January, 1924.

1st Tue. New Years Day. Fine. Alex up to B.Brown {?} hay. Fred Sills in. Elizabeth & I made fried cake for the first time. Up to Mellows in Eve. Elizabeth played the piano

2nd Wed. Fine, cold. Had Lee & took {?} hay to the station

3rd Thur. Snowed a little. Alex to Millhaven.

4th Fri. Cold. Done up some sweet apples. Ethel Evelyn & Wilfred here for tea. Ethel & I soaked the boys (playing cards).

5th Sat. Snowed & blowed. Alex & Harold went to Bath, Elizabeth has a cold. I was busy all day.

6th Sun. Blustery in afternoon & Eve. Alex & Elizabeth to church in A.M. Elizabeth stayed at home for dinner. Alex & I went up in afternoon for her. J. Young here in Eve.

7th Mon. Cold. To Ethels in Eve. to a tea party. Alex took a load. Election Day.

8th Tue. Beautiful day. Alex took a load of hay to Station for Mr Keyes. Mrs Sills & Helen over Helen stayed for tea. Alex to B. Wrights in Eve. H Sills stayed with us.

January.

9th Wed. Beautiful day, mild. Alex over to Sills & got our beef. Up to Cadmans in Eve.

10th Thur. Mild. Helen Sills over. Alex to a {?} in afternoon for church.

11th Fri. Rained. Made fried cakes & made soup for supper. Harold over.

12th Sat. Beautiful. Walter down cutting wood. Elizabeth & I over to Morrows in afternoon.

13th Sun. Snowing. Alex & Elizabeth to church in afternoon. Up home jn Eve.

14th Mon. Grand. Washed. Elizabeth up home all day. Walter here in afternoon. Over to Sills in Eve.

15th Tue. Windy. Elizabeth up to Mrs Haights in afternoon with Mrs P. Young. Father & Mabel, J. Young & Harold Sills here in Eve. Played cards.

16th Wed. Rained & snowed.

17th Thur. Cold. Alex to Conway mill & Elizabeth & I went to Ethel's to Ladies Aid.

18th Fri. Fine. Alex took Elizabeth up to Mrs Mellows in afternoon so we could go to Euchre party at Bath in Eve. had fine time.

January. 1924.

19th Sat. Fine. Alex took hay to station for B. Brown. Elizabeth walked down from Mellows in afternoon. Mr Pringle came to stay all night.

20th Sun. Bright, cold. Mr Pringle walked out to Elliots early in A.M. Mr Elliot has just died. The boy brought him back for church & we all went to church & then to Ethels for dinner, we were invited

21st Mon. Snowed & blowed. Washed. Harold over. Washed dishes & done usual work. W. Ruttan in. Elizabeth invited to a party at J. Youngs but didn't go.

22nd Tue. Snowed & blowed. Elizabeth reading a book. Alex down to J. Youngs. Harold over.

23rd Wed. Cold. Put white clothes out. Alex to Bath in A.M. Up home in Eve.

24th Thur. Cold, bright. Alex up to Haights in A.M. Elizabeth over to Sills for dinner. I was busy.

25th Fri. Blustery in A.M. Alex up to Haights for seed grain. Had tea party Mr & Mrs Mellows, Uncle Ebb & Aunt Laura, Ethel, Wilfred & Evelyn

26th Sat. Very Cold.

January. 1924.

27th Sun. Very cold, bright. Alex went to Bath for teacher. Miss McIntyre. John {Spearings?} house burned last night. All to church in afternoon & over to {?} Morrows in Eve.

28th Mon. Blustery. Elizabeth started to school again this morning after a month's holidays. Alex up to B. Wright's & B. Wright down here as there was a misunderstanding & another teacher came to station from Peterborough & had to go back. Mrs Sills & Ralph over in Eve.

29th Tue. Mild. Alex & Walter drawing wood. Flora Sloan here. Mabel down. Alex & I to card party in Bath. Elizabeth went up to Mrs Mellows

30th Wed. Mild. I was very sick all day. Alex did the work. Alex up to B. Wrights in Eve. Mrs Sills stayed with Elizabeth & I.

31st Thur. Bright, cold. Alex went to mill. Alex to B. Wrights in Eve. Callers: Edith Morrow, Mrs Morrow, H Sills, J Young, Mrs Young & our people, played cards.

February

1st Fri. Fine. Washed. cleaned stovepipes. Alex drawing manure.

2nd Sat. Snowed. Ralph Sills cut Elizabeth's hair. I ironed. Edith Morrow over.

3rd Sun. Cold. Out to Uncle Ebb Fretts for dinner. they had a dinner party.

4th Mon. Snowed & blowed. Harold & J. Young here.

5th Tue. Snowed & blowed. Over to F Sills in Eve to a party. had 7 tables of cards.

6th Wed. Snowed, cleared. Mabel here in afternoon while Father went to Bath. F Sills over. Alex drawing manure.

7th Thur. Lovely. Had tea party. Wilkie & Annie Sharpe & Kathryn. Mr & Mrs F. Sills. Father & Mabel & Mary McMullen came to stay. Ed Hogeboom brought her down. Alex drawing manure.

8th Fri. Beautiful day. Miss McMullen went to {?} in hall & we were invited down to Mrs P Youngs.

9th Sat. Beautiful day. Alex drawing manure. All up to Mrs Mellows in Eve.

10th Sun. Snowed & blowed. Were going to church but it was too rough. Mary was down to J Youngs for tea.

February. 1924.

11th Mon. Grand. Alex took Miss McMullen up to {?} Mellows in afternoon. I went up home.

12th Tue. Cold. Alex sawing wood at Morrows in morning & they came here in afternoon.

13th Wed. Bright. Cold. Finished sawing in afternoon. Mabel down for dinner.

14th Thur. Fine. Alex at J. Youngs sawing wood. Mr & Mrs J Young here in Eve.

15th Fri. Fine. Alex went to mill. All down to J. Youngs in Eve to a party.

16th Sat. Bright. cold. Elizabeth slept in. Walter here putting straw in the barn. Invited to Uncle Ebbs to a reception for Bert & his bride, didn't go as I felt miserable

17th Sun. Cold. All to church in A.M. Elizabeth stayed up home for dinner & we went up for tea.

18th Mon. Grand. cold. Washed. Alex drawing manure

February. 1924

19th Tue. Cold east wind. I ironed. Ralph over. The Sills family, Margaret & us all up to Ethels in Eve.

20th Wed. Snowed hard. No mail

21st Thur. Blew, drifted. No mail

22nd Fri. Bright. Drifted some. Got some mail to-day. Had tea party. Ralph, Harold, Miss McIntyre, Leonard, Edith, Maurice & Gerald. played cards.

23rd Sat. Cold, bright. Alex, Elizabeth & I went to Bath in afternoon got our mail, as mail-man did not go. roads not very good.

24th Sun. Fine. All to church in afternoon. Father & Mabel down for tea.

25th Mon. Fine. Alex up home filling ice-house. I was up in afternoon. Ethel & Wilfred called on their way to town

26th Tue. Grand. Uncle Ebb & Aunt Laura here for dinner then they went to Ethels. Alex finished filling ice-house in afternoon. Hogebooms in on their way to Bath & called on their way here.

February.

27th Wed. Beautiful. Alex to mill. I was over to Mrs Sills. Harold over.

28th Thur. Fine. Alex putting some wood in wood-house.

29th Fri. Grand. Alex & I went to Bath.

End of Month.

March. 1924.

1st Sat. Fine. Alex took logs to saw mill. Elizabeth played all day.

2nd Sun. Fine. Alex & Elizabeth to church in A.M. We were up home in Eve.

3rd Mon. Beautiful. I washed 2 tablecloths. Alex room saw logs. Mrs Sills over. Ethel & Wilfred & Evelyn here in Eve.

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5th Wed. Alex to sale over the Bay.

6th Thur. Mild. Water running all over

7th Fri. Blustery, colder. Alex started to paint pantry.

8th Sat. Fine. Alex painted kitchen ceiling. Fred Sills over. Elizabeth over to Morrows.

9th Sun. Cloudy. Elizabeth has a cold. Helen was over. Harold was in. Alex & Elizabeth to church in P.M. Elizabeth stayed up home for tea & we went up for her in Eve.

10th Mon. Fine. Done a big washing.

11th Tue. Fine. Alex painting walls in kitchen. I was to Institute Meeting at J. Youngs in afternoon.

March. 1924.

12th Wed. Alex doing kitchen second coat. I was up home helping quilt. Alex came up & we were all there for tea. I took sick & came home early.

13th Thur. Fine. I was sick all day. Mary Cadman came for dinner but had to go to Morrows.

14th Fri. Fine. Mabel down in A.M. for awhile. Alex shipped pigs $7.50 per cwt {hundredweight}. Mrs Sills over.

15th Sat. Colder. Elizabeth & I did the work. Elizabeth made candy. Alex went to Conway to mill.

16th Sun. Fine. I was sick all day. Elizabeth went for Mabel near night.

17th Mon. Fine. Alex to Bath. Father down awhile. Alex & Elizabeth went to a big party at Mellows. Edith Morrow stayed with me.

18th Tue. Fine.

19th Wed. Fine. Mrs Sills over in afternoon & started my dress.

20th Thur. Fine. To church in Eve. 7.30

March

21st Fri. Fine. Alex went to Bath for wood for school. I was calling at Lucketts & Sills.

22nd Sat. Beautiful. Walter here all day sawing wood. Jean Hogeboom here all day while her people went to town they were here for tea.

23rd Sun. Fine. Elizabeth went to church in afternoon she stayed up home for tea & they brought her down in Eve.

24th Mon. Fine. Walter here & they finished the wood.

25th Tue. Fine. Washed. Had little pigs come but guess they will die.

26th Wed. Fine. Alex to Bath for wood for school.

27th Thur. Fine. Ethel & Evelyn here for diner. Alex took them home. Mr Pringle here for tea & all night. All to church in Eve.

28th Fri. Fine. Mr Pringle left after breakfast. took meat out of brine. took out side windows off.

March

29th Sat. Cold east wind. Alex up to school house sawing wood. Alex to Conway to mill. A Thunder storm in Eve. hailed & rained. We were invited to Hogebooms but didn't go.

30th Sun. Snowed & rained by times. Alex & Elizabeth went to church in A.M.

31st Mon. Fine.

April 1924.

1st Tue. Fine. Elizabeth was filling every body.

2nd Wed. Fine. Alex went to J. Belfours sale & I stayed at Mrs P Youngs.

3rd Thur. Fine. Father down helping Alex fix cowstable.

4th Fri. Grand. Alex shipped 4 pigs.

5th Sat. Fine. Alex raking door-yard. Elizabeth & I to Bath in afternoon & up to Ethel's in Eve

6th Sun. Terrible wind & raining. Home all day.

7th Mon. Fine. Washed. Charlie, Floe & Gerald came took us out to Uncle Ebbs in Eve & were here all night.

8th Tue. Fine, cold. Mothers birth-day. Floe, Charlie & Gerald left about noon. Bob & Mary Cadman here in Eve.

9th Wed. Rain in afternoon. All to town & down to see Aunt Frank in Fathers car. Aunt Frank very poorly.

10th Thur. Fine. Alex spreading manure. I was sick all day.

April.1924.

11th Fri. Fine, cool. Alex to mill. Mabel down & papered pantry.

12th Sat. Cool. Alex cleaned some of the cellar. Ethel, Wilfred & Evelyn here in Eve.

13th Sun. Fine in A.M. showery towards night. Elizabeth & Alex to church in A.M. Up to Hogebooms in afternoon.

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15th Tue. Up home for tea.

16th Wed. Fine. Ackermans & Robinsons to Kingston.

17th Thur. Fine. To Napanee in afternoon.

18th Fri. Good Friday. Poured rain. Ethel came down & made Elizabeth a dress. Wilfred came for tea.

19th Sat. Fine. Alex finished painting kitchen. Mr Pringle came in evening to stay all night.

20th Sun. Easter Day. Cloudy. Mr a Pringle went early to church. Up home for dinner. All to church in Eve.

21st Mon. Fine in A.M. Washed. Went to Sillsville to "Play" with Mellows poured rain when we were coming home

April. 1924

22nd Tue. Cloudy. cold. Alex & Harold tore ceiling in A.M. & Alex went to Napanee in afternoon for Beaver board. I ironed Elizabeth over to Morrows.

23rd Wed. Fine. Father, Ralph & Alex putting ceiling on in front room.

24th Thur. Fine. Men finished ceiling in A.M. Alex painted it after dinner.

25th Fri. Fine. Alex went to Conway to mill.

26th Sat. Fine. Alex & Elizabeth put in some garden. Elizabeth had her hair washed. Alex washed buggy. Over to Sills in Eve.

27th Sun. Grand. All to church in A.M. Mrs Young called for us. Up the road in afternoon for a drive. Father & Mabel down in Eve.

28th Mon. Beautiful. Alex started on the land. I washed a few things. Elizabeth to school.

29th Tue. Fine. Alex on the land. I cleaned the wood-house.

April.

30th Wed. Fine. Alex sowing.

May

1st Thur. Rained. Harold came over & he & Alex fixed the ceiling in front room.

2nd Fri. Fine. Alex on the land. Arbor Day. Elizabeth took her dinner & the children went to the woods. Mrs Sills & Helen over in Eve.

3rd Sat. Cloudy, started to rain about noon. Elizabeth & I took back timothy seed but Alex had to come down it rained too hard. Alex painted ceiling last coat in front room.

4th Sun. Fine. All to church in Eve. Elizabeth went to Sunday school.

5th Mon. Fine. Alex on the land. Mr & Mrs Pringle called.

6th Tue. Rained in A.M. Mabel down & we papered front room. M Wright called in to use phone.

7th Wed. Fine. Alex on the land. J Young & Harold here in Eve.

8th Thur. Showery in afternoon. Alex finished sowing at noon. I painted border in sitting room. Father down to use phone.

May. 1924.

9th Fri. Rained. Alex planted early potatoes.

10th Sat. Fine. Alex went to Napanee for little pigs. Elizabeth & I over to Mrs Sills. Elizabeth found kittens at the farm.

11th Sun. Fine. Elizabeth to Sunday school & to church in A.M. All up home in afternoon & up to Ethels in Eve.

12th Mon. Poured rain in afternoon. Alex & I did a big washing in A.M. Harold over in afternoon.

13th Tue. Showery. Alex took me down to Mrs Youngs in afternoon to a Institute Meeting. Shook rug in Eve & put it down & settled sitting room. Mrs Morrow over.

14th Wed. Raining hard. Alex busy at different things. I worked all day, can't get the clothes dry.

15th Thur. Poured all morning, cleared. Up to Ethels in Eve for eggs.

16th Fri. Fine. Cleaning up stairs. Aunt Laura & Ella Van Syke came for dinner. Ella went home with Mrs Geo Phippen.

May.

17th Sat. Fine. Alex went to Napanee took eggs over to Mills, & got {?} Ethel & Wilfred went to town. Elizabeth & I down to J Youngs & Morrows & to Bath in Eve with our folks

18th Sun. Rained. Had fish for dinner. Up to church in Eve. Elizabeth to Sunday School. Called in home.

19th Mon. Fine, windy. Done a big washing in A.M. Mrs Sills over in afternoon.

20th Tue. Fine. Up to Ethels all day. Elizabeth went up from school. making Elizabeth a gingham dress. Harold over in Eve.

21st Wed. Fine. Father & Uncle Ceylon here to-day doing odd jobs.