May 1914

Sunday 17 at home Nancy doing pretty well Dr Called he says she is doing well we had a lot of visitors & callers Henry & family Called their children all have Whooping Cough Joe & Anne & little Ada JH Ramer AB's Lizzie & Jess Johnny Raer & Colon Reesors were here to dinner Gillie Burkholder & Nettie Ineson called Hermans were here awhile this evening W. very fine clear day Cool wind from S West

18 Boys worked at fence uprights they Painted a bit of them W. rather Cloudy but fine & warm

19 our folks had some help at house cleaning Benj'ns Fanny and Mrs Mayberry & Boys all helped they took up the carpets in the dining room W. very fine like Summer Nancy doing well Jacob Reesors made a call

20 Boys finished Painting the fence slats & put on a lot of them Elisabeth Martin & Rebecca Martin Called AM Nancy doing well W. quite warm & clear

Ascension Day 21 Went to Meeting at Hebron J & Susanna staid with Nancy she was not quite so strong this morning remarks & sermon on by Br C Russell & Lewis Grove & Flavius Eva were here to dinner Daniels Called David Groves Called too this evening W. quite warm looks a little like rain I forgot to say that A brought home a great lot of Mushrooms yesterday Morning

22 Boys Chored J took grist Chop & took 15 doz Eggs to Ceder Grove @ 20 cts per doz W. quite warm AM a very fine rain after dinner a nice rain Cooler tonight Lavina Diller was here helping at house cleaning my Nancy is better she was up with her Clothes on nearly all day

23 Boys fixed fence along north end of bush AM J took grist chop A pulled off some Caterpillars PM W. cler fine & Cool NW wind MN was here to dinner J went to Henrys after supper

Sunday 24 at home Br C's Becca was here PM W. Cool Air from East cloudy drizzly rain at bedtime

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May 1914

25 Boys helped Boil soap A Made Iron Weather cock AM they took Colt Teddy to Ormands Pasture PM W. quite warm fine rain off & on AM clear PM

26 A & Susanna went to Markham AM they Chored PM Menno Reesor brought my Uncle Josephus Reesor for a Call PM W quite warm a slight shower & some thunder over the lake early this morning quite warm

27 J & A went hunting Mushrooms AM they got 2 Crockfulls A helped Benj'n PM J trimmed trees in back Orchard PM W quite warm very slight shower before dinner some distant thunder

28 Boys Chored Cleaned up some rubbish along wire fence & fixed pole for swing etc at Creek had a Call from Preacher Isaac Rittenhouse & Preacher Freeman Rittenhouse this evening W. fine not so warm A took 16 doz Eggs to Ceder Grove after supper @ 21 cts per doz

Friday 29 I went to Annual Conference at Hebron there were a good many visiting Brethren there everything went off well in peace and harmony there was meeting appointed for 3 PM I & J & Lizzie went there was a sermon on St Mat 5 Chap by Pre Amos Gingerich & Menno Shants & D{illegible} David Cressman were here to supper J took them to Albert Reesors & to Peter Ramers W. not quite so warm a strong Breeze at times a thunder shower coming up near Bedtime

30 J Cultivated Corn A put in new gate & gate post at back Orchard J & Amelia went to Markham after supper Peter Reesors brought Joseph Wismer for a Call this morning W. fine clear cool didnt rain Much last night

Whit Sunday 31 all went to Meeting at Hebron except J he staid with Nancy she is doing well but did not feel strong enough to go to Meeting remarks by Br C sermon on St Luke 22 & 23 Chapters by Pre Tobias Martin of Waterloo Bishop Freeman Rittenhouse spoke too Sacrement was Celebrated today W mostly fair very fine not so warm

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