A RTE FRR RRR TR: Life i in the Past Excerpts from Nelson Hick's journal May 1900 Sun 1 Quartly Meeting at the Carman. A very large crowd attended. Tu. 3 It rained all day. It wasn't drying very much. We. 4 1 helped Ma and Mary E clean the Cellar. After Supper Robby Jenkins came down here and him and I went down to the Point to a certain place vis- iting. wr Fri. 6 Paw went up to Erwin Hicks to Graft for him. I draged on the flats. Sat. 7 Paw and Mary E went over to Picton. Mary E got a new pair of fine Boots. Sun. 8 I was down to the Union to meeting. After meeting went down to see M.S. (Myrtle Spafford) Mon. 9 I washed the Buggy and got it ready for painting. Tu. 10 I was painting at the buggy most of the day. Paw was Ganging in the Young orchard. We.11 We are having fine weather only a little cold nights. We planted the Potatoes in the swamp about 8 bushels. Fri. 13 Maw and Ida went up to Annie Mauds. It is quite wet after the rain but everything is growing fine. Sat. 14 Paw has been triming apples trees to day. I cultivated the garden. Emmit Wood was up here to night to see Mary Ellen. Sun. 15 I went out to the Carman to Sunday School then went home with Willie Hicks stayed till After Dinner and went to the Union to Meeting and Sunday School. Mon. 16 Paw cultivated the corn ground over on the flats. I finished varnishing the buggy. Wed 18 Paw and I have been fixing the fence up in the TB Ny aml 24 1] SB I ER 25 ss|aInlulolold BN o[Alv ao], Lilalaln [vill ilnloli[ulalalolo) 0a nEA[ ofl 1 | [A[1]sInlolilojolsl1]v] 3 oJ Eo J | [VDE 2 SEINIEIFIEINER BIEIEINE 3 4 5 6 9 ~ ACROSS 7 DES-PAIR » 8 MAN-AGE-R 15 17 19 21 23 10 ST-R-ANGER i1 G-R-EASY 12 PILES 13 SHAR - (PEN) - ER 16 ATROC - (IOUS) - LY (amag. ery a lot) PUZZLE 19 COP-Y - RIGHT SOLUTION 26 AVE-RY 22 C-(RAY)-ON POORNESS (anag. snoepers) WAR - RANT IN - ANEL (anag. lane) -Y DOWN BEAT - NIK AP - (PARENT) - LY (anag. play) SIN-(G)-8 D - (ANGER) - OUS {(anag. duos) JADE LEA - (SHE) -D ARCHBISHOPS (anag, has rib chops) E-(N-L-1)-VENING MO - (TI) - ONING con - DO OR MAN - sion GRISTLE (anag. stir gel) SOUND YARD RE: The Carman Church 1877 - 1926 Located at the corner of Whattam's Road and Babylon Road the church named for superintendent Dr. Carman was an architectural marvel swamp. After supper I went down to Mr. Heads with the wheel. There was others there practicing for the Chair for the Union. Fri. 20 Put the buggy together. It looks very good. After supper 1 went down after M.S. and come up to the Car- man to League. Sat. 21 We are having fine weather now and everything is looking fine the plumb trees and Apples trees are all out in bloom. Mon. 23 M.S. and I started for Jakes. Change our minds and stayed at George L Colliers all night as it looks so like rain we did not want to venture on back. Tu. 24 Queen's Birth day M.S. and I went. There was very good Horse races seen Jake and Lib and many oth- ers that we knew. had a good time left Picton for Corkers about Five Oclock arrived Seven got the buggy very muddy. We. 25 Paw's Birth day him and Maw went up to Annie Mauds. It's been very warm to day. Th. 26 Paw and I trimed Apples trees. Very nice weather now and g great prospects of good crops. The Leaque had a small picnic down by Smith Store house. I was down played ball some and other games made over Six Dollars. Men. 30 I warked out the corn ground, Paw started planting. - Submitted by Vicki Emlaw