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Saturday 4 May 1907
A morning of wind rain snow; rains all night hard a sorrowful day for farmers. so much mud can't work in field when the cold rain and snow are falling and the cold North wind is blowing. Couldn't go to the net this morning a half inch of ice on everything. Kathleen restless, walking around snow gone. Churning to day about nine lbs butter.
Sunday 5 May 1907
Frozen morning ice in both rain barrels. Voltie rowed across to Marjories with Kathleen and Rachel. The girls gone to church both forenoon & afternoon service (Methodist & Episcopal) A very quiet day wind blowing a little from South and looks cloudy again. Dr Volson returned at 1/2 past 2 pm. ate dinner at Marjories. Aunt Rena dressed three fish; cooked one for dinner just three O'clock pm. Edy Bates came bringing three old fish spears to have mended.
Monday 6 May 1907
A cold morning for 6 of May. Voltie gathered one pickerel from the net then spread it on the grass to dry badly torn from logs in bottom of river. am V and dad worked over on the 30 acres Merritt came over bringing their separator funnel for Voltie to solder, that Jane had melted the ears off from in the oven. About 12.30 noon
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Jane came driving over in style for the funnel. Voltie was trying to solder it when she arrived she found V engaged in fixing her funnel and as it was a difficult piece of work to accomplish it was 3 pm before it was finnish. V left his field work. Mrs Daily was nervous with fear V couldn't solder the funnel.
Tuesday 7 May 1907 A cloudy still day. Sylvia W and Lottie Kent here for mission money. They ask no one except Maud she gave them 10 cts. we printed the balance of butter 11 lbs & 11 oz, used the small scales. Maud helped Voltie set the fish net. V after diner not worked in field Sr cut brush and set posts over on Rachels place. Maud done big washing mail: letter from Grace one from Helen Watson Dispatch and that is all.
Wednesday 8 May 1907. but not warm yet wind North. I expected a letter from Wellies family but were disappointed Maud churned twice once for ourselves nd once for R. V went to not early this morn
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but no fish not a scale.
Tuesday 6th August 1907 A warm cloudy day. Sr went fishing caught 10 rock bass. V cut barley with mowing machine V Telephone to Elly Woodman for new binder. Maud telephoned to bell to come for berries. Rachel telephone for apples for McClarren Hitchcock house. Telephone to Belle to come and pick raspberries again for herself. Received a letter from Grace Boyne City and a magazine the "Boyne Citizen"
Wednesday 7th August 1907. Cloudy Belle Kathleen & Henry drove in buggy. They picked 12 quarts.
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June Saturday 29th 1918. A clear bright warm day. Jimy, Voltie and Will Dixon working on the barn. A sharp shower of rain drove them to the house for a while. I wrote a Letter to Grace Cheever. Rachel walked over staid to supper, walked over again looking for her spectacles.
Sunday 39th June 1918 A lovely warm bright am very warm almost hot. Will went home to day. V paid him 15 dollars R $2 dollars. Ray Rat drove here for Emma to go visiting to Maggie. The pm very warm it looks like rain. I write a letter to Ben Watson. I sent or gave two letters to mail for me one to Charley Dixon, one to Grace Cheever. Will Niles came and brought me a bunch of roses. Roy & Maggie brought Emma home before rain. Voltie salted the cows and took a nap after rowing Will D across the river. E & E brought in all the clothes off the lines and grass it looks so much like rain. Voltie brought in and gave me all the strawberries that our strawberry vines grew this year which was 6 berries. Emma gave me two candies. I can eat neither berries nor candies but go to bed supperless. Will Niles said, he read in Watertown paper that Wellie Bamford has bought a farm. I am glad; now he wont have to move again