August 1910

12 Boys helped Benj'n draw in AM then Benj'n helped boys draw in 21 loads mixed grain PM W. Cler warm fine PM

13 Boys drew in 11 loads Mixed grain AM Benj'n helped then they helped Benj'n PM I & Nancy went awhile to see Anne PM she is doing well W. warm rather Cloudy at times

Sunday 14 I & Nancy went to JD's to dinner J A & Susanna went to Daniels to dinner Frank & Ada went to JD's with us then we brought them home to supper W. warm rather Cloudy

15 Benj'n helped boys with team they finished our Harvest took in 14 loads till about 3 PM then they went to Benj'n I went to Davids & brought Susanna home AM I got very tired W. quite warm slight rain this evening a little distant thunder heard this evening that Jacob Diller was badly hurt today he lost his balance on a beam & jumped into the Mow where the fork was sticking upright in the grain it entered his body & he is badly torn

16 Boys helped Benj'n Finish drawing in I went to JD's this morning to see Jacob he is badly hurt is in bed W. quite warm cloudy all PM a slight rain this evening

17 Boys harrowed & Disced sod W. cloudy & dull nearly all day drizzly rain at times

18 Boys Ganged & harrowed on Knoll & on sod W. a fine shower last night some thunder dull & cloudy Cleared up fine toward evening warm

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Aug 1910

I & Nancy went awhile to Joe's AM Anne is quite smart I took 17 doz Eggs to Ceder Grove @ 22 cts PM

19 Boys ganged on Knoll got it finished W. quite warm I went to see how Jacob Diller is he is pretty bad yet they will let nobody in to see him W. very fine

20 Boys finished drawing dung on sod took in last of rakings big load J took Susanna to Dr Daly at Dunbarton she is not very well I & Nancy went to Elias's awhile PM Alma is sick W fine Cler pretty warm fine Breeze

Sunday 21 at home Johny Ramer's & Ethel Scott Herman & family & Amelia & Eva were here to dinner Ernie & Carl came PM J & A went to Henrys after supper W. a very fine day Eliass Alma is quite sick A went down this Morning & again PM she is no better

22 A & Carl ganged in field north of Meeting house J Chored & got gan Plow fixed & hoed Mangels W. a fine thunder shower before Breakfast cloudy nearly all day warm J went to Elias's Alma is some better

23 A & Carl ganged J Chored & hoed Mangels & took grist chop with Major I & Nancy went to Elias's Alma is in bed yet but doing pretty well Br C's brought Bishop Freeman Rittenhouse & wife & Widow Hansberger from Cayuga for a Call PM W. Cloudy very warm sultry

24 J & Carl finished ganging field east of dam.

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