trees for John and 30 for myself. From C H. Davidson

April 29th Transplanting Tomatoes and hoeing Raspberry Bushes went up to city on the Radial I sure miss the car.

April 30th Cool and cloudy looks like rain again. Transplanting tomatoes yet.

May 1st nothing doing. Raining again this morning. Went up to the city and Paid Income Tax for 1917. Got some Seeds at Steele Briggs and spent the evening at 71 Aikman Avenue.

May 2nd Very cold and cloudy heavy west wind. Planted squash and Vegetable marrow seeds in hotbeds. Charles King was buried today. he died on April 30th.

May 3rd Cool and cloudy started raining again at noon. rained all afternoon and night. was down town nothing doing.

May 4th. Showery in the morning Heavy thunder shower started at noon. still raining at midnight. Ground flooded the worst yet this spring.

May 5th. Fair and cool. Weeding Peppers in Hotbeds. Had the bride-elect and her mother Mrs Homewood for supper went to Lodge. Brother Logan came in on a transfer card from Meaford Lodge and Minnie Nesbitt was initiated

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