Sept 1913

5: fine hot: home chore: read: to Elevator chat to Ww Hamilton he was making a chair: Floyd Hendersous Baby girl Born today,

6: fine warm: home chore: to mill got Bag Braw & 50 lbs flows 190 Paid. Joe Lavery help us haul Straw from Ww Bibles on wagon for Bedding Rye Straw: to Floyds got Shave 10 cts Paid: home

7:X: fine hot. home chore: read Sleep: chore: Children to Church Ww Steele Preach: Bill. Sam & Lawrence Coulter & wifes home today

8: fine mild: home chore: weigh Stock: fix coal house Door: Marry fill 4 Bed Ticks with Rye Straw: Order 500. Bags from R. Noble at 5 cts cash

9: fine cool: home chore: clean out our heuhouse & Spray it bell coal: chat to Ww Hamilton: chore down town chat. cold night

10: fine cool: home chore: Sell coal: at Elevator Mr Colwell Put Phone in Elevator for Ww Hamilton today: got Hair cut & Shave at Floyds

11: fine & cool: Mary & I drive to Orangeville fair at 11:30 Dinner at Hotel Alexandria 70 cts Paid: got $1.70 for 17. Cement tax. to Elevators See Potato Houses: good at Richie Bros: drive home at 6:40 chore

12: fine cool: home chore: Mend our Bags: got 7. Bags Oats & 2. Bags of Wheat from: Ww Hamilton Paid $9.55: got Chopped at Mill 45 cts

13: fine cool: home chore: fix hewhouse: clean out Bank Cellar Sell coal: help Ww Hamilton at Heated Rye to 12:45: hone dinner cut Sheaf Oats for Horse: J.A. McDonalds over chat want glass. At R.Matson Office at night Strike rate for School $650.00 got Kola Wine at R.J Laverys 65 cts Paid: home at 9:50 cold night

14:X: cold clear: home chore: read Sleep: chore: Mr Marshall Preach Mary & Children to Church

15: cold hard Frost home chore: weigh Stock: Sell coal: help W Hamilton Put up Stone Pipes with Stewart & Mcguire lean on: cool chore.

16: clear cool: home chore: Sell coal: Phone Shulman: Patterson. and Max Wolfe: about Potatoes: Sign 3 Papers for Dr Rayners

17: fine mild: home chore: Sell coal: Start load car 1.23364 G.Y.got in 1 load at 65 cts Per Bag: help Ww Hamilton at Rye.

18: fine warm: home chore: loading at car 1:23364.G.Y. had 162 Bags in tonight at 65 cts: chore Sell coal: Mary at T. Faulkners all day help get ready for thrashing: Margery Barry & children here Send Cheque $25.00 to Robert Noble Estate for 500 Empty Bags

19: fine warm: home chore. Load at car 1.23364 G.J. 214 Bags in tonight: Ww Hamilton took our horse & wagon to Tottenham

20: fine warm: rain at night: finish load car 1.23364.G.Y Put in 248. Bags: at 65 cts: Ship car to myself to Fruit Siding younge Street: Sold to Ww Patterson: Sell coal. Olive & Russell to Y. Faulkners thrashing: Russell walk home. Olive came in Buggy with Willie: to Bed at 10:30 (1).

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