Irene Dixon Bamford

Wolfe Island Sept 4th 1888 Tuesday A warm bright cloudless day, wind south. Volty is in Watertown. Welly, Evaline, Johny, and Grace are gone to a picnic in Breakys grove. Wells, Maud and I at home. Wells has a lame knee, but has gone down by Ebbs to water the young stock. Bill and Will are gone to Kingston to conclude the bargain for Will's place. Will Woodman's child is very sick with Erystashia [Erysipelas]. I just finished writing a letter to Watson. James O'Brien came to see Wells about the school house fence. Four ministers at the picnic including Thompson and his family and old John Lockheart the Bible agent.

5th Wednesday Rained some in the night, wind changed to north, cool all day John went early this morning to Wellingtons to help thresh but didn't work untill towards evening. Welly went over to Rattrays & helped fix the machine and moved it to Burnhams after carrying E down to Burnhams to help Alvira. They came back

[margin] Welly is 23 years old to day

26 Nov 1897 Friday Wellie drove up for me again went down washed and dressed the baby. The wind blowing a gale and increasing. Stayed at Evelines all night. Wind lulled towards night. Wellie plowed & V plowed. Eveline has a head ache. Do all can for her. Relieved towards night. Sat up and W. Jr made her bed. Alvira came towards eve brought apples, Talman sweets, baked, some taste like kerosine

27 Saturday Nov 1897 At Wellie's this morning, stay all day & all night. Made 1 apple pie, 1 berry pie, 1 custard pie. Hirams Joslins wife, Isabella, came and stayed nearly all afternoon. Wellie made Evelines bed, then he came up home and he & Volty worked in shop till 11 Oclock pm. The baby is a week old.

Friday 11 April 1902 A very fine day, warm, steam & vapor arising from the plowed ground. Sr says tom didn't do two hours work yesterday and didnt tie up the surley cow's calf last night and it sucked the cow dry. Wells & Tom are building fence up "forninst' Uncle Sam's. Mary Woodman has just gone past, drove down- I dont know whether to Rachels or Alvira's. I sent a letter to Park, one to Wells Jr. Maud sent a letter to her father. Wells sent one to Pelo for irons of some kind which was sent down from Borbits and left in Kingston. Junior and Tom building wire fence. I made a bed and sowed lettuce set out geraniums & a rose bush & washed some cloths.