August 1913

1: fine cool: home chore: Paint at fence all day: chore:

2: fine cool: home chore: finish Paint fence 1 coat: cut W.J. Binghaw heir in Stable: got $30.00 cash at Bank: Pay J.B. Campbell $19.05 Duty on coal carry in oats pain green Potatoes: Hannah McYadden & Walter Stenens came tonight.

3:X: fine: missle: fine: home chore: leave cow in today. read Sleep. walk down track with john: we all go to Church at 7. Mr Anglin Preach Hanah McYadden & malter Stenens here: (1) to Bed at 10. in bed.

4: fine cool: home chore: talk oats to Mill: drive to ridges with Olive & Mrs Caulter Pick Berries: home at 2. oclock Dinner to Elevator Pay Wm Hamilton $51.30 chat: Mary & Hannah and Walter Stenens to Elevator get weighed: chat home Willie for tea chore: Mary & I & Hannah & Walter to R.J.Laverys chat. home at 11. (1)

5: fine mild: home chore: Send Bill to: Wm Hall: Dawson & Co & C.M. McCollum & Co & Robert Noble: Hannah & Walter go home to Toronto tonight: got $50.00 cash out of Bank.

6: fine. missle: fine: home chore: weigh Stock: drive to Garmr Brown & Y. St John’s to H.Verners: to John Shores: Serve Court revision Noties to. Geo Bolton: Earvest {illegible} & albert Shong: home at 8. Coal.

7: fine wild: home chore: drive around all day Serving Notices Mary with me: Dinner on 2nd line below J.H. Maffaths: home at 8.

8: fine dry: home chore: drive to ridges: Mary & I & Mrs couler Pick berries: I got Some Thimble berries: home at 2. Dinner: then to Elevator fill Mix 2. Bushel of Barley with 130 lbs wheat & Rye L. Tayler had load of Wheat 36 39 lbs: Sell coal to R. Lundy.

9: cloudy rain: home chore: help Mary to waschurch in cellar: got Down Cheque $28.00 cashed in Bank: Shave myself: drive Mother to jims: got green Peas: tea there: home at 6: chore: to Elevator for Twine with H.H. Matson & John Jackson: chore: down town chat.

10:X: fine cool: home chore: read Sleep: (1) dress drive to W.J. Binghams Barewell. at 3:30 With Mary. Pearl. John. chat tea. home at 8. oclock. D.Davis Preach

11: fine cool: home chore: drive to ridges with Mary & Mrs coulter Pick Berries home at 3. To Mill got 2 Bags Wheat & Barley chopped 10 cts Paid

12: fine warm: home chore: cut wood in yard: weigh 3 cattle for H. Matson got $1.50 from from R. Matson for Serving Moss & Haran notice: {illegible} for Lavery $2.00

13: fine hot: home chore: weigh stock. get ready and. drive up to R.J. Leggetts with Mary: to Garden Party Big crowd fine night very nuruly crowd: home at 11:00 to bed at 12.

14: fine very hot: home chore: got sick headache: Pains in Stomach. Olive & Russell went to gardon Party at C.Ratherfords

15: fine very hot: home chore: at home in house. Pains & headache

16: fine very hot: Big rain Storm at 4 to 6. Oclock. hail & rain: hot

17:X: fine hot: home sick in Bed (1): Old man luass Preach at 7. hot night.

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