File #42114: "Mary Ann King 1905 Diary-13.pdf"

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22 Marjorie was going to go to Chippawa for Miss Hosell then Arthur went, but she did not come he done our [[rodering?]]. Marjorie was glad he went as she had her hands full of work, rained most of the night. Will got home at 1 Oclock Sun 11 drizling rain. The little Turkeys comeing out 15 out of 20 Donald Sharp came after Fannie water laying all over the ground shoe deep Mon 12 terrible black clouds at times & sprinkled rain at times towards night it cleared up nice & bright Paul fixed a floor in the turkey pen & I got them in. Paul opened one egg that was left over & it had a turkey with four eggs on, I churned & washed the churn Marjorie got the meals all day first day of school after the teachers fathers death. Hatties birthday celebratiing at washing the buggy a thunder storm came up at night - not bad here bit the worst in 20 years at Otawa struck the Parliament buildings. Hattie was over in the evening & stayed all night Teu 13 I churned have hard work & everything my hand is so bad. Paul swept & I dusted the school house. The soldiers went to camp very hot & roads muddy. Paul fixed the bottom buggy & Marjorie worked the butter Wed 14 Marjorie & Paul went to Drummondville had 9 1/2 lbs of butter @ 12 1/2 & 8 doz eggs @ 18 got the linoleum 3 yds @ 75 cts per yd 2.25 [[?]] Hattie & her father & mother went to town she got her new hat. dreadful hot & stroped off a lot of my clothes & washed all had the little turkeys out to get exercise but the heat is almost too much for them. they have had bad luck withe these only 5 out of 23 eggs one of them died. May went to Clifton Thurs 15 dreadful hot it just spells one. I churned the butter soft as mush to send it to the cellar get ready to work, the little turkey nearly over come by the heat. I got them up at noon and let them out. [[?poor?]] Paul went up after Marjorie he went after supper to George Hexmers. Tom McKeown & Will to see what was the matter of his mower the bees swarmed the big hive. I got them in. Friday 16 thundering befor we got up & rained most of the day Marjorie was going over the river only on account of the rain. I churned. Paul went to Martin Dells after beans came back swept the school house. The bees swarmed after 4 Oclock. Sat. 17. Arthur & I picked the hard shelled bugs off part of the potatoes & Paul finished them when he came from guarding the cows he had a mess of strawberries we had them for supper. Marjorie cleaned up the front room & cleaned the kitchen Paul went to Chippawa after 7 Oclock got home after ten had 4 lbs butter in a crock @ 12 1/2 per lb & one dozen eggs @ 18 got 3 loaves Bread 18 per lb pails 4 coal oil 10 lb sugar 25 cakes 13 the bees that swarmed yesterday came out again & Paul & Arthur could not get them to stay & they went Paul did not try to have them stay & did not care
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