Mary B. Brooke, 1898 (Life as a Quaker Family: The Brookes)

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March 1898 Mon. 7th. Lovely, partly cloudy. Harriet here working. Father and George working in the garden. Mr. Mackall called a few minutes. After dinner Father, Mother and I went to Olney, - met such a queer-looking white tramp, - for the mail. On to Stanmore, where Mother and I stopped for a call - Father went to [Cliverly?] for clover seed + to bank. Mother and I paid a short call at Knollton where Father came for us and we all went to Hermon to Board of Health, Sister was there, and we all had a pleasant visit. Drove up to Mt. Olney, and then home. Cousing Lou not so well. Given a scare she had. a tramp looking in the window. Spain have demanded the recall of General Lee from Cuba, and has been refused. How will it all end? Six month hence we will know. Sister and I had a disagreeable experience over the phone. Some one was away when manners were distributed! Big tabby cat scared the chickens, and Felix scared the cat.

Tues. 8th Beautiful & springy.

Soon after breakfast Auntie Brooke walked to Hermon and Aunt Eliza to Olney & Fair Hill Father sowed clover seed. George moved some things up from Olney for Aunt Eliza, in the cart. I made ginger bread and ironed. In the afternoon Mother and I walked up to Capt. Griffiths, the girls in Balto. Father & Mother went to Mt. Olney to tea & were going to the Grange but we had to telephone them to come home, as Sion horse was very sick. Mr. Chichester borrowed [?] [grinder?]. Uncle Jim spent the eve.

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34 March 1898. [left margin: Fri. 11th Partly cloudy.] _ou_g_ with butter and eggs. Mother busy with her chickens. Father fixing up the chicken houses. Aunt O___ came to dinner. Aunt Eliza went back with her. to yearly's and Griffithic to call. George went to Brookeville for the newly canned wagon, very fine, with Father's name on each side, and Falling Green Farm on the back.

[left margin: Sat 12th. Clear & very warm] Busy cleaning and sweeping. Father called at A__tland and went for the mail. Sister walked over to dinner. About 12.30 Si brought Margaret up from Kensington for a little visit. After dinner she and I walked over to Brooke ville, and Mother drove Sister paid a call three Mother going to Longwood to call with Auntie Brooke and Cousin Ellen. We met her at Olney. ____ Allie Margarder (creamed) bying on the [illegible], in___icated. Si ____ the ones. Bill brown here cleaning up.