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as far as Charleys where they stayed and
They came with empty barrels and boxes laden
with groceries. V brought a new doubble
harness from D Spoor. Grace sent me a
piece of cheese. Bob sent me a book "The
Clerical City" by Hall Caine. Belle sent me
two copies of the Brown Book. Irene Sr made
molasses cookies. mail, Whig, Herald, Massey
book, letter from Grace, one from Ethel & Flora
(Uncle Voltie and Irene Sr gone to visit Dixons
Uncle Willies)

Saturday 5 March 1904
Another beautiful day thoug the
is rather more pensive than yesterday.
Voltie and Irene gone over the way to another
country. I sent Grannie my pocket book and
all the money I possessed which was only one dollar,
cloth for new apron; sent apples, ginger cookies
and sent Jen a monster onion. Perhaps she
will not be pleased—I dont care. Voltie told me