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Sunday 21st June 1908
A beautiful day. Every thing fresh and
growing. Hiram Joslin & George Niles here
for strawberries. 8 baskets for them. Arthur, V,
Schram, & his hired man Johnson, came over for Bee's
trunk and the little table (a weding gift from Wm Cummings).
Rachel came over to go fishing. Next came Bill Hollenbeck
an accquaintance [sic] of olden days,
a former pupil of mine, while teaching at Cape Vincent.
That was in the long long ago 1854.
He and his clothes looks rusty. I dont think
he amounts to much though he seems a man
of common good intelect, and is a very good talker.
When at home, he lives in Poa. He is a widower
and calls me Irene wants I should call him
Bill as in days of yore but I cant do it. I
call him Mr Hollenbeck. "Now I dont want
you should call me Mr Hollenbeck, I want
you should call me Billy, as you used to
when I was a boy". Lordy! he has got a stomach
on him like an city alderman. Mrs Harris & Emma Woodman
rings for berries. Mary Berrie here
selling picnic tickets for the English church.
Ray & Marjorie and Arthur came over
and brought both babies. This is the first time Marjorie
has been here since the baby was born.

Maud slept on couch last night; had to