Oct 4th. Sunday, home all alone, weather cool & cloudy, was down to the beach and helped nail Lillies houses up for winter

Oct 5th. Lillie passed away one month today miss her more than ever. it will never be the same again life hardly worth living.

Oct 6th. Have one car apples sold at $200 {$2.00} per bbl, and the barrels cost us 70¢ not much for the apples

Oct 7th. Picking & packing Spy apples but not very well colored yet.

Oct 8th. Finished picking Kieffer pears had 237 bskts sold all at 30¢ bskt. weather cold & cloudy has been a very cold & wet fall. but no frost yet. the flowers not frozen yet.

Oct 9th. Caledonia fair only have two Indians now and both gone to the fair today. weather cold & rainy.

Oct 9th & 10th cold and cloudy. men picking apples have a cold myself.

Oct 11th Sunday. Alan 8 months old, and what a change since then.

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