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James Cameron Island

30th of May 1902 Unfortunate Day Fernandez came crofsed Stanley with Franks Boat some Windy cool Stanley and Fernandez

31st Went to Dundee took the Hide Gave them 25 cents for to Get Radways RR very Fine Day Leander Harrowing this is the 31st a Fortunate Day John James McDonald Died Friday night the 30th the Bought oil Tobacco and RRR

1st of June the Glorious First of June Unfortunate Day Rowena (Vicky) Birth Day 1878 Gordon went to the Wake to night a very warm Day Rained to night

2nd Stanley and the soger went some Place to Work I Dont know wher and the rest dont know as I asked them Gordon came From the Funeral had his Chest of Tools some claboards some of Boxes is Taken and the comclips got a Tobacco Box from Gordon Rain Went to Fish too Windy can hardly see

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James Cameron Island

3rd of May 1902 A Fortunate Day some Windy Gordon crofsed to the Wharf Rained Thunder an Lightning Rained all night mostly some Windy one of the cows calved to Day

4th This Old George the 3rs Birth Day it was Kept up for a Long Time Raining Dull Day Kind of Misty I see in the Standard the Death of Duncan McDonald the Blacksmith of Cornwall Formerly of Martintown and Before that of Williamstown another of my Schoolmates and Town{illegible} aged about the same near 77 years Raining to Day Talking about Pleace with S Africa

5th Fine Day Perigee Windy Stanley came From Renshaws Building a Boat house he is Going to Fort Covington with Adeliade Sissy going too Brought with her 2 Baskets of Eggs Leander Fixing a Frame for Pictures Ionia and I Fishing 26 Doz of Eggs 15 cents Bag of Fine Salt 3..95 Due Bill