Friday October 6th

Just as we were going out to work this morning (late) Ham Thompson came along to look at the ram lambs so I went back with him. He was here till nearly noon just visiting but I managed to sell him the old ram for fifteen dollars. Dad. went out and finished digging the corner post hole. Just before dinner we took the team and waggon out and moved our platform up to the corner. Right after dinner I took the team over to Ben Ivey's and borrowed his stone boat and we got the pickle barrel (in which we discovered a highly scented piece of corn beef) up out of the cellar filled it with water and hauled it to the crossroads corner on the stone boat. We then had to cut an inch gas pipe and a quarter inch rod which looks as if it had been a hoop for a vat and all of which we got down at Aunty's from under the barn yesterday for reinforcement. All of this took time and so it was quite late in the after noon when we got started to build our post and also quite late in the evening when we finished it and much later by the time we got the chores done and had tea. Dad. and the baby went back after the cows but it was dark and they were in the woods or some place and he couldn't find them so let them go. Enah went down town this after noon and stayed down to tea so she could go to choir practice to-night. I drove down after her about nine thirty and found her at Aunty's. We drove home around byt the post and I loosened the nuts on the mould. Nice day.

Saturday October 7th

Niel Elliot came in this morning and gave Dad. $45.00 for Spotty and I had to take her down to the car right after breakfast. Dad. asked him sixty but the cattle market has become glutted the last few days. I was down there till nearly eleven and then had to take Elgitha up to Ham. Thompson's. We had an awful time with her and I didn't get back till one o'clock. Dad. dug the hole for the brace post this morning and this after noon we put the post in and got it done by six o'clock. It has been a very nice day

Sunday October 8th

We all went to church this morning as it was