February 3 thru 4, 1894

 

I will not be transcribing each entry since most of Bert's diary is pretty clear. You can read the original more easily by clicking on the image above to view a larger version. I will be including this paragraph, or something similar in each entry so that new readers will know they can click the image to enlarge it for easier reading. Also, there will be some links to the right of the page with relevant information that may be of interest.  If you follow Bert's diary regularly, you can skip this paragraph. My notes will include the basics of what Bert talks about each day, along with my own personal thoughts, research, information gleaned from past or future entries, etc. If you have information or suggestions that may help my research, please e-mail me.
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Saturday, February 3, 1894 ---  Just freezing this morning - 32 degrees - Leman and Bert went to Naples with two more loads of potatoes - probably by sleigh - Leman with a load of 21 sacks of potatoes, and Bert with a load of 20 sacks.  They got back home around 3PM, and "fed our faces".  They then sorted more potatoes till chore time.  After doing the chores, they ate supper, and then sorted potatoes down in the cellar until 9PM.... undoubtedly by kerosene lantern light.  While in Naples, Bert stopped - probably at Suttons - and bought a bar and a snap for his pocket watch chain.  Cost 20 cents.  Bert then closes with "I guess thats that"

Sunday, February 4, 1894 ---  Bert and Leman do the morning chores and then they get Leman's cutter, and headed to Ingleside for Leman to see the Doctor.  On the way they have an accident and tip over, breaking something on the cutter.  Dad says that a cutter would be a smaller lighter sleigh designed to carry people.  A sleigh would be heavier to carry goods also, and a bob sleigh is one that has separate front and rear runners with the front ones on a pivot for better steering.   Bert goes over to Russel Dye's place for dinner, and then comes back home around 4PM to help with the chores.  He comments that "it is getting colder and colder".