September 1898

20 "	Tuesday. To beef 67 cts tick. now it is 1.27 To 1 lb tea tea 25 cts. 1/2 B. tea 15. Coal oil 20. The W.C.T.U. will meet in St. Andrew's Hall tomorrow in Convention.	67 60
21.	Fine day, not many delegates at afternoon session, five are all. had a good meeting at night. Temperance was the theme.
22.	Two more delegates today. We've got them Mrs. Sinclair & McDougald of St. Elmo.
23.	Began to rain last night. And is raining still, Our guests left at 10. A.M. in the rain. Bird went to F. Donald.
24	Cleared up a little, does not look settled. To sausage 25 cts Paid.
25.	Dull & cold. Mr. McLean Student of East Lancaster preached. Margaret McPherson River Rasin will be buried today. she was on a visit in Montreal and died very suddenly.
26.	Cold raw day. Temperance Meeting at St Hall.
27.	Washed a few things.
28.	Pa and I went to the North Branch. Very fine day. Our youngsters went to Glen Donald to a Temperance Meeting.
29.	Very fine day. The vote for Prohibition
30.	A Majority for Prohibition, Quebec against it. In this month the Empress of Austria was Assassinated in Switzerland by an Italian Anarchist.

{written at bottom of page on left-hand side} Between 11 & 20th Oct. got stew 20 sugar 25 tea 25 October 1888 46

1	Saturday. Snider paid $3.00 rent
2	Childrens Sunday, 132 in Sabbath School
3	Far & Jimme went to Cornwall. Began to rain and about noon poured
4	To soup bone 12 cts, paid the 1.27. Dull day, Murdy went North, to Greenfield	1.39
5.	Very few at prayer meeting. fine night Baked in oven, Got 50. of flour 1.15 To 2 loaves 12. 1 gall coal oil 20. yeast 5	1.15 37
6	Very fine day. went to W.F.M.S. (Womens Foreign Mission Society} at Bemings. I walked over. So did Birdie Mary & Daisy. we rode back. my offr.	25
7.	Friday before Communion Gordon Smith preached. To bag salt 10 cts
8	Another fine day. Graham preached Snider paid 1000 yesterday for rent Uncle D. bought a piece pork. To beef 55 cts	55
9	Large Congregation. Rev. Burnet assisted Mr Given offering for Home Mission Pa's off. 200	2 .. 0.
10.	I have a Cold we made the washing Pa went to Abrahams to bargain for wood Jimie drug two loads of wood.
11 11	Murdy went North. To stew 18 cts Rain began 9.30. Prue cutting wood.
20	I took to bed Wednesday last week, And was not up until today. I had a slight attack of bronchittis. Called W. Mowet on Saturday, he told me to remain in bed for some days. got 1 bottle medecine.
21	Rain ugly weather
22.	to stew 42 cts Murdy got home last nigh The girls expected Hatty last night she did not come Mrs Given is very poorly. Birdie was there this afternoon	42
23	A very few in church. We got 100 of flour from Dunlop the beginning of last week. There came a letter from Randy, on	2.25