mark out the corn ground. They told me there that the band was going down to meet the "Colonial" which is the new passenger boat from Erie making its first trip to-day and which was due to arrive at noon. I went up to Bill's at ten as he told me yesterday but he had old Jack Cromwell in the chair and said he wouldn't be ready for me for another hour so I went down to Charlie Bridgewater's and he regaled me with tales of the war. I went back to the dentist at eleven but Bill said his wife wanted to go down and see the boat come in so I had better come back at two. I then went down to Aunty's & had dinner and then joined the band and went down to the dock to welcome the new boat, and when that affair was over Bill filled my tooth. It was rather late when I got over to the farm but Dad. had just finished marking and Frank had got a good start at planting. I helped him plant the rest and we finished soon after six and Harry B. & I came home.

Sunday June 21st

The past three weeks have been so crowded with activity that there has been little time and much less energy for recording it.

The first week in June was the hottest on record for that time of year. It was next thing to unbearable in fact there were a good many fatal prostrations in the cities due to it. There was a good deal of breeze here all the time but it was of a hot drying nature that shriveled and blighted growth with its hot breath. It was so hot I hated to work the horses and didn't do much with them although I worked up the young orchard and hauled out the bottom of the old alfalfa stack to put around the little trees where I couldnt plough the sod down and I worked for a few hours one after noon on the summer fallow. Frank & I planted the corn on the 2nd of June. We would plant a few rows and then rest in the shade and drink cold water, on the 3rd Mr. Bagley came out and took Marj. & the children down town and Marj. had some work done at the dentists the 4th Marj. had Mrs. Dove come over and help her for the first. She liked her very much. the 5th I went over home and Dad. Frank & I got part of a load of old shingles that were ripped off the Sunday school. We also got a coal oil stove at Brogden's for $22.00 (a bargain) and some bread tickets from Dell's as Marj. bocks at