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September 1907
October 1907
| 24 | Jimie and Marion went to Lancaster to {Guns?} Daisy was up yesterday and asked them down. To wheatine 25 bread 20 | 45 |
| 25 | Our Fair begins today To 3 lbs steak 30.. Butter 65 by Murdy. Mifs MacRae of Cornwall came J.S. Macherman and wife here to dinner Our exhibits are few. Plox Dummonda potatoes buckwheat & hay seed. 1 cow To roast 9 lbs 10 cts.. 90. Borrowed 100 from Jim To molasses 25 bread 20. Far came in evening | 95 1.90 45. |
| 26 | The Fair was very good, a very large exhibit of vegetables and roots. Fancy work and preserved fruits | |
| 27. | I was at the concert last night. Royal Scots, it was very good And largely attended | |
| 28 | Cold raw day. To bread 20 lemons 10 Did very little but claning up Jimie & Marion went to the funeral of Maggie Grant, daughter of widow John Boue Grant, she was buried in South Lancaster on Friday 27th. | 30 |
| 29 | It rained all last night and rained all today. Very few in church. I sent my off 10. Marion 5. = 15 October 2d heard Marion did not give the 10 | |
| 30 | Dull ugly day. some rain, Alick McDon. paid $500 two months rent. Paid Jimie $2.. To 1 lb cloride lime 15 4 lbs washing soda 10 Paid Murdy 70. for the butter 2.P.M. Mrs Pigeon paid $300 for rent Paid $2. to Jimie | 25 |
| 1 | Tuesday. To 2 loaves by Marion. churned 2 lbs | 10 |
| 2 | Fine day. potted a few flowers. To sugar 25 made sweet pickles | 25 |
| 3 | Another fine day. Jimie had John Fraser working today. putting out manure. To 5 loaves 25 To blue 5. Paid 10 cts.. to Catrine for 2 qrts milk | 25 10 |
| 4 | Been a very fine day. To Kettle lard 3 lbs 45 2 lbs cheese 30 cts.. Preaching to day Mr Morrison of Dalhousie preached | 45 |
| 5 | Mrs Peter St Thomas paid $500 today for rent I paid $2.00 to Murdy for money borrowed I paid Jimie $3.58 for groceries he bought, Sold the calf yesterday to MacNaughton for $4.50 To sugar 25. Paid Stipend 1.50 To 2 lbs butter 25 pr lb 50. To 3 lbs steak 30 | 85 |
| 6 | Communion Sunday. Rev. MacDonald of Inverness Scotland preached the sermon. Read chapt Isiah and {blank} Offering for Home Mifsion, my off $200 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Mrs Ellis paid $200 To 2 loaves 10 cts.. | 10 |
| 8 | Rain in forenoon fine in afternoon. To 1 gall coal oil 20 Murdy went north. Marion made the washing today. 9. P.M. 2 loaves 10 2 lb codfish 15 | 20 25 |
| 9 | Fine day. Jimie cut the oil cloth off the registers. we had a fire in the furnice. To 1 Sewing in vestry. | |
| 10 | Threatening rain all day. To 4 loaves 20. wheatine 25 sugar 25 Jimie and Marion went to Lancaster to some Sabbath S. meeting. Murdy got home at 6.30 | 70 |
| 11 | Slight showers. To cream tartar 10. 2 lbs codfish 15 Sent a letter and Cornwall Old Boys reunion Souviner to Randolph, postage 10. Marion did not get back. | 25 10 |
| 12 | Marion came at 9. A.M. To pan bread 20 Far came about 6. P.M. | 20 |
| 13 | Dull day. Childrens day. It should have two weeks ago. but it rained so much, there were |
