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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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The First Month January  31 Days  1905
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   <td>I Went out to Cut Wood for Wess Johnston in Sand Bay</td>
 
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   <td><s>a Little Thaw to Day Drove to  Lansdowne</s>  200 lbs Feed in 50 {illegible} </td>
 
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   <td>A little thaw wo Day  I Drove to Lansdowne I bought 200 lbs Feed an 50 lbs of flour</td>
 
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   <td>I was out cutting wood on Wess Johnstons Place in Sand Bay  A Very Cold Day</td>
 
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   <td>"      "    "    "    for Wess</td>
 
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   <td>a Lovely bright Day but Cold Good Roads</td>
 
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   <td>I was out cutting Wood for Wess Johnston  A Nice But Very Cold Day</td>
 
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   <td>Provincial Elections Dargavel 900 of a Majority  A Terible Cold an Stormy Day  29 Below zero</td>
 
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   <td>we Was Digding out the Roads Nearly all Day </td>
 
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   <td>another terible Stormy Day  a Terible Gale Blowed</td>
 
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   <td>I was Helping Wes Johnston to bank out stove wood  A Nice But Very Cold Day</td>
 
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   <td>A Nice Bright suny Day  But Very cold  We went to Church to Dulcimane  Bad roads</td>
 
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   <td>We was cutting Sled Wood all Day in Bush  Lovely Warm Day</td>
 
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   <td>I was cutting sled Wood all Day  in the Bush  Month Ends {rest of entry illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>The 2nd Month February 29 Days  1905 </td>
 
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   <td>I was cutting Stove wood for Wes Johnston {rest of entry illegible}Month Begins Mild and Cloudy {rest of entry illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>We were Piling out the {rest of entry illegible}  A Very Nice Bright Day  {rest of entry illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>We was Splitting and Piling Stove Wood {rest of entry illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>We was skiding out wood all Day  A Nice But Very Cold Day  Old Mrs Joseph {rest of entry illegible} in the Vault</td>
 
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   <td>Quartely Meeting a Nice but Terible Cold Day  15 Below Zero  Old Mrs {rest of entry illegible} was Put in the Vault</td>
 
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   <td>another stormy Day  snow and sleet  I Made a Rack for drawing Wood</td>
 
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The First Month January 31 Days 1905

Tus 17 I Went out to Cut Wood for Wess Johnston in Sand Bay
Wes 18 a Little Thaw to Day Drove to Lansdowne 200 lbs Feed in 50 {illegible}
Thr 19 A little thaw wo Day I Drove to Lansdowne I bought 200 lbs Feed an 50 lbs of flour
Fri 20 I was out cutting wood on Wess Johnstons Place in Sand Bay A Very Cold Day
Sat 21 " " " " for Wess
Sun 22 a Lovely bright Day but Cold Good Roads
Mon 23 I was out cutting Wood for Wess Johnston A Nice But Very Cold Day
Tus 24 I " " " " " "
Wes 25 Provincial Elections Dargavel 900 of a Majority A Terible Cold an Stormy Day 29 Below zero
Thr 26 we Was Digding out the Roads Nearly all Day
Fri 27 another terible Stormy Day a Terible Gale Blowed
Sat 28 I was Helping Wes Johnston to bank out stove wood A Nice But Very Cold Day
Sun 29 A Nice Bright suny Day But Very cold We went to Church to Dulcimane Bad roads
Mon 30 We was cutting Sled Wood all Day in Bush Lovely Warm Day
Tus 31 I was cutting sled Wood all Day in the Bush Month Ends {rest of entry illegible}
The 2nd Month February 29 Days 1905
Wes 1 I was cutting Stove wood for Wes Johnston {rest of entry illegible}Month Begins Mild and Cloudy {rest of entry illegible}
Thr 2 We were Piling out the {rest of entry illegible} A Very Nice Bright Day {rest of entry illegible}
Fri 3 We was Splitting and Piling Stove Wood {rest of entry illegible}
Sat 4 We was skiding out wood all Day A Nice But Very Cold Day Old Mrs Joseph {rest of entry illegible} in the Vault
Sun 5 Quartely Meeting a Nice but Terible Cold Day 15 Below Zero Old Mrs {rest of entry illegible} was Put in the Vault
Mon 6 another stormy Day snow and sleet I Made a Rack for drawing Wood
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