{page one} James Cameron Island 25th Sept 1898 Fine Ed Renshaw here Gordon crofsed with him John H here 26th Fine Commenced taken up the Potatoes Leander crofsed to I Jo Douquets 1 Tub of Butter and 16 Doz of Eggs 27th Fine at the Potatoes 72 Bushels in to Day Fernandez Went to A Frasers 2 of Lucias hear yesterday got Tobacco 20 cents 1 Peck of Peas For Jo Lemay not very well 28 a very Fine Day Finished the west Potato Feild all but Harrowing Began the East Peice Minnie and Sissy went to Dan Frasers at Evans got a young White Legged August Rooster heard Tommy Craig got a Bad Blow From a chain that Brok Got a Letter from Dan {Torn away} Michaelmas Day very Fine {torn away} up Potatoes about 107 in the {torn away} Day Wrote a Letter to Dan {rest of page torn away} {page two} James Cameron Island 30th of Sept 1898 A very Fine Day very warm taking up 3 Rows of Potatoes Stanley and I Thats 12 Bushels in the cellar now Besides 121 aboput 12 Bushels of small Potatoes Picked out the Ploughing and Harrowing to Be Done there will Be a Few more Bushels yet set some Fires E Wind changed to West sent a Letter to Dan and Received a Letter From him Leander and Minnie went to Cornwall took the Granada From Summerstown to Cornwall The First Time for Leander to Be in Cornwall Heard one of Angus Lalonds Boys was Drowned of the Rocket 1st of October Ionia Birth Day 1883 E Wind very Fine Picked some Butternuts Ionia and I putting in some of the Wheat straw in the Barn Took the Boats Down out of the Barn Leander crofsed to Summerstown 2nd Sunday Mr John Hamilton and Hamilton Cameron here Mrs and Mifs Lily Renshaw here {illegible} Genie here at night 2 of the Boys to {illegible}