May 1911 June

went to Markham with horse Major AM W. very fine & clear a pleasant day

31 A worked at Cemetery at Arthur Milroys J finished scuffling Mangels AM he brought load gravel PM W. Cool AM fine shower PM some thunder very fine shower Henry & Willis Called this morning for Potatoes

June 1 A drew gravel J Chored W. very strong NW wind quite Cool Calm this evening

2 A drew gravel he got horses shod PM J Chored W. very fine day rather Cloudy

3 A built wall at Benj'ns J Grubbed Corn with seeder AM he took some Chop & went to Ceder Grove PM I went with him W. very fine day

Whit Sunday 4 All went to Meeting at Hebron remarks by C Gayman sermon on by C Burkholder Daniels & C Gayman & wife were here to dinner Willis was here too he stays all night W. Air from East a little stronger PM began to rain at bedtime

Whit Monday 5 I & Nancy went to Flavius to dinner Susanna went along to Br C's J & A went with Henry's & J Burkholder's to Lake fishing they didnt get many W. partly cloudysome rain & thunder after 4 PM a fine shower lst night

6 J took cream A helped wash AM they both helped Benj'n move straw into shed PM W. East wind Cool showry nearly all day

7 J took Chop A worked at Benj'ns AM they thinned Mangels Flavius & Carl Benj'n his Man Sherman March helped PM W. very fine Cler Lydia & Harvey & little Frank were here to dinner

8 Boys finished thinning Mangels the same ones helped I & Nancy went to Joe's to dinner W. fine Clear

9 Boys topped Thistles W. fine a few thunder showers wet around this evening not very heavy a slight shower

10 A took cream & Chored J & Flavius went to Toronto on an Automobile

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May 1911

24 A went for Mushrooms got a fine lot they Chored PM W. very fine & cool strong W wind PM

Ascension day 25 all went to Meeting at Hebron except J he staid at home to attend to the Baker remarks by Levi Grove sermon on St Mark 16 C by Abraham Rittenhouse Freeman Rittenhouse spoke too W. very fine lovely day David Groves Henry Boyer Henry Steckly from Waterloo were here to dinner & Pre Abraham Rittenhouse & wife and Thomas's Called PM Martin Ramer was here to dinner too

26 I went to yearly Conference at Hebron all Passed reasonably well MN was here to dinner there was Meeting at 3 PM Tobias Martin & Joseph Gingricks spoke also Freeman Rittenhouse Frank Houses & wife & Barbara Johnston Freeman Rittenhouse & Christian Rittenhouse were here to supper Albert Reesor brought Deacon Menno Shants & Deacon Levi Martin PM Joseph Gingrich & for a Call after supper W. very fine Cler A took a load of them to Johny Reesor's

27 J Grubbed corn with seeder A Pointed wall north of horse stable door B Diller & wife brought Sol Horner & wife from Cayuga to supper W. Cler Cool air

Sunday 28 all went to Meeting at Hebron sermon on St luke 22 C by C Gayma & on Luke 23C by Br C Lords Sacrament was Celebrated no visitors after service Jake & Anne Diller were here to supper Flavius & family were here this evening W. very very warm some Cooler this evening

29 J helped wash & Chored A drew 4 loads gravel from Collins Pit into barnyard W. Cler fine & Cool some wind from north

30 A worked at Cementing at Alex Milroys J scuffed Mangels they are coming fine Susanna & Amelia

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