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Mr James Cameron Island

8th of March 1887 Fine Day warm W Wind Thawing some some crows cutting Brush cutting stove wood shovelling snow Potatoes near Done

9th cutting Brush

10th Bismarck Leander and Hugh Ann went to J McDougall for straw got Books and cards

11th Bismarck went for straw took over 10 lbs of Butter to McDougalls 2..50 got a Bag of Potatoes

12th Fine On This Day of the Month D McMaster Senior First came to the Island crossed to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson pipe 1 cent paid Bought on credit Flour 2..40 pipe 42 Bought of J Summers soap 10 Thread 5 paid 10 on the Parcel Dan sent Dan gone to Florida awful Bad on the ice with the crust Low

13th Fine Day Thawing 2 Lambs to Day Fernandez and John H went to Christees and Alexis Island

14th Stanleys Birth Day 1880 Fine Snowed a Little

15th cold Frosty and Fine cutting stove Wood put up new Bed curtains

16th in the Bush cutting Brouse

17th St Patricks Day Fine snowing Drifting

18th Vicy Rowena Departed about 1/2 past one o clock Fine Day St Josephs Day Bismarck crofsed Met J McDougall got 1..50 I crofsed with horse got a Bag of oats from JS got Mr McPherson to make the coffin went up to Purcells for 2 Boards Bought of J Summers Linen and Muslin paid this Gordon came Down with us Mr McDougall and Annie and Leander came George Bosell and Wife and child here to night got 1 from J McD paid for the Butter

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Mr James Cameron Island

19th of March1887 Rowena Vicky Buried to Day Gordon Dug the Grave Bismarck went for the coffin All those that came J McDougall Mrs McDougall and Alex Randolph George Bosell Charles Craig Charlie Rose Mrs Rose and a Mifs Smith J Summers Mr Ward Mr McPherson Donald McDonald George Renshaw Agnes Nicholson Lewis Henery a very Fine Day Gordon gave me his Rubber coat I Gave him a cap and 50 cents sent a Bottle of Wine to Margaret Hamilton

20th 1st Day of Spring Fine Day Warm Thawing Randolph here

21st Randolph went off Bismarck and Leander went to Bosells for a Load of hay got some Tobacco cant sell

22nd Livinia Birth Day Fine E Wind snowing Drifting J McDougalls Dog here

23rd cutting Brush Fine W Wind Drifting

24th Fine Drifting cold Lewis Bosell crossing to Antwines antwines Dog Followed him Back

25th Lady Day cold Drifting cutting Brush

26th John Hamilton Cameron's Birth Day West Wind Cold Frosty Went to Summerstown paid John McPherson for the Coffin only wanted pay for the Lumber which was 50 I gave him a Dollar got a Letter from Phillip Charon got a Treat of Wine at Mr McPhersons Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb of Tobacco 12 1/2 Box of Matches 10 Mrs Ward Poorly

27th Fine East Wind cold

28th East Wind snowing Drifting Blowing West Mow Done commenced the Peice on the North East side Writing a Letter to send to Phillip Charon cutting Brush for the cows

29th Went to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson 100 of Flour 2..40 paid this got Bag of Oats at Bag of Potatoes can of oil at Hamiltons sent a Letter to Fisherman 3 cents J McDougall here got Ropes WW Drifting cold Fine see the otters Track

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