{page one} Mr James Cameron Island 28th of May 1882 A Fine Day Whit Sunday East Wind Rained some Willie McDougall and the Boys here Mr Genie came Fishing to night got 13 Sturgeon Besides pike EEls suckers Perch Brought me a Dog Raining tonight Ticks plenty potatoes up 29th Royal Oak Day or Oak apple Day Raising sand Mr Wright here from F. Covington Mr Genie went of early this morning Seen McDougalls going with the scow to Rof's Island N West wind Fine cool Raft went Down in tow 30th at sand Windy raised an old pile of sand at Bell Bay that I had piled up over 23 year and its good yet 31st Went to Christees Island to get Fat Pine seen Burdo a Frenchman that Lives up near Cornwall Found a Bun Turned Bottom side up Drew it ashore and Left it high E Wind Raising Troweled some got none seen some Black snakes Fishermen went to Lancaster to night with their Fish 1st of June The Glorious First of June Rowena's Birth Day 1878 E Wind Rain changed to high West Wind Fixing the calves pasture Fence at the shore pealed an Elm for Bark Fishermen Phillip got Bread cold Corsican Late going Down 2nd Working at a new calve Pasture at the old Garden Fine Day 3rd Fine Windy Algoma aground above Wells's the Sparry and Princefs Louise working at her claring at the shore Landing windy to night 4th Old George the 3rd's Birth Day Trinity Sunday Raining Went to the Bush got Kind of Faint not well the Traveler had to stop with the wind Last night the algoma got away this morning 5th St Boniface cleaning out the sheds Partly Raining Fine cutting Weeds out of the Potatoes corn coming up 6th crofsed to Summerstown took the shears to J Hamilton to sharpin John Summers Wife a young Daughter at 4 o Clock this morning Bought from Summers Tea 20 2 Dollar to Smallman for Flour Letter from Mary Mrs Baker Poorly {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 7th June 1882 at Hamiltons Bought of Mr Ward 25 lbs of corn Meal 55 very Windy came home the Sparry did not call with the Wind 8th Put the calves in the new Pasture Made a shed for hem for the Rain cut crotches sheared the sheep Randolph and Narcifse crossed got the Flour I sent for by Smallman Gave Randolph a Dollar for a pair of Boots too small for him Dinner Party at Mr P. Purcells to night as he is Leaving for the old country heavy thunder and Lightning to night Rain Randolph staying with Narcifse while Phillip is away 9th Our Mary's Birth Day 1813 Let out the sheep Windy cutting weeds in Potatoes Ticks Plenty some Mosquitoes Meeting at Summerstown to night Donald Sandfield 10th got 100 Wt of Flour from Montreal Phillip took it up 3..50 Rain Cold Tying the Grey horse out 11th Fine Brindle calved carried it home on hand Barro or Box a heifer Calve 12th {illegible} the Beds from upstairs 13th Went to Christees Island and the Kit Kit Fine 14th at Potatoes couring Narcisse went with his Fish Box to Lancaster Whitewashing a Fine Day 15th 3 Men at the Lower Point Fishing had Fat Pine Fixing the stair Door Rainy Windy 16th Trimming Trees in the Grove Randolph to Mr Wards Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tea 25 Soap 7 Hat 10 got Papers from J Hamilton Sent Back the Cornwall paper 17th Cleaning out the Milk house put the Plough through the Weeds in the Potatoes and Corn very Warm Raining to night heavy Thunder and Lightning the Boys came Back from the Barn as they were going to Bed with a Heavy clap that came Just as they were in 18th The River Memorable Waterloo Chicorytown went into Dundee this Evening for the first time E Wind W. Wind Rain Thunder Fine cows in to night Gates not shut 19th Rain Fine Windy 3 Men Passed up {illegible} Boat and had a Wheel Barrow on the Bow of the Boat Thunder Lightning at the Garden Weeding