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James Ross Diary, 1914-1917

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Rosmead Diary

1914 Paid

June J E Rec H E J

13 810 59 Saturday Forward 1484 53 148 79 579 43 82 37

Fine sunny day. breezy cool at night. We took sheep gotes down to Ro 4 bask fence in waggon them put load wood on it from file in Ro 6 bush. Willie finished corn cultivating the corn AM brought the wood home with him I finished fixing the stamp fane RO 4 bush using the sheep gates etc. Linde Will Paulin up for dinner had home at Guelph on jury stayed down at home last night. he went up to author with sur Malone the mail man. PM Willie cultivated the new land piece in 40 6. I churned them hoed mangels. Willie went down town at night got bread at tools 12 cts. 12

14 Sunday

Fane sunny cool. John Cormie preached AM from Jon 13.30 a sermon on Judas Iscariot. and Mr bram to united congregation in St Andrews 22 at night from Matt 6:13 a sermon on temptation Only Willie and I at St Andrews at night St Andrew Call 10 10

15 Monday

Fine sunny cool, windy PM clouded over rained a few drops in morning. I harrowed potatoes also rope land at 7 L than brought harrows down to new land Ro 6. Willie plowed and harrowed it, we mad a lane dowd ditch from iron gate to gap in Ro 6 bush and put cows & calves in to Ro 6 bush. I thinned mangels PM.

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