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Tuesday 6th October 1896
A cloudy spotted kind of a day
over head. Wind North, moderately
cold or weather medium or merly [sic]
straddle of the fence. Voltie drawing manure
all day. Maud at school. Irene churned,
skimmed milk, strained milk, washing milk
pans & made jelly. Grace sewed. In evening Voltie
went to J Niles and played poker till 10
p.m. Ed Weaver called for V this evening to
go tomorrow to Marysville to play baseball
but he will not be such a dunce.

Wednesday 7th October 1896
Wind North
changing to west. A rainy morning
and rainy cheerless chilly day. The
woods are turning crimson golden
scarlet and a sunset brown, and bronze
green, most beautiful. Churned and
made thirty two lbs of butter for market.
Jesse Reid and Will Dixon here
Ethel brought home the butter print.
The pasture is green as June. Grace