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a January 1st Adam & I took home sledge & things from Culwine ford a.m. he to hill hare hunting p.m. ... Jas Reid & Jockie away with Bracklachs Ewes 226 today very frosty 2nd ... Mrs Duncan a still born child 6th A fearful day of wind all day broke in cartshed door & would have taken thatch off Adam’s house ... fresh today & waters big 12th Sunday ... Harry Nicol away with his wife to the Infirmary to see if anything can be done to her eye. John Thomson met them at the Elrick 16th Adam got ram drowned in dam tonight 17th ... Adam & wife Jane McRobb & Lizzie Reid & I at Xmas tree concert & ball tonight a big turn out but a poor affair 19th Mrs Ritchie Bodiebae delivered of a son today before Mrs Beattie or the Dr landed 20th ... I at road with 2.5 qrs corn to J. Reid & Lizzie Reid’s kist ... 23rd ... Jane Cameron & Wm Nicoll to Aberdeen Jane to Infirmary to get out her eye 28th Very bad day... Reid making besoms all day. I sold old clogs to Wm Nicoll for 4/-... February 2nd Sunday This is Candlemas day it is wet & foul. I at Mrs Shearers & Fit of Buck Reid sore head. Vis Harry Nicoll Mrs Shearer & sons & Lizzie Reid & her daughter 4th This rent day I did not go. I on Buck. Hugh Lumsden young laird of Clova discharged his rifle at my bitch so there was like to be a fight... 7th Mrs George Gordon of Elrick’s funeral , aged 63 years very stiff road with the snow 11th Did little but sort beasts this is bannock night Adam wife & family Jas. Reid Lizzie Reid & Jane Spence at their bannocks p.m. then Adam & I at Bracklach at night at bannocks 14th Started early this morning Jane Adam & I & the 2 sledges & went to Rhynie with 6 qrs corn & sold it to Jas Gordon butcher for 19/- per qr 43 lb per bushel & brought home wood for cartshed door from P Anderson a fearful bad day 17th ... blistered Kate’s leg tonight ... 19th ... schoolmaster’s wife very ill has had a shock of paralysis 23rd... Vis Wm Nicoll, Lizzie Reid & child ,Mrs Shearer & sons & Jas Dawson very fine day March 4th ... Reid’s old ewe died when I was giving her gruel & cattle oil.. 7th Adam to Auchmair for black colt 8th ... Adam sprained hand bridling colt noon... & Wm Beattie came up & bridled colt & I ploughed a few rounds ... 9th I had to sort beasts Adam unable to do it with his hand. Jane & little Mary at church. 11th ploughing match Long boards 1st Alexr McBain 2nd Hugh Kellas 3rd Wm Gordon 4th Wm Taylor Short boards 1st George Gauld 12th ... I to Auchmair & pruned bushes & let Peter see how to do... 16th I at church also Lizzie & little Mary & Jammie vis Jas Dawson Jas Reid a very fine day. Adam managed to sort beasts. 17th ... Eben Beattie up bidding us goodbye.. 19th... I bought a new plough from Sellar Huntly 2 wheels & plain culter & skim culter for £3”15 if it pleased & if not back it goes 20th Adam & I working in mill a.m. I cutting out a hatch for the taking up of corn on to loft with the pulleys he ploughing p.m. & I sorting beasts 25th Jane McRobb over at the Bracklach feeing as housekeeper 26th ... to Gartly.. a fine day down about.. 28th .. I got Mains shilt went down the Burn of Craig in Search of neeps then to Rhynie & Clatt took 2 acres at Blairduff @ 2d per head per week shepherd & dog kept had dinner at Parkyside & tea at Auchmenzies & Howbog home here 12 p.m. Adam sledging stones to mend road 31st Adma away with 188 of my sheep & 110 of John Souters to Blairduff to neeps.. April 1st Tuesday I took 4 loads of neeps a.m. into shed Lizzie Reid came inover & helped us to thrash p.m. 2nd ...I tried my new plough but it will not clean itself... 5th ....I went to bed at 11p.m. & left him (John Souter) & Jane sitting billing & cooing... 6th ... Adamm up seeing his wife last night 10th... Wm Weir Sellars man from Huntly here looking at plough 11th Snow today Jane & I took in a lea rick & her little Mary & I winnowed up corn & thrashed p.m. 21st Adam & John Souter Jnr away to Blairduff for left ewes... I harrowed worst bits in back park with Love... 25th ... I to Post office for grass seed with Love riding... 28th Adam harrowing old lea with Love... May 1st I to Rhynie with Love in cart for nets & stakes ...A Gordon to Infirmary... 2nd ...some louds peals of thunder.. 3rd ... fearful bad day.Wm Murray Tolaphin here ridiing wanting straw 5th John Sheed shoemaker here for straw gave him 60 wisps not paid 7th ...Wm Murray bought a rick gave him 12 wisps with him & Peter Simpson 32 wisps. Adam & Wm Beattie came home without the sheep both got drunk & lost them. Peter Simpson brought them home. Jockie rode to Whitehillock for 1lb nitre 6d 9th ... on Culwine for whins...Love mare served with Star of the East.. 13th Jock & I to Tillyminnates neeps. Left Love at Merdrum & walked the rest. I bought the pony 7 years old for £10 & Jock & James Smith rode it home ... 16th ... watching Kate for foaling.. 20th Kate foaled mare foal about 7 a.m.... 26th I at Rhynie feeing market riding on Dasey. Adam took in last of neeps & fencing & preparing for going away tomorrow... I did not get a man nor hay. Home & thrashed & helped to pack Adam’s things. 27th Wm Beattie John Souter Jr & I to Dufftown with Adam’s things , wife & family. Lizzie & Jock all the way with them .. 28th Jane McRobb left 5.15 a.m. Nelly Reid here all day ... Lizzie & Jock came tonight 11p.m. 30th ...got Love shod at Howtown.. 31st ... Jockie over for his own & Jane McRobbs kist a.m. & I took outover taties to Reids & inover Lizzies kist June 2nd I over to Rhynie riding on Dasey p.m. went up past Bogencloch to see & fee a man but he would not engage had no one but Alec looking after beasts... 3rd Harry Nicoll came to me to work this morning... 4th Bob wife & family here vis. p.m. Harry & I started to roll but had to stop for rain went to fishing I got nothing Harry & Bob did. 5th ... thunder storm then heaviest rain I have ever seen... 6th Harry to Redford with red cow but no bull there then he went to Milton & got her served 7th no entry 8th Sunday ... Jane Daun came & told me a dog had worried 3 of my lambs beside her house . So I saw him at one myself & followed him home & found him to be John Taylors Mill 9th Hills white with snow this morning Harry away to Aberdeen with his wife. Lewie here for him. Lewie Lizzie & I winnowed 7.5.qrs corn & thrashed. Another dog hunt at Bracklach. Dog of Gaugh shot. 10th ... let horses out to grass tonight... another of worried lambs died & I buried it 13th Friday ... Dufftown police here seing about sheep worrying. 14th ...Isa Innes up filling chaff for herself... 18th ....Love served again tonight 19th ....Love served again this morning 21st ... I at Lodge meeting Factor & Party p.m. then over seeing new road 25th ... Reid & I dipped ewes & lambs p.m. in a fearful mess of kebs 28th ... I wrought in garden till 10 p.m. 29th Lizzie & Nelly Reid at church & I cooking dinner... a very fine day July 2nd Fast day . Harry fishing & took 3.5 dozen trout I at Church then to Auchmair riding on Dasey... Powneed Gaugh & Gordon Gaugh working all day 5th Saturday ... at clipping Peter Simpson Jas. Smith Jas. Reid Wm. Beattie Helen Reid Wm Gordon Jane Daun, Harry & I & Lizzie Reid clipping whhile a very fine day 7th Harry tirring moss 8th ... I cut hogg in sturdy had it on both sides brain wasted had to cut her throat a.m. ... I feed Harry Nicoll for half year 12th Harry Lizzie & I at PicNic & games they were very good John Souter Jr first for both hammer & 56lb weight amongsy locals I home by 9.30 p.m. a very fine day 17th The Highland Show in Aberdeen a fearful rain in Aberdeen & when we came to Gartly it was starvation 26th a fearful spate ... had to put horses in to stable 28th Jane Gordon Aldivalloch’s funeral she was aged 70 years 30th Glass Market bought a fine roadster for £20 sold her for £24 then I bought a yearling filly for £11- 2/6 back . Stayed at Belcherrie all night also Johnnie Smith August 4th ... I over at Howbog at night & helped coffin my uncle 5th ... Love served Mac Gregor paid him 2/- for a jump 6th...John Souter’s funeral p.m. he was 75 years he was laid between his mothersgrave & little Willie’s my brother’s son.. 9th... I yoked & drove Mrs Shearer & family & John Reid’s wife & family down to our coronation picnic and games p.m. John Reid Jas. Reid Jane Reid Jane Spince Lizzie Reid Harry & his mother & daughter & I all at it a fine afternoon 11th no entry 12th ... Lizzie to hill to gather averings p.m. came home with half a cupful of trash... 14th I at Dufftown with Love in cart, ddrove Mrs Shearer & family to Dufftown & also Jessie Beattie there & back 16th I at Howton for part of reaper got Love shod & took down a load of peats out of Badnieman... Lizzie James & Harry hoeing. Engaged a chap James Stewart he called himself to hoe & cut hay @ 1/6 per day stayed here all night 17th Sunday A Police from Dufftown & one from Keith here & arrested a notorious thief Matthew Macquin , a chap about 18 or 20 years of age he called himself Jas Stewart farm servant.... 18th John Souter here for the loan of Nelly bitch to gather his sheep. Harry to Howbog for bitch & sheep p.m. 22nd Us all at John’s Fair, Wm Duncan walking, Jas Dawson & I riding, he Malby & I Dasey, went & came Kinny burn & Harry went through Glenbucket, he sold his horse 25th ...p.m. set up taties with Love alone 26th I at Mary Fair riding. Harry in bed all day with sore back 27th ...took out reaper & put in readyness noon cleared roads & started reaper about 3 p.m. September 8th Monday I at Rhynie with Love in cart . Jane Reid went down with me to get her child pocked . 10th ... Howtown Dasey to get a shoe on called at Mill of Lismore got a good feed of berries . Harry setting peats awhile a.m. him & Jamie pulling juniper p.m. 15th Home 2 loads juniper from Kinny burn a.m. riddling & carrying up sand & grouting for cementing of little house . This is the day of Milton of Noth Pedegree Sale of cattle 18th Harry & I at Rhynie market he did not sell his cattle. riding on Dasey . She won the race home with Scott Milton & Mains of Elrick. 20th Harry & Jas gathering & binding rashes 25th Wm Kellas & I carting in Jane Daun’s peats Harry building stack a.m. Wm Beattie helping him p.m. 26th ... John Souter helped us to turn a hay rick a.m.... dressed cattle for ringworm in a terrible mess 27th ... dipped all my own & Fit of Buck’s 438 Alex Gordon Auchmair helped us I cut his hair & he mine . 29th ...Harry pulling juniper... October 2nd ... I paid George Beverley for 2 pails sheep dip 4th A fearful frost this morning potatoes all frosted & I am afraid most of the corn 13th Carted 8 loads of peats and headed part of stack a.m. Harry & I started to cut corn p.m. in back park . Took click to Jane Daun with moon. dressed cattle again. 23rd ... Jas Reid’s mother buried today aged 80 years. I left Dufftown 3,30 p.m. 24th Lodged at Mrs Keirs Temperance Hotel Perth very bad trade both at Swans & McDonalds & Frasers I left Perth 4 p.m. stoped in Aberdeen with Lizzie Cooper November 3rd A fine morning made a start to leading just got in two loada and had to stop for rain then Harry & I set up all the stooks in the clean ground a.m. & he set up lea p.m. Stewart Auchensoram left with 8 gimmers. Reid at Milton. Wm Beattie leading long after rain came on. 5th ... I to torney for ripture belt 6th... John Sheed caught going into Dufftown with 64 brace of grouse. 10th I at Rhynie Dasey. Let Wm Smith see my hand he says it is blood poisoned he made a poultice & put on it ... took in a rick p.m. Jas Reid building Jane Daun forking 11th .....p.m. for rupture belt for foal... 13th ... I in bed all day arm very sore 14th A very fine quiet day. A. Gordon Auchmair up building all day all in by 3 p.m. in fair order. Sent with post for Dr to see my hand he came about 4 p.m. & lanced it nothing but blood came out. Jane Daun 7 hours. 30th Sunday I at church very cold & int but a few 11 counting the minister & all. Jas Law & Jane Gordon proclaimed today December 2nd Adam came tonight 3rd John Souter, Adam & I to Dufftown for his Adam’s wife & things took sledges to Ardwell & Inverharrach got carts from there a Devil of a job before we got home in the dark great wreaths of snow above Powneed 5th The day of James Law’s marriage . Reid going post for old Law. Adam & I to store p.m. for rest of his things so they are all here now. 8th I took Dasey & rode to Edinglassie & took all the pasture except one park of new grass @ £1- per 100 per week shepherd & dogs kept. Had my supper at Belherrie played him 5 games of draughts I won them all . Got Dasey sharped at Bridgend paid 2/- At Auchmair 9 p.m. Stoped there all night. 11th Willie & I at Rhynie ... Bought trap & harness lamps rug & C from Riddle for £8”15. Home 2 bags coals to Mrs Shearer; to self bag bran 6/3 2cwt Thorley cake 17/- 2 pails dip £1-. Mary Giles left Bodiebae today. 15th Harry Willie & I put reaper into cots 18th Jas Dawson to Rhynie for his new housekeeper Jessie Archibald 20th I at Rhynie market took trap home with Dasey 23rd ... Adam & Willie started to plough on Culwine put in one feering a.m.... 24th Willie cutting rashes on Culwine 25th A fearful wind did a lot of damage blew big door of cot court posts & all 26th Mill of Noth for meal one boll & one stone out of the qr but fine meal... 27th ... a right fine day. 29th ... Jas Dawson off to Aberdeen to see Mary Giles , got a telegram that she was dying 30th ... Willie took down 2 loads of peats out of new stack to Mrs Shearer... I made besom to Lizzie tonight ... Adam to Auchmair with sheep... 31st ... I made a lid to pot & a stand to my ink bottle glued stained & varnished it at night. This is the night of the Christmas tree none of us at it Willie down with Mrs Shearer Lizzie & I at home
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