Sara Jane (Mitchell) Gray - March 1889

Mar 1 Friday - Blank

Mar 2 Saturday - Ace took Nin, children up home evening.

Mar 3 Sunday - David Shanks here for dinner. Plaster came off Pa's lip after Ace and Mame left home. They called at door. Rob Gray here for tea. Fine day.

Mar 4 Monday - John Sharp, Amos came for hay. Each got a load. Very fine day.

Mar 5 Tuesday - Men hauling hay home.

Mar 6 Wednesday - Jim sick with bad cold. In his bed all day.

Mar 7 Thursday - Jim sick. I twisting yarn.

Mar 8 Friday - Jim better. Raining.

Mar 9 Saturday - Jim out for first, sawing wood. Plass and William hauling hay. Thomas Davidson came afternoon. Jean up at John Campbell's changing books.

Mar 10 Sunday - Fine day. Thomas and I went over to Uncle James Campbell's. Chris Cooper then Charles Murray here for tea spent evening.

Mar 11 Monday - Jim, Tom went to town with Flewelling's horse. Frank Burden here helping William haul hay. Ida, Mrs C called morning. Fine day.

Mar 12 Tuesday - Fine day. Mrs Campbell, Ida, Miss Brown, Annie C here for tea. Ida fitted my jacket. Tom went home with them. Frank B here. Jim down to see John Chamber's sick horse.

Mar 13 Wednesday - William, Frank hauling hay. Jim took Tom up to Tom Gray's. I finished twisting yarn and washed it. Very fine day and warm. Snow nearly all gone. Travelling on ice.

Mar 14 Thursday - Wind blowing very hard. Jim and man hauling wood to Springhill. Took Mr Pry up to Charles Murray's. Jim Campbell at Grand Lake. I piecing quilt. Jim came home from lake tonight.

Mar 15 Friday - Fine and warm. James, children and I in Town all day. I sold 6 3/4 yarn. Mame poorly. Anna bad cold. Finished hauling hay off Island. Two lambs came today.

Mar 16 Saturday - Very fine. Thomas Davidson went home. Iss R here. Rob and I up to see Mr McIntosh evening. Took Poster over to girls. Hauling cord wood to Spring Hill.

Mar 17 Sunday - Raining so Miss B and I cannot go to Kirk. Ground half bare.

Mar 18 Monday - Washed. Hauling cord wood fore noon. Manure up hill afternoon. Iss R evening.

Mar 19 Tuesday - Amos here with load of hay. Some snow came last night. Mr Plass came evening. William hauling manure up hill.

Mar 20 Wednesday - Hauling up hill. Fine day. No one here all day except Ralph.

Mar 21 Thursday - Hauling up hill. I went calling at Mrs Straton's, Mr Currie's and had tea at Olive's. Miss Murray with me.

Mar 22 Friday - Fine day. Went to school afternoon. Rob went in morning. Jim at Town with potatoes. He went on ice. Got barrel of flour.

Mar 23 Saturday - Fine and warm. Hauling up hill yet. Jim at mill buckwheat. He on Island for bread box.

Mar 24 Sunday - Pleasant. Jean and I at Church. Text St Luke 11 Chapter 14th verse - and he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. Plass cow calved. Iss R here.

Mar 25 Monday - Fine and warm. Hauling manure up hill. Jim hauling off Island. Invited to Mr Allen's for tea. Can't go.

Mar 26 Tuesday - Very hard frost. Hauling up hill. I made Robbie pants.

Mar 27 Wednesday - Cloudy. I went to see Mr Elliott. Called at Mr Allen's. Iss R here. Gave me a collar. Making Robbie's shirts. Hauling up hill.

Mar 28 Thursday - Fine day. Iss and I up to Charley Murray's for tea. Called at Post Office. Letter from Tom Davidson. Jim fixing sled. William hauling up hill. I made Saddie's dress.

Mar 29 Friday - Fine. Hauling up hill. Finished sled.

Mar 30 Saturday - Snowing. Jim yarding wood with one horse. 100 loads of manure up hill tonight. Iss R here. Saddie went home. Nin went to Town in train.

Mar 31 Sunday - Cold wind. I went to church alone. Jim up hill. Rob walked down on ice. He, Mr Allen here for tea.