Oct 1918

18: fine: home up at 6^30 chore: walk to Elevator. Pay {illegible title of person} Hamilton $4^80 for Bran and shorts: W.F. Faulkner & Jas Lavery in.

19: fine cool: home up at 6^30 chore: walk up track over 8th line: chilly wind:

20:X: fine cool: home up at 8^30 chore: church at 8. thanksgiving: Rev Williamson Preach. Mrs {illegible title of person} Duffy in chat Baby Doris with her.

21: fine mild: home up at 6^30 chore: Mary to Joan Faulkners thrashing with Lillie in the Buggy she got home at 9. Them milk cow at Bibles: I Pull & trip over carrots in garden: to Bed at 10^30

22: frosty: fine: home up at 6^30 chore. to office get letter from J.H.G. England Dated 29th the Sept. doing fine in hospital Send Bank money order $6^20 taxes on lot at Wainwright to Mr Rawling see Theo

23: fine: home up at 6^30 chore: walk to Elevator with Roy see stock: {illegible text} Hamilton {illegible text}: give him $4^00 for Jas Gilmore for Buckwheat home at 5. fine: chat to {title of person} Lyons.

24: loudy mistey: home up at 6^30 chore lend {title of person} Hamilton our Potato shovel Roy & I walk up to Jimmys Hill.

25: misty mild: home up at 6^30 chore Roy & I over to {title of person} Bibles Thrashing

26: foggy mild: home up at 6^30 chore I walk to Elevator chat to {title of person} Hamilton: walk down track 7 Back Roy Stele died this morning

27:X: foggy mild: home up at 8. old time Margey Mrs Jas Barry Died today at Cheltenham. Rev Williamson Preach at 7.

28: rain: clear: home up at 6^30 chore: read Mrs Pettinger Dead: John & Berry: Jennie Fuller in chat: Lorne Barry here all night: Bring cow in first night

29: fine warm: home up at 6^30 chore, Mary to Bolton with Joan Faulkner to Margery Mrs Jas Barnys Funeral Maggie Duffy & Lizzie: Old Mrs Pettinger Buried today here: draw $20^00 cash.

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