| Title: | [Mary?] Smyth, Canada to Mrs. J.J. Smyth, Co Tyrone |
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| ID | 2954 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Mary/29 |
| Year | 1901 |
| Sender | Smyth, Mary |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | student |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (Presbyterian) |
| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | writes to her family |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 0410123 |
| Date | 29/10/1901 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 27:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 1661 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Envelope: Addressed to Mrs J. J. Smyth Castledamph Plumbridge Co. Tyrone Ireland Stamped: SOUTH WOODSLEE [10?] [250?] LONDONDERRY COLONIAL PK NO 11 01 On back [Arrived?] tuesday 12 November 1901 Stamped: HAMILTON 15 [Nov?] 01 Canada [NEWTOWNSTEWART?] NO 12 01 South Woodslee Oct 29th 1901 Tuesday Night Dear People all Rec. [received] your letter last night & also one from Tilda. Glad to know that you are all getting along well. We are all well here. Jim & I went to Leamington on Tuesday last left here at eight in the morning. I did not go to the convention at all but they had a lecture on Thursday night and we went to it & Annie went with us. They showed a lot of things Wireless [Stilography?] They had a grand orchestra there [one?] playing the Piana [Piano?] & Violin & Clarnet [Clarinet?] & Cornet & Piccolo all together it was very nice to hear them. There was (sic) three ladies sang & some others. Jim brought in a Teacher that evg [evening?] for tea. I was telling him he did not think on giving Annie trouble but they don't mind strangers coming in here. The next day I was for going to the convention just to see so many teachers all South Essex but did not get there was two women (sic) in for dinner that day and a Cousin of Charlie's was in for tea he is attending Essex High School so the Essex and Leamington High School boys had a football match that day so that was he was there for (sic). That night Friday there was a concert admission 30 cents we all went. Glen [Glenn?] & Lesley stayed at home with Aunt it was grand moving pictures they showed Belfast Dublin & part of the Giant's Causeway the Irish Jaunting Car and them drinking & an Irish Reel It was good just as you would see it danced at home that six reel that they pass each other you know it well but they did not finish it right they got one in the inside & all was (sic) giving him a kick as they went round if you would see the old women lifting their foot (sic). You would just think that it was [real?]. Ireland is noted for everything bad they showed kissing the Blarneystone but last of all and worst of all they showed the raising of Lazarus Jesus on the cross & all other things I dont know what all but I dont think there was many cared for it for it was not right to show the like of that. Well that finished all there was nothing they [the?] next night Saturday Aunt came home that evg. [evening]. We left her at the train just about a [perch?] from Annie's So on the evening Jim & Annie & I went up through the town for some things & then came back to Frank Baileys he lives in Leamy [Leamington?] too he is fireman on with Charlie so we stopped there till 9.30 His mother was Fair so that is how they are friends. Sunday Jim & Glen [Glenn?] & I went to Presbyterian Church. I wanted to hear if he had anything more to say about the [bogs?] of Ireland Annie was telling the Ministir [Minister] when he was visiting that he offended John (sic.) about saying that. So he said it was for no slur he said (sic) but that he was stuck for a word to say he said they should be proud of the [bogs?] of Ireland. We left on Sunday evg. [evening] two o'clock and was (sic) here before five nice evg. [evening] but a little cold. nice weather there now very warm this day they said here that Indian summer was to come after the frost I was thinking today if you had as good weather there they [the?] hay would not be out they laughed here when I told them Charley as (sic) very good times now he go (sic) only on a branch of the main line goes out at 6.30 on the morning & is back again at 10 o'clock & is at home then to 5 in the evg. [evening] & back again at 8.30 so he is most part of his time at home. they are better off than they are here I mean they have as much furniture & other things in the house as here. They will be ready to go in to their new house about December it is three story [storeys?] high all brick none like it about there. Glen [Glenn?] and Lesley is (sic) well brought up Glenn [Glen?] took us to Church & showed us the seat & says the grace always before meals I would like to see Willie John doing what he does. We went to Church after we came home Sunday night Uncle & Aunt went in the buggy & Jim Belle & I walked it the minister was not there but there was another man preaching but not a minister & he had bad grammar & couldn't say the words right a lot laughed most part of the time at him so when we came home Aunt scolded about them laughing but Belle & Jim said it was no wonder she laughed too so that was the meeting was (sic) that night. Last night there was a concert down here in the church for the choir to buy books admission 15 cents Belle & I went it was very good singing recitations and Reading we heard the latest song about the Pan American sung by John Hancock it is a very nice song. if they would get up the like of this over there There is a Bible Society meeting tonight in the Church they are all at it but Belle & I & Cass left the [two?] youngsters here I would liked to went too (sic) but I did not There is a minister from [Sarnia?] that is Speaking tonight Dr Myers our own minister brought him here this evg. [evening]was not able to keep him himself so he was here all evg. [evening] & is coming back tonight again he is an old man & when he came in this evg. [evening] he lay down on the sofa in the kitchen & took off his boots & what do you think that he had grey socks & white feet in them! I had to laugh I suppose he was [tired?] Tomorrow night is Epworth League meeting it is every week & thursday night Bible class so you see there is a meeting nearly every night. Well I have given you all news of what we went through this last week. There is a young man dead in the town name of [Lester?] will be buried tomorrow died in Detroit Hospital the same one as I told you we seen (sic) going in the train one day. Well its too bad about Willie Gordon J. J. was just telling me the day we went to Leamington that he heard he was drinking I suppose they will keep on the shop in Donemana. B. J. must have wanted a man badly. I forgot to tell you that Charlie's mother is going to get married so that is something strange. I expect she is about sixty she is getting a wealthy man but I believe the [they?] did not agree very well Maelia keeps the Post Office & Edna does the cooking & Ruby goes to school & Tom has a store they all live together I had supper with them one evg. [evening] & I thought the [they?] lived comfortable comfortably?] together but I believe its the contrary I could not believe it when I heard first that such an old woman would go to get married but wonders will never cease. We took out Annie's picture to her on Thursday & Frank Bailey was in during the day. & Annie showed him it so James was going on saying that we did not know how to sit for a picture & so on as usual so says Frank Bailey to him Jim he says you mind me on a hen going to sit down on her eggs. So he said no more they all know the sort of Jim. Nothing wrong with any of the clothes I missed that jersey but I thought Jim had it in his trunk so I asked him about it I was thinking he might put it on for a shirt. "Wednesday night" Was at the funeral today Uncle & Aunt went in our buggy & Belle & I went with Fred. The first funeral I ever was at so did I come a good piece to it a very large funeral. I will tell you more about it next letter. Another funeral tomorrow uncle is going we would go only we have to go to a Mr Jones's on the evg. [evening]. You say John is going to Strabane what will Uncle Charlie do we was (sic)just talking about him one night & uncle was saying he should come out here for a year or two he said he would learn more than there & 1 1/2 dollar a day it will take him to [watch?] himself when he goes to Strabane. You got a good price for the young pigs not as well paid for them here Aunt is improving they gave her hot water baths while she was out at Annie's They are getting in a furnace in the house here but if it continues like this they will not need it. This day would wast [waste?] you while we were in the church at funeral service they [the?] sweat was running of [off] me & and plenty of others I'm sorry I have not space to tell you all about the funeral Good Bye M S [Mary Smyth?] (Written across top of letter) You need not fret about Jim he is alright again going on the same as ever it was only a [start?] he took he is not ten minutes on the one notion they all know the [kind?] of him here Transcribed by Greg Floyd |
