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Milton Dyment Diary, 1907-1911

MiltonDyment_1907-11_026.pdf

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1911 Oct 5 Oct 4 Got gas pipe from Roy Kelly and offered to pay for it and he refused to take any pay.

" 5 Oct 4 Paid Taylor 35 cts in full for work.

" 5 Oct 4 Lent Noah $5.00 in addition to $1.00 he had borrowed the other day.

" 5 Oct 5 Jerseyville Oct 5 1911

Mr Alderson

Dear Sir Send me through mail if possible two V3G Brass Box's with out the Part they fit in, or oil take I got A22 repaird a I am in no rush for it just now. Yours Truly. Milton Dyment. Jerseyville

Oct 7 Oct 7 Paid Taylor 25cts in full for work done this day.

" 9 Oct 9 Paid Mr Powers 25cts in full for work 1 Day.

Jerseyville Oct 9. 1911

Messrs Stevens and Soloman

Dear Sirs. Your letter of the 6th recieved. Owing to the day weather through uly and {illegible} our potatoes will not yield so well as they did last year and will be some what smaller, but I think will make a very nice sample. We are just in the midst of digging just now, and do not intend to sell untill they are all harvested, and will give you a price lagter. Yours Truly. M Dyment. Jerseyville. Ont.

" Oct 14 Paid Wesley Morris $4.00 in full for this week work of five and a half day.

" 19 Oct 18 Paid Vansickle $1.20 infull for 4th letter Mable had got.

" 19 Oct 19 Recieved $15 from Mary Baguley as interest on Mortage on Mr Baguleys interest being paid to Oct 12 1910 and work on envelope reciept.

" 28 Oct 28 Paid Wesley $8.60 in full for the last two weeks of 8 days

" 28 Oct 28 Ordered car for potatoes to load Monday.

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