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Thursday 14
No one went to town from here to
day. In pm V & Maurice planted in garden

Friday 15
Will Gillespie came up this morning to
frame the barn so now there are two
men here beside V to cook for. Maurice &
Will Gillespie.

Saturday 16
Wm Gillespie here again to day. Same work
going on as yesterday. After supper Maurice
dresses up very fine & shares powders, brushes
and shines his boots, and goes over to Hallidays
courting, Edith Bates. Samy and Miss Langley
go to Kingston. I guess they are courting too.
Louise's girl here. Laura Babcock. Emma papers the dining room

Sunday 17 June 1917
Sunday a very fine day. I write and send
a letter to Belle. No one here except Madaline
and Myrabelle pm when Emma, Edith,
Madaline, Myrabelle go down to Annie Kehoes
to see the baby; they return to supper
then go home. Emma. V found the old
sick cow dead so he had to draw her out
and bury her. Another new milker and the last
for this year. The holstein a big bull calf
wich [sic] V is raising from a fine cow.