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Francis Rose Diary, 1873-1874
Francis Rose Diary, 1873-1874-47.pdf
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March 6th, 1874
Friday cold rough day. I went to Irish Creek with 5 hundred hay for Jim Lynch at $15 per ton. Sleighing is all gone. We went up to the Falls with the buggy. last night We got Nellie's Photo framed yesterday it cost 75 cents. Mary bought another picture today
Sat 7 Rained a little in the afternoon and then commenced snowing and snowed all the evening Henry and I went up to the Station.
8 Sund Rev Mr Slater preached. Snowing but thawing. Pa and I went to the Station to hear Mr Hammer he is a local preacher, a present he is teaching school at Huttons school house on up in the south neighbourhood. He is a fine fellow
Monday March 9th 1874
9 I went to the Falls to mill, I took about 17 bush of oats in the sleigh. Snowed and blowed like fury all day. and all night.
10 Storming like fury this a.m. and all day. Pa went out to Toledo for Margaret but it was so cold and rough that she didn't come home.
11 Snowing yet. I took Charlie up to school and then I went to the post office the am. Mary got a letter from Albert I went to the Station in the P.M. and in the everning again with Wesley Edmunds - cold Lynch is making pa and I a pair of boots-
