Enah drove Marj. down and she left on the 4.30 for Toronto where she is going to visit the Garrie's & Clara for a week. Frank and I stopped at the Canning Factory and got the seed corn Frank contracted for and then we got the rest of the cornstalks at Uncle Ward's. It was chore time when we got home. I went down to band practice to-night. Ada was no better this morning and they were very anxious about her but she was better to-night. Dr. Hicks was down to consult with Dr. Cook and they decided an operation was not necessary now. Frank Smith and Manning were over this morning and got me to go over to Jack Martin's with them to ask them him to be toast master at the Father & Son banquet Thursday night. He said he couldn't. He collared me and wanted me to act as Vestry clerk and keep the church books for Barwell. I told him I didn't know anything about keeping books but he suggested that Marj. do that. I told him that Marj. and I had enough Sunday school work on our hands to take up all our spare time and that for the church's sake it would be far better to get some one else interested, but he wouldn't take no for an answer and told me how they were getting the church affairs on a business basis, which I hate and that they would pay me fifty dollars a year I told him if I did it at all I would do it for the sake of the church not for pay, which I think disappointed his business mind. I told him I would leave it to Marj. When I told her she was very decided against the proposal and said she would tell Jack some thing about the men down town who were doing nothing for the church. However when Jack ran out to speak to her this after noon as she was going past she consented.

Wednesd Tuesday April 12th

Frank and I took a couple of loads of manure down to Aunty's this morning, we took it out of the calf pen in the barn and it took longer to put on a load, it was noon when we got back with the second load. This after noon we took what was left in the calf pen out to the field and then came up and sheared a couple of ewes. Dad. did chores most of the day. Frank went down town to-night but I oiled my boots and went to sleep on the sofa.

Wednesday April 13th

Dad. drove Tid down to school this morning and went on down to Aunty's and gave tyhem a day in the garden. Frank and I sheared sheep and did chores. We got seven sheared but were delayed this morning for an hour. I took 14 more chickens out of the loft and had to attend to them Old Gladys and the twins got out a couple of times and we had to put her back. Then Tom Butler wa sin for awhile. Dad. and Enah went down to Pinafore practice to-nigjht and Frank and I washed the sishes & put Tid. to bed. Warmer