January 1913

20: cloudy rain Hard: home chore: clean scale: Chat to Wm Hamilton. chore

21: clear cold: home chore: hot horse Shod: deliver coal and haul Straw from W. Bibles: got $20000 out of Bank today: chore Potato car came Back tonight: W.J. Faulkner & Jim in chat.

22: clear fine: home chore: load car 20.23089 G.T. lined. Put in 553 Bags 190 Bags at 70 cts & 363 at 58 cts. ship car to Toronto to L. Shulman & Co at 70 cts F.O.B. there: Campbell took 3 geese{?} went at 11. oclock: W.J. Faulkner & Joe Lavery help. Pay them: to Bed at 11 (1)

23: cloudy rain: home chore: to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton. chore

24: fine mild: home chore: got Joe Lavery & W.J. Faulkner to unload car 8224. S.J. & G.T. Nut coal into Shed 42 tons. Pay Joe $2.00 & W.J. $150 got in some Potatoes 48 Bags at 60 cts: chore: Big Dance in hall tonight.

25: fine mild: home chore: send Cheque $22620 to The Lehigh Valley coal sales Co for car 8224 SJ & G.T.{diarist writes above the line} Piano Put in for store by Martin {diarist continues writing on the line} Nut coal 3714 got Shave at Floyds: Pay N.G. Henderson $150 for Jim: J.H.C. came {diarist writes above the line} home G.T.R. {diarist continues on the next line}

26:X: clear fine: Home chore: Children to Church at 1030 quarterly meeting Lunan Preach: Steve Preach at 7 at night. Olive & Russell walk to Tom Faulkners today Back at night

27: cold Blustry: Home chore: up at 630 to school with Duffy Put in grate in furnace: got in 24 Bags at 60 cts: help Joe Saw our wood. chore

28: cold Blustry: home chore: Deposit $20000 in Bank & got 15850 cash from Shulman cheque $35884: Potato car return tonight.

29: cloudy cold: home chore: weigh stock at scale: start load car 21.23089 G.T. lined got in 93. Bags at 60 cts: Joe help all day.

30: cloudy mild: home chore: loading car 21.23089 G.T. lined: 490 Bags in car tonight: W.J. Faulkner & Joe Lavery haul on wagon from cellar Pay Joe $500 tonight & Willie $150 chore & fire in car.

31: clear cold Blustry: home chore: finish load car 21.23089 G.T.R. lined. had 512 Bags in: chore clold.

Feb 1: cold windy: home chore: take coal to John Clarke & Jas Burns took wood to car: I Start to Toronto with car Potatoes at 5. oclock. in car all night very cold.

2 X: clear cold. in car got to Toronto at 1030 in car til 1230 then walk to 39 argyle with 4 lbs Butter in Basket at 2. Dinner Andy & Bob McLaggert there: there to car at 5. all night in car

3: cler cold: at Toronto: Breakfast in car. to Shulmans at 730 Basket 6 lbs Butter 30 cts & 2 Dog Eggs 40 cts: then to car at 830 start unload car got out 300 Bags today: to 39 argyle for tea: to car all night

4: clear cold: in city: finish unload car at 3. oclock. Bill out car: got cheque for car from L. Shulman $34540: car to Parkdale: home on G.T.R. at 630 cold night: {illegible} leather mitt

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