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James Ross Diary, 1903-1909

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Rosemead Diary

1904 Received Paid

 

June

 

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continued Saturday forward

got at Anstrys{?} on afs & lbs N.C. turnip seed on afe{?} at Lonys wller 10 rugs at Miss 5. Myrtle called last night bell ray ned. Around chivalrid Sam McRee in evening. Wilie finished clipping sheep to-day. I went down town at night in buggy

Sunday

Fine sunny day warm. Mr. McViar preached in AM from Ecodes 20.1 comment service of series of sermons on ten commandments at evening service a fine alarm broke up our church gathering it was a fire in years block but was soon put out. Messing {illegible?}

Monday

Fine sunny warm day clouded over by evening thunder lightning and rain. we sowed some more turnips and worked more land I went to Kenny Orr's funeral in P.M. Jennie & Eernest Sandham and little Norman up for dinner also mother who was up last night. Mary got at steels on aps dres yards $1.27 lemons 5 salmon 15 pd lrsianst & roe root 25.

Tuesday

Fine in AM raining at noon cleared off again. Willie plowed some more turnip land. Madams Milne and Dewdham and Helan & Norman up for tea. Willie got at Watts $1.25 spool 44 needle 5 mandir{?faded} at Mr. Desmoth 20 oil enps{?} 25 paint brush at Manies m afe 25 turnip hoe 40 and wier 35 n afe. I senffeed menyols in AM.

   

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