1881
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atended the Presbytry this {illegible} this morning and a great deal of businefs done we did not get through ut had {illegible} at night I was chosen a {illegible} to atend the Presbytry in {illegible} the Revd Mr {rest of line illegible} |
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I got home on the Express this morning I stoped at {line illegible} went to Young this afternoon to on the train rain in the afternoon |
| Pet cow had a heffer calf |
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I cut some wood and took cair of the cattle |
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Do Do Do |
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Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Mathews at night |
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Ad got new saw {illegible} fixed it and sawed some wood Wm McNiel & Bruce helped with there teams the track is very bad we put straw in it |
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finished sawing the wood by noon Ad drew two loads of sawdust & put it on the track |
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Ad went to Delta with Billie buggy for Wat frost last night with cold wind |
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Ad got home at night all is well at Delta Jennet gathered sap and they are boiling it down |
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I split some wood very hard frost last night I took the skin of Dutchs calf it is a bull |
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very hard frost last night the white cow had a bull calf this morning I split wood took care of the cattle |
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Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garret night Mr Matthews read his resignation this morning |
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I went out to the road to help to saw wood we burst the big driving wheat just after beginning Ad took it out to McDonald at the village & got him fix it cold day hard frost |
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Ad went to Abs to help him to saw with the drag saw I tended the cattle there was a meeting of Presbytery the church for to receive Mr Matthews resignation after a great deal of talk it was accepted Revd Mr Greacie & Chamers was there |
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it began to blow & snow this eveing there was near 18 inches of snow this morning {illegible} rail road to the {rest of line illegible} |
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It began to blow and snow this evening {rest of page illegible} |
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