Dec 1914

24: cold clear: home chore: sell coal: got in 2 loads Potatoes into Bank Cellar: J.H.C. came from Toronto C.P.R. this am: and he went to Midland ou G.J. at 6^30 tonight cold night

25: clear very cold: home chore: Post letter to Jas Lavery with 2^00 and to G.Burns with 1^00 for Xmas Box. home all day had goose for Dinner at 3 oclock: fire in Elevator: chore

26: clear very cold: 10.below zero:: home chore: sell coal attend to Elevator 2.loads Rye in: Depost $527^50 in Bank today got shave at Floyds: 20.years Married today. {symbol: '1' in circle}

27:X: fine cold: home chore: feed stock milk: all to Church at 7 {illegible} me. I stay at home: young Andrews Preach. home chore,

28: clear fine miler: home chore: J H G. came home from Midland at 9^30 {note in left margin: 'Nomination in town'} Telephone to Patterson & Shulman try to sell car Potatoes But could not

29: cloudy mild: snow: home chore: start load car 28: 24485.G.J. got 171.Bags in at 45 cts: G.Burns help us: I laid up sore side: Jenny & Willie in chat till 11: Mary gave me 2 Doses Castor Oil

30: fine colder: home chore: finish load car 28: 24485.G.J. had in 478 Bags at 4 cts: J.H.G. go with car at 9.oclock tonight: to W Patterson at 55 cts F.O.B. Toronto. weigh stock Gilmore load 1.car: sore side

31: fine cool: home chore. sell coal: .have sore side: start load car 29. 307255. G.J.P. got in 73 Bags at 48- {note in left margin: '1915'} Jan 1. clear fine: home chore: sell coal: loading at car 29. 307255GYP got in 153 Bags tonight: I had very sore side: Russell fire car. J.H.G. came home at 1. last night: & went to Bolton to Hockey tonight

2: clear Blustry cold: home sore side: finish load car 29.307255 G.J.P. Put in 367 Bags at 45 cts: ship car to A.McKinnon Jones Ave siding Toronto. at 50 cts F.O.B. Palgrave: Pay up G.Burns tonight $3^00: J.H.C. go in car at 10.oclock tonight

3:X: fine mild: home in Bed all day: sore side: Childen to Church at 7. Rev Pugsley Preach: mild. all day: frosty at night:

4: fine mild: home. dress: Olive & I to R.J. Jones House at 8^40: open Poll at 9. for Police village at Palgrave. I was Returning Officer: Olive Poll Clerk: Jas Lavery {illegible} Boyce: {illegible} Dufy: E.F. McClelland: H.Zimmerman ou Ballot: at night: old {illegible} had 34.votes: Eddy McClelland 33. & Duffy & Boyce 23 each: I tool to tomorrow to decide who elected. J.H.G. came Home from Toronto C.P.R. at 11. Council Election at {illegible} Lyons. Duffy Returning officer: anson McBabe Elected Reeve Jack Anderson: Tom Roe: Dave wilson: Isaac stack Elected Councillors for 1915: Jas Scott & {illegible} Hulethinsan Beat.

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