wasn't in when I first went there so I walked up town met Hazen, and went into Waddle's store with him, when I came out I heard the train in so started of down street lickety larup, on my way I ran into a very small boy and knocked him flat. I thought he was killed but on picking him up found it to be Jimmy Rankin and had just hurt his knee. Dick was at the station and met Louise and went up to Hubys with her where I met them and walked home with Louise. Dick had to go back to work. Frank went down to some cadet organization of Harry Noon's. They got a card from Aunty saying Uncle Hal. was worse. Anothe nice day cloudy & mild. Wednesday December 3rd Huby didn't get over very early this morning and as old West came over to see if he could get some corn, we didn't get a very early start. Old West is about the worst blow I ever heard I guess Bill. Cooper comes by his lying streak honestly. He was telling all the wonder full stunts he performed when he was young. and he is now nearly 91 and willing to bet any man of his own age ten dollars that he cant beat them in a fast race "wrastle" or fight. He went back the lane from here to John Wess to look for corn and Huby and I saw him down town aparently working at Mrs. Fawcetts house this afternoon. Dad. and I went out and got one load of stalks, and built a shock, then Huby came over and we got the last load up to the barn a little before noon This after noon Huby and I took Joe and Ginger down town and delivered the corn we promised we also had to unload the soft corn which was in the waggon. As near as I can estimate we had about four hundred and forty two bushels of corn, we have about 317 bushels in the crib which wouldn't hold much more than twenty more bushels and trhen be filled to the top. 82 bus. of soft corn {5?} bus. of seed and we have sold 38 bus. Huby and I took Mrs Charlie Law down five bus. and Toad. Long 12 this afternoon at 35 cts a bushel. Jack Martin and Wilson McRhason wanted to get some but we have no more to sell except a little to Uncle Ward. There have been an awful lot after us, we could have sold the whole crop if we had wanted to. Huby and I picked up Jimmy Rankin when we were down there and brought him back with us but he got cold. Dad. started to plow the corn ground when we left but said he couldn't get on well at all with the Peter Hamilton plow as it would turn the furrow over to stay, so when we got home we went back over the gully and got the Cockshutt, which worked much better. After this Huby raked down the stack when we put the horses in and I carried in some bed. It was then dark and Huby took Jim. home. Cousin Clare came over to dinner and Cousin's Loll & Phoebe came over afterwards. Uncle Hal. is about the same. Old Tommy Gilles is very ill, not expected to live It has been a lovely day sunny and very mild considering. Thursday December 4th After I did chores this morning I went back and threw the sod out of the crossditches in the field Dad. plowed across the gully and Huby shovelled them all out. He ditched all the afternoon, but I drove Louise up to the Bowlby's, where she is going to stay till after the opening of St. John's church. Dick went with us and he and I went on into Simcoe where he got a cap and some collars and I got old 4700's hide it just cost $1.50 to have it tanned and it makes a lovely mat, we put Tiddums on it when we got home but he was afraid of it. We went around to Rus. Lamkin's shop to see him about the windmill but there was no one there. We got home a little before six. I let Dick out at the head of Main St. as he expected to have to work. He found there was a dance down at the Rankin's so went to it. Joe didn't go well at all on the way up but much better coming home. We wasted a little time by starting to drive up the new Railway survey from the gravel to the next concession but came to a big gully quite a long way up where they hadn't put the culvert in yet so had to retrace our steps. Dad. got a good early start plowing this morning but didn't get much done as he couldn't get the coulter to work. He put the rolling coulter on but couldn't fasten it properly. till Tupper came along and fixed it for him. Cloudy with raw wind. We had no word about Uncle Hal. to-day.