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to take him ---- wooden cross puzzle which he seemed very pleased to get. We went down his love & home --- way of the gully. When we got home we slot around awhile before doing the night chores Quint.& Dick came over about six as Dick wanted to get on a clean shirt or something and we went down with them to tear, or rather turkey dinner I took my skates down but it was too dark to go. Dick went up to a surprise party at Fatty Furnet’s, and told us he couldn't not be home to night. Aunty stayed down to & Dad---- & I came home about eleven. It has been very mild & sunny

Thursday January 2nd

I got up very late this morning. Dad.& and I did chores and Glenn & Willar Ryesie came along for a half mornings visit. Willar wanted Dad. to buy a pure bred Durham bull- calf for fifty dollars, but Dad told him he would go ones & look at it before investing. At eleven Dad. went down to Haly’s and brought Aunty home. This after noon he went down again and saw liaise up town who solicited auto for his re election but Dad. told him that though he had nothing against him as a neighbor, he was out of place as reeve for he thought he had acted very unfairly in everything last year. I cleaned up some of the old rubbish heap in