Nov 1914

14: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 20.24485:G.J. lined (1) had in 580 Bags at 45 cts: ship car to L.Shulman & Co 57 Siding Street: attend to Elevator: Mercer in Toronto got $500^00 cash in Office for {illegible} Hamilton: Deposit $1024^00 today and got $200^00 Cash out of Bank. Pay Jas Lavery $10^00 tonight

15:X: cloudy rain all day: home chore: sleep near all day no Church

16: cloudy cold: home chore: got in 116 Bags into Bank Cellar at 45 cts

17: cloudy cold squaly very cold: home chore: got R.Stjohn to repair Potato shovel & Camp Chair: & sharp handsaw: 50 cts: sell coal: very cold and windy snow: J.H.G. collect someL Irwin & Matson

18: cloudy cold calm: home chore: weigh stock: sell coal: got in 90.Bags into Bank Cellar at 45 cts: Order car Nut coal today got Draft $296^00 from Port Colborn & Cheque $296^40 frim L Shulman

19: cloudy cool: home choreL drive to Tottenham wagon & Horse for 500 Bags: home at 1.Dinner: start load car 21: 24485.G.J. Ry got in 118.Bags at 45.cts Jas Lavery & J.H.G. fill Potatoes in collar Ladies Aid Meet here quilt for Mr Pugsley: Doctor in chat

20: cloudy cold: home chore: finish load car 21.24485.G.J. Ry lined (2) Put in 603.Bags at 45 cts: Put 4 load in Bank Cellar ship car to L.Shulman & Co Toronto: at 52 cts FOB here.

21: cloudy cold: home chore: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar got in 14 Bags at 45 cts: sell coal: Deposit $400^00 in Bank: got $236^00 cash: chore Pay Mercer back 50^00 I had borrowed: Pay Las Lavery to Date $6^00

22:X: cloudy cold: home chore: read sleep: Mary & Campbell & John: drive to Mothers afternoon: home at 6: all to Church at 7. {illegible} Pearl John & I: Rev Puqolly Preach

23: cloudy cold: home chore: sell coal: got in 3 loads Potatoes at 45 cts: Jas 1/2 Put on our storm windows: J H G help me at night:

24: cloudy cold: squaly: home chore: sell coal. start Put Potates in home Cellar got in 112 Bags at 45 cts: Put Paper ou front Door Jas.1. Mary & I to Wilmot Thompsons at night see Maisy & Baby:

25: cloudy fin emild: home chore: weigh stock: Jas Gilmore load 3.cars today: I make $3^50: had in 188 Bags in home cellar at 45 cts tonight: start load car 22.24485 G.J. lined (3) got in 1.loadJas McMahon at 45 ctsL Jas help us fternoon 1/2

26: fine mild: home chore: up at 6^20 sell coal. finish load car 2: 224485.G.J.. lined (3). Put in 555.Bags at 45 cts: ship car to L.Shulman & Co 57 Siding Street Bathurst Toronto. at 55 cts F.O.B. Palgrave: Jas Dolan & G.Burns help me all day: got 2.Bags apples 1^500

27: cloudy mild: cold: home chore: got 2 oad into Bank Cellar at 45

28: fine mild: home chore: sell coal: start line car 307255.{illegible} Jad Lavery help us: Pay him $7^00 tonight: got in 31.Bags at 50 cts: set up stove in car Put in fire: Mr Wilson here all night from Toronto.

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