April 1914

28. cloudy mild: home chore: cement floor in coal house: Russell k {illegible} Hamilton help me: Deposit Shulman Cheque $314^59 in Bank Mother & Olive Book: Mary & John in Toronto: cloudy cool.

29: cloudy misley cool: home chore: got Books from Cement Co. help {illegible} Hamilton unload car oats. J.P.Burns & C.Pasko help Duffy move stove from J B Campbells. cool. chore.

30: cloudy cool windy: home chore: move gravel at coal shed: split wood at home: haul Bit straw: to R.Matsons Office at night trustee Meeting

May 1: fine cold: home chore: split wood dig some in garden Mother & Olive wash some. Put clothes au Matsons line trustee Meeting in R.Matsons Office: accept J.A McDonald resignation

2: fine cool: home chore: Deposit $75^00 cash in Bank. 3009^35 in Bank Put straps on stock rack on scale: plit some wood: got shave chore tea: drive to Cedar Mills Meet Mary & John come from Toronto home at 8^30 chore: to Bed at 11. cool night (1).

3:X: fine warm: home chore: read sleep: (1) in Bed: went for walk up track to 8th line: to Leas Marshal Bush look for May flowers. 8 children: I carry Loyd Jones home: rest to Church at 7. Auglin Preach R.J. Lavery & family in after Church chat.

4: cloudy fine warm: home chore: weigh stock. Gilmore ship 2 cars Pile wood in shed: Mary & Olive: Mother here. Lizzie in chat.

5: fine warm: home chore: Put in some wood: weigh Hay for L Taylor Mary at Mrs {illegible} Laverys at Ladies Aid: home chore: fine warm.

6: fine warm. rain at night: home chore: sell 7.Bags to J.B. Campbell at 1^00 took them to station: help Mary clean out garden and Plant Stuff: Mary. Olive & Russell to Reynars at night {illegible} meeting

7: fine warm: home chore: start at our woodshed at stable {illegible} Hamilton help me: Thomas Hamilton Died today I lend {illegible} Hamilton $50^00 today: to Bed at 11. (1) in Bed

8: fine warm: home chore: send case Eggs to W.G. Stevens 148.Gladstone Ave Parkdale: for W.F. Faulkner: finish wood shed: take 4.Bags Potatoes to station for J.B. Campbell: at 1^00 got in 40.Bags at 90 cts each to Elevator chat to {illegible} Hamilton weigh Hay for Boyce.

9: fine warm: home chore: ship 30.Bags Potatoes to Robert Noble Georgetown at 1^00 Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave: sell Oats & Cement haul straw help Mary at couch: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar: got shave at Floyds gave {illegible} Duffy $100^00 cash for 4 months. Due 11th Sept with 6th Thos Hamilton Buried today & C.W. Matsons Buried today

10:X: cloudy cool: home chore: read sleep: Mary & I for walk to school and down track to arch in coal house & scale weigh. and in Elevator: home.chore: Mr Auglin Preach threw out of Buggy Hurt.

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