30 Teu 11 terrible hot. & cloudy last night it was cool tonight close & hot. we had pour down the boys were out in it. Roy raked up the hay here Arthur cut yesterday & they got it in. the rakings? are out. their hay in the new ground Will is going to set up at Dells tonight Marjorie & Jennie working on Marjories dress Paul came home from Somervilles put in one day Wed 12 started to rain as Paul & I was milking rained on & off all fornoon the boys all to the other house for dinner they are not doing anything both boys stayed here last night we had another mess of peas for dinner Paul gone to Hewsons after the strawberry money I churned & put the last churning in the crock. Thur 13 Paul hoed the yellow corn in forenoon then went to Tom Sommervilles after dinner Marjorie washed a dirty washing. I made buns for dinner & cornstarch pudding for dinner Hattie over in the evening I pulled a lot of weeds in the potato patch & went over the patch for bugs Friday 14 Clarance birthday he is 12 years old Jannie & the boys to Wills for dinner they had a chicken for dinner. The minister in the other house for dinner. I churned then went out hoed a lot of potatoes & planted some. They drawed in the last of their hay. Reeb came to see if Marjorie would go & stay with the children when she went to market. the children have the whooping cough she went tonight & Will went to sit up with James Dell. Marjories got 60 cts & a 2 qt jar of wine Sat. 15. I hived a of bees on the little red hive. Jennie & Hattie went to Chippawa took 13 1/4 at 16 pr lb came 2.12 got 6 loaves bread 36 tea 25 & eggs? 3 screen door 1.25 hinges 15 cheeses 8. Jennie ironed some of their things. I cleaned the kitchen packed the crock of butter. Marjorie came home early & finished her dress. Paul never came home from Sommervilles. Arthur started to cut the field opposite the school house Sun 16 Marjorie & Jennie went to church. John Oliver to the other house all day at night we had singing & playing. Mon. 17 Terrible hot just dreadful. Mr Dell died this morning at six. Marjorie took Jennie & the boys down to Chippawa to go home I just got the dishes gathered & carried out when May came stayed for dinner & for tea to the other house a dreadful thunder storm about 8 Oclock lasted an hour. never got any cooler Arthur raked a little untill Topsy came home. then Will raked with her & the boys drawed in made a stack by the barn Mr Dell died on Peters birthday he is 839 Mrs Missoner 89

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