This after noon we were preparing to go to town when a very heavy shower which lasted for about an hour prevented us. I went to sleep for awhile and about three o'clock when it had cleared off we set out for town. We left the children at Aunty's and Marj. & I had just nicely got up town when down came more rain I left Marj. in Coleman's and I drove around to Dick's barn and waited till it slackened a little, by that time Marj. had made her way to Sam Schram's and got her trading done so we went right to Aunty's. We just got in the barn when it started to rain harder than ever, so we stayed for tea at Aunty's and as it set in to be a wet night I came home and left all of them down there for the night. It spit rain all the way home and while I was doing the chores. It has been cooler all day.

Friday August 21st

I went back down to Aunty's for breakfast this morning and got there by half past seven but they had finished. Aunty Alice had got up early. I went up town right after breakfast to get my hair cut but Bobbie Leaney wasn't in his shop yet. I waited for about ten minutes and then went to the new man. I then went back and got the family and came home. Harry B and I then went over to Tom. Stone's, then Willie Shand's & finally Dove's to get a team to put on the road grader, so this after noon old Dove and I went one round full length of the beat at least as far back as Gifford's where they have gravelled to from the north. Marston is going to have trucks gravel it down this way two or three concessions with Townsend gravel and their own trucks. Fine day, cool breeze, feels like Fall.

Saturday August 22nd

I took the rack back over home this morning and brought the rake over here ansd raked my alfalfa and the weeds I cut several weeks ago back of the barn before dinner and this after noon cocked up my alfalfa. Ray came over with a fork to help me Dad. & Frank were going to start shocking up paats. Dad. told me that Harvey Skey had been oveer to ask him about the dfrtune and had heard of it from his manager in Winnipeg Mr. Magahan who had gone over on the Mont Royal with Mr. Parks and Mr. Parks had "blabbed" absolutely everything he knew concerning it. Harvey had come straight to Dad