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A History of Elmsdale, Elmsdale West, and Brockton, Prince Edward Island
May 21 — Henry Wells, making garden rake 50¢.
June 21 - David Williams, two removes 25 ¢. (Remove horseshoes) July 2 - Alexander Larkin, to 8 bolts/32¢.
July 22 - William Sherloc, to 28 nails 25¢.
August 19 — Benjamin Thompson, 4 removes 40¢, repair wagon 1.20. November 17 - James Wiseman, 4 removes 48¢. ' 1874
January 8 - Thomas Horn, mounting bobsleds 2.00.
January 14 — Alexander Clark, repair mud fork 2.00.
January 22 — Mical White, 1 shoe 15¢.
1878 ’
February 11 — Albert Sherloc, repair shovel 25¢.
February 19 - John Patten, repair mud gear 60¢.
May 25 — Ambrose Boils, 2 removes 25¢.
June 10 - Thomas Gillian, 1 row lock for boat 25 ¢.
June 17 - David Hunter, mounting wheel barrow 1.00.
July 20 - Albert Sherloc, buy 12 lbs. codfish at 3¢ = 36¢.
October 7 - Parson Dyer, repair cart 40¢.
1880
March 9 - Robert Hardy, to making mud scoop 12.00
July 18 - Valentine Cameron, 1 new shoe 25¢, hook for hinge 12¢. October 9 - R.B. Read, per calihen repair wagon 50¢.
Excerpts taken from James Stewart’s Day Book: 1907 - John Murray, mounting bobsled 5.00. Buy 2 Cords wood 2.00 cord 4.00.
1934 — Threshing for Jacob Murray, February 20 - Rus and Burt 1/2 day each 1.00. February .22 - Rus and Burt 1 day each 2.00. November 13 - Rus threshing 3 days
3.00.2 ‘ 1935 - January 16 - James and Rus 1/2 day each 1.00. 1936 — Irving Hardy, repairing bobsled 50¢, repair road cart 40¢, mountings for
traces 70¢, buy 5 lbs. butter 25¢ each, 1.75.
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