Aug 16th 1893

Wed. 16. Very hot today clouding over afternoon and looking like rain had a severe headache and being generally broken up Mrs Cowan and Mrs Harding where the doctors thanks for their goodness

Thur. 17. Raining this morning and continued all the forenoon remaining cloudy feel much better today at prayer meeting tonight

Fri. 18. Cool and cloudy it rained a little during the night previous

Sat. 19. Finding cool but cloudy most of the day Ms Hopkins return to her school today stopping at Mrs Cowan's

Sun. 20. Lovely day Jas. Lane and I spent the day at his mother's St Lawrence we returned in time for church here

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Aug 21st 1893

Mon. 21. Lovely day very hot in the afternoon spent the evening at Mr van horns

Tue. 22. Another lovely day but hot Mr Cowan bracket ab and Mr R brash we're at Mrs Collins doing a little carpentry job for her Mr Cowan and I arranged a trip down the river St Lawrence is this coming Fri.

Wed. 23. Still another fine day the farmers are very busy now taking in their Harvest at Mrs Cowan's here again today

Thur. 24. Another lovely day not much change in the temperature

Fri. 25. Fine again today Billy Clark did not come back as expected so did not make the trip down the river with Mr Cowan as I expected spent the evening at Mr Harding's