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Mr James Cameron Island

15th of April 1894 Fine E Wind Randolph to church Fishermen to Lancaster First Lot of Fish sent

16th E Wind Fine John H Went to Fort Covington to get his Boots Fixed Began taking the Ground From the Well Filling up the Big cellar Taken things from the Bush setting Fires to Back Marsh and Big Stones at the well and they Break up well Lewis here gave him a stick of ash and Hicory for axe handles Lots of Fishing Lights out Lots of shooting Leander has 14 Ducks in the stone house the sow has her Pigs 8 of them

17th Fine E Wind Filling the Big cellar a Lot of shooting south East to Day Frost at nights sap not running some for vinegar Bill Morris and John H Came Stopt all night went for EEls Looking after nets Seines

18th Uncle Duncan's B Day Fine E Wind Took away all the Ground from the well Bill and John H went off Took the Duck Fishermen to Butter Syrup 50

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Mr James Cameron Island

19th of April 1894 Fine E Wind changed to West its Been Blowing East for 12 Days a few Drops of Rain Stanley and I to the Little Island Franky Laplante here for Randolph Got a Gallon of Syrup for his Father Leander at the Harrow John H came from Dundee Jo 1 lb of Tea 35 Shot 4 lb 3 chimneys got the Bill Boots mended 35 Tea Pot Fixed Quart of Syrup to Lewis Fishermen to Syrup 25 cent Kerosene 5 The Chaffys First Trip up to Lancaster Lots of Fishing Lights out Maud had her calf on the Pitt Point

20th Fine E Wind and North putting manure on the Potato Ground John H and Stanley for EEls Trimmed the 2 oak Trees and the Butternut in the Garden Thunder Lightning and Hailstones very Large Rained hard water Raised sawing wood Fishermen to Butter 20 cents

21st W Wind Rain First Ploughing Found a Boat Far Down on the south of Kit Kit cutting and splitting Wood Gordon and Randolph came had a 100 of Flour Broke on stack Fine Hay