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April 1898
May 1898
| 25 | Monday, Jimie & Pa went to the funeral of Mrs George Grinley. Mrs Duncan Chisholm died last night. The wind is cold We had a telegram from Murdy from Vancouver. Randy is all right. Sent an order to Rennie for seeds, 100 | |
| 26 | Birdie & myself went to Chisholms and called at Roys on our return. | |
| 27 | Mrs Chisholm was buried today, A large funeral, Joe Ann McLennan called today. Had a letter from Far | |
| 28 | Cold east wind. To 1 lb tea 25. To butter 10 Marion got samples from Eatons | 85 |
| 29 | Fine day. weather, no vegetation good and cool for seeding. | |
| 30 | Fine day, Jimie went to Alexandria with D.R. to Archie McPhee's funeral. Mary McIntyre went to see Peter and the Murchisons |
| 1 | Sunday Rev Hastie of Cornwall p{r}eached in the morning. Gordon Smith in the evening. Mr Given was in Cornwall | |
| 2 | Fine day. done some washing | |
| 3 | Baked in oven. not good bread | |
| 4. | To 1 lb tea 25. butter 50. | |
| 5. | Birdie and I were at Womans Meeting at A.C. McDonald's. I paid my fee 100 | |
| 6 | Jimie is varnishing. M. J. buggy. To stew 25. | 25 |
| 7 | Done a little in garden, sowed onions beets, carrots, Mangols, lettuce, summer savory on the 4th. The raspberry strawberry came today. I planted it | |
| 8. | Fine day. The wind Keeps cold | |
| 9. | Mary left today, for Urquharts. An old man Smith came for her | |
| 10 | We planted the post office lot with potatoes today. | |
| 11 | Began to rain. Paper & Jimie went to Salway farm and sowed a mixture of Timothy & grasses | |
| 12 | Cold and a slow drizzle. bot a turkey 10 eggs | |
| 13. | Cold and rain. Bot 3 lb sausages. 30. stew 20 | 50 |
| 14 | Worked in garden | |
| 15. | A large Congregation Uncle Donald and Mary {age?} were here | |
| 16 | Washed & worked in garden. had Prue all day. planted corn. some top onions cucumbers. fixed strawberries Murdy came | |
| 17. | Had Prue 1/2 day, planted 3 rows top onions 4 rows of carrots, To beef & pork 53 cts Murdy has a gumboil, he caught cold on the train. And was sick. And did not remain in Toronto There was a thunder storm last night. A good deal of rain fell, Sent the cows to pastur The white cow was sent to Salways | 53 |
