the side road with a gang to go and work on the road to-morrow for 35 cts per hour. They are cleaning out the ditch getting ready to scrape the road & grade it. I didn't do much but chores all day Mr. Zealand has been drunk all day so we didnt invite him in to dinner. He had Skinner Manning out in the shop with him all fore noon and they were cleaning up and throwing things around at a great rate. Marj. said he came back (he & Skinner went off down street about one o'clock) about five and was in a very good humor and said he would like to have tea with us so Marj. told him she would be glad to have him and said she was expecting Essie over where at he said he wouldn't stay but went and had another drink of cider and came out and said he was going down to the hotel to have the first meal he had had to-day, he then got mad and slammed the door without listening to Marj's. protestations. Essie came over to tea and I went over for a few minutes to Uncle Ward's to see about getting some eggs to set as I tested mine out this afternoon and they were no good. Lovely day

Saturday March 19th