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[illegible] river [?] stopped and wait hope Wells Sr will return soon. Make & bake bread & make pickles. Grace cleaned pantry floor Grace practicing a difficult lesson on the piano. The Phonograph [?] hope she will persevere and conquor 6/8 time. Percey Burham and his ma gone across the ice.
[sticker Date 1896 R]
Saturday 29th February 1896 The last day of Feb with 29 days called leap year. Some somewhat raining. Sylvia gone home to day to Rochester. Wells Sr gone to Clayton about Linda's Island guess he's is in more trouble. Charley brings Belle and children down going to stay all night. C drives home again Bamford Sr arrives home after dark pretty well "Shot" which is extremely [?] The old man's drunk again. He is lying in the lane.
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Saturday 21 March 1896 [?] light [?] falling on the white snow covered Earth Frost on all Windows like a veil Five teams passed [?] on their waw to Kingston. Wells Sr. gone to the City. V goes over the river to Garlands mill with oak logs to be sawed for making and repairing farm implements Grace washing colored clothes. Grandmother[?] patching log cabin [?] Irene churned. Maud doing some work and [?] as are old woman. Welly [Nelly?] called here JackmcDonel sent to jail to day. Sam's folks have a new hired girl. "The old mans drunk again He's lying in the lane."
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Tuesday 24 Arose early got breakfast [?] up the butter and chicken & eggs for market. Jen cam over & Jen [Volthi?] & Grace went to Kingston A most beautiful day clear bright and warm Maud stays home from school. A pleasant day at home. supper all ready when they return. [?] droves over [home?] with Jen. but Charley here to meet his ma with sled and basket [V?] exchanged sleighs with Frank Woodman again bringing ours home Well's borrowed the sewing machine Wednesday 25 March 1896 A very unpleasant day Wind S. blowing like (something) Maud gone to school [Grim?] [?] snow [?] away; looks like a storm horison dark blue & grey [?] of I sew carpet rags Wind blows harder towards [?] But Maud faces the wind home [Volthi] showing Charley Woodman [/] C Woodman & J Woodman & A Weaver gone to [?] [?] to a horse [trot?]
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Millens Bay for [?] oil Irene wash all pm G [?] dusterd made beds and [?] the noon day meal Maud washed dishes. Sr made axe handle. Gran made [?] work afternoon V and [?] drove in cutter down to [Well's?] Those blessed little children how they are subburnt and freckled Eveline has a fine lot of carpet rage [?] Two peddlers called at W Jr, One ate supper with us A great hulking swarthy fellow wants to stay all night Says he is a Syruab, the smaller one out looking up a lodging place for night but found none wouldn't eat any supper Said they would have to [?] in the snow to night. [Welles?] sent then on to St [Jostins?] V came for me after dark V & Grace
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Thursday 4 April 1895 Thawing all day in sun No holes yet in the ice but snow slowly disapeaaring from land [?] drawing [sand?] 3 loads from foot of Island. [?] The father coping the [?] cleaned the pantry cupboard and arranged things therin all the rest of the day cut rags and sewed hit and miss [Wellie?] [?] [?] for his kitchen Well Sr. shoulder lame yet
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[went?] to look for them, They were not there so folowed down the shore calling Maudie as I went no answer When I cam to the wire fence had hard work to get through but proped the bottom wire with a forked stick and crept under followed down the shore through the cedars through tangled and [entwinning?] boughts I became tangled in a dense groth of wild peas and fell managed somehow to get up and stagger on. Went as far as the red cedar that grows on the shore near the [wire?] fence. but no children [fishing?] [?] only the cows feeding in [?] Came back by the wheat field and through the bars Befor reaching the house heard Maudie singing and know they were all right [Voltie] fixing a milk waggon on which
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in consideration of [partly?] wanting me him all the extras honey chocolate Shelly came at evening and Laura [shell] washed dishes and after going mail Grace [Shell] Laura went to [?] where they were met by [Kathie?], Bernard Wallace & hock Niles and [?] Grace Niles [?] after a grand frolic came home at half past ten [?] I drove all the cows out the yard and orchard Maud and June out to chase them out in the dark [?] [?] [?] and Maud a long pole. I was afreaid of [?] down but out they rumbled through the front when [?] had left open and [?] Watson out the from [?]
