== 12 == 1912

April

10: cool fine: at Toronto walk to Parkdale Station G.T from 39 argyle house on train at 930 fine coal. chore. Missionary Collection here $500

11: rain: then fine warm: home chore: leave Mary & Pearl & John to Station to go to Centreville on train to Jas Barrys. Mother went with them. {?} Olive home wash dishes & get Dinner: chore: to Station at 6 meet Mary and Pearl & John & Mother: L. Shulman up tonight want car Potatoes.

12: fine warm: home chore: to Station see Shulman off: then home help Mary churn: read Sleep: to shop chat: to Station see Stranger. home tea: write letter to Jas Sproal {?}: {diarist changes to black ink} Bags came from T.C. Blain Hammont {diarist changes back to green ink}

13: fine warm: Start load car 34.11630 G.T. lined. Put in 238 in sacks: Pay $150 for 11 Bags: Joe Lavery help me. Pay him {diarist writes above text in small writing} 300 {diarist resumes writing on the line}

14:X: cloudy rain: home chore: all to S.S. at 1030 Steeles there: Bertha: Collection 76 cts: home chore read: all to Church at 730 Rev A.E. Lunan Preach. good after meeting

15 fine warm: home chore: finish load car 34.11630 GTR lined 13 Put in 351 Bags: Ship car to Order Bank of Toronto milton to T.C Blain Hammont at $170 Per 90 lbs F O B here. Send Draft $59500 to Bank of Toronto at Milton for to callet. Pay up Joe Lavery to Date $100: home chore: fine warm:

16: cloudy cool: home chore: wire to Powassan for 2 cars Hay at $1500 Per ton F.O.B. there: Phone Sam Beatty Alliston no Potatoes.

17: fine cool: home chore: dress to Alliston on C.T.R. {?} Laurence Coulter on tran: to see Sam Beatty & Mrs Austin {?} car of Potatoes offer him $160 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Alliston: See Parker H. Norris: Jas Mullen: John Willaims: Wm Walker: Dinner at Lindoor House Home on train at 730 tea chore Mother here.

18: clould mild: home chore: got Draft from Bank of Toronto for $59500 from Milton for car Potatoes T.C. Blain Hammont: read sleep to Duffys at 3. help cut wood Bugy (?} {illegible}: home chore: Marel {?} Bible & John {illegible} in & Mrs Coulter. chat.

19: fine mild: house chore: take lining out of car 11630 G.T.R. {?} it on Bank: Help Duffy finish cut his wood: move machine to {?}

20 frosty: fine: home chore: cut our wood in forenoon and then cut Wm Bibles wood in afternoon. W.J. Faulkner run engine: then Mable & I go to Floyds got Shave. Russel got Hair cut. Put Blain Hammont Draft in Bank $59500 fine night:

21:X: fine warm: home chore: all us to S.S. at 2030 Bertha Steele there. Collection 85 cts: home Dinner: for walk read sleep all us to Church at 7. Couover & Bertha Steele officiate Big crowd: home chore: then Mary & I over to J Watsons chat to Jones & Mary & Mrs Coulter till 10 oclock.

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