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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905
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1902
The 4th Month April 30 Days
| Thr | 17 | I Was Drawing Stone for the Foundation of the Machine Building at Lansdowne |
| Fri | 18 | " " " " " |
| Sat | 19 | I was working in the Mill all Day I got 18 Bushel of grain grounned A Very Warm Day |
| Sun | 20 | I Went out to Frankvill to Day with Miss Hanna |
| Mon | 21 | I Drove out to Cran Worth Near Smith Falls to Day A Nice But Cool Day |
| Tus | 22 | I Drove all through Burgess to Day |
| Wes | 23 | I was Down to Pike Falls and Olivers Fery A Terible Wind Storm to Day A Big Fire in Agusta North |
| Thr | 24 | I Drove throug a Lot of New Boyne Mr N. R. Johnston Died at 6 P.M. A Very Cold Day A Snow Storm |
| Fri | 25 | I Drove trough the Portland District and Back to Frankville |
| Sat | 26 | I Came Home from Frankvill to Night NR Johnston was Burried A Terible Rane and Wind Storm |
| Sun | 27 | A Nice But Cool Day the Roads are Very Mudy |
| Mon | 28 | I Plowed the garden to Day A Very nice Warm Day the Mare Had a Colt this Morning |
| Tus | 29 | I Put some Minure and Filed up the garden I got 4 Gall Coal Oil and Planted som Potatoes |
| Wes | 30 | a Terible Heavy Rane Storm Last Night 4 Galls Cole oil the Month Ends Fine but the Land is Very Wet |
| The 5th Month May 31 Days 1902 | ||
| Thr | 1 | I was fixing up Fence A Very Nice But Cool Day the Month Begins Fine an Cool |
| Fri | 2 | I was Drawing stone all Day to the Mill Yard Lansdowne |
| Sat | 3 | another Very Wet Day it Raned all Day the Land is very wet Now |
| Sun | 4 | quartly Meeting to Day Mary and I Joined the church the IOOF Peraded to church to Day at 2:30 to Methodist Church |
| Mon | 5 | a Terible Heavy Rane Storm Last Night Very Showry to Day allso |
| Tus | 6 | another Very Wet Day |
| Wes | 7 | I took Uncle Andy out to uncle Edds Very Bad Roads |
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