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Joseph Dillon Diary, December 1905 to August 1906

Joseph Dillon 1905-1906 (21).pdf

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left this money in bank paid $41.08 cts Duty 85 cts to T. Hicks for hauling it up paid John Kidd in full for wood $2 I got $1 from Bob gave him $2 I borrowed $10 from Billy Lagden went to show 25 cts 15 cts was a wind day & snowed a little we stayed at Mrs Cornetts to-night

7th We had breakfast at Mrs Cornetts came out to R. Moulton's for dinner on to church R. G paid me $1 owes me $1 yet I came home to-night

8th I went over to Uncle John's in fore-noon had dinner called at Joshua & Mrs Singleton's she paid me $11 called at uncle Ben's & Franks came home for tea was a cold day H. Pownall started to work for Jim to-day

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