Mr James Cameron Island

October 1 1878

Mowing Randolph and I cut 20 Cocks of Marsh hay

2nd put them in the Barn Keeping in the Ram Ram since September

3rd Drawing Wood Thunder & Lightning hail

4th Tearing Down the shed the Great Race on Wednesday Hanlan and Courtney

5 at the shed the old man up from Montreal got a Ride Down with Captain Rankin and G Renshaw helped him Down with his Basket Drawing some Drags Bismarck took up the Turnips as the cattle is coming in

7th Monday Working at the Shed got the crowbar Hugh Ann Watching the Tent Fixing the canoe The St Francis went from Lancaster this this morning Began to run Last night A Great many Boats to Day East Wind a Very fine Day

8th Went to F Covington West Wind Blew hard at Lukes going up took 2 Bushels of Corn to Mill took 53 lbs of Butter to Jo Lemay 63 lb Tub allowed10 lbs for the Tub 14 cents Bought of Jo 4 lbs Pork 9 cents lb 25 lbs of salt 1/4 lb Pepper 7 cents 1 lb of Tea 40 cents Bought of Parker 6 cents of Worm Losenges took Dinner at Dan Summers Bought of Mr Bordeau 10 yds of Calico at 12 1/2 1..25 3yds of Overall Stuf 45 Box of Matches 15 cents 2 lbs of nails 8 cents 1/2 lb crackers 5 cents 4 Plates 20 cents Got a Paper from Bill they had to stop and go the scow as they were too heavy Loaded with Barley on the Houda-a-Nay coming home high Wind stopt at Lukes all night took Jim Halls wife acrofs very windy my Canoe Leakes Bad

9th took Breakfast at Lukes Raining E Wind and heavy Thunder & sharp Lightning clears of Fine East Wind Wind changed to West Blowed very hard Blew Down some Trees Got home in Good Time

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Mr James Cameron Island

October 10th 1878 Hugh Ann McMasters Birth Day Windy West and north Drawing wood Working around the shed went to the head of the Island Randolph and I the Fox after the Hens to night

11th Working at the shed putting post under the side peices and Beams A Fine DAy East Wind and calm some Grains of snow yesterday a change in the moon Full this Morning A Great Deal of shooting on the south side to Day there a steamer over there at anchor the Averils

12th Working at the shed

13th Sunny Gordon Came from Hamiltons they have the Mill for thrashing Lashey I seen at the Lower Point the Averils Over Buying Fish at the Fishermen at the Lower Point A Fine Day West Wind a Great many men Fishing Pickerel on the Water to Day

14th Working at the shed Boarding at the Front part all shut put the Tobacco in the cellar a very fine Day Seen Wild Geese Saturday the 12th

15th Crofsed to go to the Store stopt at Hamiltons to help them at the Thrashing Put in the Buckwheat Tom Jack and I Finished the Buckwheat Thrashed some oats

16th Old Mr William McGregor Departed the Thrashers away for a Waggon I came home this Evening Bought of Ward 31 lbs of salt Bought of I Summers 1 Butter tub 2 lb of nails Hooks & Eyes 2 Window Glass pile 10 yds of Cotton 1 yds of Calico 1 spool of Thread lb of Shot Lead pencil Got a Basket of apples crofsed Back to Hamiltons In case the Wind would be high in the morning very warm weather this time

17 Thrashing Wheat Tom went home with them went up to the store Lecture on the Front the Lost Tribes of Israel very warm Day high south West Wind raining the night Mr Genie here him and Felix

18th Came home took a Bag of Apples raining some

19th Raining very high Wind this Morning from the East chainged through the Day snowed on the Mountains to night working some at the shed