I got some carbolic acid to heal any spots that come myself from now on. I went up and got Aunty's mail right after dinner but and then came home but didn't do any work all the after noon. Enah and the baby stayed down till after dark. Dad. & Frank plowed and did chores all day and finished the back field to-night. They had a couple of rag-men for dinner to-day who presented them with a tin pail in payment. Word came on Saturday that poor old Skelly Long had been killed in action and to-day Enah heard that Fred George had got a bullet through the head.

Thursday November 15th

My arm has been pretty painful all day and I have been in the house nearly all day. Frank and Dad. spent the morning running out ditches in the fifty acre sod field east of the lane and Dad. just got started to plow it this after noon when Alan Law came to get him to cut the lump off old Ben's stifle. He was down there till nearly dark but they couldn't operate on Ben and will have to throw him. McEwen came in on the one o'clock car to look at the ram lambs but he said they were too small for him and advised us to keep four of them over, he bought the two best ones for twenty dollars apiece and we have to ship them to-morrow. Dad. took Aunty's milk down to her to-night. Cloudy, rainy & raw all day.

Friday November 16th

Dad. and Frank crated up the two ram lambs this morning and Frank and I took them down to the station and Dad. went out and plowed. When we got back I went over to John Wesse's to see how he was, he was plowing but his breath was pretty short. I then went over to Tupper's and bought a heifer from him. Frank said he would go in on the speculation with me. She is rather small but in good shape and due to calve in April. Tupper said he would take my note for 11 mos. at 5% and he taxed me sixty five dollars for her. I stayed there to dinner and went down to Frank Ryerse's with him after dinner. Sam had just pulled in there to thrash. I got a couple of boxes of Chamberlain salve from Mrs. Ryerse and then came over to Law's with Alan and he drove me home. He took Dad. back with him and they threw old Ben but didn't operate as Dad. said it would be a painful operation and they were not sure it would cure him so they thought as he was so old it wasn't worth it. Aunty and Aunt ida were over here to dinner and walked over and back. I went down to Aunty's for tea and went to the picture-show with Marj. but it was a miserable show. My arm is still pretty bad. I put Chamberlain salve on it this after noon. Fair day.