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Sunday 22 1916
A cloudy morning. Emma up making
out the loaves of bread at 6 o'clock this morning.
Voltie went away down by George Niles for
cows. Emma criss x about several things. For instance
the old grey sweater. Again, one of those new rockers
must not be brought in to the dining room for it makes so
much work to wipe the dust from one chair.
Emma gone to church. Edith gone to carry milk to
Rachel. V put up a barrel of apples for Henderson.
Clouds break away and the sun comes out clear
not a very heavy wind. Emma gone to Horn's walked
down with Miss Langley. Miss Langley came home
with Emma. She going to stay here all night
and now E & E and Miss L are in the parlor
running the tormenting blairing [sic] old
Phonograph, just awful. Voltie reading McLean
magazine. Edith got the dinner and supper.
Mrs Jack phoned for Miss Langley to come home
and she went. Emma accompanying her partly home
with a lantern.
Monday 23rd Oct 1916
A very fine day. Emma washed. I sent Irene a
letter. Voltie ditching over on Rachel's domain.
Lots of work to be done in this house. Edith is
slow as tar in January. I received a letter from
Grace. Emma milked all the cows this pm for
V, after a hasty supper goes to St Lawrence corners
accompanied by Samy Woodman. They left here about 6 pm
and returned at nearly midnight. V bought for himself 2
suits of under clothes, one suit for Em, a pair of stockings
for me, 10 lbs olemargarine, some candy & a bottle of whiskey,
gum, coffee. V drove out with Van's horse. Rachel received
a letter from Jen. I sat up till V and Samy
returned from Corners.
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