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Mary Ann King Diary, 1905
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Wed 26 dog days started. I churned the butter hard the wind so cool from the west. Paul all day to Dells it keeps me running to see if the hens are in the oats & getting clover for the pigs & bringing wood/ & Marjorie had to change the calfs & working on her stripe skirt. Berttie Robinson & Hattie called in the evening | Wed 26 dog days started. I churned the butter hard the wind so cool from the west. Paul all day to Dells it keeps me running to see if the hens are in the oats & getting clover for the pigs & bringing wood/ & Marjorie had to change the calfs & working on her stripe skirt. Berttie Robinson & Hattie called in the evening | ||
Thur 27. hot in the sun but a nice cool west wind. Marjorie baked bread & ironed Hattie & Berttie called in the afternoon & stayed a long time. Two young people drowned night befor last at Montrose | Thur 27. hot in the sun but a nice cool west wind. Marjorie baked bread & ironed Hattie & Berttie called in the afternoon & stayed a long time. Two young people drowned night befor last at Montrose | ||
| − | Friday 28 cold & fogy in the morning. Marjorie went to Reebs felt like a storm all day & high wind at night it lightened all around but did not storm. Hattie stayed all night. Paul went to Chippawa in the fornoon & did the trading got a letter from Mrs Pound. Took 6 lbs 2 oz butter @ 18. 111. gal. 88 cts worth of goods <s>& due bill for 23</s> got | + | Friday 28 cold & fogy in the morning. Marjorie went to Reebs felt like a storm all day & high wind at night it lightened all around but did not storm. Hattie stayed all night. Paul went to Chippawa in the fornoon & did the trading got a letter from Mrs Pound. Took 6 lbs 2 oz butter @ 18. 111. gal. 88 cts worth of goods <s>& due bill for 23</s> got vaseline 5 sugar 25 tea 25 coffee 13 lemons 10 L. sugar 10, cheese 23 after dinner Paul went to George Heximers to work & I had all the work to do at night |
| + | I churned in the fornoon after dinner baked layer cake, another cake, & cookies & two pies at night & put clean papers on some of the shelves. | ||
| + | Sat. 29 Hattie & Paul went to Chippawa She went on to Drummondville to get her teeth fixed. Paul went after Mrs Pound. I swept both rooms & scrubed everywhere there was no carpet & the stoops & Parlament house got everything done when they came at noon he went to George | ||
| + | Heximers got a dollar for both half days Paul killed the long tailed hen that went to the other house. Marjorie home about 2 Oclock. They found the two bodys at Montrose. Terrible thunder storm in the after part of the night. Mrs Pound got up & came in with me | ||
| + | Sun 30 Dull day & set in to drizle towards night Hattie for tea. none from here went to church | ||
| + | Mon 31 nice cold wind from the north east. we had new potatoes & peas for dinner & cornstarch pudding. I churned. Paul drawing up apple limbs of apple tree in pasture Marjorie took Mrs Pound to Chippawa Arthur helping Riexinger thresh in the afternoon | ||
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34 Marjorie sewing all day on my waist they are drawing in their wheat. Paul hoeing Fannie & Mrs Hartley up came in a boat. Hattie went for a boat ride with her Tom Dell came down for Paul he come tomorrow to draw wheat; May started for the northwest
Wed 26 dog days started. I churned the butter hard the wind so cool from the west. Paul all day to Dells it keeps me running to see if the hens are in the oats & getting clover for the pigs & bringing wood/ & Marjorie had to change the calfs & working on her stripe skirt. Berttie Robinson & Hattie called in the evening
Thur 27. hot in the sun but a nice cool west wind. Marjorie baked bread & ironed Hattie & Berttie called in the afternoon & stayed a long time. Two young people drowned night befor last at Montrose
Friday 28 cold & fogy in the morning. Marjorie went to Reebs felt like a storm all day & high wind at night it lightened all around but did not storm. Hattie stayed all night. Paul went to Chippawa in the fornoon & did the trading got a letter from Mrs Pound. Took 6 lbs 2 oz butter @ 18. 111. gal. 88 cts worth of goods & due bill for 23 got vaseline 5 sugar 25 tea 25 coffee 13 lemons 10 L. sugar 10, cheese 23 after dinner Paul went to George Heximers to work & I had all the work to do at night
I churned in the fornoon after dinner baked layer cake, another cake, & cookies & two pies at night & put clean papers on some of the shelves.
Sat. 29 Hattie & Paul went to Chippawa She went on to Drummondville to get her teeth fixed. Paul went after Mrs Pound. I swept both rooms & scrubed everywhere there was no carpet & the stoops & Parlament house got everything done when they came at noon he went to George
Heximers got a dollar for both half days Paul killed the long tailed hen that went to the other house. Marjorie home about 2 Oclock. They found the two bodys at Montrose. Terrible thunder storm in the after part of the night. Mrs Pound got up & came in with me
Sun 30 Dull day & set in to drizle towards night Hattie for tea. none from here went to church
Mon 31 nice cold wind from the north east. we had new potatoes & peas for dinner & cornstarch pudding. I churned. Paul drawing up apple limbs of apple tree in pasture Marjorie took Mrs Pound to Chippawa Arthur helping Riexinger thresh in the afternoon
