| Title: | B M Smyth, Co Tyrone to J A Smyth, Ontario |
|---|---|
| ID | 2567 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Bella Maggie/46 |
| Year | 1901 |
| Sender | Smyth, Bella Maggie |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | farming household |
| Sender Religion | Presbyterian |
| Origin | Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Essex Co., Ontario, Canada |
| Recipient | Smyth, James Alexander |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 0410149 |
| Date | 31/05/1901 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 27:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 1003 |
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| Transcript | [Bundle 3] [No Envelope] Castledamph May 31st 1901 Dear Brother Your letter of May 10th to hand last week & we are pleased to learn that you intend to come home during holidays It is costly enough for so short a time but I suppose if you miss the holidays; you would have to wait another year Could you not get some one [someone?] to mind the school for a month or so. but then that means money again: So I suppose nothing can be done without It But if you can manage it some way we would be glad to see you home for a while this year, you could live on little till you would get rich again. You will be like what people say about us & the threshing machine They say that we never have any corn to thresh with her & only for Old Margaret money (sic) we never would got her So all they can say about you is that you have got no money either to spend here or there I suppose Liza & Mary told you of the threshing & churning machine we have churned four times & is doing well. We had not much need for a thresher but when we talked of getting a churner some advised them to get the two together & they are cheaper & when once paid it wont have to be paid again Mother does nt (sic) grumble about the money for the churner anyway as she was tired of that work We left out more money with law & had nothing for it so it matter (sic) not what people say. The new band is getting on fairly well, Only practise Saturday night now as the boys are all very busy they are at No [number?] 15. They will have twenty for the twelfth Most of the band is [are?] getting new caps both old & new John Gilky took them to the Plum [Plumbridge?] one evg [evening?]. McKnights Jamie McKelvey & a few others did'nt (sic) go so there was some noise for a few days & that evg. [evening?] Our Wm. [William?] was raging, going for the first time & the teacher absent They were very near upsetting the whole affair John Charlie wanted them to go to Gortin but I cant [can t?] say whether they will go or not The young set is anxious to get out. I believe they are for Newtown Stewart [Newtownstewart?] this year. Mr Russell told us that they intend to open the Hall & these men would likely be invited The Strabane men is [are?] for Donemana New Railway Station & they are inviting the city of Derry so there will be two set (sic) this year I see by your letter that you were at Woodslee & saw all the folk there, we are glad to know that they are all well. This time last year Belle was thinking of taking her journey across the ocean It s a great pity that it takes so much money to go & come The Good Templars Excursion this year is on June 12th to Portrush we are talking about going but Wm [William?] says we have spent enough money this year without going there The fare is some thing [something?] about 2s but we might get him to go yet if we force him well There is another from Omagh same day to Warrenpoint fare 2s:2d cheap enough for anyone to go We will try & save up the half pence till that There was a wedding in Plumbridge on Tuesday the Bride was Miss Murphy (Public House) I dont know the groom It was a big time about the town, Mary went in to the chapel & saw them married, the cars was [were?] stolen after night & the Police had to be looked about Dan Henry was chief musician & got 10s lucky for him that they took the notion I dont think you have missed any weddings since you went away: people seem to have given it up around here. If you happen to come home perhaps they might make a start But you might be like Belle last year when Alice & Sam was [were?] married you might be here & miss them Alice is still in Eden but there is talk that she is going over shortly: John will miss her in Eden I think Mary is up now but she is not able to do as much work as Alice Joe is still in Newtown [Newtownstewart?] but not able to walk unless with a crutch Its a great pity of him to be left so helpless Matthew Smyth comes in here occasionally now since we got the hill, he is still talking about marrying & he gets no peace yet there is all ways [always?] some one [someone?] making fun of him he has a busy time now by himself trying to get the work done We had lovely weather here this last three weeks the turf was all got cut (sic), rickled & some has them gathered We have ours rickled in the Butterlope, Wm [William?] Tom Liza & I finished them on Monday as it looked like a change it is showery since but not much all the time This last month was lovely for cyclists, they were nearly all out some part of the day Mr James spends most of his time driving the Brother was with him for a month so they had good times John Charlie is very anxious to get one he says if we dont get it for him, he will have money of his own next year he can ride good now he practised on John Gilkys & he went to the Plum [Plumbridge?] on Russell's so he must get one No more at this time So Good Bye [Goodbye?] A few more will do us if you come for news yourself But you wont come for a [penny?] Your Sister Bella M Transcribed by Greg Floyd |
