January 1897

1. Friday. Fine day. Pa was up early and went to see Murdy, he is improving gradually. The children slept late. They were at the church there was a night watch.

2. Soft snow and rain. Murdy died at noon. I got M {illegible} to take M Killop away to {illegible}. To 1 pan bread {illegible}.

3. Sunday. A lovely day a large {illegible} Tassie Dingwall here to stay over night.

4. Uncle Murdy buried today there was a very large funeral. To 2 pans of bread and ham for I got yesterday 60 to 1 lantern 50.

5. Rain and snow today but not cold. Yesterday was as fine as a day in the 1st of May.

6. Freezing in the morning, snowing in the evening. Mr. Brown left for Kingston in forenoon Birdie at the manse today.

7. Fine bright day womens meeting at the manse. My fee offering 25 paid too faithful witness. Bids fee and offering 35. Bot at willins lemons 15 ingar 25 raisins 9. Paid the girls rink trekits.

8. Very fine day no more yet sleighing to 6 {illegible} 30. Paid Fraser for butter lard and sugar got in Dee and 1 gull {illgegible}. 95% 5 {illegible} 1 cake chocolate 9-1 hank fingering yarn 1 onion at willis 5.

9. Saturday. Fine and soft % 1 panibread 20 1 gall {illegible} 40.

10. A large congregation morning and evening.

11. Sent provinder to mill. Jamie cleaned the furn see pipes. To 1 pan bread thick.

12. Fine day.

13. Thought to go to prayer meeting. but went to the manse