1917

Feb 10: clear very cold: home chore: take oil stove & coal stove to Refrigerator car. Pay Jas Lavery to Date: Rob Allan & Kellie & Melville Alice Olive Baby {Mabel?} came here tonight from Toronto: and Russell came home tonight from Toronto. Cold.

11:X: clear cold: home chore: Kellie & 4. children here: Rob Allan go to Binghams last night: Russell here all day: to see Mother at Duffys: Bainborough Preach at 7: {"cold" inserted above}.

12: clear cold very cold: home chore: Jas Lavery keep fire in Bank. Cold. Russell go to city at 9:30. G.T.R: our Roy Baby sick tonight:

13: clear cold: home chore: set up fire in car for potatoes. Coal heater & 2 coal oil lamps: all night: Kellie & children here.

14: clear fine: home chore load car 19451. P & R. Put in 375 Bags in Bags: T. Stanfield haul with his team. and Jas Lavery & W.J. Faulkner help him: let car go at 8. took out stove & coal oil lamps: Willie help me; weigh {"1 car" inserted above} stock. Ship car 19451. to L. Shulman & Co {87 or 57?} Siding Bathurst St {city?}

15: fine mild: home chore: get Jas Scott to fix seale Door Lock. got in the Bags Potatoes at 2.00: old Jas Jackson Buried today & Mrs Alex {McElwain?}

16: cold Blustry: home chore: Bob Allan & wife & family here all night. Sell coal: in Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton: Bob Allan & Jas Scott

17: fine windy mild: home chore: weigh load Hay 15cts: got in 19. Bags potatoes at 2.40 per Bag: got shave at Floyds 25cts paid: Bob Allan take Kellie to Binghams.

18:X: clear cold: home chore: to Duffys Mary & I see Mother chat: home at 5:30. Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach: children all have cold: {more?} to {churn?}

19: cold Blustry snow: home chore: snow Blow: Pearl had rash wash feet

20: clear cold: home chore: got in about 80 Bags Potatoes at $2.50 Per Bag: got $400.00 cash out of Bank: got Shulman cheque tonight $902.80 for the car of Potatoes: 19451. P & R: Mabel Allan 1. year old today: Jim in chat

21: fine cold: home chore: Jas Lavery & W.J. Faulkner fill potatoes in Bank Cellar: hot in 150 Bags at $2.50: order Refrigerator car: chore: W.J. Faulkner {"all night" inserted above}

22: fine cold: home chore: Jas Lavery & W.J. Faulkner: Bag potatoes in Bank Cellar: had 300. filled tonight: got in 2: loads at $2.50: chore.

23: fine rain: fine mild: home chore: got in 34 Bags potatoes at $2.50: Jas Lavery clean ice out of Refrigerator car: R. Allan & Alice in chat. Chore.

24: fine mild: home chore: got $902.80 for Shulman cheque: set up stove in car and 2 coal oil lamps: Bob Matsons & Floyds: got shave

25:X: cold Blustry snow: home chore: Keep fire in car all day: in Duffys chat. Duffy home: see Mother: church at 7. Steele Preach

26: cloudy rain, showry fine: home chore: load car 2: 46694. G.T. Ref put in 400 Bags at 2.50 per Bag. ship to L. Shulman & Co Toronto at $3.10 per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave: Thos Stanfield haul with his team: Jas Lavery & W.J. Faulkner help him: H.H. Matson put in 87. Bags at 2.85.

27: fine cold: home chore very icy: Pay Tom Stanfield $4.00 & H. Matson $248.00 {"tonight" inserted below}

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