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Mon 7th.. Oct / 89. Busy all day cleaning stoal stove & putting it up
Tues 8th.. Oct. Washing cleaned garret & baked pies Jane went home In evening had Miller from Shaws Mill down to play violin. Jane & I intended going to prayer meeting Had he not come. I had to play compliments to his music. Then he went 8.30 so I got ready & run down to P.O. saw Bertha in P.O. & Dave outside with buggy so I walked up with B. Then Dave over took & asked me to get in & have a ride so I did we went around block & then home. sat in buggy & talked then he came in few minutes. Folks tho't it was Archie S.
Wed 9th.. Oct Ironing & baking
Thur 10th.. Ida & I house cleaning upstairs etc. Dave came in eve & he reading story out of paper for us. He talking on door step till 10.30
Frid 11th.. E.M. & Jane up at 4 E.M. getting off for Toronto. Ida cleaning Pa bedroom.
Sat 12th.. E.M. got back at noon with groceries etc. I went to practise only Geo. W. there keeping on fires so talked to him then singing when Dorlands came. We had a splendid sing. Bertha D & Geo coming home with me when Dave stepped up so he came up home with me. I sat down & talked & red paper
Sun 13th.. Oct. Went to S.S. it nice day. Lot out to church. Harris Bumby, Charlie Stevenson & Joe B. at church. Mr Clark from Milton preached missionary sermon. very good. We had lots of singing. Had both ministers for tea & S & Alf hear so I going home with them so left B4 tea. Just getting over tea up on Street when Philus came in & so gave him some chillysause which I bro't up from Bronte Then we got through work we all went over home, & had a sing then Philus came back with me & we talked till 11. on that terrible subject "Tobacco chewing" etc. He willing to quit it if for somebody's sake, so he knew I disliked it very much.