Irene Dixon Bamford

this time. Robert came down a few minutes and I sent our letters by him, one to Puglesly and Dingman and one to Womans World. Sr sent one to Supervisor Cape Vincent. Arthur Vincent and Tom Chatterton came across the ice. Stay over night; horse tired out. Looks like storm. Did not get any books Whig, Dispatch, Vickery's fire side visitor, Parks Floral magazine.

Wedney [sic] 22 February 1905

Vincent Chatterton and Majorie went home to day. Weather cloudy but not cold, slush on the shore road to the top of cutter so we are done once more. On evening Voltie and Bob Reid drove to the corner for kerosine for the Woodmans, came home at 10 pm all abed but me

Saturday 15 Marach 1902 A fine day. Wells drawing manure. Tom Chatterton came down to day from Charlies, rode down with the mail. He brought us two pails of water - and, informed us that Marjories was at Henry's and wants to get down here she been there since the sale at Geo Morgan's. Maud cleaned floors and had every thing shining. I made two pies and one cake and 4 loaves of bread. Wells drove to foot for Voltie, gone long time stoped on way and choped wood for R & tried all along the road to get hen feed for her but got none

Wednesday 19th March 1902 Maud, again slept on the couch last night. I slept with Marjorie while Tom Chat sleeps in our bed room. Wells came from the stable last night just before retiring for the night and brought the joyful news that old muley has a calf. About three Oclock am the dog gave me a call to get up and let him out. I obeyed the summons and after waiting in vain for 1/2 hour for his dogship to come I went back to bed shaking with cold and left him out the rest of the night. A cold morn so cold the water froze in kitchen a fierce heavy wind blowing from the North all day. Chatteron complaining of a headache & couldn't eat much breakfast. Too much cold wind in that glass eye of his yesterday while going up and back from Charleys but he braces up and helps Grandad draw manure all fore noon and now they have ground their axes and gone "Over there" to chop wood. Maud and Marjorie fixes

to chop wood. Maud and Marjorie fixes Tom's bed up stairs and pick over beans. Maud made a sheet & sewed it up wrong. Marjorie picks over raisins for tea.

Thursday 20 March 1902 The weather much warmer. Tom & Sr made saw horses to saw the wood on using cross cut saw. Grandad & Tom saved and split a big pile of wood. Maud cleaned floors PM. Mararet [sic] went visiting over to R. Wells Sr went looking for his old pig all along the road to Jr's old place and back up to Franks where he found her and drove her home. Maud cleaned the ceiling in pantry; it looks fine. Rene made molasses cookies. After supper Maud went over to K's to come home with Marjorie and promised to come home before dark but staid instead. Walace came down to make an evening visit. After awhile our daughters came home escorted by Leanardo & Bobilo and they stayed in kitchen all evening.

Friday 21 March 1902 A mild day. Tom got headache again this morning but I doctor him with various remedies and he chops more wood & splits. Sent Maud to post office with letter for Pansy seed free then sent her to Niles for buttermilk and to get a dollar changed so I could send for seeds. I sent to Park for vegetable seed. 4 cts for this day's postage; looks like going to rain. We got a lot of work to do this spring. 3 dresses to make, house cleaning to do.

Friday eve 21st March Maud & Marjorie went to Mrs Niles making an afternoon visit and staying till nearly 11 Oclock pm. There were Len & Nellie Patterson & Bob and Dave Reid and Marjorie. Wells & Tom chopping splitting and sawing wood at the door. Wall and his father went across