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to the lower barn from R's place. V &
J going to try and finish haying
as soon as they can for there is
always lots of work to do. E couldnt get
a chance to send to the post office
to Edith & Robert swatting flies.
Robert picked the beans. I snipped their
heads off. I washed breakfast dishes. Emma
cleaned pantry. We borrowed soap 1 bar
of Sylvia also one from Rachel.
Mail, Standard, a card from
Belle also a letter from Belle.
Dilavan came over with
John King who wants to hire out
to V but V dont need him. J.K.
stays all night a to breakfast.
V succeeds in hiring him out to
John Weir for two dollars per day,
hired him by the using of the
telephone.

Wednesday 28 July 1914
Boys finished haying over on R.
Emma preparing to go to Kingston
for a weeks visit. I send Robert to
Sylvia's to borrow baking soda. Robt
and Edith quarrel and fight
then Robert goes to Woodman's.
Edith picks a pail full of string beans.
Wind blowing strong breeze from
North. V killed a tough old rooster
which I picked and prepared for dinner
and prepaired [sic] the string beans. Rachel
sent over a raspberry pie. After dinner
I sent her part of the chicken pot pie
and she sent beans shelled and cooked.