yeasterday & Rob Gamble was in yeasterday & brought me some potatoes Rob & Annie went home this afternoon Mr Adams left $1500 with Eddie Scott for me this pays his account in full Eddie gave it to me today I have left tonight $3500 was a very stormy day

12th I called on Mr Taylor got two loaves of bread 10 cts Mr E Edgers was down & paid me in full for headstone $600 I moved my hay from R Johnsons barn down to our own got a book of stamps 35 cts got our some bills & wrote some letters it stormed nearly all day

13th It stormed a little alday went to church twice $2.10 cts collection

14th I gave 45 cts for glass & putty I fixed the glass in Johnsons windows Mrs Cornett paid Mrs JT Nuttall Bill $300 I wrote three letters today was a nice day

15th I came down to Willoughbys they gave me a cheque $7500 we had a dispute over some intrest Harry agreed to make it alright I came on to Jims he drove a colt awhile I went down to LJ Chapmans came back to Chas Prichards for tea then to Jims Mother went out to Sarahs today. Billy came for her I gave her $200 I took Aunt Ann down to see WG Earl & paid her $160 that I owed her for eggs spent 10 cts today

16th Mr John Kelsey paid me in full $4000 I wrote a letter to Will Sliter 2 cts for a stamp I came up to Jas Blairs

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