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Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary, 1906

MaryAgnesCooper_1906_011.pdf

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Sun Apr 1. Fine day and windy, roads are quite dry. good walking. Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I at Church. I went to Fisherville.

Mon Apr 2. Fine and warm, Aunties in Toronto, Annie and Clara Teadale here for tea.

Tue Apr 3. Fine and quite warm, we cleaned the mans room and chamber.

Wed Apr 4. Rained a little in the afternoon. We cleaned the Cellar in the morning. Aunt Nellie went to Toronto to The Dentist. I went to Prayer Metting.

Thirs Apr 5. A little colder, Aunties at W. A. at Mrs Gibsons. Came quite a fall of wet snow in the evening.

Fri Apr 6. Fine day, a little muddy. Father and Mother here for tea, fathers last time here, the former very {?}. Dug horse radish but frost out.

Sat Apr 7. Coming little fluries of snow, very muddy.

Sun Apr 8. Fine and bright, moderately cold, Dr Campbell also Willie called in the morning- Aunt Mattie over at Father, I went to Fisherville. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I at evening church.

Mon Apr 9. Rained heavily all day. Uncle called at Father in the afternoon.

Tues Apr 10. Fine but dull, Aunt Nellie at father in the evening.

Wed Apr 11. Rained a little, there gradaully clearing.

Thurs Apr 12. Fine warm day. Aunt Nellie in Toronto. We have frogs out.

Good Friday. The children here. Cleaned spare room upstairs.

Fri Apr 3. Fine but a little cold. Uncle and Aunt Mattie at Church.

Good Friday. I was at Father for tea and went to Station with Edith Mayer. Ella Keron here in the evening.

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