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Croton August 1907

Fri Aug 16th cloudy a little rain in the fore noon. Sarah was here

Sat Aug 17th cloudy fore part of the day. latter part cloudy. Sarah was here

Sun Aug 18th clear and cool

Mon Aug 19th clear part of the day. Bilton and Mary Paul was in a fiew minu

Tue Aug 20th cloudy and cool a Shower in the fore noon. Walter was in for the key

Wed Aug 21st cloudy and cool Sarah was here for the dirty cloaths. I cut up a fiew weeds to keep them from ripening their Seed

Thur Aug 22 clear and cool light frost last night Sarah came over this evening

Fri Aug 23rd cloudy Streaks in the and cool Sarah and Charley was here

Sat Aug 24th clear and dry. Bilton and Elva Paul was here

Sun Aug 25th clear and windy. I went to the Church to hear our Old Minister

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Croton August 1907

Mon Aug 26th clear most of the day Walter and Edwin Young was blocking my old Granry this fore noon. Mary and Elva Paul and Sarah McIntosh was here this after noon

Tue Aug 27th cloudy a dull day. Sarah came over. I was alone Several of our neibors went to Toronto Fair. Rose calld this evening

Wed Aug 28th cloudy awhile in the fore noon the rest of the day clear

Thu Aug 29th clear most of the day and warm Sarah was in a fiew minutes

Fri Aug 30th cloudy in the fore noon after noon clear Sarah was here cleaning the house

Sat Aug 31st clear and dry. I was helping Walter this morning move the coal he wants the old granry to put his gain in when he thrashes. Sarah was over and Bilton Samuel Peter came over with my rasor

Sun Sept 1st cloudy looks like as if we would get rain wich is much needed. Sarah was in.

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