Irene Dixon Bamford

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Sunday 19th July 1908 A cool cloudy day rains a little in the morning. Reginald went to bed with tooth ache. V doctored him for tooth ache with carbolic acid. Tooth dont ache this morning but face badly swollen. Arthur and wee Charley and Mr Smith came over. Ray McIntyre & Jim Johnson came over. Belle and young Henry, Kathleen and Charles Junior came driving down in buggy. Belle brought records which the played on phonograph. Then Bell and Henry went across to Marjories in skiff with Arthur Vincent, wee Charley and Mr Smith. Grandpa picks raspberries and currants, Maud goes to church with the Ranous family. Rev Lancaster preaches his last sermon here for a long time if ever again. He going to Denver Colorado for his health. Charles Jr drives home alone and Kathleen stays with me. Clifford and Sylvia gathering juniper for their grandpa. Samy came for castor oil. Lent Grace Halliday Lena Rivers

Monday 30 Nov 1908 Arose this morning and wouldn't call Maud so managed to get breakfast alone. I let them lie till 8 am when I called Maud and Stella, soon found Maud had not returned and was greatly disapointed but she soon put in her appearance. Will Taggart having brought her down. William put his horse in barn and proceeded to stay all day & night. V plowing going to rain, and does rain hard towards evening. Caught a barrel of water. Young Tag was treated to hickory nuts, popcorn and apples, phonograph music besides three square meals, great visiting going on in evening in kitchen. Early this morning, Len came to bid us good bye he & lena They went just in neck of time for Jack had only returned when the wind began to blow river over the rowed them. Jack Niles to live to Watertown are going

Tuesday 30th Nov 1908 Sun shining with flying clouds Wind blowing a gale from the west. The hardest wind storm of all this fall. Voltie plowing all day. Wants to get as much done as possible this fall. Will Taggart drove home this morning. Stella going as far as the school with him. I like the boy well. Sent Grace a letter and cards to Gladys & Harriet Roseboom. Received birth day cards from John & Flora I churned.

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I called the girls to the house. Emma done all the chores after they drove away but Edith is to dirty and lazy to do anything excepting eating her meals, obstinate and quarrelsome. Boat left at 2 p.m. V drove home quite early. 6 eggs to day.

Friday 9 Jan 1914 A misty soft day cloudy. Voltie drove over to dock for lumber and things. Anglin sent a door to many. Rachel rode over when V came from dock. She brought towels to hem on machine and a tick to make for a pillow. George W Woodman came and he & V worked on Geo's sleighbox. Geo & R here to dinner. I pare apples (sweet) for preserves. R paid ,52 cts to me for the eggs. Wallace here also. George, Wallace bigger than ever. Standard & Herald and a letter from Lena also and from Genevieve. 3 eggs.

Saturday 10 Jan 1914 A cloudy snowy morn. Edith working some but quarrelsome. Emma cleaned all the floors, churned & salted the butter. George W Woodman here again to dinner. Emma finished her apron & Ed's under garment sewed any thing and done a very good job on Edith's blue calico dress, sent R's mail to Will Dignam. finshed Trail of Lesson

Saturday 15 August 1914 Weather quite cool this morning. Wind S and blowin a stiff breeze. Heard the phone ring at 1/4 to 12 midnight for A Joslin and at 1/4 past 12 for W. H. Woodman. Heard by the phone this morning that a baby girl came to John Niles Jr's last night. Lottie and Louise here this pm. V and J cutting peas. We have green peas for dinner. V brings in some ripe tomatoes! A few squally showers this p.m. but the sun shines most of the time. Lottie & Louise and Reginald go to water R's cows.

Sunday 16th August 1914 A very good day. Lena drove out for Lottie and Louise, brought me some slips of geranium. V motored for them, Cassie and Clifford came too. Lottie gave me Ben Hur. Rachel came over and staid till V came back. Reginald went over and came back with Voltie. Carrie & Clifford were left behind and engaged Albert Gillespie to take them across in his motor. Wind South and beginning to rain. John drives over with Rachel after the return of V & Reginald.

Monday 17 August 1914 Rather wet in fore noon couldn't bind oats after dinner. V and John go to Clayton. V to pay his bank note of 30 dollars and buy shoes and calico, limbarg [sic] cheese, peanuts and candies etc. They came after dark. Emma milked the cows. Kids noisy as anything. Edith and

Tuesday 28th Sept 1915 A clear cool breezy day. North wind Snub's family gathering apples in Sylvia's orchard. I can see a wagon load of bags filled with apples. Sylve and two of her sisters in law came down last night Marion and Lena. V trying the corn again this morning. Weir has 12 acres of corn lying flat on the ground. Maud Gillespie here inviting Emma to a party at Dick Halliday & brought me 4 books. I lent her one Woodstock by Sir Walter Scott.

Wednesday 29 Sept 1915 A very fine day. Received a letter from Charlotte Gibson also a letter from Grace

Thursday 30 Sept 1915 A very fine day. Voltie & Emma went to the Kingston. R came over and staid with me all day. Emma and Maggie Joslin and Roy Rattray and a Holland fellow all went to Portsmouth where Maggie and Roy Rattray were married. Emma