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Saturday 9 December 1899
A bright day. So went to the
villiage for coal, drove Jess & Bess
This first time Jess been in
harness since last May and
she thought because she had
not been in harness so long that
she was superanuated and balked
accordingly and as Bess dont like
to drive double there was war declared
instantly. But we soon brought
them around all right and they
drove home a load of coal at
night. Sr had 4 shoes set on
Bess and called at Charlies going &
coming. We churned, put the clothes
all on the line, cleaned floors and
swept all the rooms and done general
house work. Will came in the evening with his
Canvassing Book, left it here for Sr inspection
and then went to Niles to meet Jen and Charlie
who have preceeded him.