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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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March 1901  31 Days

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>I was Sawing 1/2 a Day at FW Johnstons  a Very Cold and Blustry Day  Very Good Sleighing to Day Sum Wood Drew out Lots of Buggies Running</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>another Nice But Cold Day  I was Cutting wood in the yard  Mrs Emma J McNeal Came to Hear to Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>A Nice warm Day the Roads are getting Sloppy </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>The Month Cold and Blustry with snow and Rain</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>The 4th Month  April  30 Days 1901</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>The Begins Very Cold with a snow and Wind storm From the the North  I was Helping S.E. Johnston Saw 1/2 a Day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>I was helping S.E. Johnston 1/2 a Day to Swa we got Dun at Noon  C.S. Horton and I Piled up our Wood over there in the afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>A Very heavy Snow and Rain storm all Day  The Worst Storm of the Season</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>the Storm Continued till Noon to Day there is 3 inches of Watter and slush on the Road</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>A little showery again to Day I was Sawing at Wes Johnstons  Miss McNeal Went out  Mary Came Home From Kingston sick</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>a Very nice Spring Like Day  I Drove to Lansdowne in the {cut off}   The Roads are getting Very Bad  another Cow in{calved}  6 in Now</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Easter Sunday a Very Slopy time it is Nearly {cut off} m  Wind North East</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Another Very Bad Day it rained and Snowed  the Snow is nearly all Gone very Mudy </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>another Cold stormy Day with snow and Rain  I Fixed up some Fence to Day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>a Very Nice Spring Like Day the ground Dried up a lot to Day I sold 4 claves to Day $3<u>00</u></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>a Very Nice Warm Day  I was fixing up Machinery 1/2 a Day  We went to W Cornets Funeral in after Noon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>I was Helping Role Johnston in Sap Bush all Day  The Frogs are Singing to Day for the First</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>another Very Nice warm Day I was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Dy in Bush  I was Butching Marching to get </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>a Very Nice warm Day  the Roads are Drying up  Maud C Was out Heare to Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>I took the young cattle out to Pasture on George Humphreys</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>I Put in a culvert in the Lane at the gate {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>I was fixing up fence 1/2 a Day  Cleaning Seed Grain  No. 47  Sold John Reed 23 Bus of oats an 6 " of Barly  $1047</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>I was letting of watter on the Keating Place</td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Mar 17, 2026, 1:30:02 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

March 1901 31 Days

Thr	28	I was Sawing 1/2 a Day at FW Johnstons a Very Cold and Blustry Day Very Good Sleighing to Day Sum Wood Drew out Lots of Buggies Running
Fri	29	another Nice But Cold Day I was Cutting wood in the yard Mrs Emma J McNeal Came to Hear to Day
Sat	30	A Nice warm Day the Roads are getting Sloppy
Sun	31	The Month Cold and Blustry with snow and Rain
		The 4th Month April 30 Days 1901
Mon	1	The Begins Very Cold with a snow and Wind storm From the the North I was Helping S.E. Johnston Saw 1/2 a Day
Tus	2	I was helping S.E. Johnston 1/2 a Day to Swa we got Dun at Noon C.S. Horton and I Piled up our Wood over there in the afternoon
Wes	3	A Very heavy Snow and Rain storm all Day The Worst Storm of the Season
Thr	4	the Storm Continued till Noon to Day there is 3 inches of Watter and slush on the Road
Fri	5	A little showery again to Day I was Sawing at Wes Johnstons Miss McNeal Went out Mary Came Home From Kingston sick
Sat	6	a Very nice Spring Like Day I Drove to Lansdowne in the {cut off} The Roads are getting Very Bad another Cow in{calved} 6 in Now
Sun	7	Easter Sunday a Very Slopy time it is Nearly {cut off} m Wind North East
Mon	8	Another Very Bad Day it rained and Snowed the Snow is nearly all Gone very Mudy
Tus	9	another Cold stormy Day with snow and Rain I Fixed up some Fence to Day
Wes	10	a Very Nice Spring Like Day the ground Dried up a lot to Day I sold 4 claves to Day $300
Thr	11	a Very Nice Warm Day I was fixing up Machinery 1/2 a Day We went to W Cornets Funeral in after Noon
Fri	12	I was Helping Role Johnston in Sap Bush all Day The Frogs are Singing to Day for the First
Sat	13	another Very Nice warm Day I was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Dy in Bush I was Butching Marching to get
Sun	14	a Very Nice warm Day the Roads are Drying up Maud C Was out Heare to Day
Mon	15	I took the young cattle out to Pasture on George Humphreys
Tus	16	I Put in a culvert in the Lane at the gate {illegible}
Wes	17	I was fixing up fence 1/2 a Day Cleaning Seed Grain No. 47 Sold John Reed 23 Bus of oats an 6 " of Barly $1047
Thr	18	I was letting of watter on the Keating Place

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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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