Mar 1913 Mar 1913

15 J took grist A got home from Hermans then Chored they both went to Bennets sale on the old White farm PM W. slight shower at time warm getting cooler this evening

Sunday 16 at home Benj'n & Children were here to dinner W. Cold froze hard SW wind mostly Clear flurries of snow

17 Boys Chored AM they cut wood in bush PM W. quite Cold froze hard Clear

18 A & Susanna went to Markham AM J took Nancy & Lizzie to see Aunt Lizzie Burkholder AM she is pretty smart Boys Cut wood in bush PM W. Cler strong SW wind thawing a little

19 J took Cream A brought home Chop AM J cut wood in bush A helped Clean house PM J took Nancy & Aunt Lizzy to Br C's & brought them home this evening W. very fine like spring now NW wind

20 Boys put Pork in garret & rubbed it with mustard A went to Alick Milroys {illegible} Bee & J brought home grist Chop W. very fine roads are drying off in places

Good Friday 21 Nancy & A & Lizzie went to Meeting at Hebron Henry's & Johnny Reesors were here to dinner Daniels Called awhile PM W. cloudy & some drizzly AM Cler & very very strong NW wind PM very strong at times getting Colder this evening Some hard frost holes in the road

22 J took cream Willis went with him A went to Markham AM Lizzie went with him they Chore PM W. frost last night thawing today there are reports of a great deal of damage by the wind storm throught the Country

Easter Sunday 23 at home nobody here W. Mild mostly cloudy pretty strong East wind

Easter Monday 24 at home Boys didnt do much AM they cleaned seed grain PM W. mostly cloudy & strong S East wind PM the creeks have been pretty high there is on account in the papers of a great deal of damage through the whole country from Canada {illegible} to buildings & Timber by the storm

25 Boys helped wash & clean house W. mild Cloudy & some drizzly rain there are a good many cases of measles in the neighbourhood Thomas's children {illegible} it is getting colder & freezing this evening

26 Boys helped at house cleaning W. not very Cold the trees & {illegible} are covered with Ice & it is very slippery walking

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Mar April 1913

there have been very destructive floods in the western states Ohio & Indiana Missouri & it is lamentable to read the accounts there was some damage in Canada but not very much

27 Boys Chored A took 24 doz Eggs to Ceder Grove @ 20 cts PM W. Snow last night & today till after dinner very fair sleighing not Cold

28 Boys Put in some Ash logs at Mill AM they helped clean house PM Dr Dale Called PM to see Susanna she is not very well W. Cler sharp Air it thawed a little in the sun

29 Boys took away the lumber AM they Chored PM W. Mild Misty clear the snow is thawing

Sunday 30 at home J went to Henry's to dinner Elias's Joes & Ada Mayberry were & Flavius's Eva were here to dinner W. Mild Mostly Cler

31 Boys Chored & worked in bush W. Mild partly Cler strong SW wind PM Cold this evening

April 1 J took Amy home she quit work today then he brought Flavius Amelia she stays awhile they cut up apple limbs PM W. Cold Clear a strong NW wind froze hard last night thawing a little in the sun through the day

2 Boys worked in bush W W fine clear warm roads drying off fine Boys put dung around Raspberries this morning

3 Boys chored & ground Binder knives Mary was here today sewing W strong East wind & rain heavy at times Creeks high A took 18 doz Eggs to Ceder Grove @ 20 cts

4 Boys Chored AM A took load Chop to Davids & J went to Whitevale for Oil PM W. Misty Cloudy & drizzly rain about all day

5 Boys cut wood & fixed Kitchen veranda floor I went to Half yearly Conference PM W. mostly clear some frost last night thawed today some suckers caught in Petticoat & in Rouge

Sunday 6 I & Nancy & A went to Meeting at Hebron remarks by C Burkholder sermon on St Mat 18 C by Levi Grove (Umfrage) C Burkholder Levi Grove MN & Abrahm Lehman Hermans & Henrys & Uriah Drudges were here to dinner Thomas's were here after supper W partly cloudy thawing a little skiff of fresh snow this Morning all gone very soon

7 A took Horse Sandy to Dr Armstrong AM he has {illegible} they took 2 young sows to Flavius & trimmed Raspberries PM W. very fine Cler frost last night

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