July 1899

23. Fine cool day. A large congregation. A good sermon from Rev. A. Patt.

24. Muncie and I went to pick berries at Lander's. Got 7 quarts. Very hot. Marvin and Lizzie walked to D. B. McLennan and got home about 11 P.M.

25. Very hot. I washed.

26. Got 7 lbs butter at McCrimmon's with Annie. Muncie came at 8:30 A.M., was on foot. Annie passed Lancaster, taken by Colledge. Came back on McCague. Wheeled here. Muncie went to meet him at 6. Hot, very hot.

27. Rain storm this morning, now 11:40 A.M. Muncie bright with high wind. We put icecream out at McCrimmon's. Turned over butter twice, 13. Cod oil 20. Lye 20. Sugar 25 7/20 + 25 7/20 + 20 + 8 = 3.35. Tin lye 10, cream tester 10 = 20.

28. Fine day, pretty warm. J. R. B. got 2 loaves from a Mr. Jellybaby. Came in bright. We all sang on Sunday. Got 2 lbs slices ham, 1 box of starch 15, sugar 25, R. sold some oats to McCrimmon. Got matches and soap, white blakings 5. Bottle Edron pills 20 = 35. Lizzie and Muncie went to Stanley Island with a few of the village folk.

29. Got a black from Bessie 40 cts. Fine day. Butter 16 cts. Wap & Wetcakes (?), 18 cts.

30. Fine day. A large congregation.

31. Was up early, T. M. left for Caledonia Spring. Dr. Dunlop called and took Muncie to the class. Got at McCrimmon's 8 lbs molasses 13, 5 lbs sugar 25, colts 5 = 49. Two members of parliament were with us. Mr. Longmore got word from Rockfield at the family gathering. Captain Edgar, speaker of the house, died in the 70s.

August 1899

1. Tuesday. The Ran girls and Bruce were here last night, and we enjoyed their company very much.

2. Sold some hen feed 23.26. Got sugar rolls 56 cts. Rained in night, shower, 23 from Mundy.

3. Our folk and Lizzie went to the F.P. picnic. Jamie Brown did not go. Donald McLachlan's head was buried today. Mr. Jack McPherson moved into old post office building.

4. Fine day, pretty hot. Met at McCrimmon's 4½ gal. check. 86 cts per gal 31. 2 lbs catfish 2 cts. 1 white bowl 60 cts. Hatty, Effy, Gordon, and Effy, Sandy, Sant, were here to have a home meeting today. Mrs. F. 25, Bridie's 10. Profit to Lizzie 5, Mundy to cheese 27 cts.

5. Fine day. 22 lbs butter 376 cts. T. to Lancaster 58.

6. Large congregation. Rev. Mackay... preached morning & evening.

7. Fine day. Young folk had a picnic to Hamilton's Island. Lizzie, Marvin & Mundy went. R. came home in the evening. ½ 2 cts for bread 12. 10 lbs flour at McCrimmon's 12. 20 lbs butter 20 cts to 40, yeast 5 cts.

8. Fine cool day. R. paid the flour $2.00. Finished at Dingwall's.

9. Rained a little but settled. ½ grain sugar 50 cts. 2 lbs butter 40 cts. 2 doz tomatoes 10 cts. 2 lbs raisins 12, nutmeg 2, ½ lb cream tartar 34, 1 bottle vanilla 10 cts. Louisa McGill's called 10. Lizzie had a gum boil, kind of middle.

10. ½ lb tea 31, 1 qt molasses 13, sugar 5 cts 48. ½ lb butter 30, 1 qt vinegar 10, 3 lbs salt 30, 1 gal coal oil 1.10. Crack 5 cts.

11. ½ sugar 25, 2 lbs butter 40 cts. Mundy went to Lancaster and took McCrimmon's butter and cakes. David Fraser of Lancaster & Kingswood died.

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