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Henry McMahon Diary, 1911-1917

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Sept 1915

Sept 20: fine cool: home chore: Sell cement & coal: finish load car 2. 3961. G. J. had in 224 Bags at 50 cts: Ship this car to L. Shulman & Go 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto at 60 cts Per 90 lbs F. O. B. Toronto. J. H. C. in wash out again go to Jos Olearys tonight. Big storm & rain: Russell help me

21: fine cool: home chore: got Shave at Floyds 10 cts Pd: dress to Brampton with E. J. McCLelland: Dr Reymar. G. McCallock & Mrs J. Rowley in car left Palgrave at 1215 got to Brampton at 120 to Court House hear Wallace Duffy case. he was dischardged: tea at Grehan House all night there Mrs Moore slap Wallace on face in court House Wallace come home in car J Stop all night.

22. fine cool: at Brampton. Breakfast at Graham House Home Per G. J. at 9. oclock: Jos Gilmore load 1 car Russell weigh Stock & Sell cement. Duffy laid the complaint against Mrs Moore of Assault fill out Summons & notice to Mrs Moore. get Sats from Robert Watson: home at 8:30 cold night. to bed at 9:15

23: fine cool: home chore: sell cement & coal got letter from C. W. Norton for Duffy to drop case of Mrs Moore.

24: fine cool: up at 4. oclock: Campbell & I to Cedar Mills at 6:40 to C. P. R. Station with Sidney Snell on Stretcher our horse & wagon: I go to Toronto Funeral Hospital with sid leave him there: see John Webb: to 397. Brock are for dinner to H. McFaddens. Walter Stevens there: look for risk to Pull tooth the not there: got 50 cts flask whisky to unison Station home on G. J. at 6.10: J. Lavery outain

25: fine cool: home chore: Sell coal: got Shulman cheque cashed 114.00

26:X: clear cold windy: home chore read: Wm Duffy in chat: Jim & Pearl & Children here afternoon Dinner at 5:30 they went home at 6:30 cold Olive & Russell to Church at 7. Rev E. Pusley Preach.

27. fine cool. home chore: Sell coal & Cement: at Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton: got shave at Floyds. cold: got Overcoat from Lulu Boyer at McClellands $7.50 Mary to Church ladies and meeting

28: clear cool: home chore: drive to Bolton to Court of reinison at 10. o clock. Mr R. Blain & Judge McGibbon there to Dealish Walker got 1. tooth Pulled 50 cts Pd: drive home at 12:30 Dinner to Mothers in Buggy with Olive get Crabapples had cup tea home at 5. oclock. G. Jackson Down with Auts: to Store Pay E. J. McClelland for new overcoat $7.50 home

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