Irene Dixon Bamford

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Friday 11 May 1894 Raining and blowing a half gale this morning, Wind South. Called Voltie at 4 Oclock AM but he would'nt get up. He and Mart got up at 5 and went down to Wellie's to milk the cows through rain and wind. Clears up at 9 Oclock but wind blows all day. 2 12 lbs milk this morning. Old Mrs Mongomery very sick do not expected to live Grace making Maude a dress pink print

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Saturday 12 May 1894

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Saturday 2nd June 1894 A rainy day raining all day and very windey windy. Haynes here to dinner. He came up to plant potatoes but didnt plant for the rain. I washed towels and other things and hang them in the sun to day. Grace got toothache and gone to bed. Mr. John Montgomery buried to day

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3 June Sunday 1894. A beautiful morning. after the rain grain, meadows, potatoes, fruit trees and garden every thing growing. Wind South. Wish Belle and family would come down to day. Alone all day no person here all day.

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Sunday 3rd March 1906

[sticker: Continued, Date 1906] [right corner torn, missing text indicated with *]

A cloudy dismal day neither rain * Bare ground except an abundance of ice every * cat might slip on it; no service in church to * The roads are terrible for traveling. Maud is getting dinner While we are at dinner, Frank Woodman and George Smith Woodman came over the ice from U.S.A. gave us all the news and ate dinner here. Geo went down home and brought the horse up intending to lead him across the ice. V went with them to help him but when they were in the channel they found the ice so poor and full of holes that they turned back. [illegible] hired man, Woodard came a little while before sunset from up the island where he has been courting the widow Cavelry and hastened across the ice. said "he must go or they would think he had got in a hole. Voltie watched him with the glass as long as he could see him to see that he hadnt get in a hole. Whitmarsh come about 4 pm [illegible] rode down as far as Montgomerys with Lancaster the English prelate

1911

Saturday 4 March

A very fine day. Sr drives to Wills for Rachels dog Tusk. I sent Voltie a picture, The Lady of the snows which means Canada. W Sr came back at my fall bringing the dog. Will sent me a diary and a phonograph record. Found Charley Easton there and Tom Chatterton chopped summer wood in woods. Rachel staid to dinner.

Sunday 5 March 1911

After breakfast Voltie led R's dog over to R's and fed and watered her cows. our hens dont lay eggs very well only 2 doz in a long time. R's hens are all right, she get lots of eggs. The price of butter and eggs are both taking a tumble. One of Mrs Mongomery's grand son called here to inquire the way across to the bay. He said Edith and his mother are with him. Wants to go to James Irvines. No other person called. Pea soup for supper

Monday 21 Sept 1914 Another bright day, finished threshing at noon pulled out and went to Byron Irvines, old Geo went too. Emma not very well, got a cold or distemper, gave a pie, a loaf of bread and some flour. Edith watered Rs cows. The monument man came at 4 p.m. V went to dock for it but only one half came, base not here. man steid all night

Tuesday 22 Sept 1914 Another warm morning; thick and hazy looks like rain but no rain, a hot dry day. Emma canned 9 cans of tomatoes and preserved some. McKay threshing at Montgomery's. Edith at home helping Emma and drive R's cows to river

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