Footsteps Across The Bridge 265

September, 1900

Mon. 3 - Levi Sullivan here, took rest of lambs, 1 for $3.00 and Judson‘s cow for $18.00.

Sun. 9 - Minnie went home. Hensley Stavert preached at Bedeque.

Thu. 20 - Joe went home. Charles to S’side with load of oats. Picking cranberries in afternoon. Mother and Ada took my wool to the mill.

Fri. 28 - Charles to S’side with oats, Joe digging potatoes.

October, 1900 Thu. 4 — Charles plowing. Joe left.

Tue. 16 - Stewart girls and Captain here all day.

Wed. 17 - Storming, took girls to Kensington, bought Peter Macln- tyre’s heifer for $12.50.

Mon. 22 - Captain here digging potatoes = 40 cts. Mon. 29 - Charles to S‘side with 41 bus. potatoes, paid Holman off.

November. 1900 Thu. 1 - Heggarty stopped hauling milk to cheese factory.

Sat. 3 - Charles to S’side. Mother going to Alberton. Sold 2 bushel 1 pt. of cranberries.

Tue. 6 - Charles to S’side with pork weighing 119, 125 and 147 @ 6 cts per lb.

Fri. 16 - Cold, freezing, Charles banking house. Tue. 20 - Cold and wet, plowing. Rob sick with rheumatic fever.

Thu. 22 - To Joe Taylor’s sale, bought potato scuffier, down to see Rob at night.

Sat. 24 - Cold, moved in cook stove. Fri. 30 - Charles to S’side with 121/2 lbs. ofbutter.

December, 1900 Mon. 3 - Charles getting ready to thresh. Thu. 6 - Breaking roads to Chesses, to Rosses sale in afternoon. Mon. 10 - Worst storm of season and cold, boat stopped running.

Tue. 11 — Cold and frosty, the boat could not get into S’side harbour.