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Mary Ann King Diary, 1905

Mary Ann King 1905 Diary-31.pdf

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Thur 12 Will buchered a pig it weighe 1.4 g beautiful day overhead but terrible muddy & cold. the last day of the county fari. I churned & worked the butter right up 5 3/4 Friday 13. Moss Hazelet called to get board for the new teacher. I made cookies & I boiled pumkins for pies tomorrow. I swept & dusted the school house. Will ploughed out the potatoes Paul heled to pick & pick put in the cellar. They came over at 3 Oclock & ploughed out ours Paul picked untill after dark Sat 14 We borrowed 32 lbs from Will. Marjorie baked bread mixed it then went to Chippawa after Mrs Pound & the children. I cleaned the floor & got dinner churned a small churning made four pies & tarts Marjorie dressed a chicken after dark Sun 15 a beautiful day untill after supper when we got ready to take Mrs Pound home it started to rain. ? she gave it up. Darkers family to Wills they took Hattie home with them. We had spare ribs for dinner. high wind tonight. Paul harrowed the potatoes over when he came home. Marjorie took down 5 lb butter @ 24. got a lb fresh biscuits 1 lb. cheese rest on the book. 90 cts the debt. down to 4.1d Mon 16. cold west wind but nice sunshine Miss Grey started in this school. came here to board. Mrs Pound & the children went home after dinner. Marjorie drove her home wind changed to cold in the night. I made two grape pies. boiled pig feed Paul took over some of the potatoes The teacher has gone to bed early tonight she is so tired.

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