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Tuesday 21st July 1914
A cool breezy morn. Wind S.W.
I'm very lame this morning but
I, by use of the two canes, walked to the
veranda. John gone to factory.
V & J & Reginald worked in hay field.
V shot a hen. Emma picked and
cleaned it, done it in a cloth & hung it in
the cellar. The hen was scratching
up the potatoes. Emma washed clothes
on the shore. Edith quarrellng with
Bob. Mail a letter from Grace, a
card from Belle and Standad
and that is all. Belle requesting
the name of the man that laid
the Atlantic cable. Cyrus W Field
was the man.

Wednesday 22nd July 1914
A very fine day neither to hot nor
to cool clear brilliant sun in
a cloudless sky. V shot another
hen this morning in the potatoe
scratch, scratch, scratch and dig.
The yesterday hen we cooked for
dinner. The boys drew 6 loads
of hay from R's place, p.m.
It begins to look like rain.
Mrs Niles over to R's picking
reaspberries. After supper V goes back
to mow hay while John and Reginald
do the chores. Edith & Bob lugging V's shot
gun around out door.

Thursday 23 July 1914
Begins to rain at 3 a.m. I heard of potatoe
on the veranda. John went to
factory and to the dock. V sent