April 1916 Sat 1 Fine day. Milk 42, Jim 42, 4 loaves 24 = 66 _ _ _ 44 Sun 2 Fine day not many in church G fund 25 25 Mon 3 Bright day. {Arm, 60ts} Concert for recuiting in S Andrews Hall tonight Tues 4 1 gall Coal oil 18. 2lbs lard 26 54 Wed 5 2 loaves 12 12 Thu 6 Snow slush Fri 7 Same weather 4 loaves 24 24 Sat 8 Gordon paid $10. Cash. Credit 2 = 12 rent Milk 42, Jim 42, Roman meal 25 67 Mrs. Stewart, Christie & Annie were in Mrs. Stewart said Mrs Cook asked her to tell me the Easter offering was for Quebec this year. I gave 1.00 tenth Sun 9 Sent 25 to church 25 Mon 10 The anniversary of my marriage 1862 Tues 11 Sent a letter to {Mariere} 3, To 3 loaves 18 21 Wed 12 I {unsure} the Post-office to Marion To 4lbs butter this week 1.32 Thurs 13 Murdy sold his house to Duff {Maprs} grandson I began to clean the dining room cupboard yesterday cleaned 3 shelves, finished {unsure} Fri 14 Commenced to clean bedroom cupboard. 11.AM a storm of snow from the east Just cleaned 3 shelves and their dishes contents Sat 15 Milk 42, Jim 42 4 loaves 24 66 Sun 16 Jimmie not in church. sent my 25 by Murdy in {my oven?} 25 Mon 17 Ann Hall 6 hours 60 60 Tues 18 Jim Benning has a sale of horses and cattle Jimmie bought 2 horses at the sale Wed 19 Jimmie went to Montreal to a {town? of Scotland} meeting got hen feed at {?? Shars} wheat and oats $2.00 2.00 Thurs 20 Rain 1 gall coal oil 18. Jimmie got twin 10 A M 18 8.95 Fri 21 Good Friday Rain Colonal Robertson wife and Gibson Shaw came to spend Easter weeek Manor {Mrs?} Nicol of Montreal is spending {top of next page} the week end with Jennie McDonald {in top right corner of page} 8.95 5 46 14 41 Sat 22 Milk 42 Juice 42 - bread 18, drizzling 60 Sun 23 Still wet, Jennie McDonald and {Mip?} Nicol called for half hour Sent to church $200 2.00 for {Mipivns?} 25 for General fund 25 Mon 24 Jimmie got the horse {Benning?} did not wish to part with the mare Tues 25 The W.M.S. met today instead of next week The President (Mrs Cook, Mrs. Dunlop called after the meeting, so did May with Tuppers baby he is looking fine The President is going to the meeting of the W.M S. at London this week Wed. 26 Murdy went to Alexandria Thur. 27Agnes Randolp & John {F?} came at 5.P.M.Agnes brought me a loaf of bread that she made herself it is very good {To?} Roman meal 25. 2 loaves 12. Set a hen on eggs I got from Mrs Stuart 37 Gave 30 {ds?} to Agnes for three papers of Berry candies that she was selling for a News paper Fri 28 Jimmie took the boys to fish they caught about 20 perch, the boys will take them home tommorrow 4 lbs butter {32?} per lb 125 I forgot the day 1.28 Sat 29 The children went home at 10. A.M. {place?} with their {crest?} Milk 42 bread 24 66 Sun 30 Fine warm day. A good many out to church {Bottom of page has writing from the bottom of the page in, from the centre out.} A Rebellion in Ireland Sir Roger Casement was taking a {vessel?} of German fire arms to Ireland to equip the rebels, was taken prisoner, and the "Sinn Fainess" Irish Rebels took possession of Post Office in Dublin, and dug trenches in {Hepkins?} Green