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James Bowman Diary, 1902
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1902
| This should read Tuesday Wensday, Dec 17th fair | We started to haul wood took one load to Heather Cambridge St 600 NP 1 to H. Precious. 600. NP. | |||
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Thursday 18th fine | J.W. hauled wood out of bush in morning and hauled a load to Metcalf 6.00 NP, in Afternoon I went to Tow in morning bgt hardware 20 c ay Penfolds. Blanket at Metcalfs, $125 got Chickens from Phillips n.p. 60 c sold Cockerel to Tom $120 np | 1.25 | |
| sep 26 x | Friday 19th fine | J.W. took a load of wood to Scroggies in morning 600 N.P. and we cut wood in afternoon bred E.P. Bell 2nd to Prince of Benton | ||
| Saturday 20th fair sleet at night | J.W. & I cut wood all day
Went to town in evening, bgt underclothes $100 hardware 18 c grocieries & C. oil $1.85 |
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.18 1.85 |
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| Sunday 21st Soft | Father, Mary & I went to Church in morning. Rev. N.R. Willoughby preach on "the garden of our lives" Children & I went to S.S. | |||
| Monday 22nd fair | J.W. Took team to Wrights today to haul sugar beets. Father & I chored and I went to town
bgt goose. 88 c, Pd Goldies bill $2970 pd for 500 barn. 3.75 Rumfords man came out to see about Furnace loaned Mr Metcalf 100 |
29.70 3.75 1.00 |
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| Tuesday 23rd fair | J.W. went to Harveys Thrashing Father & I did chores and Rumfords man came to fix furnace, it works pretty well account $3.00. |
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