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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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The 12th Month  December  31 Days  1905
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  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>The Month Begins Bright and cold  The Roads Terible Rough I was Helping Joshawa Humphry  {illegible} </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>another Terible nasty Day with Rane and snow  Very Slopy an Wind</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>another Very stormy Day with Snow an Rain Very Slushy 4 inches Snow Fell</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>a Very Nice Day  But Cold the First Sleighs out this fall</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>another Very Nice Day  I went out to the Bush with Wess Johnston  {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Gordon Johnston an I continued cutting wood in the Bush </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>I was in the Bush cutting fire wood all Day  Very Warm</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>We was cutting wood all Day  A Lovely warm Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>We was cutting wood all Day in the Bush a Nice But Cold Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>another Light snow storm an Very Cold  Mary was Home</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>another Snow Storm  all Day  3 inches snow on the Level  No Sleighing yet Very Cold Jinct in stul</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>I Went Back to the Woods With Wess Johnston to Help Him to Cut Wood  A Very Nice But Cool Day Sum Sleighs Runing </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>I was Back in the Bush  A Very Nice But Cold Day   Mr Hary Allen Died</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>a terible Cold Day  quite good sleighing I was in the Bush all Day</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>another Lovely Day  But Very Frosty We was in the Woods   Hary Allen was Put in Vault</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>another Nice warm Day   Very Good Sleighing  I was in the Bush all Day   This Makes 8 Days in the Bush</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>A Very Nice But Cold Day  A Very heavy White Frost  Mr George Humphery Died</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>I cleaned up a grist 4 Bushels of Wheat and 12 Bush of Oats  Very Mild with a Little Rane  Very Good Sleighing</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>I was Helping CJ Horton to Saw 1/2 a Day  Very Fogey  and warm  Mr Humphery was Pu in Vault 11 AM</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>I went to Lindhurst with grist of wheat  an {illegible} {second line illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>a Very Soft Day with Snow Rane and Sleet  Sleighing Nearly all Gon</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Nomination Day  I went to Lansdowne after Noon  Sleighing is all gone again  Mr Joseph Stewart Put in Vault  Very soft</td>
 </tr>

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The 12th Month December 31 Days 1905

Fri	1	The Month Begins Bright and cold The Roads Terible Rough I was Helping Joshawa Humphry {illegible}
Sat	2	another Terible nasty Day with Rane and snow Very Slopy an Wind
Sun	3	another Very stormy Day with Snow an Rain Very Slushy 4 inches Snow Fell
Mon	4	a Very Nice Day But Cold the First Sleighs out this fall
Tus	5	another Very Nice Day I went out to the Bush with Wess Johnston {illegible}
Wes	6	Gordon Johnston an I continued cutting wood in the Bush
Thr	7	I was in the Bush cutting fire wood all Day Very Warm
Fri	8	We was cutting wood all Day A Lovely warm Day
Sat	9	We was cutting wood all Day in the Bush a Nice But Cold Day
Sun	10	another Light snow storm an Very Cold Mary was Home
Mon	11	another Snow Storm all Day 3 inches snow on the Level No Sleighing yet Very Cold Jinct in stul
Tus	12	I Went Back to the Woods With Wess Johnston to Help Him to Cut Wood A Very Nice But Cool Day Sum Sleighs Runing
Wes	13	I was Back in the Bush A Very Nice But Cold Day Mr Hary Allen Died
Thr	14	a terible Cold Day quite good sleighing I was in the Bush all Day
Fri	15	another Lovely Day But Very Frosty We was in the Woods Hary Allen was Put in Vault
Sat	16	another Nice warm Day Very Good Sleighing I was in the Bush all Day This Makes 8 Days in the Bush
Sun	17	A Very Nice But Cold Day A Very heavy White Frost Mr George Humphery Died
Mon	18	I cleaned up a grist 4 Bushels of Wheat and 12 Bush of Oats Very Mild with a Little Rane Very Good Sleighing
Tus	19	I was Helping CJ Horton to Saw 1/2 a Day Very Fogey and warm Mr Humphery was Pu in Vault 11 AM
Wes	20	I went to Lindhurst with grist of wheat an {illegible} {second line illegible}
Thr	21	a Very Soft Day with Snow Rane and Sleet Sleighing Nearly all Gon
Fri	22	Nomination Day I went to Lansdowne after Noon Sleighing is all gone again Mr Joseph Stewart Put in Vault Very soft

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