3rd anniversary of Death of Walter Draycott of Seagrave. age 49 years.
Finishing off the Verandah and shingling the roof. Mr. Reid, Architect calls & asks me to do some work for him. I consent.
To Church at night & paint table in Vestry.
Tuesday 7 July 1914 – very hot
Putting on Verandah to my house. To church in evening & assist Mrs. Arnott. Freddie Welsh beat Richie in Light Weight Championship of World (20 rounds)
* Frederick Hall Thomas fought Willie Ritchie to be named the Lightweight Boxing Champion of the World. The fight originally was supposed to take place in Vancouver in September of 1914 but was moved to London, England.
Monday 6 July 1914
To Church to stain & paint Vestry at 8 am.
Paid Lumber Bill $27.00 on my bill
Paid Lumber Bill $12.00 church
Sunday 5 July 1914 – dull
Writing letters in morning to Bessie, Ernest, Harry, Martha, Draycots. Coburn of Dracut, Massachusetts.:
Draycots of Rothley, Postmaster of Rosseau, Wagstaffes of Burnaby.
To Haswell’s in evening for supper afterwards to church. Home at 9 pm. Met Jack Neat, treated him at Williams Store. Confab with Mrs. Arnott at Church regarding Church work.
Saturday 4 July – dull day
To Church in morning. Painting Vestry. Quit at 12 noon. Feeling down in dumps. Paid Hardware bill $6.00.
July 3rd to 6th, 1914
Original Diary Entries from July 3rd to 6th, 1914
Friday 3 July 1914 – very hot
Right Honorable Joseph Chamberlain is dead.
Working on Vestry till 11:30 pm then home & to Haswell’s for Mrs. Graham. Leave at 12:40 for Vancouver. I cash my pension cheque $38.85. Then on to Granville St. & Hastings St. to make purchases with Mrs. Graham. Met Misses Minnie & Ferne Quirt. To Rex Theatre till 5:30. To White Lunch & had supper. Home to Haswell’s at 6:45 pm. Had supper at Haswell’s. Back to my house at 9 pm. Stayed till 9:45 pm. Then to Haswell’s. Mrs. Graham leaves for the Prince Albert boat at 10:30 pm in company of Mrs. & Mr. Haswell, Mr. Little and myself. Say goodbye & back home at 12:30 midnight.
*Joseph Chamberlain – A British politician with the Liberal Party and father of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain.
Thursday 2 July 1914 – hot day
I go to work on Vestry of Church all day till 5:30 pm. Pension cheque arrives. In evening to Haswell’s & take more snap shots of Mrs. Graham, & Haswells. I go for a walk to my property with Mrs. Graham & to tennis courts. Home to Haswells 10:30 pm.
Original Entries June 29 to July 2, 1914
Wednesday 1 July 1914 – Dominion Day (hot day)
I work up till 11:30 am. Then home, had dinner & to see Mrs. Graham at 1 pm. We leave for Vancouver at 1:30 pm. To Rex Theatre and afterwards to Stanley Park where we met Mrs. Fetherstonhaugh & her daughter. I take photos of them in the park. Had a walk with them to Coal Harbor where they take car. Mrs. Graham & I walk into town. Had supper at White Lunch, then on to boat. Had fine view of fireworks North Vancouver. Home to Haswell’s at 10 pm.
*Dominion Day –A public Holiday to commemorate the granting of national status to Canada. It was renamed “Canada Day” in 1982.
