{page one} James Cameron Island 27th of May 1898 Fine E Wind Fished a Little cut Brush on the North Side Livinia not well Lewis came home with the Harrows sent for Rivets to Lancaster 1 Doz of Rivets 15 cents 28 Fine E Wind went to Fish got 21 Perch Ionia and I Uncle Bill and John H came Gave Bill a Bag of Potatoes took his saw Painting the Boat Took out the Bun to Day 29th Royal Oak Day or Oak Apple Day Fine E Wind D Spink here 30th Fine sawing stove Wood Stanley and Fernandez went to Dundee Took 3 calfskins with hem Bought 2 Hoes 70 Brought home 4 Peice of the oars 4 more to come John H came with them Bohemian went up this Evening 31st very Fine and awful warm Harrowed the East Potatoes Painting My Bun went to Fish to night Leander to Summerstown Made a stack of Marsh hay of what is Behind the Barn {page two} James Cameron Island 1st of June 1898 The Glorious First of June Vicky's Birth Day 1878 very Fine Unfortunate Day E Wind Sheared the Sheep Hoed some Rows of Potatoes Took a Log from Lewis 2nd Fine E Wind Went with Basswood Logs to Lancaster Mr Dishaw here for Potatoes 60 Syrup 15 Livinia Sissy and John H went to Jo Lemays got here watch Fixed hoeing some Put out the Bun took the Potatoes out of the East cellar the Corsican went Down First Trip Down 3rd very Fine E Wind John H crofsed to Hamiltons Leander and Stanley Hoeing Potatoes Wrote a Letter to DMM Northumberland Avenue London England a Fire at the Carding Mill Lancaster 4th Fine E Wind Old George the 3rd Birth Day used to be Kept up for a Long Time Mr Genie came Lewis here took an axe-handle Finished hoeing the West Potatoes First hoeing Leander went with a Basket of eggs 5 Dozen of Eggs 1.50 1 Sack of Fine Salt