at the orchard. He thought there might be 20 {bbls?} of orchard. Enah went down town this after noon and teold us to-night that mrs. Frank {surname?} was dead and Frank himself very low with Influenza.

Thursday October 24th

Dad. has plowed all day. Frank and i picked apples this morning as we expected Pud. Smy the down to borrow some barley & oats. as Mrs. Smy the asked Enah if they could get them yester day. He came and got about ten bags and as he was goingto haul them chopped we got him to take a grist from us down to the mill too. I went downwith him and didn't get back till about noon. This after noon Frank and I hooked up Joe and Queen to go after our hop but it wasn't done when we got there so we drove around the block instead of waiting. We met Sam Thompson when we were coming home. He had been over here to see if he ould get us to help him fill silo to0morrow morning wo we said we could. Tige McBride was in last night to see if we could did the rest of the potatoes to-morrow after noon as Neff could come down, so we said we would. Cloudy.