there for them to destroy except a beautiful crop of weeds. There will be great pasture for the cows for awhile in the piece that we are fencing off as clover has come on fine since haying although it wasn't seeded. We had to go back to the gully after dinner for one of the 30 ft. rolls back there although we only had a few yards in the fence to finish. J.C. Ross was over this morning looking at the sheep, he is going down to judge at Toronto next week. Marj. drove her Dad down with Mexico & the buggy this after noon and left him at the Bagley's for a day or so I went down to-night and got my hair cut.

Sunday August 28th

Marj. Tid and I went down to Sunday school this morning and Dad. & Enah drove down to church. Marj. and I walked around by the Bagley's after church for a few minutes to see how Mr. Clarke was, he had been to the Presbyterian church with the Bagley's as they & the Methodists are havi{ng} Union services for a few weeks. Dad. brought Aunty & Aunty Alice over for dinner and took them home just before tea. Aunty is ever so much better but pretty weak yet. The {Warrie?} Banfields and Mrs. Banfield came up and were here for the after noon. I went to bed soon after tea. Bill Fallens barn with all his this years grain and 3 or 4 hundred bushels of old grain was burned yesterday afternoon They claim it was spontaneous combustion but Dad. snorts at the idea and says no barn was ever set on fire by that, through grain heating

Monday August 29th

It stated to rain soon after breakfast this morning and we had a heavy thunder stoprm for more than most of the fore noon but it came out hot & sunny this after boon I spoent the morning assisting Marj painting my last show card lesson and Marj. posted them this afternoon. Dad. wrote ketters to Frank and Dick most of the morning,. This after noon we separated the ewea & lambs and put the ewes across in the little front pasture.I worked all afternoon uildoing a fence