June 1898

14. Laid useless 10, 2, raisins 25, 3 lb butter 34. Henry and Maddy, Fred, Elsie, and [illegible] at Hampton, Mr. Lank, Maddy left for Kingston. We got a telegram from Far the day before the people came.

15. Laid out cream, she looks fine.

16. Fine day.

17. Rain. The folk went to the picnic.

18. Warm day. Five 7s, my 7s unused.

19. Warm day. Fine day. Mr. Wood left for home.

20. Mending in garden, finished. For congregation.

21. Mending preparation for a trial—The K. Ry. Alex. got some of the school teachers.

22. 22 of eggs, butter 25, sugar 25, 2/10 matches 15-16, 2 to 3, raisins 9, 2 lb 25, sugar 23. 44.

23. Laid.

24. The Friday before tomorrow. Mr. Burnet—Mischief is completed, a baby of [illegible] [illegible].

25. The middle is finished.

26. Turned the McLennan turned library. Died on Friday. A large congregation. Henry sung in the choir for B. E. Chug. Ref. W. 8/12.

27. Rainy.

28. Fine day, heavy rain.

29. Went to Devon, vegetables, 1 ice cream at Woodlawn House, Chesterville & ice cream. The intelligence came, Graham, is Ex. at Depot.

30. Fine, warm weather, Alice in Toronto. 2 doz. shirts, 3. We put at Deposit 20 James. For Fred went to Cornwall. Some. A good deal of mending in garden.

July 1898

1. Friday. Wedding. Annie will be home tomorrow.

2. 2 lb loaf, eggs 28, 2 lb butter 34, 9 pk vinegar. 68

3. Sunday, 5 eggs, bread, Monday. P.E., clean clothes, there was a thunder shower.

4. We got no Montreal paper since Friday, mending indoors, 1 was cold. I washed, 1 for bread.

5. Fine day, 3-4-6, 4 lb coffee 24. The picture for 29 9/16.

6. 1 pot of bread, 5 1/2 bottle of molasses, 1 2 lb sugar, 1 2 lb coffee. Mended clothes, had home linen.

7. 1/2 lb 25, 5 loaf bread 25, 2 lb butter 34. 34.

8. Put in the clover from the village meadow. A slightly cloudy day, no tornado. Maddy went to the garden, did not return. Mr. R. Marion painted the kitchen floor yesterday. Earn, paint pipe, 9.20, flour 2.31.

9. Fine, picked up near clean count 35-36, went to the kitchen another coat.

10. Far gathered seven times, this afternoon. A very large congregation, the Methodist long word, was buried, at North Branch Cemetery, ring of rope, and the putting up of a form, had free.

11. Rained last night—Marion got 2 gals of raspberries.

12. Finished tuning for Mr. B's, father of 7 yrs. Mrs. Darragh. Uncle Donald’s family went to Alexandria.

13. Another fine day, rain at night. Marion went to Cornwall.

14. Fine warm, Mrs. in evening.

15. The butter spoiled, comes warm. Lizzie Brown came on the evening train.

16. Rain, went to Cornwall, [illegible].

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