July 1914

30: clear warm: home chore: with John Stewart: to 6th line Pick Berries home at 4^30: to school see Hamilton Paint: sell Oats: home to bed at 9:

31: fine warm: home chore: Mary Russell & I drive to Ridges pick Berries (1) home at 4.oclock: to Elevator Pay 30: {illegible) Hamilton cash on hand $16^30

Aug 1: fine hot: home chore: hot 2.Bushels corn at Elevator: took 1.Bag coal to J.A.McDonald. to Mill got 2.Bags five {illegible) flour 6^20 Pd: home Dinner to Floyds got hair cut & shave: Nathan & wife there: to Elevator help Russell tie up 250 Cement sax: home tea: to see Ball game with Pearl & John Deposit $59^00 in Imperial Ban today (Cheque for Cement sax. 600 sax)

2:X: cloudy cool rain: home. sleep read. rain: in Bed near all day: wash dress. to Church at 7 Mr Bott Preach. for walk cool: home at 9

3: fine cool: home chore: weight stock Gilmore ship: take corn to Mill for {illegible) Hamilton & Oats & corn for {illegible) Lyons: cool.

4: fine hot: home chore: Mary: Russell & I drive to ridges look for Berries but got none: home: then drive to Thos Faulkners Put Horse in Pick Berries ou 5th line: Dinner at {illegible) there: home at 4. sell Oats

5: fine hot: home chore: to Mill get 2.Bags chop corn for W.Hamilton & 2.Bags chop Oats for {illegible) Lyons: to Elevator with corn chop. then take 1.sax cement to school: haul 9.Bags line from station to school for Eli Clarke: help {illegible) Hamilton at 2. steps afternoon

6: fine very hot: home chore: send 3.orders for statutes to Brampton 30 cts got glass at E.F. McClellands 3 lights & Putty 42 cts Pd: home Put 1. in Kitchen 26 x 15: I put in front window 10 x 12: I in seale House window 10x12: chore: after tea Mary & I drive to Thos A Wallaces with Notice for J.Sullivan and Thos A Wallace about ditch: F Sullivan & wife there & F.McCaffrey. then home at 9: very warm dry & dusty: Put horse to Floyds Russell.

7: fine hot: cool: home chore: sell Oats: read sleep. lined (1): chore J.B. Campbells 2.Bags this morning at 10 oclock last night

8: fine very hot: home chore: around home chore read. got shave at Floyds: to School see Eli Clarke at wall. change Mail for {illegible) Lyons at night. Mr Wilson here tonight

9:X: fine hot: rain shower at night: home chore: Mr Wilson got shilash at 10^30 King at 3. Church hill at 7. home at 10. JOhn Webb drive him: Douglas Davis Preach here at 7. Margey & Lorne Barry here all night last night and then Margey & Olive Russell & Lorne walk to Toms at 3 home in time for Church at 7. Mr Wilson here all night

10: cloudy warm rain all night: home chore change Mail for W.Lyons he was sick: Olive to station with Mr Wilson: around village all day: attend to Mail for W Lyons at night he was sick Russell away with Wallace: to Bed at 9^30 warm night rain.

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