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sure, this very morning is nearly cold to freeze.
V coal tared [sic] the punt this morning
going to set a net for fish. The
spring work goes slowly on; onions, cabbage,
lettuce, peas are sowed &c. Rachel and
Lottie came over awhile after dinner.
Mr Roadhouse came down from the cemetery
made a long prayer.

Sunday 28 May 1905 month nearly gone
Not clear and bright but cloudy
yesterday (Saturday). V arose early went
to Kingston driving up by the road to
the villiage. chickens hatching in the incubator.
V came bringing brooder and groceries and
woven wire for chicken yard. Evening
visitors Mr & Mrs Daily, Rube & Mary McFadden
Robert Percy & Bob Henderson'
This morning Voltie
took the chickens from the incubator
80 of them and tranfered them
to the brooder.