Mr James Cameron Island

4th of Sept 1891 Randolph and Leander Mowing Fine took some Potatoes

5th John Angus's Birth Day 185{illegible} a stack in the upper Field commenced to Rain E {illegible} 75 cents From Philip for the Hunters Randolph to Salmon River

6th Randolph came home Leander Fergusons Island Windy

7th Mowing Done in the the Front Marsh putting in Marsh hay on the stable loft Barnfloor Randolph Fixing his Boat Fine

8th Fine Taking up the Lower Potatoes Leander stuck the Fork in the Bulls Leg yesterday {illegible} the apples off the Big Tree at the Lower Point Randolph Painting his Boat Hugh Ann yester the store for a Washboard 20 cents

9th Fine Finished the Lower Potatoes Ploughed 2 Rows of the {illegible} the House putting them in a Heap till we have all up Randolph crofsed for Paint oil painting Boat Livinia Bad with Toothache picking onions shot 2 Ducks Fixed the Ropes on the {illegible} as they hurt their Legs

10th at Potatoes Broke the Plough Point took the Bulll Plough Randolph Fixing his Boat Fine Day W Wind {illegible} up a Quilt to Make

11th Fine Day the Potatoes Randolph Painting the Door and Crofsed for the Papers

12th Fine very warm made stack the East one at the Barn put some on the Barn Floor and stable loft Randolph {illegible} and crofsed to night all the Marsh hay Finished now water low Fine Randolph put out his Boat Lewis told us John Hamilton got in the {illegible} Fell out of his Boat and he Lost {illegible} to pay 14 Dollars for Barnharts {illegible} the Gatineau a Pleasure Trip up to Montreal

14 Randolph with Passengers {illegible} Covington Taking up Potatoes Fair Williamstown

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Mr James Cameron Island

{illegible} 1891 Fine Rained a Few Drops Taking up Potatoes {illegible} the Point of the Plough made a Fence around the stacks Randolph in Williamsstown the Fair shelling Beans Made crab apple {illegible} Mr Jo Genie here came to Fix the Buoys {illegible} Burns Buried to Day Purcells Farmer at Potatoes Leander Fishing a Fine Day Jo Genie {illegible} the Buoys Mr and Mrs Gatbois there out Fishing Began putting the Potatoes in the c{illegible} 22 Bushels to Day put the Pumkins in the Go{illegible}

17th a Fine Day E Wind West Livinia Tonia Hugh went to Hamiltons Got apples vinegar Plants John Digging a Well at the Lighthouse Ra{illegible} to Montreal the Fair commences to Day have in the cellar about 88 Bushels to Day {illegible} putting in Potatoes Rained some Thunder Windy Butternuts Falling with this wind nut Falling Randolph came to night From Fair in Montreal

19th putting in Potatoes 135 Bushels in the cellar now about {illegible} Bushels all Together Good Measure not counting a Lot of Bad ones Leander for the Mail got More p{illegible} From RR McLennan MP {illegible} Plum Island to Fish Stanley and I some a Fine Day Mr Gillespies {illegible} went up the Rocket water Low Fine Randolph & Hugh Ann to church Dan Spinks here Leander crofsed with {illegible} think to take up Potatoes George {illegible} Wife Twins yesterday

21 Fine Day set a Wire Line with Narcisse Leander at Hamiltons putting in some potatoes in the storehouse

22 Foggy Fine {illegible}the Island

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