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Benjamin Reesor Diary, 1909-1911

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Feb 1910

22 A Ironed AM he worked at a Cabbage Knife for Henry's PM J went to Jess Cobers PM W. clear & fine sharp air

23 A finished the Cabbage Knife AM J Chored A went to Cobers & bought a Goose @ $1.60 W. a liitle snow last night a strong NW wind all day Cold Clear

24 Boys Chored A took 7 doz Eggs to Ceder Grove @ 30 cts PM J went to Elias's PM W. very Cold about 9 deg below this Morning fine & Clear

25 Henry's & Joe Burkholders were here to dinner W. fine & Cler Cold

26 Boys Chored Herman's Called awhile PM W. Milder air from East a little drizzle after dark J brought home some Chop PM

Sunday 27 at home Joe's were here to dinner Flavius & famiy & Thomas & Adeline were here all PM W. some rain last night light drizzle awhile this Morning, cloudy & Mild all day

28 A helped wash AM J Chored I took Susanna to Joes & to Elias's PM & left her there Boys Cleaned a Bureau that J bought at a sale W. very fine, thawing the snow is quite soft

March 1 A Ironed J took Grist AM they brought a load pine roots PM W. quite Mild Cloudy AM a heavy Mist & fog PM

2 A was at Hermans Papering & White washing J helped Thomas Kill 2 hogs AM W. very fine & Clear snow going fast Elias's & Teeny Stover were here to supper Joe's came after supper Teeny stays all night

3 J took Grist & took 8 doz Eggs to Ceder Grove @ 27 cts AM they began to cut wood in Bush PM I took Teeny & Susanna to Tennys this morning

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Feb 1910 Mar

Susanna will stay awhile at Elias's & Joes W. very fine & cler snow going Creek high crows have been Cawing these few days

4 Boys put the smoked Pork up into Garrett & hung up the old sows Pork then they cut wood PM W. very fine Mild snow going

5 Boys cut & split wood A went to the Annual Meeting of the Ceder Grove threshing Companys Meeting at Flavius AM the Dividend was $15.00 per share they cut some feed PM W. very fine Cler & warm the snow is going sleighing is breaking up

Sunday 6 at home J went to Benj'ns & A went to Joe's PM W. Cloudy Mild a little cler at times distant thunder at times pretty heavy after dark a slight shower

7 A helped wash AM they cut wood PM W. froze last night Cold NW wind Clear

8 A Ironed J went to JD's AM the Cut wood PM W. a few inches snow last night & AM thawed PM Uriah Drudges were here PM

9 Boys sawed wood AM J & A went to Neilsons sale PM W. clear fine cold wind

10 Boys cut wood J took 13 doz Eggs to Ceder Grove PM @ 25 cts per doz PM W. Clear cold Air sleighing gone good Wheeling not many old drifts

11 Boys cut wood AM Benj'ns Man helped they both went to J Collins sale PM W. very fine & clear Cold air Joe brought Susanna home today

12 Boys cut wood & helped clean house W. fine & Clear sharp frost last night thawing in the sun I walked to Benj'ns PM Joe & Anne Called this evening

Sunday 13 All went to Meeting at Hebron remarks by C Burkholder Sermon on St Mat part of 22C by Br C Visitors after

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