1916

June 27: fine warm: home chore: Deposit 87.90 Buy Money order in Bank for 5.10 for taxes on lot 3. Block 52: town of Wainwright gave it to Gould got in about 20. Bags Potatoes at 1.30 Mary help me to Bag sep 20. Bags for Griffin Bros Brampton: haul them to Station.

28: fine warm: home chore: Ship 20. Bags 21.35 Bags Potatoes Potatoes to Griffin Bros Brampton at 1.70 Per 90 lbs F. O. B. Palgrave 36.35: Weigh furniture for Rev St John: Sell coal. Mow hay

29: fine warm. cloudy rain: fine: home chore: got into Elevator 10. Bags Potatoes at 130: I Bag up 17. Bags 90 lbs each: haul them to Station

30: fine hot: home chore: Ship 17. Bag Potatoes to Robert Noble Georgetown at 1.70 F. O. B. Palgrave = $28.90: cut grass: got in 22. Bags at 1.30

July 1: fine hot: home chore: Paid Wm Hamilton to Date $61.56 See R. Watson Set up Mower: Sam Jefferson home tonight from Mbd

2X fine cool: home chore: read Sleep: Children to Church at 7. Bainbers Preach. I

3: cloudy mild hot: home chore: Put up hay: fill 22 Bags Potatoes at Elevator: telephone Robert Noble A. J. Pearen. I Blain Hauwaat

4: fine hot: home chore: haul 23. Bags Potatoes from Elevator to Station Mary help Me Ship 12. Bags Potatoes from Elevator to Station Mary help me Ship 12. Bags Potatoes to Robert Noble Georgetown at 170 F. O. B. Palgrave $20.40 and 11. Bags to Blain Hannant Milton at 1.60 F. O. B. Palgrave $17.60 weigh stock Mary Weigh for me Jos Gilmore load 1. car today: to Bed at 930: Mary (1)

5: fine Hot: home chore: read Sleep: hoe garden: write letter to Robert Noble and Send his Bill: and Send Bill to Blaine Hannant Milbe

6: fine very hot: home chore: Olive: Hilda Pulford. Jean McClelland G. Lavery go to Toronto with Jack Lavery in car: home at 730 I hand in hay of track & take out Brush. Jos Lavery help me at

7: fine very hot: home chore: read Sleep: Sharp Scissors at Elevator

8: fine cool: home chore: got Hair cut & Shave at Floyds 30. Pd: got Horse Front Shoes removed & hind Shoes off. 30 cts Pd: Deposit $130.20 today Soldiers go North at 3.30 this morning cheering:

9:X: fine hot: home chore: out all day See Soldiers trains go North to camp Borden: Horse caught in wire frill: W. Thompson cut it out home at 5. Mr & Mrs Maybee & family here: Olive went with them to Tottenham: Mabel & Pearl to Church ay 7. Mr Bainsborough Preach

10: fine hot: home chore: The 234th Battallion march from Caledon East to Palgrave today: the People gave them dinner at 5. oclock on F. Henderson's lot. they camped over night: We all out to See them: Russell 16 years old today J. H. C. at Camp Borden.

11: fine very hot: home chore: read sleep: very hot & dry: J. H. C. came from Camp Borden at 12. tonight tired & Hot. We all got up. Russell on couch all night Hot.

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