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Mary Ann King Diary, 1905
Mary Ann King 1905 Diary-5.pdf
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Teu 18 regular winter weather yesterday & today with west wind & snowing most of the time at least comes on flurrys wind goes right through one Paul drawing manure on the garden. Put the horse away at noon it was so cold. Fannie papered their kitchen Paul took our Turkey away again. Mary Riexinger called to see if their turkey was here. I started my woollen quilt Paul swept the School house it was so cold I hated to go. Wed 19 wind south west very high & not so cold. Frank Miller died yesterday. set? spring? at night Thurs 20 drizly part of the day. Paul went to Chippawa. Paul bought home a card telling us about Frank Millers death. He was burrie this afternoon. met at the house at 3 Oclock hence? to All Saints church on this side Mrs Reixinger came past as Paul was going away & stayed untill he came back Fannie up to see May. I baked bread & plum tarts Friday 21 Good Fridaty day something terrible rained pasrt of the time & snowed part of the time great big flakes the largest I ever saw then the water was laying all over the ground from the heavy rain in the night. The cows would not stay long enough to drink watered snow by the pail at night. We had a mess of fish
Sat. 22 sun out and nice again. Olly brought Marjorie home in the afternoon. I was mending Pauls pants all forenoon after nailed down some oil cloth to patch up holes cleaned the floor & blacked the stove. Marjorie had a bad face all swelled from her eyetooth. Fannie went to Chippawa after Hattie came home from Berlin just gone two weeks. Paul went after the turkey Nag dont seem to get much better. Sun 23. Beautiful day. The girls were taken in the church. The minister for dinner in the other house. Pel here for supper & Fannie