Joseph Dillon Diary, 1915 September to February 1916
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Joseph Dillon P.O. Box 465 Gananoque
[illegible] about Circle job
W.K. + A.D.K. Doris H. Keeler
[illegible]
John King 299 Montral
John Howard King 9 Colborne
Hiram Metcalf K.B. College Res 384 Alfred
1915 - 76 = 1839
I was not in anger, not in wrath
The reaper came that day
It was an angel sent from God
That took our boy away
William Earl Died June 1[?] 1915 Born Sept
His wife
Sarah Earl Died Mar. 9, 1915
Born Dec 22, 1839 aged 75 y 9 m.
Mrs Ellen Scott was 70 years old the 22nd of June 1904
William H Randall
Born Aug. 7th 1830
Died June 8th 1911
[Age] 81
His wife
Jane Fowler
Born April 3, 1834
Died July 18, 1912
[Age] 78
William H Randall
Died June 8, 1911
aged 80 y'rs
Jesse Fowler
wife of
W.H. Randall
Died July 18, 1912
Aged 78 y'rs
Sept 1st 1915
I settled up with Andy in full for work at $1.50 per day + [illegible] gave him $21.00 he had earned 25.00 paid balance before came up to St. Johns erected Edith's mon. Rob paid me in full $85.00 Ross G paid me $50.00 on what he owes me there is a balance of $10.00 due yet I paid Alex Bruce in full for Harvey job 5.00 it was $10.00 I paid the other 3.00 before I erected a small stone for a Deans child 15.00 not paid Ed [illegible] brought the load out to day I gave him $10.00 he took a [illegible] of stone back to Baptist for McKinley job I came back to H. Lillies finished McKinley base hauled it over to cem. + built foundation this eve
had tea at H. Lillies paid Girtie in full 2.00 I came over to R. Moultons stayed alnight was a nice day
2nd I came in home drove up to Joah Abrams called at Mrs. John Seale she ordered a set of posts 8.00 with the letters S on top I brought in 14 lbs of Honey from Moultons [illegible] $200 in Bank gave Mary 2.00 Renford 2.00 the Soldier came down to day we loaded Topping Kirkland Simpson Woods some on Webster waggon and some in my buggy I also brought slate stone for Harlem [illegible]
for [illegible] repairs 90 cts for 2 hn oats, I came out to R Moultons stayed alnight was a nice day 10 cts for [illegible' Ms O.V. Goulette order an $18.00 stone from me to be erected in Nov.
3rd I paid Annie for honey $1.25 came over to Baptist finished McKinley job there is $30.00 due me on it came onto Elgin we erected Topping job got $60.00 on it am to get the balance of $40 some where about the 20th erected Kirkland job A.S. Campbell owels me $20.00 for it I erected one for Ed Woods child he owes me $15.00 for it 10 cts for cement spent 35 cts 65 cts for dinner I came back + Rose G. Rob + I moved some stone
6th I gave Joshua Abrams $70 on [illegible] Renford was sick alday I did not do much drove down to David Moor this after-noon it rained a lot to-night 15 cts. for stamps
7th I drew $10.00 out of bank 10 cts for shave gave Mary $2.00 was a cloudy day a little rain have left to-night $9.69 cts got a book + pencil to-day 25 cts.
8th Thos. Gillespie came in got B. Base for monumnet 6.36 y.rt on it 5 cts for [illegible] was a very warm day we all went for drive this eve.
9th John Willeford came in I loaded 73 Die & C. in his waggon & took the pots in buggy & 2 froststones I owe him one yet. I left about 20 to 12 got through about dark had supper with Thos. he gave me a cheque for 131.80 I gave him $1.80 cash he still owes me $60.56 I got home after ten
was a nice day but [illegible]
10th I sent S. B. Norton a money order for $12.90 in full of Account cost 12 cts. 15 cts for stam -ps I wrote to Mrs Abbie martin Ailiff Cardiff
note accepted for $117.00 a
card to G. D. Mckenzie &
dep [illegible] Gillespie cheque
in Mer. Bank it was for
$131.80 & drew $31.80 of it
out was a nice day
I gave Rexford 25 cts
15 cts for axe handle. gave May
25 Jim & Patience [illegible] for tea
11 th I priced Cardiff job
got $20.00 25 cts out of Mer Bank
went down (paid by cheque)
24.05 25 cts Duty 18.30 on Hollings-
worth & Drowning jobs & 5.75
on Bell job & 14.79 Frst on
on Hollingsworth & Drowning
& 1.92 Frst on Bell job this
to charged to John Third &
sons) 50 cts for horse shoeing.
I paid Frst. on Cardiff 1.94
Websters teams took load
down & one up for me
10 cts for shave spent
25 cts. gave Renford $2.00 + Mary 1.00 spent 10 cts. Annie Moulton was here for dinner was a nice day have left to-night $14.80 cts. Renford went home this eve
12th Mary + I went to church this eve 20 cts I gave Dora 5 cts for S.S.
13th I gave Mary $7.00 and paid $6.00 to Customs for duty on Bell job it was altogether $11.75 I paid the other 5.70 on saturday Mr. W.H. Britton made a miatake is why I did not pay it all I went up to Mrs Clark on middle road after four
wrote letters to B.S.S. + J.L.N. Armstrong
14th I wrote to Gordon [illegible] have this morn $1.55 I loaded Cliffe Die on Webster Waggon and took his team my-self this after-noon went down erected it got pay in full $110.00 53 cts for a sack of cement to-day 15 cts for stamps 2 bu. oats 80 cts was a very warm day Mr. Wm McFadden paid bal due on stone to-day $50.00
15th I worked on Regan cross + Ren worked on Dier job was a warm day Ed Gouyon agreed to take a load to Newboro and a load to station for me for $7.00 was a nice day
it 20 cts for 2 shaves paid 10 cts 10cts for white lead 25 cts for P.C.T stamps gave Joshua [illegible] 30. in about [illegible] & came in before we have left the night pill about me.helped in feed for half 1.30 was a nice day had [illegible] the night 78.8 2 cts. Bob. & came in to [illegible] 19th I went to church in morn 20 cts Edgar Neal was [illegible] [illegible] morning about 9 &started for Addison about two o'clock had a blow at this side of [illegible] got to Fred Home about five Edgar & I went over to Uncle Joshua stayed & night [illegible] with Dora & Etheline and [illegible [illegible] was a nice day
25th We went down set up monument Cardiff job Geo. paid me $50.00 on it & owes me $35.00 to be paid in February had dinner in cemetery got back to Fred's about three started for home spent at Lynd- -hurst 15 cts had a blow- -out this side of Athens got to H. Lillie's got his car & came home got in about half past ten was a nice day I owe Edgar $10.00 for trip
21st got a money order from Gordon Sharrett; for 50.00 went down paid 16.73 Frt. on marble & 71.32 duty got a refund 18.92
Websters team hauled [illegible] load up for me I went to Ball game in after-noon 25 cts. was a cool day I got ready for my trip came out to Ross. G. after tea I dep. $70.00 in T.B. to-day 80 cts for a [illegible]
22 I came on to Elgin went down to see Pat Murphy about a job for John Murphy his brother he is to give me a chance on to Crosby seen W.S. Leggett got [illegible] had dinner at Geo. Church I hitched on his buggy we went to Della fair 25 cts got back before dark 5 cts for candy I marked on part of Leggett Jus. stayed alnight at Geo Church's
25th I finished up steel move lettering settled with Mrs Spicer 3.75 & J. Dier paid me in full 8.50 this Abbie Wright paid me in fuel 11.22 I got back to ready about three we finished to get the feed gave in fuel16.83 started for home & I paid Geo. Church $2.50 for me & Mrs Powell 10.00 for to dentist spent 15 cts at Ely in Glen Ely found me in fuel $16.00 that too at Powleys got home at half past ten was a cool day Mrs D. Davis charged me from 2.23 to 2.60 for 36 cts by peaches 26th I gave Renfrel 2.75 & went to church in morn &eve 4.65 St. Bernard &rained hard this morn
27th I planted the Goslings in field & [illegible] 17.20 gave many [illegible] 15 cts for postage and Mrs Wright Spicer 1.62 Spinning paying toward we moved the stove in to-day & wrote to B. E. & J. D. Mrs Spicer from Third's [illegible]
28th 15 cts for an express paid C.O.D. was for deposit [illegible] $2.20 and 50 cts was tax 15 cts for candy & put the name Hunt on Rice & got a bag of apples 50 cts was a cold day
29th I worked on Hunt got this for - noon went out to new centry started [illegible]
have left to-night $96.96 cts. counting Sly cheque for 45.21 30th 10 cts for shave I sent V. M. Co a P. O. O for 50.84 cts cost 42 cts 8 cts for cards 16 cts for stamps got a draft for John Third & son for $50.26 cost 36 cts one for G. D. Mackenzie for $68.41 cost 15 cts. 2 cts for stamps makes a total for those two drafts of $119.19 this came out of F. B. I ordered from V. M. Co 20 7/8 . 0 - 8 x 0 - 2 1 slab 1-4 x 0-2 x 2-0 got J. Slys cheque cashed 45.21 cost 5 cts got 1 lb of Dry white lead at Bennetts 12 cts one at Donovans 10 cts was a nice day I loaded Hunt job on Websters waggon this eve Mary & I went to
chow $1.00
Oct 1st 2nd started for Rockport a little after six we got job up about three o'clock there is $120 coming to me on it I came through by Cherry Valley out to Jas. Hollingsworth made ar- -angements to set there job next tuesday onto Jas. Griers stayed all night sold a $200 job was a nice day but cloudy
2nd came on to Lansdowne called on W. G. Bradley he agreed to give me a chance before purchasing onto town got home
about ten it rained nearly all the forenoon I gave Mary 50 cts Ren- -ford 2.00 paid T. D. Ellis $4.20 cts for flour corn meal & oats 30 cts for grapes paid Connery Jack 1.00 for a load of stone that I used for the Graham job in Ebenezer J. J. Topping paid me $30.00 on stone owes me $10.00 5 cts for candy have left to-night 65.75 cts.
3rd We all went out to dinner with Adam Seal I spent 25 cts was a nice day got home at half past seven
6th Mr. Hodge paid me in full 5.00 I came up to Cern- got through about six had supper at Sam Hollingworth 50 cts drove out as far as Robt. Phillips from there by Mallorytown home was a cool day got home 20 to Eleven
7th I wrote to B. S. S. & J. Regina
Geo. D. Mackenzie paid Slade
Bros $24.75 & 14.75 for Black-
smith Bill 10. for car trips
to New Dublin paid W. A. Web-
ster in full for teaming to
Oct. 1st $54.00 gave Reyford
7.00 paid Walter Bill $2.28
5 cts for lead pencil came out
to R. Moultons this eve brought
Green Marble Base with me
was a nice day 15 cts [illegible]
by Crosby cleaned letters on Leggett job on to Newboro cleaned letters on Steadman job then in to Mrs W. H. Chamberlains the boy promised to buy from me came on to Ross before tea & home got in about eight was a nice day
10th I went to church in
morn Mary & Dora in
eve 40 cts was a nice
day
11th Renford done about three hrs work I ordered 3 jobs from Alex Fraser & co. gave the agt. $1.00 for 2 Dec. am't to $41 in all
28th I went over to M.B Graves Mrs & [illegible] a letter from Mrs.H.G [illegible] she she has paid balance this [illegible] account $20.00 Mary has the $20.00 gave [illegible] [illegible] $15.00 8 cts for door Bell & [illegible] 9 cts for [illegible] I went out to Mr. [illegible] about ordered a base 3-6 x 2-0 x 1-2 3/4" wash [illegible] 2-4 x 1-4 x 1-2 3/4" wash R. [illegible] was here for tea was a nice day I have left at night 9.80 cts
29th we loaded [illegible]
job this morn [illegible] B. Base
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
left there after in night got home after twelve was a cold cloudy day
31st Mary & I went to church 20 cts I went in eve 10 cts was a nice day Mary paid [illegible] this 25 cts.
Nov 1st I wrote letters to Mrs H. O. Leggett also Mrs Mary Mrs [illegible] [illegible] then about
[illegible] Dr J. C. Mc [illegible] Mr [illegible] who seemed have left the room $85.66we loaded Graves wagon for
Websters wagon [illegible] B. Base 35 cts for lead 8.2 for a tin of coal 23 cts for gaspipe 34 cts for [illegible]
candle [illegible] in Bank [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible] from market
Boys was in for market a little while before we told of a [illegible] made yet will be satisfied there and will pay for vegetable if mother was- [illegible] in having it on I told him it would not $8.00 paid half bile 87 cts. 3 cts for candy [illegible] 60 in by B. [illegible] Mary gave me $10.00 the 11th Mr. [illegible] left gave [illegible] 13 cts. Mary & I went to church this eve have left to night 20.21 cts was a nice day
13th I took Ms [illegible] parts to market and set them in there [illegible] going to me on them [illegible] finished handle
Mrs.Jose White for husband Harold Nelson for father Will Bradley for mother [illegible] [illegible] Mrs. Lotton Herbert Halferty for 20— Mrs. Mary Goodferry for V. F. M. Mrs. Burley for son Raynor Britton for Brother Mrs. Alex Jackson for husband Mrs. Rob Bremnett for see Geo.Baker Michael O’s [illegible] for wife Thos Garrah for child Richard Hardy J. Parker for wife R. Souch for child Mrs. J. Y. Chapman for Husb Mrs. W. R. Willoughby for “ Fred Bell for Robt. Bulloch B. Shield for girl Mary Cumming Wilson Jas. David for Dann John MacDonald for father
[illegible] for mother Mrs Las Harper for Mother Mrs [illegible] and [illegible] give [illegible] ? C. [illegible] for [illegible] Mrs ? [illegible] for husband Wheels Day sale Mrs to Wheels Mrs [illegible] Mrs Pete Nicholls for [illegible] “ I saw [illegible] ” Y.B. [illegible] for [illegible] Mrs [illegible] for [illegible] Henry [illegible] for Mother Mrs W. [illegible] “ [illegible] Mrs [illegible] for Boy Mrs [illegible] [illegible] travel [illegible] Walker for Father Mrs Ed [illegible] “ Husband Mrs Chapman “ Mother Wife for X.M [illegible] [illegible] Hill for M. in [illegible] H. Heales for mom Butter toys [illegible] for mother
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