[18 |, The South Marysburgh Mirror Life in the Past Excerpts from Nelson Hicks’ journal at Hix Holme, South Bay December, 1892 Dec.1 Annie Maud and Nelse come down from Mr. Gordons and went to Mr. Lighthall. It was a nice day and good weeling. Dec.2 They come from Lighthall to Mr. Os- trander. 3. Annie Maud and Nelse come home. The roads was just fine. 4 No snow for sleighing yet but there is good wheeling. 5 Jake painted the cutter. 6. Paw went up to Guys Ferguson and took Lydia up there he stayed all night. The sow run away. 7 Paw went to Picton from Guys. Smith McLaughlin got 14 1/2 Ibs of nales, 8 Annie Maud and Nelse was down. Jake made some axhalves. It rain some the roads was quite muddy. 9 We killed the two pigs. No snow on the ground. 10 Archie went up to Mr. Ostrander. 11. Dan and Ida was up and Lib Spafford. 12. We killed five geese and raffeled them off. Paw took another sow away. 14 It rained some. Jake went out to Will Lowry with the Buggy. 15 We draw in one of the straw stacks. 16 Paw and Jake went down after the sleigh down to Mo Head's. 17. We greese the harness it was a nice day. no snow. 18 Nelse and Annie Maud was down. It snowed some but not enough for sleigh- ing. 19. Mr. Wadforth and Wife was up fora visit. It was a nice day. 20. Jake and | banked the house. At night Jake went down to Mr. Spafford to a par- ty. Paw and Maw went up to Will Dul- mage for a visit. 21. Nelse and Annie Maud come down. Not much snow yet. 22. Jake took Annie Maud's cow up. In the afternoon we went down to the point to the examination. 23. Paw and Maw went up to Milford. 24. Jake and | went over to Picton. Jake got his cloths. 25 Jake and Lib Spafford went up to Nor- man Ostrander. It snowed all day most. they went up to Tom Gordons 5 miles back of Bloomfield. 26 Paw and Jake and | went up to Milford. It was good sleighing for the first. 27. Paw and Jake took the sleigh up to Sanford to get iron of. 28. Jake and | went out on Will Lowry and got a load of wood. 29. We drawed two loads of wood of from Will. 30 We draw one load and Dan draw one for us.