Nov 1910

10 Boys Chored W. drizzly rain about all day Mild

11 A took 5 bags Wheat to Whitevale & brought home 17 Paper bags Flour & went by Locust Hill & got 600 stove Coal AM he helped Benj'n thresh after 3 PM J got horse Chief shod on front feet & got 5 bags grain Chopped for Cows AM he Chored PM W. frost last night partly Cler today some snow flurries

12 A helped Benj'n thresh till after 4 PM J took cream & Chored W. fine & Clear

Sunday 13 at home Henry's were here to dinner & supper Flavius & Amelia & Eva were here all PM W. soft snow nearly all AM Cler PM Mild

14 Threshed got done about 1/2 past 3 PM Oats did not turn out very well they were badly threshed with hail when they were in head W. partly Cler mild

15 A went to Plowing Bee at J Dimmas J took grist Chop & Chored W. Clear AM rather Cloudy PM Cool air Br inlaw Saml Hoover's were here to dinner

16 A took grist then he helped Flavius Kill 2 Pigs J Chored they put in some tiles in field behind Cider house PM W. Cloudy rain NW wind

17 Boys put in Tiles I & Nancy went to Elias's to dinner W Cler some frost last night raw west wind

18 Boys drew off stones AM they put in tiles PM I & Nancy went to Flavius's to dinner W. partly Cler flurries of soft snow PM

19 Boys Clipped a Pony for Benj'ns Wilfred AM Henry & Willis Came then they went to see the Railroad Willis stays all night W. cold raw air

Sunday 20 all went to Meeting at Hebron except J he went to Dr Dales he does not feel well remarks by C Burkholders sermon on St Mat part of 12 C by Br C C Burkholder's MN & Daniels were here to dinner George Cobers was

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Nov 1910

here to supper W. Dull cloudy not very Cold

21 A helped wash J chored then they set the Horsepower & carried over a lot of Corn I & Nancy & Susanna went to David Ramer's to a Venison dinner (it was splendid) W. Cloudy all day drizzly sprinkling rain PM the Trains are tooting & running lively on the CNR that is the Construction trains

22 Boys filled drain & Chored A helped Bob Milroy thresh PM J took grist PM W. very fine & cler sharp air white frost

23 Boys Jacked up driving house abou 6 in I & Nancy went to Benj'n to dinner W White frost this morning Cloudy drizzly rain this evening

24 Boys raked back dooryard AM they cleaned drain Mouths PM W. fine & Cler Joe & Anne Called this evening Susanna went to Flavius with our Horse Major

25 J & Susanna went to Dr Dale AM A took grist they Chored PM W. cloudy slight drizzle PM mild J is not very well Dr gave him some medicine he also brought some more for me I am still pretty weak

26 A Chored Am he helped James McCreight thresh PM J & Susanna & Esther went to Funeral of Saml Barkey of Mongolia he died very sudden on Wednesday evening was buried at Widemans W. partly Clear sharp NW Wind

Sunday 27 at home J & A went to Henry's to dinner Aunt Lizzy Burkholder & Amelia were here PM Ernie & Carl Called little while W. partly Clear Cold NE air

28 A helped Flavius thresh till about 3 PM J & Esther went to A G Burkholders Funeral (Uncle Danl's son) he was Buried at Widemans they Just went to the house W. Cloudy East wind AM sleet & drizzly rain PM turned to snow this evening

29 A went to Thomas's to help thresh the Packing flowed out they didnt thresh J brought 1950 lb Coal from Locust Hill AM with sleigh.

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