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Saturday 30 June 1917
A very fine day only a shower now
and then. Emma came home at day light,
weary sleepy and a sore throat sleeps
awhile. Voltie got a cold too. Will Gillespie
and Maurice here and that is all. W Dixon
came over and you may believe we
were glad to see them. Will says Lena & Louise
are coming Monday. Emma cleaned floors etc,
cooked meals etc

Sunday 2nd 1917
A fine day. Louise hired girl here
nearly all day; a big fat coarse girl, bold and
forward not at all bashful nor shy. Emma
goes out driving with the cheesemaker
Mr Clarence Ogle when they return V puts
Ogle's horde in stable and Mr Ogle stays
to supper. They all adjourn to the music
room and play piano and phonograph till
I'm sick of it all. The Babcock stays till long after dark then
Ogle drives down to Louise with her.

Monday 3rd July 1917
A beautiful day, breezy wind South
Will D and Will N and Will G, Dick Keslar,
A Brown and A. Goslin fellows working
here at Barn. Mrs Will Ranous drove in here
to dinner. she brought a letter from Belle, three
Cosmopolitans from Beny Watson, two letters from
K for V and some Poultry Books from
Experimental farm Ottawa. A picknic up the
Island on Brophy's point and the Maloneys
attended the picnic. Miss Maude Gillespie
sent me this day by her father 4 books. I
will look for books for her - from my wee collection.