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Sunday 4th October 1896
An autumn day very cool & dull.
Jesse Reid here. Malony's boys brought
Dr Watson over. Very quiet after Belle
and her children go home but we are
seldom alone. Frank Woodsman here.
Will Dixon here and they all drink
cider. Oh well not very quiet Sunday
after all.

Monday 5th Oct 1896
A cloudy day. Wind
North. Our house is never free from
visitors or our guest chamber free from a
sleeper. Harry W here. Jesse Reid
here. Indian here camping in our
cedars. Voltie shingling Niles barn.
Wellie threshing for Breaky. Grace and
Reid chasing a chicken. They yet work
on church steeple. Wellington Burnham
here.