Lenna A.M. Baker

{Image of English Flag on the 3rd page} Diary Lenna Baker Jan 23rd, 1901

1901.

Jan. 23rd: Queen Victoria died Jan 22nd, 6.55 in the morning. The Queen is dead. "Long live the king". F.S.d.L.B

Jan. 24th. Report corroborated in all newspapers. M-B.H came.

Jan 26th Stay at school for dinner. Mrs.Law was buried. Jan 26th Went down to Mr Hare's & to Jarvis in afternoon.

Jan 27th. Went to Jarvis church, decorated with flags reversed, come home.

Mar 4rd School as usual.

Mar 5th Went to the reception. Got-home at 4.30.

MAr 6th. Rather sleepy.

Mar 8th stayed all night with Mamie.

Mar. 9th Went over to the store at Renton. Invested in some hair pins. Went on to Mr. Nixon's for a little while, then home.{piece of bush at the end of page}

Mar 11th. Stayed at home

Mar 13th.The two Miss Shando & Willie in ire the evening. Awfully sleepy.

Mar 15th. Mr. Nixon & Alfred Bauslaugh ire after school. We went down to Shands in Dover at night. Met Presby preacher & his wife. Wilie's birthday.

Mar 16th Finished my violet centrepiece.

Mar 17th St.Patrick's Day. Wore my sprig of green. Went to Dover Church in the morning. Over to J.Shaud's after dinner. {uncertain text} & Bruce Hair & Alfred Bauslaugh came over with us to tea.

Mar 18th Mud & Clay, Clay & Mud. Danced the turkey dauce & bad {unfamiliar text} wrestle before we went to bed.

Mar.19th Wallace came into school for a few minutes on way home from Selkirk & Cheapside.

Mar 20th Rain, snow & mud.

Mar 22th Went home. John Bock died. Only 50 first cousins left.

Mar.23rd. Went to town about 8 o'clock. Heard from V. Lowry. Got a pair of rubber boots. Wrote to B. Reid & B. Austine.

Mar.24th. Went to church Mrs. {uncertain text} came home wiht us. Father & Aunt Ann brought me down Sunday afternoon. Took us two hours.

Mar. 28th Went up to Evan's at night.

Mar.29th Read ' The Chautauqua Girls at home' & 'Judge Burnhaw's daughters'.

Mar.30th. Nothing

Mar 31st Went to woods with Flossie, {uncertain text} & Charlie. Found buds on hepatics and picked the first {uncertain text}. Over at J Shared's for tea. Mr & Mrs J. Hare there.

Apr.1st April Fool's day. Wasn't fooled once. Finished "The Days of Bruce."

Apr.2nd Flossie over with her grandmother to-night. Rennie unusually aggravating. Tired & sleepy.

Apr.4th Last day of school.

Apr.5th Went to church in morning.

Apr.6th Went to town. Saw Aunt Mary. Got several new dresses. Got pictures taken.

Apr.7th Went to church.

Apr.9th Went to Maple Sugar Social at Grinder's. Awfully slow.

Apr.10th Went to town. {uncertain text} {uncertain text} for tea.

Apr.11th Al Bowlby's for tea

Apr.12th Maggie Brown buried.

Apr.13th Went to town

Apr.14th Went to J. Shared's in afternoon

Apr.15th School begins.

Apr.16th Went for flowers found some hepaticas

Apr.19th Walked par of the way home. Went to Bowlby's to church meeting at night. Snowing when we came home.

Apr.20th Snow over a foot deep and still snowing.

Apr.21st Raining. Snow all slush. Drive Kindergartners to church Down to J. Chand's in afternoon.

Apr.22nd Reading the story of an African Farmer. Rather odd book.

Apr.23rd Got a letter from Ida. Willie & {uncertain text} brought it out at night.

Apr.25th Went to woods for flowers with Clare & Ella Brearley, Charlie & Lot Chaud, Found quite a few hepaticas some blood-root. Awfully tired at night.

Apr.25th Census man came. Miss Thyne sang for us Didn't go home.