1915

March 31: cloudy cold: home chore: work at wood at home Sell coal: to Garner Browns Sale afternoon with J.H.C. & W.J. Faulkner: walk up track and back at 6. Old Mrs. Barry Died today at 4 oclock.

April

1: cloudy cold: home chore: Russell & I finish Put our wood in: Sell coal: J.H.C. at Wm Duffys {unknown} wood Mrs. H. McFadden & Bobby came tonight at 6. G.Y. Old Mrs John Wolfe Died today at 1. oclock.

2: clear cold: home chore: J.H.C. & R.L. McFadden go to Barrie on G.Y.R. & back at night: Old Mrs Barry Buried today at Coventry: We went to Church Rev E E Pugsley Preach Sermon

3: clear cold: home chore: to Floyds get Shaved: Floyd put in his new Blower: home dinner: to Old Mrs Wolfes Funeral at one H. Zimmerman: Wm Clarke Sr: Sam Jefferson: Wm Bible Wm McGuire Palbearers: carry corpse to Church: Rev E.E. Pugsley Preach: then to Ridges Bury her: home at 5. clear Deposit A.A. McKinnon Cheque $226.02 in Bank today: chore renew Frank Sullivan note for $30.00 one year from Jan 16th

4:X: fine mild: home chore "Easter" read Sleep: all to Church at 7. Rev E E. Pugsley Preach: Grandma McFadden & {Bother?} J.H.C. and bob away driving Back at 12 tonight.

5: snow mild rain: home chore: Sell coal: Bob went home To Toronto G.Y.R. at 9.15: chat to June Hamilton at Elevator

6: cloudy mild: home chore: Mrs H. McFadden go home to Toronto at 9.15 G.Y. Sell coal: J.H.C. go to Midland today: got $31.15 from Jas Gilmore: $28.00 for Jersy cow $3.15 for coal & Hay: Russell haul stuff for Robert Watson from car: to Duffys chat.

7: fine warm: home chore: weigh stock Jas Gilmore load 2. cars Buy hag from Gilmore 105 lbs $8.40 Paid: attend to Elevator Ladies Aid meet at Wm Duffys: home chore.

8: fine warm: home chore: Pay Wm Hamilton $49.35 chat read Sleep: chat to R. Watson & John Wilson: chore

9: fine warm: rain at night: home chore: Put away cutter and fix up at driving house: Settle with E. younge: Bal 7.97

10: cloudy rain. mild: home chore: Henry {Nerner?} took our Sleighs on his wagon to Pay $5.00 for them: to Floyds get Shaved 10 pd. got chew Syringe at E.J. McClellands $1.25 Paid. rain tonight.

11:X: fine warm: rain: home chore: read Sleep: went with Jos Lanery for walk. to see his Potato Patch at {Boyees?} home chore: we all went to Church at 7. Pugsley Preach we had Beef heart for dinner Mother came here.

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