== 16 == 1912

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May

24 {diarist writes above text} drive Vida Coulter & children to cedar mills: then took Mary & children for drive {diarist now writing on lines} fine warm: home chore: sell cement & Hay today. got Cheque $44200 from C.M. McCollum Brampton for Potatoes.

25: fine warm. house chore: sell cement & Hay: work in coulter garden Plant Potatoes & corn Beans seeds: Put $44200 & $2107 cheques in Bank: got $226 for Tuquest: got in some Potatoes at $160: got Shave

26:X: fine warm: home chore: all to S.S. at 1030 home lunch at 1230 then Mary & I. Mable Pearl John. drive to Mothers at 230 Duffy and R.J. Lavery there. Mother not well: home at 6. chore: all the Church at 7. Mr Lunan Preach about tempers: home chore: fine night.

27: cloudy warm: home chore: send 2 Bags Potatoes to Wm Gowan to Cheltenham. R.J. Lavery 1. Bag: G.T.R. Johnston 1. Bag: clean up our yard and Plant 2. Chestnut trees & fix up: to Cedar Mills at 730 meet Vida & children Big rain this evening: home at 830 chore. Mrs Duffy in chat.

28: cloudy rain. warm: home chore: Jack Burn's help me fix hole in Stable wall & cement Steps at Back Door: Paid 100 I felt tired & went to bed at 730 tired: fine then rain all night

29: cloudy misley warm: home chore: sleep till 11. not well: up took dose Salts & Cream tartar: clean Marigolds out of cellar: tomatoes & cabbage & corn. Beans: sell Hay & cement: Bob McFadden and his Mother come tonight G.T.R. John Rowley in chat. to bed at {diarist writes above line in small text} 830 {diarist resumes writing on lines}

31: fine hot: home chore: finish up cement at Back door: drive to Tom Webb's with John Rowley see about house for Teacher: home at 3, Make Door for cellar & Put it on: chore warm took Posts up to J. Zimmerman's for Will Lyon's {diarist writes above text in small writing} at cash house {diarist resumes writing on line} got lumber

June 1: fine hot: home chore: help Tom Hamilton unload car oats Gave Cheque to Bank for $21228: $3000 for line & 18228 for cement: chore: had wash at night: got Shaved at floyds {diarist wrote above text} (1) {diarist resumed writing on lines}

2:X: cloudy misley mild: home chore: to S.S. at 1030 small crowd. home chore dinner: J.H.C. & Bob & gramma to Church {?} at 3 to Days. Rev C. Longford Preach: chore: Mother here for while: to Duffys:

3 {diarist writes under date} cow in first: fine mild: home chore: help Wm Hamilton clean out Oat car: then Put out horse in Watsons Buggy Meet Ollie at G.T.R. Station at 620 Put Cow in Pasture today: at R. Lyon's on hill: Campbell & Bob McFadden went to Churchville Picnic and Olive went with R.J. Lavery in his Buggy: rain at night:

4: fine cool: home chore: haul John Haggard Lumber& Shingles took foal to Station for Duffy: haul Straw: got cedar Pole & ground Sell Oats at Elevator: about 217 Bushels: got 7 Bags Potatoes 150

5: fine cool windy: home chore: attend to Elevator: Put up Post for clothes lie in cement: Meet Trustees here at night: sign agreement for John A. McDonald for 1 year at 60000 to teach school.

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