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Thursday 27 Aug 96
A fine day. Grace & Maud
Harry & Fred & Marjorie all go to Kingston
leaving Voltie and I at home alone.
Didnt send any butter to market this morning,
butter too soft.

Friday 28 Aug 96

Wednesday 16 December 1896
A clear cold day, ground bare and
hard frozen. Samy butchering. Ed Weaver
here for butcher knife. Wellie called on
his way to get his pay of Niles for carpenter work.
Got nothing. Niles going to pay him some
tomorrow. W Sr fixing over an old bedstead.
Wellie and Voltie cleaning a grist for milk
to send to Kingston tomorrow. I got to churn
and make out a little butter for market.
Jesse Reid came back with the other fisher from