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Henry McMahon Diary, 1911-1917

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== 14 == 1912

{Diarist draws a straight vertical line down page to separate the date and his entry}

May

4: fine warm: home chore: to Elevator sell oats for Hamilton got in 7. Bags Potatoes at $160 : help Mary to chore: get Straw at Bibles for bedding: got Deed for Lot 3. Block 52. {?} tonight: John Rowley & Wm Boyce in Trustee Meeting. fine

5:X: cloudy mild: home chore: to S.S. 1030 Collection 78 cts home chore Mary & I for walk down to arch Back to scale house into the Elevator look around for (1) home sleep Dinner at 530 all to Church at 7. Mr Lunan Preach. home at 830 to Bed (1)

6: fine warm: home chore: Phone Limehouse for 200 Bushels lime at 20 cts per cut: and write him also: Chore to Durham for cement. sell oats for Wm Hamilton: Ship 7 Bags 540 lbs Potatoes to Toronto to A. Armstrong 267 Pape Ave at $175 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. here. send one Bag {diarist writes just above text in smaller writing} 90 lbs {diarist resumes writing on line} to W.J. Coulter Tottenham $170: Write to John M. Hazelton at Winnipeg about Lot 3. Block 52. Winwright {?} offer it for 20000

7: fine warm: home chore: Plant some Potatoes in coulters: sell oats Mind children in afternoon. Ladies Aid here. 22 here for tea. they quilted 2 quilts for Mary $100 Pd: Campbell at Watson shop:

8: fine warm: home chore: sell oats at Elevator: Hamilton down he Paid Commission to Date {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} 400 {diarist resumes writing on line}: dig our garden: help Put out Watsons Stove in cookhouse: dig. chore. Campbell at Watsons {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} sleep {diarist resumes writing on line}

9: fine coal: home chore: fix pen for Mary to set up 4 Hens: sell oats Start unload car Cement 82698. L.V. from Durham Bay $3622 freight to Church at night. Bertha Steele lecture on China. customs

10: fine warm: home chore: finish unload car cement: fix our cistern Sam Jones Help one $150 Paid: gave John Haggard 16 sax cement: then to Dr Reynars at night with Duffy: get out Summons for 12 Jury men to see Tom Agnew {previous underline was in a red ink colour opposed to green} who was found Dead on roadside. wire Powassan for car Hay at $1800 Per ton there at once.

11: fine warm: home chore: to Dr Reynars. got sworn in foreman of Jury to view Body of Thomas Agnew & Place of Death: went there Boyce wagon & Tom Argent wagon: home at 12. warm misley start unload car Hay 73725. N.y.N.H. XH. Pay the Freight $2200 to J.B.G. sold over 2 tons at $2000 per ton: Settle up with Wm Hamilton to Date: tea chore. got Shave at Floyds {diarist writes just above text in smaller writing} 10 Pd {diarist resumes writing on line}: John Rowley & Wm Boyce here trustees see John A. McDonald teacher letter: then went with Wm Duffy to wilsons and Ewarts & Geo Eliotts serve summon's for Tuquest {?} home at 1130 rain

12:x: cloudy rain: mild: home chore: Children to S.S. Collection 47 cts: Dress lunch Mary & I drive to Thomas Agnews to his funeral: Big crowd drive home at 5 rain: to Church at 7. Mr Lunan Preach: home.

13: cloudy misley cold windy snow: home chore: sell hay off car 73725. N.y N.H. got 21 Bags Potatoes at $160 Put in car 73725: chore: collect for A.G.Lunan cold night

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