September 1898

20. Tuesday. To Alex 6 cts tick. Moved it to 1.27 P.M. J.B. tea 25 cts. J.B. tea 15. Coal oil 20. The T.E.C.W. will meet in St. Andrew's Hall tomorrow in convention.

21. Fine day, not many delegates at afternoon session; five are all. Had a good meeting at night—Temperance was the theme.

22. Two more delegates today. We got them—M. Sinclair & M. Langald of St. Elmo.

23. Began to rain last night—land is raining still, our guests left at 10 A.M. in the rain. Bride went to J. Donald. Cleared up a little, does not look settled. To sausage 25 cts paid.

24. Dull & cold. Mr. McLean of Lancaster preached. Margaret McRae of Kingston will be buried today. She was on a visit in Montreal and died very suddenly.

25. Cold raw day. Temperance meeting at A. Wells.

26. Washed a few things.

27. Fa and I went to the North Branch. Busy fine day. Our evangelists went to Glen Donald to a Temperance meeting.

28. Very fine day. Far worked for Bride, got the majority for Barlston. Rodebert took it.

29. This month the Empress of Austria was assassinated in Switzerland by an Italian anarchist.

October 1888

1. Saturday. Snider paid $3.00 rent.

2. Children's Sunday, 132 in Sabbath School.

3. Far & Jimm went to Cornwall. Began to rain and about noon poured.

4. 7 1/2 mps. Lorne 12.60; paid the 1.27. 239.

5. Dull day. Munday went North to Greenfield.

6. Very fine at prayer meeting. Fine night. Baked in oven. Got 30 lb flour 1.15. 10 1/2.

7. 2 lamps 12. 1 gal. coal oil 20. yeast 5. 32.

8. Very fine day. Went to T.P. M.C. at morning. I walked over to late. Preached. May & Daisy. We rode back. My opp.

9. Friday before Communion. Leland Smith preached. To buy salt-10 lb.

10. Another fine day. Graham preached. Snider painted. Uncle D. brought a piece of pork. To buy 3.25. 53.

11. Large Congregation. R.E. Mont. presided. Mr. Jimm offered for Home Mission. Col. 2.00.

12. Far is cold. We made the washing. Pa went to Abraham to bargain for wood. Jimm drug for load of wood.

13. Munday went North. To Alex 18 cts.

14. Rain began 9.30. Busy cutting wood.

15. I took to bed Wednesday and was not up until today. I had a light attack of bronchitis. Called Dr. Mont on Saturday. He told me to remain in bed for some days. Got bottle medicine.

16. Rain rough weather.

17. To Alex 32 cts. Munday got home last night.

18. The girls expected Hattie last night. She did not come. Mrs. Gunn so very poorly. Bride was there this afternoon.

19. A very wet in Church. We got 100 apples from Dunlop the beginning of last week.

20. There came a letter from Kennedy on 2.25.

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