1915

April

26: fine very hot: home: help Mary with Pearl Sick:

27: fine warm: thunder shower, fine: home chore: help Mary wind Pearl Sick: Deposit $237 00/xx Shulman Cheque in Bank: to Ladies Aid Concert at night in Parish Hall. I Bought Autograph quilt at $15.00: Miss Pugsley reciet & Miss Henry sing: home at 11. Olive & Mrs Wm Lyons Stay at home with Pearl Sick: to Bed (1)

28: fine Mild: home Chore: help Mary mind Pearl: Mary wash clothes: J.H.C. weigh stock, Jas Gilmore load 1 car.

29: fine cool: home: to Toronto on C.P.R. at 9. see Shulman re car 102840 Potatoes, in car O.K. then see Wm Patterson & Cleghorn & McKinnon & Bamford: got 2. Parmint & 1. Pills $330 to. 228 Dovercourt See Hannah & baby. to 97, Brock for tea at H. McFaddens. Hugley & Bob, go out. Grandma with me to Gladstone. then to C.P.R. Station at 830 home on CPR at Cedar Mills at 1030 J.H C. Meet me Horse & Buggy H. Zimmerman

30: cloudy misley: home chore: read Sleep: mind Pearl Sick

May 1: cloudy cool: home chore: help Mary mind Pearl sick: fine got in 2 loads Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 30 cts:

2:X: fine mild: home chore: carry Pearl downstairs first time all day carry her upstairs at night: read Sleep: Rev Pugsley Preach at 7.

3: fine cool: home chore: fix up Hen Pen make new gate at Stable: Put in new Post Jas Lavery Brought: clean out closet Russel clean out hen House: got in 1 load Potatoes Put them in Elevator in Bags: JHC. help Mureer load Rye. Pearl down stairs, carry her up at 800 to Bed at 9. cooler

4: cloudy cool, home chore: JHC & Russell Deliver 4 tons coal to F McCauley Paid $2880: Start load car 50.103815 G.T. got in 52 Bags at 30 cts: Pearl Downstairs today: got out $20000 cash Mary Deposit $10200 in Bank for Ladies Aid today

5: cloudy cool: home chore: J.H.C weigh Stock Jas Gilmore load 1 car: loading at car 50: 103815. G.T. had in 371. Bags tonight at 30 cts: Jos Lavery all day help us: Tel Port Col{illegible}

6: fine cool: home chore: finish load car 50: 103815. G.T Put in 450 Bags at 30 cts: Ship to L. Shulman & Co at 40 cts Per 90 lbs FOB. Toronto: start load car 51;302741. G.T.P got in 209 Bags at 30 cts: Jos Lavery all day. chore

7: cloudy rain: home chore: load at car 51.302741. G.T.P had in 304 Bags tonight at 30 cts: Jos Lavery all day help us

8: fine: rainstorm: home chore: finish load car 51.302741. G.T.P. 421 Bags at 30 cts: Ship car to L.Shulman & Co at 40 cts Per Bag F.O.B. Toronto: got Shave 10 cts: Pay for Lavery $700 & lend him $300

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