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In the afternoon it drizzled rain most of the time and we helped Mrs McBride put down the carpet and paper Auntys room. They are working there yet. (9.15pm). Cold miserable day. To Richard, thanks.

Wednesday May 28th

We hauled out eleven loads to-day one of them was pitched on yesterday. We are only going to haul a little more and then work up the corn ground. The old turkey which was sitting in the old house got out with her family to-day, there are nine of them and they all look lively.

I went down to band practice to-night they had the regular one as there is a dance on to-morrow night. Harry Moon was present for the first time in many weeks, I had began to think he had been wiped off the map, but it looks more as if the map had been wiped of him or at least buried with whiskers. He has some thing the matter with his face and can't shave. They have the Ivey gang about {-inched?} now on the school board as Blight who was on Ivey's side has dropped out and that gives the other side the majority and they can elect any man they like to take Blight's place, before there was a deadlock. Gus Smith fell od=ff a scaffold somewere to-day and broke his shoulder or something I ciuldn't hear any details from any one but overheard Harry Moon saying some thing about it up in the band room which was so chuck full of noise you couldmn;t drive a nail in it.

Johnny Walker's mother & old Mrs. O'Harra or Norway died yeaterday & to-day. It was quite mild this morning but tere is a cold wimnd to-night.