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Tuesday 20 Oct 1914
A beautiful day wind South. Sylvia
here helped Emma wash dinner
dishes and helped Emma scald and
peel tomatoes, says she dont care if
Sam is gone, he is so contrary and
disagreeable. Voltie and Geo scraping
ditches; we filled 18 glass cans with
tomatoes. Samy Woodman cleared out
and went to Franks. Jack Niles set
his over the river. V in evening makes a barrel
of Krout for Rachel.

Wednesday 21 Oct 1914
Another fine day. Wind South and blowing
river rough. Edith went to school. Had
a fight with Morgan's kids. Sylvia
here, gave her a basket of tomatoes.
Voltie working on shop, Geo plowing

Thursday 22nd October 1914
A beautiful day. Old Geo up
very early this morning at 4 am. He is
going away this morning; his months
work is done. V got Geo's breakfast before
any of us were up. V sent a grist to mill,
came back ate breakfast and went to the
Smith place and moved the bales of hay
from the old shed into the barn 30 bales,
ate dinner then picked tomatoes red and
green. Emma picked her apron full of
red and green peppers. Edith went
to school. I croched [sic] a chair didy.
Voltie went to the dock this pm for his grist.
Dennie went up and back with Voltie.