40 Wed 16. The boys started to cut oat here after dinner Paul cut a little wood on the fornoon then fidled the rest of the time untill Marjorie came home from Drummondville she went in the morning. took 19 lbs 6 oz to Adens a 18 payed 2.50 on the bill. got my slippers at Fern Robinsons. Robert McOliver Eva Mrs Dell for dinner over there & tea here. Will & Hattie here too. Thur 17. I washed all the fornoon. Marjorie cut out my waist. Hattie & her mother to Chippawa just got home when Mrs Kent came had to get her dinner then clean up the kitchen & churn when we went to the other house & Marjorie fixed up the bed room. Colly Reavely came to the other house. Min Marshall there to tea Friday 18. Paul to Hewsons got a $1.00. Mrs Kent to dinner in the other house. After dinner Hattie & Olly took her to Chippawa. I finished the washing after she left. Sat. 19 Paul at Marl. Dells pulling beans. made 85 ds took Lucy to McCredies. Marjorie to Mrs Reebs & made 50 cts. I swept & cleaned all around & made ginger cookies, tarts & a custard pie started to rain & rained hard in the night. without thunder. The girls got in the rain going & part of the way with Min & Yancy Young. I went down & cut clover for the pigs Sun 20 beautiful after the rain wind west -changed to north in the 40 evening Hattie & Olly to dinner. Will over & got the papers. The girls went to Chippawa church some singing brought to the other house by the Saurs brothers & Min Marshall Mon 21 high west wind & looked like rain Paul pulling beans at Riexingers got 75 cts I churned, & guarded the cows. I felt mean all day. Will & Arthur fixing for threshing tomorrow at old Jerrys. Marjorie finished my waist. I took a bouquet of peas down to the school house & cut some clover. Teu 22 hot in the sun but a nice west wind,=. Marjorie to Reebs to help dress ducks. Will threshing at old Jerrys had 2002 let. the calves get full thne led them uo under the willows. I washed quite a few things mostly Marjories & Pauls. Olly went home & the Darker girls stayed they came night befor. Wed 23 The heat something dreadful got cool at night: Will drawing in his peas Paul pulled beans in fornoon at Riexingers helped Will in afternoon from 2 Oclock. yesterday he pulled for Marty untill 11 Oclock then went to Riexingers I churned, & Marjorie finished my waist, & pressed it: I washed Pauls overalls & socks Thurs 24 sun hot in the morning when I was

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