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saying "oh Mumma; Weggie's taught
a big putch". Sr is tinkering the front
steps. Maud is making bread and buns.
I wash dishes and scour knives. Grace washes
baby things at the river. Reginald comes running
to the house bringing his big perch which
is nearly 3 inches long and wriggling in
his hand. Our young men arrived home
at nearly midnight, bringing bed springs
and mattress, groceries, and lumber. Maud
made cakes "galore". Grace washed line
full of clothes. Maud says she will bake big
lot of cakes, dont know who may come tomorrow.
Grace and her dad milk the cows, 10 of them. Sr separates milk.
Voltie finished paying for his
double buggy and took up the Note
of $50 dollars so that is paid.

Sunday 9th August 1908
A beautiful day. I see the people going
to church. No one goes from this house
to church. Bob goes fishing awhile in a.m.
catches enough for dinner then Bob and
V go over the river to Arthurs for tobaco, were towed
over by a steam launch gone till late in pm. Henry Halliday arrives with
his gasoline launch takes Reginald with him and
away they speed over the river to Arthurs. Then Stanley

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