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for his days work. Nearly sunset. Wellie, Will, George, and Martin drew hay for Will Wellie helped uncle Smith dock hay.instead of drawing hay for Will

Sunday 16 A hot clear July day. Arose at 6 O'clock. Very quiet. Mart and Maud went to church and Sunday school. No visitors till 2 Oclock. Will came bringing Joseph Goodfellow & staid an hour then went home. Grace and Maud went over to Wills at 4. Goodfellow came home with them, talked awhile then went back to Wills our marine glasses are a curiosity to him never having seen any before. He is looking for the lower school, came from Marysville on bycicle [sic] stayed all night at Sam Joslins Silve Woodman came home [illegible] [margin] Henry & Jill out driving

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out door too much. He ought not to go out at all. Poor dear little Grace is half sick with grippe takes care of us all, and does all the house work. Maude is sick too with the same complaint but is better. Mart has had a cold all the week, and this morning Voltie is sneezing, going to have grippe too I guess. But Oh I thank god we are all living yet and I feel more and more every day how dependent we are upon his mercy. Well the boat couldn't get into Hallidays Thursday. But this past week the boys have butchered. Voltie went to Charleys Wednesday evening with team thinking to go from there on the boat Thursday morning but no boat so drove to Marysville and went to

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is canvassing for seed potatoes and doing good business. Wellie and Grace are intending to go to the city tomorrow. I have got so I can eat potatoes and gravy. James McKay was carried to the Marysville to day to be doctored for his foot.

Dec 24 Thursday. Wind blowing a gale from the South this morning so Wellie and Grace stay home. I can wash dishes now but my head and throat is sore yet and a hard cough. I knit on the choir tidy to day and drink lemonade. Maud takes a nap every afternoon. V thinks he is coming down with gripp too. Welly and Grace intend going to K tomorrow, a cloudy day

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Dec 22 1893 Friday

Jan 4th Friday 1895 A clear bright winter day and all are well. Each member of this family are at their respective employment. Bamford is mending old harness. Voltie working in the blacksmith shop. Mart choring around. Wells Jr here twice, very happy, cheerful and pleasant. Shelly Niles here visiting all afternoon. I darn Marts old macknaws and Mart overalls, sew carpet rags and make nine prints for Market

Dec 23rd Saturday. Saturday 5 Jan 1896 Very cold morning, river frozen from shore to shore fore noon. Mart and V drew hay PM, sawed wood and went skating. Shelly Niles came and staid all PM. Wells Sr & Will went to Marysville for groceries and coal. An intensely cold day, came home after dark, very cold. Geo Rattray scattered coal all the way from the village to Rogans because his end board was up.

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hard rain and wind terrific. Voltie hitched up and went for Maud, Shelly & Milly and bring them from School. Mr Niles came home from Marysville through all the storm. He drove up in his buggy. The ice from Marysville to Kingston very poor

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Jan 25 Thursday 1894 Voltie came down stairs this morning singing after the ball is over. A still bright clear morning. Wind N, ground bare and frozen, ice glittering in the sunlight. Wellie, Voltie, Mart and Wells Sr went to Lindas Island for wood found the ice good for a double team and heavy load, drew one load for Wellie. After dinner Grace to get subscribers for the Ladies World but got wrong, went to C Woodmans, Obriens, Barrys. After supper she went to Mrs Niles to make an evening call. Voltie went with Will, H Woodman to Clubbing bay on ice foat [sic] for oil, had to push the boat most of the way over and back again. about 8 pm. George Morgan Jr came home with V and stayed till 10 PM