morning to tell me I couldn't go to Guelph as Neff had said last night that tige was going to take Lloyd Ryerse an me in his car, but Tige said he was alone as his father was off canvassing for Victory Loan subscriptions and Albert was picking apples for George Duncan but Lloyd said he thought the real cause was that he mother was afraid of him getting the Flu. He went on down to tell Lloyd and by the time they got back I was about ready to go so we drove up to McBrides's and telephoned Neff. At first he said he could take up up with him but as Butler, Nixon & Mitchell were going too we thought it would be quite a load so we said we would go to Galt by Radial and he could pick us up there so we did. He got us all right at Galt and we got to Guelph in time for dinner. This after noon we went up to the College for the sale of surplus stock. I thought things went fairly cheaply although the stock was nothing extra. Mostly sows but a few sheep and cattle. There was one very nnice young short horn bull which went up around five hundred, and Carpenter & Ross bought a white heifer for over a thousand. We went back to the Roayl Hotel for supper as soon as the sale was over, but Neff went out some where to tea I think to Neilson's. I went down to the Bard's to see how they all were but I found the old man and lady had gone out to the country and their married daughter that was there told me that Edna was drowned last summer while in bathing down by the old Victori a bridge. That was very sad news indeed and accounted for the old folks being away as they could bear to stay alone. To-night we didn't know what to do with our selves as every thing in the shape of entertain ment was closed up. Butter and Mitchell were very anxious to pick up some "chickens" and I guess did chase up a couple but I went over to the Y.M.C.A. forawhile and then Nixon and i went back and i went to bed. Lloyd wander d around town for awhile and I was a sleep when he came in. He and I had the same room. It has been cloudy ran & inclined to rain all day.

Friday November 1st

Neff left a call for us fellows last night and the old fellars came banging at our door this morning