July 4th 1873 4 Rained a little in the morning. We had our S.S. picnic today and we a good time. Mr Davison is a {fine?} fellow. Beautiful day. 5 Hoeing corn al day. John Woods came down with his mother she is going to stay a few days. John went home. 6 Sunday Beautiful day. Rev B. Franklin preached his first sermon here today. There was a good attendance at the sunday schoool today. 7 Finished hoeing the back piece of corn and {commeaced?} the other and pottatoes 8 Went to the station after Hattie expecting Eliza on the train she didn't come Finished hoeing corn and pottatoes Rained in P.M. July 9 {00?} 1873 9 Mary and {Rosea?} and I went to the Falls today. Beautiful day. Mary is asking {J? Wesly? Edm?} Maggie {Muldoore?} and her sister and Rachel Husksie were for tea had a pleased time 10Thrashed some for to sell 10 Sold 10 Bush of corn for 60 {?} per Bush $ 6.{?} FTo Atkinson {?} Smiths Falls. Rained all {?}P.M. Beautiful evening not raining Hattie {bu}(written on the side) 11 Pa and Margaret went up to {herm?} folks visiting. I went to the {Cormers?} in the AM In the PM I went to Miss {Groys/} School {escasminativice?} Mr Samuel Davison here He and I went down to {Lims?} {ofivs?} and Mr Ballantynes Their little boy mother is very sick and so is {Minnes?] It is the {diptheria?}