Croton April 1906

Thu Apr5th cloudy fire part of the day snow in the evening, this afternoon I attended Sot Skinners funeral there was a large funeral

Sat Apr 6th cloudy and cool but warm enough to melt the {illegible} of snow that fell last night Sarah was here to day basking and cleaning house I was Sting in the house

Sat Apr 7th cloudy fore noon clear after noon Bilton was here in the fore noon of B Snary was here this evening and took up his mote

Sun Apr 8th cloudy after noon wet. I attended the Sabbath school a large school

Mon Apr 9th cloudy and light showers Bilton and Roy Paul was here part of the day.

Tue Apr 10th cloudy and light showers no Sun today. Charley brought me a couple of loaves of bread. I was over to the shop Goya loaf and some butter and ginger

Wed Apr 11th clear latter part of the day. Bilton was in this fore noon I command to dig my ground this fore noon

Croton April 1906

Thu Apr 12th clear and warm. I was digging in the garden and cleaning the hen house

Fri April 13th clear and pleasant Sarah and all here people were here. Mary and Elvie calls this Evening I done a little digging

Sat Apr 14th cloudy fore noon wet. Bilton was in this after noon awhile

Sun Apr 15th cloudy and showers. I was at the Sunday School and preaching

Mon Apr 16th fore noon cloudy and cool .after noon clear not quite So cold

Tue Apr 17th clear and warm a butiful day. charley was here plowing my but of ground {a little red star}{highlight;"Aunt Victoria and Mary Paul came in this Evening I was digging the garden"}

Wed Apr 18th clear and warm 74 degrees heat I finished my diging of the garden

Thu Apr 19th Sarah was here doing her work {highlight;"Walter sowd Barley on the ground I let him have Jeremiah Jiffin lalld in this after noon"}

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