Friday August 30th

We wanted to start hauling manure to-day but before we could haul the spreader out of the lane gate we had to put some more earth over the cement tile that Dad. put in there, so we went back to the end of the lane with the wag gon to get some clay but as there was a big water hole back there we had to drain the water out of it before we could haul a load through it. Dad. ran a furrow from the hole to the top of the hill and threw the sods out of the furrow into the hole. We hauled two loads of clay from the gully and put them over the tile at the barn yard end of the lane. It was noon when we got through. Aunty and Aunty Alice were here to dinner and after dinner Bruce Smith and Frank Marr came over after Dad. as Frank's cow was choking on an apple so Dad. went down and managed to get the apple. We boys got the manure spreader out and Frank and Dick pitched manure while I went back and pulled weeds out of the mangels. Frank hauled out till Dad. came home and then went and weeded strawberries. To-night Dick and I went to a corn roast put up by Mrs. Hobbes. and Frank went to another one that the McBrides were having. Both corn roast were up the beach about 100 yards apart below Globe Park. After we had burned up all the corn we had and then eaten it. we went up to the Hobbes and sat around till after mid night. Fine day.

Saturday August 31st

It rained quite hard during the night and quite a bit this morning so that I didn't do much but lie around read and sleep during the fore noon Frank made a plant stand for enah out of an old desk we got down at Lew {?}. This after noon Dad. and I went back and patched up the gully fence a little along the corn field as there were two or three posts broken and we were afraid the delapitated condition of the fence might tempt the cattle to try to explore the corn field. Frank spent the after noon cleaning and fix ing up the granery bins. Sam's outfit is now at old Evan's and he will be at Pickford on Monday. Dick took a holiday this after noon and went down town. We did the chores up early and I went down town to-night, went down to the station and met Marj. who came back to-night Sunny & cool wind this after noon.