Here are the May and June entries in the 1884 diary of David Fletcher Hoy. Hoy was living in Bovina in 1884. The diary was transcribed by his great grandson, John W. Hoy. Thank you to John and to his dad, David F. Hoy III for allowing me to share this diary.
May 1884
Thursday 1.
I am at P. S. Doig to day
We worked on sleepers & Girts
Played dominoes
Friday 2.
I am at P.S. Doig to day
Father went down to Walton and intends to go up on the train
to morrow
Mr & Mrs. Hodge was here
Saturday
3.
I am at P. S. Doig to day working on timber and rafters
Sunday 4.
I went to church to day
I got my dinner at H C Munn [Hugh C. Munn, b. 1842]
Monday 5.
I worked to day at the braces and girts.
Tuesday 6.
We finished cutting the braces and went a fishing.
Wednesday 7.
We worked in the after noon to day
Henry M. Coulter went away to day
Thursday 8. .
Dave & I came home to day
Tom Clark went as far as John Brices [relates to fencing?]
I was up to the store at night
May 9.
I helped father to make the fence to day
I was up and got a pair of slippers at night
Saturday 10.
I worked in the barn to day.
It rained most all day
I went down to Dougs. & to Geo Davidson at night
Jennie is home
Sunday 11.
I went to church to day and to prayer meeting at night.
Monday 12.
Father & I came down to Delhi with E. E. Hastings and
then walked to rest of the way to Pat Doigs.
Tuesday 13.
I worked at P Doig to day
Tom and I went over to a social at H Munns and had a good
time
Wednesday 14. 1884.
I worked at P Doigs to day
Tom got back from the social at 12oc to day
Thursday 15.
I am at P S Doigs to day
Friday 16.
I am at Doig's to day
Saturday 17.
I am at Doigs We raised to day there was 50 men here
Sunday 18. 1884.
Father & Dave went home
Tom & I went to Walton to church and got home at 4 oc
Monday 19.
We finished raising today Dave came back in the morning
Tuesday 20.
We put on some enclosing boards and trimed [sic] up the frame to day
Wednesday 21.
We put on some enclosing boards to day
Tom & I went over to Andrew Arbuckles at night
Thursday 22.
I am at P. S. Doig's today
Friday 23.
I am at P. S. Doigs to day
We all went over to a raising at Ed Kill-patricks [?] this
after-noon
Tom & I went down to Scotts at night
Saturday 24. 1884.
I am at Doigs to day
I went over to Jim Davidson's to night
Sunday 25.
I am at J. Davidsons to day Went down to church at [N
Andes?]
Came over to Doigs at night
Monday 26.
I am at Doigs to day
John & Will & Miss Libbie & Susie Hodge [?] P.
Sanderson, & Sicely & Arbuckle was here to night
Tuesday, 27.
I am at Doig's
Pa come down to day
Wednesday 28.
I am at Doigs
Thursday 29.
I am at Doigs
It is very cold
Friday 30.
I am at Doigs to day
It snowed to day and is very cold
Saturday 31.
I am at Doigs
Came down to Walton and stayed all night at William
Wakefields
June 1884
Sunday 1.
Went to church at Walton to day and went up to Doigs at
night
Monday 2.
I am at Doigs
Will Simms was over at night
Tuesday 3.
I am at Doigs
Wednesday 4.
I am at Doigs
June, Thursday 5.
I am at Doigs.
Friday 6.
I am at Doigs
Was over to Hodges at night.
Saturday 7.
Dave Tom & I came up to Bovina to day
I was down to Doug at night
Mrs Elliott is here
Sunday 8.
I am at home
This is communion sabbath to day
Monday 9.
I started at 1 o clock and got there at 6 1/2 "
[o'clock]
Tom & Dave came down in the forenoon
Tuesday 10
I am at Doig to day
Wednesday 11. .
I am at Jim Davidson's raising to day
We got up the frame
Thursday 12.
Jim Davidson brought me to Doigs this morning
Friday 13.
I am at Doigs
We finished work to day
G. Scott & Jim & G. Sanderson was up at night
Saturday 14.
I am at Doigs this morning and Pat brought us up home
I went to Chas/ See's [?] raising to day
Sunday 15.
I did not go to church to day but I went at night
Monday 16.
We are over to R J Forrest taken down ther [sic] barn
Tuesday 17.
We got the bents all down today
Will Wight & John Raitt and D George helped us
Wednesday
18.
I am at Forrest to day working on the basement.
Thursday 19.
I am at Forrest to day
I went over home at night.
Friday 20.
I went from home to Forrest to day
Saturday 21.
I am at Forrest to day
I came home at night
Sunday 22.
I went to the M. E. and R. P. churches to day
I came down with Doug at night
Monday
23.
We raised the barn at Forrests to day
We went over to the Lake at night
Tuesday 24.
We worked to day
Wednesday 25.
Tom & I enclosed the barn to day
Dave was over to James Gills
Thursday 26.
We was working on the barn to day
We went down to John Biggars at night
Friday 27.
We worked on the bridge to day
I was over to the Lake at night
Saturday 28.
We are at Forrest today
Pa is here
Sunday 29.
I went to church to day
Mr Hawk preached to day
Monday 30.
I am at Forrest
We played dominoes at night
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