4 sends my heart with ceaseless sigh. While day and night roll darkling by.’ Now I believe that these ? his sentiments are true. If we were only conversant with heart ? we would find them to be so.” 1868 February 3. A good example of the custom of unexpected guests coming at meal time. February 8. A new baby daughter (Fannie) arrived. March 18. First trip to Cedarville since the baby came. April 9. James MacMillan is discouraged with the weather. Thinks he should sell out and start a wholesale grocery business. April 10. Still discouraged. May. Very wet. Corn not planted till June. June 7. Remarks about the church choir. June 18. James’ mother, Nancy, at the gate. First time since she moved to Cedarville in October of 1867. June 23. 585 breeding ewes sold to an Illinois man. Took 24 days to drive them there on foot. (See July 22). August 27. Entered sheep in the fair at Jamestown. August 28. Farm wages at this time. $18.00 a month plus board and room. October James hired carpenters to hew out and build a new barn on the north side of the road. November 11. Barn “raising.” 44 men present. 1869 January to February 15. Very mild winter weather. February 15 to April 10. No extreme cold weather, but a cool wet spring. June. Did not shear sheep till June, then five men worked at it two full weeks. July 8. Wheat harvested. August. Did not cut any hay until about August 1 when it was dead ripe. This also took five or six men; they put it in hay-cocks. Part ricked in fields; part in barn. Took sheep to fair at Jamestown, August 25-27. Took sheep to fair in Xenia, September 1-3. The McMillan school house built in August. The Dan Marshall and Townsley houses built in summer Two sermons each sabbath at the R.P. Church - 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. October 27. First freeze. November 13. First snow. December. Fannie very sick in December. High fever. 1870 Spring.This was a very dry spring - “driest on record.” May. Fred MacMillan (2nd child) born Thursday, May 19th between 4 and 5 p.m. June. Finally, a good rain on June 1st, then plenty of rain during June and July. November. First snow on November 22. Had been a good Fall up to this time.
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