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James Bowman Diary, 1903
1903_JamesBowman_Volume3 44.pdf
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Oct 1903
| Friday 16th Dull | Father plowing Geo fixing fence I went to Judge Cattle at Erin fair Called around at Cheltenham. fare 85c Candies .15 c I helped to Judge Sizes & Grades |
.85 .15 |
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| X | Saturday 17th dull | we worked at potatoes E.P. Mayflower 2nd had bull calf by Prince of Benton | ||
| Sunday 18th fair & cool | Father Mother & I went to Church in morning Children & I to S.S. col. 30 12 | 10 30 12 | ||
| Monday 19th fine | We worked at potatoes & did Chores. | |||
| Tuesday 20th fine | We worked at potatoes and did chores. Mr Clayton came along and has agreed to pay twenty dollars for three rooms and hall up stairs and he is to put a partition across hall, & paper put in windows ext. we are to cut hole for him, for stove pipe in back room. | |||
| Wensday 21st fine | We worked at Potatoes in mroning and Father & Geo all day.
I went to O.A.C. Sale in afternoon Saw Peter McIntyre and Tom Gordon from Egremont Stock Sold fairly well Ordered 3 crates for sheep |
.10 .60 |
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