29 we could not go after her Will over to see Mr James Dell he is very bad Wed 5 looks like rain Paul & Clarance went to pick strawberries but they were all gone for this year. Marjorie took 9 1/2 of butter @ 14 1 doz eggs. @ 22. oil 12 sugar 25 cheese 25. tea 13. 6 loaves bread 36 bug poison 10 Thur 6. Arthur started the hay on his field but it poured rain for awhile The boys drawed the rest of the manure that Paul started the night befor Roy & I started to put the bug poison on the potatoes put it on part of them & I picked a lot off & the boys picked a lot yesterday. Paul went to Saurs Friday 7. another hot day. I churned the butter soft. Arthur cut some more hay. Fannie went over to the other house for Tea Marjorie working on her dress Sat 8 Roy horse raking his field by the house & they drawed in twin loads for us & 3 for them selves they raked so late that Jennie & Marjorie could not go after bread I picked & gutted cherrues for two pies & an apple sauce & jelly mixed. had fire enough to roast an ox Jennie & Marjorie over to help Hattie with her dress. They killed the old rooster. Clara down to stay all night the boys over for supper in the old house Roy stayed all night over there the two boys helping them Clarance had a falling out 29 with them Paul came home brought a letter from Fannie telling of the birth of Donalds son day befor Sun 9 rather a nice day. Jenniie over for tea in other house & the boys Roy was there for dinner we had cherry pie for supper Wills had a swarm of bees & we had a swarm on thursday we put it in the keg I got everything ready & Roy knocked it down. I got stung under the eye John & Ed to the other house. Hattie gone to Montroy Mon 10 Marjorie & Jennue went to Chippawa in the forenoon got 8 loaves of bread, rolls of bread Jennie got biscuits; meat meal? & cheese. Marjorie got socks for Paul & 15 ct Embroidery had 6 lbs 2 oz of butter @ 15 Arthur started to go to James Dells he cut hay heard Mr Dell was so bad he came back Will went all the way. Marjorie & Jennie went after dinner to see him he was a little better they drawed in two loads here & one there to make up for the extra one ? Paul & I went befor 6 Oclock & mowed away so they got more hay in they got both loads in we had a shower befor breakfast: I churned Paul stayed to home all day went at night to Somervilles. Arthur cut some in the new ground the boys got George boat & went for a ride

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