Irene Dixon Bamford

and variety to supply one small family of four beside the canning, pickling & preserving of fruit not to mention groceries, spices of all kinds etc. etc. etc. etc. 15 more bags in cellar which makes 37. R came over. Ethel ate dinner at Frank Woodmans. Evening visitors Frank & Emma, Laura, Tom, Will & Harold Dignum also Ileen Coil. Dancing after phonograph music. A letter from Rev Lancaster. Maude took up the parlor carpet.

Wednesday 16th September 1908 No rain. A cool morning wind North. No rain. Ethel staid all night, went over to R's after breakfast. I wash a lot of colored clothes. Maud gathers Oldenburghs for market. V & dad pull beans, awful smoky. Heard the woods are on fire and burning between Charmont & Depauville. Evening R has company. The Dignum Bros (Will & Harold), Stella & Ethel by a pre arainged [sic: prearranged] plan meet the Dignum's at Rachels.