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Henry McMahon Diary, 1911-1917

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May 1915

29: fine warm: home chore: finish unload car 72061. L.N. Nut coal finish load car 55: 12578 G. J. Potatoes had in 253 Bags. Ship car 55: 12578 G. J. to L Shuliman & Go at 35 cts Per 90 lbs F. G. B. Toronto: Paid Jos Lanery $8.00 tonight: got shame enter coal in Books: Pay J. B. Campbell $40.25 freight on cement.

30:X: fine warm: home chore: Put Horse in floyds first day: Put out coin sleep: as upstairs: dinner at 5: We all go for walk up to Jones gets Campbell & Russell to Church: Rev E. E. Pugsly Preach: olive sick

31: fine warm: home chore: unload 10468 G. J. Cement: Jhos Rowley got 208 Sax: H. H. Watson got 224 Sax: John Jackson got 24 Sax: H. Zimmerman got 2. Sax: & 1 Sax left 1459 Sax in car: order another car Cement: Our Campbell 19 years old today Campbell l Russell help of whole car Cement.

June 1: fine warm: home chore: attend court of Revision at Freminds got Paid for Serving Notices $3.00 & 1.00 for attending court. Send Draft $321.51 to Lehigh Valley coal Sales Go. for car Egg coal & car Nut coal: Order a car Nut coal: Sell Hay John Spurs got New traction Eujime of car & load old one.

2: fine warm: home chore: Weigh Stock. Jos Gilmore Ship 1 car. Sell Some hay: dry & windy: rain at night: Sell our Hog at 9.25 200 lbs Buy Hog 110

3: fine warm: home chore read Sleep: Campbell help Win Lyon's Pa at Potatoes: Sell hay: See Ball game at night: to bed at 9:30

4: fine warm: home chore: around house read: at Elevator:

5: fine warm dry: home chore: got hair cut & Shave at Floyds go to See Ball game with John at night: J. H. C. drive to Bolton.

6:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: chore: Campbell & Olive & Hilda Pulford drive to Churchill at 7. Mr Nielson from Inglewood Preach no chuch at Palgrave tonight: Jack Lavery ride house with them at 10.

7: fine warm: rain at night: home chore: Start load car 56: 411341. G. J. P. got in 209 Bags today at 30 cts: Wm. Hamilton down today: Pay freight on car Cement 30009. G. J. P. sold 20 Sax cement to Jos Drummond. rain at night chore:

8: fine cool: home chore: finish unload car 300089. G. J. P. cement load at car 56: 311341 G. J. P. had 260 Bags in tonight Mr Hamilton down today got 2 loads of what $1.25

9: fine cool: house chore: Sell cement: Wm. Hamilton Start Put house on R. J. haverys Oil tanks: chore: lead Wm Hamilton $60.00

10: cloudy cool: home chore: Sell cement: finish load car 59: 311341. G. J. P. had in 300 Bags and 51. Bushels Wheat Ship to L. Shulman & Go. 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto: Potatoes at 38. F. O. B. here & wheat at $1.25 here.

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