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Henry McMahon Diary, 1917-1919

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1917

June 30: fine warm: home chore: pay Wm Hamilton $300. cement got Shave at Floyds 20 cts Pd: Miss Hutchinson here came G.T.R. went home at 7: to Bed at 9.30: Olive & Russell & Myra Duffy came home from Toronto C.P.R. at 1130

July 1:X: rain rain heavy: then fine cool: home chore: Olive & Russell here: Mrs Wm Duffy: Myra Elenor. Joy. and W.J. Faulkner here for tea: none of us to church Bainborough Preach at 7: Mrs Wm Lyons. Mrs Clifford Bible & Macel in chat. to bed at 10. oclock.

2: fine cool: home chore: Mabel & Pearl. went with Mrs Wm Duffy in Buggy. to Picnick up at Jims in Bush John went with J.B. Campbell in car: I got L. Bible to take Olive to Cedar Mills for 5. oclock C.P.R. Mary & Roy & I go for ride: our Russell with him I gave Leonard a Dollar for his trouble. girls. got home at 7. John at 1030 Bed at 11. I (1) cool.

3: fine cool: home chore: our Russell go to Cedar Mills at 7. C.P.R. to Toronto: weigh cow for R. Cr{?} got Cheque $3185 from Dr Keynar for coal to Date Deposit $10185 in Bank for ourselves: and $2000 for J.H.C. his June cheque: sell coal to L. Sloan for S.S. No. 2. Adjala chat to Jas Scott. chore. chat to Wm Lyons. to Bed at 930 cool clear

4: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock 52 hogs 1. car cattle in 1.car. Box cars: Make about $300: got 1. Bag corn from K.J. Lavery for Her feed: T. Faulkner and 2 Boys here for tea: Bring 2.Bags Shorts 1. Bag Bean from Elevator: 1 sax cement: fine night to Bed at 930 warm

5: fine hot: home chore: got letter from J.H.C. from England. dated June 17th: sleep: go with Robert Watson in car with Isaac & Oliver: down to 7th to see Dave Wilson then to Bolton across to maeville up 4th to Couplauds across to 3rd line up to Higginsons down & across Donaghy swamp to. Allans. then to G. Judges down 2nd line: to see Wm little Jarvis Elliott working on road then to Sandhill. up to Moms Road had drink at wartime Stonehouse. up 6th line to 2.5 side line across to J.H. Moffitts up 2nd. line to lot 33. Back down to 25 then across to Jerry Taylors. home to Palgrave at 6. supper Macel Bible in chat. cool: to Bed at 10. oclock

6: fine warm: home chore: send letter to J.H.C. to England: macel Bible go to Toronto G.T.R. at 9. to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton. home at 530 chore: sid sull{?} here for Eggs: to Bed at 10. cool.

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