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Mary Ann King Diary, 1908 & 1909

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Sat 3. Dull most of the day with the least little sunshine once. drizled rain. & snowed & melted as fast as it came Every where out of doors look filthy but not so cold Paul gone to Chippewa. Marjorie swept & cleaned the floor Marguerite ironing has a lot of her own to iron I made ginger cookies & 3 elderberry pies mixed with Plums Paul caught a small mess of fish yesterday we are going to have them for supper. At 3 Oclock cleared up & the sun struck out, after Paul came home he went over after part of the bran.

Sun 4 no meeting here Arthur went to Will Dells for dinner then to the brick church. Mr. Longmyer preached roads terrible Hattie came over in the afternoon & stayed for tea she was not very well sick the day befor.

Mon 5 Bee at the church they finished shingling 17 in the fornoon & about 30 in the afternoon nice warm day the warmest we have had this spring & the first time I heard the frogs. I started on my print skirt. Paul to the Bee. Will Dell to the other house for dinner Billa Wells came to the other house rode up with Jen Tuft.

Teu 6. drizling in the afternoon. Marjorie washed, most of woolens Arthur over in the evening. The youngsters gone to Montagues they were told to stay all night if it rained hard. Paul took the turkey to Harveys at night caught a mess of fish. rained some in the night.

Wed 7. Terrible high southwest wind something awful. a little rain in the morning The wind kept rising untill it was something dreadful the house shook like an old ship Wills barn roof nearly gone. I never felt the wind like it in my life time. I cleaned the stove pipe or I elieve it would fall on fire most of the bee hives blew over at 8 it got a

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