== October 1905 == === 23 === Monday, two funerals in our cemetery. Mrs. Bell & D. Corn, Co., Fairb. from Mansey, he died out west. 2 tickets for Mrs. McLeod’s entertainment – 1.00. 1 gal. coal oil 20, perfum. 1.00, bread knife 15. Mrs. Brown to tea. === 24 === Mailed 15 for Holborn, Rum Hall 7½, day 25. Domville ½ day. === 25 === Mrs. Owen came at 8 and went away 5 P.M. To Methodist. Pa & I were at the entertainment last night – it was good. === 26 === Thanksgiving. King fern in Church. The off. was for Cornwall G. Hospital. Pa & Ja. Domville not working. Bot. apples 1.00. === 27 === Dull day. Hard frost. Bottle in all the flowers. Annie came home yesterday. Began to take up roots & re-till by barn. Pa took all garden roots on Tuesday. Maud, up the banks yesterday and today. Brought Rachel home, she got a sight in her breast. === 28 === Dull & damp. Sent box off. Put in soaking 3 days to go bath. Murray went to Green Valley. === 29 === Fine day. Murray. John hired boys from and primed posts. Annie out up fire & made cake. Murray away. Pa & Annie put in front of the posts. === 30 === Rachel cold, hope like a gillay hope. Took home the team and put Rachel back. Domville is done painting. He is going to Cornwall. I settled with him, paying him $3.50 and $6.00 on the rent. === 31 === Dull day. Ironed. Mrs. Brown at Birks. Heard the will challenged. Eliza Duggan & daughter from Ireland. Place to Murray. == November 1906 == === 1 === Wednesday. Very fine in early morning & a little rawish. Killed an old rooster yesterday. Alec McDonald & French mangel came to the same ground house yesterday. Sent $7.50 for Miss mine clamping. Mrs. Brown called. === 2 === Cold today. Alice Monday boiled plum house for winter. $3.50, and we 25½ for ice. Met at Milles. Flour 20, sugar 15, meat 4½ 22, currants 10, raisins 10, lamp 10, lamp wick 5, soda 5. Domville left our house. === 3 === Fine day, frost at night. === 4 === Fine in morning. 7 1 cattle laid 1.15, butter 37½ lb 40, 1 pan bread 20, plate 25. Killed an old hen 45. Rev. Jamet preached at 3 P.M. === 5 === Began to snow at 9 A.M. Donald McCannon paid $7.5 on the H. W. for ground rent. Gave receipt for the ½, and other paid before. Mrs. St. Thomas paid 2 dollars for old rent. Rain in evening, I boiled the ½. Mrs. Pilgrim paid 13.2 for old time. Murray went to Domville down the river, Mrs. Brown in. Mrs. Wilson called in afternoon. === 8 === Murray got home 7 P.M. 7 pan bread 20, meals outfit, 2.32 lb steak. === 9 === Did not put up flag until 2 P.M. and I think it is a little over ¼ mast. It is raining and blowing wind from the west. Some died on the fence from the minister’s lane, Alice Monday putting up a wire setting along the lane by the Manor. Killed two old hens. === 10 === Cold but bright, fine ploughing. Heard results of the Alberta Election, Liberal government for them. === 11 === Threat of snow. 7 enbal 20, bread 20, ½ buf 42. Annie cleaned the furnace pipes. === 12 === Fine dull day. Rev. Mr. Parkinson preached at 3 P.M. So far Nov. has not been cold but dull and threatening. Snow and drizzle.