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Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary, 1904
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Sat Mar 26. Fine day, I got out to the store down the lane. Water is over down the road but not so bad. Auntie did her collecting out at Thornhill in the afternoon. Uncle took a load of roots out.
Sun Mar 27. Fine day, cold and frozen quite clean in the morning, then the water began to run about noon. Uncle and Aunt Mattie at morning church. I went to Concord in the morning.
Mon Mar 28. Fine mild day. Uncle took me out to Willies in the morning. One turkey laid. Mr and Mrs George Charlton here for tea.
Tues Mar 29. Fine day and quite mild, I was at Willies
Wed Mar 30. Fine day, and quite mild. The day of Willies sale.
Thur Mar 31. Rained most of the day. Willies moved all but the best furniture, then Willie brought us home, they stayed at Pa'sm Marjorie and Charlie here. Wheels out.
Fri Apr 1... Good Friday. It rained a little we were all over at Pa's for the day. Marjorie stayed.
Sat Apr 2. Fine but cold, we went up to clean Willies house. Uncle made a road down our lane furnished moving.
Sun Apr 3. Fine but very cold. Easter Sunday. Our road getting dry in places but a lot of snow on the third. Uncle and I at church, the girls went to Fisherville.
Mon Apr 4. Fine day and a little warmer, our sideroad is quite dry. Uncle at Vestry Meeting. Then they took Charlie home.
Tue Apr 5. Fine day. Aunt Mattie and I went up and helped clean Mary's cellar and the other cleaning.
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