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Henry McMahon Diary, 1911-1917

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fine frosty: home chore: load at car 35: 307255. G.T.P. had in 243. Bags at 42. cts: Jos help 1/2 day today: send Draft $17446 to Leigh Valley coal Sales Co. for car coal 61988 L.V. Nut coal: they returned my cheque for it:

fine clear: home chore: finish load car 35. 307755. G.T.P. Put in 549 Bags ship car to Cleghorn & Co at 55 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Toronto: J.H.C. go with car at 9. oclock tonight. Jos Lavery all day today: colder tonight

clear very cold: home chore: got 1. load into Bank Cellar: Russell go at 1030 tonight to C.P.R. Cedar Mills to Meet J.H.C. he did not come {diarist writes above the line} cold night {diarist continues writing on the line} home at 12

clear very cold: home chore: J.H.C. came Home G.T. at 9. chore at home to Elevator see Wm Hamilton about car laud Plaster: sell coal: home at 6 cold night Eliza Matson in chat. Border Play with Children:

clear cold: home chore: Deposit $42262 in Bank today: sell coal. deliver around town: Pay Jos Lavery up $500 tonight: got shave 10 cts Pd

cloudy snow: home chore: read sleep: Olive & J.H.C. to Church at 7. Wm Steele Preach: chore. to bed at 930 sleet & snow tonight

clear cold: home chore: start load car 36:24485 G.Y. got in 293 bags at 42 cts: sell coal: Jos Lanery 1/2 day: very cold at night: got last McKinnon Cheque today from H.H. Matson. Jiame cut his wood.

Cloudy snow storm all day: home chore: help Russell carry wood into car: J.H.C keep fire all night: cold: I had sore back, Cold all trains stuck in storm: got through at night. snow may stop.

clear cold: house chore: fire load potatoe shovel snow at sale sell coal: Break road to Alf Gipsons took Rain 2 bags of coal: cold. J.H.C. fire car all night snow very deep.

clear cold: home chore: weigh stock. finish load ar 36.24485. G.Y. pot in 406 bags at 42 cts: ship car to A.A. McKinnon at 52 1/2 cts Y.O.B. Toronto. J.H.B. go in cars at 9.oclock at night: clear cool milder. gave for Lauery $5.00 tonight {added in between lines}

cloudy mild rain season: home chore: Russell & J took coal to Alf Gipson: to mIll got 1 bag bran & 50 lbs pastry flour. Joe Lauery help Russell haul snow out of our yard: got in 1. load potoatoes sell coal to Faruness: J.H.C. came home G.Y. at 6:30 fine mild night.

cloudy mild: home chore: J.H.C. & Russell clean snow & ice of house sell coal: got in 63 bags potatoes into back celler at 40 cts. Deposit $200.00 in Bank today. Car 307255 came tonight: got shone 15 cents.

clear fine: home chore: drive to Mothers house & sleigh with Mary & Olive. Mabel, Pearl, Hohn home at 5. tea: all to Church at 7. Rev C.C. Pugsley Preach: he gave sairancct{sermon?} house at 8:00 chore

clear fine: home chore: clean out car. start load car 37.307255 G.Y.P. got in 378 bags at 40 cts: phone 2 to Cleghorn sell car at 50 cts Y.O.B. Toronto: chore: J. sire car to 2 0clock tonight cloudy cold:

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