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Henry McMahon Diary, 1911-1917

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June 1913

7: fine cool: home chore: to Elevator: Russell & Joe bolan fill 27 Bags Potatoes I weigh & tie: got in 2 load ar 60 cts: hoe in garden Plant Some Beans & our caffages: cool: Put Blain & Hannant Draft $209.25 in Bank for collection: to Bed at 10. I (1) in:

8:X: fine cool: home chore: got Joe Lavery to Shave me: home wash dress Mary & I to English Church at 10:30 Ren Cannon Walsh from Brampton Preach good Sermon: home water cow at R.hyono. Dinner at 1. Tomato Soup: Mother headache: then Mary: Mabel Pearl John & I walk to Carters granel Pit home chore cold

9: fine cool: home Chore: Ship 25. Bags Potatoes to C.M.M Collun Brampton at 75. cts here: fill up 30 for R. Noble Naruel. then We all went to Garden Party at Dr Reynars “Mother Stay home” Blain & Charters there had good crawed. cool. home at 11.

10: fine cool: home chore: Start unload car 60272 L.V. got out 10 ton 710 lbs: Deposit 100.00 in Bank got $166.66 cash: Cheque 266.76: pay Joe OLeary for wheat: got in 2 had Potatoes at 60 cts. And Ship 30. Bags to Robert Noble at Georgtown 75 cts Y.O.B. here. cool.

11: fine day warm: home chore: unloading at car 60272 L.V. {illegible} coal Sam Jones & Jos Dolan help me: weigh Stock: got in 20 Bags Potatoes 60 hoe in garden with Mary: fix up Pelitions for Bayee & Duffy

12: fine warm: home chore: finish unload car 60372 L.V. {illegible} coal fill Potatoes in Elevator. till noon: Pay Sam Jones $3.00 & Joe Dolan $5.99 Put 1. load Potatoes in car: chore: had Dore Knec. warm Seud Cheque 1544.84 to Lehigh valley Sales Co for car 60372LV

13: fine hot: home chore: got 1. load into car: Joe Dolan help me Bag up 46 Bags in car: Sleep in car Sore knee: R. Matson Put Turine in {illegible} in Elevator

14: fine warm dry: home chore: Ship 50. Bags Potatoes to R. Noble Georgetown and 50. Bags Potatoes to C.M. McCallum Brampton at 75 cts Per Bag.: Y.O.B. Palgrave: Sell cow & Oats: fix up my ragor & shave myself: Grandma & Bof. McYadden came tonight

15:X: fine hot: rain Shower: home chore: Sore Knee: Baffy & Grandma here: home all day: Bob & Olive to Church at night B.Steele there

16: fine hot: home chore: Sore Knee Sell Oats & corn & Sell Potatoes to Chao Koff 70 cts: & got in Some at 40 cts: Sell oats.

17: fine hot: home chore: Sore Knee: Sell oats: got in 29. Bags Potatoes at 40 cts: at Elevator: Plant Potatoes J.Bs

18: fine cool: home chore: got horse ready for R. Matson to go to Y.Sullinans: cool: Pay J.B. Campbell rent for coal & scale site & 2.50 for Elevator: hoe in garden:

19: cloudy rain: fine: home chore: sell oats: Start to unload car 69884L.V. Egg coal got out 74 tons Joe & Sam haul to MeClellands: Mrs Coulters came home from Milton tonight Mary & Mrs H. McYadden to Womans instilile at school:

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