May 1892

18. No sign of muskrats or ploughing.

19. W. went to Campbell by train. Freight from Boston to the Cape. He got the statues but took them at [illegible].

20. Looked curiously and moved (8 p. 10 p. B).

21. Sweet breeze, 6 lbs sausages 13.

22. Sold on Saturday 3 doz. eggs 30 doz. butter 2 lbs, butter 30, 30 sugar 5, paper 3, lamp oil 3, the drain.

23. Sunday, 5, 5 lbs warm, wrote to McCallum,

24. Fine day, boiled 20, 5 1/2 lbs paper.

25. Coal oil 20, 16 loaves bread, late.

26. E. Howe came last night, will remain until Monday.

27. Fine day. Did not go to church.

28. Ironing all day, Bridie washed, bike coat. Mrs. Thorn came for tea.

29. Tuesday, warm with long rain all day, some rain, we wrote.

30. Fine all day, had a letter from Hanaby, mailed at Glamis, B.B., written on the 19th.

31. Sent a letter to Hanaby, Lizzie calls to converse. N. visited with coal, 26 lbs for 25.

28 1/2 lbs coal, $1.00 for fine 3.4.

21. Mrs. E. sent cloth piece to Lindsay, by little McRae. 57 [illegible]

22. Rained a little shower in afternoon.

23. A very large congregation.

30. Dull day, road had a [illegible].

31. 9 1/2 lbs sausages 30, paid for cloth got, Maddy, 9 cwt. ham, 8 lbs for 7 with a load of rails from west of the Westbrook, 10 goats.

June 1892

1. Wednesday. Annie has just left for the west with 33.

2. Thursday, Thunder meeting in society, not many present, May 9, 10 [illegible].

3. Got the money from Cornwall butchers.

4. Four times in the past 26 butchers 36.

5. Sunday, carriage 15, 1 whole week, bread 20 80.

6. A very large congregation, collection for union.

7. Fine day, warm.

8. Paid Mr. Hanson for butter 10 1/2, sugar 2 cwt. 3 1/2, bread 10, lamp, window glass 16, 2 1/2.

9. Planted two rows of onions, black and yellow, day 20, long table, sale 2 1/2 of five from 3-39.

10. Fine day, 5 shovels, 5 1/2 miles E.

11. Rain this afternoon. Ann writes to Chifton that a calf yesterday.

12. A heavy shower and a severe gale of wind about 9. Mr. W. had a telegram from Her, she is leaving for home, it was a bright one.

13. Mending till the ice left. Milk 17, 44 to August, 15 to raining, 5, 30.

14. Mrs. Barker took the train for Point Day. M. W. Music 10. Had dinner after, cold tea.

15. All the young folk went to the K.

16. Music festival. Meeting till 5 in the morning. The fair one was all clouds.

12. Church, [illegible] a small congregation.

13. Done some sowing. Went to Morrison in the morning, got 1 pound [illegible].

14. Done the same, sown 2 1/2 lbs [illegible].

15. W. drove home at 1.30 p.m. in a [illegible].

16. Paid 3, 2 1/2 Myfore morning, June 1 to Hyde 10 9, 4.

17. W. H. M. [illegible] 25 August 25. Cream for two 30.

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