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1899 January 6th Very frosty cold & stormy dinging on & drifting I at Rhynie with cart for sofa & boll meal to Isa Innes from Mill of Milton. In Bank & heard the gramaphone, a most wonderful thing. Jas Reid & George Gordon at a court in Aberdeen . Settled case settled out of court. 11th ... Powneed case settled today .Jas Beattie lost 27th ... saw 14 deer in Kinny burn February 2nd I at Auchmair with Love in sledge seeing old man, he is a good bit keener & more sensible knew me fine... 4th ....Johnie & I at Merdrum seeing Cockburn’s queys; did not buy 9th .. old Auchmair very poorly & Lizzie Smith taken down to Mill of Lismore today I am told. 10th ...old Auchmair died about 1 p.m. 14th Reid & Adam at Auchmair’s funeral, I unable to attend 15th ... Jas Dawson a fine fire in hill. I am thinking he has burned some of mine & the paling posts 17th Adam ploughing all day; he is very cripple .with a sore heel which he thinks is frosted 21st ...A. Souter away. I cut his hair; he is off for Canada about. the end of this week 22nd I put Kate in gig & drove Adam down to Dr... 23rd Adam in bed most of day poulticing heel. Jockie & I sorting beasts Always very hard frost. Quey took ill in calving at noon; sent for Jas Beattie 7.30 p.m. so him, Reid, Adam & I took the calf from her, a black bull calf; cow a kicker March 3rd ...Dr Grant here p.m. vaccinating Adam’s child & at Bodiebae drawing teeth from Jas Dawson. This the day of champion ploughing match at Tomnaven, 1st John Smith Invermarkie... 11th ...at school at night hearing debate between John Taylor & John Kellas. Subject: : is the present Government worthy of support? John Taylor yes John Kellas no 14th ... Jockie & I on hill heather burning... when on top of Buck saw a great wood on fire 22nd .. always snowiing Reid at Whitehillock & Postoffice. I in bed had to cut off mustache & poultice lip, very sore April 1st Adam to Aberdeen today to buy furniture 2 ewes lambed both black-faced 5th I to Huntly engaging a woman; went & came with John Thomson fare 2/6... 10th ...Wm Duncan Bodiebae buried still born child today May 5th ... Jockie took Rover to Powneed & Beattie shot him. Poor old fellow I could not help shedding a few tears for him I am so sorry for him . He was a true & faithful friend & always ready at my hand. 11th ... Reid’s dreel next paling, then Adam’s then my 4 (potatoes) 16th I at Westerclova sale; everything very dear bought 3yr old cow at the calving £16”10.. 17th Adam & Jockie went away early in the morning but she calved after they landed at Wester clova so had to come home without her 19th Hills white with snow.. Adam, Jockie & Jamie to Westerclova with Love in cart for cow & calf. I at Dufftown with Kate in gig to let Dr Innes see my lip; he would not see me, saw Dr Grant, told to continue what I was doing; musical entertainment at school at night 22nd Rhynie feeing market today. Engaged Adam again at same wages £13- ... I at Dr with lip very sore 13rd Helen Robertson died today at 1.15 a.m. ... Jockie at Tolaphin p.m. 26th ... David Morren came & bought red calf p.m. price £3”7”6 30th ... woman home tonight. Mary & the rest left 31st I at Kirsty Gordon’s funeral her age 86 years June 7th Wednesday I engaged 2 men John Webster & George Watson to gather weeds & C pm. from till Monday at 5/- each 10th Saturday ... John & George has all the weeds gathered... 12th my 2 men left today... Dod Gordon, Peter Jopp & I at Bowmans land-measuring today, very warm day ;size of farm 29 acres3 roods 8 poles 18 yds 15th.. I at Dufftown at Dr Innes ... 17th ...thunder & lightning 19th Monday a lot of rain since last night..Adam looking for sheep I mending peat barrow George leveling midden then we washed cart Adam & I sowed & linked whin seed in hill Started to clip 3.30p.m. Jas., Nelly & May Reid , Jane Daun & Adam, George & I. 21st Started mossing today. I out over awhile helping mannie; not much of a mosser in fact little use at anything... Love served with Prince Royal. 22nd Adam & Geordie in moss all day 23rd ..Kate ...got her shoes removed.. mannie did nothing in moss a.m. 27th I washed gig & Annie cleaned harness... Love served with Black Duke 30th Adam to Rhynie for Dr to Mary she delivered of a son ... Geordie & I putting up a new fence; he is a useless thing I had to do it all July 1st Adam & Geordie in moss all day has just been 7 days in all 3rd Adam & May stared hoeing taties & did a dreel or two of neeps let Geordie away this morning 8th Saturday a splendid picnic & it kept up a fine day 11th ... at school hearing Scott Skinner the great fiddler 13th Mrs Jamieson’s funeral she 77 years old 14th pulled 3 stones rhubarb tonight 15th took 14lbs rhubarb to Helen of Auchmair 22nd... May & Nelly Reid in hill gathering averings 27th Adam & I at Gartly with two carts 7 bags of wool to Russel & Ramsden 29th I went up to hill a.m. stopped Haig’s men from putting up butts in near hill took down all their names & addresses... at Auchmair paid James Shand for new cart & Helen Reid for hoeing neeps 31st Monday I at splendid picnic on top of Buck p.m. & charming young ladies & the Rev. G. McMillan had fine music & singing when we came down August 8th to Keith Show 10th I went to Macduff very warm day got lodgings & dinner with Mrs Armour had a salt bath Jas Hay slept with me 11th met in with a lot of acquaintances holidaying like myself very warm day 12th Saturday Jas Dawson, Mary Giles, Helen Smith, Lizzie & Maggie Smith Jane Hardy, Miss Annie Cran, Joan Law & a chap Smart & I all through Banff Museum... 14th Monday the only blan k so far 15th A fearful warm day I at Bathhouse early in the morning got shaved & razzor trimmed a.m. At Banff Bridge station had a long conversation 16th Us all at Duff House Flower Show 17th Adam came with Kate in the gig to meet me, got drunk at Rhynie ,came from Rhynie to Gartly at the mad gallop all the way; he was mad & did not know what he was doing I am astonished he was not killed & the mare also 18th Adam very sorry for his conduct yesterday I have given him his last warning... Inspector of Police round about sheep stealing took copies of my sheep marks to try to find traces of my lost ones 21st Adam making ditch to keep cot water from getting into stroup or house water 22nd Isa Innes up for berries... constable away with Wm Gordon 24th peats all home Adam 26 loads & we have 59 all home very dry Wedders bad with maggots never seen them so bad 26th Mrs Gordon & Mrs MacDonald at Rhynie Flower show; I at Mr Haig’s supper enjoyed it well, home & loused 12p.m. Sept 1st Annie at cranberries p.m. 2nd ... Jas Watt bid me £31”10 for colt but I would not sell 5th ... got Peter Gordon’s young bitch tonight to try & learn her 7th .. & a gimmer of my own from Blackhills... was insulted by John Souter Senr who followed me along the road a good bit challenged me to fight & threatened to knock out my brains with a stone hammer; he is a perfect disgrace 9th Adam & him (Alexr McIntosh) got a fine coup off the sledge coming home & I got a fine laugh 11th Emslie & John Sharp bough t 2 year colt for £34 15th I at Aberdeen seeing Barnum & Baileys Greatest Show on Earth November 14th ... at May Reid’s marriage p.m. a memorable marriage . Bridegroom drunk & unable to stand. A very wet day. 16th.... I took Kate & out begging all day.... Engaged Mary Rose as housekeeper & to work out @ £6 27th ... Adam at steam mill at Powneed 29th Mary Rose my housekeeper came tonight. May Reid now Mrs Melvin here today December 1st ....took Backsides pasture £6”10 till 28th March shepherd & dog kept 8th John Souter Jnr & George Gauld here at night reported old Barron lost 9th Saturday Adam away with Wm Duncan & rest of them in search of old Barron. Found him in burn of Howbog at end of Roughward ...... George Gordon here a.m. I bought his bitch & paid him £1- 12th Thrashed a.m. George away with sheep 198 & Bright dog & Nelly bitch. At Barron’s funeral he aged 78 years. Eben Innes up seeing his sweetheart tonight 14th Adam & I at Rhynie , he to mill for meal home 2 bolls & bag of dist & sewing(?) machine 1/2 cwt sugar from R. Murray & 3 bottles oil 18th ....I cleaning & trying to sort Mrs Shearer’s sewing machine 21st ...received 7 Christmas cards tonight 25th ...Nelly bitch ran off, frightened at mill going 27th ...gave a rabbit to little Jamie for going for bitch yesterday 30th ...Adam away to his brother’s marriage,,,,,I drove Jas Law(postman) to Fit of Buck & then to Culwine in sledge.
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