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James Ross Diary, 1914-1917

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Rosmead Diary

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1914
July S E
1 836 46
2
8 80
845 36
845 56
Dominion Day Wednesday forward Mostly cloudy a few drops rain PM I went for meat jess in buggy this morning. Willie spread load manure on rope loud then disked rest of it AM. I chopped pig and hood in N. Orchard. PM W. Maynard and I drove up to I. Lamples N. Hardton's Carrie etc. than to J Percy bought a leaf ring star there for $55. delovered at slaughter house I paid $5.00 on it. Willie trained trees P. M. mother up. PM I drove her down Punch in buggy. Thursday Cool cloudy and sunny mostly sunny PM Willie spread load manure 7 L cultivated wam AM freashy finished cultivating at then came home went down for strawberries at Jamesons 90 cts ham at Begins 90 lines Wordan $2.00 took 5 day eggs to Args. I took Kate up to Reyonans at down dred. I cleaned yard hood in orchard etc sold Reeves 6 1/2 day eggs $1.17 P.M. Dave & his wife and on Fred daughter Helen Fred and his wife Nellie and Alex his youngest are also Jean Malone came up in caryall they done drove for another and his wife about 5 PM they wore all have for tea and warning. Willie finished cultureting corn PM also potatoes. Dave and I walked back to 7 L to an corn etc Friday Fine day sunny and cloudy looked like rain at this warm PM. Willie spread last bad nannie of sermon on rope and then harrowed it then I drilled it up AM & PM. 64 dulls {to the right of the diary entries}
Paid
Rec H E J
1493 49 158 61 593 63 84 32
5 00
1 80
2 00
1 17
1494 66 165 41 595 63 84 32

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