Port Hill. Dined & fed horses at St. Eleanor’s and then on to Mr. Yeo’s where arr’d at sundown. Saw Sister Pen at St. Eleanor’s.

1857

Friday, April 3. Left Mr. Yeo’s at about 9 a.m. for New London. Crossed Malpeque [Bay?] to Princetown. Fed horses at G. Sinclair’s near the Malpeque Ch. Could get nothing for ourselves. Cont’d on to Davidson’s Mill and on to Adams where we were advised not to take the ice but retrace our steps for a mile & go by Tuplin’s—which we did. Road from Tuplin’s not broke, obliged to walk nearly all the way and up the hills. Thoroughly disgusted with such hilly roads. Ar’d at Grahams at 6 p.m. The horse, Mr. DeB. & myself thoroughly fatigued with the journey & hungry after 11 hours fasting. A cold day.

Saturélay, April 4th. Blowing & bright. Thawing. Sent G. McKay to notify tenan s.

Sunday, April 5. Bright & warm. Mr. DeB. &. I went to English Church where Mr. Meek held service & preached. Dined with Mr. Meek & ret’d to

Graham’s in aft’n. Ice getting bad fast.

1857 (continued) Saturday, October 17. Left Town in company with Mr. DeB. in waggon & his two horses for the Westward. Dined at Bagnall’s, Malpeque Road. Stopped at Barrett’s for a few minutes to escape a heavy rainstorm & then on to St. Eleanor’s, arriving at about 51/: pm. . . Sunday, Oct. 18th. Bright. Went to Episcopal Church where Mr. Read preached two very excellent sermons. . . Thursday, Nov’r 5th. In office till 11% a.m. Packed up & left Yeo’s taking road by G. River Ferry. Waited about 321 of an hour at Ferry. Dined at St. Eleanor’s & fed horses. Left there 31/2 and on to New London by way of Tuplin’s, arriv’g at Graham’s a little before 6 p.m. Found Granny G. absent on one Of her Mid'wife trips to Robert Haslam’s; she ret’d at night. Friday, Nov’r 6th. Raining & blowing. Sent G. McKay to notify tenants. Indoors the greater part of the day. Very little business doing. Took walk down the R’d to Wharf in aft’n with Mr. DeB. Cropsseems to _be pretty good this year. Potatoes good. Not much doing in the ship’g lme in consequence of the depression in the U. States. . . . Sunday, Nov’r 8th. Fine day & cool. Walked to New London Church with Mr. DeB. Dined with Rev. & Mrs. Meek at the Parsonage. After dinner we went with him to the new church at Irish Town where he had .. . . of 100 to hear—a small congregation he said. Many are sick with the prevailing complaint, resembling Influenza. Ret’d in the waggon with Mr. M. to the end of the Long River Road Where he dropt us & we proceeded on foot to the Ferry Crossing,—ar’d at Graham’s about 61/2 p.m. . .. Tuesday, Nov’d 10th. Fine. A little rain. Left Graham’s at about 9 a.m. for Town, travelling by Fife’s Bridge. Dined & fed at Wheatley R. Bridge & then

to Town.

1858 March 23, 1858. Mr. Meek appointed assistant minister of St. Paul’s provisionally. . . Thursday, July 1. Raining, Blowing & very cold, 53° About 120 sail of American fishing sch’rs in (Cascumpeque) harbour for shelter...

1858 (Continued) October .2, Saturday. Storming and raining violently all day .. . driving the Yankee Sch’rs into harbour. Sch’r wrecked about 2 miles below here (Cascumpeque) on the sand hills, all hands perished,—the last Sch’r’s name the Attwood of Westport. . . Wednesday, Oct. 6. We hear of more wrecks on the coast farther east. . . Thursday, Oct’r 7th. After dinner went With Mr. Conroy and Mr. DeB. to the wreck of the A‘ttwood at Nelligan’s farm, West side Lot 1. A worse spot could not have been selected. Three bodies have been taken from the hold & one was found lashed to the mast dead. . . Friday, Oct’r 15th. At 4 pm. packed up for St. Eleanor’s, travelled by the Grand River Bridge, a long, clumsy and unsafe affair, and then by Western Road to St. Eleanor’s, arr’g at 6 pm. Old Ness in the dumps and servant man away, obliged to attend on horses. Stopped at N ess’s. Saturday, Oct’r 16th. Fine day. Left St. Eleanor’s at about 9 a.m. for