January 1914

1: cloudy cold: at 397. Brock Ave. up at 5^30: Mary & I with Olive {note in left margin: 'J.Webb Died'} Russell. Mable. Pearl & Johnwalk to Parkdale Station G.J. took 7^08 train home to Palgraveat 9^20: home chore: sleep afternoon chore to bed at 10. oclock very sleepy (1) W.F. Faulkner went home at 2.

2: cloudy cool: sleep till 9. home chore sell coal. got in 45 Bags at 70 cts: Jas Lavery help me fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar: chore.

3: cloudy mild: home chore: snow near all day: Thomas Webb Buried today at Bolton cemetary: I Deposit $500^00 Cheque in Bank Pay Joe Lavery up tonight $5^00: got there at Floyds. 11 cts

4:X: cloudy cold: home chore read sleep: Olive to Church at 7. Auglin Preach: shovel snow. cold.

5: fine cold: home chore: Joe Lavery help me. get Sleigh out Put Wagon in: took wood to Platform. clean out Potato car car coal. 15347. C&A. got car Placed at coal house. sell coal Election for Council. I vote for A.McGabe. Jas Scott. D.Wilson John Anderson: Jim in for tea: Eliza Matson in chat: Mother here. "A.McGabe Elected for Reeve: John Anderson: Steel. Evans and D.Wilson for {illegible} for 1914. and Brampton carried Local Option.

6: cloudy cold: home chore: fire car: Sam Jones and Jas Lavery unload car 15347. C&A. Nut coal and I sent Cheque $176^32 to Lehigh Nalley coal Sales Co for same I got $100^00 cash out of Bank today: send 3^10 to telephone

7: cloudy mild: home chore: load car 17.5221.G.J. lined (7) Put in 433 Bags at 70 & 65: finish: ship car to L.Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto. Put in fire & let her go at 8^30 sell coal: Jas Lavery & Sam Jones help me: Pay Sam up tonight $3^00 Mary to Ladies Aid at the Parsanage at Rev Auglins.

8: cloudy mild: home chore: sell coal. fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar afternoon Jas Lavery help me: Pay Jas Lavery up 5^00.

9: cloudy foggy misty: home chore: got in 27 Bags Potatoes at 65 cts. chore

10: cloudy cold: home chore: got in 1.load some frozen from P.Smith leave them in Bags: took coal to Pulford & some home. got Shulman cheque $259^50 cashed: No Concert Woman not counts

11:X: cold squaly: home chore: read sleep: hitch horse to sleigh & we all went for sleighride up 7th to John Storys across by town line to 8th line down to sideline home to Palgrave at 3^30 cold & Blow had good ride. John sleep: house chore dress to Church at 7 all us. Mr Ferguson Preach: sign $1^00 for Education

12: stormy very cold: home chore: weigh 9 & 6. 15 Hogs: gilmore Didut load clean out Potato car. Pipes all gone: Council Meet at {illegible} Irwins today very cold & stormy: car Doors open & stove Pipes all gone.

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