June Friday 18 1886
Fine morning, slight rain
about noon – The Wards, Hughes,
Snowden & Brian Drake played
Tennis. slight rain.
Ward & wife, Alice Willy & Hughes
dined with us.
Saturday 19
A cold raw day slight rain
Hick & [left blank] worked at the
hay in the afternoon.
Puss & Frank went in the
boat for a pull to Esquimalt
The Band of the Triumph played
at the Govt buildings.
Garford called – also D Davie
with whom I had a long chat at
the gate.
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Peter O’Reilly’s 1886 diary has been transcribed by volunteers and staff at Point Ellice House Museum & Gardens and is for informational purposes only. Researchers interested in this diary are advised to consult the original document housed at the Royal British Columbia Museum & Archives, found in MS-2894, the O’Reilly family fonds.