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May 1905
May 1905
| 1. | Monday. Cold ugly day. flurries of snow Jimie ploughed the lot at the barn. | |
| 2. | Bright day. I went to the bakers got 4 loaves Sold 2 doz eggs 26. had 26 on an old due bill To 3 yds boush braid 4 cts pr = 12 1 lb tea 25 paid 12 cents from last week Jimie went to McNaughtons bot oats 50 c..pr bush 6 bush barley 75 pr bush Jimie is clerk at A.C. McDonell's sale. Sent a letter to Birdie | 24 |
| 3 | Dull day. gentle rain. To 4 lb sausage 40. paid 30 for Saturdays sausage. Pidgeon paid $3.00 for April | 70 |
| 4 | Raymond put tin on our cookhouse. $14.96 cts. To 3 tin pans 12 cts for peace 12 = 36 This has been a fine day. Murdy did not get back yet | 14-- .36 |
| 5 | To 2 pans bread 48. Fine day Gave Bellimere 4 bush of barley, sowed it | |
| 6 | Fine planted 11 rows potatoes at barn To 1 1/2 lbs steak 15.. 2 lb, butter from factory Began to rain about 6. P.M. Gave 8 bush of oats to Bellimere. sowed it And | |
| 7. | Not many in church. | |
| 8 | Murdy went north, rain in afternoon | |
| 9 | Murdy went away again | |
| 10 | I am trying to make soap. done some washing. J C and wife called 2 lb sausage | 20 |
| 11 | Pa had John Salway working yesterday and 9 hours today 2.85 cts.. shingled the {steps?} of Kintail house. Jimie made a hen coop got wire netting 5 cts. a yd Sold 3. doz & .5 eggs = 44 - had a due bill 46 Got 6 papers garden reed 30. 3 3/4 molasses 2 yds bead trimming 24. 1 3/4 yds flanelett 8 cts dish cloth 15 cts. Bellimere drew hay on 9th Put out 5 sheets some other things Gave 10 bush oats 2 bush barley to Doest on the 9th | 2.85 1.50 |
| 11 {cont.} | To four loaves bread 24.. | 24 |
| 12 | Billimere 10 bush oats. Murdy bot 5 bags oats Far came this evening. pan bread 24 | 24 |
| 13 | To 4 lb sausage 40 cts.. made a little butter | 40 |
| 14 | Fine day. a large congregation. Rev A. McGilleavry preached | |
| 15 | Light showers in morning. heavy rain about noon Christy McLennan (Doun} buried today | |
| 16 | Fine day. Carriboo Cameron was injured in a well at St Raphels. Birdie has a son | |
| 17. | Bill Cameron. Carriboo, died at H. Pidgeons last night. Put the cows to pasture. Marion came today. To 3 lbs sausage 30 tick | |
| 18. | Rain in showers Katy had a mair colt last night | |
| 19 | Marion and I went to see Birdie she is pretty well so is her baby and Agnes To 8 loaves 48. Jimie sowed some beets | 48 |
| 20 | The weather is cold. H. Pidgeon 1/2 day in Garden. 50 cts.. Boys drew a jag of hay. To 4 lb sausage 40 cts.. paid the 30 of the 17th. To prunes 10 churned a little butter. | 80 |
| 21. | Still cold, have fire in furnace. Mr McKenzie of Lancaster preached. Mr Goven was in Lancaster | |
| 22 | Fine day. To 2 lbs butter 46 cts.. Got checque 7 at 44 | |
| 23 | Soup bone 20 cts. tick Garden seeds 25 cts tick | |
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| 25. | Our folks did not get home, yet. Finised planting our garden. Rev. A McGillivry and Mr Goven were here. Pa gave ten dollars towards Queens. I sold 2 doz eggs 30 cts. Got 1 lb tea 25. 1/2 ln tea 20. Ginger 10 Gave $2.00 to Jimie 2, to Myself. 40 for butter | 55 |
