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(Erie's) for eight dollars, he was big but very thin. Dad. took some oats & barley down to the mill to be copped just beofre dinner. Aunty went down town to get some flowwers for Mrs. Morgan's funeral. Frank came home at noon and is to have a half holiday, as Mr. Smith had to go to Captain McFell's funeral this aftermnoon. Allan Law came in after dinner and said he was ging to take is seed to Jarvis in the orning so I am going with him and take ours. Dad. settled up with him for threshing and he didn;t charge anything for hauling the ice, so we got it prertty cheap as Val. didn;t charge for cutting it. Dad. and I went fdown town aftr=ter some coal oil and came around by the mill and got our chop. and then loaded on our seed. We started to have a musical evening but Tiddums opposed us and had to have refreshmemnts. Colder to-day weith cold easterly wind, getting stormier to-night.