Nov 1914

29:X: fine Mild: home chore: Mr Wilson here: helda Boyce drive him to Shiloh at 10^30 King 2^30 Palgrave at 7. We had Duck & Chicken for tea at 6: Olive had girls in: Bertha Moore: Myra Duffy Hildre Rulford & Macel Bible: W.J. Faulkner here for tea we all went to Church at 7. Mr Wilson Preach: home chore

30: {note in left margin: "Olive 16 today"} cloudy rain: home chore finish drive car 307255.G.J.P. got in 5.loads at 50 cts: had 171.Bags in tonight, Jas Lavery & G.Burns help & J.H.G. fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar:

Dec 1: cloudy foggy mild: home chore: finish load car 23:307266.G.J.P. had 441. Bags in at 50 cts: ship car to L.Shulman & Co. at 55 cts Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave: got Shulman cheque $306^9 cashed today:

2: cloudy mild: home chore: weigh stock: start load car 24 24485 G.H.J. got in 145 Bags at 50 cts. Jas help 1/2 day

3: clear cool: home chore: load at car 24: 24485. G.J. had 287 Bags in tonight at 50 cts: North Outaris car here today gave E.J. McClelland $5^00 today for Orange hall: Jas 1/2 day

4: cloudy cool: home chore: haul Potatoes from Bank Cellar finish load car 24: 24485 G.J. lined: had in 452 Bags at 50 cts: ship to L.Shulman & Co. at 55 cts Per 90lb F.O.B. Palgrave: Jas help me all day:

5: cloudy cool: home chore: got in 2 load at 45 cts & 2 load at 50 cts: sell coal: J.H.G. went to Toronto C.P.R. at 5. Russell drive him to Cedar Mills: Put J.Walton Cheque $283^00 in Bank today Mrs George Elliott Buried today: Pay Jas Lavery up tonight $9^00

6:X: cloudy cold: home chore: read sleep: all to Church at 7. except me: Mr Pugsley Preach: I read & chore:

7: cloudy cold: home chore: got new chain for cow: got in 1 load Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 50 cts: chore Mrs Walter Stevens Baby girl Born at 12 oclock today J.H.G. Telephone from Toronto. that cars not unloaded yet

8: cloudy cold: home chore: sell coal: got into Bank Cellar 120 Bags at 45 cts: J.H.G. came Home from Toronto at 11 am.

9: cloudy cool snow: home chore: weigh stock. got in 3 load Potatoes at 45 cts: W.Patterson car 16016 G.J. came here today: clean it out & Put in fire to warm {note in left margin: "55.today"} car Put in 19.Bags at 45 cts: send John Lundy home with load froze & small: had Duck & Chicken for tea Eliza in

10: cloudy cold: home chore: loading at car 25: 16016. G.J. haul from Cellar had 354.Bags in tonight at 45:cts

11: clear fine: home chore: finish load car 25: 16016. G.J. Put in 474 Bags at 45 cts: ship to Tom Patterson at 62 FOB Toronto J.H.G. go with car: at 9.oclock

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