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Wednesday 23rd September 1908
No rain. I wish it would rain; very hot & dry
and smoky. The Adirondacks and
and Catskill mountains are blazing.
The timber (woods) are burning; nothing
but a heavy rain can extinguish
the fire. Voltie and Stella and Maud
are gone to the fair and to the fair dance.
V going to Kingston on the one oclock
boat. Ethel came over to iron, getting
ready to attend the fair dance, going
with Wm Dignum. Wells Sr milks the
cows alone. R came over to supper bringing
some sour milk "cruds". Terrible drought
leaves all turning yellow on the trees and
droping [sic: dropping] off. Ethel and Wm start for the
villiage at 6,30 pm. Snyders turkeys
destroying our garden driving them out
nor driving them home does no good.
They come directly back again.