and I arranged with Sid. Marsh to meet him in Simcoe to-morrow.

He was over at the place getting hay for Lawrence Kelly. It was agfter noon when we got back. I didn't do much but chores and sit around the house this after noon. Marj. has been on the go all day. She was over at the school house to see mabel about the social to-night, she then went ove rto Mrs. Lampkin's and as a final bit of exercise cleaned the floor of thr colony house for me with Gillets Lye. To-night we went to the Box Social at the school house. George came out and stayed with the kids. All of the ones from home came out. They got Doc. McQueen to drive them out and call for them again. The crowd over there was small but selct both conditions being due to Tom Stone's dance, which we all suspect the Donald faction to have organized for the express purpos eof ruining our the success of the social, they having an imaginary grievance for some reason unknown to anyone. Our debate was rather a fizzle mainly because we misjudged our talking capabilities and limited ourselves t three minutes apiece, the consequence being we scarcely got started. Dad. was master of ceremonies acting as chairman, auctioneer and soloist. Tj boxes realized $37.00 from which about $3.00 had to be