July 1915

21: fine cool. rain. home chore: weigh Stock. Jos Gilmore load 1. car Sell coal. John Webb operated on for appendicitis by Wright Toronto of:

22: fine cool: home chore: sell cement I Goal: do Some Book work at Elevator: Olive out look for berries: Campbell at Robert Watsons rain

23: fine hot: home chore: at Elevator work at Books all day. cool

24: fine Mild: home chore: got hind shoes on Fred 30 cts Pd: got Hair cut and Shave 30 cts Pd: at Elevator: Weigh Hay: chore: Rain at night

25:X: cloudy wild: home chore: Mary & I dress Start 7. drive to forks of Credit to Belfountain at 11. oclock: to Mrs Braces. dinner at 1230 Mrs H. McFaddenI Bobby there: Elgin Smith & his wife and 2. children: walk down to See Summer resort: Bock had tea Start home at 6. around by Charleston: rain: home at 11 at night

26: cloudy fine: home chore: to Station at 9. Meet Mrs McFadden and Boffy: then to Elevator Sell oats: Ship 600. Empty cement Sax to Canada Cement Co. Belleville Pay 92 cts freight weigh Ray

27: fine mild: home chore: Olive & I drive to ridges Pick Berries home at 1. dinner read Sleep: write up: to Bed at 10. cool.

28: rain: fine warm: home Chore: at Elevator sell Oats: chore Mrs McFadden & Bobby here: read. to bed at 10. (1)

29: fine very hot: home chore: Russell go to J. Faulkner's: Mary and Campbell & Olive & Jack Lavery go to ridges Pick Berries: hot. I milk cow Russell did not come home. warm night

30: fine very hot: home chore: drive Wm Lougheds lot 16 7th line Albion got 100 Ms Honey $10.00 Paid: horse lame.

31: fine very hot: home chore: Settle up with Wm Hamilton got Shave at Floyds: Bill Larswell there: Sell Cement 8. dox Russell came Home tonight: J. H. C. to Bolton:

Aug 1:X: fine very hot. rain: home chore: Bobby McFadden and the Mary J Rachel Nixon & Art Oldham come from Baue Motor car. Dinner: then they took Hilda Pulford and Campbell & Olive the 7 of them go to Lockton then to Beutreville See Myra Duffy & Moore girls then to Macville across to Bolton up 7th line hoine had tea: they Start back at 7 oclock. Mary & I. Milk Church at 7. Rev E. Pusley Preach. Carminnioa.

"2: cloudy mild: rain. home chore: Olive & Russell & I drive to Ridges Pick Berries very good hoine at 12.00 Dinner there rain. Russell drive Bobby McFadden to Cedar Mills at 345 he want C. P. R. to Toronto: chat to Jos Scott & W Lyons Campbell to Lottenham to Sports. Palgrave team got beat. rain: cool:

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