August 1906
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Fine day. Marion went to Cornwall with Mrs. Robertson. Jimie went early by train
Paid $5.00 to J.C. Brown for Ground rent, And office to St Andrews church. |
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Murdy went to Cornwall Jimie is still there.
To 1 1/2 lb steak, 15 cts |
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To 1 lb butter from factory To 4 loaves 20
Marion and I went for a drive, called at Sandy Bans. had a pleasant outing. |
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Fine hot day. To 1 gall coal oil |
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Very hot up to 86, To 1 lb sausage 10. bread 20. 30
To molasses 20. mustard 10. tea siftings 25 vinegar 10 65
1/2 salada tea 20. To 1 lb butter at Willie's 25 |
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Fine day, very hot Mercury up to 96 on some thermometers I was in church the 1st time in 6 weeks |
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Ellen Bellimere 1/2 day 25. To 4 3/4 lbs smoked shoulder of pig.
80 cts 1 can corned beef 25. Began to rain about 2.P.M. rained all afternoon. To 4 lbs butter from factory. Pigeon mowing |
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Marion left unexpectidly for the Green Valley to nurse a man who has typhoid. Murdy drove her out
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Another hot day I was up at 4.30.A.M. Murdy was going to Glen Robertson Paid Jimie 1.05 for beef 1.05 And 1.00 for four souvenir books of Old Boys Reunion
To 4 loaves yesterday 20 |
1.05 1.00 20 |
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Fine hot |
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do do Jane Dougald called. Mrs A Dunlop, Mrs Roberts |
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To 4 loaves 20 Jimie is working at the oats
Mrs Robertson is going to send a carriage for me to go to dinner |
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Fine day. I did not get home until 11.30.P.M. Mifs Mifs McGillivray took me in her carriage, present at Roberts.
Mifs McGillivray, D. Ban & Minnie Herb Watson, And Mifs Perkins, Robertsons guest I was too fatigued to go to Church. That is the result of dissipation |
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August 1906
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Cloudy and gentle drizzles. Horse races in the village and quite a number of entries made. Jimie has Thomas cutting the oats, he had D. Welsh
It was wet in the afternoon the cutting had to stop |
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Very fine day. races again. quite a number in the village. Mrs J.D. McLennan and Mrs Fitzgibbans called they are looking for a girl to work for Mrs Dr.. A. MacLaurin. To sugar at J.A.'s $100 |
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Thomas finished reaping Jimie's oats. I lent {Lenn?} $10.00 Got report from factory and 4 lbs of butter checque 89 cts.. Murdy sent Courie & Ed Pigeon to the field yesterday they worked 1/2 day |
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Murdy and H Pidgeon at the oats. Very high wind. the crabapplel tree on the middle of the Lawn was blown down by the wind and the weight of the apples.yesterday |
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Jimie and H Pidgeon finished putting in the oats
To 2 loaves. today and two on the 29th 20 |
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There was an Earthquake in Valparaisa Chile About the middle of the month over 2000 deaths, and a greate deal of property destroyed.
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