I was guarding the cows then the wind changed to north east & a thunder storm came up just as Marjorie was baking pancakes for dinner & I was working the butter. There was 6 lbs Young Rapplego Rapelje? stoped for Paul to take him to Chippawa he could not wheed so he took two baskets of mushrooms he picked this morning befor he raked the pea stubble, (Beebe is sick poor little thing has a cold,) & to finish all had killed Friday 25 Marjorie went to Clifton had 10 1/2 lbs butter she sold 6 1/4 to Taylor for 24cts & Jane 4 1/4 @ 24 got 50 pd sugar tea 26 cts cocoanut 15 cts paper 7, vaseline 5 blueing 5 nails 5 rope 35 cts 2 baskets of Plums 50 cts bread 12. brought up the pot Fannie gave her. she got 20 ct for their butter at Acten Pells. Ella Darkers birthday 17 Paul at McCredies pulling beans made 50 ct & got his supper at home. Will & Arthur drawing manure. I guarded the cows after I worked the butter in rolls for town, after I turned the cows out I washed dishes for an hour & half, then caught a chicken & cooked it for our supper, then churned. Just washing the churn looked out & saw all the cattle out, & had a big time getting them out. Marjorie just got home & had to help Sat 26 Marjorie to Reebs, took a crock with 6 1/2 lbs got 22 ct. Taylors got $1.00 worth of sugar 1d cheese a loaf of bread & 24 cts in cash she brought home a few tomatoes & a mess of corn. Paul guarded the cows then drawed a barrel of water. I got him his dinnr at 3 Oclock then he went after the waggon to draw manure stayed 2 hours & a half. George & Alln drawed the oats Will & Arthur drawing manure. I swept & cleaned both rooms & worked the butter, put clean paper on both cupboards, had a lot of work getting the hens caught & shut up. cool wind, north-east but sun quite hot. Sun 27 cold nights nowadays if not like frost. Today the wind is cold from the north east Marjorie went to church, came home highly incensed with the singing. Sharpe to the other house brought Fannie home Hartleys there & May Marshall & her husband Lou. Mon 28 I churned. Marjorie washed out quite a lot of her own clothes & ironed them & her white skirt. Paul drawing manure. Will & arthu drawing manure. I canned up 4 jars of Plums Teu 29 I swept the school house yesterday morning I did not get a chance Friday or sat. & tonight swept again. Nellie & Miss Thompson Hattie went after ? Nell called here with Fannie they did not start untill nearly dark in fact it was dark Will & Arthur threshing at Riexingers they were to come here & thresh out ours but some new arrangement they have put it off untill Sat likely have a big rain befor that they took Topsy down in the fornoon after them took 3 doz & 3 eggs. @ 20 cts pr doz got 3 loaves of bread 5 cts lemons 5 cts fly paper 25 cts bottle Hursts pain destroyer I swept & dusted tonight Paul drawing manure

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