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Wolfe Island Sept 4th 1888
Tuesday
A warm bright cloudless day,
wind south. Volty is in Watertown.
Welly, Evaline, Johny, and Grace are
gone to a picnic in Breakys grove.
Wells, Maud and I at home.
Wells has a lame knee, but has gone
down by Ebbs to water the young stock.
Bill and Will are gone to Kingston
to conclude the bargain for Will's
place. Will Woodman's child is very sick
with Erystashia [Erysipelas]. I just finished writing
a letter to Watson. James O'Brien
came to see Wells about the school house
fence. Four ministers at the picnic
including Thompson and his family
and old John Lockheart the Bible agent.

5th Wednesday
Rained some in the night, wind
changed to north, cool all day
John went early this morning to Wellingtons
to help thresh but didn't work untill
towards evening. Welly went over to Rattrays
& helped fix the machine and moved it to
Burnhams after carrying E down to
Burnhams to help Alvira. They came back

[margin] Welly is 23 years old to day