Tuesday January 2nd

Just did chores this morning and Frank and Dad cleaned out the hog pen and I cleaned out the first pen in the chicken house. Enah went down town this after noon and we didn’t do any thing much outside. Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Shand came in for a few minutes to ask me about shipping some live chickens to Silverwoods. To night Frank and I went down town to get our hair cut but as there was skating on the pond Frank went there and I went down to the station on a chance of seeing Marj. and she came home. I went up with her for a few minutes and when I got down town the barber shops were closed. I found Joe up in the pool room and made further arrangements concerning the dance Thursday night but it is so much milder to-night I am afraid the sleighing will be spoiled, in which case we won’t go. He & I both went home with Bob. and then I went down to Aunty’s they were all up at the Hardings' but left a note saying they would be back at ten so I sat down and went to sleep till they came home. There is a report around that Herb. Brooks, Sam George and Charlie Cawley were all killed the same day and before they had been in the trenches {illegible} but most people think it is false as there has been no word officialy.

Wednesday January 3rd

We tied Bobbie up again this morning and Dad filed down his {this sentence is incomplete}