big work out of his mouth. I went down town this after noon and Marj. and I walked around the hill with Mr. Smith and Bill and stopped at the dam for awhile to watch the crane work. We then went up to Miss McQueen's for a little while, and went down to Aunty's for tea. Mrs. Sky was there but didn't stay very late. Very mild all day but rainy to-night.

Monday November 4th

Dad. plowed all day and Frank and I picked apples this morning. This after noon Jack Martin came over to tell us he wanted one of us to help him fill silo so Frank went over. I cleaned out the calf pen and got the cow stable ready to have the cows in to-night. I picked a few more apples but not many. The news to-day says that Austria has surrendered completely to the terms of the Allied armistice and Austrian troops on all fronts will lay down their arms to-day. Cloudy and cold wind all day.

Tuesday November 6th Frank and I cut corn this morning and finished cutting all the corn north of the mangels and cut one row from the lane to Ivey's fence. Dad. plowed all day and he said at noon he thought we had better get the cider apples loaded ready to take up to Walker Waddle's so Frank filled the wag gon box up this afternoon noon from the pile we had picked up off the ground and put in the ice-house, some of them had gone bad so we had to get a few more out of the orchard. I fix ed up the cow stable and picked a few more apples. Bruce Smith and Gov. Hummond were in this after noon can vassing for the Victory Loan but we couldn't help them out {?} Bruce said Norfolk's objective was one million dollars but that so far they had only raised three hundred thousand. Tom & Mrs. Chapman were in and bought three of my cockrels for $1.50 apiece. including the one that came here in the summer. {name?} was over also to get her riding habit which she left her a week or so ago hoping to have a ride but she is going away on Satur day. Enah was down town as this was Aunty Alice's birthday. I went down to-night. It has been a fine day.

Wednesday November 6th

Frank and I got started right after breakfast this morning for Walker Waddle's but there were two loads of apples in ahead of us, however it didn't take long and

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