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August 1905

1	Tuesday. Two very heavy showers this Afternoon. To pan bread 24	24
2	Marion came in evening. To 3 1/2 lbs sausage Marion brought me a big blue cup and saucer, with "for Auld lang syne" Mrs Robertson called and asked me to do down tomorrow evening.
3.	Fine day.
4	Mary McLennan called And is going to remain a few days. Marion is going to H {Hamilton} Island for a short time. Mary McL And I called at A. C's.
5	Got 2 pans of bread 48. 1 lb G tea 1/2 lb B tea some lard 15. Yesterday, Marion baked some pies. Jimie took Mary & Marion to the Island yesterday, he got two dore 1 perch from a man To 2 1/2 lb sausage 25. Murdy took levals on a creek where outlet is in our creek
6	Very heavy rain. Not many in church Murdy went to Apple Hill
7	Fine day. There was a barn struck by lightning on the Branch yesterday. And burned
8	Murdy came home in evening, And brought Birdie and Peter
9	To 2 lb sausage 20. Marion came home Jimie went for her. To 4 loaves 24	20 24
10	Jimie drove Birdie home. Murdy came. The other engineer got sick, so they had to stop the work. Hot Hot
11	Very hot, Marion to dinner at Robertsons
12.	Still hot. Looks like rain. Murdy left for space
13	A pretty large congregation. Rain in Afternoon
14	Murdy got home in evening. I had a call from Mifs Blacklock. I made the washing. Ann Hall could not come. Began to rain

August 1905

15	Rained and stormed in night, rained all day To 1 gall coal oil 20	20
16	Bright and high wind. To beef 25 Marion went to Lancaster with the Robertson girls to see Mifs McDonell to the train	25
17	Mis Roberson and William McRae of NY called. Jimie & Marion went to H {Hamilton} Island Very fine day. Murdy away
18	Fine day.
19.	To pork 45. Murdy left for parts unknown Jimie went to Cornwall
20	Rain last night. Not many in church Jim & Marion drove to the Branch. Bird not at home. Birdie John & babies came about 8 P.M.
21	Had Ann Hall 1/2 day 25. Marion went off in evening to remain all night in Cornwall	25
22	John Smith came yesterday afternoon to work at the verandah. Tom Colett paid $2.00 for cow pasture. Sold 4 doz eggs. 64 - To pail lard salts {?} 5, yeast 5, soap 10. spool 7. 5 peppermints 5 Circus in Cornwall. Getting our paint & oil at Willies	40 30
23	To mutton $1.10
24	Murdy got home at 9 P.m. yesterday John came for Birdie and babes
25	Smith 1/2 day. we did not get the lumber
26	I am not so well as usual. To 4 lb sausage 40. 50 of flour yesterday 1/2 lb B tea tick. McCrimmon paid $600 for ground rent. Got at Lancaster rooled wheat. $100

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 Got at Lancaster rooled wheat. $1<u>00</u></td>

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