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William Button Diary, 1911


June 1911
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June 6, Tuesday

Tuesday 6. Elisha left by way of ss. Ethie for St Johns
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June 7, Wednesday

Wed 7 Schnr. Garnishee left for the straits
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June 15, Thursday

Thursday 15 Elisha returned home
Miss Thistle came here as Supervisor in C.H.E. Exam.
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June 17, Saturday

Saturday 17 S.S. Ethie came here in the Early morning & discharged freight.
Widow Newman Bursey's baby [?] scalded
Caplin again made their annual visit and was first found in the sands. Fishermen got them
for bait but could not be used with any good result
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June 18, Sunday

Sunday 18th Death came to child referred to
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June 22, Thursday

Thursday 22 Early morning Ernest Driscoll died
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June 23, Friday

Friday 23 & was burried [sic].
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June 28, Wednesday

Wed. 28 Elisha & Nellie attending marriage Miss [L.?] Rendell Hearts Content
First caplin at Salvage [Vage?] point.
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June 29, Thursday

Thursday 29 Schnr. Brothers returned from Renews with 20 qtls. Fish.
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June 30, Friday

Friday 30 W. A. Munn & Mr Simonson visited us at morning and at evening. Robert Dawe &
Miss Maud Butt visited us 10 am then at 4 pm our teacher Miss Lynn Butt going home with
them.
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July 1st, Saturday

Saturday July 1st Nearly all the traps secured 1-2 & 3 qtls Fish in the morning
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July 20, Thursday

Thursday 20 Schnr. "Brothers" returned from Caplin Cove with 30 " " [qtls fish]
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July 21, Friday

Friday 21st Attended School Board meeting at Hant's Hr.
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July 22, Saturday

Schnr. Reliance here & landed 75 Hhds. Salt and other things
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July 23, Sunday

Sunday 23 Rev. Mr. Joyce who came here on Thursday 20th preached at evening Text Luke
"[Son? ?]"
Clarence [Sarn?] & Mr. Woods visited us and attended service.
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July 24, Monday

Schnr. Brothers left for Battle Hr. Labrador.
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July 29, Saturday

Saturday 29 Joseph Reids dr. [allock?] died from sunstroke Burried Sunday 30th
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August 1911
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August 4, Friday

Friday 4th Elisha left in the afternoon for Bay de Verde & from there, Saturday morning went
on S.S. Fogota for st. John's
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August 5, Saturday

Saturday 5. J. W. Janes hearing of downgrade in price of fish purchased several hundred at
Sibly & Seal Cove [late at evening?].
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August 9, Wednesday

Wednesday 9th Left at noon for Old Perlican and after the return of S.S. Prospero came home
again with Elisha and [Clb ?]
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August 10, Thursday

Thursday 10th. Schr. ["Logo"?] loading with dry fish today at [Seal?] Cove for J.W. Janes
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August 11, Friday

Friday 11 Schnr. Gurnet loading with [dry fish] at Brownsdale.
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August 14, Monday

Monday 14 Corpse of Maude Bursey brought from Bay de Verde early morning
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August 15, Tuesday

Tuesday 15 & Buried afternoon of to day
Mr. Butt Druggist of Carbonear with with his wife & Bro. visited us at Evening as did also Miss
Hickman & Mrs. Sml Eaddy.
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August 16, Thursday

Thursday 16 Trap No 2 fished by Jno B. Mansfield best on shore
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August 17, Friday

Friday 17. R. A. Squires M.H.A visited us in the afternoon & acpnd. by
Elisha went to Lead Cove returned & lef [sic] us again for H. Hr. at 10 pm.
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August 23, Wednesday

Wed 23 [Elisha] Left “ [to] Connect with S.S. Prospero at Old Perlican to sail for Little Bay
Island to be married
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August 26, Saturday

Sat 26 Elisha married
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August 28, Monday

Monday 28 [Elisha] & his wife & Nellie returned at night
Gurnet at Brownsdale where I weighed 260 qtls fish and at evening came here and discharged
Lumber & provisions
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August 29, Tuesday

Tuesday 29 Put unboard of Gurnet in the early morning 70 qtls fish
day rainy & dull prevented more being done
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August 30, Wednesday

Wed 30 Gurnet loaded with 725 qtl day splendid until evening
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September 3, Sunday

Sunday 3 Miss B Mercer arrives as the day school teacher
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September 4, Monday

Monday 4 Day School re-opened by Miss B. Mercer
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September 6, Wednesday

Wednesday 6 Rev Mr. Paine held a meeting on Orange Hall in re to the building of school
Hall
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September 7, Thursday

Thursday 7 John C Driscoll with a few men began working digging holes for foundation of
same. Quite a few Hants Hr. friends visited us at evening.
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September 8, Friday

Friday 8 Lots of fish still to be caught. Elisha at Whales Brook census taking
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September 9, Saturday

Saturday 9th Schnr. Gurnet here in the early morning and discharged 30 Brls Flour 2 P Mol &
other goods
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September 10, Sunday

Sunday 10 Rev. Mr. Craner preached his farewell sermon at evening Read 2nd Chap. of 2nd
Corinthians for a lesson and preached from 13 Chap. part of 11 & 14 verse of Corth. Finally
brethren, farewell The Grace of our Lord etc. The service was a touching one and many were
moved to tears.
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September 12, Tuesday

Tuesday 12 Schnr Garnishee arrived early in the morning from Labrador with about 350 qtl.
and left for Hants Hr. at 9 am. to discharge
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September 23, Saturday

Saturday 23 Rev Mr. Craner wished us “goodby and left in afternoon for H. Hr to connect
with S.S. Ethie & leaves for Montreal
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October 9, Monday

Monday 9th Schnr Garnishee here and beside her voyage took
onboard 80 qtls soft fish
47 doz Eggs14 “ Hard Cure [fish]
239. B. Hoops427 F. B. Shooks
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October 10th, Tuesday

Tuesday 10 Left at 6 am for st Johns wind
light
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December 3rd, Sunday

Sunday Dec. 3rd 1911 Rev. Mr. Ward preached in the afternoon from Zechariah 2nd Chapter
verse
Service a very inspiring one
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December 4th, Monday

Monday 4th Schnr. Undaunted here and discharged several Ms of lumber intending to be for
new school & other goods for us. Had a nice day wind light & sea moderately smooth
 

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