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James Cameron Island

26th of June very fine and warm moved the Barn Door working at the house rained tonight

27th thunder and lightning rained hard fishing last night got 7 fish

28th fine working at the house a big north west Wind took the roof of the barn made a Smash in the Sugar Bush a very big Wind took the big black cherry tree Down an oak tree in the Grove the 2 cherries choke and English a big Smash and the Sugar Bush Leander crofsed clearing around the barn got a crow went through the bush a big smash of trees the 3 of them went to Lewis's got 2 Black cats fishing tonight got 8 fish rained heavy tonight

29th fine Fernandez went to sell his fish took 8 Doz of eggs bought 11 lb sugar nutmeg received a letter from Maxville the marriage of Mary Lizzie Burton to Alexander Steel St Peter St Paul day

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James Cameron Island

30th of June 1900 very Windy West rain put the plow through the potatoes back at the Barn putting in the frames for the kitchen part on the south and east end this is the last day of June very cool Mary Lizzie Burton married to Mr Alexander Steele on the 27th day of June 1900

1st of July Dominion Day fine cool West Wind John H here Sissy and her mother went to see Adelaide took the ladder to be put in the mill on the 2nd and registered

2nd fine rain some put the plow through the potatoes and corn and Lewis for potatoes1/2 bushel on Sunday 3rd rained very unwell Fernandez went to Cornwall Stanley and Leander fixing the door at the north side of the house heard the Spartan was aground Chaffy pic nic on 2nd

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