Irene Dixon Bamford

the other side drove up to Mahoneys stayed to supper and returned home at 11 pm. Bernard here in afternoon went home long enough to do the chores then came back accompanied by Mabel for an evenings visit. Ethel here for sugar. Will R here but didn't stay a long time. Al Percy and wife over visiting at uncle Samy's.

Monday 28 February 1898 last day of month A beautiful bright day cloudless. Earth spottersly [sic] white, warm in sunlight, froze last night. Maud at school, Grace washing Edna cooking & washing dishes. Irene darning stockings. Sr mending bags. V working in shop. Mart choring around. Little Gracie singing, Maggie de tows are in de tovey. Greenfield here again about the Rogers affair. Im sorry for Sr and for all of us & only for trust and forth in the Feud that never forsakes. I dont fear what the hand of mortal man can do. After washing the dinner dishes Edna walked to Wellies to stay all pm. V and FW gone up on the ice to the practice. This evening Grace & Martin gone to Willies.

Sunday 18 March 1915 Weather bitter cold for march miserable March weather. Edith take a trip to Geo Niles finds no one at home goes to Kehoes. V drives over to Vans for oil. Emma goes along not gone a long time. Gave Van 20 dollars for old Al Percy for an old second horse harness & brought home 12 gallons Kerosine. Then V and Edith drives to Flynns

Monday 19 March 1917 A cold half cloudy morning wind S.W. John and V draw 4 loads of hay from lower stack. Joe came to help saw down the pine trees, but as J.D. & J.D. were busy drawing hay didnt go sawing.

Tuesday 20 19 March 1917 A cloudy snowy morning. Another lamb dies in the house last night which makes 6 dead lambs from 24, so there is 18 lambs remaining. Joe here reading V's new farm book. Emma baking bread. Voltie filing Will W's saw. John repairing chairs. After dinner John and Joe sawed the pines. Joe here to dinner and supper. Card playing this evening.