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June 1 Sunday 1919 No Rain. A fine day every thing growing, every apple tree like a snow drift. No one here all day except ourselves including Bert, Maud and Hubert till evening when over came the Morgans ie Alden and Madaline. Then came Eddie McDonald bringing with him Ogle. They hang round on the back steps for awhile talking with Maud & bert then they come in and march through the kitchen & dining room directly to the parlor & then the pow wow begins, hollering yelling thumping the piano and they imagine they are singing. Nearly 12 Oclock midnight when they went home. This is the 4th night V has been kept awake till late
Monday June 2nd 1919 No rain. A hot day. After all the rainy weather, I guess a drought has began, tho every thing is beautiful at present but no wind not even a small refreshing breeze not a ripple on the river. After dinner Voltie rows Bert over the river. But enroute for Watertown V comes in time to do the chores bringing 6 gal of kerosine. Then at sunset he goes back over there and bring his own oil tank and 15 more gal of kerosine.
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and to dinner. Emma & Maggie after washing the dinner dishes walk up to Jack Niles to see the baby Lois. Found Geo & Louise there besides Old Horn and Lizzie, Mr and Mrs Kesler. Edith goes up to visit Maggie Magee. She is alone. Sylvia gone to English church. Ed, Joe & Sam gone to Howe Island to a bass [sic] ball play. About 4 pm V motors to Micheas with Margaret Joslin; she is working for her granny Anne Michea, Mag Magee came home with Edith and they go sauntering along the shore. The day ends in quiet peacefulness
Monday 14 Sept 1914 Another beautiful day. A brilliant sun and a cloudless sky & warm tho the evenings are cool. V fixing line fence between himself and Geo Niles. Emma washed and hung the clothes on the line by 10 pm. Edith picked beans for dinner. I shelled them. Then Edith went to school; has row with the Morgans, Madeline tore Ediths new apron. V finished cobbling the fence, picked lot of tomatoes for home canning and for Joslin's family beside a pail of cucumbers for Weir. Edith went for the cows gone a long time. Emma called on Sylvie 2 hours. Edith came home early. Edith washing supper dishes. A beautiful sunset and the river so still it reflects every color of sky.
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Saturday 2nd June V up at 4 October going to Kingston to day. Joe going to drive to factory with Volties milk. V phoned to John OBrien asking him if he was going to Kingston to this morning in motor, said yes & Voltie can go with him. After breakfast Voltie walked across the island to Johny OBriens. Oh the rooms a horror to look at; the dining room, pantry, my bedroom, front veranda, and wee sitting room. Emma washing and hanging out more clothes this morning.
Sunday 3rd June 1917 A very fine day no church service. Emma & Miss Langley met at church and went from there to Abyina McDonalds visiting where they staid all day. Eddie brought them back after dark. Emma says they had a most enjoyable time went to woods to gather flowers and away up the island. Eddie took them for drive out We had visitors also. Madaline & Myrabelle Morgan here all p.m. Sent them home very happy at sundown with a basket of several little articles honey, pie plant, old magazines, sun flower plants &c Voltie doing all chores alone milked 13 cows.
Monday 4 May 1917 A very fine day. V shearing sheep. Samy and Joe here digging trench for the new barn. Received the seeds from Buckbee. Rachel came over staid all night. Harold Dignum here in evening. He planting for R and she received a letter from Johndrow saying Ethel very sick with pneumonia. Sam and Joe here to dinner, diging trench for barn. Sent G a letter
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Thursday 14 No one went to town from here to day. In pm V & Maurice planted in garden
Friday 15 Will Gillespie came up this morning to frame the barn so now there are two men here beside V to cook for. Maurice & Will Gillespie.
Saturday 16 Wm Gillespie here again to day. Same work going on as yesterday. After supper Maurice dresses up very fine & shares powders, brushes and shines his boots, and goes over to Hallidays courting, Edith Bates. Samy and Miss Langley go to Kingston. I guess they are courting too. Louise's girl here. Laura Babcock. Emma papers the dining room
Sunday 17 June 1917 Sunday a very fine day. I write and send a letter to Belle. No one here except Madaline and Myrabelle pm when Emma, Edith, Madaline, Myrabelle go down to Annie Kehoes to see the baby; they return to supper then go home. Emma. V found the old sick cow dead so he had to draw her out and bury her. Another new milker and the last for this year. The holstein a big bull calf wich [sic] V is raising from a fine cow.
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Have to fight hogs and hens to keep them out of potatoes and strawberries. After R goes home we are alone for a few hours. I out in veranda reading or writing when I hear the busy clatter of foot steps and the greeting of merry young voices out they come to greet me. Myrabelle and Madaline Morgan looking so elegantly neat and fresh and pretty and smiling presenting me with a boquet of different assortment of flowers. Next came Mr Ogle taking Emma for a drive. Waited long - it seemed long for Voltie's return from State Park and was much surprised & pleased and disapointed at same time. Surprised and pleased to see Bert, Maud & Hubert who came across river with V, but so very disapointed at the non apearance of Will who did not come as agreed. tho he was there, together with Lena, Willie, Lottie, Louise, Charlie and Ada. Some of the Hart relatives also Charlies young kid Jerald. They brought a sumptius [sic] lay out for dinner. Well we all had supper after they came including Mr Ogle. Then came Wm Niles and his sweetheart Miss Jones. At ten pm they all went home except Bert, Maud and Hubert who staid all night and Voltie has to row them across in morning. Poor dear Voltie alone with no one to help him while John is wasting his life in Watertown. Will couldnt come he has to work at home doing their own hay. Of course "charity begins at home"
Monday 17 July 1917 A fine day. Wind South. Voltie rowed B, M & H across this morning. R came over for her margarine and to see Will, but no Will was to be seen. Took her Oleomargarine and went home. V started in to mow with mowing machine this pm done a good job. Emma not very well got
