Irene Dixon Bamford

Bob went to Niles and ate dinner. I baked custard pie. Irene cleaned floors and every fine. Voltie came home early for supper, tired after doing the chores, milking & seperating milk, he and Bob sorted two barrels of apples for market. I am sending 7 lbs butter to market wish it was twenty. Merrit Daily trying to move on the island, drove down the island with two loads had to turn back on acount of snow through the Breaky consession. The weather now looks like a storm.

Monday 17th 1908 A cloudy morning looks like rain but it dont rain. While we were washing dishes Mr Taggart came driving in here bringing his daughter our little school teacher; he stays to dinner. Voltie not very well, leaves his work in field cutting peas and comes home he is so thirsty, he's down awhile, plays phonograph for Taggart and has not gone back to his work cutting peas. Next comes Merrit Daily garrulous as an old biddy. He has borrowed a book, a magazine the Peoples Magazine. I hope he will bring it back. Well I am glad he is gone at last. Miss Taggart came home early at 1/2 past 4 p.m. afraid of thunder and lightning. I borrowed ,50 cts of Wells. I had a big search for a suit of underclothes of Sr didnt find them.

Wallace borrowed V's boat to go fishing around the foot to Dick Hallidays coming back tomorrow. V goes to look for help & I draw and stack oats tomorrow. Couldnt get Geo Niles. He working for J Irvine

Monday 7 September 1908 No Rain. A beautiful day wind West and cool. Volty drove to factory this morning enroute for Boltons threshing. Sr, after getting an armful of sweet corn has bonet at his told trade weeding strawberry vines. Says "there is no profit in strawberries. I ask him what there could be made more profitable on this small place, "Potatoes'. Maud & I canned 9 cealers of tomatoes. I finish writing a letter to Beatrice. Maude made a tea cake with maple filling. Merrit Daily here for a bag of oats. Nearly sundown and Voltie not yet come with the unwashed milk can; his father filling the pails with milk. nothing to strain it into. Voltie just now come, can washed and every thing, all all right. Will and Harrold Dignum gone over to Buchanan. Harold got a very bad hand where he dug a pimple open with his jacknife. It is terribly swolen [sic: swollen] and painful.

Tuesday morning 8 September No Rain. V stays home to day and pulls beans. machine gone to Montgomerys from Boltons. Mrs Taggart came down bringing Stella. Tag staid to dinner a great talker a good visitors. Irene came down with the mail enroute for Marjories to help her cook for thresh, dry weather, no rain. Sr needs strawberry vines, Maud sick all day with head ache. Harold D gone to Kingston to Hotel Dieu.

Friday 11th September 1908 No rain. A fine day, smokey, no rain. V finished threshing at Sam Woodmans and now gone across the river to Arthurs to row Irene across. Merritts Daily here for potatoes. Sr clubbed Sinders Turkeys out the door yard; guess he killed one. I make plum preserves. Bob phoned for George Niles and Lloyd to come immediately. The company are just now sending the Pontiac out on the lakes this late period of the season, "but better late than never". McLaren phoned to ask how the landing is for his launch. McLaren brought Rachel & Ethel down in gasoline boat, bundles, boxes and baskets. They are pleased to get home once home once more. V pulling beans & cutting corn over on R's place. Wells worked in Strawberry vines. V relates to me the story of Arthur. V's financial embardment that he told him (V) this day while he was there. Threshing there this pm. Irene & a Mrs Rowans helping Marjorie. The smoke thick and strong cant see across the river, steamboat calling all night long in the murky atmosphere. Franks 4 kids have a great time wading and playing in the water without a stitch of clothing on them, not even baby Robert.

Saturday 12 September 1908 No Rain. Cooler this morning wind North, smoky no rain. Everything drying up Voltie drew all the beans and corn from Rachels place. Old Meritorious here again to day for potatoes. V carried home R's pots cups & plates that I borrowed at threshing time. Stella helped me about the breakfast dishes. Commenced packing eggs only three dozen. Franks youngone, on the shore again to day. Len Patterson, Emma and the auld one gone up to day. Carrie here for tomatoes for dinner.

Sunday 13 September 1908 No Rain. Didn't arise quite so early as usual this morning. A fine day for warm weather. Maud went to 10 Oclock service with the Ranous family. Voltie & Stella went fishing caught enough for dinner. Smith and George Lidy's boy came over in one skiff and Terrol in another. Terol not very welcome but he comes all the same. We had a fine mess of fish for dinner. No rain. Rachel & Frank Woodman here. Frank carried home butter, tomatoes & watermelons.