| Title: | Mary Smyth, Ontario to "Dear People". |
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| ID | 2952 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Mary/27(3) |
| Year | 1904 |
| 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 |
| Doc. No. | 0605057 |
| Date | 02/04/1904 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | |
| Word Count | 684 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | [Front of envelope] Mrs J. J. Smyth Catledamph Plumbridge Co Tyrone Ireland [Stamped] ESSEX OC 13 02 ONT [Postage Stamp] Canada Postage Two Cents 2 2 [Back of envelope] [Stamped] WINDSOR 12 OC 1 [Stamped] NEWTOWNSTEWART AM [5 0?] OC 23 [02] [Three letters contained in this envelope. The first is seen below. The other two have been processed separately and may be found by date Oct 1 1902 and 25 November 1902] [Page 1] St Thomas, Box 1103 April 2nd 1904 Dear People Have been waiting till I would have received a letter so I just got one yesterday I am glad to know that Willie John is improving but I suppose he will not be real well for some time. I have been going to write to him long ago but I have never done so yet. We have our holidays now from Thursday until Monday Ap. [April?] 10th Uncle and Anna is [sic] here for a few day they came last night I think they will stay until Tuesday. Jim has not come yet but I got a card from him today saying he was coming tonight. I will tell him what you said concerning our going home so I suppose I will decide then. I see by Liza's letter that you are sewing [sowing?] the corn, I was telling Annie what she said about being ahead or the Canadians, so she says to tell [page 2] you to wait to fall and see who is first then. The frost is just coming out of the ground now We were skating Tuesday night 29th March we were anxious to go just for the name of it the ice was a little bit soft. We have it raining for the last few days and it is also raining at present so that Uncle cannot get around very much. Annie and Anna and I are going up town but we will take the street car so that we wont get very wet. That is too bad about Mrs McCullagh; they would find a change there if anything should happen her I suppose Lizzie will soon be going to Dublin I wonder if I could pass that Exam with what I know now, I dont know but I would be lacking some of the questions on Ireland as I don’t learn very much about it here, I’m afraid Tillie wont go home I suppose she is still working out I think that must be pretty hard on her brought up as they were. she would find a change. [Page 3] 3 That concert seemed to be a pretty good success. And for quantity it was satisfactory but quality it may have been lacking. Some of the songs are pretty old I think they should try and learn a few new ones. John's Mrs Pooly was not so very old they had it there last winter Mr Pooley, ooly, oo I wonder why Miss James did not give a few selections on the Piano. Lots of changes around there, and Miss [Moore?] [&?] Mrs McFarland has moved away I wonder how will Louisa get along without her or rather her money as I believe it was her money that was in it. Bella Campbell I suppose could not stay at home with Bob being such - a character - I think those Dippers are stirring up more trouble than what good they are doing to the country. Say, while I think of it, was it her husband Miss Moore's that was drunk and his leg broken in the binder one time, three or four years ago. [page 4] Tomorrow is Easter. This will be my third Easter to be away from home also my birthday is coming along soon I will be 30 before I will be quit school, I suppose Mary Dunbar didn’t marry a farmer after all I was thinking so because she never liked the work very well, I suppose Jerry will be the next as soon as Beck gets out of the way if she will ever. Well [it?] would have been well for Aunt Tilda's people if they had sold that house long ago or [better?] if they never had bought it. I often look back and think of the fun when they were at home and now to see them all I am sure they must feel it themselves. I think aunt Tilda must be feeling pretty old Uncle and we [me?] reckoned about her age last night and we reckoned her age about 74. I must close now so Good Bye Dinner is ready M [Mary?] Smith Time Table Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Arith Eng Lge Arith Eng Lge Study Study Reading Study Study Arith Botany Latin Geog Botany Geog Latin Drill Eng Lge Arith Eng Lge Book keeping (all) Latin Drill all noon noon noon noon noon Eng Lit Eng Lit Eng Lit Eng Lit Eng Lit History History History History Study Drill (boys) Drawing Algebra Geog Botany Drill (girls) Geog Study Drawing Study Algebra Study Book keeping Latin Algebra M Smyth's marks At the recent Entrance Examination, I obtained the following marks in Reading 32 out of 50 Drawing 24 " " 50 Writing 25 " " 50 Dictation 48 " " 50 Literature 73 " " 150 Arithmetic 175 " " 200 Grammar 104 " " 150 Geography 55 " " 100 Composition 86 " " 100 History 47 " " 100 Physiology 38 " " 100 1/3 of value of each an 1/2 of whole required. You see the subjects that were new to me I did not do so well on however I passed anyway Good Bye Ms [Mary Smyth?]. Transcribed by Gordon Drummond |
