Oct 1914

17: cloudy cool. fine: home chore: Start to load car 5:63954. N.y.C.& H.R. got in 159. Bags at 45 cts: got $300.00 cash out of Bank: Deposit $345.54: R.J. Lavery Pay 63.24 cash for Cheque

18:X: fine warm: home chore: Sleep read: in Bed (1): Church at 7. Mr Smith Preach: Children go: I Chore milk cow

19: fine mild: home chore: Finish loadcar:5: 63954.NyC&HR Put in 497. Bags at 50 cts: Ship car to L.Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto at 52 cts Y.O.B. Palgrave: then load car 6. 7476.G.Y. Put in 580 Bags at 50 cts. Ship car to L.Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto at 52 cts Y.O.B. Palgrave : Start load car 7. 83176.L.V. got in 4 load at 50 cts: Mr L.Shulman here tonight he Paid for car 4 by Cheque $210.24: and grave $100.00 cash and $300.00 Cheque. On cars 5&6. he stop all night.

20: fine warm: home chore: finish load car 7. 83176.L.V. Put in 658. Bags at 45. cts Ship car to L.Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst Street at 48 cts Y.O.B. Palgrave: Start load car 8. 82536.L.V. got in 436. Bags at 45 cts got 1061.00 Cash out of Bank. L.Shulman cheque 300.00 & 210.24 & Dr Reynar Cheque $51.00 all cashed: & $500.00 in cash: John Weff & Joe Lavery. help: Bag Steele Buried I drive L.Shulman to Cedar Mills this morning at 7:15

21: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock. Deliver coal to Rev Pugsley: then finish load car 8. 82536.L.V. Put in 584 Bags at 45 cts. Ship car to Order Imperial Bank for J.H. Stanley Port Colform at 60 cts Per 90 lbs Y.O.B. there: Start load car 9. 15986.G.Y. got in 681 Bags at 42 cts finish that car: Start load car 10 9920.G.Y. had in 118. Bags at 40 cts tonight. fine warm. write up

22: fine warm: home chore: Ship car 9: 15986.G.Y. to L.Shulman 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto. 683. Bags at 45.cts Y.O.B. Palgrave finish load car 10:9920.G.Y. Put in 443.Bags at 40 cts. Start load car 11.33180.P&L.E. got in 23 Bags at 35 cts. Tea: Mary & I drive to Balton in Big wagon get 176.Bags from Mr Porrit $8.80 Paid: home at 10:30 cold night

23: fine warm: home chore: Ship car 10.9920 G.Y. to Order Imperial Bank Hamilton for Ww Canoll Groeer 443 Bags at 60 cts Y.O.B. Hamilton: Send B/L & Sight Draft $235.50 To Manager Imperial Bank Hamilton to Collect. write to Ww Carroll & Jas.B.Lawlor: Send Mr Charters Letter to Robert Hay loading at car ‘11’ 33180. P&LE. had in 457 Bags tonight at 35 cts: Ed young took ton coal to Mrs Kenny at Lollton Paid 7:55: mereer Hamilton gave me his weigh {illegible} and Pareel of money in Roll.

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