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John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1872-1879

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21 Saturday this morning it is raining yet it begins to snow with the rain the roads is splashing wet with water and mud it is not frezing it is now 7 O clock tonight it is not snowing now but the ground is white with snow
22 Sunday it is fine wheather but cold and winday to day we are at home to day no church in the presbtren church
23 Monday it is cold and stormy to day now I am cuting a little stovewood at the door and atending to my stok in the afternoon William Spice & I went to the townline station between east & west tilbury
24 Tuesday William Spice & I is drawing logs to the door to saw in stovewood with the mchine there is no snow but the ground is frozen hard
25 Wednesday we are drawing logs agin today for wood it began to snow about 12 Oclock to day we did not work this afternoon i went to St frances for my boots that i got mended it is very cold and windey today
26 Thursday William & I is drawing wood agin to day it is splendid sliping for drawing logs James Jardine is making pices of timber for aculberts t the frunt of the house at the road
27 Friday this forenoon William Spice & I finished drawing logs to the door for stovewood James & William & I maken timber for my culberts
28 Satuerday this was a butful day Just like spring the ground this frozen hard this morning but it is thoughing this afternoon in the forenoon William drawed chips & bloks to the door James & I is making the last stick for my culbert ground axes & cleaned a grist to go to mill this afternoon
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