Thursday September 17th

Dad. Frank and Aunty Alice all came over this morning with Tupper's flat rack to haul corn. I had a road cut through but as the dew was very heavy and as they had to go to the mill besides in to Tupper's for his rack, it was late in the forenoon before we got started and we worked till after noon putting on the load, so they stayed to dinner much against Aunty Alice's approval as they had told Enah they would be back for dinner. Ina was here too washing, so Marj. had quite a party. We all three went down to the factory with the corn but had to wait for some time to unload as things are jammed full down there. It is certainly a busy place just now. I walked home through {Con's?} and talked to him for awhile so that it was about six when I got home. I drove Ina home about nine o clock.

Friday September 18th

There was a heavy thunder storm early this morning so that every thing was too wet to do much to-day. Sam & Alan were thrashing over at Dove's this morning so I went over to see if he needed any more help but there were plenty of men. He tried to induce me to help Tom Aikens build the stack but it was a very dirty