Irene Dixon Bamford

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Friday 15 Sept 1899 Arose this morning with the consciousness of having to go to Kingston to the dentist. I dont like it but I'll go if Dr Daily pulls my off. Lisa fine day wind south and breezy roads fine and hard as asphalt. At one pm Arthur drives to door with Bess and I mount in and away I go. Bess on trot pass to vehicles on the road, one Mr Dick Irvine. Examine all the orchards along the road. Apple crop poor, saw some men plowing in field a few turnips growing & tomatoes ripening. When in sight of Bells knew they had threshing machine going in full blast so horse did not go to Kingston tomorrow.

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Saturday 16 Bell arose early got breakfast for threshers, had hard work to get Mac McClaren up to breakfast. Threshers staid till after dinner, ate nearly all the big roast of beef. Isadore Simons went home mad, because some of the intelligent white irish called Isadore a "nigger"!! After dinner we employ the remander of the day washing dishes, cleaning up the rooms. Belle glad they are gone had them 4 days with boys 8 horse power and the homliest dirtiest lot of men I ever saw