Irene Dixon Bamford

Friday 20 December 1895 Wells not home very strange. no dont even hear from him nor Mart somehow I think we may never hear again from Mart. Voltie this evening went for the mail. thought we'd hear from Wells but no letter from him only the terrible news that Will Irvine is drowned this morning about 10 am while fishing.

Monday 25 March 1895 We awoke this morning to find the rain pouring down. Set the wash tub and soon had a tub full of water. Voltie working around the barn nearly all day it cleared away at noon, sun shone brightly out. W Jr took his nets from out the ice. Snow rapidly disapearing fields are getting bare but great banks of snow are yet piled up against board fences. Mended V coat and darned socks and cut carpet rags. Helmer Woodman, Will Irvine & J Irvine called here this evening for Voltie & stoped on their way to Burnham for W Jr to join the Patrons of Industry. They left their horses here untill their return. Wells Sr writing a letter to John McCohn this eve. Grace & Maud returning early another calf at the barn