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William Henry Arkell Diary, 1908-1915
William Arkell, 1908-1915 24.pdf
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1909
Feb agricultural Society meeting this afternoon
21st Lizzie, Walter + I went to church this morning.
22 Walter drawing out manure. Lizzie + I went to Walkerton to-day. Lizzie was getting some teeth filled.
23 I have been choring Walter was drawing out manure.
24 Lizzie, Helen + I went to Shielfield for dinner I went to W.H. Webbers' sale this afternoon and bought a pure bred cow for sixty dollers
25th Walter choring + drawing out manure I took cutter up to Wm Armstrong's this morning and attended his sale this afternoon, bought four cattle, gravel box + set of whiffle trees
26 Walter choring and drawing out manure I went down to Webbers for the cow took dinner at Shielfield on my way home.
27 Walter drawing out manure I went to town this afternoon + bought 1 steer from W. {Teyler?}+ 1 steer from The Missis Dobson
28 Lizzie + Walt I went to church this morning
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