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June 12 Bought ½ doz lemons 13 cts 5 cts candy 15 cts of another kind of candy left $10.00 with L. Robertson to buy a hat—saw Farquhar, Mr. Allan, B. & Jos saw a good deal of the city. spent— B. 23. 21. on my trip and brought home 29 cts

14 sent ½ bush wheat to mill to get it cracked for porage. borrowed from Jost. 2.40, and gave Duff an order on Jost. for 1.00 and gave him 50 cts in cash, yet I’ll be 60

15 Aunt Rose to meeting this morning I was in church today, the first time for quite a while. There was rain last night—and it is cold today we have a fire in the house. The procession is going on but

June 1899 the mosquitoes are driven played out—we have had them for one month

18 quite cool today—was raining yesterday and mondays I cut out Jimmie’s pants yesterday They are near done we churned this morning 9½ lbs butter I have now packed over 22 lbs butter. Duncan and Jimmie are out at Mayors putting up two gates

20 Esther had a calf—a bull—thought it was about May 20th

21 we took Esther and calf home today I finished Jimmie’s coat and pants and made Maggie’s pants today

23 churned 10 lbs butter today

24 washing and a

June

25 Mosquitoes pretty bad yet a vessel to be up the Branch at Rock Grant’s brother is a big red fellow

30 churned 5 lbs butter

July 1899

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2. To 1 bottle machine oil 15¢, 1 yd white 3 1/2 cotton 1 spool white thread 5 2 lb organges

3 Sold Rooster 1.4 butter Pic Nic at the Manse. Made some writing that was not good.

4 Sold Rooster 2.6 churned about 10 lbs today 1/2 16 lbs

7 sold Rooster 2 lbs butter

8 Duncan and the boys are getting the new part of our shed ready to move

9 Noah is with Duncan moving the hay sold Ram 4 lbs butter. I sold an old calf skin to a ragman and got a nutmeg grinder

10 Busy morning. The old shed

July 1899

10 They got the new shed over alongside the barn. The old shed will be hard to move. Finished this evening moving

11 shed. Friday is our communion.

12 churned sold Rooster 1.11 butter Mr. Mitchell of Cromwell preaching Friday & on Saturday & Sabbath we had a social for Mr. —— He was Mr. Young of Lumsden who preached Friday

12 Mr. McE. Tosh preached on Saturday We had a very nice large time on Sabbath

13 Bishop McTulloch

14 blind son of the Bishop) is here today It- is raining. He is to give an entertainment in the hall