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January 1st Adam & I gave sheep neeps then to hill to hares.... Lizzie McWilliam left today & I am not a bit Sorry but rather glad for she is really a dirty pig, Mrs Shearer acting as housekeeper meantime. 2nd Wednesday ....thrashed at night little Mary loused to mill she is a splendid louser 11th I at Rhynie with Kate in gig a houskeeper Jane Wight @ £6”5... 15th ... Adam thatching byre a.m. 17th Adam ploughing all day at old lea ... Reid cutting rashes for John Sheed callers Rev G McMillan Mary Giles John Souter Jnr & Reid fine fresh day 18th... I in hill measuring fence between The Duke & Ogston Kildrummy.... Jas Reid got Mains of Elrick spring cart & brought his mother to Fit of Buck today 19th ... woman left noon unknown to anyone Mary came up & made supper & milked 24th .... engaged Maggie Taylor to come until I got another... 25th .... had a fine ewe choked on a turnip head 28th ... got Bracklachs pet lamb in burn of Culwine near starved... Maggie Taylor came noon 29th Bad stormy day... Maggie Taylor left noon...Ligertwood’s cart did not come today... I milked & did the cooking February 3rd Sunday visitors Jas Reid Jas Dawson Mrs Shearer & little Adam 7th Thursday Adam away to Rhynie to meet woman she did not come 12th .... Reid at Bracklach got his licks at brod 14th Adam away to Rhynie for Jane Cooper... country white with snow as far as I could see from top of Buck 15th Adam & I sorted beasts & neeped sheep & thrashed twice Harry Nicoll away to Glen kindy today Adam & I pulled neeps p.m. Bracks Wm Beattie & Wm Kellases sledges at Rhynie for coals to school Jane Cooper came to Howbog with John Souter 19th ... Peter Scotts funeral he was taken in a sledge from Smithston road, aged 83 years.. 26th ... p.m. reid at Whitehillocks for tobacco for us all him Adam & I at Bracklach at our bannocks tonight Bracklach quey calved calf dead 28th ... Wm Beattie at man Taylor’s funeral aged 71 years left a lot of money March 1st A fearful bad day... gave sheep 24 wisps of straw & took in a lot of peats for Jane 4th ... Kate to Lumsden market she took ill before I got to Rhynie had to get Farrier to her.. stopped at Grants with mare all night 5th I paid Farrier £1 brought Kate up to mill of Lismore left her there got their shilt to come home with a fearful bad night home by 8 pm.m walked from below Blackhills round by Howbog & Powneed till Culwine . I feel very tired. 7th ... Adam rode down Johnnie Smith’s shilt & brought home Kate ... Reid round amongst the folks seeking men to clear the rods of snow 14th I not well unable to get up I went to bed after I sorted beasts in the morning chap Gordon here wanting work he sorted horse noon & Reid at night & Jane the cattle very fine day 20th ... Kate very lame on fore feet 26th ...at Whitehillocks for syrup... 27th ... Peter Gordon Reekimlane round with Census papers p.m. 31st Sunday ... I took worsted thread out of Jammie Gordon’s hand April 1st ... Peter Gordon round collecting Census papers 9th & 10th no entry 13th ... I paid Petrie £5 & Jane Cooper £2 19th Adam broke in old lea a.m. & sowed it 1.5 qrs & Jane Daun carried then Adam harrowing p.m. I busy among ewes put yeld sheep in far hill very warm day 21st Sunday .....Mr & Mrs Gauld at Fit of Buck today Lizzie Reid’s child baptised Isabella 24th ... Adam sowing & Lizzie Reid carrying seed ... 30th & 1st May no entry May 10th Adam sowed 3 qrs bought seed in clean ground at this side Jane Daun carried seed ... I finished laying of drain p.m. 13th .... Lizzie Reid carried seed... very fine warm day 22nd ..... Mrs Shearer delivered of a son this morning no Dr required 24th ... I at George Ritchies & Mary Duncan’s marriage the bigest I was ever at a most splendid affair 28th .... Lizzie Reid & Jockie Inglis came tonight 31st Jock & I fencing a.m. & p.m. has new grass fenced ready for cattle Adam dragging above & below June 3rd Adam at Lumsden holding his term Jockie Jamieson harrowing & linking all day Jock gathering weeds p.m. 11th ... had to stop for rain... to mill for dogs hash Jane Reid’s kist & wool bags 27th Adam in bed unwell Jockie in moss a.m. at dockings & thistles p.m. ... stalion round none of the mares would take him paid him £1”5 July 3rd ... John Kellas & Jane Yeats married today & Adam Shearer’s son Wm christened p.m. a very warm day 6th Saturday Adam & Jockie in moss all day. I at school at three meetings meeting about dressmaking & new road to Powneed & picnic. Kirkton clipped his ewes tonight badly with maggots 10th Stallion round today for last time Love served again ... I took Love & rode to Auchmair paid man for lettering grave stone 4/10 thunder & rain tonight 12th ran neeps & atarted hoe 4 hoes awhile Adam Jock Lizzie Mrs Shearer & myself... Lizzie & Jane Reid at concert 4 a clock next morning before they were home 13th ... Jock Lizzie & I at picnic... a chap Blackhall & Lizzie were very sweet on each other they stuck so close all day one would have thought they were glued together & Jane reid & chap Taylor do August 1st Adam finished cutting of hay & Jock & him finished setting up peats a.m. a great rain p.m. ... Dr Grant here seeing me And he gave my housekeeper Something on Sofa she wont forget before he left. This Cabrach market day. 5th ... I still in bed. visitors Miss Law a man 2 women & children Jane Reid at Rhynie at Dr 6th .... 3 men started to make new road from Powneed to Lodge today ... 8th Adam & Jock carted home bedding a.m. rickling up peats p.m. Lizzie pulling berries & I working in garden weeding kale & thinning carrots p.m. fine day 12th Monday I at Dufftown with Kate in gig Mrs Shearer at Dr Innes with her baby. 6 p.m. before we got away from Dufftown got a short chimney can from Wilson price to be 1/2 Adam carting his own peats 17th Wm Kellas Adam & Jock taking in Reid’s peats has them all in Adam’s mother, brother wife & child calling on them. Mr & Mrs Melvin & child at Fit of Buck ,came on rain at night 28th Thrashed twice today cutting bedding a.m. & p.m. not a very good day Rob Simpson here at night seeing Lizzie he would not go home with Jane Reid it is Liz he is after but she is afraid he would be of little use in supplying her wants. September 1st Sunday Visitors J Reid Jane Reid Mr & Mrs Fettas & a neighbour woman over with a spring cart Lizzie turned sick & had to bed before dinner time Mary milked cow at night & Monday morning 14th Saturday Adam & Jock working at dam finished ditch I at Dufftown with Lizzie reid to Dr Innes had Kate in gig October 7th Snowing & raining all day & a fearful wind cutting & taking up tares a.m. Adam to Elrick & Blackhills p.m. & Jock raking . Lizzie in her bed all day... 10th I at Dufftown sales had Lizzie over to Dr Innes November 25th sent Jock to Wm Smith with my withdrawl from Parish Council this morning ... 26th ... I at mill for meal a.m. millert said we wanted 1st of 5 bolls out of 4 qrs of 41lbs corn per bushel... 28th This term day. I took up my carrots a most splendid crop took bagful into house & rest into pit in garden 30th Adam & Jockie away at Lumsden & Rhynie holding their term. Jock, Jamie & I carted in all the headed neeps somewhere about 30 loads fine day but windy. Jane McRobb came p.m. & Lizzie Reid left tonight December 2nd ... Reid away at Lumsden taking house for his mother... Lizzie at bank feeing 6th Reid & I at Lumsden with his mother & her things had the two carts 7th Adam ploughing stibble I cutting rashes in back park a.m. I at Powneed for Wm Kellas skim culterp.m. Wm Dawson bought a mare 7 Jas Dawson a colt & brought home both from the same man Lizzie Reid home to Bank tonight 23rd Lizzie Reid came from Bank tonight 25th Took sledge to Howtown Mrs Shearer & Jas Reid went with me & John Souter riding. Reid went on to Lumsden. Mrs Shearer & I got splendid dinner at Howtown had very ill getting home came on such a night of snow 31st I to Howtown for new sledge A strong fresh & water big I stuck in burn of Culwine with sledge & all went to bottom but I got safe out with mare. |
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