8 p.m. Got cards for Red Cross dance.; 28 – Friday. Snowing & blowing, very cold. Myrtle here for lesson. Fowler fixed flower room door.; 29 – Saturday. Fine day, very cold. Libbie here with mail.; 30 – Sunday. Fine, mild day. Fowler, girlies & I at Folly in a.m. Communion Day. Fowler, Fred & I at church in eve. Annie Dawson & Myrtle Lynds here in p.m.; 31 – Monday. Fine, mild day. Libbie & I at Mrs. Smith, & Mrs. Neil in a.m. Mailed invitations in p.m. At Folly in eve.

1916 – February

February 1 – Tuesday. Fine, mild day. Sleighing gone. Note from Mrs. Jennings, and fresh eggs. Cooking for dance. Fowler & Fred hauling hay from Upper Marsh.; 2 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler & Fred hauling hay from Upper Marsh. Busy cooking. Mr. Lockhart & Mr. Watson here all night on way to Lower Economy for the woods.; 3 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler & Fred hauled hay from Upper Marsh. Busy cooking. Card from Annie Dawson.; 4 – Friday. Fine day. Red Cross Dance in hall. Made $28.00. Fred, Fowler & I went. Fowler & Fred hauled load of hay from Upper Marsh in a.m.; 5 – Saturday. Fine day. Myrtle here for lesson in p.m. At W. F. M. S. nobody came. Fowler & Fred hauled load of hay from Upper Marsh in p.m.; 6 – Sunday. Fine, mild day. all at church in p.m. Drove to Folly after church to see Aunt Esther.; 7 – Monday. Rainy day. Fowler & Fred hauling hay from upper marsh. Libbie, Lulu & I went to Truro on train. Libbie & I came back on train with Clarence McNutt.; 8 – Tuesday. Big snow storm, blowing terrible all day, very cold. Drove girlies home from school. Fowler & Fred chopping wood. ; 9 – Wednesday. Fine day. Libbie & I up cleaning hall in p.m. Called at McNutt’s Saw Mrs. McNutt. Took dishes to vestry of church. Fowler & Fred Hauled load of last hay from marsh.; 10 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler & Fred chopping wood. Prayer meeting in eve.; 11 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler & Fred chopping wood.; 12 – Saturday. Fine day, cold. Gordon & Annie came on freight train in eve. Presentation for Clarence McNutt.; 13 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. W. F.M. S. in p.m. Annie, Gordon & I at Milligan’s to tea.; 14 – Monday. Fine day. Gordon & Annie went to Sta. with Fowler in a.m. Mother’s Birthday.; 15 – Tuesday. Fine day, cold. 30 below zero. Libbie & I at Red Cross at Mrs. Littles, at Sarah’s in eve. Fowler & Fred chopping wood.; 16 – Wednesday. Fine, lovely day. Libbie & I up for mail. Called at McNutts. Fowler & Mr. F. butchered heifer.; 17 – Thursday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler, Lucy & I at Harvey Grey’s & Folly in a.m.; 18 – Friday. Fine day, very cold. Mrs. McNutt died in p.m. I went up to her house stayed until 10 p.m. Fowler Hauling wood for Mr. F.; 19 – Saturday. Fine day, very cold. Mr. Milligan & Mr. Cho here for tea. Mr. McNutt called here in p.m. Libbie here in a.m.; 20 – Sunday. Very cold, snowy day. Mrs. M. McNutt’s funeral in p.m. 30 below zero. Mr. Cho preached here in eve. Fowler started fire in church.; 21 – Monday. Fine day, very, very cold. Fowler took Mr. Cho to station in a.m.; 22 – Tuesday. Snowing all day. Fowler went to McElmon’s mill in a.m. Back in p.m. with Esther. Libbie here with mail.; 23 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler helping Mr. F. Busy cooking. Fred chopping wood.; 24 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler & Fred hauled wood. Busy cooking.; 25 – Friday. Fine day. Patriotic Day in school. Libbie, Fred, Lucy, Essie & I in school in p.m. Clarence here too. Fowler & Fred hauled wood. Gave Myrtle her lesson..; 26 – Saturday. Dreadful day of rain. Cooking.; 27 – Sunday. Fine day, mild. Big snow storm in p.m. Girlies & I at church in Folly in a.m. Patriotic Sunday, sleighing no good,; 28 – Monday. Very cold. Fowler drove girlies to school. Busy cooking. Fowler & Fred hauled 5 loads of wood.; 29 – Tuesday. Terrible day of high wind, very cold. Fowler at Fraser’s in a.m. Masonic Dance in eve. Fowler & I went, had good time. Letter from Aggie. Busy cooking.

1916 – March

March 1 – Wednesday. Very cold, high wind. Fowler & Fred went for load of marsh mud in p.m. Libbie here with mail in a.m. I drove up for girlies in p.m. Mr. Christie here for tea.; 2 – Thursday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler & Fred hauling mud. Letter from Mrs. Caroline Wilson. Mr. Milligan called on way to Cape Breton.; 3 – Friday. Fine day, milder. Myrtle here for lesson. Libbie here with mail. Fowler hauling mud.; 4 – Saturday. Big Blizzard. Fowler hauling mud in a.m. Girlies playing with Rover all a.m.; 5 – Sunday. Fine day. Libbie walked over. Roads blocked with snow. Got up as far as Steve’s and came home down as far as Fred McNutts. Fowler & I drove Libbie home in eve.; 6 – Monday – Fine day. Fred, girlies & I drove up to school. Roads bad, Fred shoveling snow. Called School Roll Call, No school. Fowler hauling mud.; 7 – Tuesday. Fine day. Drove girlies to school, and went after them. Busy cooking biscuits. Fowler & Fred hauling mud.; 8 – Wednesday. Fine day. cold. Drove girlies to school & home in p.m.; 9 – Thursday. Fine day, cold. Drove girlies to school & home again in p.m.; Fowler & Fred hauling mud.; 10 – Friday. Fine day, cold. Fowler & Fred hauling mud. Myrtle here for lesson. Pie Social in eve. Made $22.20.; 11 – Saturday. Fine day, cold. Libbie & I washed dishes at hall in a.m. W.F.M.S. in p.m. Called at McNutts afterwards.; Pussy Willows. 12 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. In bed all day. At church in eve.; 13 – Monday. Fine day. Drove girlies to school. Fowler & Fred hauling mud.; 14 – Tuesday. Fine day, very cold. Drove girlies to school in a.m. and after them in p.m. Libbie, Mrs. McLean & I at Red Cross at Wylie’s in p.m. Fowler & Fred hauling mud; 15 – Wednesday. Fine day, very cold. Drove girlies to school in a.m. and after them in p.m. Libbie & I at Folly in for oil. Had tea at Mrs. F’s. Mrs. Weise’s birthday.; 16 – Thursday. Fine day, very cold. Drove girlies to school & home. Fowler & Fred hauling mud.; 17 – Friday – Terrible snow storm. Drove girlies to school & went after them Lucy & I fell out in snow bank. Very cold. Fowler & Fred hauling mud.; 18 – Saturday. Fine day, very cold. Girlies digging trenches. Preparatory Service in p.m. Made Lucy’s sleepers in p.m. Fowler & Fred hauling mud.; 19 – Sunday. Fine day, very cold. Church here in a.m. Communions. All went to church. Singing hyms all p.m. Went to bed at 6 p.m. 20 – Monday. Fine day. cold. Baked. Drove girlies to school and back home in p.m. L.H.J.; 21 – Tuesday. Terrible day of cold, high wind. Drove girlies to school in a.m. Fred home from mud flat in p.m. Fred & Lucy went for girlies, big snow storm in p.m. & eve. ; 22 – Wednesday. Fine day, sun shining cold. Took girlies to school, brought them home.; 23 – Thursday. Big snow storm, roads blocked. No school.; 24 – Friday. Big snow storm, no school. Fowler took girlies up to Essie’s.; 25 – Saturday. Big snow storm, roads blocked.; 26 – Sunday. Rainy a little, all day. Thawing. In house all day.; 27 – Monday. Fine day. Took girlies to school. Lucy & I at Folly in a.m. at Milligans. Aunt Esther & Sarah Gallagher, Clarence McN., Marie Fraser, Mr. & Mrs. Milligan, Auntie Lou & Sara Gallagher here in eve.; 28 – Tuesday. Fine day. Thawing. Fred went to Truro to enlist with Clarence. Essie & I up to Aunt Jane’s. Fred drove girlies to school, I drove them home. Fowler hauling mud.; 29 – Wednesday. Fine day, warm. Essie & I at Aunt Jane’s in a.m. Drove girlies to school house, roads bad, running water. Fowler hauling mud.; 30 – Thursday. Fine lovely warm, mild day. Drove girlies to school house. Wild Geese going north. Roads very bad, sleighing gone. Fowler hauling mud. Saw first black bird.; 31 – Friday. Fine lovely mild, warm day. Took girlies up to school in a.m. Went after them in p.m. Letter from Fred.

1916 – April

April 1 – Saturday. Fine, lovely mild day. Went to W.F.M.S. in p.m. in wagon. Girlies up for mail _____.; 2 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. Girlies, Fowler & I at church in p.m.; 3 – Monday. Fine day, cold. Drove girlies home from school. Letter from Fred, cards for girlies from Fred. Fred’s birthday.; 4 – Tuesday. Fine day. Busy cooking for Sam. Sara came in p.m. had tea here. Started house cleaning girlies room.; 5 – Wednesday. Rainy day. Mr. King here all day. Busy cooking. Saw Robin.;6 – Thursday. Fine day. ___ finished after dinner. Went for girlies.; 7 – Friday. Fine day. Essie & I at Aunt Jane’s all day.; 8 – Saturday. Fine day. Home for a little. At Aunt Jane’s.; 9 – Sunday. Fine day. Mr. Milligan brought collection to see at Aunt Jane’s.; 10 – Monday. Fine day. Aunt Jane sinking fast. Dora came in eve.; 11 – Tuesday. Fine day. Busy helping. Aunt Jane worse.; 12 – Wednesday. Fine day. Aunt Jane died 1 p.m. Mrs. Jennings, Mrs. Alfred McNutt & I laid her out.; 13 – Thursday. Fine day. Cleaning up house. Dora & I calling in eve.; 14 – Friday. Fine day. Aunt Jane burried in p.m. at Folly.; 15 – Saturday. Fine day, sunning some. Busy cooking.; 16 – Sunday. Fine day. At church in p.m.; 17 – Monday. Nice, lovely, mild day. Fowler, Lucy & I at Folly in a.m. Got barrel of flour. Garry Hallet here for tea.; 18 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler went to Truro in a.m. Got maple syrup, wax & syrup.; 19 – Wednesday. Dark, fine day. Busy fixing up house.; 20 – Thursday. Fine day. Susie & Auros here all day. Essie here for tea.; 21 – Friday. Good Friday. Cold. Busy about house.; 22 – Saturday. Fine day, cold. Busy about house.; 23 – Sunday. Fine day. Girlies & I at Folly in a.m. Fowler & I at church in a.m. in Masstown.; 24 – Monday. Fine day. Cleaning dining room. & bath room. Sarah Gallagher called in a.m. Letter from Dora.; 25 – Tuesday. Fine day. Cleaning dining room & bath room. Susie, Auros & Beatrice here in eve.; 26 – Wednesday. Fine day. cold. House cleaning, dining room.; 27 – Thursday. Fine day. House cleaning, dining room.;28 – Friday. Fine day. Dance in hall for Folly Red Cross, had good time.; 29 – Saturday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler & I at Auntie Lou’s in a.m. to dinner.; 30 – Sunday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler, girlies & I at church in p.m. at Folly afterwards.

1916 – May

May 1 – Monday. Fine day, cold. Lucy & I went to Folly in a.m. I drove Syd Fraser & May out to Londonderry Station in p.m., house in a.m.; 2 – Tuesday. Fine day. cold. Fowler, girlies & I drove to Truro in p.m. Had good time.; 3 – Wednesday. Fine day. Arbor day at school. Fowler at saw at McLeans & Frasers.; 4 – Thursday. Fine day. Busy house cleaning. Fowler at saw at Frasers. Prayer meeting.; 5 – Friday. Lovely fine warm day. Two big teams went up to Steeves & Maggie Vance in eve, gave clock.; 6 – Saturday. Fine lovely warm day. Girlies planting seeds in a.m. finishing in p.m. Gave Myrtle and Minnie their music lessons. 7 – Sunday. Fine lovely warm day. Girlies & I at church in Folly in a.m. Fowler & I at church in eve.; 8 – Monday. Fine lovely warm day. Busy cooking and cleaning parlor.; 9 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler hauling hay for Mr. F. Cleaning parlor.; 10 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler hauling hay for Mr. F. Cleaning parlor.; 11 – Fine day. Fowler hauling hay for Leander Vance.; 12 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler shearing sheep. Fowler & I at Soley’s in eve for seeder wheel.; 13 – Saturday. Fine day, cold, dark. Reta Groff here in p.m. Girlies cleaned double seated platform in a.m. Fowler took seeder to Debert in a.m. Shearing sheep in p.m.; 14 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. In church for first time. Started S. S.; 15 – Monday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler finished shearing sheep. Busy cleaning parlor.; 16 – Tuesday. Fine day, very cold. Roxy & I cleaning parlor. Busy cooking.; 17 – Wednesday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler, girlies & I at Mrs. Fred Elliotts & Wilberts in p.m.; 18 – Thursday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler, Roxy & I dipping sheep. I went to prayer meeting in eve with Mr. Milligan.; 19 – Friday. Fine dark day, part rainy, very cold. Fowler, Mr. F. & Leander took cattle to mountain. Gave Myrtle & Minnie their lessons.; 20 – Saturday. Fine day, cold. Helen Vance here. Fowler, Mr. F. & Leander took sheep to mountain in p.m.; 21 – Sunday. Fine day, very, very cold. Mamie(?) Laurence & I at Debert to Concession. Girlies & I at S. S. in p.m. Wrote Lill.; 22 – Monday. Fine lovely day. Took turkey to McLean’s in a.m. Busy cooking. Fowler harrowing. Lucy & I out to Debert for Eaton’s parcel.; 23 – Tuesday. Fine lovely day. Girlies in bare feet after school. Fowler harrowing. Busy cooking. Went for turkey.; 24 – Wednesday. Fine lovely warm day. Fowler harrowing. Girlies, Flora Dykeman, Reta Groff & I away all day fishing caught 3, Esther 5, Reta 5, Flora 3. Fred Goodall fishing with us in p.m.; 25 – Thursday. Fine lovely day. Mr. & Mrs. Milligan & baby her in a.m. Finished parlor. Fowler sowing grain in eve. Letter from Mattie.; 26 – Friday. Fine day. Finished parlor. Gave Minnie her lesson in p.m. Dance in hall in eve, I didn’t go.; 27 – Saturday. Fine day. Fowler ploughing, Esther & Margaret helping. Magic Lantern in eve, 10 cent tea, took $7.60.; 28 – Sunday. Fine lovely warm day. Girlies, Fowler & I at S. S. & church in p.m. Fowler drove down to Folly with Mr. Milligan after church. I drove down in eve for Fowler. At. Aunt Esther’s, called at Mr. Milligan’s.; 29 – Monday. Fine day. Cleaning front room. Busy cooking. fowler ploughing. Lucy driving horses. Lucy’s _____ came.; 30 – Tuesday. Fine hot day. Cleaning front bedrooms. Fowler & I at prayer meeting in eve. Fowler ploughing. Lucy driving horses.; 31 – Wednesday. Fine dark day, rain in p.m. & eve. I went to Mrs. Laurence’s in a.m. Mr. Laurence died at 2:30 pm, stayed at Laurence’s all night. Fowler fencing.

1916 – June

June 1 – Thursday. Fine dark day. Mr. F. here for egg crate in a.m.; 2 – Friday. Fine lovely warm day. Harry Hallet here for dinner. Fowler, Lucy, Roxy & I for ride in Harry’s car. Mr. Laurence’s funeral in p.m. I went to Gt. Village with Harry Hallet, Mary Putnam & Jessie McIntosh in eve.; 3 – Saturday. Fine day. King’s birthday. W.F.M.S. in p.m. Elected officer’s for year. Called at Mrs. Charlie Vance’s afterwards.; 4 – Saturday. Fine day. Had Sunday school in a.m. Lulu & Mr. F. here in p.m. Fowler & I at church in eve.; 5 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler, Lucy & I took “Esther”, “Mollly” & and two calves up to Onslow in a.m. Pentelow went with us with “Bull” . Fowler, Lucy & I took sheep, lambs & Charlie to mountains.; 6 – Tuesday. Fine lovely warm day. Fixing up front bedroom. Baking.; 7 – Wednesday. Fine lovely warm day. Red Cross meeting in Vestry. Fowler at Mr. F.’s sowing grain in p.m.; 8 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler ploughing potatoe ground. Gave Minnie her lesson in p.m. At Mrs. Fraser’s in eve. Got eggs and yeast.; 9 – Friday. Fine day. Margaret came home from school at noon to help plough. Myrtle here for lesson. Margaret harrowing in eve.; 10 – Saturday. Fine day. Got two hens. Girlies at Helen’s in p.m. picking greens and to tea. Fowler harrowing all a.m. cutting potatoes all p.m. Was at choir practice in eve. Fowler & I at John Smith’s in eve, stayed until 12:30.; 11 – Sunday. Fine day. Girlies & I at S. S. & church. Mr. Fraser from mines preached in p.m.; 12 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler & Roxy cutting potatoes in a.m. & p.m. Tramp here for dinner. Martin Smith here in p.m. to pick up potatoes.; 13 – Tuesday. Fine day. Mr. F.’s horse “Doris” died. Fowler at Mr. F.’s all day. Washed.; 14 – Wednesday. Fine day. Planted garden. Girlies home from school in p.m.; 15 – Thursday. Fine day. Margaret home at noon helping plough & seed turnips. Letter from Lill. Minnie 15th lesson.; 16 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler working on roads.; 17 – Saturday. Fine day. Fowler & Margaret ploughing all day. Esther, Lucy & I at hall washing dishes in hall. Esther, Pentelon girls & Margaret fishing.; 18 – Sunday. Rainy day. Esther, Margaret, Lucy, Roxy & I at Auntie Lou’s to dinner & tea.; 19 – Monday. Fine day. Margaret home at noon to plough buckwheat ground.; 20 – Tuesday. Rainy day. Fowler out voting. Lucy with him. Cleaning upstairs, took carpet up in little front room. Letter from Aggie.; 21 – Wednesday. Fine day. Busy cleaning upstairs, also busy cooking. Fowler harrowing. Red Cross meeting in hall a.m. & p.m.; 22 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler sowed buckwheat. Made butter into prints all day. Oudon crowd had dance in hall in eve. Fowler & I there. Margaret & Lucy helping with turnips.; 23 – Friday. Rainy day. Girlies came home at noon. Myrtle here for lesson.; 24 – Saturday. Rainy a.m. Girlies & I drove to Truro. Dinner & tea at Fannie’s. Sold 28 lbs butter, 7 doz. eggs. Got refreshments for picnic.; 25 – Sunday. Fine day, very warm. At church and S. S. for dinner drive to bridge after church.; 26 – Monday. Rainy day. Lucy & I at Folly in a.m. about picnic. Fowler getting merry-ground fixed. School meeting in eve.; 27 – Tuesday. Fine day. Busy cooking. Fowler at Mr. McElmon’s about merrie-go-round. Helen here all p.m.; 28 – Wednesday. Rainy day. Fowler and Harvey Cottam working at Merrie-go-round. Harvey here for dinner & tea.; 29 – Thursday. Rainy day. Cooking for picnic. Harvey Cottam here for dinner & tea.; 30 – Friday. Rainy day. Cooking for picnic. Last day of school. Harvey Cottam here for dinner & tea. Girlies, Roxy & I for swing in over in picnic grounds.

1916 – July

July 1 – Saturday. Rainy day. Picnic made $107.92. Cleard $76.92. Picnic in Folly.; 2 – Sunday. Rainy day. Church in eve. Didn’t go to S. S. Fowler & I at Cottam’s in eve to see Mrs. Gibsons.; 3 – Monday. Rainy day. Cleaning house up stairs. Cooking.; 4 – Tuesday. Baking, cold day, Rainy. Cleaning house upstairs. Fowler & I went to Truro in p.m.; 5 – Wednesday. Fine day, very cold. Lulu, Mrs. Charlie & Mrs. Geordie Vance & I went to Red Cross in p.m. Got paper from Lulu. Rainy.; 6 – Thursday. Fine day. Taking paper off little bedroom upstairs.; 7 – Friday. Fine day, very warm. Esther & I papered little bedroom upstairs.; 8 – Saturday. Fine day. Painted little bedroom floor upstairs.; 9 – Sunday. Fine day. Girlies & I at S. S. in p.m. Fred Goodall came to tea, stayed all night.; 10 – Monday. Fine day, very hot. Girlies & I at Wilbert’s. Took cake up for Fred. Fred on bicycle, went to Aldershot on p.m. train. Painted little room floor upstairs.; 11 – Tuesday. Fine day, hot. Cleaned dining room pantry. Painted kitchen floor. Esther did more than half. Letter from Libbie.; 12 – Wednesday. Father’s Birthday.; 13 – Thursday. Fine day. Cleaned up parlors.; 14 – Friday. Fine day. Cleaned kitchen pantry. Mrs. Jennings called in p.m.; 15 – Saturday. Painted dining room floor. Fine day. Varnished kitchen floor in eve. Painted platform in eve.; 16 – Sunday. Fine day, warm. At S. S. and church in eve.; 17 – Monday. Fine day. Painted floor in dining room.; 18 – Tuesday. Fine day, very hot. Hay press here all day.; 19 – Wednesday. Fine day, very hot. Hay press here until 4 p.m.; 20 – Thursday. Fine day, heat terrific/ Fixing up rooms. Milton & Fowler here weeding turnips. Fell & hurt my leg.; 21 – Friday. Fine day, heat terrific. Hanging curtains. Fowler & Milton here helping weed turnips.; 22 – Saturday. Fine day, very hot. Lill, Graham & Helen came in p.m. Fowler at Mines for wheels for merry-go-round.; 23 – Sunday. Fine day. Fowler, Margaret, Lucy, Lill, Helen & Graham went to church in a.m. For drive in p.m.; 24 – Monday. Fine day. Fred came at noon. Auntie Lill, Graham & Helen left in p.m. for home. Fowler & Fred fixing picnic road.; 25 – Tuesday. Dark day. Fowler, Fred & Lucy up at picnic grounds fixing up.; 26 – Wednesday. Dark day. Had tea meeting took $119.40. Elmer & Milton here helping make ice-cream.; 27 – Thursday. Fine day. At picnic grounds cleaning up. Mrs. Alfred McNutt here also.; 28 – Friday. Fine hot day. Fowler & I for pigs in a.m. at Mrs. Will Weatherbee’s.; 29 – Saturday. Fine hot day. Auntie Lou & Aunt Esther here for dinner & tea. Fowler at mill a.m., at Truro in p.m.; 30 – Sunday. Fine day. Fred, girlies & I at S. S. in p.m. at church in eve.; 31 – Mondayl Fine day, very hot. Fowler & I at Truro. Fowler helping Lionel with barn. Had dinner & tea at Fannie’s home 11 p.m.

1916 – August

August 1 – Tuesday. Fine day, very hot. Took girlies down to Auntie Lou’s in eve.; 2 – Wednesday. Fine day, very hot. Wilbert & Bessie, Margaret & Carl here to tea, spent evening.; 3 – Thursday. Fine day, very hot. Lucy & I at Fraser’s in p.m. & to tea. Cows ran away, hunting for them. Fowler & Fred upper marsh.; 4 – Friday. Fine day, very hot. Fred helping Mr. F. Lucy & I at Folly in p.m. Auntie Lou & girlies drove to Gt. Village. Had tea in Folly.; 5 – Saturday. Fine day, very hot. Fred putting in wood. Fowler at upper marsh. Lucy & I at Folly in eve.; 6 – Sunday. Fine day, warm. Fred, Lucy & I at S. S. in p.m. also church. Lucy & I went for girlies in eve at Mrs. Milligan’s.; 7 – Monday. Fine day, hot. Fowler & Fred at march. Girlies icking strawberries and putting in wood.; 8 – Tuesday. Rainy day. Fowler, Fred & Mr. F. went for lambs, letter from Lill. Got 4 lambs, 3 to Angus Chisholm, one home.; 9 – Wednesday. Fine day, very hot. Fred, Fowler, Esther & Margaret at upper marsh.; 10 – Thursday. Fine day, very hot. Fred, Fowler, Esther & Margaret at upper marsh all day.; 11 – Friday. Nice day, very hot. Fred, Fowler, Ester & Margaret at upper marsh.; 12 – Saturday. Fine day, very hot. Finished upper marsh. Lucy & I at Fraser’s in p.m.; 13 – Sunday. Fine hot day. Girlies & I at S. S. Girlies at church in eve.; 14 – Monday. Fine hot day, rainy p.m. Fowler mowing, Fred left for Aldershot in a.m.; 15 – Tuesday. Nice hot day. Fowler mowing hay.; 16 – Wednesday. Fine day, very hot. Putting in hay. I went to Red Cross in p.m. Girlies came for me.; 17 – Thursday. Fine hot day. Put hay in, busy all day in field.; 18 – Friday. Fine day, very hot. All helping to put in hay.; 19 – Saturday. Fine day, very hot. Esther made doll’s dresses. I cooked. Margaret, Roxy, Lucy & Fowler put in hay. Letter from Fred.; 20 – Sunday. Fine very hot day. Girlies, Fowler & I at S. S. & church. Called at Fraser’s after church.; 21 – Monday. Fine day, very hot. Washed. Baked. Drove for mail at Mrs. E. Wilson’s with wool for Soldier’s socks.; 22 – Tuesday. Fine day, very hot. Getting in hay. Fowler mowing in a.m. Letters from Mr. H. Y. Cho & Mr. S. Ray. Aldershot newspaper from Fred to Esther.; 23 – Wednesday. Fine day, very hot. Busy cooking. Busy haying.; 24 – Thursday. Fine day, very hot. Met train at Debert Sta. for boys. Busy cooking and haying.: 25 – Friday. Fine day, very hot. Out to meet mornng train at Debert for boy. Cleaning school house in p.m.; 26 – Saturday. Fine day, very hot. Met Walter Lane at train in a.m. Miss Oliver came in eve.; 27 – Sunday. Fine day. Fowler, Miss Oliver & girlies at Folly to church in a.m. Fannie, Lionel & boys here in a.m. stayed until 6:00 p.m.; 28 – Monday. Fine day, very hot. Went picking berries in p.m. Got 5 lbs raspberries. Miss Oliver’s mother called in p.m.; 29 – Tuesday. Fine day, very hot. Drove to Folly in p.m. to telephone for Dr. Walter Lane ill with appendicitis. Mrs. John Smith called here to tea.; 30 – Wednesday. Fine day, very hot. Dr. here in p.m. Walter better. Esther’s Birthday.; 31 – Thursday. Fine day, very hot. Walter better. Miss Oliver rode down to Folly in eve. Lulu Fraser & Jim Casey called in p.m.

1916 – September

September 1 – Friday. Fine hot day. Girlies picking flowers after school. Miss Carver from Lr. Onslow down to see Miss Alvin in eve.; 2 – Saturday. Nice day, rain in p.m. Miss Oliver went to Truro in a.m. Walter got up in p.m. Fowler, Roxy & girlies in marsh in a.m.; 3 – Sunday. Fine cold day. Girlies & Fowler at church in p.m. Mr. Milligan & Dr. Shatford called in p.m.; 4 – Monday. Fine day, very warm. At marsh. Mr. Cho came in p.m. meet train. Miss Oliver & Miss Walker came in eve.; 5 – Tuesday. Fine day, very warm. Miss Oliver & Miss Walker rode to Folly in eve. Cut grain in p.m. Mr. F. & John here to tea.; 6 – Wednesday. Fine day, very hot. Cutting grain. Mr. F. & John McLean here to dinner & tea.; 7 – Thursday. Fine day, very hot. Cutting grain. Mr. F. and John McLean here to dinner & tea. Margaret’s Birthday.; 8 – Friday. Fine day, very hot. Fowler at marsh in a.m. Put in grain in p.m.; 9 – Saturday. Fine a.m. Dreadful rain in p.m. & eve. At marsh in a.m.; 10 – Sunday. Fine day. Mr. Cho, girlies & Miss Oliver down to Folly in a.m. Mr. Cho stayed at Folly, preached at Masstown in eve.; 11 – Monday. Fine day. Putting in grain in p.m. Children left school on account of Miss Oliver teaching. Fowler at George Vance’s in a.m.; 12 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler & Walter putting in grain. Busy about house.; 13 – Wednesday. Fine day. Red Cross in hall in p.m.; 14 – Thursday. Fine day. Busy about house all day. Fowler at marsh. Miss Oliver and I at Folly in eve.; 15 – Friday. Fine day. Busy about house. Miss Oliver at Folly in p.m. Fowler at marsh.; 16 – Saturday. Fine day. Miss Oliver at Onslow in p.m. Busy about house, cooking.; 17 – Sunday. Fine day. Communion in Masstown. Miss Oliver, Fowler & I at Milligan’s in eve, after church at Folly.; 18 – Monday. Fine day. Sweeping & dusting, cooking. Fowler at marsh.; 19 – Tuesday. Fine day. Trustees meeting in eve. Fowler at marsh. Sweeping, dusting & cooking. Letter from Lill. Lucy & I at Folly in a.m.; 20 – Wednesday. Fine day. Drove Miss Violet Alvin out to Debert Sta. in a.m., went home, no school.; 21 – Thursday. Fine day. Cleaning house. At home marsh. No school.; 22 – Friday. Fine day. At marsh. Cleaning out inner dining room. No school.; 23 – Saturday. Fine day. At marsh all day. Busy cleaning out inner kitchen. 24 – Sunday. Fine day. At S. S. in p.m. Rally Day service in eve, all at it.; 25 – Monday. Fine day. Girlies & I at school in a.m. for books. Mr. & Mrs. Oliver and Billy here in p.m. for trunk & books.; 26 – Tuesday. Fine warm day. All out to Miss Iola McCully’s in a.m. Fowler at marsh in p.m.; 27 – Wednesday. Fine day. At marsh in a.m. Fowler, Ester, Margaret & Walter picking cranberries in p.m. Letter from Edward Barley. Red Cross in p.m. in hall.; 28 – Thursday. Fine lovely hot day. Fannie and Willie came down in a.m. All went picking cranberries in p.m.; 29 – Fine lovely warm day. Fowler and Walter finished at home marsh in a.m. Fowler, Esther, Margaret, Walter & Roxy went picking cranberries in p.m. All at meeting ineve. Mr. Earle & Mr. Whidden here.; 30 – Saturday. Fine lovely warm day. Fowler went to Aldershot in a.m.

1916 – October

October 1 – Sunday. Cold day, dark. Girlies & I & Walter at S.S. in P.m. All at church in eve.; 2 – Monday. Fine lovely day. Fowler & Walter putting in wood. Fowler & I at Henry Grey’s in eve for oil. Knitting all day.; 3 – Tuesday. In bed sick. Sarah Gallagher here in a.m. Mr. Smith here in eve about concert. Letter from Fred.; 4 – Wednesday. Fine lovely day. Mrs. Jennings & Mrs. Walker here all afternoon, stayed to tea. Dr. here in a.m.; 5 – Thursday. Fine lovely day. Fowler, Mr. Fraser & John went to Truro.; 6 – Friday. Fine lovely day. Red Cross Pie Social & concert $34.00 taken. Dr. here in eve.; 7 – Saturday. Fine lovely day. Mrs. Boyd and Dr. Johnson here in p.m. Had operation. Mrs. Ed Vance & Mrs. George Vance called in eve.; 8 – Sunday. Cold rainy day. Dr. here in eve. Mrs. Pentelon & Mrs. Walker here in p.m. Mr. Milligan called in eve after church.; 9 – Monday. Fine day, cold. Fowler at thresher at Bulmer’s in p.m.; 10 – Tuesday. Rain, snow & hail, cold day. Card from Fred. Sent Fred his socks. Fowler & Walter at McLean’s threshing.; 11 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler & Walter at thrasher. Dr. here in p.m.; 12 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler & Mr. F. went to Truro. Mrs. Ed Vance here in p.m. Mrs. McElmon here in eve. Business meeting in eve.; 13 – Friday. Fine day. Mr. & Mrs. Milligan called in a.m. Mrs. Jennings & Mrs. Ed Vance called in eve. Fowler at Folly. Red Cross dance in even in hall. Fred left Aldershot for Halifax.; 14 – Saturday. Raining a.m., fine p.m. Fowler fencing. Telephoned Mr. Cox about furnace. Fowler washed up dishes in hall.; 15 – Sunday. Fine lovely day. Auntie Lou came up with Mr. Milligan, went home with him. Mr. Milligan in for a call. Church & S. S. in p.m.; 16 – Monday. Fine day, high wind. Mrs. McElmon called in p.m. Up for an hour. Meeting at church about furnace. Mr. Cox drove from Truro.; 17 – Tuesday. Squalls and rain all day. Fowler ploughing in a.m. At Wil McNutt & Leander Smith’s auction in p.m. Had tea at Smith’s. Mr. Milligan here after meeting about furnace.; 18 – Wednesday. Fine day, very cold, high wind. Fowler & Walter up at upper marsh for Flora & calf. Fowler at A. W. Cummings auction in p.m.; 19 – Thursday. Fine day. Mr. F. & John McLean here for dinner & tea. Digging potatoes. Fred arrived in England.; 20 – Friday. Rainy day. Mrs. Walker & Jessie came in p.m. Fowler, Esther & I papering Fred’s room.; 21 – Saturday. Rainy day. Fowler & I papering Fred’s room.; 22 – Sunday. Rainy day. Children all at S. S. in p.m. Singing hymns in eve.; 23 – Monday. Rainy day. Baking cake, bread & biscuit.; 24 – Tuesday. Fine day. Mr. F. & John McLean here for dinner & tea, digging potatoes. Mrs. Walker, Esther, Margaret, Lucy, Jessie & I at Folly in p.m. Killed lamb in a.m. Dr. Johnson called in eve. Letter from Lill.; 25 – Wednesday. Fine lovely day. Red Cross in hall. Went for drive to Mrs. Pentelons. Mrs. Pentelon came down and had tea with us. Fowler & Walter at Mr. F.’s digging potatoes. 26 – Thursday. Rainy day. Making soup and baking. Letter from Bob, answered it in eve. Fowler working at church.; 27 – Friday. Fine lovely day. At Cottam’s, Jenning’s & Pentelon’s in p.m. Fowler working at church. Apples from Cottam’s, flour from Jenning’s.; 28 – Saturday. Fine lovely day. Mrs. Walker & I at Mrs. F.’s, Mrs. Laurence’s & Mrs. Ed Vance’s in p.m. Fowler working at church in a.m., hauling pipe for church in p.m.; 29 – Sunday. Fine lovely day. Girlies at S. S. & church, Fowler there also. Mrs. Walker, Fowler, Jessie, Lucy & I for dinner after church, as far as Gesner Lynd’s.; 30 – Monday. Fine mild day. For drive in p.m. at Mrs. Pentelon’s & Mrs. Eu. McCully’s. 31 – Tuesday. Fine mild day. For drive in p.m. at Mrs. Jenning’s, Mrs. Pentelon’s & Mrs. G. Vances.

1916 – November

November 1 – Wednesday. Fine day, mild. Wrote Dr. Johnson.; 2 – Thursday. Fine day. Busy cooking for thrasher.; 3 – Friday. Fine day. Thrasher came in p.m. had tea here.; 4 – Saturday. Fine day. Driving all day. At Mrs. Gibson’s in p.m. Thrasher went at 8:45 a.m. Fowler at Mr. F.’s thrashing.; 5 – Sunday. Fine day. Girlies & Walter at S. S. in p.m. Fowler & I at Fraser’s to tea & in to see John & Lulu Fraser.; 6 – Monday. Fine day. Girlies & I driving around getting men to haul cement & bricks form Truro.; 7 – Tuesday. Fine day, mild. Fowler & I out at Londonderry Mines and Eastville. Letter from Fred Goodall.; 8 – Wednesday. Fine day, mild. Fowler, girlies & Walter hauling in turnip. Took cake to Red Cross in p.m.; 9 – Thursday. Fine lovely, mild day. Mrs. Walker & I drove to Clifton in p.m. Letter from Edward Barley. Hauling in turnips. 10 – Friday. Fine day. Mrs. Walker & I at Mrs. Wm. Nelson’s. Finished hauling in turnips. 11 – Saturday. Fine day, hail, squalls, & rain, very cold. Came home from Clifton in p.m.; 12 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. Fowler, Esther, Lucy & Walter at church in p.m.; 13 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler & Walter after red steer & black & white steer. Big snow storm in eve & night.; 14 – Tuesday. Big snow storm all day. Mr. Cox & Mr. Barclay here for dinner. Fowler working at church all day.; 15 – Wednesday. Fine cold, very cold day. Fowler hauling gravel all day.; 16 – Thursday. Fine day, very, very cold. Fowler, Mr. F., Walter, Fred Elliott & Roy Vance for sheep. Fowler hauled load of gravel for church furnace. Wrote to Edward Barley and Fred Goodall.; 17 – Friday. Fine day, very, very cold. Fowler & Margaret in church in a.m. around about going to mountain. Fowler, girlies & I at Lesner Lynds in a.m. Fowler & Mr. F. for sheep in p.m. Got one lost. Sent Mrs. Walker her rubbers. Lucy & I for drive in p.m.; 18 – Saturday. Snowing all day. Fine in eve, moderately. Fowler, Mr. F. & Leander Vance for sheep all day. Fred Elliott here for his sheep.; 19 – Sunday. Fine day, very cold. Girlies, Fowler & I drove to Folly in p.m, stayed to tea at Aunt Esther’s. Esther, Margaret & I at church in eve. Splendid sleighing.; 20 – Monday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler & I at A. W. Cummings reception in eve, dance after presentation. Eshter & I sewing. Fowler working at church.; 21 – Tuesday. Fine day, very cold. Lucy’s Birthday. Fowler & I at Mort Reid’s presentation in eve at Mrs. Getchell’s. Esther & I sewing. Fowler working at church.; 22 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler working at church. Red Cross in p.m. Mrs. Putnam said furnace wasn’t right.; 23 – Thursday. Fine day, mild. Fowler hauling gravel for church. Roxy, girlies & I at church in p.m. washing up & cleaning.; 24 – Friday. Fine day, milder. Harry Hallet & Stan. Archibald here in auto in p.m. Fowler hauling up window holes.; 25 – Saturday. Fine day, very cold, high wind. Margaret & I took “Blackie” up to Wilbert’s in p.m. $80.00 from Harry Hallet. Got soap & tomatoes, rubbers, etc.; 26 – Sunday. Very, very cold, high wind. Had service in church first time since furnace was put in. Mrs. Jones at church.; 27 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler hauled load of gravel up to sled at church in a.m., putting out manure in p.m.; 28 – Tuesday. Fine, very mild day. Girlies & I hauling in old wood in a.m., girlies at it in p.m. Fowler butchered lamb in eve. Letter from Fred from Whittby Camp. Fowler hauling out manure. Dr. H. T. Smith died.; 29 – Wednesday. Fine, mild day. Fowler ploughing all day. Girlies & I at Putnam’s, Pentelon’s & Jennings about hiring teacher.; 30 – Thursday. Fine mild day. Fowler ploughing all day. W. M. S. here in p.m. Dr. H. T. Smith buried.

1916 – December

December 1 – Friday. Fine mild day. Fowler ploughing. Girlies & I at Mrs. Neils in p.m.; 2 – Saturday. Fine day. Fowler ploughing. Finished garden & back of house. Fixed up Roxy’s dress. Tooth sore, mild. Mr. & Mrs. L. P. Smith here on way to Gt. Village.; 3 – Sunday. Fine day. Children & Walter at S. S. in p.m. Fowler at church in eve. in bed all day, sore tooth. Man here for tea, walked from Lr. Economy.; 4 – Monday. Fine mild day. Girlies & I drove to Truro, home at 10 p.m.; 5 – Tuesday. Rainy day. Tooth aching all day. Letter from Fred.; 6 – Tuesday. Fine day, mild. At Mrs. Smith’s in a.m. for flour, etc. Busy baking cake, in all day.; 7 – Thursday. Fine day, mild. Red Cross W. M. S. prayer meeting in p.m. & eve. Fowler at prayer meeting. I didn’t go, tooth too sore.; 8 – Friday. Fine day, mild. Busy getting ready for Red Cross Bean Supper. All at bean super in eve. Made $24.00.; 9 – Saturday. Fine day, mild. Fowler & I went up on train in a.m., home on freight in eve. Had tooth pulled out. Dinner at Prince Street house.; 10 – Sunday. Rainy day, cold. At S. S. and church in p.m.; 11 – Monday. Fine day, cold. Fowler hauling slag from Debert Station all day.; 12 – Tuesday. Rainy & blowing hard all day. Put off dance. Fowler picking up potatoes all day.; 13 – Wednesday. Fine mild day, lots of mud. Fowler & I at Mrs. Smith’s & G. Vance’s in a.m.; 14 – Thursday. Fine day, mild. Red Cross Dance in hall in eve. $15.00 raised. Had a fine time. Jack lean played. Fowler hauled potatoes to East Mines.; 15 – Friday. Fine day, mild, lovely day. Girlies skating. In bed until 3 p.m. Mrs. G. Vance here in p.m. with oil can. Letters from Lill, Simpson & Mrs. Capt. McNutt.; 16 – Saturday. Fine day, mild. Terrible storm of snow, sleet & rain in a.m. Fowler & I went to Truro in p.m., home at 8:45. Got Truro goods.; 17 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. Girlies, Walter & I at S. S.; 18 – Monday. Fine day. Busy cooking for Xmas.; 19 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler at McElmon’s in a.m. Mr. F. here helping to butcher in p.m.; 20 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler & Margaret at McElmon’s mill in a.m. Letter from Lill. Fowler, Margaret & Lucy at Folly in p.m.; 21 – Thursday. Fine day. At Red Cross W. M. S. and prayer meeting in eve. Letter and broach from Fred. Fowler at Fraser’s all day.; 22 – Friday. Fine day, terrible eve & night of rain. Fowler & I at Truro. Dinner at Fannie’s, tea at Johnson’s in Onslow. Letter from Fred.; 23 – Saturday. Stormie & blowing all day. Trimming Xmas tree. Letter from Mrs. Cho and Xmas presents for girlies.; 24 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. Rose Vance sang solo. Lulu Fraser & Elsie Vance sang duet. Church in p.m.; 25 – Monday. Fine day. Xmas Day. Up at 2 a.m. Had fine time. Mr. & Mrs. utnam called in eve with ministry money.; 26 – Tuesday. Fine day, cold. Fowler & I driving around for church money. Letter from Fred. 27 – Wednesday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler & I driving around for church money.; 28 – Thursday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler & I took mission money to Mrs. Little & Uncle Eddie. Called at Aunt Esther’s. Prayer meeting in eve.; 29 – Friday. Fine day, very cold. Fixing up minute book.; 30 – Saturday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler, Lucy & I at Martin’s in a.m. At Folly in p.m. Had tea at Aunt Esther’s. Married in 1902 at Senora.; 31 – Sunday. Fine, very cold. At S. S. and church in eve.

1917 – January

January 1 – Monday. Fine day, mild. Fowler & I at prayer meeting in eve, also Walter. Mrs. Dan Yuill called with church money in a.m.; 2 – Tuesday. Fine day. Girlies to Helen’s to tea. Fowler & I Debert in eve to prayer meeting. Letter & cards from Fred.; 3 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler helping Mr. F. Fowler & I at Folly in eve to prayer meeting. Letters from Mrs. Milligan, Edward Barley, Fred Goodall, Aggie Dawson. _____ _____ from Aggie & Annie.; 4 – Tuesday. Fine day, mild. Fowler Fowler hauled slabs from Beacon Brook in a.m. Roxy, Fowler & I cleaning school house in p.m. Fowler, girlies, Walter & I at prayer meeting in eve.; 5 – Friday. Fine day, mild. Fowler, girlies & Walter hauling old poles.; 6 – Saturday. Fine day, mild. Fowler, Walter & girls hauling old poles. Fowler & I at Folly in eve to prayer meeting. Xmas card from Mrs. Wm. Jones.; 7 – Sunday. Fine day, mild. Girlies, Walter & I at S. S. At church in p.m. Mrs. Milligan here for tea.; 8 – Monday. Fine day. At church in p.m. Mr. Milligan came and had tea with us.; 9 – Tuesday. Fine day, rainy in p.m. Busy cleaning house & baking. Fowler & I at Charlie Vance’s.; 10 – Wednesday. Fine day, mild. Fowler & I at Truro. At Fannie’s for tea. Letter card from Fred.; 11 – Thursday. Fine day, misty. School started. Miss Archibald, teacher. Fowler drove girlies up to school.; 12 – Friday. Fine day, cold. Drove girlies up to school in a.m. Busy cooking.; 13 – Saturday. Fine day, very, very cold. Busy about annual meeting. Annual business meeting held in Masstown church at 7:30 p.m.; 14 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. Called at Essie’s and Mrs. Fraser’s. Girlies away skating.; 15 – Monday. Fine day, dark, blowing hard. Walter, girlies & I at S. S. in p.m. Girlies & I drove to Auntie Lou’s after S. S.; 16 – Tuesday. Fine day, very, very cold.; 17 – Wednesday. Fine day, very, very cold. Fowler at Mr. F.’s pressing hay.; 18 – Thursday. Fine, very, very cold. Red Cross, W. F. M. & prayer meeting in eve. Fowler at Mr. F.’s pressing hay.; 19 – Friday. Fine day, very, very cold. Fowler at Mr. F.’s pressing hay. Sunday School class here for tea & evening.; 20 – Saturday. Very, very cold. Fowler at Mr. F.’s pressing hay.; 21 – Sunday. Very, very cold. Lucy in bed sick. Fowler stayed home. Girlies, Walter & I at S. S. & church. Fowler at Mr. F.’s doing barn work.; 22 – Monday. Very cold. Drove Margaret up to school. Esther & Lucy not well. Fowler doing Mr. F.’s barn work. Walter hauling poles.; 23 – Tuesday. Very cold, snow squalls. I drove Margaret up to school. Sleighing but poor. Fowler at Mr. F.’s doing barn work.; 24 – Wednesday. Fine day, snow squalls, very, very cold. Lucy drove Margaret up to school. In bed all day.; 25 – Thursday. Fine day, very cold. Lucy drove Margaret to school. Esther & Lucy drove up for mail. Harry Hallet down in auto.; 26 – Friday. Fine day, very cold. Esther & Lucy for mail. Fowler at Mr. F.’s tending cattle in p.m.; 27 – Saturday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler & I at Folly in p.m. To Preparatory service in p.m. Clara Weatherbee joined church.; 28 – Sunday. Fine day. Girlies, Fowler & I at church in Folly in a.m. communion. Mrs. McElmon here for dinner & tea. At s. S. in p.m. Prayer meeting in eve.; 29 – Monday. Fine lovely day, very cold. Drove girlies to school. Mort Reid & Perley here all day pressing hay. 23 below zero.; 30 – Tuesday. Dreadful day, snowing. Took girlies to school and went after them. Esther received card from Fred. Pressed hay in a.m.; 31 – Wednesday. Blowing hard & drifting. Drove girlies to school. Mort Reid & Ed Grey & Mr. F. here all day pressing hay & straw. Drove up for girlies.

1917 – February

February 1 – Thursday. Very, very cold day. Finished pressing hay at noon. Fowler at Mr. F.’s in p.m.; 2 – Friday. Very, very cold day. Fowler went to McElmon’s mill.; 3 – Saturday. Fine day, squalls of snow, 23 below zero. Fowler & I drove to Truro. Bought Margaret her sweater.; 4 – Sunday. Very cold day. Fowler drove Lulu Fraser to Debert Station in a.m. All at church & S. S. in p.m.; 5 – Monday. Fine day, milder. Fowler at Mr. F.’s in a.m. & p.m. pressing straw. I drove Fowler over in p. m. collect from Mrs. F.; 6 – Tuesday. Snowing all day, milder. Took girlies to school & back in p.m. Letter from Lill. Fowler at Mr. F.’s & McLeans, killed pigs.; 7 – Wednesday. Fine day, milder. Mr. Milligan here in p.m. Drove girlies to school in a.m. Invited Mrs. Milligan, Mrs. McDonald & Mr. Milligan to tea. Mrs. Milligan sick in bed.; 8 – Thursday. Very mild, fine day. Lantern Slides and ten cent tea in eve for organ. Made $7.60.; 9 – Friday. Fine a.m. terrible day of rain. Walter & I took dishes to ahll in a.m. Mr. Milligan had _____ class after school in p.m.; 10 – Saturday. Fine day, cold. Fowler hauling hay for John. Fowler pulled out my misdone tooth.; 11 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. Girlies & Walter at S. S. in p. m. In bed all day with sore jaw.; 12 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler cutting ice on pond.; 13 – Tuesday. Fine, mild day. Fowler hauling ice for Mrs. Laurence and L. P. Smith. Letter from Lill. Letter from Fred.; 14 – Wednesday. Fine mild day. Fowler hauling ice for L. P. Smith in a.m. Hauling hay in p.m. John, Mr. f. & Fowler. Esther & Margaret sick with cold.; 15 – Thursday. Fine mild day. Fowler, John & Mr. F. hauling hay a.m. & p.m. Fowler & I went to prayer meeting in eve. Mrs. Milligan very sick. Red Cross in p.m.; 16 – Friday. Fine mild day. Hauling hay in a.m. Butchering at Mr. F.’s in p.m. I went for Fowler in eve, stayed evening with Mrs. Fraser. Esther & Walter at meeting after school.; 17 – Saturday. Fine day, mild. Letter from Mrs. Walker. Mr. F. & John went to Truro.; 18 – Sunday. Fine mild day. Fowler & I at Folly church in a.m. Dinner at Aunt Ester’s, home in p.m.; 19 – Monday. Fine day, cold. Mrs. Geo. Vance here in p.m. Mr. Rook here for pig in p.m. got $25.71. Wrote Mrs. Walker.; 20 – Tuesday. Fine day, very cold. Mr. F. here helping putcher “Margaret”.; 21 – Wednesday. Fine day, very cold. Esther & Walter at meeting after school. Mr. Milligan drove them home. Mr. Milligan got Fred’s address.; 22 – Thursday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler & Walter in woods chopping.; 23 – Friday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler & Walter in wood chopping. Walter & Esther at meeting after school.; 24 – Saturday. Terrible day of rain. Esther & Fowler reading Uncle Tom’s Cabin. First lamb came.; 25 – Sunday. Fine cold day. At S. S. in p.m. Church in eve. Gave Mr. Milligan Esther’s card. Coldest night so far. Another lamb came.; 26 – Wednesday. Very cold morning. Terrible afternoon & evening of rain & sleet.; 27 – Tuesday. Fine day. At Folly in a.m. for bag of coarse salt, at Mrs. F.’s also with 2 prs. socks for John. Letter from Aggie Davison.; 28 – Wednesday. Lovely fine spring morning.; 29 Thursday. Lovely fine day. Red Cross in p.m. W. M. S. in p.m. Prayer meeting in eve. NOTE: There was no February 29 in 1917, so the days that follow are not matched up with the correct date and day for 1917. After the last day of February, there is a memoranda page with just the following names: Lyne McElmon, Ida Jennings, Esther Ritcher, Lois Vance, Cora Vance, Dora Vance, Irene Vance, Lelia Vance, Helen Vance, Elmer Jennings, Walter Love & Burt Putnam.

1917 – March

March 1 – Friday. Fine lovely day. Mrs. Milligan came in a.m. here for dinner. Mrs. Milligan & I called on Mrs. Smith in p.m. Esther & Walter at Communicants class in p.m.; 2 – Saturday. Fine lovely day. Preparatory service in church in p.m. Fowler hauling wood for church in a.m. & p.m.; 3 – Sunday. Fine dark day. Communion Day in Masstown. 12 joined.; 4 – Monday. Terrible day of snow & blowing. Fowler chopping.; 5 – Tuesday. Terrible day of snowing & blowing, roads heavy. Fowler home all day, boils on head and hand,; 6 – Wednesday. Fine day. cold. Sent sock, gum & letters to Fred.; 7 – Thursday. Fine cold day. Choir practice in eve. Drove Essie down in p.m. here for tea. Elsie, Rose, Mammie, Martha for choir practice.; 8 – Friday. Fine day, milder. Drove to Truro in a.m. met Mr. & Mrs. Walker & Jessie at Royal Hotel at noon. Brought Jessie home with me.; 9 – Saturday. Fine day, milder. Esther & Margaret at Pantelon’s to tea. Lucy & Jessie playing lovely together. 3 letters from Fred.; 10 – Sunday. Fine day, very cold, high wind. Girlies, Walter & I at S. S. in p.m. Fowler in bed all day, boil on finger, very sore.; 11 – Monday. Fine lovely day. Fowler & Walter Hauling hay from upper marsh.; 12 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler & Walter hauling hay from upper marsh. Letter from Mrs. Walker. Pussy Willows.; 13 – Wednesday. Fine mild day. Fowler & Walter hauling hay from upper marsh.; 14 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler went to Truro on train. Prayer meeting in eve. Drove girlies to school. Lovely & warm.; 15 – Friday, high cold win. Wrote Mrs. Walker, Fred. Went in express with girlies to school, sleighing done. Sent order to Simpsons $30.66, Eaton’s $7.50.; 16 – Friday – Fine day. Fowler & Walter chopping. (NOTE: Dates and days match up now as Friday is repeated twice.); 17 – Saturday. Fined cold day. Esther & Margaret at Florence Rose’s in p.m. Fowler hauling straw.; 18 – Sunday. Fine day. Walter & I at s. S. in p.m. & church.; 19 – Monday. Fine day. Busy getting ready for Truro. Esther home with bad cold. Fowler hauling straw in a.m.; 20 – Tuesday. Fine day. I went to Truro on train in a.m. Train late, had dinner at Mrs. Filmore’s. Mrs. Mulligan & Mrs. Little went up on train. W. M. meeting at 1st church.; 21 – Wednesday. Fine day. In bed sick all day. Esther home keeping house. Fowler & Walter chopping.; 22 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler & Walter chopping. Hauled turnips to Debert in p.m.; 23 – Friday. Fine day. Folly had dance in Hall. Good time, big crowd. Fowler hauling turnips to Debert.; 24 – Saturday. Fine a.m., rain in p.m. Mary, Frances & Joan down here in p.m.; 25 – Sunday. Fine day. All at S. S. in p.m. Church in eve.; 26 – Monday. Fine lovely spring day. Went for Mrs. Bickers in a.m. Saw first robin.; 27 – Tuesday. Fine day. Busy cooking for _____ & Red Cross.; 28 – Wednesday. Fine day. Busy cooking for _____. Fowler & Walter chopping.; 29 – Thursday. Fine day. Roads terrible. Went up to church for Red Cross & W. M. S. didn’t have any. Fowler & Walter chopping.; 30 – Friday. Fine day. Roads very bad. Took girlies to school, at Mr. Grof’s in a.m. also Mrs. Sandy McNutts. Letter from Mrs. Walker.; 31 – Saturday. Fine day. Had ____ for dinner. Drove Mrs. Bickers home in eve. Called to see Aunt Esther & Auntie Lou.

1917 – April

April 1 – Sunday. Fine lovely day. At S. S. & church in p.m. Mr. Milligan here for money.; 2 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler helping Mr. F. hauling poles.; 3 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler at Mr. F.’s. Started house cleaning at Flower-room & parlor.; 4 – Wednesday.. Fine day. Took load of turnips to Debert in a.m. & p.m.; 5 – Thursday. Fine day, very cold. At Neil’s auction in p.m.; 6 – Friday. Fine day. Girlies helping clean house. Good Friday. Fowler took 2 loads of hay to East Mines Station.; 7 – Saturday. Rainy day. Girlies helping at cleaning house.; 8 – Saturday. Fine day. At. S. S. in p.m. Prayer meeting in eve. Easter Sunday.; 9 – Monday. Fine day. Splitting wood. Roxy & I house cleaning.; 10 – Tuesday. Fine day. Split wood. House cleaning. Letter from Lill.; 11 – Wednesday. Fine day. Split wood. House cleaning.; 12 – Thursday. Fine day. Split wood. House cleaning. At W. F. S. & Red Cross.; 13 – Friday. Fine day. Hauling hay for McLeans.; 14 – Saturday. Fine day. Roads terrible. Fowler hauling hay for McLean’s.; 15 – Sunday. Fine cold day. At S. S. & church, had prayer meeting.; 16 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler & I at Truro. Letters from Fred.; 17 – Tuesday. Fine day. House cleaning girlies room.; 18 – Wednesday. Fine day, cold. Fowler & I at Pentelon’s auction in p.m. Had tea at Mrs. Pentelon’s.; 19 – Thursday. Fine day. Busy house cleaning. Fowler hauling wood from Burpee’s. Fowler & I at choir practice in eve at Mary’s.; 20 – Friday. Fine day. Busy cooking. Fowler & I at Capt. A. McNutt’s. Birthday party, 70 year old.; 21 – Saturday. Fine day. Busy about house, cooking.; 22 – Sunday. Fine day. At S. S. in p.m. Church in eve, prayer meeting.; 23 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler splitting wood. Washed.; 24 – Tuesday. Fine lovely warm day. Fowler hauling wood from Burpee’s.; 25 – Wednesday. Fine day. Cleaning parlor. Letter from Mrs. Walker.; 26 – Thursday. Fine day, very cold. Red Cross. Men split wood for church.; 27 – Friday. Fine day. Cleaning parlor.; 28 – Saturday. Fine day. Cleaning parlor.; 29 – Sunday. Fine day. Mr. Jacob Layton preached in p.m. Mr. Porter here in eve.; 30 – Monday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler & I went down to Aunt Esther’s in p.m. Aunt Esther sick.

1917 – May

May 1 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fixing up parlors and downstairs.; 2 – Wednesday. Fine day. Finishing up parlors and downstairs.; 3 – Thursday. Ironing all day. Mr. Porter, Rose, Elsie, Minnie & Martha here for choir practice in eve. At Mrs. Geo. Vance’s in eve.; 4 – Friday – Fine dark day. Cleaning washroom. Ida Jennings called in p.m. Started fencing. Mr. Johnson here about potatoes. Meeting in eve.; 5– Saturday. Fine day. Girlies helping upstairs with rooms. Girlies away fishing in p.m.; 6 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. Girlies, Fowler & I at Folly church in a.m. S. S. in p.m. Church at evening. Fowler stayed at Folly. Drove down after S. S. for him.; 7 – Monday. Fine day. Busy upstairs fixing up sky-light room & washroom.; 8 – Tuesday. Fine day. Ida Jennings & I around asking people to cook for Bean Supper. Had dinner here, supper at Jennings. At Ruth

lear’s party in eve.; 9 – Wednesday. Fine dark, cold day. Fowler went to mill in a.m.; 10 – Thursday. Rainy day. Cleaning up washroom & sky-light room. Walter helping.; 11 – Friday. Rainy day. In bed all day with shoulder & head. Letter from Edward Bailey.; 12 – Saturday. Fine day, very cold. Red Cross in p.m. W. M. S. in p.m. Fowler at Gordon Wylie’s auction in p.m. Went up Ida & Maurice Laurence’s house in eve. Fowler & I at Angus Chisholm’s in eve with heifer skins.; 13 – Sunday. Fine day. In bed all day with head. Mr. Milligan here to get his money.; 14 – Monday. rainy day. Cleaning sky-light room & back hall. Walter helping.; 15 – Tuesday. Rainy day. Cleaning back hall & Roxy’s room.; 16 – Wednesday. Rainy day. Fowler papering Roxy’s room.; 17 – Thursday. Rainy day. Fowler papering Roxy’s room.; 18 – Friday. Fine day, very cold. Fannie came down, she & I drove to Folly in p.m. Putnam’s anniversary in eve, did not go, Fowler went. Fowler & Walter hauling load of hay from upper marsh.; 19 – Saturday. Rainy day. Cleaning out “hole”. Finished kitchen.; 20 – Sunday. Fine, cold day. Fowler & I drove down to Aunt Esther’s in p.m. Stayed all night at Aunt Esther’s.; 21 – Monday. Rainy day. At Aunt Esther’s.; 22 – Rainy day, cold. At Aunt Esther’s, girlies came for me in eve.; 23 – Wednesday. Rainy day. Busy cooking for Bean Supper. Shearing sheep.; 24 – Thursday. Fine dark day. Red Cross Bean supper in p.m. & eve. Shearing sheep.; 25 – Friday. Fine day. Shearing sheep. I went up and washed dishes in a.m. in hall. Dipping sheep in p.m. Fowler & Walter.; 26 – Saturday. Rainy day, cold. Dipping sheep in p.m. At Fraser dipping in p.m. & eve. Played school in p.m.; 27 – Sunday. Fine lovely day. Fowler & I at Aunt Esther’s home for church in p.m.; 28 – Monday. Fine lovely, warm day. Fowler & Mr. F. took sheep to mountain. 36 sheep. At Mrs. Alex McNutt’s in a.m.; 29 – Tuesday. Fine dark day. Fowler & Mr. F. took cattle to mountain. Sent Eaton & Simpson order.; 30 – Wednesday. Fine day. Hauling hay from upper marsh.; 31 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler & I at mountain with sheep. Missionary meeting in p.m.

1917 – June

June 1 – Friday. Fine day. worked at plants, transplanting.; 2 – Saturday. Fine day. Getting ground ready for grain.; 3 – Sunday. Fine day. Fowler & I at Folly. Girlies & Walter & church.; 4 – Monday. Fine day. Harrowing back of barn for grain.; 5 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler putting in grain back of barn.; 6 – Wednesday. Fine day. Putting in garden.; 7 – Thursday. Fine day. Putting in garden. Mr. Fortier called about Walter. I went down to Folly in eve with Mr. & Mrs. Milligan to hay all night.; 8 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler came down in a.m. I stayed all day. Fowler brought Mrs. Gatchell in eve. I came home.; 9 – Saturday. Fine day, cold. Busy cooking & cleaning.; 10 – Sunday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler & I went down in a.m. Aunt Esther died at 9 p.m. Fowler stayed all night.; 11 – Monday. Dark, rainy day. I drove to Folly in a.m. Home for dinner. Telephoning.; 12 – Tuesday. Lovely fine day. Aunt Esther buried. Jose & Sandy Chisholm, Fannie & Lionel here to tea.; 13 – Wednesday. Rainy day. Busy about house, cleaning.; 14 – Thursday. Rainy day. House cleaning, washing blankets.; 15 – Friday. Dark day. Washing curtains.; 16 – Fine day. Busy stretching curtains & hanging up.; 17 – Sunday. Fine day. Fowler & I at Folly at Aunt Lou’s. 18 – Monday. Fine day, hot. Busy at out house.; 19 – Tuesday. Fine day. Jessie & I at Tom Barnhill’s and Wilbert’s in a.m. Home at 2:30.; 20 – Wednesday. Fine day. Took cake up to Red Cross, didn’t stay to tea. Fowler putting out manure for potatoes.; 21 – Thursday. Fine day. Business meeting in eve about picnic.; 22 – Friday. Fine hot day. Went around collecting for picnic all day. Elmer here in p.m.; 23 – Saturday. Fine day. went around collecting for tea-meeting. Elmer here all day.; 24 – Sunday. Fine day. At S. S. & church.; 25 – Monday. Fine day. Mr. Flemming here planting potatoes.; 26 – Tuesday. Rainy day. Busy cooking for tea-meeting. Mr. Flemming here planting potatoes in a.m. Frank Jennings here in p.m.; 27 – Wednesday. Rainy a.m. Uncle Eddie & Blanche McCulloch married in Debert Church at 4 p.m. Fowler & I there.; 28 – Thursday. Rainy day. Busy cooking for tea-meeting.; 29 – Friday. Rainy day. At Putnum’s in eve for business meeting & choir practice.; 30 – Saturday. Rainy day. Cooking for tea-meeting.

1917 – July

July 1 – Sunday. Lovely fine day. Church in evening. Fowler & I at Auntie Lou’s in p.m. At Fraser’s in eve to say good-bye to Libbie.; 2 – Monday. Fine day. Had picnic, took $280.02. Tremendous crowd.; 3 – Tuesday. Rainy, big thunder storm in p.m. At grounds in a.m & p.m. cleaning up. Returning goods & dishes.; 4 – Wednesday. Rainy day. Fowler & I took tea at Red Cross then down to Gt. Village in eve. At Blakie’s about sprayer.; 5 – Thursday. Fine dark day. Sultry. Mr. & Mrs. Putnam called in a.m. Mr. Milligan & Mrs. McDonald here in p.m.; 6 – Friday. Fine day. Busy about house.; 7 – Saturday. Rainy day. Busy about house, cooking & cleaning.; 8 – Sunday. Fine day. Communion in Folly. Girlies, Fowler & I down.; 9 – Monday. Fine day. Busy cooking and cleaning up house.; 10 – Tuesday. Dark rainy day. Mr. F. here to dinner. Busy fixing up house and cooking.; 11 – Wednesday. Fine day. Busy fixing up house. Fowler at Fraser in eve. Mrs. Wier died at 2 p.m.; 12 – Thursday. Fine day. Went over to Fraser’s in p.m. Fowler here with girls. Working on roads.; 13 – Friday. Fine am., rain in p.m. Mrs. Weir buried in p.m. Mrs. Fraser, Mrs. McLean & I went to Folly together. Working on roads.; 14 – Saturday. Fine day. Thunderstorm in p.m. & eve. Mrs. Cochrane & Mrs. McDugall came in eve from storm. Put buckwheat in.; 15 – Sunday. Fine day. Walter, Margaret, Lucy & I at church in Folly in a.m. At church in eve.; 16 – Monday. Dreadful da of rain & thunder storms. Busy cooking. Had shad for dinner. Fowler working on roads.; 17 – Tuesday. Rainy day. Thunder & lightening. Busy cooking. Letter from Lill. Had salmon for dinner. Fowler working n eve.; 18 – Wednesday. Fine day, rain p.m. for while. Lulu, Susie, Louise, Enid, Baby & Mrs. Frank Wier here to tea in p.m. Red Cross in p.m. Fowler working on roads.; 19 – Thursday. Fine day. Had ice-cream & shad for dinner. At prayer meeting in eve. Mr. Milligan came home with me, walking.. Working roads. 20 – Friday. Fine day. Picking strawberries in a.m. Preserving in p.m. Girlies went for potatoes to Sandy McNutt’s in eve. Sent for boots to Leonard’s.; 21 – Fine day. Picking strawberries. Preserving them in p.m.; 22 – Sunday. Fine day. All at s. S. & church in p.m.; 23 – Monday. Fine day. Pulling cadlock. Busy about house.; 24 – Tuesday. Fine day. Made cake for picnic. Busy about house.; 25 – Wednesday. Fine day. Folly River at Little Dyke Pond. Made $227.00. Had sailing boats & auto ride. Made ice-cream & cake.; 26 – Thursday. Fine day. Pulling cadlock in wheat. Fowler & Mr. Smith went to Truro together. Mrs. Wortley & Mr. Murphy here in auto to see potatoes.; 27 – Friday. Making ice-cream. Dark day. Dreadfully rainy p.m. & eve. No Red Cross social.; 28 – Saturday. Fine day. Making ice-cream in p.m. Had French & British Red Cross Ice-Cream Social in eve. Made $36.00.; 29 – Sunday. Fine day. Auntie Lou came up in p.m. Stayed all night. Fowler, Auntie Lou, Walter & I at church in eve.; 30 – Monday. Fine day, hot. Pulling cadlock. Eshter helping me. Took Auntie Lou down in eve. Big rain storm in eve & night.; 31 – Tuesday. Fine day. Pulling cadlock in potatoes. Fowler & I down to Truro in p.m., back at 10.

1917 – August

August 1 – Wednesday. Fine day. Girlies, Fowler & Walter weeding turnips.; 2 – Thursday. Fine day, very hot. Girlies, Fowler & Walter Weeding turnips. Fowler & I at Auntie Lou’s in eve.; 3 – Friday. Fine day. Girlies, Walter & Fowler weeding turnips. Forlwer, Lulu, Mr. Porter & I at choir practice.; 4 – Saturday. Fine day. busy cleaning inner dining-room. Fowler & I at Mrs. Suther Deyarmond’s in eve about school & church insurance. Ploughing potatoes.; 5 – Sunday. Fine a.m. part p.m. Fowler, Syd, Lou, Mrs. Gatchell & I at Five Islands. Left at 11 a.m., home at 3:15 p.m. _____ at Lou’s. Girlies went home in auto with Syd.; 6 – Monday. Fine day, dark. Terrible rain all night. Cleaning cellar. Fowler at Mr. F.’s all day papering bed-room.; 7 – Tuesday. Fine lovely day. Fowler Mr. F. & Walter went to mountain for lambs, got 2.; 8 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler & Lucy at Harvey Gray’s for bolts for hay rake. Cleaning cellar.; 9 – Thursday. Fine day. Moved hay in a.m. back of house. Put in one load in eve. Truie Batchelor & Willie Eed here to see Fowler in eve in auto.; 10 – Friday. Dark day. Rain in a.m. Got box out of barn for sewing room. At Mrs. F.’s in p.m. seeing Lulu before she left.; 11 – Saturday. Fine day, very, very hot. Girlies, Jessie & I at Truro, dinner at Fannie’s, pictures in p.m. Stayed all night at Fannie’s. Fowler, Roxy & Walter put in hay.; 12 – Sunday. Terrible day of rain. At Fannie’s all day & night. 13 – Monday. Rainy a.m. Girlies & Willie at pictures in p.m. Left for hom after tea.; 14 – Tuesday. Fine lovely day. Fowler mowing hay. Mr. & Mrs. L. P. Smith here in eve about lost freezer.; 15 – Wednesday. Fine lovely day. Putting in hay in p.m.; 16 – Thursday. Lovely fine day. Putting in hay. Sent Leonard word to send boots to Salem.; 17 – Friday. Dark day. Went to Hardwood Hill for raspberries.; 18 – Saturday. Fine day. Went to Hardwood Hill for raspberries.; 19 – Sunday. Fine day. At S. S. & church.; 20 – Monday. Rainy day. Fowler at Upper Marsh.; 21 – Tuesday. Fowler & Roxy went to Upper Marsh Terrible heat & sultry. At Cottam’s for anniversary.; 22 – Wednesday. Rainy day. putting in wood.; 23 – Thursday. Rainy day. Putting in wood.; 24 – Friday. Fine day. Haying. Fowler at Marsh in a.m.; 25 – Saturday. Fine day. Finished haying upland. Fowler out for lambs. I went for Miss Phillips in eve.; 26 – Sunday. Fine day. At S. S. & church.; 27 – Monday. Fine day. School started. Fowler & Walter at Upper Marsh.; 28 – Tuesday. Fine day. Margaret home in p.m. Fowler & Walter at Upper Marsh.; 29 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler & Walter at Upper Marsh and Margaret.; 30 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler, Margaret & Walter at Upper Marsh. 31 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler & Walter at Upper Marsh & Margaret.

1917 – September

September 1 – Saturday. Fine day, very hot. All went to Upper Marsh to pick blue-berries.; 2 – Sunday. Fine day. All to S. S. & church in p.m. Mr. Milligan here after church, had ice-cream.; 3 – Monday. Fine day, cool. Girlies, Roxy, Jessie, Walter, Papa & I at Upper Marsh picking blue-berries.; 4 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler & Walter at Upper Marsh.; 5 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler & Walter at Marsh.; 6 – Thursday. Fine day. Finished at Upper Marsh. Big rain in eve. Fowler & I walked up to church for prayer meeting.; 7 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler hauling gravel for roads. Margaret’s birthday.; 8 – Saturday. Fine day. Fowler haling gravel for roads. Phyllis Roop here in p.m. & to tea.; 9 – Sunday. Five at S. S. in p.m. Church in eve. Fowler & I in choir alone.; 10 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler & Walter for load of slabs in a.m. Fowler for binder. Fowler cutting grains in eve. 11 – Tuesday. Fine day, cold. Mr. F. & Mr. Scott here for dinner. Cutting grain in p.m. & eve. Fowler & I at Folly in eve at Auntie Lou’s.; 12 – Wednesday. Fine day, cold. Mrs. Milligan, Peggy, Mrs. Helen Jones Anthony & Billy here in p.m. & to tea. At Marsh.; 13 – Thursday. Fine day, cold. Fowler at Marsh in a.m. Putting in grain in p.m.; 14 – Friday. Fine day. cold. Mrs. Pentelow and children here to tea. George Chisholm & Lester here all night. Fowler cutting grain in p.m. & eve.; 15 – Saturday. Fine day. cold. George & Lester left after breakfast. Brought 3 loads of hay from Marsh.; 16 – Sunday. Fine day. Walter, Papa & I at s. S. & church.; 17 – Monday. Fine day. Cutting grain all day. Load of hay in eve, Esther tramped. Mrs. Pentelow here in eve.; 18 – Tuesday. Dark day. Busy cooking. Hauling hay from marsh.; 19 – Wednesday. Lovely fine, hot day. Mrs. Pentelow & I went to Halifax to see Mrs. Walker. Fowler, Walter, Mr. Fraser & Mr. Scott at mountain for sheep.; 20 – Thursday. Drizzle, rainy day. Walter putting in wood. At marsh in a.m. Put in grain in p.m. Pentelow’s here in car with hen for Jessie.; 21 – Friday. Fine day, cold. Fowler & I at Truro. Bought Margaret’s boots. At Fannie’s to tea. Got plants.; 22 – Saturday. Rainy day. Fowler & Walter went to Westchester Mountain for ram. Margaret & Lucy raking up hay in Home Marsh.; 23 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. All at s. S. in p.m. Walter, Fowler & I at church in eve. Mr. Milligan from Londonderry preached.; 24 – Monday. Rainy day. Got bone in my throat from soup. Busy about house & cooking.; 25 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler & Walter at marsh. Busy about cooking & house.; 26 – Wednesday. Fine lovely day. Fowler & Walter at marsh all day. Busy about house.; 27 – Thursday. Fine lovely day. I drove down to Dr. Johnson’s with Auntie Lou & got bone out of throat. Went to Truro in p.m. Stayed at Fannie’s.; 28 – Friday. Fine lovely a.m. Got home 3 p.m. Fowler & Walter at marsh.; 29 – Saturday. Fine day. Got ice cream & cucumbers. Mr. & Mrs. Milligan called in p.m. Fowler, Walter, Mr. Scott & Mr. F. at mountain for sheep.; 30 – Sunday. Fine day. Communion in Masstown. All at church in a.m. Fowler & I at Folly in p.m. At Milligan’s & Lou’s.

1917 – October

October 1 – Monday. Fine day. Busy hauling hay home from Home Marsh. Busy making pickles. At Mrs. F.’s in a.m.; 2 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler & Walter at marsh getting in hay. Busy about house & cooking. Making pickles. Letter from Lill.; 3 – Wednesday. Fine day. Busy getting hay from Home Marsh. Busy about house & cooking. Thanksgiving holidays start.;4 – Thursday. Fine day. Busy getting in hay all day. Busy cooking & cleaning.;5 – Friday. Fine day. Busy at marsh all day. Busy cooking & fixing up house. Folly crowd had dance in hall in eve.; 6 – Saturday. Rainy day. Fowler & girlies up at all, washed dishes in p.m. Fowler & I at Harvey Gray’s in eve for bag of sugar.; 7 – Sunday. Fine day. At s. S. in p.m. Fowler & I over at Fraser’s after tea. Took Lulu to church with us in eve. Fowler & Lulu sang duet.; 8 – Monday. Fine day. Thanksgiving. Fowler at marsh all day. Finished marsh in eve, last load after tea. Capt. Alfred & Mrs. McNutt called in p.m. Sent broken glasses to Graham.; 9 – Tuesday. Rainy day. Fowler & girlies up at blacksmith shop in a.m. Fowler & I at Harvey Gray’s funeral in p.m. Letter from Lill.; 10 – Wednesday. dark, rainy day. Fowler & Walter at Westchester for Billy. Got him and went to Folly Mountain.; 11 – Thursday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler & I went up to Upper Marsh for cows. Fowler & I at Folly in eve for feed , didn’t get it.; 12 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler at Fraser’s helping put in hay. Got steer at Bulmer’s.; 13 – Saturday. Fine a.m., rainy p.m. L. P. Smith auction in p.m. Fowler & Walter fencing around turnips etc in a.m. Got glasses.; 14 – Sunday. Fine day. Rally Day Service in p.m. Fowler & I at Folly in eve, at Auntie Lou’s & Will Morrison’s about steer.; 15 – Monday. Fine lovely day. Fowler & Walter digging potatoes in a.m. Put wheat in in p.m. also potatoes. Girlies picking potatoes.; 16 – Tuesday. Fine lovely day. Fowler & Walter digging potatoes. Uncle Eddie and Blanche receiving in p.m. & eve.; 17 – Wednesday. Lovely fine day. Fowler & Walter digging potatoes all day. S. S. Institute in Folly in p.m. & eve, didn’t go.; 18 – Thursday. Lovely fine, warm day. Fowler & Walter at Mr. McLean’s picking potatoes. I drove to Gt. Village in a.m. had dinner at Auntie Lou’s, home in p.m.; 19 – Friday. Fine lovely day. Busy cooking for Potatoe dinner. Mrs. Murray, Laura, Marjory & Mary here in p.m. to tea. Fowler drove to Gt. Village in eve for Lulu. Fowler & Walter at Mr. F.’s dropping off potatoes. Letter form Mrs. Milligan.; 20 – Saturday. Dark a.m., started raining at 10 o’clock, dreadful rain all day, had to stop digging potatoes.; 21 – Sunday. Fine day. Picking potatoes in p.m. Church in eve.; 22 – Monday. Terrible day of rain all day. Girlies didn’t go to school.; 23 – Tuesday. Rainy day. Fowler went for potatoe barrels in a.m. At Hepburn’s sale in p.m. & eve.; 24 – Wednesday. Fine day. Finished digging & picking potatoes. Mr. McLean, Russell & Mr. F. here to dinner & tea.; 25 – Thursday. Fine a.m., dreadful rain in p.m. Mr. & Mrs. Carter broke down in motor cycle. Stayed here all night.; 26 – Friday. Fine day. Mr. & Mrs. Carter left in a.m. with Fowler Busy all day preparing for Mr. Ross from Halifax.; 27 – Saturday. Fine day. Fine day. Busy preparing for minister. Drove out in eve to meet freight train, didn’t come. George Vance didn’t send telephone. Received beads Aunt Rachel sent me. Eddie & Blanche here in eve.; 28 – Sunday. Fine day. Church in p.m. Mr. Milligan here.; 29 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler & Walter at mountain. I called at I called at Mrs. M. McNutt’s in p.m. Heard about Essie & Angus.; 30 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler at thresher at McLean’s all day. Mrs. Geo. Vance & I at Suther Deyarmond’s in p.m. Terrific wind storm in night, blew bricks off chimney.; 31 – Wednesday. Fine lovely day. Had thresher for dinner & tea. Girlies at Mrs. Dykeman’s for Halloween party. Fowler & I up there in eve.

1917 – November

November 1 – Thursday. Fine lovely day. Called at Mrs. Murray’s in p.m. Fowler & I at John Hepburn’s reception in all in eve, gave him a suitcase. Fowler at thresher at _____ Vance’s.; 2 – Friday. Fine day. called at Mrs. Cottam’s, Mrs. Bottomely’s, Mrs. Upshaw’s & Mrs. L. P. Smith’s. Fowler at Alex McNutt’s for thresher.; 3 – Saturday. Fine day. Fowler, Mr. F. & Margaret for sheep at East Mines in p.m.; 4 – Sunday. Fine day. Didn’t go to s. S. Fowler, Walter & I at church in eve. Mrs. from Truro.; 5 – Monday. Fine day, mild. Fowler barreling potatoes.; 6 – Tuesday. Fine day, mild. Fowler barreling up potatoes. Letter from Fred & Lill.; 7 – Wednesday. Fine day, mild. Fowler barreling potatoes.; 8 – Thursday. Fine day, rain in p.m. Mr. McCulloch here about potatoes. Fowler barreling potatoes, hauled out one load of potatoes in p.m. to Debert Station.; 9 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler loading the potatoes in cars at Debert Station. I drove to Folly in p.m. for stove pipe at Auntie Lou’s.; 10 – Saturday. Sunny & blowing all day. Fowler & Walter at mountain for sheep, Westchester. I drove to Gt. Village for elbow for stove, got it.; 11 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. At s. S. & church. Mr. Milligan preached.; 12 – Monday. Fine day, cold. Fowler put on stove door in bed-room. Fowler & I put up stove pipe in inner rooms.; 13 – Tuesday. Fine day, cold. Busy cleaning house. Mr. & Mrs. Milligan here in p.m. Letter from Aggie. Fowler at Mr. F.’s in eve & a.m.; 14 – Wednesday. Fine day, cold. Fowler & Walter putting out manure in a.m. Ploughing in p.m. Letter from Fred.; 15 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler putting out manures.; 16 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler putting out manure.; 17 – Saturday. Fine day. Girlies gathering old wood.; 18 – Sunday. Fine day. All at church & S. S.; 19 – Monday. Fine day. Busy about house.; 20 – Tuesday. Fine day. Preparing for girls coming.; 21 – Wednesday. Fine day. Busy preparing for Saturday.; 22 – Thursday. Fine day. Busy cooking for girls coming.; 23 – Friday. Rainy day. Mabel & Marjory Murray here to tea & all night.; 24 – Saturday. Fine day. All girlies of the school here in p.m. to tea. Games in eve.; 25 – Sunday. Fine day, sunny. All at church in p. m. & S. S.; 26 – Monday. Storming all day. Fowler & I drove out to Truro, home at 8 p.m.; 27 – Tuesday. Snowy day. Fowler hauling out manure.; 28 – Wednesday. Sunny day. Fowler hauling out manure.; 29 – Thursday. Sunny day, very cold. Fowler & Mr. f. at mountain. Mr. Campbell came, stayed here to tea & all night.; 30 – Friday. Fine day, cold.Took Mr. Campbell to Mrs. Ed Lightbody’s. Then to Debert Sta. Brought Lulu home. Lulu, Fowler & I at Earl Jenning’s marriage & reception. Fowler, Mr. F. went to Truro in Charlie Vance’s car.

1917 – December

December 1 – Saturday. Snowy day. Fowler putting out manure. Fowler at Mr. F.’s about horse.; 2 – Sunday. Snowing & blowing all day. Communion Day at Debert. In house all day, had S. S. in parlor.; 3 – Monday. Fine day, snowing in p.m. & eve. Fowler putting out manure.; 4 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler went to Debert to pay taxes in eve went for Mrs. Bickers. Mr. & Mrs. M McNutt and Neil here in eve.; 5 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler hauling out manure. Mr. Milligan here in a.m. about Magic Lantern. Snowing in p.m. Fowler went to mill.; 6 – Thursday. Fine day, cold. Drove girlies up to school, called at store on way home, felt explotion that happened at Halifax. Magic Lantern at hall in evening.; 7 – Friday. Big snow storm, cold. Fowler putting out manure.; 8 – Saturday. Fine day, cold. Fowler took Mrs. Bickers home in eve, got into snow bank. Letter from Mrs. Pentelon.; 9 – Sunday. Rainy a.m. All at church in p.m., turned cold. Letter from Lill.; 10 – Monday. Snowing all day, very cold. Fowler went for Mrs. Bickers. Fowler putting out manure.; 11 – Tuesday. Very, very cold. Girlies froze their cheeks coming home. Fowler putting out manure.; 12 – Wednesday. Very cold, snowflurries. Fowler putting out manure. I drove up for girlies.; 13 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler & Walter hauling out manure.; 14 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler & Walter hauling out manure. 15 – Saturday. Fine day, cold. Finished hauling out manure in a.m. Mr. F. here in p.m. closing up under the barn.; 16 – Sunday. Stormy day. At church.; 17 – Monday. Fine day. Bantering around house, cold.; 18 – Tuesday. Fine day, going to kill pig but Fowler went to Fraser’s.; 19 – Wednesday. Fine day, mild. Killed hens & dressed them. Fowler at Fraser’s in a.m.; 20 – Thursday. Fine day, mild. Killed pig in p.m.; 21 – Friday. Fine day, mild. School concert in eve. Fowler hauling hay for McLean’s.; 22 – Saturday. Mild day. Fowler & Margaret left on 4 o’clock train for Yarmouth via Truro. I drove them out. Killed lamb in a.m.; 23 – Sunday. Mild day. Girlies, Walter & I at church & S. S.; 24 – Monday. Mild day. Lulu & I at Truro, left at 6 a.m., home at 2:30.; 25 – Tuesday. Mild day. Xmas Day. Girlies & I drove to Folly to dinner at Uncle Eddie’s in a.m, also at Auntie Lou’s.; 26 – Wednesday. Very cold day. Auntie Lou here at noon. We drove over after dinner and stayed in p.m.; 27 – Thursday. Very cold day. Girlies & I at Mrs. Fraser’s to tea. Congregational meeting in eve. Lulu & I went.; 28 – Friday. very cold day. Fixing up books, around after church money in eve.; 29 – Saturday. Very cold day. Auntie Lou, Mrs. John Fraser & George here to tea, Mr. Milligan also. Letter from Fowler & Margaret.; 30 – Sunday. Very, very cold day. Essie here to dinner & tea, all up at church in eve. Mr. Milligan & Auntie Lou sang duet.; 31 – Monday. Big snow storm, very, very cold. Girlies up for mail. No dance in hall in eve, too stormy.

Note: On December 6th there is mention of hearing the sound of the Halifax explosion, but there is no mention in the rest of the diary of the aftermath of the explosion, or any of the other affects it had on Nova Scotia.

1918 – January

January 1 – Tuesday. Fine day. At Essie’s all day. Isaac died _____ went. Very, very cold. Lettre from Fowler & Margaret.; 2 – Wednesday. Fine day, very cold. Cleaned up house & cooked.; 3 – Thursday. Fine day, very cold day. Met Fowler & Margaret at Debert. Fowler & I down at Auntie Lou’s in p.m. No dance, too stormy in eve.; 4 – Friday. Rainy day. Fowler in bed all day.; 5 – Saturday. Mild day. Fowler in bed all day.; 6 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. All went to church but Margaret & Jessie.; 7 – Monday. Fine day, cold. Margaret & I took girlies up to school. Walter & I at prayer meeting in eve. Mr. Milligan here after p.m.; 8 – Tuesday. Stormy cold day. Margaret took girlies to school. Margaret & I drove up to Mrs. Jennings & Putnam’s about W. M. S.; 9 – Wednesday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler & I at Sandy McNutt’s & Mrs. Ed Vance’s, gave letters to Mrs. Ed. Vance.; 10 – Thursday. Fine day, cold. Fowler & I, prayer meeting in eve. Fowler at Fraser’s all p.m.; 11 – Friday. Fine day, very cold. Killed steer in p.m. Mr. F. here to tea.; 12 – Saturday. Snowy day, very cold. Fowler down to Truro. Mrs. Milligan here in p.m., went to W. M. S. in p.m.; 13 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. All at church & S. S.; 14 – Monday. Fine day. Practice for concert in eve in hall; 15 – Tuesday. Fine day. At practice in eve for concert at Smith’s.; 16 – Wednesday. Fine day. At practice in eve for concert.; 17 – Thursday. Fine day. At practice in eve for concert.; 18 – Friday. Fine mild day. Mrs. Walker came from Truro in sleigh. Dance in eve in Hall.; 19 – Saturday. Fine day. Busy cooking. Practice in eve.; 20 – Sunday. Fine day, very cold. Communion in Folly. No minister.; 21 – Monday. Fine day. Busy cooking for social. Press came at noon. At practice in eve.; 22 – Tuesday. Fine day, very cold. Press here all day. Busy cooking all day.; 23 – Wednesday. Fine day. Press finished at noon. Busy cooking for social.; 24 – Thursday. Fine day. cold. Practice in eve at hall. Cooking for social. Fowler butchered.; 25 – Friday. Fine day, cold. Concert in eve took $108.00. Esther had basket with Russel Johnson, Margaret with Roy Johnson (E. $2.00) (M. $5.25).; 26 – Saturday. Fine day, very cold. Mrs. Walker & I at hall in p.m. Fowler went to Truro with beef.; 27 – Sunday. Fine day, very cold. Mr. & Mrs. Milligan & Miss Maxwell here in p.m. No minister in eve.; 28 – Monday. Fine day, 10 below. Dell Smith here all p.m. Fowler & I, Herbert Graham in eve about church money.; 29 – Tuesday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler & I at L. P. Smith’s in eve about concert.; 30 – Wednesday. Fine day, very cold. Girlies sick. Fowler at Sandy McNutt’s about marsh bills, called to inquire about Mrs. Jennings.; 31 – Thursday. Fine lovely day. Fowler hauling straw to Debert Sta. Girlies in bed.

1918 – February

February 1 – Friday. Fine day, very cold. Girlies in bed.; 2 – Saturday. Fine day, very cold. Girlies sick, sore ears.; 3 – Sunday. Fine day, every, At church.; 4 – Monday. Fine day, very cold. Mrs. David Wilson’s funeral.. Fowler & I went.; 5 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler & Walter chopping wood.; 6 – Wednesday. Fine day, very cold. Esther with sore ears. Letters from Auntie Lou & Auntie Lill.; 7 – Thursday. Fine day, very cold. At picture show in vestry at prayer meeting.; 8 – Thursday (She has accidently put Thursday, instead of Friday) so the days will not match the dates now).; 9 – Friday (Saturday) – Very cold day. Fowler & Walter chopping wood.; 10 – Saturday (Sunday). Fine day, very, very cold. Fowler & Walter chopping. Mrs. Walker & I at Mrs. Jennings.; 11 – Sunday (Monday). Fine day. Fowler & Walter at church.; 12 – Monday (Tuesday). Fine day, very cold. Fowler & Walter at woods chopping.; 13 – Tuesday (Wednesday). Fine day, cold. Fowler hauling hay from Upper Marsh.; 14 – Wednesday (Thursday). Fine mild day. Took Mrs. Walker & Jessie to Truro. I stayed all night at Fannie’s. 15 – Thursday (Friday) Fine mild day. Came home from Truro in p.m.; 16 – Friday (Saturday). Fine day, very cold. In bed all day. Fowler hauling hay from Upper Marsh.; 17 – Saturday (Sunday). Fine day, very cold. Esther took sick. I was in bed all a.m. Fowler hauling hay from Upper Marsh.; 18 – Sunday (Monday). Fine day Fowler & Walter at church, very cold. Esther very ill. Margaret & Lucy sick also.; 19 – Monday (Tuesday). Fine day, very, very cold. Fowler hauling hay to Debert in P.m. Had Dr. Johnson in p.m.; 20 – Tuesday (Wednesday). Very cold day, coldest day. Hauling hay to Debert. Dr. came in a.m. Esther tem. 105.; 21 – Wednesday (Thursday). Fine day, cold. Hauling hay from Upper in p.m. Hauling hay in a.m. to Debert. Dr. came.; 22 – Thursday (Friday). Fine day. Hauling hay from Upper Marsh.; 23 – Friday (Saturday). Fine day. Hauling hay from Upper Marsh.; 24 – Saturday (Sunday). Fine day. Fowler hauling hay. Busy with Esther.; 25 – Sunday (Monday). Fine day. 2 lambs came. All home, all day.; 26 – Monday (Tuesday). Fine day. Fowler hauling hay from Upper Marsh. Dr. here in p.m. Uncle Eddie, Miss McLaughlin, Mrs. John Fraser called.; 27 – Tuesday (Wednesday). Terrible day of rain. Mr. Milligan here in p.m. Esther better. Fowler hauled load of hay home in a.m.; – Wednesday (Thursday). Fine day. Mr. Milligan here in p.m. Esther better. Dr. here in p.m.;

1918 – March

March 1 – Friday. Fine mild day. Myrtle Vance buried in pm, funeral at church at 1:30. I played organ. Kate Rutherford here in p.m. Fowler hauling hardwood.; 2 – Saturday. Fine mild day. Miss Phillips here in p.m. Fowler hauling hardwood from Ernie Cottam’s woods.; 3 – Sunday. Sunny day & blowing. Home all day. I stayed in bed.; 4 – Monday. Snowing & blowing. Hauling wood from back of house.; 5 – Tuesday. Snowing & blowing. Fowler hauling softwood.; 6 – Wednesday. Snowing & blowing. Dr. here in eve from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Fowler hauling softwood.; 7 – Thursday. Fine day, very, very cold. Girlies out on varandha and up for mail. Mr. Milligan here with Magic Lantern and to tea. Fowler hauling wood to house.; 8 – Friday. Fine lovely day, mild. Fowler hauling soft wood. Mr. Melville McNutt died at night. Fowler went up to McNutt’s at 12:45 p.m.; 9 – Saturday. Fine day. Letter from Mrs. Walker. Fowler & Walter chopping.; 10 – Sunday. Dreadful day of snow and wind. No church.; 11 – Monday. Blowing a gale & drifting. No funeral.; 12 – Tuesday. Fine day. Mr. Melville McNutt buried, funeral in church. Mr. & Mrs. Smith & Dell here to tea, had gramophone.; 13 – Wednesday. Fine day. Mrs. M. McNutt went to Truro. Mrs. John Fraser called. Fowler at McNutt’s about Melville’s will.; 14 – Thursday. Fine mild day. Mr. & Mrs. Jennings here all afternoon. Mrs. John Fraser & George here also. At McNutt’s fixing things up.; 15 – Friday. Snowing & blowing. Mr. Milligan called here in p.m. on way to Debert. Fowler bought churn, etc. from Loran’s.; 16 – Saturday. Very cold, windy day. Fowler, Walter, Margaret & Lucy hauling wood from Mr. Melville McNutt’s in p.m.; 17 – Sunday. Fine mild day. Fowler, Walter & I at church in p.m. Fowler put fire on in church. Geordie Vance & family went to Debert.; 18 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler & Walter chopping.; 19 – Tuesday. Fine mild, lovely day. Fowler & Mr. Smith at Truro. Margaret, Lucy & Walter hauled wood. Letters from Helen & Lill.; 20 – Wednesday. Fine day. Hauled two loads from M. McNutt’s barn to Essie’s.; 21 – Thursday. Fine day. Hauled hay in a.m. & p.m.; 22 – Friday. Fine day. Hauled logs in a.m. & p.m.; 23 – Saturday. Fine day. Helen Vance here all p.m. & to tea with Esther. Fowler hauling logs. Fowler appraising M. McNutt’s in a.m.; 24 – Sunday. Fine day. cold, high wind. Communion in Masstown, 3 persons present. Fowler & I at Mrs. F.’s in eve.; 25 – Monday. Fine lovely day. Sandy McNutt died 7 a.m. Harvey Cottam came for Fowler, had breakfast here. I drove up to see Aunt Ruth in a.m.; 26 – Tuesday. Snowing all day. Russel McLean’s baby dead. Fowler hauling wood for Mrs. F. in a.m. & p.m.; 27 – Wednesday. Snowy day. Sandy McNutt buried in p.m. Fowler & I at Sandy McNutt’s, Charlie Vance’s & Robert Dauphinee in eve about Mel McNutt’s papers.; 28 – Thursday. Fine day. 29 – Friday. Lovely fine day.; 30 – Saturday. Fine lovely day. Helen and Margaret out, Boston here in p.m. Margaret & Lucy at Fraser’s, got 3 hens (chocolate).; 31 – Sunday. Fine lovely day. Fowler, Walter & I at church in p.m. Mr. Milligan forgot it was church in Masstown. Easter Sunday. Sleighing gone.

1918 – April

April 1 – Monday. Fine lovely, spring day. Fowler Hauling hay from Essie’s barn to Debert Sta.; 2 – Tuesday. Fine mild day like spring. Fowler hauling hay for Mr. Smith.; 3 – Wednesday. Fine day, dark, mild. Dr. Johnson here in eve for two hours. Fowler hauling out Frances McNutt Robertson’s things. Fred’s birthday.; 4 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler & Walter to woods chopping. Walter, girlies & I at prayer meeting & pictures in eve.; 5 – Friday. Snowing all day. Letter from Auntie Lou. Fowler at Ruth McNutt’s in a.m., at Frasre’s in p.m.; 6 – Saturday. Fine day, cold. Fowler at Jennings at saw. Mrs. Jennings, Mrs. Bottomley & Miss Phillips here in p.m. Mrs. Jennings stayed to tea.; 7 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. Girlies, Walter & I at church in eve. Mr. W. H. Grant from New Glasgow preached.; 8 – Monday. Fine day, cold. Fowler at Earl Jennings at saw.; 9 – Tuesday. Fine day, cold. Fowler at Jennings at saw.; 10 – Wednesday. Fine day, very cold. Saw here for supper, came at 1 p.m.; 11 – Thursday. Fine day, cold. Saw here for dinner. Dr. Johnson & brother here at 8:30 p.m.; 12 – Friday. Fine day, cold. Helen here in p.m. Cleaning downstairs room for Esther. Mr. Milligan here to dinner. Fowler at McLean’s at saw.; 13 – Saturday. Fine mild day. Helen Vance here all p.m. Cleaning esther’s room. Dolls, books & games came. Fowler at Mr. Gray’s in eve with hide. Fowler at Fraser’s for saw.; 14 – Sunday. Fine lovely day. Went to church, too late.; 15 – Monday. Fine day. Whiting the bed-room & kitchen pantry. Splitting wood.; 16 – Tuesday. Cold, fine day. Fowler & Mr. F. killed beef at noon. Took hide to Gray’s.; 17 – Wednesday. Cold day. Fowler at Bulmer’s in p.m. Took meat to Debert in a.m.; 18 – Thursday. Cold day. Fowler at saw at Bulmer’s all day. Mr. Milligan here in p.m. Whiting the bath room.; 19 – Friday. Cold day. Fowler, Margaret & Lucy took wood to Mr. Milligan’s in p.m.; 20 – Saturday. Cold day. Brought home load of wood from McNutt’s at school in p.m.; 21 – Sunday. Fine day. Girlies, Walter & I at church in eve. Mr. Stevens spoke.; 22 – Monday. Rainy day. Fowler washed kitchen.; 23 – Tuesday. Cold day. Busy about kitchen & pantry. Artie Bulmer here splitting wood.; 24 – Wednesday. Cold day. Busy at kitchen & Pantry & Esther. Thunder & lightening & raining.; 25 – Thursday. Cold, wind day. Artie Bulmer splitting wood. Dr. here in p.m. Finishing kitchen & pantry.; 26 – Friday. Fine lovely day. Cleaning kitchen & pantry finished. Expected Fred in eve, didn’t come.; 27 – Saturday. Fine lovely day. Fowler & Walter at mill. Fowler all day. Mr. F. & Fowler here for tea. Whiting dining room pantry.; 28 – Sunday. Fine lovely day. Walter, Margaret, Lucy & I at church in .m. Mr. Forbes preached.; 29 – Monday. Fine lovely day. Fred came in a.m. Splitting wood.; 30 – Tuesday. Fine day. Splitting wood. Mr. & Mrs. Geo Vance went west.

1918 – May

May 1 – Wednesday. Rainy day. Mr. Milligan here to tea. Mr. Robert Stevens buried in pm. Busy at dining room.; 2 – Thursday. Fine day. Splitting. Working at dining room. Mrs. John Fraser here in p.m. At prayer meeting in eve.; 3 – Friday. Fine day. Walter, Margaret, Fowler & I at Rec Cross concert in eve. Fred went with Frank Jennings. Finished splitting. Fowler at Jennings in eve to get grain cleared.; 4 – Saturday. Fine day. Fowler went to Truro. Sawing big hardwood logs.; 5 – Sunday. Fine day. Girlies, Walter & I at S. S. in p.m. Walter at church in eve, late for church, didn’t go in.; 6 – Monday. Fine day. Splitting wood. Fowler & Walter went to Upper Marsh for load of ay. Girlies at school.; 7 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler & Walter at marsh – home – all day dykeing. Letter from Lill. Taking paper off parlor.; 8 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler at Truro. Took snaps. Taking paper off parlor. Girlies home.; 9 – Thursday. Fine day, cold. Fowler & Walter pressing hay at Alex McNutt’s barn all day. Fred at Debert Village in eve with Burt Putnam.; 10 – Friday. Lovely fine day. Arbor Day. Fred went to Halifax to Camp Hill Hospital, he went on mule train in a.m. with Mr. Jennings. Fowler & Walter pressing hay at Alex McNutt’s barn.; 11 – Saturday. Fine day. Fowler at Mr. F.’s shearing sheep.; 12 – Sunday. Fine day. at S. S. & church in p.m. Took Mrs. John Fraser home. Mr. & Mrs. Milligan here after church.; 13 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler at Mr. F.’s in a.m. shearing sheep. Mr. F. & Fowler shearing sheep here in p.m. Walter clearing garden.; 14 – Tuesday. Fine day. Two letters from Fred. Finished shearing sheep in p.m. Walter clearing up garden. Mary & Lucy home with whooping cough.; 15 – Wednesday. Fine day. Cleaning upstairs. Wrote Fred, sent $10.00. Fowler & Mr. F. away cutting colts(?).; 16 – Thursday. Fine day. Girlies home from school. Sent Eaton $3.44 order. Lucy & I up to P.O. Cleaning upstairs. Fowler rolling land.; 17 – Friday. Fine lovely day. Esther out on porch for 1 hr & 1/2. Margaret in bed sick. Letter from Fred. Fowler harrowing all day.; 18 – Saturday. Lovely fine day. Esther out on porch all day. Mrs. John Fraser here all p.m. Fowler & Walter dipping sheep. Fowler at Mr. F.’s.; 19 – Sunday. Lovely fine day. Communion at Debert. Home all day. Amasa Betts, wife, sisters & children here in a.m. & eve. Esther out all day. 20 – Monday. Lovely fine day, hot as August. Esther out all day.; 21 – Tuesday. Rainy a.m. Fowler, Lander & Mr. F. took cattle to mountain. 17 herd.; 22 – Wednesday. Lovely fine, warm day. Esther in garden all p.m. Dr. here in p.m. Letter from Fred. Fowler & I at Russel McLean’s in eve for whipple tree.; 23 – Thursday. Rainy a.m., fine p.m. Fowler & Walter ploughing. I went up for mail in eve. Essie gave me two bananas for Esther.; 24 – Friday. Fine day. Fred came down f(Esther &) from Truro on bicycle here for dinner, Fowler & Walter ploughing in a.m., harrowing in p.m.; 25 – Saturday. Fine day. Nellie Vance here in p.m. Fowler at F.’s. Margaret & Walter ploughing in p.m. Esther has whooping cough.; 26 – Sunday. Fine day. Walter & I at S. S. and church. Took Mrs. Fraser home.; 27 – Monday. Fine day. Got films from Fred. Fowler & Walter at McNutt’s marsh field all day harrowing.; 28 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler & Walter at McNutt’s field seeding. Letter from Fred & Lill. Up all night with girls.; 29 – Wednesday. Fine day. Dr. Johnson here in p.m. Walter at F.’s ploughing. Fowler at home seeding grain. Up all night.; 30 – Thursday. Fine day. Walter & Fowler at Fraser’s ploughing all day.; 31 – Friday. Dark, fine day. Walter at home harrowing. Mrs. John Fraser here at noon. Fowler out at Debert for seeds & grain in a.m. At Fraser’s for dinner & tea all day.

1918 – June

June 1 – Saturday. Rainy day. Took 36 sheep, 28 lambs to mountain.; 2 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. Mr. & Mrs. Betts here in p.m. also Auntie Lou & Mrs. Gatchell. Got mail to-day.; 3 – Monday. Fine day. Mr. & Mrs. Betts here in p.m. brought Esther ice-cream & oranges. Planting garden seeds all day. Esther had bad night. Walter harrowing.; 4 – Tuesday. Fine day, cold wind. Dr. here in a.m. Esther out & in kitchen. Fowler seeding grain. Letter from Fred. Walter harrowing.; 5 – Wednesday. Fine lovely day. Esther out on front verandah all day. Helen here in eve, brought apple blossoms. Putting in garden seed & grain back of house.; 6 – Thursday. Fine hot day. I went to Folly in a.m. for Auntie Lou. Fowler, Mr. F. & Walter putting out manure all day. Dr. Johnson at Uncle Eddie’s, a son. Mrs. John Fraser here in p.m.; 7 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler, Walter & Mr. F. putting out manure all day.; 8 – Saturday. Fine day. Mrs. John Fraser here at noon with mail. Fowler, Walter & Mr. F. putting out manure all day. I took Auntie Lou home in eve.; 9 – Sunday. Fine day. Walter at S. S. & church. Mr. Frances preached. Mr. & Mrs. Ed. Lightbody & Margaret, Miss Bessie Phillips & Maud Vance here in eve. Dr. Johnson came at 12 p.m.; 10 – Monday. Fine day, raining for 1 hr. in p.m. Fowler & Walter putting out manure all day. Mr. F. all day helping.; 11 – Tuesday. Dark day. Fowler at Mr. F.’s putting out manure. Walter, Margaret & Lucy ploughing.; 12 – Wednesday. Dark, cold day. Walter, Margaret & Lucy ploughing. Fowler all day at Mr. F.’s putting out manure. Dr. here in eve.; 13 – Thursday. Rainy day. Fowler at Mr. F.’s in a.m. putting out manure. Fowler & Mr. F. in Gt. Village in p.m. cutting colts.; 14 – Friday. Rainy day. Putting out manure in p.m. Mr. F. here. Helen here in eve. Mr. & Mrs. Milligan & Miss Maxwell called in p.m.; 15 – Saturday. Fine day. Putting out manure at Mr. F.’s. Dr. here in a.m. Fowler at Folly in eve for fish.; 16 – Sunday. Fine day. Uncle Sandy & Jess here in p.m. Mabel & husband in car. Helen & Margaret here also. Mrs. John F. here after church.; 17 – Monday. Rainy day. Fowler cutting potatoes. Esther received letter from Fred. Letter from Mrs. Walker. 18 – Tuesday. Fine day, cold. Margaret, Lucy & Walter harrowing ground for potatoes. Fowler cutting potatoes. Fowler & I at John Smith’s in eve.; 19 – Fine day. Margaret, Lucy & Walter ploughing buckwheat ground. Fowler at Mr. F.’s. 20 – Thursday. Fine day, cold. Mr. John Smith here in p.m. planting potatoes. Annual Thanksgiving of W. F. M. S. (?) in eve. Walter ran away to Putnam’s.; 21 – Friday. Fine day, warm. Fowler & I at Bottomley’s at noon to register. Got patience plant & 2 books, at Fraser’s also. Fowler helping put in potatoes.; 22 – Saturday. Fine day, high wind, cool. Fowler, Margaret, Lucy & Mr. F. at mountain, took 2 cows & calves. Mrs. John F. here in p.m.; 23 – Sunday. Rainy day. Home all day.; 24 – Monday. Rainy day. Ploughing buckwheat ground. At Mort Upham’s & collecting school money. Fowler.; 25 – Tuesday. Dark showers. Harrowing & ploughing turnip ground.; 26 – Wednesday. Dark fine day. Put in turnips in a.m. Harrowed buckwheat ground.; 27 – Thursday. Dark fine day. Harrowed buckwheat ground. Mrs. Bottomley &, Miss Phillips here in p.m.; 28 – Friday. Fine dark day. Girlies up to Lawrences for ice-cream. Miss Phillips treating school. Dr. here in a.m.; 29 – Saturday. Fine day. Fowler at Mr. F.’s putting in turnips. Drove to Folly in p.m. Uncle Dan got oranges in Gt. Village for me. At Lou & Uncle Eddie’s. Dr. Johnson called in p.m. (Can’t make out next sentence).; 30 – Sunday. Rainy day. Mr. & Mrs. Milligan, Lou & Mrs. John Fraser here after church in eve. Helen here in p.m.

1918 – July

July 1 – Monday. Rainy day. Margaret & Fowler fencing.; 2 – Tuesday. Rainy day. started to paper bed-room. Got Esther out & doing rooms. Fowler & Margaret fencing. Letter from Fred. 3 – Wednesday. Rainy day. Fowler & I papering bed-room. Dr. Johnson called in a.m.; 4 – Thursday. Rainy day. Fowler & I papering bed-room. Mrs. Betts called in p.m. on way to Bass River Presbyterial.; 5 – Friday. Rainy day. Finished papering bed-room. Dora Vance, Mannie Lawrence & Lois Vance called in eve. Insurance agent here in p.m.; 6 – Saturday. Fine day. Fowler & Margaret harrowing potatoes. Got Esther back in bed-room. Painted washstand & chair.; 7 – Sunday. Rainy day. Home all day.; 8 – Monday. Rainy day. Finished up all the bed-room everything in place. Hanging pictures.; 9 – Tuesday. Fine hot day. Fowler & girls cultivating potatoes & turnips. At Folly in p.m. Got oranges & bananas.; 10 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler & girls busy weeding garden. Busy cleaning up stairs, hall & serving room.; 11 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler & girls weeding garden. Busy fixing up house.; 12 – Friday. Fine day. Weeding in garden. Busy fixing up house & serving room.; 13 – Saturday. Fine day. Fowler & girlies went to Truro in a.m. to stay at Fannie’s & Mrs. Walker’s.; 14 – Sunday. Terrible day of rain. Dr. Johnson here in p.m.; 15 – Monday. Fine day. Girlies & Fowler got home from Truro at 2 p.m.; 16 – Tuesday. Fine day, hot. Fowler & girlies weeding in garden. Very busy about house.; 17 – Wednesday. Fine day, hot. Fowler at mountain fencing. Girlies weeding in garden, card from Lill. Made bedroom curtains and hung them up.; 18 – Thursday. Fine hot day. Mr. McNutt’s hay sale. I went to Truro with Mr. & Mrs. Milligan & Miss Stewart in auto. Preserving strawberries.; 19 – Friday. Fine day. Busy cooking & cleaning for Lill & Graham.; 20 – Saturday. Fine day, very hot. Lill & Graham came at 5 p.m. Fowler & Margaret cultivating potatoes & turnips. 21 – Sunday. Fine hot day. Fowler, Lill, Graham & girlies at church in a.m. Fowler, girlies, Lill & I for drive to Bass River.; 22 – Monday. Dark fine day. Lill & Graham out at Folleigh Lake. Fowler, Lucy & Margaret weeding turnips. Fowler went to Truro with them at 5 p.m., stayed all night. Bit thunder storm in night.; 23 – Tuesday. Fine day, hot. Fowler came home in Mrs. Betts auto in p.m. Mrs. Betts & kiddies here to tea. Bit thunder storm in eve.; 24 – Wednesday. dark day. Fowler at Mr. F.’s in a.m. Fowler & girls weeding turnips. Fowler & I at Putnam’s about S. teacher. At Jimmy McLaughin’s, Lightbody’s & Dykeman’s.; 25 – Thursday. Fine day. Elmer & Carl Jennings here weeding turnips all day. Dr. Johnson here in p.m. Mr. Milligan here to tea.; 26 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler hauling hay for Mr. F. all day. Margaret Boston here in p.m. & to tea. 27 – Saturday. Fine day. Fowler hauling hay.; 28 – Sunday. Fine day. Girls & S. S. in p.m. At church in eve, played organ. 29 – Monday. Rainy day. Fowler hauling hay.; 30 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler & Margaret cultivating.; 31 – Wednesday. Fine day. Melville McNutt’s sale. Got lamp, clock & umbrella. Mr. Smith & Louie McNutt here all evening fixing up books.

1918 – August

August 1 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler & Mary out at McNutt’s in a.m. Fowler & I there in eve gathering things up. Fowler & Margaret cultivating & ploughing.; 2 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler & Margaret ploughing potatoes. Fred came in a.m. Letter from Edward Barley.; 3 – Saturday. Rainy day, cleared up at 5 p.m. Fowler & I drove to Truro to see “Old Homestead”. At Fannie’s all night;. 4 – Sunday. Fine lovely day. Fowler & I at Mrs. Walker’s & at Chatagua? in p.m. for song service, heard Mr. Dixon.; 5 – Monday. Horrible day of rain. Stearns Maggie & baby called. Fowler fixing up hay forks. Fred went to Truro with milk train. Fowler went with grain to mill.; 6 – Tuesday. Dark day. Fowler at Mr. F.’s in a.m. At mountain in p.m. Helen here all p.m. & to tea.; 7 – Wednesday. Fine day. Mary & Porter married in church. Lulu & Jennie Fraser here to tea. Mrs. John Smith, Mrs. Moffot, Allie & Clara. Dr. Johnson here in a.m.; 8 – Thursday. Fine dark day. “Betts” here on way to mountain in a.m. Fowler mowing hay.; 9 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler mowing hay. Betts called in eve on way home.; 10 – Saturday. Fine day. Roxy & I drove to Truro in a.m., went to Mrs. Walker’s in eve. At picture show. Put in three loads in p.m.; 11 – Sunday. Fine day. Roxy & I at Mrs. Walker’s all day, out walking in p.m.; 12 – Monday. Rainy a..m., fine p.m. Roxy & I arrived home at 10 p.m.; 13 – Tuesday. Dark day, washed, and cooked. Letter from Fred.; 14 – Wednesday. Fine day. Busy haying. Dr. called in eve.; 15 – Thursday. Fine day, very hot. Busy haying. Mr. Milligan & Mrs. John Fraser & George called in p.m.; 16 – Friday. Fine day. Busy haying. I went picking raspberries with Mrs. John Fraser. Got 6 lbs. Dr. called in p.m.; 17 – Saturday. Fine day, very hot. Putting in hay all day.; 18 – Sunday. Fine day. Mr. Milligan called for me in auto to go to church, played organ in church.; 19 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler mowing. Busy washing and cleaning up house.; 20 – Tuesday. Fine day, hot. Lionel Fannie, Cyril, Willie & Frances here for dinner & tea. Fannie lost pocket book. Busy haying all day.; 21 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler & John Lynds at mountain. I went up to see Aunt Ruth McNutt. Mrs. John Fraser & I walked up to P.Q. in eve.; 22 – Thursday. Fine day. Busy haying all day. Busy cooking. Fannie, Frances & Bain Johnson’s here in p.m. Mr. Scott here all day.; 23 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler mowing. Margaret & Lucy at Lois’ & Mannie Lawrence’s garden party in p.m. & eve. Fowler at Ed. Lightbody’s to get him _____ horse.; 24 – Saturday. Fine day, very hot. Busy haying, worked until 11 p.m. Fowler & I up at hall washing dishes in a.m.; 25 – Sunday. Nice day, hot. Roxy took ill at breakfast. Dr. & wife called in p.m. Margaret & Lucy at S. S. in p.m. Esther, Margaret, Lucy & I at Mrs. F.’s in p.m.; 26 – Monday. Fine day, very hot. Roxy sick. Helen here in p.m. I washed. Girls started School. Put in load of hay.; 27 – Tuesday. Dark, squally day. Fowler & Mr. F. at mountain, got lambs. Letter from Lill. Fowler butchered in eve. Cold day.; 28 – Wednesday. Lovely fine day. Fowler at Mr. F.’s all day haying.; 29 – Thursday. Fine lovely fine day. Esther & I driving all morning around Masstown. Fowler mowing in Home Marsh.; 30 – Friday. Fine lovely day. Esther, Fowler & I went to in John McLean’s car. Brought Ralph Weatherby home with us. Letter from Fred. Fowler & I at mountain for Phyllis & calf.; 31 – Saturday. Fine dark day. Fowler at Mr. F.’s all day, putting in hay. Letter from Fred.

1918 – September

September 1 – Sunday. Fine day. At S. S. & church. Margaret, Lucy & Ralph too.;2 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler, Mr. F. at Truro, home 12:30 p.m. Esther & I at Folly in p.m. I went to village in eve with bread tin & dish pans to sodder. Letter from Fred.; 3 – Tuesday. Fine day. Dr. here in p.m. Fowler & Willie at House Marsh.; 4 – Wednesday. Dark day. Willie & Fowler at Upper Marsh.; 5 – Thursday. Fine day, showers in p.m. Esther & I at Fraser’s in p.m. & to tea. Willie & Fowler at Upper Marsh.; 6 – Friday. Fine day, dark. Esther & I at Folly in a.m. Fowler & Willie at Upper Marsh. 7 – Saturday. Rainy day. Fowler & Willie fixing cow stable. Dr. called in p.m.; 8 – Sunday. Fine day. Fannie & Lionel here in a.m. Children at S. S. in p.m.; 9 – Monday. Rainy day. Fowler working at marsh bills all day.; 10 – Tuesday. Dark day.; 11 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler & Roxy at Upper Marsh all day.; 12 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler & Roxy at Upper Marsh all day.; 13 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler & Roxy at Upper Marsh all day.; 14 – Saturday. Fine day. Margaret, Lucy & Fowler at Upper Marsh all day. Margaret & Lucy came home on Charlie’s back. Esther at Helen’s to tea.; 15 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. Fowler, Esther, Margaret, Lucy, Ralph & I at church in a.m. Communion in Masstown. Fowler & I at Fraser’s.; 16 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler at.; 17 – Tuesday. Fine day. At House Marsh. Busy cleaning girlies room.; 18 – Wednesday. Rainy day. Fowler, Mr. F. & Scott at mountain for sheep. At Helen’s giving her first lesson.; 19 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler, Roxy & Ralph at Upper Marsh all day. Mr. F. & Scott helping.; 20 – Friday. Dark, squally day. Fowler at Home Marsh in a.m. & p.m. Letter from Mrs. Walker. Sent Eaton’s & Simpson’s order.; 21 Saturday. Rainy day. Mr. F. here for dinner. Fowler, Margaret & Lucy at mountain. Mrs. John Fraser here in eve. Big rain. Fowler bought books, etc & Lucy’s boots at Gt, Village. ; 22 – Sunday. Fine day. Walked to church in eve. Mr. Milligan brought us home in eve. Children’s Day.; 23 – Monday. Rainy day. Cutting grain at Fraser’s in p.m.; 24 – Tuesday. Fine day. Cutting grain at Mr. F.’s & here all day.; 25 – Wednesday. Fine day. Cutting grain here all day.; 26 – Thursday. Dark cold day. Fowler, Mr. F., Mrs. J. Fraser, George & John all went to Truro in his auto.; 27 – Friday. Dark day. Esther & Mrs. J. Fraser drove to Folly in p.m. Allen Campbell called in eve. Fowler & Mr. F. & Mr. Hepburn binding grain.; 28 – Saturday. Fine dark day. Fowler & Mr. F. at mountain for lambs. Esther & I at Helen’s in p.m. Esther stayed to tea.; 29 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. Mr. Johnson preached in P.m. Mr. Daniels brought him down in car. Dr. Johnson called in p.m.; 30 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler after sheep at Jardine James, not there, he & Ralph went to Folly Mountain brought home old ewe & lambs.

1918 – October

October 1 – Tuesday. Rainy day. Fowler, Mr. F. & Ralph went for sheep to John Little’s none there.;2 – Wednesday. Fine lovely warm day. Putting in grain all day. Fred drove down in p.m. with horse back to Truro in eve.; 3 – Thursday. Terrible day of rain. Fowler at Fraser’s in a.m. Fowler & I drove up to Beccie Davidson’s to Uncle Sam’s funeral. Had tea, came home in eve. Fred came down in a.m.; 4 – Friday. Fine lovely, cold day. Making chow-chow. Mrs. J. Fraser here in p.m. Fowler & Ralph digging in a.m. Took calves to marsh. Fowler & Fred at Upper Marsh in p.m. Dance at Ed. Lightbody’s. 5 – Saturday. Dark fine day. Fowler, Margaret, Lucy & Fred went to Upper Marsh for t put in salt hay.; 6 – Sunday. Rainy day. Home all day.; 7 – Monday. Rainy day. Fowler at Mr. F.’s. Fred went back to Halifax. Fowler traded Lou for Mr. Gilises horse.; 8 – Tuesday. Fine day. Foxy, Ralph & Fowler at Upper Marsh.; 9 – Wednesday. Fine day. Esther went to Red Cross at Mrs. Murray’s. Mrs. Wilbert McKinlay & Mrs. Gibson here to tea. Fowler, Roxy & Ralph at Upper Marsh finished.; 10 – Thursday. Rainy day. Fowler at Mr. F.’s. Letter from Fred. 11 – Friday. Fine day. Putting in grain all day. Snow, hail & rain in p.m.; 12 – Saturday. Fine lovely day. Harvey here, helping to put off grain. Essie’s Auction in p.m. Putting in grain all day. Esther, Lucy & I at auction.; 13 – Sunday. Fine day. at S. S. & church. Fowler & I at Folly in eve at Auntie Lou’s.; 14 – Monday. Fine day, dark. Fowler & Margaret at marsh. Thanksgiving Day. Taking grain off in barn.; 15 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler, Margaret & Lucy at Home Marsh. Hauling hay home.; 16 – Wednesday. Fine day. At Aunt Ruth’s getting flowers from her. Letter from Fred. Fowler, Margaret & Lucy to marsh hauling hay. 17 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler & Margaret hauling hay from Home Marsh. Planting flowers from Aunt Ruth. Helen here in p.m.; 18 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler & Margaret hauling hay from Home Marsh.; 19 – Saturday. Fine day. Hauling hay from Home Marsh, also four loads for Mr. F. Margaret helping Fowler. Letter from Fred. 20 – Sunday. Fine lovely day. Home all day. Had S. S. in p.m. in parlor. Wrote Lill. ; 21 – Dark a.m. Put young cattle in M. McNutt’s field-shore. At marsh all day. Busy sewing. 22 – Tuesday. Fine day. At marsh all day. Busy sewing.; 23 – Wednesday. Fine day. At marsh all day. Busy sewing.; 24 – Thursday. Fine day. At marsh all day. Busy sewing.; 25 – Friday. Fine day. All at marsh all day. Busy sewing. At Folly calling up Dr.; 26 – Saturday. Fine mild day. At Gt. Village in a.m. At Debert Sta. in p.m. Esther & I , Margaret, Lucy, Ralph & Roxy at marsh all day.; 27 – Sunday. Rainy day. Dr. here in p.m. Home all day. Fowler at church, went with Mr. Milligan.; 28 – Monday. Rainy day. Margaret & I at Truro a.m., home at 4:30 p.m. Fowler at Russel’s.; 29 – Tuesday. Rainy day. Fowler at McLean’s, Margaret, Lucy, Ralph, & Roxy at marsh all day.; 30 – Wednesday. Rainy day. Fowler at McLean’s. Margaret, Ralph & Fowler out to East Mines for sheep, not there.; 31 – Thursday. Rainy day. Went to Truro with John & Mr. Mclean & Mr. F., got tooth out.

1918 – November

November 1 – Friday. Rainy day. Fowler at McLean’s picking potatoes.; 2 – Saturday. Rainy day. Sore jaw from tooth. Fixing barn floor. Cleaning up stairs Esther’s room. Fowler at McLean at potatoes.; 3 – Sunday. Fine day. Home all day. Singing hymns in p.m. & eve.; 4 – Monday. Fine day. Digging potatoes in a.m. Mr. F., Russel, John & Stanley McLean here for tea.; 5 – Tuesday. Fine day, dark. Digging potatoes in a.m. Picking all p.m. Letter from Mrs. Walker.; 6 – Wednesday. Very cold. Picking rotten potatoes. Fowler pulling turnips.; 7 – Thursday. Very cold. Picking rotten potatoes. Fowler picking turnips. Fowler for load of hay in p.m. Esther & I at Mrs. Fraser’s.; 8 – Friday. Cold day. Picking potatoes. Mr. McCullogh here for dinner in p.m. for load of hay. Snowing in p.m.; 9 – Saturday. Fine day, mild. Topping turnips all day for load of hay in eve.; 10 – Sunday. Fine day. Home all day. Singing hymns in p.m.; 11 – Monday. Fine day, very cold. Margaret did washing, Roxy pulled turnips. Margaret, Esther & I at Folly in p.m. Finished turnips. War Ended !!!; 12 – Tuesday. Fine day, mild. Getting in turnips.; 13 – Wednesday. Fine day, mild. Getting in turnips finished. Esther & I at Folly in eve. Dr. here at 10 p.m.; 14 – Thursday. Snowing & blowing. Margaret & Lucy at Aunt Ruth’s farm for cattle in a.m.; 15 – Friday. Snowing. Hauling in furnace wood all day. Esther & I up to store, made red cabbage.; 16 – Saturday. Rainy day. Fowler at mountain for cattle with Mr. F. I drove to Truro at 3 p.m., home at 8 p.m., had tooth pulled out.; 17 – Sunday. Fine lovely day. Fowler & Mr. F. at mountain for cattle, got theirs. Mrs. John Fraser & George here all afternoon. Esther, Margaret & Lucy at Folly in p.m.. ; 18 – Monday. Rainy day. Putting Putting illuminum on stove in bed-rooms. White boots came from Salem.; 19 – Tuesday. Rainy day. Fowler at Mr. F.’s all day topping turnips.; 20 – Wednesday. Fine day. Cleaning windows all day. Letter from Fred. Fowler hauling _____ to Debert in p.m., also Mr. F.; 21 – Thursday. Fine day, mild. Cleaned kitchen put new mats on floor. Fowler hauling lumber to Debert all day. Made birthday cake for Lucy.; 22 – Friday. Fine day. Cleaned up barn-yard in a.m. At Russel McLean’s for thresher in p.m.; 23 – Saturday. Fine day. Fowler at McLean’s for thresher all day. Helen Vance here at p.m. & eve. Dr. called in eve. 24 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. Laura, Mabel & John Murray here after church with chinchilla & rain coat from Fannie’s. Mrs. John Fraser here also.; 25 – Monday. Fine, lovely day. Fowler at McLean’s for thresher. Mrs. Johnson and George here in p.m.; 26 – Tuesday. Fine day, dreadful cold & windy. Letter from Lill. Fowler at McLean’s for thresher in a.m. at Fraser’s all p.m. & eve.; 27 – Wednesday. Fine mild day. Esther out all day, helping in barn. Fowler & Margaret hauling hay from Home Marsh. John McLean hauled load for p.m. then to tea.; 28 – Thursday. Fine day. Finished hauling haying from Home Marsh. Mr. F. helping, here to tea. Roxy & I putting out ashes all day , cleaned furnace.; 29 – Friday. Fine day, snowing in a.m., cold fine p.m. Fowler & I at Portaupique for heifers.; 30 – Saturday. Fine mild day. Girlies & I at Truro, had tea at Fannie’s, home at 8 p.m.

Note: There is mention of the end of World War I, on December 11th, otherwise, there is very little said about the war in the diary.

1918 – December

December 1 – Sunday. Fine day, very cold. Home all day. Singing hymns in eve. Mr. Milligan received “a calf”.: 2 – Monday. Fine day, cold. Sewing all day. Fowler up at hall all p.m. fixing overhead about chimney. Mrs. John Fraser here in p.m.; 3 – Tuesday. Fine day, mild. Fowler & Mr. F. went to mountain for sheep. Mr. Milligan here on way to get wood from Aunt Ruth’s. Letter from Mrs. Walker.; 4 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler at Hepburn’s in eve. Rob called in eve about thresher. Fowler & Mr. F. for sheep at mountains all day.; 5 – Thursday. Fine day. Thresher came in p.m. Busy cooking.; 6 – Friday. Fine mild day. Thresher left in p.m. Mrs. John Fraser here in p.m. also George.; 7 – Saturday. Fine day, cold. Fowler at hall fixing stove pipes.; 8 – Sunday. Fine day, very cold. Mr. Milligan here in p.m.; 9 – Monday. Big snow storm. Fowler out at Carroll’s for cement.; 10 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler at hall fixing up flue. Fowler & I at Will Morrison’s in eve, good sleighing.; 11 – Wednesday. Fine day. Mrs. John Fraser, George & I at Gt. Village in p.m., good sleighing. Margaret in bed. Lucy & Esther for sleigh drive all a.m.; 12 – Thursday. Big snow storm. Putting in wood in wood-house. Fowler at Home Marsh in a.m., brought home mowing machine.; 13 – Fine mild day, good sleighing. Fowler killed pig in p.m. Esther making fudge.; 14 – Saturday. Fine lovely, mild day. Fowler & I at Truro, home at 11 p.m. Had tea at Fannie’s. John Fraser arrived home from France.; 15 – Sunday. Rainy day, mild.; 16 – Monday. Fine mild day. Putting in wood. Busy cooking. Fowler at Fraser’s all day. Thresher in a.m.; 17 – Tuesday. Fine mild day. Finished putting in stove wood. Busy cooking for Xmas.; 18 – Wednesday. Fine mild day. Finished putting in furnace wood.; 19 – Thursday. Fine mild day. Mort Upham here helping butcher steer in p.m. Busy cooking.; 20 – Friday. Fine mild day. Fowler & I at Truro, home at 8 p.m. Sold two quarters of beef.; 21 – Saturday. Fine mild day. Fowler & I at Johnnie Fraser’s Masonic funeral in p.m. At Auntie Lou’s also.; 22 – Sunday. Fine day, mild. All at church in p.m. Fowler at Fraser’s in eve.; 23 – Monday. Fine mild day. Fowler & I out at Debert paying organ fund at DeArmond’s about school paper.; 24 – Tuesday. Fine mild day. Fowler at Folly all p.m. butchering pigs. Mr. Hepburn here in p.m. with minutes. Parcels from Mrs. Walker & Auntie Lill. Fowler & I at business meeting in eve up in vestry.; 25 – Xmas Day. Wednesday. Rainy day, all day. Up at 15 to 6. Margaret up at Jennings in p.m. for S. S. report. Nice day and enjoyed it.; 26 – Thursday. Fine cold day. Fowler & I at Folly in a.m. & p.m. at Mr. Milligan’s to fix church books. At Sarah Gallagher’s all p.m.; 27 – Friday. Fine mild day. Fowler at Leander’s for thresher in p.m.; 28 – Saturday. Fine day, cold. Fowler hauling coal all p.m. from East Mines Station. Fowler at Leander’s in a.m. Helen here in p.m. Letter from Fred.; 29 – Sunday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler & I at church in eve. Mr. Milligan’s last sermon.; 30 -Monday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler & I at Putnam’s in about church? affairs. Fowler & I congregational business meeting in eve at Folly; 31 – Tuesday. Fine day, cold. Fowler carving up quarters of beef. Fowler & I over at Fraser’s to tea, had turkey & oysters. Spent evening.

1919 – January

January 1 – Wednesday. Rainy day. Esther, Margaret & Lucy at Mrs. F.’s in p.m. Sleighing in a.m.,, snowed in night.; 2 – Thursday. Rained all day. Fowler & I put on double windows. Rawley man here.; 3 – Friday. Snowing, raining & hailing all day. Harvey Cottam here to tea. Margaret went to Folly to mail letter to Fred. Letter from Fred, very ill wth flu.; 4 – Saturday. Rainy all day. Fowler working at marsh bills all day. Margaret, Lucy & Ralph doing house work all day.; 5 – Sunday. Fine day. No church. Fowler & I at Fraser’s in p.m.; 6 – Monday. Snowing & blowing all day, very cold. Fowler took meat to Fannie’s.; 7 – Tuesday. Fine day, mild. Fowler & I at Gt. Village for stove pipe at Uncle Eddie’s in eve, also Mrs. Little not home.; 8 – Wednesday. Fine day, mild. Fowler & I around for church money at Mrs. Cottam’s & had tea t Mrs. Jennings. Letter from Fred, he is better.; 9 – Thursday. Fine day, rainy & mild. Fowler & I at Mrs. Little’s with Sch. money. At Fraser’s in eve, had lovely visit.; 10 – Friday. Cold stormy day. Mr. F. went to Truro; Margaret, Lucy & Fowler did his barn work.; 11 – Saturday. Cold day, very windy. Mr. & Mrs. Geo. A. Fraser called on way down to Folly in a.m. Fowler & girlies at Fraser’s, Grof’s & Alfred McNutt’s.; 12 – Sunday. Very cold day. Fowler & I at church in eve. Mr. Wood preached.; 13 – Monday. Cold day, rainy. Fowler hauled slag from Debert Station in p.m. Fowler & I at Folly in evening. Letter from Fred, much better.; 14 – Tuesday. Fine day, mild. Fowler & I for sleigh drive to Debert Bridge & up to Fraser’s. Letters from Edward Barley & Auntie Lou.; 15 – Wednesday. Fine day, cold. Fowler hauling straw for L. P. Smith. Fowler & I at Smith’s in eve.; 16 – Thursday. Cold, windy day. Fowler getting horses shoed. Fowler & I at John Little’s in eve about church books. Letters from Fred from Halifax.; 17 – Friday. Fine mild day. John F. & George here in a.m. John & Fowler all over wood lot, back home in p.m. Esther & I at Jennings, Bottomley’s & Smith’s about S. S. & Red Cross. Charlie got shoed. Fowler up to church to stay for church meeting.; 18 – Saturday. Fine day, very cold. Margaret, Lucy & Fowler at Stephen Jennings in a.m. Fowler at Earl Jennings in eve.; 19 – Sunday. Fine mild day. Fowler & I at church. Reve. H. A. Lariviere, B. A. here to tea. Fowler drove him to Debert and Folly.; 20 – Monday. Fine day, very cold. Press came in a.m. here all day. Harvey Cottam & Earl Jennings. 21 – Tuesday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler & Margaret up to Upper Marsh for load of hay. Letter from Lill.; 22 – Wednesday. Lovely mild day. Fred came at noon looking thin. Brought lovely sleigh bells for girlies.; 23 – Thursday. Lovely mild day. Fred & girlies for sleigh drive to Folly in p.m. Fred & I at Jennings in eve.; 24 – Friday. Rainy day, terrible, all day. Letter from Mrs. Walker. Fred, Esther, Margaret & I playing whist all evening. Fowler mending rubbers.; 25 – Saturday. Snowing all day. Fowler mending rubbers all day.; 26 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. Had New Year’s dinner. Fowler, Fred & I at church in eve. Mr. Logan preached.; 27 – Monday. Fine day, cold. Fowler & Margaret went for load of hay in p.m., got stuck in marsh, left load.; 28 – Tuesday. Fine mild day. Fowler & Margaret hauled two loads from Upper Marsh. Esther, Fred & Lucy for drive in a.m. with Charlie.; 29 – Wednesday. Fine mild day. John F. & Fowler hauled four loads from Upper Marsh. Fred & girlies for drive with Charlie in a.m. Mr. Jennings ill with pneumonia.; 30 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler hauled load of hay from Upper Marsh.; 31 – Friday. Fine day, cold. Dance in hall in eve. Had good time. Hauled load of hay from marsh.

1919 – February

February 1 – Saturday. Fine day, cold. Fred & Ethel Leben up to Wilbert’s in eve.; 2 – Sunday. Fine day. Church in p.m. Fowler, Fred & I at it. Fowler & I at Folly after tea at Fraser’s. Fred home for tea. Mr. Logan preached.; 3 – Monday. Fine day, Cold. Picking up potatoes.; 4 – Tuesday. Fine day. Hauled two loads of potatoes to Debert Sta.; 5 – Wednesday. Fine day, very cold. Fred & I at Jennings and Lebren’s in eve, had Charlie. Hauled one load of potatoes to Debert Sta.; 6 – Thursday. Fine day, cold. Had dance in hall in eve. Fowler helping Mr. F. press hay.; 7 – Friday. Fine day, cold. Had Ethel & Dolly Lebren down here in eve. Fowler helping Mr. F. press hay.; 8 – Saturday. Fine day, cold. Fowler helping Mr. F. press hay all day. Fred drove Ethel Lebren to Truro in eve. Calves fell through floor.; 9 – Sunday. Cold fine day. Fowler & I at church in eve. Rev. H. A. Lariviere, B. A. preached in eve.; 10 – Monday. Fine day, cold.; 11 – Tuesday. Cold fine day. Margaret, Lucy & Ralph started school. Fowler & I at Folly in eve at Fraser’s. Fowler at Folly in p.m.; 12 – Wednesday. Fine day, milder. Mr. & Mrs. John Fraser & Lulu here in eve, played whist & rummy. Fowler at Fraser’s in p.m. appraising.; 13 – Thursday. Fine mild day. Fowler at Gt. Village at Rev. Gillespie’s auction, bought heater for room, put it up in eve.; 14 – Friday. Fine mild day. Fowler & Esther up at hall. Dance in eve.; 15 – Saturday. Fine day. Mr. Smith got stuck coming from Gt. Village. Fred went to Halifax in p.m.; 16 – Sunday. Fine day. Mr. Shaw preached. Fowler & I drove to Gt. Village to hear Mr. Gillespie preach farewell sermon.; 17 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler & I at Folly in eve.; 18 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler at Fraser’s all p.m., brought Lulu up. John & wife & George here in eve.; 19 – Wednesday. Rainy day. Working at marsh bills & breaking in Charlie.; 20 – Thursday. Fine day. Working at marsh bills & breaking in Charlie.; 21 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler breaking in Charlie. Working at marsh bills.; 22 – Saturday. Fine day. John, wife & George here to tea. John went to Debert Sta. in p.m. Fowler breaking in Charlie.; 23 – Sunday. Fine day. Mr. Shaw preached.; 24 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler hauling logs for John Fraser.; 25 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler hauling logs for John all day.; 26 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler hauling logs for John all day.; 27 – Thursday. Fine day. Big snow storm in p.m. & eve. Fowler & John hauling straw to Debert in p.m. Fowler hauling logs for John in a.m.; 28 – Friday. Fine day, roads blocked. Fowler hauling straw with John F. in a.m. & Fowler, Margaret & Lucy upset with Charlie on way to school lessons.

1919 – March

March 1 – Fine day. Fowler hauling logs for John Fraser.; 2 – Sunday. Fine day, mild. Mr. Wood preached in p.m.; 3 – Monday. Fine day, mild. Fowler & I drove to Truro, home for tea.; 4 – Tuesday. Fine mild day. Fowler, Esther & I at Horse Races at MeElmon’s pond. Fred Morrison’s horse won. Fowler hauling wood for Smith.; 5 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler hauling wood for Mr. Smith all day.; 6 – Thursday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler hauling logs for Mort Upham all day.; 7 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler hauling logs for Mort Upham all day.; 8 – Saturday. Fine day. Mort Upham here all day chopping wood. Lucy & Margaret took Esther down to Fraser’s in Folly in p.m.; 9 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. Girlies at church in Folly in a.m. dinner at Fraser’s. Home at 3 p.m. Fowler & I at church in eve. Mr. Wood preached.; 10 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler chopping wood.; 11 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler chopping wood. At Fraser’s in eve.; 12 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler & John F. hauling out wood in a.m., in p.m. hauled out Mr. G. F.’s hay to Debert, didn’t go. Horse race at McElmon’s in p.m.; 13 – Thursday. Fine day. fowler helped John F. haul hay all day out to Debert.; 14 – Friday. No entry.; 15 – Saturday. No entry.; 16 – Sunday. Fine lovely day. Mr. Fraser here to tea. Fowler drove him out to Debert in eve.; 17 – Monday. No entry.; 18 – Tuesday. No entry.; 19 – Wednesday. No entry.; 20 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler at Mr. F.’s in Folly in p.m. John & wife & George & Lulu here in eve for practice (?) steps.; 21 – Friday. Fine dark day. Martin Smith’s dance in hall in eve.; 22 – Saturday. Rainy day. Fowler & Ralph chopping wood all p.m.; 23 – Sunday. rainy day. Fowler & I at church in eve. Mr. Davidson preached, 30 miles from Moncton.; 24 – Monday. Terrible day of rain. Girlies home all day. John, Jennie & George here in eve with case of eggs. Ernest Cottam’s barn burned in a.m.; 25 – Tuesday. Terrible day of wind, very cold. Fowler went to Truro all alone. Hunting up stamps all day for Esther.; 26 – Wednesday. Terrible day of wind, warmer. Lovely fine eve. Fowler helping John F. all p.m. Lucy home from school.; 27 – Thursday. Fine day. John F. here chopping all a.m. Fowler & I at hall washing dishes in p.m.; 28 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler at McLean’s at saw in p.m., hauling wood in a.m. John F.’s dance in eve. Big crowd.; 29 – Saturday. Fine day. Margaret Boston here selling cards. Fowler at saw at McLean’s.; 30 – Sunday. Rainy day. Mr. McDonald from Barney’s River, Pictou Co. preached in p.m.; 31 – Monday. Dark day, snowing & raining. John F. here for dinner & tea clipping horses. Helen spent all p.m. Wrote Matie, Fred Edward, Aggie, Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Milligan, Auntie Lou, Auntie Lill.

1919 – April

April 1 Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler hauling old poles with John F. all day.; 2 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fraser’s had saw below out house for tea.; 3 – Thursday. Fine day. cold. Had saw for dinner.; 4 – Friday. Fibne day. Fowler & Esther went to Folly in p.m. had tea at Mrs. F.’s. Choir practise and dance at ed. Lightbody’s in eve.; 5 – Saturday. Fine day. I went to see Mrs. John F. in p.m., called to see Lois also. Dr. Here in p.m. Fowler killing beef in Folly, went down with John F. Letter from Fred,.; 6 – Sunday. Rainy day. Girlies & I at Folly in a.m. to church, had dinner at Mrs. Fraser’s. Mr. McKay here for tea and all night. Church in eve in Masstown.; 7 – Monday. Fine day, showers. Fowler took Mr. McKay to station in a.m. for milk train. Frogs started.; 8 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler & Esther went down for quarter of beef, brought George up. Fowler & I at Fraser’s in eve.; 9 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler splitting wood. Mr. & Mrs. F. went to Truro, left George here with us. Fowler & I at Folly in eve for _____.; 10 – Thursday. Rainy day. Harvey Cottam here putting on beaver board on parlor.; 11 – Friday. Rainy day. Harvey Cottam here putting on beaver board. At E. B. Lightbody’s for practise & dance.; 12 – Saturday. Rainy day. Harvey Cottam here helping put up beaver board. Choir practise in eve.; 13 – Sunday. Fine day. Prayer meeting in p.m. All at it.; 14 – Monday. rainy day. Fowler busy painting parlor.; 15 – Tuesday. Rainy day. Fowler busy painting parlor.; 16 – Wednesday. Rainy day. Fowler painting parlor.; 17 – Thursday. Rainy day. Fowler painting parlor all day. Letter from Auntie Lou.; 18 – Friday. Rainy day. Fowler painting parlor. Susie Vance McCulley’s dance, didn’t go, too stormy.; 19 – Saturday. Fine day. Fowler & I papering all day at parlor. Letter from Aggie Dawson. Had dance over again.; 20 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. Fowler & I at church in eve. Mr. McDonald preached. Girlies out at Debert church in p.m. Fred came in eve. 21 – Monday. Rainy day. Fowler & I papering the parlor all day. Letter from Lill.; 22 – Tuesday. Fine day, cold. Fowler & I went around with church papers. Mrs. Lightbody & Dolly Leben here in p.m. collecting for Leben’s anniversary.; 23 – Wednesday. Lovely fine day. Fowler & Mr. Putnam around with church paper. Busy with parlor. Had choir practise in eve in vestry.; 24 – Thursday. Lovely fine day. Fowler & Mr. Putnam around with church papers. Esther at Helen’s in p.m. Busy with parlor.; 25 – Friday. Busy with sitting room. Fred splitting wood. Dance at Leben’s.; 26 – Saturday. Fine day. Busy with sitting room. Finished splitting wood. Fowler & I at Gt. Village in eve.; 27 – Sunday. Fine day. No church. House all day. Fowler at Folly in p.m. Esther walked down.; 28 – Monday. Fine day, cold. Fowler & I at Gt. Village in eve. 29 – Tuesday. Fine day, cold. Fowler & I at Gt. Village in eve.; 30 – Wednesday. Fine day, cold. Fowler & I at sitting room.

1919 – May

May 1 – Thursday. Fine day. Fixing sitting room. Fowler & I Gt. Village in eve with boots.; 2 – Friday. Fine day. Esther & Fowler went to Truro, at picture show and Fannie’s.; 3 – Saturday. Fine day, Cold. Marshall McLaughlin’s funeral at 9 o’clock. Esther & Fowler came home at noon. Fowler & I at Gt. Village after boots.; 4 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. Joh, Jennie & George here all evening. Girlies at Folly church in a.m.; 5 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler & John butchering in a.m.; 6 – Tuesday. Fine day, cold wind. Fowler & John at Truro with beef. Home for tea.; 7 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler at John’s, big fire at Debert all day & eve, lumber burning.; 8 – Thursday. Fine day. fowler shearing sheep. Fowler & I marking sheep in p.m., rainy p.m.; 9 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler & John F. shearing sheep all day. John here for dinner.; 10 – Saturday. Lovely fine, warm day. Fowler & John F. shearing sheep, finished after dinner. 43 sheep, 13 lambs.; 11 – Sunday. Fine day. Fowler & I at church in p.m. & in eve at Debert River. Mr. Bradley preached.; 12 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler at John’s all day shearing sheep.; 13 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler at John’s shearing sheep.; 14 – Wednesday. Fine day. Roxy, Fowler & I dipping sheep in p.m.; 15 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler started ploughing in a.m. Busy cleaning house.; 16 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler, John F., Margaret, Lucy & ralph took cattle to mountain. Esther & I at Folly in p.m.; 17 – Saturday. Fine day. Fowler, John F., Lucy, Margaret & Ralph at mountain with sheep. Busy house cleaning. 18 – Sunday. Fine day. No church. Fowler & I at Lou Logan’s in p.m. & for tea.; 19 – Monday. Fine day. Lou Logan & I went to Gt. Village for hats. Fowler ploughing.; 20 – Tuesday. Fine day. Cleaning parlor. Fowler ploughing all day.; 21 – Wednesday. Fine hot day. Fowler ploughing all day. Busy cleaning parlor.; 22 – Thursday. Fine hot day. Lou Logan & I at Gt. Village in p.m. for hats. Fowler harrowing all day.; 23 – Friday. Rainy day. Fred bought “Topsy”.; 24 – Saturday. Fine lovely day, very o=hot. Fowler busy harrowing all day. Girlies & I at Soley’s fishing with Helen & Anna Vance, all day.; 25 – Sunday. Fine day. Girlies & Fred at church in a.m. Fowler & I & girlies at church in p.m. Mr. Logan preached.; 26 – Monday. Rainy day. Fred & I at Jennings in eve. Fred & Ray at Walker’s.; 27 – Tuesday. Dark day. Fowler harrowing. Busy about house.; 28 – Tuesday. Fine day, dark. Fowler, John F. & Fred putting out manure all day. Auntie Lou & I at Gt. Village in eve.; 29 – Thursday. Fine day, very cold. John F., Fowler & Fred putting out manure. Fowler, girlies & I at Folly to Mr. Wm. McDonald’s induction in p.m. Fowler & I at Gt. Village in eve. to Mr. McKinnon’s Induction.; 30 – Friday. Fine day, very cold. Fowler & Fred putting out manure in a.m. Fowler took 3 sheep & 5 lambs to mountain in p.m. Debert ____crowd had dance in eve. Fred took us up with his horse – Bess.; 31 – Saturday. Fine day, very, very cold. Fred & I at Gt. Village in a.m. Fowler & Fred sowing grain in p.m. & eve.

1919 – June

June 1 – Sunday. Fine day, very, very cold. Esther, Fred, Fowler & I at church in eve. Guernsey had calf in woods.; 2 – Monday. Fine day. Mrs. John F. here all p.m. Helen here also.; 3 – Tuesday. Fine hot day. Fowler out at mill helping John with logs. Helen & Esther at Folly for ice-cream social in eve.; 4 – Wednesday. Fine hot day. Fred had fingers cut at mill. Bad headache. Fowler out at mill helping John with logs.; 5 – Thursday. Fine hot day. Fowler ploughing all day. Busy cleaning front parlor.; 6 – Friday. Fine hot day. Mrs. John F. here in p.m. with invitation to dance in Folly. Fred out at mill in p.m. Horse ran away tore horse rug(?). Fowler ploughing potatoe ground.; 7 – Saturday. Dreadful day of rain. Fred went to Truro in p.m. In bed until three o’clock.; 8 – Sunday. Fine lovely warm day. All at church in p.m. Fowler & I at John Fraser’s to tea, & spent evening.; 9 – Monday. Lovely fine, warm dry. Fowler ploughing.; 10 – Tuesday. Lovely fine day. Fowler seeding.; 11 – Wednesday. Fine warm day. Fowler cutting potatoes all day. Fred & Esther for strawberry plants in eve at James’. 12 – Thursday. Fine hot day. Esther & I cleaning strawberry plants. Fowler harrowing. Hauled strawberries in eve. Mr. Macdonald prayer meeting in eve. Esther & I there.; 13 – Friday. Fine hot day. Cutting potatoes all day. Dance in eve, “Mannies” (?). Mr. F. here for dinner & tea.; 14 – Saturday. Fine hot day. Planting potatoes at F.’s in a.m. Here in p.m. & eve. Mrs John here for tea.; 15 – Sunday. Fine hot day. Girlies & I at Folly in a.m. Esther, Fred & I at church in eve. Fowler after cows home at 11 p.m.; 16 – Monday. Fine hot day. Mrs. Ed. Lightbody here in a.m. & p.m. Harry Hallett here in am took Mrs. L, Fowler, Esther & Fred for strawberry plants . John here in a.m. finishing plants. _____ _____ in potatoes; 17 – Tuesday. Fine hot day. Mrs. Bramford Johnson here for Morning Chronicle. Girlies & I putting out strawberry plants. Mill finished.; 18 – Wednesday. No entry.; 19 – Thursday. Fine day.; 20 – Friday. Very rainy day. Fowler put out strawberry plants.; 21 – Saturday. Fine hot day. Fowler put in turnips. Fred, Margaret & I at Truro., 22 – Sunday. Fine cold day. Fred, Margaret & I got home at 2 p.m. from Truro. All at church in p.m.; 23 – Monday. Fine day, cold. Fowler hauling gravel. Esther & Fred fishing for trout.; 24 – Tuesday. Fine day, cool. Fowler hauling gravel. Esther & Fred & Helen fishing in p.m.; 25 – Wednesday. Fine lovely day. Fowler haling gravel. Esther, Helen (line through rest of sentences) & Fred fishing in p.m. Fred & Elmer Jennings at Gt. Village in eve for medicine.; 26 – Thursday. No entry.; 27 – Friday. No entry.; 28 – Saturday. No entry.; 29 – Sunday. No entry.; 30 – Monday. No entry.

1919 – July

July 1 – Tuesday. Fine day.; 2 – Wednesday. Fine day. Busy getting Esther ready & cooking.; 3 – Wednesday. Fine hot day. All at circus. Stayed at Fannies.; 4 – Friday. Fine hot day. At Debert in a.m.; 5 – Saturday. Fine day, very hot. Fowler, Margaret, Lucy, Fraser, Fred & John at mountain. At dentist in a.m. for ride in car in eve.; 6 – Sunday. Fine hot day. Lionel, Fannie, Cyril, Esther & I came down in car. Dreadful eve of rain. All at church in p.m.; 7 – Monday. Fine day. Minister’s Reception in eve. A. E. Pigeon’s Auction in p.m. Fred, Lois & I went to Folly in eve. Putting in wood.; 8 – Tuesday. Fine hot day. Fowler & I at Folly in a.m., at Mr Macdonald’s in p.m., out at Barclay’s in eve., Dykemans & Murrays. Putting in wood.; 9 – Wednesday. Fine hot day. Fowler after posts at Martin’s in eve. Putting in wood,; 10 – Thursday. Fine hot day. Fowler fencing in front of house.; 11 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler Fencing in front of house.; 12 – Saturday. Fine day. Fowler fencing. I helped Fowler.; 13 – Sunday. Fine hot day. Made ice-cream. All at church in eve. Wrote Esther.; 14 – Monday. Fine hot day. Busy painting bed-room. Hoeing potatoes.; 15 – Tuesday. Fine hot day. Preserving strawberries. Painting bed-room floor. Hoeing potatoes. Will. Betts,
Amasa Betts, Mrs. Betts to tea.; 16 – Wednesday. Fine hot day. Cleaning pantry & painting sink. Wrote to Esther. Fowler, John, Fred & Margaret at mountain.; 17 – Thursday. Fine hot day. Painted bed-room floor & pantry. George Chisholm & Lerois (Levis?) MacElhinney here for tea.; 18 – Friday. Fine day. Fred cleaning yard. Fowler & George Chisholm after fish & strawberries.; 19 – Saturday. Fine hot day. Making ice-cream for picnic. Mary P., Miss Archibald here all day helping. Peace Day, big day in Truro.; 20 – Sunday. Fine hot day. At church in p.m. Fowler & George Chisholm drove to Old Barns.; 21 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler, George Chisholm, Will Betts, Bert Betts, Mrs. A. Betts & I went in Mrs. B’s car to Parsboro.; 22 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fencing.; 23 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fencing.; 24 – Thursday. No entry.; 25 – Friday. No entry.; 26 – Saturday. No entry.; 27 – Sunday. No entry.; 28 – Monday. No entry.; 29 – Tuesday. No entry.; 30 – Wednesday. No entry.; 31 – Thursday. No entry.

1919 – August

August 1 – 31 No entries.

1919 – September

September 1 – 26 – No entries.; 27 – Saturday. Fine day. Finished haying.; 28 – Sunday. Fine day. All at church.; 29 – Monday. Fine day. Mrs. Dawson came up to tea & stayed all night.; 30 – Tuesday. Fine day. Took Mrs. Dawson down to Folly in p.m.

1919 – October

October 1 – 5 No entries.; 6 – Monday. Fine day. Edward & wife arrived.; 7 – 10 No entries.; 11 – Saturday. Rainy day. Mr. George Fraser & Mr. Dawson here in p.m.; 12 – Sunday. Fine day. Mr. Dawson preached. Mr. Dawson & Mr. McDonald here to tea.; 13 – Monday. Fine day. Digging potatoes in a.m. Picking in p.m. John, Mr. F. & Reuben here Thanksgiving Day. Mrs. Walker & Jessie came.; 14 – Tuesday. Fine lovely day. Digging potatoes in a.m. picking in p.m. John, Reuben & Mr. F. here. Fred went to Truro to get his teeth fixed.; 15 – Wednesday. Fine day. Ploughing. Mrs. Walker, Jessie & Esther went to Nappan Station in a.m.; 16 – Thursday. Fine day. Ploughing.; 17 – Friday. Fine day. Ploughing.; 18 – Saturday. Fine day. Picking turnips. Fowler at mountain..; 19 – Sunday. Fine day. All at church. 20 – Monday. Fine day. Busy cooking. Getting ready for New Glasgow. Pulling turnips.; 21 – Tuesday. Fine lovely day. I went to New Glasgow in a.m. Pulling turnips.; 22 – Wednesday. Terrible day of rain. Aggie Dawson married to Lyons Murray Fraser. Pulling turnips.; 23 – Thursday. Fine lovely day. Annie & Allan went home. Mr. & Mrs. Dawson & I drove to New Glasgow in eve. Pulling turnips.; 24 – Friday. Fine lovely day. Mrs. Dawson & I at Mrs. Murray’s in eve. Putting in turnips.; 25 – Saturday. Fine lovely day. Got home on the freight train in eve. Fowler met me. Putting in turnips.; 26 – Sunday. Fine day. All at church in p.m.; 27 – Monday. Fine day. Putting out manures.; 28 – Tuesday. Fine day. Putting out manure.; 29 – Wednesday. Fine day. Putting out manure.; 30 – Thursday. Fine day. Putting out manure.; 31 – Friday. Snow squalls. Putting out manure in a.m. machine broke in p.m. Fowler went to Truro in p.m. Mr. Shaw here for tea. Lucy went with him collecting for his church. Hallowe’en party in hall for school. Fred started taking Leben’s milk.

1919 – November

November 1 – Saturday. Rainy day. Putting out manure in p.m.; 2 – Sunday. Rainy day. Fowler & John Fraser at mountain all day. All at church in eve.; 3 – Monday. Fine cold day. Fowler & Edward putting out manure. Fred took Leben’s milk to Truro.; 4 – Tuesday. Fine day. Putting out manure.; 5 – Wednesday. Fine day. Putting out manure. Broke something and went to Truro for piece.; 6 – 7 No entries.; 8 – Saturday. Fine day. Hauling potatoes to Debert, John F. helped haul.; 9 – 10 No entries.; 11 – Tuesday. Fine day. Hauling manure in a.m. hauling coal in p.m.; 12 – Wednesday. Fine day. Hauled coal in a.m. Hauled manure in p.m. Auntie Libbie here all day. Mrs. John & George.; 13 – Thursday . Fine day. Hauling manure all day.; 14 – Friday – Fine day. Fowler, Edward & Ralph for sheep in a.m. Hauling manure in p.m.; 15 – Saturday. Fine day, cold. Fred & Margaret for sheep in a.m. Finished manure in p.m.; 16 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. Took Lucy & Margaret down to Dr.’s to get vaccinated in a.m. Fowler & I at Auntie Lou’s in p.m. Church in p.m.; 17 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler & John Fraser & Ralph out for sheep all day. At school in a.m. for vaccination in a.m. Fowler at Smith’s in eve. Put the _____ _____ _____.; 18 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler & Edward ploughing all day. 19 – Wednesday. Fine day. Edward at thresher. Fowler & John at Cameron Crowe’s Auction in p.m. Mrs. Ruth McNutt here all day.; 20 – Thursday. Snowy morning. John & Fowler for cows in a.m. Fowler & Edward ploughing in p.m.; 21 – Friday. Fine day. Fred & Edward at Charlie Vance’s in a.m. & Leander Vance’s in p.m. at thresher.; 22 – Saturday. Fine day, very mild. Thresher came at 2:30 p.m. Had tea here. Letter from Esther. Lucy & Margaret went for Mr. Dawson’s barrel of apples.; 23 – Sunday. Terrible day of rain. Home all day. Singing hymns all afternoon.; 24 – Monday. Fine day, very mild. Mrs. Bailey & I called on Mrs. John Fraser & Mrs. Leben & Dolly in p.m. Thresher left at 9 a.m.; 25 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fred & Fowler at thresher all day McLean’s. At Auntie Lou’s in a.m. for flowers. 26 – Wednesday. Fine day. Brought Auntie Lou Logan up.; 27 – Thursday. Snowing & blowing all day. Took Auntie Lou home in a.m. Fowler at Folly in p.m. Fred working at Leben’s shop.; 28 – Friday. Fine cold day. Fred went with Leben’s milk. Fowler & Edward ploughing. Cleaned pantry. Fred Barley came at 9:15 p.m. stayed.; 29 – Saturday. Fine mild day. Put manure on garden. Fowler & Geordie Fraser went to Truro about Aunt Ruth’s estate. Painted pipes & ironed curtains. Letter from Esther.; 30 – Sunday. At church in eve.

1919 – December

December 1 – Monday. Fine day, mild. Fowler & I at “Supper” in Folly in eve. Fowler recited twice.; 2 – Tuesday. No entry.; 3 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler & John F. for sheep. Called Dr. for Mrs. Barley.; 4 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler & John F. at mountain for sheep. Dr. here in p.m. 8 below zero.; 5 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler & John F. at mountain for sheep.; 6 – Saturday. Fine mild day. Snow storm all day. Fowler at John Fraser’s to tea. Girlies, Fred, Ralph, Fowler & I at church.; 7 – Sunday. Fine mild day. Margaret, Lucy & I at Truro home at 8:30 p.m. Fowler, Fred & John F. for sheep got 8.; 8 – Monday. Dark day, mild. Edward chopping.; 9 – Tuesday. Mild. Fowler & John went for sheep. Edward chopping all day. Good sleighing.; 10 – Wednesday. Mild. Fowler took cow to Angus in a.m. Butchered pig in p.m. 147 1/2 lbs.; 11 – Thursday. Very cold 25 below zero. Edward chopping. Fixed furnace.; 12 – Friday. Warmer. Edward chopping in a.m. I went to Gt. Village in p.m.; 13 – Saturday. Edward chopping. Nasty day.; 14 – Sunday. Nasty day. John F. here helping with Lou – the mare. Margaret, Lucy & I at church in eve.; 15 – Monday. Cold day. Mare died in p.m. John here in eve.; 16 – Tuesday. Very cold. Fowler went to Amherst drove him to Debert at Folly. Bean Supper in eve. Edward, Ralph & girls at it. Edward chopping.; 17 – Wednesday. Very, very cold. Edward at thresher at Jennings all day.; 18 – Thursday. Very cold day. Edward at Earl Jennings at thresher all day. Fowler & Esther came back in eve, train late.; 19 – Friday. Very cold. School concert in eve, everybody present.; 20 – Saturday. Cold day. Fowler & I at Truro.; 21 – Sunday. Very cold day. Esther, Ralph, Fowler & I at church in p.m.; 22 – Monday. Cold day. Baby Barley born at 4:30 p.m.; 23 – Tuesday. Cold day. Fred & Fowler at Truro all day. Ed picking chickens.; 24 – Wednesday. Cold day. Ed chopping. Fowler fixing up school house.; 25 – Thursday. Xmas day.; 26 – Friday. Cold day. Fowler at school house. Mrs. John F. here in p.m. church money. Oran Murray & John M. here in eve with church money.; 27 – Saturday. Fowler about church money. John F. here helping butcher heifer in p.m.; 28 – Sunday. Cold day. Fowler, Fred, Edward, Ralph & Margaret at church in eve.; 29 – Monday. Fowler at Truro. Fowler & I at Business Meeting in eve.; 30 – Tuesday. Cold day. Edward chopping.; 31 – Wednesday. Cold day. Edward Chopping.

1920 – January

January 1 – Thursday. Fowler at McLean’s about Press.; 2 – Friday. Cold day. Had Press here for dinner & tea.; 3 – Saturday. Cold day. Press here all day. Fanny, Lionel, cyril, Miss Black here to tea. Miss Black here all night.; 4 – Sunday. Cold day. Fowler, Miss Black & Fred at church in p.m.; 5 – Monday. Cold day. Fowler drove Miss Black & Margaret to school. Edward chopping.; 6 – Tuesday. Fowler at Truro about M. McNutt’s affairs, Fowler & I at prayer-meeting in eve at Folly.; 7 – Wednesday. Mild day. Esther walked up to Marnie’s. Fixing up church books in eve.; 8 – Thursday. Esther up for mail. Fowler at Uncle Eddie’s & Mrs. John Little’s in a.m. for calf at Mertin Barnhill’s in p.m.; 9 – 30 No entries.; 31 – Saturday. Fine day. Fowler Edward at woods all day.

1920 – February

February 1 – Sunday. Fine cold day. Fowler & I at church.; 2 – Monday. Fine day. Mrs. J. Fraser & I at Folly. Mrs. McDonald here to tea. Mrs. Black & children here in eve.; 3 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler & Edward in woods. Fowler hauling logs. Social in church in eve.; 4 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler & Edward in woods all day. Fowler hauling logs.; 5 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler & Edward in woods all day. Fowler hauling logs to mill. Fowler hurt his ribs.; 6 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler & Edward in woods all day.; 7 – Saturday. Rainy day. Fred home, children running “wild geese”.; 8 – Sunday. Fine day. fowler & I at church in eve.; 9 – Monday. Fine lovely day. Fowler & Edward at woods all day.; 10 – Tuesday. Fine lovely day. Fowler & Edward at woods all day.; 11 – Wednesday. Snowing all day. Edward, Sarah & Baby left in a.m. Fowler hauling load of coal in p.m.; 12 – Thursday. Fine lovely day. Fowler hauling load of coal. Fowler, Fred & I at Herman Spicer’s dance in eve at Gt. Village. Dr. here in p.m. fixed Fowler’s ribs.; 13 – Friday. Fine day, mild. Fowler & I at Truro. I had tooth pulled out, Fowler also.; 14 – Saturday. Fine day. Fowler & Fred chopping and yarding logs.; 15 – Sunday. Fine day. Fowler & Margaret at church in p.m.; 16 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler & Fred chopping & yarding all day.; 17 – Tuesday. Fine mild day. Fowler & Fred chopping & yarding all day.; 18 – Wednesday. Fine lovely mild day. Fowler & Fred chopping & yarding all day.; 19 – Thursday. Terrible day of rain & wind. Barns & roofs blowing off.; 20 – Friday. Fine day. Blowing cold. Fred & I went to Truro. I had tooth pulled. Papa & Margaret yarding logs.; 21 – Saturday. Find mild day. Fowler & Ernest Barclay hauling Fowler’s logs.; 22 – Sunday. Fine mild day. Fowler, Esther, Margaret & Fred at church in eve.; 23 – Monday. Fine mild day. Fowler hauling logs for John F. all day.; 24 – Tuesday. Fine mild day. Mrs. Fraser & I at Gt. Village in a.m. to see Dr. Johnson. Had dinner at Mrs. F.’s in Folly. Home for tea. Had Fred’s cows. Letter from Sarah Barclay. Fowler hauling loads.; 25 – Rainy day. Fowler at Earl Jennings in p.m.; 26 – Thursday. Sunny & blowing. Fred & Fowler at woods in p.m.; 27 – Friday. Fine day, blowing, very cold. Fowler hauling logs.; 28 – Saturday. Blowing very, very cold. Fowler, Margaret & Lucy yarding logs.; 29 – Sunday. Mild day. All at church in p.m.

1920 – March

March 1 – Monday. Very cold day. Fowler hauling logs to mill.; 2 – Tuesday. Very, very cold. Fowler hauling logs to mill.; 3 – Wednesday. Very, Very cold. Fowler & I went to Truro had dinner at Wilbert’s, Fowler went to.; 4 – Thursday. Fine day, cold. Hauled logs for John F. in a.m. Fowler hauled hay from Upper Marsh. John helped him in p.m.; Mrs. John & George here all p.m.; 5 – Friday. Fine day, cold. Fowler hauled hay from Upper Marsh. Hauled load wood in p.m. First First lamb came.; 6 – Saturday. Rainy day. Fowler fixing door locks, pasting paper. Fowler sore back.; 7 – Sunday. Big snow storm, blowing hard. No church.; 8 – Monday. Fine day, cold. Margaret, Lucy & Fowler at woods all day.; 9 – Tuesday. Fine mild day. Margaret, Lucy & Fowler at woods all day.; 10 – Wednesday. Fine mild day. Fowler, Margaret & Lucy at woods all day.; 11 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler, Margaret & Lucy at woods all day.; 12 – Friday. Fine mild day. Margaret & Lucy working in woods with Fowler.; 13 – Saturday. Fine mild day. John F. came for me at 7 a.m. Mrs. J. not well, there all day & p.m. and night. Big rain & wind storm in night.; 14 – Sunday. Fine cold day. Blowing hard. Big freshet X can’X get to Rolly on main road. Leave from John’s in a.m.; 15 – Monday. Fine mild day. Fowler & Fred in woods hauling wood.; 16 – Tuesday. Fine day mild, Fowler & Fred at woods hauling out sills for wood house. I walked over to Mrs. J. Fraser’s in p.m.; 17 Wednesday. Rainy day. Drove girlies up to school. Busy baking. Fowler wrote to Edward.; 18 – Thursday. Dark fine day. Fowler chopping. Mildred Louise Fraser born in eve. Baker called in p.m.; 19 – Friday. Fine day cold. Esther & I at Gt. Village in a.m. Had dinner at Mrs. Fraser’s in p.m. At John’s in a.m.; 20 – Thursday (Should say Saturday) Fine day. Chopping wood.; 21 – Friday (Should say Sunday). Fine day. Chopping wood & logs, hauling.; 22 – Saturday (Should say Monday). Fine day. Chopping wood.; 23 – Sunday (Should say Tuesday). Fine day. At church.; 24 – Monday (Should say Wednesday). Rainy day. Baker called. Hauling wood.; 25 – Tuesday (Should say Thursday). Fine day, chopping.; 26 – Wednesday (Should say Friday). Fine day. Chopping wood.; 27 – Thursday (Should say Saturday). Fine day. Fowler & I Truro.; 28 – Saturday (Should say Sunday). Fine day. Chopping wood.; 29 – Sunday (Should say Monday). Stormy day. At church.; 30 – Monday Should say Tuesday). Fine day, cold. Fowler & I at Gt. Village to see Dr. Dr. at Belmont, he called on way home in eve.; 31 – Tuesday (Should say Wednesday). Fine day cold. Lucy in bed. Mr. MacDonald here in p.m.; Memoranda – Wednesday. Fine day. Miss Black here to tea. Choir here in eve pratising for Easter Sunday. Some girls down to play games.

1920 – April

April 1 – Thursday. Fine day. Fred went to Truro in p.m. Fowler not well.; 2 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler not well. Girlies went for ice to Debert River.; 3 – Saturday. Fine day. Fowler not well. Ice-cream for dinner. Girlies went for ice to Debert River.; 4 – Sunday. Fine day, cold Easter Sunday. Fowler & girlies at church in Folly in a.m. at church in p.m.; 5 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler went to Truro for Beaver Board. Fred, Esther & Lucy went to Gt. Village in a.m. for pills.; 6 – Tuesday. Rainy day. Putting up Beaver Board up in little bed-room.; 7 – Wednesday. Fine day, cold high wind. Fowler, Ralph & I putting on beaver board in little front room. Fred at saw at Charlie Vance’s.; 8 – Thursday. Fine day, cold. Had saw all day. Children, Fred & I at prayer meeting in eve.; 9 – Friday. Fine cold high wind. Children, Fowler & I at prayer-meeting in eve. Fred splitting wood. Fowler & I putting beaver board in bedrooms.; 10 – Saturday. Fine day, cold high wind. Preparatory Service in p.m. All at it. Roxy & I at Mrs. J. Fraser’s in p.m. Fred splitting wood.; 11 – Sunday. Lovely mild fine day. Communion Day in Masstown. Girlies, Fowler & I at Folly church in eve.; 12 – Monday. Dark fine day. Fowler went to Truro.; 13 – Tuesday. Fine day cold. Fowler & I at Debert Sta. at Suther Dearmonds. Beaver boarding in p.m.; 14 – Wednesday. Terrible day of rain. Putting on beaver board all day.; 15 – Thursday. Fine day, windy & cold. Tearing off paper & putting beaver board on. Miss Black here in p.m.; 16 – Friday. Terrible day of rain. Fowler at marsh in a.m. Fowler writing Income Tax. John F. here in p.m. Picked bed-room paper.; 17 – Saturday. No entry.; 18 – Sunday. Dreadful day, snow & blowing, a blizzard. Girlies at Folly church in a.m. 11 people there. Fowler, girlies & I at church in eve in Masstown.; 19 – Monday. Dreadful day, snowing, hailing & blowing. Fowler drove Margaret & Lucy to school. Mary Putnam, Porter here in eve with Harris.; 20 – Tuesday. Fine day. School children, Marnie & Miss Black here in eve. Practising for Social.; 21 – Wednesday. Fine day. Busy cooking & house cleaning.; 22 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler went to Halifax in a.m. Church Social in eve.; 23 – Friday. Fine day. Fred met Fowler at Debert in eve. Dance at Earl Jennings in eve. Had nice time. Esther went.; 24 – Saturday. Snowing & blowing, Busy house cleaning.; 25 – Sunday. Snowing & blowing all day. Girlies, Fowler, Ralph & I at church in p.m.; 26 – Monday. Snowing & blowing all day. In bed all day. John F. here in eve.; 27 – Tuesday. Snowing & blowing all day.; 28 – Wednesday. Fine day. Hauling fertilizer from Station. I walked to Mrs. John’s in p.m.; 29 – Thursday. Fine day. Auction of horses in p.m. at Gt. Village. Fowler & Fred went.; 30 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler & John out to Debert & Londonderry for horses. Went to bed.

1920 – May

May 1 – Saturday. Fine day. Fowler went for oats to Debert Station.; 2 – Sunday. Fine day, cold. Dr. here in p.m. Girlies & Fowler at church in Debert in morning Communion. S. S. at 7 p.m. Lelia Vance died at 7:15 p.m.; 3 – Monday. Libbie Fraser here in p.m. Fowler went to ______ horses.; 4 – Tuesday. Fine day, cold. Lelia Vance’s funeral in p.m. Miss Black here to tea on way home from grave.; 5 – Wednesday. Fine day. Put up mail box in a.m. Fowler went to Gt. Village in p.m. looking for a horse. Gout up to help make bread.; 6 – Thursday. Fine lovely day. Esther & Fowler went to Truro. Fred yarding logs for John.; 7 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler at auction at Russel McLean’s auction in p.m. Fred hauled hay for L. P. Smith in a.m. brought home load of slag.; 8 – Saturday. Fine day, spring like. Margaret, Lucy & Ralph went to Russel McLean’s for two calves. Fowler & John Fraser went to Art Blakies for mare.; 9 – Sunday. Rainy day. Girlies, Ralph at church & S. S. in p.m.; 10 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler at Gt. Village in eve.; 11 – Tuesday. Fine day, cold. Fowler & I drove to Folly at Mrs. Fraser’s to tea.; 12 – Wednesday. Fine day, cold. Missionary Society here in p.m. Fowler & I Russel McLean’s in a.m. for collar.; 13 – Thursday. Fine day, cold. Emery(?) Carrol buried in Folly in p.m. Fowler & I at Gt. Village afterwards.; 14 – Friday. Fine day.; 15 – Saturday. Fine day. Cleaned back yard all day. Margaret, Lucy & I out to Debert for wall paper in p.m.; 16 – Sunday. Fine day. All at church & S. S. in eve.; 17 – Monday. Fine day, busy cooking. Ruth Lear, Miss Black, Helen & Mamie here in eve. Fowler harrowing.; 18 – Tuesday. Lovely fine, warm day. Busy cleaning dining room. Fowler harrowing.; 19 – Wednesday. Fine lovely day. Cleaning dining room. Letter from Lill. Fowler harrowing.; 20 – Thursday. Fine hot day. Esther, Margaret, Lucy & I at Wilbert’s in p.m. for seeds & groceries. Fowler shearing sheep. Esther & I at prayer-meeting in eve.; 21 – Friday. Fine lovely warm day. Finished cleaning diming room. Fowler shearing sheep.; 22 – Saturday. Fine hot p.m. cold a.m. Fowler, John F., Margaret, Lucy & Ralph took cattle to mountain. Cleaned inner pantry.; 23 – Sunday. Fine lovely day. All at church & S. S. in p.m. Fowler & I at Auntie Lou’s in eve.; 24 – Monday. Fine lovely day. Esther, Ruth, Helen & Mamie Lawrence went to Onslow to Miss Black’s at races & fishing. Margaret, Lucy & I drove to Truro had ice cream saw ball game. Fowler busy harrowing. Fannie & Lionel called here.; 25 – Tuesday. Lovely fine day. Fowler, Fred & Ralph seeding grain.; 26 – Wednesday. Fine hot day. Fowler & Fred seeding grain.; 27 – Thursday. Fine hot day. Put in garden seeds. Miss Black, Mamie Lawrence, Helen Vance & Ruth Lear here in p.m. for candy pull. Fowler at Mason’s in Gt. V.; 28 – Friday. Fine hot day. Esther gardening. Roxy & I cleaning pantry. Fred & Fowler ploughing & harrowing.; 29 – Saturday. Fine hot day. At church in eve & S. S.; 30 – Saturday (Should say Sunday). Fine hot day. Fowler & I after school money in eve at Jennings.; 31 – Monday. Fine hot day. Fred ploughing. Fowler & I around collecting for school money in p.m. to eve.

1920 – June

June 1 – Tuesday. Fine lovely hot day. Fred ploughing. Fowler at John F.’s. Esther gardening.; 2 – Wednesday. Fine lovely hot day. Esther busy gardening. Fred harrowing & ploughing. Fowler painted room ceiling.; 3 – Thursday. Fine lovely hot day. Esther busy digging & planting. Margaret picking up potatoes.; 4 – Friday. Fine lovely hot day. Esther digging & planting seeds. Fowler & Fred planting potatoes.; 5 – Saturday. Fine lovely hot day. Esther planting & digging. Margaret picking up potatoes. Fowler planting potatoes.; 6 – Sunday. Terrible day of rain. All home all day.; 7 – 16 No entries.; 17 – Thursday. Fine day.; 18 – Friday. Fine day. Papering front room.; 19 – Saturday. Fine day. Papering front room.; 20 – Sunday. Fine day. At church in p.m.; 21 – Monday. Fine day. Finished papering front room.; 22 – Tuesday. Fine day. Esther, Fowler & I papering girlies room.; 23 – Wednesday. Fine day. Fowler, Esther & I papering girlies room. Miss Black here to tea. Fred went to Halifax.; 24 – Thursday. Fine day. Fowler, Esther & I papering girlies room.; 25 – Friday. Fine day. Fowler at mill in p.m.; 26 – Saturday. Fine hot day. Fowler working at mill all day. S. S. & S. Picnic at grounds. Had good time.; 27 – Sunday. Fine day. At church & S. S. in eve.; 28 – Monday. Fine hot day. Finished at mill at 6 p.m. Fred helping. Margaret, Lucy & Ralph weeding garden. Mrs. Murray & Mabel down in p.m.; 29 – Tuesday. Fine hot day. Margaret, Lucy & Ralph finished weeding garden. Fowler & Fred hauling lumber.; 30 – Wednesday. Fine hot day. Fowler & Fred hauling lumber from mill.

1920 – July

July 1 – Thursday. Fine hot day. Mamie Lawrence here serving. Weeding turnips.; 2 – Friday. Fine hot day. Mamie Lawrence here serving. In bed.; 3 – Saturday. Fine hot day. Mamie here serving. In bed.; 4 – Sunday. Fine hot day. Dr. called in p.m.; 5 – Monday. Fine day. Fowler & Esther at Folly in p.m. Fowler went for Dr. at 12 p.m. Dr. here till 4:30 a.m.; 6 – Tuesday. Fine day. Dr. & Mrs. Boyd here in p.m.; 7 – Wednesday. Fine hot day. Circus. All went. Dr. called in a.m.; 8 – Thursday. Fine day. Cultivating potatoes & turnips.; 9 – Friday. Fine day. Cultivating and weeding turnips.; 10 – Saturday. Fine day. Weeding turnips.; 11 – Sunday. Fine day. All at church & S. S.; 12 – Monday. Fine day. Mr. F. & Mac Gray working at wood house all day.; 13 – Tuesday. Fine day. Mr. F. & Mac Gray working at wood house all day. Fred left for Charlie Barnhill’s.; 14 – Wednesday. Fine day. Mr. F. & Mac Gray here working at wood house.; 15 – Thursday. Fine day. Mr. F. & Mac Gray here all day working at wood house.; 16 – Friday. Fine day. Mac Gray & Mr. F. here working at wood house.; 17 – Saturday. Fine day. Fannie called in eve, also Mary Porter.; 18 – Sunday. Fine day. Mr. & Mrs. John Fraser here in p.m. Uncle Eddie called also. No church.; 19 – Monday. Rainy day. Esther went to Truro with Cousin Fannie in eve.; 20 – Tuesday. Fine day. Weeding turnips.; 21 – Wednesday. Fine day. Weeding turnips. John Murray got head hurt.; 22 – Thursday. Fine day. Weeding turnips.; 23 – Friday. Rainy day. Weeding turnips. At Murray’s in a.m.; 24 – Saturday. Rainy day.; 25 – Sunday. Fine day. All at church.; 26 – Monday. Fine day. Margaret & Fowler brought Charlie home from mountain.; 27 – Tuesday. Fine day. Began haying. Weeding turnips.; 28 – Wednesday. Fine day. Busy haying. Dora Cuttle & Brother etc. came in their car from Wentworth.; 29 – Thursday. Fine day. Busy haying very hot.; 30 – Friday. Fine hot day. Busy haying. John F. came over in eve and helped put in hay.; 31 – Saturday. Fine hot day. Fowler & I went to Truro, had tea at Fannie’s brought Esther home. Got curtains & blinds for rooms.

1920 – August

August 1 – Sunday. Fine day. Mr. McLeod here preaching (Baptist) here to tea.; 2 – Monday. Rainy day. Went for raspberries got 9 lbs.; 3 – Tuesday. Rainy day. Went to Folly at Fraser’s. Saw Susie & kiddies.; 4 – Wednesday. Fine hot, rainy day. Went raspberrying, got 15 lbs. Fowler, Ralph, Margaret, Esther, Lucy, Roxy & I.; 5 – Thursday. Fine hot day, rainy. Went picking raspberries bot 9 3/4 lbs. Margaret, Esther, Lucy & I.; 6 – Friday. Fine day. Stayed home to do house work.; 7 – Saturday. Fine hot day. Lucy & I at home, others at Upper Marsh. George Chisholm here in p.m. Lucy milked all the cows.; 8 – Saturday. Fine hot day. All at church & S. S. in eve. Fowler & George Chisholm at Folly in p.m.; 9 – Monday. Very hot day. 96 (degrees). Esther & I at home others at marsh. Esther & I milked the cows. Washed the clothes.; 10 – Tuesday. Fine hot day. Home all alone. Milked the cows.; 11 – Wednesday. Rainy day. Fowler, Lucy, Margaret & Ralph went for lambs Got 4 lambs, sold 2.; 12 – Thursday. Rainy day. Fowler, Margaret, Lucy, & Ralph at Upper Marsh getting salt hay away from tide.; 13 – Friday. Rainy day. Harvey Cottam & Fowler working at wood house all day. Ralph, Lucy & Margaret picking blueberries in our pasture in p.m. Lovely big berries.; 14 – Saturday. Rainy day. Harvey Cottam & Fowler working at wood house all day. 15 – Sunday. Rainy day. All at church in p.m. and S. S. Barley’s baby christened.; 16 – Monday. Rainy day. Fowler went to Truro for doors and attic windows. Girlies & I at Folly. I stayed at Lou’s all day.; 17 – Tuesday. Rainy day. Picking blueberries.; 18 – Wednesday. Rainy day. Picking blueberries.; 19 – Thursday. Fine day. Picking blueberries.; 20 – Friday. Fine day. Girls, Roxy, & Ralph picking blueberries in a.m. Putting in hay in p.m.; 21 – Saturday. Fine day. Putting in hay.; 22 – Sunday. Fine day. At church & S. S. in eve.; 23 – Monday. Rainy day. Washing & cooking.; 24 – Tuesday. Fine day. Fowler mowing. Esther, Roxy & I & Margaret, Lucy & Ralph picking blueberries.; 25 – Wednesday. Fine day. Putting in hay. I went to W. F. M. S. in p.m.; 26 – Thursday. Fine putting in hay & grain.; 27 – 31 No entries.

1920 September

September 1 – 17 No entries.; 18 – Saturday. Cold fine day. Fowler working at wood house.; 19 – Sunday. Fine day. All at church & S. S. in eve.; 20 – Monday. Fine day, cold. Election Day. Fowler & I out in p.m. to vote. Fowler & I at Truro in eve with Charlie Barnhill in his car. McCurdy won.; 21 – Tuesday. Fine lovely day. Girlies & I at Truro at Fannie’s for dinner. Mac Gray here all day.; 22 – Wednesday. Fine lovely day. I went to Debert Sta. for Miss Lawrence in a.m. School started. Teacher here in p.m. Putting in grain.; 23 – Thursday. Dark fine day. No more entries in diary.