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James Bremner Jr. Diary, 1881
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1881.
26 Monday branded up the follow one Heap the last and skidded seven saw logs then plowing till night Willie picking roots with fan afternoon thrashed a few oats had shower after dinner today ordered a pair of everyday boots from our Thompson caddy $4.27 Tuesday at Aunt Mary's B plowing for fall wheat and drawing out dung cousin George is to work the farm now and this is the start rather a shower before noon but turned out fine day Arthur split 100 rails this afternoon for line fences between us and Ronald McLeod 28 Wednesday plowing got through at 4 Willie thrashed some oats this forenoon father sold oats stubble with Timothy so the spring sewing failed to catch owing to the dry season Willie Harold it in one stroke got download pistol Arthur was thrashing this afternoon 29 Thursday sewing new land got over it all by Night double stroke which is all it will get father has more than one half so on with Timothy took download straw at noon Arthur finished all the peas on top of Granary tonight there is a load of straw outside on wagon but it will be dry I think 30 Friday took down straw then shifted fence with wagon got nearly through three loads we'll finish afternoon father fired stumps this forenoon and the fire began to run from as there was a very high wind we kept it from fence and fired a {illegible} lot more to Windward Arthur cleaned up peas and put them in bags for OS Market 28 1/2 bus 62 1/2 bus all together Arthur has 6 hours one {illegible} for his work one October Saturday Drew remainder of rails for fence logged up a corner to let fence down to Bush fence afternoon father so the other one half of new land with Timothy also some of Oats double across Creek got fence all built by night and horses shod two Sunday we were at our Sabbath school had Fair attendance Mr Currie's text today Romans 5th and 20th the offense here mentioned Adamson the design of the introduction of the law in the economy of Grace that the offense might abound {illegible} that it might bring out sin that it might be seen and known law does not cause sin but rather reveals it to the character Grace abounded triumphed over sin more favorable sin in provision by Nature Grace the Victor more than sufficient also in regard to its fruits send Rob's of Earthly blessing Grace bestows {illegible} God and Humanity United in one {illegible} the fruit of Grace can sing a song to their deliverer in which the angels cannot join 26. MONDAY. [269 -96 ]
27. TUESDAY. [ 270-95 ]
28. WEDNESDAY. [271 -94 ]
29. THURSDAY. [ 272- 93]
30. FRIDAY. [273 - 92 ]
1. OCTOBER -- SATURDAY. [ 274- 91]
2. SUNDAY. 16 after Trinity [275 - 90 ]