Sept 1915

29: fine cool: home chore: drive at Chas Kearns get Certificate for Hilyard Kearns age: 21 on 8th of July 1915: to Caledon East got Allan Weir age the Same at Kearns: Lawrence Matthews 21. on 28th of Jan 1916: Hiran Barber away: See Burrell home at 1:30 Dinner: Russell weigh Stock Jos Gilmore load 1. car today Sill coal. got in 17 Bags Potatoes at 55 cts:

30: fine warm: home chore: drive to Black Horse get Theos Stinson to sign order for $36.80 for 23. Brls cement. mail same to Robert Crawford Brampton: sell coal: change mail or Wm Lyons he work at Stone on road: cool night.

Oct 1: fine cool: home chore: Sell cement & got in 20: Bags Potatoes at 60. cts in Elevator. Wm Hamilton down today Start Bay

2: fine cool: home chore: Russell help me Bundle cement Sax. 5. Elevator: Wm Hamilton there: J. H. C. with Eddy garage I change mail for Wm Lyons he work au county road stone & ground

3:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep: for walk with John. to Carters gate & Back. eat turnip in Boyce field Olive Russell & Mabel to Church at 7. Iowa Steele Preach

4: fine warm: home chore: to Elevator Bag Potatoes Ship 3 Bags to Wm Cowan Milton and 20 Bags to C. M. McCallum Brampton at 75 a Bag here. and 5 Bundles 250. Cement Sax to Port Colborne help Wm Hamilton Put up Stone pipes & Empty a Barrel of Gasoline. got Shave at Floyds 10

5: cloudy cool: horse: dress. drive to Bolton in oar Buggy with Robert Watson to Court of revision at 11. oclock Judge McGiffon there. Blaine & Follis there: Pay Telephone Bills to Date: Mine & Wm Hamilton 13.90 got Order for $15.00: home at 1. oclock Dinner. then Mail the $15.00 order to Wm Judge Mous road & mail letter to Postmaster Gravel about 75 cts order Bolton fair today. Campbell go down at night.

6: fine mild: home chore: weigh Stock Jos Glhurse load 1. car: Ship 10. Bags Potatoes to Brampton to C. M. McCalluwe at 80 cts Per Bag F. O. B. here: Sell coal: Mary to Boyers aid Ed. Jones & Flossie Staufield Married today in Bolton

7: fine mild: home chore: Ship 20. Bags Potatoes to Blain and Haunant Milton at 80 cts here: and 34. Bags to Robert Gray Burlington jet at $1.00 Per Bag here: Sell coal.

8: fire cool: home chore: in car with G. Jackson to Wm Rolleys gate & Back Settle up with Eddy younge: got in 16 Bags to Potatoes at 75 cts: Sell coal

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