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James Cameron Island

Augt 16th 1898 Fine W Wind very Windy went up around the Island 4 Men here of the Dredge Wanting a Man to Work cutting with the single Mower Made Preserves

17th Fine John H and Sissy Minnie went to Dundee Bought nuts 2 Boxes of Revolver 1 Box 18 1 Box 20 Put the Power in the Barn Thunder Lightning Rain Leander went acrofs the Dredge working to Day an Indian here for Butter 18 cents

18th Fine E Wind Leander came Received a Letter From John Cameron Kansas his Likenefs of his Mother and himself and some of the Grand Children and his Boy Gathering Marsh Hay and cutting Lewis Lasore here Sissy and Minnie to P.Office John Hamilton Poorly Leander went to Douquets with 10 Doz of Eggs 18 chickens Sissy Bought at Haggarty nutmegs and Tea Leander crofsed with Hyde

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James Cameron Island

19th of August 1898 Bismarcks Birth Day 1870 Fine cutting in the Front Marsh Peter Back to 2 lb of Butter 34

20th Fine made a Stack of Pease with Marsh hay in the Bottom and on Top Made a stack of Marsh hay West of all Eddy Renshaw and Sister here Adeline For Butter and Eggs 1 Doz 3 lb of Butter 60 Leander went For Hyde Went around the Island The Dredge Workig

21st Sunday Bill Rose Gordon and D Spink came The Reverend Mr Mathieson First Preaching after Being ordained For Salem Church Fine Day

22 Fine W Wind Leander Stanley John H Went to the Sny for a Scow to take the Seperator Down From Uncle Bill's as the Power is here took Down Fat Pine Billy is Fixing the canvass for the Mill Lewis 2 children here Lent them the 2 inch augur Gordon Went to Cornwall Leander to Shoes 1.50 oil 1 Gallon