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James Cameron Island

15th of January 1898 a Fortunate Day Thrashing Big Pease E Wind Snowing Lewis son here got Butter 25 cents worth Kerosene oil nothing Heard the Priests Brother was Drowned at St Regis

16th Fine D Spink and Gordon came 4 Books Fished 17 Perch for D Spink The Talk now is the Grindstone club Got the Freeholder yesterday For the First Frosty

17th Fine Thrashing Pease Fernandez to Summerstown a Letter to -----

18th Fine Fernandez went to Roses Bee Lewis's Boys for the cutter and Harnefs made a Track in the Upper Field out on the ice Leander's Foot Bad a Fire of Nicholsons ice house and Shop

19th a very very Fine Day soft caught 15 perch Martin came with the cutter Thrashing went to the End of the Island

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