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mowed in p.m. I sent
Edith to A Joslin's for a lb of
butter.

Sunday 26 July 1914
A very good day. Emma went
to church in p.m. Maggie here
tearing around with Edith. John
and the boys went fishing caught
a soda biscuit pail full. V tinkering
around the cellar way. Clery brought
the preacher down in his motor
and came here for gasoline,
paid V a dollar for gasoline.
John cleans fish on the shore.
Samy and Emma go driving in
the evening.

Monday 27 July
All hands working to day
mowing hay. John hoeing
corn. Reginald raking. Edith &
Robert picked peas for dinner. V
ate his breakfast first to get to the
field early to cut hay. Emma cleaned
my room and washed some things
at river. Edith after a great deal of
persuasion put some dried apples
to stew. I churned, washed breakfasat
and dinner dishes shelled peas wrote
a letter to Miriam Burton, cut some
quilt blocks &c. V finished mowing
hay except a small piece here at home.
Edith raised old Dickens. rained a little.

Tuesday 28 July 1914
A very good day for work in door and
out door. V & J and Reginald drawing hay