Irene Dixon Bamford

Friday 27th Jan 1899 Fixing all day for the masqurade at the villiage. A very cold day but they leave just after sundown, clear crisp and cold. John Coxall called here on his way from Napanee, stayed 1 1/2 hours, talk, talk all e can. Another big fire in Kingston this morning. The Saturday Evening post came this eve with a letter from Martin to Voltie.

Tuesday 2nd May 1899 A quiet partialy cloudy morning rained some in the night. 15 past 5 when we arose. Wanted to go to Evelines but cant go Irene sowed pansy seed. Grace sent letters to Robert & Voltie. Mail received letter from Voltie, A letter from Robert, Ladies World, Saturday evening post, Whig and a postal from Martin, the nursery man

Continued (see next pages of this book also) from this page in other book 1899 Marked #2

Saturday 7 December 1895 A cold morning. Wind in the bright hauled around south not blowing very hard. Our clothes all on the line this morning. Voltie brought them in before breakfast. Voltie goes again this a.m. for more wood & drew a load of logs. Wallace came after dinner and helped V saw up a log. Grace irons clothes, cleans floors, made pies, cookies. Irene bakes bread. A cold raw cloudy Windy half snowy day. Maud is eleven years old this day. I wish we could get a letter from Martin. A dark dull evening looks like rain.

My faith looks up to thee Thou Lamb of Calvary Saviour Divine Now hear me while I pray Take wash my guilt away and may I from this day Be wholy thines.

Sunday 21st May 1893 A fine morning but cool Wind W Martin went down to help Willie [sic: Wellie milk and both stayed to breakfast with Eveline. Wellie came up with Martin and watered horses, fed calves & hogs and then choped [sic: chopped] off the heads of two roosters—going to cook roosters for dinner. About 10 O'clock Charlie, Belle, Marjorie, Beatrice, Irene & Charles Victor, came. Sent the young ones over to Wills for Dalias toes for Belle Then came Will D & Jen D & Wickham with the accordion. So they all made a great noise for a while. Charley [illegible] beans evening. Evening caller Percy Burnham [illegible] the way to church accompani [illegible] Grace and Martin afte [illegible] and catch with base ba [illegible] ...Well they are gone a [illegible] Sabath is ended Goes w [illegible]

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.