April 1919 Sun 13 The roads are very bad Drizzling rain all day Mon 14 Some {eleener?} dog killed rex hens on us today Tues 15 3 {lo ares?} 33 Wed 16 Rain all day and {illegible} Jaimmie went to Cornwall. Got 20 from {illegible} of Bell Telephone for me Thurs 17 Dull. John {last name} came for lsabell The {Ehster/Esther?} vacation begins tomorrow, the roads are very bad Frid 18 Agnes {came?} home by train 1.1?/2 doughnuts at Nellys 20 bread 1 {likely food, unsure what} 25 {same as previous} Sat 19 Milk 70. bread 22, paid for 31 lbs of wheat hen food 94 Mon 21 Funeral fund $1.25. Got a small box of yellow horne by mail from maisn. I heat it in a box of earth. It looks like living Tues 22 Very fine day {Bowin?} Mary and Barbara called in afternoon It is a lovely day Murdy is taking levels of {illegible} 2.2 box. lye to make noah 13

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