Diary of J.J. Sanders going East 1938 Date Exp June Postage 25 papers 10 35 22 arose 5 a.m. getting ready for going East, Milt Evans calls to Nipawin, Bredenbury for supper at Bredenbury met Mrs. Tufts & Mrs. Wilson good times on train, they got off at Binsearth 23 arrived Wpg 7 a.m., Visited Hudson Bay Museum, Eatons, Show 60 Car 15 75 Keat Left Wpg for Chicago 7.30 p.m. 90 24 Left wpg 7.30 arrived Chicago 3 p.m. spent night cousin John Golden taxi $1.50 good bath rain 1.50 25 Rain, plenty. Ralph & I go to John's Y.M.C.A. Office, Fields Tobacco 70 do 30 (papers) 1.65 Met John Golden Jr. & Wife & child Robert Barrister 2.65 John's Family - John R. Golden Kenneth Winnifred & Ralph Ice Cream Postage Street Car 65 26. Rain. Attend Church Mrs. G & Ralph P.M. Jr. & I street car to Maxwell Ex. Drove in P.M. Fine. 40 or 58 miles & had restaurant dinner & I cream root beer evening lunch home (visited Winnifred) 27 Fine. John Sr & John Jr. left for their respective law offices, 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Mrs. J.J. Golden went with me to Pere Marquette Stn. Fare I went to Bangor Mich. Met Dr. Giffen, Dr. Dickie, A. Cross stayed night Dr. Schaefer's Saw operations 2 dogs & 1 cat 28 Fine. Dr. Schaefer, Dickie & I to Hartford & drove me to Hessey S. Cigars 50 Mr & Mrs Ed Hessey Mr. & Mrs Hessey Sr. Glenn & Margarite cutting & Raking Hay. Nice drive N.W. toward South Haven 50 29 Fine. Haying & Picking strawberries. Picked ripe apples & cherries from trees Went to South Haven. Mrs. E. Hessey Mr & Mrs Love, Glen. Fishing Lovely drive, grain ripe 30 30 Rain, South Haven. Mr. Williams Geo & Carrie Glen Marguirite drove to Covert Lacoma 40 July 1 Mr. Williams to Bangor, took train for Hamilton & Toronto 3.30 p.m. Detroit 8.45 p.m. left 11.45 Lunch at Dr. Schaefer's, Dr. Giffen 3 hrs wait London. left 6 a.m. 75 2 In Hamilton 8.30 for breakfast at sister Annies & met all the Wingfields. Jack take me around in car in p.m. & neice Annie (Mrs. Lorne Lambier) drove us over Hamilton in evening & on the mountain 60 Sun 3 Lovely day, Went to church a.m. Spent balance day visiting Lorne Lambier called in P.M. 25 4 Fine Big U.S.A. holiday. Will leave for Toronto 9.40. a.m. Mrs. J.W. Sanders & Eleanor with me at Union Stn. Sunny side & Mat. Holmes 31 Rossmore Rd. Toronto - sight seeing 5 Lunch with Melville Merrick 12.47 a Dundas West. Toronto Met M's employer H. G. Hillier (Co. Oxley & Foxley.) Met Rose & her mother & Barbara. Called on J.J. Murta 292 High Park Avenue Phone JU 3928 (addilfen) Mrs. Kidd (Hattie Muirhead) & Mrs Gunaster. Home with Nellie & Eleanor. 6. P.M. 2.30 Melville & Rose called. Nellie, Eleanor & I motored to Uxbridge. They went home, I remain at Minnies, Lottie & Theo 7 A.M. Gilbert, Willie & I to Leaskdale P.M. Earnie Merrick & I to Victoria Corners Wagners Lake, Leaskdale, Uxbridge 8 Called on Dr. Shier & others all day 9 Met many old timers & downtown Sat. night, large crowd 40 10 In car, Jack Merrick & family called, Newt Graham & family W.F. Marquis Theo & Lottie 11 called on sister Lottie. Gilbert to creamery P.M. car to Jacksons Pt. & Sutton G & M Ella M & I saw Maud Shier (Mrs Culverwell) Sutton. Had Lunch, nice trip home. 12 Thos. Oliver to 12th celebration at Carrington. saw Thos Lloyd and many Brock & Wilfred friends 13 Posted letter Thos. Lloyd on train. Dinner Lotties, Called Ruth Wilkinson M.A. How & (area) & Floss & I called on Mrs. R. Rynard. Home Gilberts 30 14 Called on Phoebe Ward (Mrs. Hilson) Miss Walker (Willis's Drug store) Dinner Lotties, To Geo Shiers 15 Met Ray's wife (Evelyn Terry) stayed Geo thurs night 16 Home Harold, met friends night 17 spent Sunday Harold & Helen Sowden. no church. 18 Harold to Thos Lloyds Carrington To Wilfrid & to Lenas Mrs Wakeline 19 To Carrington. Ida Dures, Mrs. Jos Beatty, Saw Switzer 20 Left Thos Lloyds. Mr. train (8) to Sunderland. Saw friends 21 To Mrs. J Locker & Mr Fair, [Ola Sr.] Mrs. Baird. Train to Uxbridge. Visiting friends Gunster's & Mrs. Kidd. D. Muirhead, church in morning. Victoria Cors. church 25 To J. Cullerans for night 26 To [Greenbank], Beares, Reals To Charlies Johnson Sat night Sunday, Gilberts Victoria C. Church Alex Wingfield Brot (brother, brought) Wallace & Ann Drove in to Marsh Hill & old home. Visited at Minnies. Went to Sutton & Jacksons Pt. Kiewick, [Tunnsville] Sharon Sandford & home to Uxbridge Saw Sibbalds Church & friends Sunday Melville, Rose Harold. Alex & Diana. saw Ella. Home. Mrs. H. F. Sanders (Jean Kindred) Aug 1 Labor day. G, M. & I to Jack [M--]. Visited Frank Merrick. spent night at Jacks, saw Lorella. 2 Dinner at Nicks & Tea. Geo. drove me to Uxbridge & I went to V.C. with Howard. A. 4.00 3 Dinner at Jake Rynards & had Tea with Wilbert St. John. Harvey Acton & I to Charlie Johnsons. Ret to V.C. with Mrs. Jewel & Mrs. Stevens & to Uxbridge Wes Acton 4 Visists with Wallace & Ann. saw Sunset Quaker Hill all drove around town 5 Jack arrived from Hamilton & we visited dentist Dr. Butcher. We all had Tea at Gilbert's 6 Wallace Dinner Joan & Jack ret to Hamilton, I to Dentist ordered set teeth, Sat night 7 [Hot] W. Theos. Charlie took Theo. Lottie & me to Decoration and service at St. John Cemetary. Nellie & her sister Mrs. Dunlop Eleanor & Marjorie Merton called here on way home from leaving Mervyn at Fen. Falls 8 Saw dentitst at 10a.m. Lunch at cafe. Wes Acton Sam Brown & I to Port Perry, [Saurtfield], Greenbank saw "Laura Doble'. 75 9 Called on Dentist (Butcher) [Diner] with Mr. & Mrs W. F. Marquis. P.M. Motored to Bradford, met the Loves. Spent evening Gilberts 10 Rain. Gilberts. Creamery. Dentist. Posted Letters. Myers ([Ray]) Loves Here 11 A.M. Gilberts, Loves Here, Bowling Green & dentists, Dinner & Tea Theodores (all) at Gilberts & Minnies 3.00 12 Fine. Geo. Love & I downtown. called W.F. Marquis. P.M. all give to Manchester Myrtle, Brooklin, Whilby, Oshawa & Bowmanville & Beach. Saw [J--] Dyer, the Crydermans, F. Goods & Robt. Miles Home 7 P.M. Teeth 30.00 13 A.M. Geo & I to P.O. saw Bill Clyde Loves & I dinner at G. Tat Thurs Saw many friends Sat. Uxbridge. 1.60 14 Fine. Theo called. We had dinner at Charlie Johnsons. V.C. Back to Uxbridge & Geo & Carrie Love & [--] had Tea at Theo. Johnsons & spent the evening. 15 Geo & Carrie left for Toronto. W.F. Marquis drove me out to Fred Dures. Had dinner & stayed over night. 16 Visited Dr. Frank Dure, He drove me to Uxbridge & back & to Wilmot Greggs, R. Acton, [Co] Merrick & to Charley Johnsons Violas, Pauline & I visited Louis Douglas & had heavy rain. Mrs. & Mrs Earnest Jolly B.A Frank, Robert & Marguerite 17 Charlies, all day & rain Uxbridge evening 18 Fine. To P.O. & Dentist. Dinner Gilberts. Five of us including Flossie & Rick Rynard to Jacksons Pt. & Sutton. Saw Ella M. called on Jack McLaughlin's House 7 P.M. 19 Fine. To P.O. & shopping Gilberts for dinner. Called at Theos Fine. Downtown. Saw Taylor [---] Lottie, [home] 3.00 20 Fine, Gilberts. Dr. Shier took me to Victoria Cors. Saw Mrs. W. Marquis, Tommy Marquis & Wilmot Yakes. Elmer, Ruby & Irene. Had Dinner there. To Wag. Lake. T. Howards Town Elmer Yakes. Big crowd. Saw many friends 21 Sunday, fine. Took Minnie to S.S. called Willie Merrick. Saw daughters Mahala [Isabella], Teresa, W.F. Marquis, Melville & Rose for dinner & tea. Gilbert. Min. & I spent evening at [Thurs] 22 Fine. Downtown. Lottie & I called on Mrs. Howsaw & Ruth Wilkinson. Miss McGregor & Mrs. Ward. Gilbert drove us home. Howard Acton & Lloyd called. 24 Cloudy. Dinner Thos. Olivers saw Bess Horn (Mr. Wm Lusk) Eliza & [Brecie] Rynard (Mrs Harper Goodwood) Mrs. Kester. Toronto. Took field day in park. To Gilberts late for Tea. 25 P.M. We & Mrs. Munro & sister to V.C. Lloyd Acton, Howard Norman & C. Johnson to Sunderland. Saw Dr. Oliver Art Bristow (Elva McKay) Mrs. Roy [Morisson] Home & stayed at Charley Johnson 1.00 26 A.M. Charleys to J. Collerans, Miss Margaret English there. Jack drove me to Uxbrdige saw Dr. Shier 27 At Gilberts To P.O. Letter from Wiss. Love Harold home from [Cuba cost] Big crowd in street evening. Home. G's 28 Fine. took Minnie to S.S. & then to Ray Merricks & saw baby, [Achiew] to Geo Shier P.M. Gilbert & Min, Theo & Lottie, Floss & I to Clew Major & Claremont, saw Dr. & Fred Tomlinson. Theo & Lottie for T. W.F. Marquis spent evening. 29 Fine. saw dentist Mr. Butcher, Cora & Martha Littlejohn, Dinner Mrs. R & Ruth Rynard, Mr & Mrs Marquis, Dr. Shier, Wes Acton. To Gilberts T. with Earnie Merrick, Melville & Rose & her two bros. Fred & Anthony. Called on Aunt [Nina] and her sister Ida [Dure] & Mrs. Stevens, Evening home. Called on Lottie & Mason Acton 30 Fine. Dull, said good bye to all in Uxbridge including Melville & Rose & her 2 brothers 31 Ann at Nellies, Eleanor takes me to Western entrance. Spend day at fair alone. grand time. [Brot home] by Mr & Mrs Anderson S. Parkdale 1.00 Sp 1 Shopping by car. Eleanor on Bloor St. P.M. called on Merricks & Dr Frank Murta, spent evening. Mr & Mrs J.J. Murta, Dr. Frank. M. Jay & wife & Tommy Ruddy Jay brot me home 35 2 Fine A.M. at Wess's P.M. called at Glackins & the Merricks. Jarvis St. & Mrs Walker sister A.E. Rusk. Home for T, took Dorothy Lovell home 3 Mervyn home for day. P.M. took me to Sunnyside Stn. Nellie Mervyn & Ele said good bye. Had splendid time. 4 To Church at Hamilton. Wallace, Annie & I Mrs. Lorne Lambier (Annie) took us for drive & lunch. (Alex & Marie, Donald & baby Mary & me to Mountain) 5 Labor Day, Dr. Alex Wingfield 9. a.m. (nephew) took Wallace, Diana & me & John & Joan Lambier & son Donald from Hamilton via Grimsby, Beausfield City St. Catharines, to Welland & saw Welland canal & locks, saw the Alabama (Passenger) Detroit & two heavy frieghters. [grain its] going through. Thur to Niagara Falls (15 mils) viewed both American & Can Falls. Grand day. Home 4.30. Lorne Lambier called in evening & took Wallace & I down to City Hall. John W. (nephew) drove me down to Beach & Lake in morning. Morning grand. stiff breeze. Bay choppy. Police cutter out, couple small sail boats upset 1.00 6 Fine. Wallace goes to work & school opens. Dr. Wingfield goes to teaching also A.M. complete diary & correspondence. Jack, Diana & I motored to bay. Saw Boat coming in. Dr. Alex called & took me Marie & Donald to Dundas & over city. Had T. with them, Jack called & we went to Show "Beau Hunks". Had lunch & home. 7 Raining, correspondence, Jack, Diana & I to Market. I met Wallace at his office 8 Jack Diana & I motored to Market & Bay (rough) Art, Mix, Bot Whistle, dinner, Music & Radio 9 Visited Hamilton said good bye. Train for Hamilton shipped trunk to White Fox. Arrived London 3 p.m. Bot ticket to Atwood. Met by John Sanders at Listowel saving 1 1/4 hours wait. Met David Sanders & wife Jean & John & Thomas, Charlotte, Peggy & Mary Loves, Jord Brown & Eva Sanders 10 Church 11 a.m. motored to Barretts & countryside 13 Geo Love & Carrie took car to Ettie Lakes & Isaacs. Met Leslie & Eleanor Lake & Charlie (son) Eleanor & her mother & Charlie took me to Brussells to John & Mary Sanders. John & I went to Walton 6 m. S to Winthrope 5 m. S. Seaforth 6 m. S & Clinton 12 m. W. Lonsborough 5 M. N Blythe 8 M. N thru to Lily Sanders (Mrs. Jas [I] Spivey) 5 m E & 1 m N to Brussells 14 9 A.M. 30 m to Goderich via Auburn, Blythe. Saw salt works, docks, Purity Flour Mill & town. P.M. Brussells to Wingham 14 Saw Baseball Clinton - Wingham score C-6 & W-5 Good play. 15 Fine weather. Saw Flossie Campbell. John Worked. Wait for mail. P.M. drove to Fox farm, Armstrongs Blakes & to Isaac Lakes for Tea 16 Leslie Lake [Nurshing] saw Charlie Lake & wife Eleanor. Mrs Robinson visitor here. I entertained. Eleanor & I took Mrs. Robinson to Albert Whitfields & her mother Mrs. Englar each home. 17 Visited Leslie & scared Charlie by Ventriloquism. Eleanor took Ettie Charlie & I to Mr & Mrs Bruce (Beretia Mildred Speran). 4 P.M. 18 Visited at Ettie Lakes. Leslie & wife Eleanor & Ettie took me to Dave Sanders. Atwood, the Loves there. Had singing Nellie (Mrs. Wes Sanders) & Eleanor Mr & Mrs Black (sister) & Mrs Rabb mother called to see me 19 Geo Love took me to Milverton Stn C.N.R. 9 A.M. London for noon Saw Windsor & Detroit 20 Reached Grand Rapids 8.30 wait 3 1/2 hours. 11.57 Chicago 6.30 leave B Stream 21 Left for St. Paul. Called at John Golden 407 Warner Ave. Winnie & Baby girls 2 weeks Chicago to St Paul 7.25 P.M. for Emerson Wpg 8 train leaves 10.30 22 on train all night. Met Harvey U. Student, Stoon. Fair, at Yorkton. Met Mrs. Joe Neilly & her Brandon friend Mrs. Axford. Met Mrs Quist & Ms. Paulson & mother of Minneapolis going to Fostin. Took Mrs Nelly & Mrs Axford to lunch at Rose Valley. Arrived in Nipawin & came home with Dave Jacobs truck Exp Sp 6 to 22 stayed Hoy Myers for night after attending Carters Farewell, Hall 18.35 23 Town, Mrs. Redditt home with A.S. Rusk, H.A. Myers night 24 Town Saw show, Home by Harv & Wes Love. Mad house 25 Home all day. Spent evening A.E. Rusk