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January 1st Adam away at Lumsden holding his New Year Eben sorting beasts ... Mrs Shearer here. 6th Dr Grant here at Lizzie at night. Nelly Reid & Bell up p.m. 9th Adam & Eben at dung & I pulling neeps a.m. 14th Sunday Alexander Gordon Reekimlane & Helen Sheed Aldunie Proclaimed today 17th Adam & Eben pulling neeps .. I poteying windows. Helen Sheed Aldunie married to Alexr Gordon Reekimlane a great marriage. 18th thrashed morning then Adam & I to Lumsden to polling... 19th a stormy day Eben looking after beasts Adam nor old Reid home yet 12.10 p.m. I rode inover to Elrick to see about Reid & Adam thenn to Whitehillocks for lamp glasses 20th Eben sorted beasts Adam only landed here at dinnertime thraashed & Adam & Eben took in a rick from Culwine & I to Shands for a pane of Glass 22nd Adam & Eben spresding dung I started to clip Dasey clippers would not work a.m. I went to Rhynie for Dr to willie Shearer’s eyes & to see Lizzie. last mention of Eben 23rd Dr Grant here noon Seeing Lizzie, Willie’s head & Willie Shearer’s eyes....I rode to Rhynie after 6 p.m. Wm Smith & I played draughts from 9p.m. to 5 a.m. Wednesday I 5 wins Wm 3. 25th No ploughing here for frost... I at Lower Cabrach seeking a woman did not get one . Them all ploughing down there home a pane of galss for Shearer’s window 8.5 x 9.5 26th Adam ploughing stibbles today Wm Gordon Elrick here this morning telling about Rover being at his uncles Wm Gordon of Braeside of Clova. So I rode inover on Dasey for him p.m. pd 5/- for fees & advertisement a fine day 30th Ploughing match at Bracklach 1st & 2 cups Hugh Kellas 2nd George Gauld 3rd Jas Law 4th John horn 5th Alexr Yeatts M.P. ploughs 1st Adam Shearer 2nd Gordon McBain 3rd John Scott 4th Alexr Gordon 5th Wm Kellas to much snow on the ground to start with. A. Dunn & Jas Sharp judges February 2nd A wild snowy day. No players came to the Club yonight Wm Beattie stuck with biscuits on the loan. Alexr Gordon Gaugh’s marriage 5th I down at Cotage & looking at road for getting to the mill for meal. Adam casting snow out of foord at Culwine... 6th I at Dufftown at rents riding Dasey. Adam spreading dung... took home glasses to Willie Shearer 2/6 rent £13”2”6 expences 10d 9th p.m. stopped ridging of mill to keep out snow I fell ladder & all from top of mill & peat sledge above me hurted a leg & arm at wrist 10th I in bed all day with sore arm & leg Adam gave sheep neeps & his wife helped him to thrash 13th Old Reid up we yoked Polly for the firdt time into shafts put her into sledge & drove back & fore to cots she went fine never gave a jump. I shot a white hare here at night in the dark 16th sheep 2 sledgefuls neeps & cleared roads for getting up rick from Culwine a.m. took up small one 2 sledgefuls had Love & Poly in sledge Poly doing fine . I shot brown hare 85 yds dead.. 17th ... broke broke driving sledge shaft turning with the neeps. Took up from Culwine last rick into mill. Eben with us Chalmers up & put shoe on Love 18th Sunday John Scott & his bride Annie Dawson kirked today none of usat kirk 20th ... paid Eben Innes £6”3”6. The Manse fire brigade entertaine by Mr Mcmillan each received 3/6 but Lipp the keeper received £3”3 21st Adam clearing gaits & ford at Howbog Jim to Rhynie for Dr to Willie Shearer.... I made a sledge to Willie 22nd I at Rhynie with Mrs Shearer & her boy Willie to the Dr had Love in sledge driving...a bottle of household ammonia & a pair of boots to Jockie.. 27th Adam & I clearing roads for sledge round houses...here at their bannocks Jas Reid & Jane Daun & Mrs Shearer & family..Black cow ran off to Powneed to bull herself over fences burn & C 28th ... a great feast at Schoolhouse Mr & Mrs Reid & Mr & Mrs Law & lot more March 1st... Lizzie got a brown hare lying dead at porch door this morning 4th Sunday... Lizzie not wwell this morning I milked cows 6th Red quey slipped calf ...I at Rhynie riding on Dasey got her shoes removed...Adam sorting beasts & cutting bedding. 7th ...gave red quey Terebene Balsam to make her cleanse 13th Red cow calved I got calf behind the door this morning 15th Adam not here today said to have a sore belly I sorted beasts Willie Gauld landed here this afternoon & stayed all night 17th a strong fresh wind. Sorted beasts I pulled some neeps & willie out a load to sheep & one for tomorrow needing in a rick but too rough & windy to take it in took in 2 loads of neeps into shed Adam not up here yet. 18th Sunday Shearer not up yet but he manages to give performances every night on the phonograph so I don’t think he can be so very ill. 19th Adam pulling neeps & in 2 pit of swedes I over at Bracklach seeing about Maggie Duncan Wm Smith at Tillyminnate a mannie & wifie stayed here all night 20th Fresh today.. I down at poor house to see about a girl 22st Gauld & I left this 6a.m. I Dasey riding & Gauld & Wm Rattray driving cattle a bad sale I went up past Ardlewie & played Wm Rattray 4 games Adam finished ploughing lea but end rigs 23rd Eben came up here 9 a.m. to work for Adam...I drove Mary & Willie to Rhynie & Adam walked there are away with him to infirMary a very bad day 25th Sunday ... Adam & Mary walked home from Howtown today. They had Willie into InfirMary yeaterday & left him came out Saturday p.m. to Howtown. 27th Adam taking in neeps & Gauld & I on hill as white down the country as here 29th I down at Blairindinnie looking for hay past Cuttle hill & Bogieside & Newseat got a sample of their corn for seed ... Adam & Gauld carting out dung & pulled some neeps home boots to Willie gave Proctor 5/- 31st Adam carted snow & dubs out of corn yard... lea corn 40 lb per bushel . Bella Noah (?) came tonight April 7th Adam harrowed out lea then ploughed a bit stibbles... I sorted beasts then I drove Lizzie & Willie to Rhynie I measured Scurdargues rick of hay paid him £3”16 for 4 qrs seed corn ... up past Mill of Lesmore 13th Good Friday Adam ploughing a.m. tried Dasey with Star of the East no use.... carted neeps Bella helped me to fill. 14th Adam ploughing all day & sorted beasts I among & headed some neeps with Love a.m. I at Alexr Duncan Pisgah’s funeral he was 84. riddochs man with cart.. a fearful lazy fellow hurled all the way 19th...Eben Innes sowed Wm Beatties corn a.m. 24th ... I at todholes at Wm Beatties funeral 78 years old 29th Sunday Adam away at Alford & I looking after beasts Mary at church & Bella down at her grandmothers. May 6th SundayVisitor John Jamieson I busy amomg sheep. Adam & Mary away to Alford p.m. on their way to Aberdeen for Willie Shearer. Eben here p.m. a fine day. 7th Eben ploughing stibbles... Adam & Mary at Aberdeen for their son Willie went away yesterday 8th I at Mary fair came past Rhynie brought home Mrs Shearer & her boy Willie 9th Kate mare foaled a mare foal between 2&3 a.m. broke partition had to go to Shands for wood & fixed it up ... Eben here morning then away to Lodge 12th ... I at William McWilliams funeral aged 52. Adam harrowed in grass seed then ploughing bit for taties p.m. 15th I at Rhynie seeing abou t hay Lizzie & Jockie with me she engaged Mina Smith for the summer I over seeing sale at Netherton of Clatt. Jas fettas bought 3 y.o. pedgreed mare @ £43”6. Adam making tatie ground. 17th A great big fall of snow 20ft wreaths .. Adam & I in hill holed 20 hoggs out of snow want 8 of them 19th ... Jas Milloy gathering for Mr Riddell Rhynie I gave 2/- & 6d for Adam 21st I at Rhynie feeing market feed Alexr Gauld @ £4 & paid George Gordon Tillyminnate £33 for wintering 106 hoggs 27 weeks 26th I at Rhynie market bought things at Riddells sale Mrs shearer down with her Willie at Dr I drove her down & back Adam harrowing with spring tines 27th ... had horse out at grass for the first time.. a fine warm day. 31st star of the East here tonight. Adam opening dreels for taties & swedes... a lot of Dawsons sheep on my hill besides what is down among my ewes on grass.. Adam & Alick braking p.m. June 1st ... A great letter war between JR Dawson & I about his sheep 3rd Sunday A great letter war between JR Dawson Bodiebae about his sheep he refuses to keep up his febces or keep his sheep off my grass & corn 7th Adam grubbing all day the 3 mares .. I inover at Toldaquhill seeing John Sharp left there 8p.m. here before 11p.m. Alick in bed fell off mare last night & hurted his foot 8th Jim Elrick her with postcard to read 9th ... George Gordon Elrick & John Gordon Cromdale & his law agent here asking a few questions 10th Alick away at his mothers morning home late at night I looking after beasts 11th Adam opened 24 dreels & Alick & I putting weeds into dreels then Adam & I dunging & Alick braking. ... Jock Jamieson mossing to his mother. Robert here offered me 8.25d for my wool. 14th Alick harrowing awhile a.m. & Adam & I preparing for clipping old Reid John Jamieson Mary Shearer Jane Daun Adam self & Alick a fine day clipped hoggs 98 + 11 yeld ewes kept wedder hoggs down & 2 ewes to lamb 15th received a Summons to attend a Sherriff Court at Elgin 28th inst between Craik of Craig & Cromdale 16th ... Adam set up 32 dreels & I sowed them all with Golden Yellow & Purple Top. John Yeatts marriage today a right fine day. 17th Sunday I drove wife & children down to Cottage p.m. Alick looking after beasts Adam to Lumsden John Jamieson away to the Bank a very warm day 20th Srarted mossing today... Howbog horses going idle today 27th This is our Fast day Adam away to Lumsden I to Elgin stayed at Hunters ( Mount Piller Bishopmill) all night had a look through the Cathedral & Cooper Park Love laired in back park Harry Nicoll & women digged & pulled her out with ropes 28th I had a look through Elgin & on top of Lady hill then to Court which began at 11.30 a.m. lasted till after 2 p.m. left Elgin with 2.48 train had dinner at Dufftown. John Gordon Cromdale lost the case. Adam & Alick mossing all day rain today. 30th Adam & Alick in moss I nursing Johnnie all day he very ill & fevered & neck swollen . Alick away home tonight. July 1st Sunday This our Sacrament Sunday Mrs Shearer & I at Church Alick at Howtown Smith the keeper & Foresters men on top of Buck 3rd Adam & Alick in moss finished 4 peat up back 2 in top & down near side. I at Rhynie with Lizzie & Willie got Dasey’s shoes removed 4th .. Alick in Adam’s moss with Jojn Jamieson all day 6th Clipping ewse & cut lambs John Souter Adaam Jane Daun Mrs Shearer & John Jamieson, Jas Reid made up wool & I tared & cut feet left 3 ewes to clip came on rain This concert night. Alick to Powneed with red cow to bull. 7th ... Everyone about the place at PicNic afternoon a fine day home here 10 p.m. Mrs Taylor Mill delivered of a son today 8th Sunday 5 men & one woman on top of Buck noon. Annie Gauld or Henderson away home tonight . Alick went with her a bit to carry her baby 16th Us three hoeing neeps a.m. I rode over to Aldunie got Willie’s boots mended had over Lizzies shoes & Edward Shearer’s boots 19th John Robertson Jnr & I drove to Craigellachie sales he down 6 young pigs 15/6 & 18/3 for them him & Tom at funeral Mr Mathieson Fife Arms funeral tomorrow & a.m. going to Skye. Adam & Alick hoeing all day 21st Adam cleaning in garden & Alick cutting thistles & tansies 27th ... took young Mary Reid to Dr with her finger has to get it off 2lbs suit 1/- B whisky 3/- tobacco 1/1 Adam & Alick hoeing neeps . I engaged Bella Gauld from now to term £4 29th Alick at Howtown last night& today Adam in hill at averings no vis today a fearful warm day. August 3rd Friday I left this 8.30 a.m. & drove to Bogs of Noth left Dasey & trap there then took train to Aberdeen with Mary Reid to infirMary to get off a finger called at InfirMary saw house Doctor then had a look throughtown bathing station & harbour we both stayed with Mrs Mearns a fine day. 4th I down to InfirMary with Mary Reid 10.30 a.m. I stayed untill her opation was past 2.30 p.m. Dr Marnoch took off her finger. I then went to Police Sports the I went back to InfirMary for Mary 6.30 p.m. & brought her to Mrs Mearns house (4 Rosemount Place Aberdeen). I slept at Mr Woods house tonight Thunder & rain today. Adam cutting hay. 6th I up at 6 a.m. breakfast & bade the Woods good bye then at InfiMary seeing Mary Souter & through New Market & town a.m. Mary & I left Aberdeen with 2.20 p.m. train had our tea with Mrs Harvey did not stop in Rhynie Adam cutting hay Alick at neeps Bella Gauld came tonight. 10th .... to Bracklach & cut sturdy ewe p.m. Alexr Robertson came here tonight & stayed with me for which I am very well pleased 11th Adam & Alick carting peats all day to Shearer 12th Sunday ... Alick at Howtown last night & Bella today 14th Jas Reid & I at Keith Show drove to Dufftown then train put Dasey in at Balvenie had splendid supper at Laggan I called at Thomson the srchitect at houses. Adam carting home his peats 18th opened all the drain at back of stack & laid it all with 4 inch tiles from coble to dyke then 3 inch tiles to end of stack. Adam to Howbog for 20 tiles sledged off stones. I laid drain & Alick & I covered it in received a brace of grouse from Messrs Paget & Menzies. John Souter at Glenlivet games today. 19th A fine day none of us at church. John Jamieson here at dinner the last Sunday he will have in Scotland for awhile . Teacher & a chap on top of Buck Gordon McBain here at Shearers p.m. 20th Adam carting out top dressing from back of stack. John Jamieson to hand for his kist with Love 21st Party at Shearer’s as it is John Jamiesons last night at Buck for awhile he leaves tomorrow for New Zealand. 22nd I up before 4 a.m. drove John Jamieson to station with Wm Kallas shilt & Mrs Fettas machine Adam bicycled down to Gartly to see John off. I at Huntly sales expences train 10d shilt 1/- parting drink with JJ 6d tobacco 8d sweets 2.5d Adam home 1 p.m. did nothing but went down to Whirehillock at night. 23rd Adam not up today said to have a sore leg ... wrote to Gauld about his son Alexr leaving 28th Adam at Rhynie with Poly in cart meeting my brother & his daughter Annie I at Maryfair with Dasey in trap Mary Shearer with me a fine day 29th Started to drive peats home 20 loads fine & dry Rober Rose here needing drains to cut p.m. 31st Adam & Sandy carting peats a.m. & p.m. I building stack & throwing up cleaned clock at dinnertime My niece Anna trying the baking & milking. September 1st ... carting peats.. I sore head with the heat . P.m. visitors Nelly & Bella Reid Wm Kellas Jas Reid & John Souter he has sold old Sally mare @ £8 & away to Kildrummy a fearful warm day. 2nd Sunday Adam to Lumsden & Mary Reid at Church Another warm day 3rd Carted home 10 loads peats a.m. I amongst shep & fencing at Jane Dauns a.m. I yoked Dasey & drove Alick & Annie to Auchmair Annie & I down seeing Jessie Gordon at Dalriach. left Annie at Auchmair 5th ... yoked Dasey in trap & Alick & I drove to Rhynie & Nell bitch took the ewes then I walked down to New Noth with them & put them in Shanquhars park 6th Adam & Sandy cutting thatch for hay rick I in bed forenoon a fearful sore head last night. Peters wife delivered of a son last night or this morning 7th Adam up neyying between hens & corn then him & I dressed wedder that was baly struck with fly & looked the rest & put lambs to hill ... Burned mare of Kirktons that died of Anthrax tonight. 10th I at Duftown today with Dasey in trap. Nelly Beattie with me. To Alick tobacco 1/4 P. cards 6d 1 lb alum 5d 1lb sweets 6d Book 6d To self b whisky 3/- dinner &C 1/8 4 dickies 2/- hat 6d lambs cross away today 30/- each 13th Alick Mary & two boys down at Shearers hearing Phonograph 17th Adam at Dufftown for a load of tiles to Wm Beattie also a cart from Bodiebae one from J Souter 2 from Upper Howbog & one of his own 18th started to open drain in back park 20th Adam carting up sand & working at drain I at Rhynie market put £70 in Bank 21st took out reaper & fixed her up then working at drain I laid it with 2 inch tiles 22nd Adam & I at drain opened about 10yds & filled it in a.m. p.m. started to cut hens croft Mrs shearer with us. 28th Adam setting up stooks & Sandy raking started to reaper at 9 a.m. Yoked cart & took both wives & bairns down to Cottage & Adam & I cut Reids field Mary & Jane gathered it & Reid stooked it p.m. Sandy at home raking. October 5th I at Gartly with my brother & his daughter ...then I held on to Lumsden to Annie Smith or Souters funeral aged 80 years A. Gordon Aulton here looking at ram lamb. 6th Gaugh Hillhead Aldunie Torney & Milton finished cutting also Bracklach. I want a bit yet. 7th Sunday Adam & Jim at Alford Sandy toonkeeper I over at Bracklach looking at sturdies 8th I to Wm Gordon Silverfords funeral aged 78 years. Started to lead 2 ricks & rakings & 2 loads into mill. has all the lea secured. 11th took up reaper & put it into cots mornning then I yoked Dasey & went to Rhynie and up past Mill of Lesmore to see Johnie Smith did not see him very low.. 13th Snowing all day. Adam setting up stooks then him & Sandy letting rapes of straw. Jas Fettas here & bought my ram @ £1”5 had the beasts in all day. Johnnie Smith Mill of Lesmore died this morning at & a.m. I am very sorry for him he was a great friend of mine. 16th Adam Sandy Mary & Jane leading with one cart all day 7.5 hours tok in 4 ricks of clean ground I at Rhynie market & Johnnie Smiths funeral aged 36 years a very large funeral. 22nd I at Rhynie with Love in cart down old ram & put ram lamb to Jas Gordon butcher. Jas Dawson at Portsoy bought a new thrashing mill. 24th Dipped Ewes Rams & lambs 95 lambs 4 rams & 124 ewes a fine day Constable here. 26th Started taties forenoon does not look like dry day. Mrs Shearer & Mrs Nicoll & Reid & Jane Spence working at Reids taties & Adam & I at mine a.m. came on a fearful rain afternoon November 5th ... Bodiebae new mill home tonight... 6th ... at Bracklach & paid Parish rates 9/9 7th I at Hunttly & feed a girl for winter Jane Winchester Avochy Smithy Huntly @ £4 “10 rode to Gartly & then train ... A fine day Adam ploughing. 8th Adam ploughing ... Eben Innes up. Went to Braclklach for Mrs Smith & Adam to Rhynie for Dr to Lizzie ... Harvest Home Ball at school ... George Gauld here for Alexrs clothes noon. 9th Friday My wife delivered of a daughter at 12a.m. had it before Dr came Mrs Shearer & Mrs Smith Bracklach with her. This thanksgiving day for the good harvest 13th ...let out rams amongst the ewes the two old ones fought terrible 15th I at Dufftown sales & over seeing about a girl for winter did not get one 19th Took out sledge & drove Helen Reid home ... learned Kate’s foal to lead put Dasey into dogs house 22nd ... Wm Fettasa away with Kate mare to plow for her meat. 26th ... registered daughter Lizzie Ann Duncan 28th George Gauld here noon for Alexrs wages £3”2”7.25 less 5/- for the cleaning of his bed. 30th Adam away holding his term his fee £13”15 kess meal, etc. December 5th Ground white with snow Adam pulling neeps I yoked dasey in trap & drove to Corsemaul to engage a girl not at home went by Glass & came past Dufftown coming home. 17th ....John Souter over for Love to thrash 18th Love lame unable to work. Adam pulling neeps Reid shot 10 white hares in Bracks hill & in my own hill I had 12 white hares. Sent Adam to hill for them. 19th... I at Dufftown with Dasey in trap had 23 white hares of my own & 6 of Reids for which I received 10d each & sent 4 to J Reid Greenock wife & family down at her fathers brought them home with me 22nd At Rhynie... bought a ringing 8 day clock. Steam mill up at Bracklach tonight 23rd Sunday Adam at Lumsden I town keeper Jas Reid here & Mrs Shearer p.m. & both Maries at Post Office & Cottage p.m. 26th ... John came noon Came on fearful tempest of wind & drift out of north p.m. 27th ...it defeat Adam & the whole day to to take inover sheep from Burn of Bank 28th John Robertson left this morning not any settled today yet. I to hill to see about sheep every one of them smored up from 4 to 10 feet deep I casting whole day Adam & Harry helping p.m. 5 of them dead & 11 wanting & some of what is got will die. 29th I up by 5 a.m. Adam & I to hill to look for rest of ewes in wreath got them all out 11 dead 9 not able to stand took them home in sledge & rest walked to cots Polly mare took ill in sldge had to louse her & give her a draught cleared mill wheel & thrashed Harry Nicoll with us from 10 a.m. 30th Sunday ... I meated invalid ewes gave them corn neeps & gruel 3 of them unable to stand yet will not eat but what & force into their mouth very hard frost Poly a bit better today. 31st Monday ... Adam to hill with peat sledge & took home rest of dead ewes we dressed one Harry home with 2 to himself drifting from south tonight been a bad year for me 20 sheep lost by being smothered in snow & no post since Thursday |
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