Saturday June 3rd

Dad. got home about six or before this morning just as I was starting to milk and about ten o'clock, he, Enah & the baby started for Simcoe with Joe & the buggy to Simcoe see the circus which was to be there to-day. Frank went soon after on his wheel. They told me they would be sure to be back by the middle of the after noon I didn't do much till dinner time but chores. Mrs. Jack was in for a few minutes to see Enah about noon. She is here for a few days and is staying just now at the Pickford's. Frank was down to see her last night. She only stayed a few minutes. After I had partaken of my solitary lunch I sat around and read for awhile, then went out and cleaned Queen and then started to rake up the hay on the lawn, while I was at that Aunty Alice came over thinking I would be getting tired of my own company and brought me the mail. There was rather bad news in the paper as a British fleet was engaged in the Shagurack on Wednesday & Wednesday night by the entire German High Seas fleet and received quite a mauling. That seriousness lay in the great loss of men and ships they sustained as the Germans didn't gain any particular advantage and were fighting with the odds greatly in their favor. As soon as the main British fleet