Mar 1911 April

27 Boys pulled off old wall paper in the West Cookhouse or summer Kitchen J went to Ceder Grove AM for some new paper & they put some of it on PM W. Cloudy drizzly rain all day it rained a lot last night

28 J helped wash A went to Markham to Meet Dentist AM they finished papering Kitchen PM W. strong West wind all day Cold A finished Painting Kitchen floor PM

29 A took 5 Pigs 970 lbs to Locust Hill @ $6.60 per Cwt AM J took Cream they Chored PM W. squaals of soft snow AM Colder PM

30 Boys cleaned seed grain Carl helped till about 3 PM W soft snow all AM & a little drizzle PM not Cold thawing some

31 Boys sawed pine roots behind barn for Engine W. Clear, Cold W wind sun thawing Daniels were here to dinner Herman Came to stay all night

April 1 J took Cream Willis came with him he stays all night A helped bring Machine from A Grahams they cut up rubbish PM Anne was here awhile PM W. Cold W wind few squaals of snow

Sunday 2 at home Henry's & Joe's were here to dinner Amelia was at Benj'ns to dinner W. clear Cold 12 deg above this Morning North wind

3 J helped wash A got Mare Queen shod on front feet & brought home load Pine roots from Flavius AM they drew roots with 2 teams PM W. Cler Cold East wind froze hard last night

4 A sawed wood with Buck saw J is not well W. strong East wind drizzly rain PM

5 A chored J is not well we Called Dr Dale he has not Come yet W. partly Cler some squaals of rain quite mild

6 A Chored & took Eggs to Ceder Grove 18 doz @ 16 cts Dr Came he gave J some Medicine he says he will soon get better W. Cloudy some slight squaals getting warmer

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April 1911

Amelia was to a Carpet rag Bee at Daniel Ramers

7 A sawed Plum trees & rubbish J is not very well yet Herman came to stay all night he is helping Oscar Wilson to overhaul the Machine at Thomas's W. fine clear

8 A took grist AM he trimmed Raspberry bushes PM J is some better I went to half yearly Conference at Hebron PM W. partly clear C Burkholder Came to stay all night frost last night

Sunday 9 all went to Meeting at Hebron except J he did not feel well remarks by Levi Grove sermon on St Mat 18 C by C Burkholder Enos Nighswander's were here to dinner W. frost last night fine clear today

10 A sowed Timothy seed on Wheat on Knoll AM he helped Benj'n cut wood PM J helped wash AM he took Herman's hores to be shod at Ceder Grove PM Herman is at Thomass overhauling the Machine W. sharp frost last night fine Clear today

11 J took Susanna to Dr Dale AM we cleaned our Kitchen AM put down new Oilcloth PM W. steady Cool East wind all day frost last night

12 Boys Chored drove Abes colt in double Harness PM they intend to hitch him up but it began to rain about 3 PM East wind all day did not rain Much Teenie Stover was here to dinner Herman Came stay all night

13 Boys Chored J & Nancy went awhile to David Groves PM Esther is not well she is a little better W East wind not strong slight drizzle this evening

Good Friday 14 all went to Meeting at Hebron except J remarks by C Burkholder sermon on St Mat part of 27 C by Br C Daniels & Willis were here to dinner Henry's were at Albert Reesor's Benj'n & family Flavius Fanny Eva & Carl were here PM Joseph Grove's brought Israel Weber & wife & Daniel Cressman & wife for a good Call PM

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