Mr James Cameron Island

27th of Dec 1889 St John the Evangelist XX piling up Wood Windy

28th Leander and I crofsed I stopt at Hamiltons Leander to the store to 300 of Flour Bought of A M D{cut off} 3 lb of Tea 1 Dollar got an almanack with the Glengarry Heard James MDougal was very Poorly Hamiltons Thrashed Wheat Heard Frank Laplants Daughter was Going to be Married

29th our Angus's Birth Day Windy very highigh wind to night

30th cool Boy cutting Wood me sawing stove wood Livinia made 34 Plugs of Tobacco to night

31st Last Day of the Year a Fine Day Broke on a 3 ton stack 1 Ton of it Marsh hay cutting stove Wood Fixing a handle in the shovel Livinia Made 30 Plugs of Tobacco

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Mr James Cameron Island

1st Day of January 1890 New Years Day South E Wind Fine Rained some John H and Leander Firing Killed a Big owl and sugar Bird stanley and I setting Fire to parts