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James Ross Diary, 1914-1917
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Rosmead Diary
1914 Paid
June S E Rec H E J
19 830 14 Friday continued 1486 13 157 24 590 43 82 47
Cloudy morning rained most AM cloudy most of day sunshine late PM got very cold at night. I cleaned out sheephouse Willie sharpened crown plow {elans?} and chopped AM. P.M. Willie plowed rope land J. L. I looked for the 3 sowes that get out on wood couldit see than Willie drove doug sederwood (Baclays) met than coming home. Miss Hammond here for tea and evening I drove her and Mary down in evening she to Lindsays, Mary stayed down Dave McIntyre & family came to Auntie to-day Wm Clark up for eggs 2 doz 36 cts 36
20 Saturday
Hard frost lant night. come potatoes cts frozen. I cultivated corn with 2 horse cultivator AM and Willie finished it P.M. also potatoes. I trimmed mangels. May come up in morning she got present for Samara Scherins $150. news Rand and postage 10 cts she also 160 370 gave last week 25 cts for missing. Willie 25 got at Guelph on Thursday Powells 50 cts 50 The girls over at Schains PM gave the present to Samara I walked down at night got Paris green 25 at Richals Mennies 25 cts. Sunny day rain at night.
21 Sunday
Cloudy mostly, cool Mr Graw preached AM from the and in warning from 2nd Peter 1. 05 middle done the Forresters occupied front middle seats. Kate foaled last night in 11 and box stall a filly. Quarrie calved to-day bull Dr McFadzen came up at noon 833 84 Samuel {Mands?} colt for poll with only Willie have he got Mackie over to help Ch 100 L A 10 1486.49 157.24 592.78 83 11 8
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