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James Bowman Diary, 1906
1906_JamesBowman_Volume3 5.pdf
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<td>Saturday. Jan 20.th 1905</td> | <td>Saturday. Jan 20.th 1905</td> | ||
<td>Tom Chored. I went to town bgt beef 10<u>00</u>, pd men for Cutting wood. $7<u>10</u>, bgt sulphur 25<u>c</u> Whiskey for Father 1<u>00</u> Gro. 32. Paper. 35. Pd Mother 5<u>00</u></td> | <td>Tom Chored. I went to town bgt beef 10<u>00</u>, pd men for Cutting wood. $7<u>10</u>, bgt sulphur 25<u>c</u> Whiskey for Father 1<u>00</u> Gro. 32. Paper. 35. Pd Mother 5<u>00</u></td> | ||
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<td>Sunday 21<u>st</u> {fine?}</td> | <td>Sunday 21<u>st</u> {fine?}</td> | ||
<td>We all stayed at home all day. As we are Expecting that Father may <u>pass</u> <u>away</u> any time Mr<u>s</u> M<u>c</u>Eachern and Mr<u>s</u> Dobson came to see him.</td> | <td>We all stayed at home all day. As we are Expecting that Father may <u>pass</u> <u>away</u> any time Mr<u>s</u> M<u>c</u>Eachern and Mr<u>s</u> Dobson came to see him.</td> | ||
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<td>Monday 22nd <s>fair</s> wet & warm</td> | <td>Monday 22nd <s>fair</s> wet & warm</td> | ||
<td>Father died this morning at <s>age</s> 3.15 A.M. he passed away quite peacefully without the Slightest struggle Mother, Jennie Mountain, Will & I were watching around his bedside. After the Morning Chores were done Will & I went to arrange for the funeral. We are going to hold it at <s>two ther</s> 2.30 P.M. tomorrow I paid for digging grave, $3<u>00</u> we bgt Coffin Shroud & hired hack & hearse for $57<u>00</u>. I bgt gro.</td> | <td>Father died this morning at <s>age</s> 3.15 A.M. he passed away quite peacefully without the Slightest struggle Mother, Jennie Mountain, Will & I were watching around his bedside. After the Morning Chores were done Will & I went to arrange for the funeral. We are going to hold it at <s>two ther</s> 2.30 P.M. tomorrow I paid for digging grave, $3<u>00</u> we bgt Coffin Shroud & hired hack & hearse for $57<u>00</u>. I bgt gro.</td> | ||
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<td>Tuesday 23<u>rd</u> Cold & damp</td> | <td>Tuesday 23<u>rd</u> Cold & damp</td> | ||
<td>We Chored around in morning and. prepared for funeral there was quite a number here for such Short noice ..Father looked very nice the most Natural Corpse I have seen</td> | <td>We Chored around in morning and. prepared for funeral there was quite a number here for such Short noice ..Father looked very nice the most Natural Corpse I have seen</td> | ||
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<td>Wensday 24<u>th</u> fine</td> | <td>Wensday 24<u>th</u> fine</td> | ||
<td>I went to Garden Hill this morning, ticket $6.50 & car fare to Scarboro 20<u>c</u> livery at Garden Hill $1<u>00</u> got to Mr Ritchies about 7.30 P.M. I went {?} to home with him after tea.</td> | <td>I went to Garden Hill this morning, ticket $6.50 & car fare to Scarboro 20<u>c</u> livery at Garden Hill $1<u>00</u> got to Mr Ritchies about 7.30 P.M. I went {?} to home with him after tea.</td> | ||
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| Saturday. Jan 20.th 1905 | Tom Chored. I went to town bgt beef 1000, pd men for Cutting wood. $710, bgt sulphur 25c Whiskey for Father 100 Gro. 32. Paper. 35. Pd Mother 500 | 10.00 7.10 1.00 5.00 .35 .32 | |
| Sunday 21st {fine?} | We all stayed at home all day. As we are Expecting that Father may pass away any time Mrs McEachern and Mrs Dobson came to see him. | ||
| Monday 22nd |
Father died this morning at |
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| Tuesday 23rd Cold & damp | We Chored around in morning and. prepared for funeral there was quite a number here for such Short noice ..Father looked very nice the most Natural Corpse I have seen | ||
| Wensday 24th fine | I went to Garden Hill this morning, ticket $6.50 & car fare to Scarboro 20c livery at Garden Hill $100 got to Mr Ritchies about 7.30 P.M. I went {?} to home with him after tea. | 6.50 .20 1.00 |
