8th still rain We got 64 pork from Oliver paid &1.00 to G yeo

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dcc 9th shod Neds mare a dark Wet day Oliver went to Sside this is Sunday 10 Wet all day

11th fine and windy 12 stormy 13 cold and windy 14 cold and some snow

14 will and Anney going to Sside sent $2.00 to get things 15 I went to Miscouche

16 Snow part of the day no mail 17 at night snow Sunday fine mondy

18 fine 19 fine some snow I started to use tablets 23 finished Wills sleigh Bot

24 Sunday fine cold We are alone Mrs Yeo is at Wills 25 1916 received a present of $2.00 from cdward Christmas day I walked to Edwards

This is Thursday (28th ) cold and Blustery Friday went to gar- diners with Anney Simmons and ssunday cold it has calmed

down tonight

January 1917 at Edwards to dinner and tea It has been fine till Saturday rain

this is Sunday fine and Brite Mr. Davidson preached a good sermon

January 23 fine 22 snow and drifty there has been no sleighing

since new years scarely

this is Tuesday 23 Went to Sside and Alfred Simmons We went to Scottserl bought 2561 of coal $8.96 24th the boys went to

the woods

February 20th this is the boys finishing hauling wood today snowy today Oliver shoeing his mare

February 21 1917 a drifty day no mail

Sunday 25 fine

23 Alfred and tom came supper to neds they left for herbs Yesterday

27 Alfred going away west will sold two cows today Mr William

323 THE DIARY OF JOHN T. BEST

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