June 1914

17: fine warm: home chore: weigh stock & sell Cement: chore: for walk at night: Mary & I. Mabel Pearl John: to Wilmot Thompson's. home at 9. to Bed at 10.

18: fine cool: home chore: sell Cement: Pay Floyd $2^40 for setting the wagon tires: I got shave 10 cts Paid: Pull wagon home chore: we all went to "Milner" Meeting in Hall at night: home at 11. to Bed (1)

19: cloudy rain: cool: home chore: Put Castor Oil on Fred Horse Hoof at Henderson's: sell Oats & Corn: george Robinson Bring 31^20 lbs Hay Baked, $24^95 Paid: Help Robert Matson Put Bending twine in Elevator: Make Handle for Newspaper: Mrs H.McFadden & Maudie Williamson go to Toronto tonight: Russell came home from Bolton with {illegible} Duffy after trying Examinations

20: cloudy cool: home chore: sell Oats: Deposit Robert Noble Cheque $130^65 in Bank today: chore: got shave at Floyds: to Bed at 11. (1)

21:X: cloudy cool: home chore: read sleep. chore: Armenian Preach at 7: R G.Logan & Thos Hall argue at Church. cool.

22: fine cool: home chore: sell Cement: chore: at Elevator chat to {illegible} Hamilton the down today: George Wilson raise Driving house Olive went to Garden Party at J.Downeys with Hilda & Jack Lavery

23: cloudy misley: fine hot: home chore: sell Cement & Oats: Pay $90^25 to {illegible} Hamilton today: Deposir $30^00 cash today: Excursion to Guelph Armenian Man & Wife in Methodist Church tonight. warm

24: cloudy rain: fine windy: home chore: weigh stock: sell Oats & Cement: sleep: chore: to Bed at 10. cool night.

25: fine warm: home chore: sell Cement & Oats at Elevator: We all went to Meeting in Hall at night: Follis: Blain: Justin: Pellett & Muums there: home at. 12. oclock. fine night.

26: fine warm: home chore: ship 15 bags Potatoes to L.Shulman 757 Queen Street West Toronto. at $1^10 PerBag here: sell oats.chore got in 26 Bags Potatoes into Elevator at 80 cts.

27: fine mild: home chore: Russell & I fill 26 Bags Potatoes at Elevator. {illegible} Lyons haul them to station ship to L.Shulman & Co at $1^10 here. to Toronto: 757. Queen West: chore: got hair cut & shave 30 cts Pd: Oil horse feet: Trustee Meeting at night.

28:X: cloudy rain misley all day: home chore to Mick at 7. home and went to bed at 8. sleep to 11. (1) Breakfast read sleep. chore Olive & Russell to Church at 7. Mr Laird Preach: misley

29: cloudy cool: home chore: got in 6 Bags Potatoes at 80 cts. Put them in Elevator: sell corn: sell corn: note for Follis: drive to Ballycry for Albert Little: rain cold: Follis had 79 Majority here.

30: fine warm: home chore: ship 6 Bags Potatoes to L.Shulman & Co Toronto at 1^10 here: got cash out of Bank 25^00: sell cement: chore cool: got 1.shoe on Fred sore feet.

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