File #35321: "Frank McMillan 1923 Diary 11.pdf"

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Feby 26th. Received answer from Maloney Bros. Nursery Dansville N.Y. can get 250 Montmorency cherries 2 year old 6 to 7 feet for 70¢. Freight & duty paid. weather cloudy. Feby 27th A little colder. but thawed some. got another load of baskets Feby 28th Fine & clear & thawing. shovelled snow out of hot bed grounds March 1st Fine & mild. March came in like a lion lamb alright. March 2nd Very mild, wanted to get a few trees by mail from W.S. but cannot on account of quarantine & inspection went to the city got some seeds. 1/2 lb Copenhagen Market Cabbages, 2oz John Baer tomato and 4 ozs First & Best tomato cost $5.35 made a deal this afternoon for a chevrolet car. allowed $150.00 on Gray Dort & $645.00 balance Cash. March 3rd. Fine & mild. Snow nearly all gone. Heard some Robins & crows. Toronto Granites won O.H.A. Senior Hockey last night from Hamilton and Stratford won Intermediate from Guelph. Have no hotbeds yet. but two cars manure on the way. Big fire tonight about 9 oclock. Ed Sherwoods big barns burned. dont know whether they got stock out or not. Fire truck could not get up past Freeman to much snow. (Later part of Live Stock burned.) March 4th Sunday. Raining. turning very cold at night. was down home for tea.
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