Hattie & Mrs Zimerman came over to tea but Hattie had to go home Miss Marshall came & stayed all night: she brough us 8 lb of lard @ 15 pr lb 1.20. I made two apple & elderberry pies, made a dozen tarts out of preserved pears & peaches mixed & white cookies. Marjorie made an apple sauce cake the first of the week. Marjorie swept & cleaned the floor. Paul blacked the stove when he got up. Marjorie the youngsters night gowns. Marguerite cleaned the lamps & washed the chairs.

Sun 14 Missionary meeting. Arthur took Miss Marshall home then drove to church. Olly & Lilly brought Fannie home came over to church. quite stormy snow almost like rain. The youngsters went over to the other house in the afternoon

Mon 15. Beautiful day sunshine all day but cold wind gets colder towards night: but thawing very cold in the morning northwest wind. Mrs. Riexinger brought 2 lb butter for her customer Arthur drawed 2 loads of rails with Jack & the black colt. in the afternoon Will went to McCredies to cut feed, & Arthur & Paul drawed manure from their barn. Mrs Zimerman went home Marjorie went to Drummondville had 2½ lbs butter ought to be 70 & she allowed 63 - 107 for eggs got brown sugar 25 black & white thread 10 bar soap 15 2 lb salts & corn starch 10. got 50 cts bran 60. paid $1.00 for native herbs of the egg money took two due bills one for 7 cts & one . 65. lb tea 30. & the rest on fish. Wells heifer had on a calf at night.

Teu 16 Dr Glasgows funeral. we had to get up early to get Paul off on the train to go to Welland the wind blew a gale & snowed. sometimes it came on fits & starts one time got so black you could not see. an awful big funeral Fannie went to Chippewa & Arthur & Hattie went by Fraser Hattie stayed all night & started for Buffalo next day. I cleaned the stable & beded them while Marjorie & Gordon watered the cows & horse.