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James Ross Diary, 1903-1909

A1996-42_JamesRoss1903-1909_00034.pdf

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February 20 Saturday Fine sunny day thawing in the sun. We worked at making wide box for sleigh. I went down town at night paid Armstrong ale in full to-date 62 paid Phillips ale $5.72 got game Flinch 50 Bella and MAry down in PM got at Armstrongs corn meal 25 crock 25. Sold 16 hogs to Scherio 4.50 and rise got $1.10

21 Sunday Thawing to-day raining some at night Mr McViear preached in AM from 1 mo God is light none of us down in evening

22 Monday Frosty again stormy blustering snow. Willie went down in cutter in Am got at Websters 2 pails 60 1 mended 15 2 fork hands 25 dug fork 50 bolts 2 cts at Steels on ale gautlets 2.75 sugar 50. I went down in PM got 460lbs coal from Hamilton on ale and 200 from Willie {illegible}. {illegible} calved yesterday roan heifer

23 Tuesday Mild day. more snow last night snowing to-day. We fixed rack and took load straw down to Smith "lumber dealer" and brought up from Lemplins 2 iron rods etc 5 oats on ale

24 Wednesday Cold day, Sunny. We loaned van Magwood our stock rack to bring cow from Jacksons 'sale' We brought load hay over from other barn in AM. In PM I went down for Fred Armstrong for Jamie, she was

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