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Friday 16 Jan 1903
Cloudy, light snow falling not cold
A.M. Voltie cut up the pork. I cook
beef for dinner. R finishes Maude's mittens.
Irene break teacup & plate accidently.
I churn & make 6 more butter prints for market
which addition counts 26 lbs., put 1 1/2 doz eggs in
basket for market, fill a basket for Grace.
Maud goes skating in evening with Shell, Inez
Wallace, Jack & Lennie came in at 9 pm.
R and Irene goes for the mail, Whig, Herald,
Good Stories, Happy hours, no letters.

Saturday morning 17 Jan 1903
Arose at 4 and get breakfast for Voltie
and Frank Woodman; both going to the city. Voltie
carrying 26 lbs butter, 1 1/2 doz eggs, 2 hogs. I send Grace
a basket. Frank carrying a a heavy basket of chickens.
R made a few cookies and too pies, cleaned dinning room
floor, forget what I done. V came home
at 9 pm didn't get coal and left dad's boots
in town but brought granulated & brown sugar,
skates for Irene, pills, oatmeal, soap, tea, glue, ginger,
bowls, bolts, &c &c. Says he is going to the Sailors ball
and take Maud, Margarette, Irene. Tuesday evening V & F
stoped at Charlies & had supper.