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Joseph Dillon Diary, 1907 and 1908
Joseph Dillon Diary, 1907 &1908 (66).pdf
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in full $9500 we took our dinner got home about six was a nice day
23rd I loaded Kennyds Job on Webster wagon Will Johnson took it down I drove down single 55 cts for dinner & hay spent 25 cts got through about four Mr Pat Kennedy paid me in full $10250 cts I came by lansdown to Mrs D Latimers she gave me $7000 & her not for $7500 for 1 year at 5% Mr Ovelt paid me $500 was a nice day
24th I sent Andy a card got a postle note for 50 cts cost 2 cts sent it to the agent of the Ontario ch{illegible} paid Webster in full for teaming $400 & Fraid $300 got a few days ago 4 cts for laundry 24 cts for fish 20 cts for hair cut Lucy Gonyou gave me 75 cts they owed for eggs I gave Mary $500 Mr RJ Little John & I went for a troll for about 2 1/2 hours this afternoon lost two trolls Mrs Rochfort was down & paid me in full $1 25 I wrote to RG Dillon gave him the cheque I got from DD Donovan & Homer Graham for Murphy Job $150 & $500 pay in full & a card to J W W Darling
25th I wrote to Fred Morris Fred Booth {illegible} Sliter Mrs JA Smith & Jas Hutcheon got a draft for Hutcheon $250 & 20 cts for stamps gave Mr Knight $500 paid Lodge dues in IOOF have left to day noon $124.50 cts H Baker & & I took Mr McGloghlan B Barr got two sacks of
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