Martin's to see how they were getting on with the hay and Huby went and pruned up all the trees he could find along the fences, several wild cherries among them and one elm. I thought I saw Mr Parsons coming with his binder so Daddy told me I had better come over but I did not see any thing of him here but after awhile I saw him out cutting the wheat. I went over and found Huby pruning his trees and then we came back and he trimmed a few peach trees. Then Bill and Daddy came with a load and we mowed it and then it was six but they went back to the field after another load and put it off before tea. It was nearly eight o'clock when we got through tea and after doing chores we went to bed.

Mrs. Perkins came over, to see if {Margin note} she could get any butter. Phelix had highly recommended it and as she was expected boarders she wanted good butter. She must have quit making it.

Wimday and cool to-day. Rainy ooking in spots. Terrible fire raging up north Cochrane ans South Porcupine wiped off the map. Three hundred lives reported to be lost.