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Mary Ann King Diary, 1905

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Thur 14 hot weather is changed frost last night Tom Warner here we bought 50 cts native herbs I fixed the wood house changed things around so I could get the bran emptied. Marjorie washed a lot of her own clothes. I had a chase after the calves down the back road when I came back Maggie was here to get Marjorie to lake Topsy tomorrow & their waggon & go after peaches  
 
Thur 14 hot weather is changed frost last night Tom Warner here we bought 50 cts native herbs I fixed the wood house changed things around so I could get the bran emptied. Marjorie washed a lot of her own clothes. I had a chase after the calves down the back road when I came back Maggie was here to get Marjorie to lake Topsy tomorrow & their waggon & go after peaches  
 
Friday 15 she did not come untill nearly 2 Oclock had for our trading at Kesters & go to hunt peaches after that got back after dark caught in the rain had some thunder I was affraid we were going to have a bad storm. Arthur & Hattie were in Chippawa wih John & Maggie Hattie went in to Drummondville got something done in her teeth then got a basket of Peaches & rode home with them Marjorie had her baskets one 50 the other 35.  had 5 lbs butter @ 22 per lb got sugar 25 tea 13. coal oil 10 & 40 on the book after she went. I churned nearly 2 hours Paul cutting marsh grass in the afternoon guarded the cows in fornoon yesterday afternoon finished Willscron 11 shocks. Arthur drawed up their pumkins & squash in the fornoon
 
Friday 15 she did not come untill nearly 2 Oclock had for our trading at Kesters & go to hunt peaches after that got back after dark caught in the rain had some thunder I was affraid we were going to have a bad storm. Arthur & Hattie were in Chippawa wih John & Maggie Hattie went in to Drummondville got something done in her teeth then got a basket of Peaches & rode home with them Marjorie had her baskets one 50 the other 35.  had 5 lbs butter @ 22 per lb got sugar 25 tea 13. coal oil 10 & 40 on the book after she went. I churned nearly 2 hours Paul cutting marsh grass in the afternoon guarded the cows in fornoon yesterday afternoon finished Willscron 11 shocks. Arthur drawed up their pumkins & squash in the fornoon
Sat 16. I worked the butter then went at the last of the large tomatoes we got from Mrs Reeb then went at the peaches the Crawfords 5 jars & one of the white then canned some two qt jars of tomatoes.
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Sat 16. I worked the butter then went at the last of the large tomatoes we got from Mrs Reeb then went at the peaches the Crawfords 5 jars & one of the white then canned some two qt jars of tomatoes. I was just about roasted. The day was so hot - started to rain towards night when I 5 jars of Plums & skim the milk Will gave me a pumpkin & squash Marjorie swept the room & washed the dishes I pealed some peaches to stew for Sunday. Em Summerville brought our mail Paul swept the school house when he was washing the cows after dinner he cut the marsh grass
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Sunday 17 gloomy most of the day & hot Warm night thundered in the distance & rained just after the cows were milked got our chores done on time.  it has poured since dark its nine & pouring yet. Ckara & Sam to the other house Every one in but Arthur in the fornoon. Marjorie & I lay in all the afternoon nearly then I read all the evening aloud

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48 After 1 Oclock it was after 2 when she got had a crock with 5 1/2 butter @ 20. 1057 a due bill for 33 got 100 worth of sugar, 15 cts mixed spice loaf bread 10 cts red pepper lb nails. Came home & went to Reebs after tomato 1 bus 25 took 1 1/2 doz eggs & 5 cts for the onions I churned in the fornoon swept & dusted the school house Paul pulled 8 rows in the fornoon & 8 in afternoon Hattie got a letter to her uncle Rilla 921 Geary ? Wed Arthur drilling or his father & Arthur helped Wed 13 Marjorie baked bread, seasoned up & finished up a kettle of chilli sauce that was cooking all day yesterday had no sugar or spice. Maggie & John came Paul cutting their corn Marjorie finished her mustard pickle. Arthur drilling & his father takeaway the manure from the spouts. he cut 22 stocks he wached the cows in fornoon. Thur 14 hot weather is changed frost last night Tom Warner here we bought 50 cts native herbs I fixed the wood house changed things around so I could get the bran emptied. Marjorie washed a lot of her own clothes. I had a chase after the calves down the back road when I came back Maggie was here to get Marjorie to lake Topsy tomorrow & their waggon & go after peaches Friday 15 she did not come untill nearly 2 Oclock had for our trading at Kesters & go to hunt peaches after that got back after dark caught in the rain had some thunder I was affraid we were going to have a bad storm. Arthur & Hattie were in Chippawa wih John & Maggie Hattie went in to Drummondville got something done in her teeth then got a basket of Peaches & rode home with them Marjorie had her baskets one 50 the other 35. had 5 lbs butter @ 22 per lb got sugar 25 tea 13. coal oil 10 & 40 on the book after she went. I churned nearly 2 hours Paul cutting marsh grass in the afternoon guarded the cows in fornoon yesterday afternoon finished Willscron 11 shocks. Arthur drawed up their pumkins & squash in the fornoon Sat 16. I worked the butter then went at the last of the large tomatoes we got from Mrs Reeb then went at the peaches the Crawfords 5 jars & one of the white then canned some two qt jars of tomatoes. I was just about roasted. The day was so hot - started to rain towards night when I 5 jars of Plums & skim the milk Will gave me a pumpkin & squash Marjorie swept the room & washed the dishes I pealed some peaches to stew for Sunday. Em Summerville brought our mail Paul swept the school house when he was washing the cows after dinner he cut the marsh grass Sunday 17 gloomy most of the day & hot Warm night thundered in the distance & rained just after the cows were milked got our chores done on time. it has poured since dark its nine & pouring yet. Ckara & Sam to the other house Every one in but Arthur in the fornoon. Marjorie & I lay in all the afternoon nearly then I read all the evening aloud

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