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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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The 3th Month  March  31 Days 1905

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>The Month Begins Very Nice and Bright  Mikel Ivey was Put in Vault at Gananoque to Day  Bad Roads</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>I was Cutting Fire Wood for Wesely Johnston  in Back Woods Roads are Very Bad  a Nice warm Day  </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>I Was Helping Gorden Johnston to cut stove wood all Day   A Very Soft Day  Roads got Very Soft</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>A Terible Wind and snoiw storm Very Cold Wind  </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>another Very Blustry Day  and cold  Very Bad Roads they are full again</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>We got Home 3 Jags of Wood to Day   Roads terible Heavy an Bad   2 Loads  Had Gorden Johnston Helping me   </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>We got Home 4 Jags of wood to Day  7 Home now Roads getting Soft  Mrs John R Foley Died yesterday Morning</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>I Drew Home a Jag of Wood to Day I was Cutting out Pitch Holes 1/2 a Day   A Very Heavy Shower of Soft Snow  Mrs John R. Foley Was Put in the Vault</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>I got Home 3 Jags Mor Wood to Day  Gorden Johnston Drew 1 Load for me   Piles of Snow  Road Very Bad </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>I got Home the Last of the Wood for this Winter 1 Load  Roads Terible Bad</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>another Nice But cold Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>A Nice Bright But cold Day  We Drove out to John Quinns the Roads are good to Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>I Comenced to Cut up the wood in the yard   A Nice Warm Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>I Went out to Seelys Bay for a load of Tile Co  Each</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>We Drove to Lansdowne to CM. Quinns Machine Perch   A Nice But Cold Day  good Sleighing</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Another Nice Warm Day  good Sleighing  A Piles of Snow</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>St Patricks Day  I went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat 6 B   I got 200 of Bran and 300 of Shorts</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>a quite a Heavy Rane all Day  the First Rane in over a Month   A Very Soft Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>A Little Colder again to Day it is freezing quite Hard  The Roads ar very soft to Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>I was Cutting Wood in the yard to Day  a Very Cold But Nice Day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>I was Helping O Sullivan to Butcher 1/2 a Day  2 Pigs </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>I Was Helping {illegible} to Draw in Stack of Hay 1/2 a Day  A Very Warm Day</td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Mar 27, 2026, 4:03:36 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

The 3th Month March 31 Days 1905

Wes	1	The Month Begins Very Nice and Bright Mikel Ivey was Put in Vault at Gananoque to Day Bad Roads
Thr	2	I was Cutting Fire Wood for Wesely Johnston in Back Woods Roads are Very Bad a Nice warm Day
Fri	3	I Was Helping Gorden Johnston to cut stove wood all Day A Very Soft Day Roads got Very Soft
Sat	4	A Terible Wind and snoiw storm Very Cold Wind
Sun	5	another Very Blustry Day and cold Very Bad Roads they are full again
Mon	6	We got Home 3 Jags of Wood to Day Roads terible Heavy an Bad 2 Loads Had Gorden Johnston Helping me
Tus	7	We got Home 4 Jags of wood to Day 7 Home now Roads getting Soft Mrs John R Foley Died yesterday Morning
Wes	8	I Drew Home a Jag of Wood to Day I was Cutting out Pitch Holes 1/2 a Day A Very Heavy Shower of Soft Snow Mrs John R. Foley Was Put in the Vault
Thr	9	I got Home 3 Jags Mor Wood to Day Gorden Johnston Drew 1 Load for me Piles of Snow Road Very Bad
Fri	10	I got Home the Last of the Wood for this Winter 1 Load Roads Terible Bad
Sat	11	another Nice But cold Day
Sun	12	A Nice Bright But cold Day We Drove out to John Quinns the Roads are good to Day
Mon	13	I Comenced to Cut up the wood in the yard A Nice Warm Day
Tus	14	I Went out to Seelys Bay for a load of Tile Co Each
Wes	15	We Drove to Lansdowne to CM. Quinns Machine Perch A Nice But Cold Day good Sleighing
Thr	16	Another Nice Warm Day good Sleighing A Piles of Snow
Fri	17	St Patricks Day I went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat 6 B I got 200 of Bran and 300 of Shorts
Sat	18	a quite a Heavy Rane all Day the First Rane in over a Month A Very Soft Day
Sun	19	A Little Colder again to Day it is freezing quite Hard The Roads ar very soft to Day
Mon	20	I was Cutting Wood in the yard to Day a Very Cold But Nice Day
Tus	21	I was Helping O Sullivan to Butcher 1/2 a Day 2 Pigs
Wes	22	I Was Helping {illegible} to Draw in Stack of Hay 1/2 a Day A Very Warm Day

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