ROSAMOND

1881-82

a pair of corsets $1 laddle 22.00 linen for aprons 38 cents teeth filled 2.50 1 98 pair of gloves for 125 teeth filled 1.50 9 lace for 19 slippers 1.50 1 25 lace for 10 hand br .15 90 braid 16 braid 20 20 rindew 15 hat 8.50 15 gas ok 15 10 papers 25 8 papers 10 25 thread $10 10 slippers 1.50 10 stockings 60 1.50 cotton 88 10 calieo 75 50 threads 5 98 magnetta 5 75 hail 80 5 tab 20 5 64 gloves 1 25 ----------------- gloves 1 25 7.67 gloves 1 25 50 gloves 1 25 1.25 laddle ------------------

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January

Saturday was new year's and I went over to see hewertia her ma and pa went to King and mill.

Sunday John Gretia and I was out of town and a coming home Gretia I and she had a few and for {cooling?} her. We had a {Mylendmal?} Thine John was hear.

monday was nothing have durex and I went town with the buggy. Bell came driving with him but she stayed to our place with me came home. {I over to greatest?}

Tuesday I had a toothache and Gretia and I went to town and I had the {Murv?} killed of Poetry Bells let our row and press the led in and it need or Bmbed {Beheew?} even I was a mind to have. he ment to have a pictuerx threw and when we got in the photograph gallery I saw him from the meadow I belonged for him to come out and he came we all threw had our picturex taken Gretia and John got me stayed back by the chores and

January

I looked upside down. I was over to Misses Davises to hear how the election came off and she said so much to me She made me mad.

Wednesday John was over in the evening to let me know they were a going out to John he told him we would came out that might and he went away but we stayed the evenibng and played old maid and snap. He allow came there to ask {nellie?} and him to a suprise party whenwe came home it was a morning none of them what things I got at homefor the more heard me open the door.

Thursday when I got up in the nmorning their was good thinking I started me a log cabin rug this moring I saw a Fero Paris and Jamie go to town this afternoon own with their cutter I stayed home all day.

Ma and I was to {Trus?} Becker's and Emma

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and I went for a drive wherr we got down town I went in for Flornce Macc Loclin and when we were driving around we over took Lottie & Bell Allen & Anna and Minnie Moss lottie was a driving and she told me I could not yet bye so she gave me half of the road and when I went to go bye she drove cross ways of the road but I went bye her. Charles {Ian?} Wagner road from the corner home with us & he said that those two {minor?} was two much for him Cretia was over

8 Saturday I went over to Mr Sweets & took over a pitcher of milk & then I came home & got my driver & then Will & Cretia wantedone to go to town so I went and their Pa came and we had his horse Cretia & Jessie & I then we came a cross Emina Becker & took her down to the skating rink. Then we went & took Jessie home & then she said she had to go back to Bob Farthings & so I took her back & then I took Minnie Wells

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down to the rink & saw Jim McKinney in town

9 Sunday Pa & Ma & Mr & Mrs Swet went up to Mr Stephen Teeples & I went over to Cretie's John drove after me and I came home about four {o clock?} Joh came with me and in the evening John and I took Mark Cockses horse and we went for a drive

10 Monday Cretie & I was to town & I got the {nurv?} of my {toth > for tooth??} killed. John was over

11 Tuesday Ma & I went to town in the evening and got a picture frame

12 Wednesday Cretia came over to borrow my {cap?} and I went home with her Ella & Teeple was down & Cretia came home with me and when we got down to their gate Anchurs Hughes came along and he took us down to the corner for a drive and a coming home he said that he saw Mary {hood?}

dressed up in boys cloaths Cretia & I {unclear}

13 Thursday Ma & I went to town and I got my teeth fixed

14 Friday Ma went to Sweets in the afternoon & when she came home I went over after supper Frank Davis came here while I was there Cretia & I had a good time

15 Saturday I went out to Dora's and spent the afternoon.

16 Sunday Pa went down to Bill Ivan Wagner & in the afternoon John came for me and we went for a drive down south of Aylmer and when we came home it was a snowing

17 Monday I stayed home John & Cretia was over

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18 Tuesday I was home all day & their was

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a surprise party came hear in the evening and after the town people went home {Jim?} & Cretia went for a drive and Cretia caught an awful cold & John & I went for a drive I went to town in the morning

19 Wednesday Ella came for me & I stayed there till Saturday noon

20 Thursday I was there

21 Friday we were all invited over to James {Teeples?} to tea & they had a dance

22 Saturday Ella & I went to town & then I came home.

23 Sunday I went over to Creties in the morning for her to go for a drive but she had such a cold she could not go then I came home & Bill & Lewis came down so I went over to Creties

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then and stayed with Cretia till three O'clock and Will had been off for a drive and when he came home Cretia & John brought me home. {Jane?} & Thomas was home then in the evening Johne & I went to sprieng field and got home at 9 O'clock

24 Monday I was home

25 Tuesday Cretia & I went to Ellais & then we went from these to town Ella went with me and Cretia went with Stephen Teeple we met Jim and Ed they was a comming out to our place Jim left his over-shoes there.

26 Wednesday I stayed home & expected Cretia over but she did not some but in the evening Mr Watson was to our place.

27 Thursday I was to town and got Pa's picture framed

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28 Friday Mrs Sweet was over & Cretia & John was over in the evening.

29 Saturday I was over to Cretie's in the afternoon

30 Saturday Pa & Ma went to Jane's Cretia & John was a comming over & I drove over & got Cretia & me a few minutes John came over and told me that he wanted to go with Mark. So when Pa came home Cretia & I went for a drive {of?} as far as {hooley?} & we met John & Mark we turned around & came back and Cretia got in with Mark & John with me. He came over home with me & we had our supper & then he went and hitched up his horses and we met Mark down the road hear on the culvert

31 Monday I was over to Cretia with a pitcher of milk I stayed about five minutes

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February the first

1 Tuesday I was home all day

2 Wednesday I went to town then down to Mr able's then to Mr Allen's & got home about ten o clock John sweet was over at noon and brought my mittens over

3 Thursday John and I was up there in the evening Cretia was there and old Teeple said that I would make no farmers wife I think it was none of his business

4 Friday I was home

5 Saturday I was out to town & I saw Cretia & Ella out there

6. Sunday I went over after Will but he could not come John & Cretia were to {?arinonth?? - written over erased words} & I went down to Elma's Mr & Mrs Sweet & Mr & Mrs Teeple was hear to tea a Sunday night I had a splendid time down there

7 Monday Cretia & John was over in the evening

8 Tuesday I stayed home

9 Wednesday Pa & I went {too?} town with the cutter & it rained all the while wer were gone & before we started

10 Thursday I was over to Cretia in the afternoon and I came home before tea & Joust before we had our supper Cretia came over & stayed till about nine O clock John was over to mark's that evening. Len Wooley came hear that evening after George

11 Friday Mrs Sweet came over hear in the afternoon & I wewnt home with her a little while & she gave me some yarn for me a pair of Cuffs.

12 Saturday I made Cretia switch & Ma took it over to her & I stayed home all day

13 Sunday Cretia was over all the after-noon John and Mark was away

14 Monday John was over in the evening

15 Tuesday I was over to Cretia in the evening and George was there he had been a working there that day & John came home with me and stayed about two hours

16 Wednesday I went out to Widners then from there to town & when I was comming home I lost some blue ribon and when I got home Cretia was here

17 Thursday Moretta Lydia Abell & I went down to Hamilton McKenneys Mr & Mrs baker came there & Olives sister and her

mom when we was a comming home Moretta road with Mr Cronk

18 Friday it snowed eneough to make sleighing & Ma & Pa went to town George & I stayed home George blacked the stove & I mended his coat

19 Saturday Cretia John & I was a going to {singing?} school but one of their horses got sick and we could not go far Mr Sweet had the others away to London and John came over for me to go there & stay all night

20 Sunday John & I & Cretia & Mark went to church then in the evening we all went down to Allen & Mehaka turn over in the dnow. John was hear all day

21 Monday Cretia & I went to St Thomas and took butter & Cretia came over home with me & stayed to dinner