Oct 1910 Nov

26 J brought home Sauce from Lapps AM he Plowed PM A & Herman went to Toronto with our horse Billy & Herman's horse 8 Pigs average 17 lbs @ $10.75 per Cwt Herman's calf 105 lbs @ 11 Roosters 14 cts per lb W. pretty Cler drizzly rain this evening

27 Boys Chored AM A helped W Taylor thresh PM W. some rain last night drizzly at times Am mostly Cler PM strong NW wind Calm tonight this is the 53 anniversary of our wedding day and I have never regretted it Esther went home this Morning she & Martha Johny's Lucinda & Ethel Scott go to Waterloo tomorrow

28 A helped Taylor thresh J Plowed W Cler some squaals a heavy squaal of soft snow at noon all thawed Nancy's foof is doing pretty well I think I am some better too

29 Boys Plowed then they helped Thomas thresh an hour before noon Henry & Willis Called awhile AM J took grist Chop PM W sharp white frost last night a thick Ice

Sunday 30 I & Nancy & Susanna went to Br C's to dinner J A & Susanna went to Thomas Dillers to dinner W. Clear Cold rain & SW wind

Thanksgiving day 31 all went to Meeting at Hebron remarks by Levi Grove Sermon on St Luke part of 12 C by Br C Herman & family were here to dinner Joe & Anne were here to supper w. very very fine & Clear

Nov 1 A helped J Beane thresh for Benj'n J ganged behind Cider house A ganged too W. fine Cler pretty Cold AM Milder PM we heard that Enos Ramer died at 600 this Morning J & A went up after supper

2 A drew stones off fields J brought Anne she helped to sew today J Picked Cider Apples PM W. Cler

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Nov 1910

Esther Came again she was on a visit to Waterloo with Martha Lucinda & Ethel Scott

3 A Susanna & Esther went to Funeral of Enos Ramer J got Barrel of Cider Made AM he Chored PM W Clear Sharp Air Dr Called to see me today he say I am doing pretty well

4 A helped JD's thresh J took grist to Davids AM he brought 500 tiles from Pettys PM W. Cler sharp frost last night Cold NW all day thawed in sun

5 A helped JD's thresh till near 1000 J took grist then they put winter apples into Cellar put on storm doors & Chored PM W. Clear sharp NW white frost

Sunday 6 A Susanna & Esther went to Meeting at Widemans I & Nancy went to Joe's to dinner J went to Flavius PM W raw Cold W wind squaals of snow at times pretty heavy after dark

7 A helped Elias's thresh from 1000 AM till about 3 PM then he helped Johny Reesor's till night J took Cream then went to Daniels to dinner & brought home 4 Roosters @$1.00 each I took Susanna to Elias's AM & brought her home PM w. Cler Sharp air about 2 in snow on the ground the air did not thaw much till towards evening mostly gone now

8 A helped Johny Reesor thresh J J took grist Chop AM he helped Benj'n Kill a Pig PM W. partly Cler sharp air frost last night

9 A helped Johny Reesor thresh till about 10 AM J took cream J Susanna & Esther went to see the steam shovel working on the CNR at Thomas Diller's Cut A brought 600 lbs Coal at Locust Hill to fire the threshing Engine W. Cloudy drizzly rain at times nearly all day

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