Oct 1918

2: raini fine: home up at 6^30 chore: sleep send Cheque $21^76 to J. Eaton Co. fine

3: fine cool: home up at 6^30 chore read

4: cloudy. home up at 6^30 chore, rain

5: fine: home: up at 6^30 Chore. Mother varnish Kitchen floor: fine mild: rain

6:X: cloudy mild: home up at 8. chore read report of war over. Bells rang false Rev Williamson Preach at 8. rain

7: fine mild: home up at 6^30 chore. Roy & I walk up track to 61. mile Post

8: fine forst: home up at 6^30 chore: Mary mail letter to J.H.G. to English Hospital with $15^00 cash. Olive got letter from J.H.G. from a Hospital in England Dated 11th the Sept: transferred to Hosp- gave Dr A.F. Raynar cheque for $30^00 today

9: fine: home up at 6^30 chore: sign some Papers for Robert Matson at Offiec. Joan Coulter here today: out for walk

10: fine warm: home up at 6^40 chore: for walk to angle crossing: rest on track we got letter from J.H.G. England

11: fine: home up at 6^30 chore: Bette {illegible word} tonight C.P.R. at 10.oclock: Mary and Olive & John walk to Cedar Mills tto meet her: Rachel {illegible last name} on C.P.R

12: fine: home up at 6^30 chore: Beth here: I in Bed all day nearly. shaky

13:X: fine: home up at 8^30 chore: read: Beth Dearnley here. Rev Williamson S.

14: flurry rain: home. up at 8. chore read Thanksgiving. help Mary Kill a rooster had 6.oclock Dinner. Russell Hunt.

15: fine cool: home up at 7^30 chore: Olive and Beth walk to Cedar Mills at 6^30 Beth go CPR to Toronto: {illegible title of person} Bible Bring 1. load corn Put it in stable

16: fine: home up at 6^30 chore: {illegible title of person} Bible bring 2. Bags Potatoes at 1^60 Paid him for corn & Potatoes $4^20 for walk up back. saw Jas Lavery: very shaky:

17: fine: home up at 6^30 chore: read sleep Jas McCoaley Died tonight. {illegible word}

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