October 1898

{23 cont.}	on Wednesday of last week, he had a cold is at Telegraph creek
24	Birdie washed today. Murdy went North
25	Fine day. Pa put in the carrots and beets today.
26	To sugar at J.A.'s 8 lbs 50. oat meal 25	75
27	Pa out in the mangolds. There was snow today. Charlotte McLennan spent last evening with us D. R. McDonald's M.P.P wife died last night of Consumption
28.	Fine day. To pipe polish 10. shoe blackening 5 Marion went to visit at Sandy Buns Murdy got home about 7. P.M.	15
29	Very fine bright day. Mrs D.R.'s funeral was large To 1 gall coal oil 20. 4 lbs stew 24 Bird & Mary walked to call on D.J. Fraser's wife.	44
30	Sunday Cold & raw. not many in church. I was at home
31	Birdie has a head ache

November 1898 1.Tuesday, All Saints' Day. Charlotte was here last night until 10. To Rib tea 25; one 6 ct. sample, Black tea 30 To also 8 sausages 63. 16 raisins 31 1/2 lbs molasses 10 2.Pa went to Palawang. They are breaking leaves today. Sometimes bright, again chill & damp. 7 1/2 lbs cheese 30, ginger 5 stone prunes 5. Murdie went to D. Con from Trent. 3. Fine day. W. T. M. I. met here today two ladies from the Branch Pure two Mrs. Grants 4. Another fine day. Got through Threshing at Palawang. 5. Fine day. To buy 35 cts. Have asked J. M. McDonald & Mr. Robertson H. P. Hackers, to tea tonight and Mary McDonell. 6. Fine day. Uncle D. & Mary were over to church. 7. Bright day, cold wind. Brides washed D. H. McDonald got the key of K. kitchen Pa & Murdie went to Cornwall. 8. Bright cold high wind, To 42 lbs stew 28. 9. Fine day. Had fine yr doing digging the garden. Pa covered the strawberries. Far went to the post office, walked. 10. Began to snow with east wind about 9 A.M., the ground is covered. Got medicine from Mornet – two bottles & box of pills. 1 P. M. still snowing. To 1 gal coal oil 17. D. H. McDonald retrieved the key, he went into Dan Gould’s house. Filled the cows. 11. Frost with a little rough. Aunt 3 black ducks to mill. 12. Got over the fence, got hens picked.