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James Cameron Island

17th of June 1895 Fine Fixing around the yard Fernandez crofsed to A Frasers Put the Boards out of the Barn in the stable loft Fixing his Boat at the River Mr Genie here to night

18th Day of June The Memorable Battle of Waterloo very warm Day Gordon and Leander went to Lancaster Making a Ladder Stanley and John Drawing the Rubbish up from the shanty Genie went off

19th very hot and Sultry Put the plough Through the potatoes making a Pen for the small Pigs Put some Boards on the Logs of the Barn Gordon crofsed to Summerstown Fishing at night Got a =

20th Mr Genie went off Ionia and I Fishing at the Kit Kit

21st Raining 2 Men here for Bread First Day of Summer

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James Cameron Island

22nd of June 1895 Uncle Dan's Birth Day Fine Warm Lots of Boats going to Day a Raft went Down Leander Drilling a hole in a Big stone in the Potatoe field to Blast it some time cut the Tails of the Lambs Mr Ronald Sandifled McDonald Buried to Day

23rd Gordon to church Brought 2 Books From the Library Lewis here Got Butter Potatoes Bread Tobacco his People away Fernandez came had a Dog got from Donald McGillis Fine John H went to the Point

24th Fine St John the Babtiste Day Went to Lewis's for Tobacco plants Unfortunate Day put out 12 Plants in the Garden

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