August 1889 - Sara Jane

Aug 1 Thurs
Very warm. All on Island. Iss, I at town afternoon.

Aug 2 Fri
Fine. Maggie called. Men on Island.

Aug 3 Sat
Cloudy. Men went home at noon. Mary went to chapel. Jim took buckwheat and wool to mill.

Aug 4 Sun
Very fine. Jim took Mr Kelly on Island. Ace M children came down from Settlement tonight. Mary walked home from Village.

Aug 5 Mon
Men all here. Fine till four o'clock then rain fast. Jim down at Sills.

Aug 6 Tues
Fine, warm. Rob, men came on Island. Our men on Island all day. Killed sheep.

Aug 7 Wed
Fog in morning. Thunder shower in afternoon. Children and I on Island in Tom's barn during the shower. Tom went home tonight on horse back. Mr Montgomery called.

Aug 8 Thurs
Cloudy. John Sharp went home. Finished this afternoon. Had a shower. Put poultice on Jean's head.

Aug 9 Fri
Cloudy. Men on Island.

Aug 10 Sat
Cloudy. Jim, Jean, I at town. Took Jean to Dr Coulthard. Mrs Brundige, Edna Long came in boat. Came up with us. Men cutting oats.

Aug 11 Sun
Wet in morning. No-one here except Mrs B and children.

Aug 12 Mon
Tom, Rob and John Murray called. Mrs B went to Isses for dinner. Tom finished on Island. Mrs B went up to John Murray's with him on his way from town.

Aug 13 Tues
Fine. Cut barley and oats morning. Finished haying afternoon. Colt went him Nickleson's.

Aug 14 Wed
Fine. Jim took Jean to Dr Coulthard's. Men hauled in all the barley. I picked tomatoes for pickles. Miss Brown called. Dave, Clem went home tonight.

Aug 15 Thurs
Raining hard all night, rain all day. Jim went up to Tom's for Mrs Brundige afternoon.

Aug 16 Fri
Raining little. Mrs B and I go to town afternoon. It just pours all the time. I took apples to Mame. called to see Dr C about Jean's head.

Aug 17 Sat
Mrs B and children went down to Saint John in boat today. Jim took them to town. William only man here now. He digging potatoes. Picked on barrel of apples. Dave left for good.

Aug 18 Sun
Fine warm. Mrs Tenant called. Mary up road. Had some corn for dinner. Iss, Ralph in town all day.

Aug 19 Mon
Cloudy. Jim and William put in two loads of wheat.

Aug 20 Tues
Jim hauling in grain.

Aug 21 Wed
Very warm. I took apples to town morning.

Aug 22 Thurs
Cloudy and very sultry. Jim, William and I picked 8 barrels of apples afternoon. I took wool to Mes Leeks.

Aug 23 Fri
Very warm. I took apples to town. Jim, W hauled oats from over gulley.

Aug 24 Sat
Very fine and warm. Jim took apples to town. Got a barrel of flour.

Aug 25 Sun
Fine warm. Jim, children and I up to Tom's.

Aug 26 Mon
Fine. Washed. Jim, W hauling in oats.

Aug 27 Tues
Fine. Men hauled wood to Wheeler's. I at Mr Allen's evening. Picked cucumbers to pickle.

Aug 28 Wed
Fine, very warm. I make Rob suit. Men hauled wood to Wheeler's. Baptist picnic.

Aug 29 Thurs
Very dry and hot. Jim took some corn to town. I cut my wrapper. Picked apples afternoon.

Aug 30 Fri
Very hot. Jim at Mr Sewell's sale. Haul wood to Wheeler. Jim, I at town with apples afternoon. Rob here for dinner. William picked apples.

Aug 31 Sat
Very hot and dry. Jim at town with last load of New Brunswick Apples. William digging potatoes. Mary went up to Goodine's.

July 1889 - Sara Jane

Jul 1 Monday
William went away this morning. Jim took him to town. Moses hoeing corn. Rob packed wool tonight. Very warm and dry.

Jul 2 Tuesday
Very dry and hot. Crops are burning up with heat. Jim working on roads. One man here hoeing corn. Italian here all night.

Jul 3 Wednesday
Very dry. Jim on roads. ? hoeing corn. Uncle Rob went to Saint John.

Jul 4 Thursday
Very dry. Men working as usual.

Jul 5 Friday
Very dry. Jim putting green on potatoes. Moses Ephrim here. I up to see Mary Martin with Annie C.

Jul 6 Saturday
Cloudy but not one drop of rain. Jim, Mr Allen went to town. Mary Davidson, Miss Jean Barber came by boat from Saint John. Had strawberries for tea.

Jul 7 Sunday
Cloudy, looks like rain. Ace M here. Iss, R and girls here all day. No one went to church.

Jul 8 Monday
Note one drop of rain or dew. Everything is very dry. Picnic up to Uncle James'. Girls went over. Maggie, Mable called, also John and Charles Murray. No man today.

Jul 9 Tuesday
Not one drop of rain yet. Iss kept house. I went to Mame's with girls. Jim Clayton here for dinner.

Jul 10 Wednesday
Very dry and cool nights. Maggie Murray came for girls this morning. Jim Campbell came home from Scotland. Iss met him in town. Jim Mitchell there. Jean got her nose cut. Men hoeing potatoes up hill.

Jul 11 Thursday
Very hot. I weeding. Ephrim and Frank hoeing potatoes. Iss brought me a nice silk handkerchief that came from Scotland.

Jul 12 Friday
Cloudy and little rain. Jim burnt bushes up at the road. Tom Gray and Mary Davidson went to town. They got tea here on their way home. Men hoeing corn. Mrs Leek scrubbed for me.

Jul 13 Saturday
Very dry and warm. Jim at town. Took Tom's wool. Jim C mowing for the first.

Jul 14 Sunday
Raining this morning, a good shower. No one here all day.

Jul 15 Monday
Fine and cool. Men hoeing corn.

Jul 16 Tuesday
Fine, cool. Six men here thinning turnips. Iss, I at Mrs Allen's evening. William came at noon.

Jul 17 Wednesday
Very dry and warm. Finished hoeing corn. Men thinning turnips. Jim commence to mow for the first. Mary Davidson, Miss Barber went home. Green peas for dinner. I dug new potatoes for first.

Jul 18 Thursday
Very dry and warm. Men hauling hay in. Creed's came to Camp. I very tired today.

Jul 19 Friday
Still dry. Jim took mowing machine on Island. Two men went home tonight. I sick. Mrs Leek here half day. Mary Murray, Maggie, Nin, Mame, Iss here. Sarah C afternoon. Opened flour barrel.

Jul 20 Saturday
Raining steady all day. Jim went to town afternoon. Men got hay out of Mrs Straton's barn. I went over to see Bessie Allen. Mrs James Jewitt buried. Second wife.

Jul 21 Sunday
Cloudy. Mr Mrs Creed and children at the shore. Mrs Currie buried. Jim, children I at funeral. After went to Tom's.

Jul 22 Monday
Cloudy. Men on island. Jim at home. Mary came at noon.

Jul 23 Tuesday
Cloudy. Men thinning turnips up hill. I went up hill to get berries. Jim on island afternoon.

Jul 24 Wednesday
Cloudy. Jim at town. Big wagon took Jean to Dr with her head. John Sharp came on island afternoon.

Jul 25 Thursday
Fine, very windy. Men all on island. R Murray here to go to island. Water raising in river.

Jul 26 Friday
Good hay weather. Murrays went on island to cut grass. I stewed apples for the first. Mame, children up Settlement.

Jul 27 Saturday
Good day. John Sharp went home tonight. Everyone tired tonight. Jean's head better. Maggie Murray called. I sick all night.

Jul 28 Sunday
Fine rain last night. Rob Gray called, also Jim and Iss. Cloudy all day. Jean has sick head ache.

Jul 29 Monday
Cloudy. Men came at noon. Will, Celia Kinghorn and Sarah Hanselpecker here all day.

Jul 30 Tuesday
Very sultry. Put in two loads of hay. Clem cleaned cellar.

Jul 31 Wednesday
Cloudy. All on island.

June 1889 - Sara Jane

June 1 Saturday
Fine. Jim and I at Town evening. 18 lbs butter. Tom here for dinner, Iss R. William finished ploughing big field. Mr P finished planting corn.

June 2 Sunday
Raining. Jean sick.

June 3 Monday
Raining. William ploughing.

June 4 Tuesday
Cloudy and wet. Could not plough. Afternoon cleaned.

June 5 Wednesday
Jim went to town with Mr Allen. Heavy shower afternoon. W making fence. I making Jean's cotton dress.

June 6 Thursday
Still raining. Land very wet.

June 7 Friday
Cloudy. Men building fence. 2 calves came up hill.

June 8 Saturday
Cloudy. Men working up hill. Jim, children and I went home. Found Pa away at town. Jean went to Tom's.

June 9 Sunday
Came home today. It rained all the way. Got tea at Rob's. He drove me home.

June 10 Monday
Mrs Leek here. I coloured wool. Men working up hill. Very warm, sultry.

June 11 Tuesday.
Very warm. Men up hill. All our cows are milking now.

June 12 Wednesday
Fine, warm. Pa came today. Tom here. Brought wool down. Ephraim hoeing potatoes.

June 13 Thursday
Fine all day, shower evening. Miss Brown here. William finished ploughing.

June 14 Friday
Fine, warm. Jim, William up hill working at buckwheat. Pa and Iss at town all day.

June 15 Saturday
Fine, shower evening. Pa, Jim up at Tom's. Thomas Davidson came with horse, colt. Finished sowing buckwheat.

June 16 Sunday
Thomas Davidson, Pa, Ace, M and children, Iss, R here. Tom and I over to Uncle James' for tea. Fine day. Sarah took Tom up the boys.

June 17 Monday
I washed. Pa and I went to Mr Allen's evening.

June 18 Tuesday
Pa went home. Iss took him. Mrs Leek washed boy's wool. Maggie, Allice called. Thomas Davidson bought Mr Jile's horse. Fine and very dry.

June 19 Wednesday
Thomas went to town. Got a horse over the river. Jim sowed turnips for first time.

June 20 Thursday
Thomas came last night after we were in bed. Brought harness. I over to Iss'. Tom went home. Fine, very windy. Lettuce for dinner.

June 21 Friday
Very warm and dry. Jim has sore face, toothache. No one here today, only Ralph.

June 22 Saturday
Raining some today. W Leek killed calf. Jiim at town getting tooth extracted. Iss, R here.

June 23 Sunday
Fine, cool. Jean and I at church. Miss Brown here for dinner.

June 24 Monday
Warm and dry. Mr John and Mrs Murray here for tea. Men at turnips.

June 25 Tuesday
Fine, very warm. All went to school examinations. Last day of school. Jim sowing turnips. Mrs Allen here.

June 26 Wednesday
Still dry. Iss, R here. I churned. Men at work on hill.

June 27 Thursday
Shower this morning. I staid with Iss last night.

June 28 Friday
Fine, very warm. Men hoeing corn.

June 29 Saturday
Very hot and dry. Jim, Jean, Rob at town. William hoeing corn.

June 30 Sunday
Very hot and dry. Jim, children and I up at John Murray's all day. Mrs Allen's mother died this morning.

November and December 1940 - Huldah (Both months blank)

October 1940 - Huldah

October 1-11 - Blank

October 12 Saturday
Min, Ma and Pa went to town. Min, Ruth and I picked apples on Dad's lower place. Mrs Perry and Mrs Goulden came to Tressa's.

October 13 Sunday
Tillie, Burns and family came up last night and stayed till tonight. Mr and Mrs Wellwood Ragun, Ruth W, Eva M, Thos Johnson here to dinner. Mrs Perry, etc.

October 14 Monday
Ma and I worked around all day. Washed windows, made doughnuts, etc.

October 15 Tuesday
Min's birthday. Flora and Amos came. Hennie sent me an awful pretty necklace. Flo, Amos, Ma and Pa went to Burns' for supper.

October 16 Wednesday
Flo, Amos, Ruthie, Aggie, Ma and I went to Ruth's. Flo and Amos had dinner at Aub's. Mrs Perry and Mrs Goulden here to dinner.

October 17 Thursday
Ma went to Ruth's to dinner with Mrs Perry, etc.

There may be more to this diary, and I'm pretty sure there was because the last entry on the 17th had a partial sentence that I didn't add in, but I don't know where it is. If I come across it, I will add it on.

July/August/September 1940 - Huldah (all months blank)

June 1940 - Huldah

June 1-3 - Blank

June 4 Tuesday
17 brand new aeroplanes flew over from U.S.A. this morning. 34 altogether went today.

June 5 Wednesday
More aeroplanes went.

June 6-10 - Blank

June 11 Tuesday
Aunt Flo and Amos came and took Ma back with them.

June 12-30 - Blank

May 1940 - Huldah

May 1-5 - Blank

May 6 Monday
We cleaned bedroom and started to paper. Tressa helped.

May 7 Tuesday
We finished papering. We cleaned two more bedrooms. I washed also.

May 8 Wednesday
Tillie cleaned her bedroom. I ironed Min's shirt, etc.

May 9 Thursday
Min, Ma and I went to town. I got Aggie's christening dress, sweater and moccasins.

May 10 Friday
Tressa came up and helped cook. Tillie and I scrubbed. I went to MacBean's for eggs, also to Renie's for cream tartar.

May 11 Saturday
We cleaned kids up. Flo, Amos, Thurmie, Hennie and Gary came about 11:30am. Tillie, Burns, Thurmie, Hennie, Min and I all went to movies and had a lunch.

May 12 Sunday
Mothers' Day. We had Audrey and Agnes G christened by Rev MacDonald. Flo and Amos and Hen and Thurm and Gary went back. Chas and Ruth here. Ruth to supper.

May 13 Monday
Tillie and Burns went to town. I went to Tressa's, then washed.

May 14 Tuesday
Tillie and Burns and family went to their new home. A beautiful day.

May 15 Wednesday
Another beautiful day. Ruth up.

May 16-25 - Blank

May 26 Sunday
Min, Ma, Tressa, John, Aggie and I went to Tillie and Burns'. A lovely farm. Nice day.

May 27-31 - Blank

April 1940 - Huldah

April 1 Monday
Tillie washed

April 2 Tuesday
I washed. Charlie came up and got Ma. Calf born outdoors. Tillie and I got it in the barn but it died at night. Men cutting wood.

April 3 Wednesday
Charles brought Ma back this morning, also Ruthie.

April 4-6 - Blank

April 7 Sunday
I wrote to Helen and Jeanie. George B here to supper. Tillie, Burns went to Tressa's.

April 8 Monday
Awful windy. Tillie and Burns went to town. Ruth and Stanley came up with them. Min and I took them back.

April 9 Tuesday
Ma churned. I washed. Terrible windy. Min, Burns, Guy, George B went to town. Tillie at Tressa's. George B got his new suit.

April 10 Wednesday
Tillie, Burns and family moved back to Hanwell. Charlie up. I ironed.

April 11 Thursday
I went to Ethel's in afternoon. Ma went to Annie's at night. Annie is sick.

April 12 Friday
I washed. Men sawed wood here. We scrubbed. Tressa up awhile. Allie up. Charlie up.

April 13 Saturday
Ice started today. Pa, Guy and Min went to town. Got my quilt back. Rained all day. Pete up. Tressa and George up.

April 14 Sunday
Ice ran all day. No church. Geo Burrell up. Aubrey over.

April 15 Monday
Min and Geo B went down to railroad. I went to Tressa's before dinner.

April 16 Tuesday
I washed. Mrs A washed some blankets. Letter from Helen. Tillie Kilburn's 4th boy born tonight.

April 17 Wednesday
Men sawed wood. About 4pm Min, Geo and Aubrey went on railroad. Back at 7pm. Ma at Tressa's. Mr Black's eye taken out.

April 18 Thursday
Min, Aub and Geo B all went on railroad at 5am. We finished washing blankets. Chas M here to dinner.

April 19-30 - Blank

March 1940 - Huldah

March 1 Friday
I washed.

March 2 Saturday
Jeanie and Bill married today. I went to wedding and shivaree. Anna Grant, Margaret, Aunt Mary and Jean, Van Warts, and Bill's mother and Aunt there. Nice time.

March 3 Sunday
Jeanie and Bill, Chas and Ruth here to supper. Lovely day. We took some pictures.

March 4-16 - Blank

March 17 Sunday
John and Burns came home. Tillie was at Tressa's. Ruth up.

March 18-20 - Blank

March 21 Thursday
Men came home. John Black had dynamite explode in his face. He is in hospital. Lost his sight.

March 22 Friday
James B, George B, Pete and Guy came home. Snowed awful. Pa and Min started for camp but met MacShane and came back again.

March 23-31 - Blank

February 1940 - Huldah

February 1 - Blank

February 2 Friday
I washed. I scrubbed the front room. Allie's 13th birthday. Renie over. Ethel and Cliff up, also Tress and kids.

February 3 Saturday
Snowed some so we didn't scrub. I ironed a little. Aubrey went to town.

February 4 Sunday
Ruth and Aubrey here. Ma and Ruth went to Tressa's. Lovely day but quite cold. Arthur Ellingsworth, Tressa and kids here.

February 5 Monday
I mailed Min's letter. A beautiful day. Billy Buckley here waiting for bus. B came again at night and stayed all night.

February 6 Tuesday
Vince Taylor here. I washed then went down home and back again for supper. Pa, Charlie and John came home.

February 7 Wednesday
Pa, Chas and John went back. Jeanie came up and stayed all night. I sent letter to Millen with Pa.

February 8 Thursday
Ruthie fell out of bed. Jeanie stayed all day. Ethel sent Clifton up. Aubrey here. Ma and Allie down the road.

February 9 Friday
Jeanie went down the road with mailman. Very windy and cold.

February 10 Saturday
Very cold, water pipes and separator froze. Ruth and Edie up. Edie stayed to supper and Ma at Tressa's. I went to Tressa's with Edie.

February 11 Sunday
A lovely big snow storm, then some hail. Everett here. I wrote to Min. Aubrey here.

February 12 Monday
Wind blew all day. Awful cold. Tressa up. I mailed Min's letter.

February 13 Tuesday
I washed. Tressa up and Ma went back with her. I made some valentines.

February 14 Wednesday
A lovely day. Jews here and brought the heifer.

February 15- 26 - Blank

February 27 Wednesday
I washed

February 28 - Blank

February 29 Thursday
Tillie washed. I went over to Keswick Ridge on a sled with Y.P.S. to a Leap Year Party. Frank Grant, etc, there. John and Bruce there too.

January 1940 - Huldah

January 1-4 - Blank

January 5 Friday
Min up all day. Tressa washed and helped around.

January 6 Saturday
Tressa scrubbed all through. Pa and Guy came home. We played checkers.

January 7 Sunday
Cold. Pa and Guy went back. Everett here awhile. Aubrey here.

January 8-13 - Blank

January 14 Sunday
Ruth up for supper. Aubrey here. Lizzie and Sara Black here in evening.

January 15 Monday
Very cold. Min did barn work. I got a letter from Helen.

January 16 Tuesday
Tressa came up and froze her ears, cheek, chin and neck. She washed and I hung clothes out. Vince Taylor here twice.

January 17 Wednesday
Terrible cold day. Edie and Georgie Kitchen went down. I brought in the clothes and ironed them.

January 18-19 - Blank

January 20 Saturday
Very cold. Gertie and George Courser's baby died in hospital.

January 21 Sunday
I washed and hung clothes out. Tressa up. Tressa up in evening.

January 22 Monday
Chas M up. He has lost his job as game warden and wants to go with Pa. I ironed and put the clothes to dry.

January 23 Tuesday
Jeanie and Ruth came up and stayed to supper. Ma at Tressa's to supper. Min took a bath. I wrote to Helen.

January 24 Wednesday
Min and Chas went to town. Min got me a tooth brush. I washed a big wash.

January 25 Thursday
Millen and Charlie Mills went to the woods. I blew awful bad for a while.

January 26 Friday
Ruth up all day. I ironed. Gertie is down at her mother's.

January 27 Saturday
Tillie, Burns and kids came in. Tressa and kids up. Ma at Tressa's. Pearl Mills died.

January 28 Sunday
Ruth and Aubrey here. Tillie and Burns net back. I wrote to Min, Ma wrote to Pa.

January 29-31 - Blank

December 1939 - Huldah

December 1 Friday
I got up and sat in rocking chair all afternoon. Ruth took Ruthie home with her. Ma and Min went to town in morning.

December 2 Saturday
I came downstairs. I bathed baby and worked embroidery on pillow cases.

December 3 Sunday
Charlie up for milk for Ruthie. Ma had a sleep. George up for supper. Tressa, etc, here at night. Rained awful hard.

December 4 Monday
Sent Jeanie's and Helen's letters. Snowed nearly all day. Tessa up. Aubrey and Harvey here twice. Aggie awful good. Ruthie came home.

December 5 Tuesday
Annie Francis washed. I embroidered. Tressa up and worked at Flora's dress. Min and George hauled manure. Nice day.

December 6 Wednesday
I embroidered pillow cases.

December 7 Thursday
I embroidered pillow cases.

December 8 Friday
I got a letter from Helen. Affie F washed. I ironed.

December 9 Saturday
Millen and Aubrey went to camp then came back and went to town.

December 10 Sunday
Millen left for camp about 11:30. Chas and Ruth came up in afternoon.

December 11 Monday
Allie went to school. Tressa up. Snowed all day. Mrs A got letter from Flo.

December 12-13 - Blank

December 14 Thursday
Aubrey killed his bull. We got letter from Flo. I cracked butternuts. Tillie and Burns went back out.

December 15 Friday
Ruth and Chas up all afternoon. Annie F washed. Mrs A dressed Aubrey's 4 chickens. Aubrey and Charlie killed the pig.

December 16 Saturday
Aubrey and Ma went to town. Allie did barn work. I made cookies. Burrell family here at night. I helped Edie appliqué blocks.

December 17 Sunday
Dull day. Rained a little. George B here in afternoon. Ruthie and I had a sleep on the couch. Chas and Ruth here.

December 18 Monday
Cooked and cleaned.

December 19 Tuesday
Annie washed and scrubbed.

December 20 Wednesday
We cooked. I made date squares. Mrs A made doughnuts.

December 21 Thursday
Millen came home sick to his stomach and had chills.

December 22 Friday
Millen layer down all day. He feels worse. Sweat all night after taking aspirin. Pa, Guy and John came home.

December 23 Saturday
Pa, Guy, Ma, Tress, John all went to town. Dr Mac came down and said Millen had pneumonia quite bad. Burns here.

December 24 Sunday
Burns, Tillie and kids came in. Ruth, George B and Aubrey here. Millen about the same. Doctor down. I worked pillow slips.

December 25 Monday
Christmas. We got a lot of lovely presents but Millen is sick. Doctor down again. Edie and Ruth up. Tillie, Burns went to Tressa's.

December 26 Tuesday
Tillie and Burns went back. Jeanie and Ruth up. Doctor came down again. Millen a lot better. Got more presents.

December 27 Wednesday
I ironed and took care of Millen. He is some better. Guy, John, etc, went back.

December 28 Thursday
Dr MacK came again. Ma took sick. Doctor put her to bed. She is sick to her stomach.

December 29 Friday
Ma about the same. Min is too. Annie and Tressa up. Tressa washed. Annie scrubbed. Ruth came and got Ruthie.

December 30 Saturday
Doctor down again and told Ma she could get up. Min is all better but must stay in bed a while.

December 31 Sunday
Ruth and Chas brought Ruthie back. She has a cold. Min and all some better. Pa still home.

November 1939 - Huldah

November 1 Wednesday
Min still home. His hand some better. Mrs Perry, etc, at Ruth's to supper. Lovely day.

November 2 Thursday
Billy and Joe Whitty here working. George McShane and Ed Shane to supper. Mrs perry, Mrs Blade, Tress and Allie here in evening. Ruthie's waists came.

November 3 Friday
A nice day but cold. Mrs Perry went home. Min and Guy went down to camp for horses. Ruth came up, also Tressa, Verna and Everett.

November 4 Saturday
Millen and George B came up at noon. Guy came up with Mitch Currie in truck. Mitch's truck stalled in yard. Tressa, John and kids here at night. Guy took Millen to town.

November 5 Sunday
Lovely day but cold. Min went to Tressa's for chopper. Geroge B here to supper. Chas and Ruth here in evening, also Tressa, John and family.

November 6 Monday
Millen and Pa went down home for cook stove for camp. Guy and Aubrey killed a pig. Tressa up and helped with quilt.

November 7 Tuesday
Pa went to town. Guy, Lit Charlie and Irving went to woods. Ruth came up and helped finish quilt. I hemmed towels, mended underwear, etc.

November 8 Wednesday
Pa, Earle M, Bill Mc, John B and Bill F all went to woods. Millen and George went to thresh. Ed shane drove them home. Neil Elliot here all night.

November 9 Thursday
Awful cold and windy. We washed yesterday. Millen and George threshed at Powy's. I ironed. Mrs A at Tressa's.

November 10 Friday
Aubrey came and got engine. Millen and George threshed. We cleaned up a bit. Millen went to Arnold Trail's.

November 11 Saturday
Too stormy to thresh. Millen helped George saw pulp in afternoon. Min went out and got Aubrey, Tillie, Burns and kids. They stayed all night.

November 12 Sunday
Burns and Tillie went back out with Min. Chas and Ruth up awhile. Jeanie and Allie Dykeman here to supper. Mrs A at Tressa's.

November 13 Monday
Min and George went in and got our stove and put it up. Fred Goodine here. Lovely sunny day. Jeanie went back.

November 14 Tuesday
Min and George threshed at Giles.

November 15 Wednesday
Min and George threshed at Giles.

November 16 Thursday
Min and George threshed at Giles.

November 17 Friday
Burns came in and got Ma to go out to see Flora who has a bad cold. Ruth up and stayed all night. Very cold and windy.

November 18 Saturday
Ruth went home again. Tressa came up. Pa came home. Millen went out and got Ma. Tressa, John, etc, all up at night.

November 19 Sunday
Pa home all day. Pa and Ma went to Burns' camp in afternoon. Chas and Ruth here to supper.

November 20 Monday
Election Day. Millen took Ma out back and brought Tillie and burns back to vote. They were to dinner. Blanche Collicott here at night.

November 21 Tuesday
Millen took Pa back to camp. Charlie came up and got Ruthie. Min and I went for her at night. We went up home awhile too.

November 22 Wednesday
I took sick at 4:30am. Agnes Grace born at 9:30am. Dr MacKenzie and Annie Francis here. Aggie weighed 8 lbs. Ruth came up.

November 23 Thursday
Tressa up awhile. Social Y.P.S. evening at John's. Ruth went to Annie's awhile. Ma wrote to Pa and Aunt Alice A.

November 24 Friday
I wrote to Helen, Ruth to Flora. I feel fine. Took a dose of castor oil this morning. Annie F up.

November 25 Saturday
I got letter from Helen saying they won't be over till next week. Snow still on ground.

November 26 Sunday
Mrs O.H. Gray, Eva G and Myrtle, Mum, Dad, Marjorie, John, Aunt Annie, Mr Hay and Bunnie Burrell and Edie and George all here today. Ruth back at night.

November 27 Monday
I sat up to eat my dinner today. George and Millen worked at wood, etc.

November 28 Tuesday
Ma got letter from Flo saying she will come tomorrow. Ma at Tressa's.

November 29 Wednesday
Flora and Amos came this morning. Ruth went down to stay all night. They went to camp. Flo and Amos at Ruth's at night.

November 30 Thursday
Flo went to see Perle Mills. Carrie's boy born this morning at hospital. Flo and Amos went home. Card and letters from Helen and Jeanie.

October 1939 - Huldah

October 1 Sunday
Rained. Aunt Annie Burrell and Mr Hay came and stayed to dinner. They went to Tressa's and Ruth's then back to supper here. Min and I at Ruth's at night.

October 2 Monday
Guy sent letter to George Burrell. Nice day. Sold some apples. Min and Pa dug Aubrey's potatoes. Chas M up. Annie Francis up.

October 3 Tuesday
Guy got letter from Flora. Lovely day. Min and Aubrey went out to Hanwell to saw and yard. Mr and Mrs A pulled mangles. Tressa up.

October 4 Wednesday
Ruth up. She scrubbed kitchen and pantry. Mr and Mrs A finished pulling mangles. Ruth brought Ruthie's new dresses and my nightie.

October 5 Thursday
Lovely warm day. Guy, Pa and Ma hauled mangles. I washed. Tressa and Verna up in morning. Mary Van Wart married yesterday.

October 6 Friday
Teachers Institute started yesterday. Men finished mangles. Guy got letter from George Burrell. Lovely day. We cooked. I ironed.

October 7 Saturday
Ma and Guy went to town. Tillie and Burns came in and went to town. They stayed all night. Min came in. Rained some.

Oct 8 Sunday
Thanksgiving Sunday. Tillie and Burns went back out about 4pm. Min and I at Ruth's to supper. Jeanie there.

October 9 Monday
Guy at Ruth's. Jeanie went back. Min and Aubrey went out after dinner. Came back in at night.

October 10 Tuesday
Min and Aubrey went out after dinner. I washed. They came back in at night.

October 11 Wednesday
Min and Aubrey went back out but brought Burns and Tillie in at night.

October 12 Thursday
Guy ploughed. Ruth hasn't been up all week.

October 13 Friday
Tressa and Verna up. We cooked and cleaned. I scrubbed kitchen and swept upstairs. Mrs A washed a bit.

October 14 Saturday
Ma and Pa went to town. Burns, Tillie, etc, came in and stayed all night. Millen came home at night. Ruthie has a bad cold.

October 15 Sunday
Min's 24th birthday. Tillie and Burns went back to camp in afternoon. Min, Edie and I went to Ruth's at night. Ruthie's cold no better.

October 16 Monday
Min and Aub went to work. We cooked pies, mince and apple. Tressa up. Ruthie's cold some better.

October 17 Tuesday
Snowed today. Guy and Pa went to town. Min started working for M.G. Kelly driving Burns' team. Annie F. up.

October 18 Wednesday
Murray Kelly stopped and got Min's rubbers and jacket. Billie F and John B here. Harrison brought radio licence. I sent letter to Helen.

October 19 Thursday
Ma washed. Ruth up, also Charlie. Charlie got a deer yesterday. Rained at night. Ruthie's cold some better.

October 20 Friday
Ruth and Chas came up and got Ruthie. She stayed down all night. I darned Millen's socks, starched and ironed. To Tressa's to supper. They all came up.

October 21 Saturday
We made pumpkin, mince and apple pies, scrubbed kitchen and pantry. Chas brought Ruthie home at night. Geo B came up.

October 22 Sunday
Rained all day. Min went back to camp at night. Ruth and Chas here to supper. Cleared off at night.

October 23 Monday
Terrible cold day. I washed and ironed. We cooked. Tressa got a letter from Mrs Perry. She will start tomorrow.

October 24 Tuesday
Awful cold and windy. Guy went to town. Ruthie and I went to Ruth's and I went up home a while. Tillie, Burns, etc, up at Pa's.

October 25 Wednesday
Charlie got a spring's bear cub in his dead fall. Ruthie and I came back home. Tillie and Burns and Pa and Ma went down to Andersonville.

October 26 Thursday
Billy Man pulling turnips. Guy ploughing. I did house work. Our colds much better. Ma and Pa not back yet.

October 27 Friday
Mrs Perry came today at 3pm. Ruth came up. We made 12 blocks on a quilt. Ma and Pa came home at 5pm. Chas up, also John.

October 28 Saturday
Mrs Perry, Mrs Blade, Tressa, Ma, etc, went to town. Millen came in and went to town with Guy at night. Mrs Perry and Edie up.

October 29 Sunday
Mr and Mrs A, John and Tressa went to Patten with Mrs Perry. Ruth and Chas came up to supper. Aub to dinner. Min went back to camp.

October 30 Monday
Ma washed quilts and blankets. Cold day. Mrs Perry, Mrs Blake and Tressa up at night. Rained in the night.

October 31 Tuesday
Rained last night and today. We worked at quilt. Mrs Perry, Tressa, Verna, Mrs Blade, Burns and Min to supper. Min cut his hand.

September 1939 - Huldah

September 1 Friday
Finished Aubrey's oats.

September 2 Saturday
Min, Pa, Ma, Aunt Alice and John went to town. Aunt Alice stayed in town. Min and I at Ruth's at night. War declared.

September 3 Sunday
Pa, Ma, Tressa and John went to camp. Aubrey to dinner. Charlie came up and took us down. Saw Jeanie and we saw Eva's baby. Chas brought us back.

September 4 Monday
Labour Day. Jeanie went down to teach school. England and France joined with Poland against Germany yesterday.

September 5 Tuesday
To Ruth's last night. Millen threshed at Arnold Trail's in afternoon.

September 6 Wednesday
Joe Hurley went to town and signed up for the army. Poor Jolie. Letter from Helen. Millen threshed at Arnold Trail's.

September 7 Thursday
Millen threshed at Arnold Trail's. Charlie M stuck pick through his foot last night. Pete up. Edie up at night. Mrs A at T's for supper.

September 8 Friday
Cloudy. Chas and Ruth up and got Ruthie. Min cut barley. Letter from Aunt Alice. I ironed. Min, Edie and I went for Ruthie at night.

September 9 Saturday
Min, Pa, Ma, Pete and John went to town. Allie came to stay with me. Burns came back with them. Tillie brought Pa and Audrey in to stay. They cried all night.

September 10 Sunday
Audrey cried nearly all day. Canada declared war on Germany. Min and I at Tressa's in afternoon. Tillie and Burns also Chas M here at night.

September 11 Monday
Rained all night last night. Burns, Em and Pantie came in. Brought some meat. Mrs A at Tressa's. Guy's cat got run over.

September 12 Tuesday
Mrs A took my wash to Tressa's and washed it. came back and bottled her pickles. Chas M up. Aubrey over.

September 13 Wednesday
Ruth came up. Aunt Alice came from town on bus. John B up. Min took Ruth down.

September 14 Thursday
I got a letter from Henny. Mr and Mrs A, Tressa and Aunt Alice went out to camp in afternoon. Cloudy. Rained a little.

September 15 Friday
Cooked and cleaned.

September 16 Saturday
Mr A and Mrs A went to town. Aunt A at Annie Francis'. Min at John's. Lovely day but awful hot. Guy came home at night.

September 17 Sunday
Guy sick all day. Ruth up. Min took Aunt Alice home. Ruthie and I to Ruth's with Ruth and Chas. Min took Pete to town.

September 18 Monday
Guy still sick. Dr down in morning. Mr A and Min went to Hanwell to yard pulp.

September 19 Tuesday
Guy no better. Ruth and Chas up. Frank F up. Dr down again in morning.

September 20 Wednesday
Ruth and Hathaway Haines up in afternoon and night. Mrs A went to see Dr Mack about Guy. Nothing serious.

September 21 Thursday
Men still yarding pulp. I got a letter from Jeanie. Ruth and Chas up awhile.

September 22 Friday
Guy can eat a little now. Chas up at night. Guy downstairs.

September 23 Saturday
Tressa came up. We made 3 pies. Letter from Flora. She's coming Wednesday.

September 24 Sunday
Rained last night. Mary Taylor here a few minutes. Guy downstairs all day.

September 25 Monday
Ruth up all day. She washed windows and scrubbed kitchen and pantry. I swept upstairs. Mrs A churned. I washed dirty didies. Men finished out back.

September 26 Tuesday
I washed white clothes and Tressa washed coloured ones. I mopped bedrooms, hall, stairs and front room. Men worked on road.

September 27 Wednesday
Tressa up. Flora and Amos came about 11:30. Flo, Amos, Tress, Ma and I to Tillie's camp in afternoon. Flo, Amos and Ma at Ruth's to supper. Rained all night.

September 28 Thursday
Ruth and Chas up and Tressa all here to dinner. Flo and Amos left for home after dinner. Ruthie and I went to Ruth's. Millen came down for us at night. Men worked around home.

September 29 Friday
Tressa took my wash home and did it with hers. Men dug potatoes. Aubrey came in at night with horse.

September 30 Saturday
Min, Ma, Renie and Tress went to town. Rained. Letter from Helen Thursday. I made cookies. Terrible thunderstorm at night.

August 1939 - Huldah

August 1 Tuesday
Tressa, John and Mr and Mrs A all went to Willie's funeral. Verna and Everett up in afternoon. Ruth up. We made 5 pies.

August 2 Wednesday
Cold and windy for August. My cold is better. Fred found a moth. We washed quilts. George and Chas helped hay.

August 3 Thursday
Cool day. My cold is much better. Min and Pa went for cows. Came back at noon. We washed. Hayed all afternoon until 9 pm. I miles 2 cows and went to Tressa's.

August 4 Friday
Dull and cloudy. Ma and Aubrey went to HB's camp. Back for dinner. I ironed. We scrubbed.

August 5 Saturday
Tillie, Burns and family came in for the day. Tillie and Ma went to Tressa's. Guy went to town at night.

August 6 Sunday
Nice day. Pa sick in afternoon. Min and I at Ruth's at night. We had ice cream. Ruthie sick at Ruth's.

August 7 Monday
Guy and George B went to woods at night. Guy took his team. Nearly done haying.

August 8 Tuesday
I woke up sick. Threw up with back door trots all day. Ma sick at night. Sick all through night.

August 9 Wednesday
Mrs A better. Men hayed all day. Min sick at night. Threw up. Guy sick in the night.

August 10 Thursday
We are all better now. Ruthie sick with diarrhea all day.

August 11 Friday
Ruth 14 months old.

August 12-13 - Blank

August 14 Monday
Edie came up all afternoon. No rain. Lovely day. Gardens all drying up. I was sick all night last night.

August 14-18 - Blank

August 19 Saturday
We got up early. Min, Mrs A, Tressa, baby and I went to Patten. To Flora's to supper, then to the pictures. Stayed all night at Helen's and Thurmie's. (Patten, Maine)

August 20 Sunday
Back to Flora's to dinner. Came home in afternoon. Chas and Ruth stayed. Had a lovely trip.

August 21 Monday
Rained all day. Men worked around home.

August 22 Tuesday
Men threshed at Leo Goodine's. We milked at night. Edie up.

August 23 Wednesday
Men finished at Leo Goodine's. Moved to M Estey's. Gerry's wedding to Helen Britton. Gramma Pincombe here. Ma and Dad went.

August 24 Thursday
Men threshed at Murray Estey's. Jeanie went to Saint John with Laurie and Phil and Gran Pincombe last night.

August 25 Friday
Men threshed at Alfred King's.

August 26 Saturday
Men threshed down the road. Min and I went to town at night. Saw Anna Tupper, Marg Murray.

August 27 Sunday
Millen took Mrs A down to Andersonville. Brought Aunt Alice up. I went down home. Aunt Mary and Jean there. We all went to Davidson Lake.

August 28 Monday
Letter from Helen and card from Jeanie. Eva Goodine's baby born at 8pm and weighed 8 lbs. Men threshed at Alfred King's.

August 29 Tuesday
Men threshed down the road.

August 30 Wednesday
Jeanie came home. Chas and Ruth came home from Patten. Brought Ruthie's sweater. Min and I at Ruth's at night. Men threshed here.

August 31 Thursday
Men threshed here. To Ruth's at night.

July 1939 - Huldah

July 1 Saturday
Raining still so we all went home in morning. Car stopped a lot. Millen went to Nicholson. I helped scrub and to Tressa's to supper.

July 2 Sunday

I went to Agnes' in morning. To Ruth's to supper and back to camp.

July 3 - Blank

July 4 Tuesday
I washed and made rhubarb pies, etc.

July 5 Wednesday
Aubrey went home at night.

July 6 Thursday
I cooked molasses cookies, cakes, etc.

July 7 Friday
Bruce's birthday. I washed and scrubbed.

July 8 Saturday
I cooked. Joe went to town in morning. Alva went at noon. Boys quit at 2pm it was so hot. We all went home.

July 9 Sunday
Mr and Mrs A took Edie, Tillie, Burns and kids to Andersonville. Left Edie at Lynnfield with Willa. Ruth up. Mr Donaldson's first sermon.

July 10 Monday
Came to camp last night. I cooked beans, cake, etc.

July 11 Tuesday
Aubrey and Alva worked with Millen. They all came home to dinner and will come from now on. I washed.

July 12 Wednesday
Joe and Pete worked for Aubrey. Min went home and to town. Brought Ruth back with him. She went back with Aubrey at night.

July 13 Thursday
Ruthie 13 months old today. She walks a lot. Alva sick all day. Couldn't work.

July 14 Friday
Rained a lot today. Men worked 1/2 day. I washed, made 2 cakes and pies, etc.

July 15 Saturday
Rained so after dinner we all went to town. Ruthie's first glimpse of town. Home and Ruthie to Ruth's all night. Burns, etc, in. St Swithin's Day. (St Swithin's Day is the day where if it rains, it's supposed to rain for 40 days, or if it is sunny and dry, it will be sunny and dry for 40 days.)

July 16 Sunday
Yesterday Ruth's birthday. Burns, etc, went to camp at 8am. Mrs A, Millen and I at Ruth's to dinner. Up home afterwards and back to camp at night.

July 17 Monday
Lovely morning. I made bread, pies, cakes and biscuits.

July 18 Tuesday
Rained a lot off and on all day. I washed but didn't hang out till night, it rained so. Boys worked one hour after supper.

July 19 Wednesday
Min, Joe and Pete finished 11am. After dinner boys, Ruthi, Min and I all went to town and to Anderson's. Left Pete and Joe in. Aubrey went in. Rained.

July 20 Thursday
Intervals of clouds and sun. Mostly sunny, for a change. I made pies, cakes, etc. Miss Joe and Pete. Visitor at night, Bud Hurley.

July 21 Friday
Never rained all day. Nice and sunny for first day since St Swithin's. I washed Aubrey's shirt, etc, and cooked cakes, pies, rhubarb.

July 22 Saturday
Roast for dinner. Lovely day. Fog in morning. I made pies. My last day at camp. Went home at night. Ruth and Chas there. Robin Taylor here.

July 23 Sunday
Aubrey and George B here to supper. Mrs A, Min, Guy, Ruthie and I all went to church at night. Tressa and John and family, Mum and Dad there. Saw new minister.

July 24 Monday
Millen worked at car. He went to town in morning. Went again in afternoon. Took darkies to station.

July 25 Tuesday
Millen and Pa went out to camp and got a load. Guy cut Mar Goodine's hay. Home in afternoon. Tressa and Verna up.

July 26 Wednesday
Hayed a little here and did Fred's. Hauled Fred's in. Emerson and Edie up. George B up.

July 27 Thursday
Guy took Em and Edie to town in morning. Millen raked. Dolly Francis and Roy Patterson wedding. We all went. Shivaree.

July 28 Friday
Millen helped Aubrey, George and Alva finish up peeling. Guy and Pa worked at barn. Y.P.S. at Black's at night. Cows never came in.

July 29 Saturday
Rained this morning. Millen and Pa went to town. Guy and Alva went at night. Joe H up to dinner.

July 30 Sunday
Millen and I went to church in morning. Maud Trim and Tressa and Verna here to dinner. Ruth and Charlie up at night. I have a bad cold.

July 31 Monday
We washed. Got world Uncle Willie Anderson's death. Guy, Min and Ma all went to town. Rained and a thunderstorm at night.

June 1939 - Huldah

June 1-2  -  Blank

June 3 Friday
Millen went to town. He got some shad. We went home at night. Car worked bad.

June 4 Sunday
I went to Agnes for eggs. Also to Tressa's to see her rooms where she painted. Ruth up. We went back to camp at night.

June 5 Monday
I made bread and cooked beans, etc.

June 6 Tuesday
I washed and cooked, etc.

June 7-9 - Blank

June 10 Saturday
We didn't go home as Tillie and Burns went.

June 11 Sunday
Mr and Mrs A supposed to come out. Cloudy nearly all day. They didn't come because Tillie and Burns stayed all day.

June 12 Monday
Tillie and Burns are going to see King and Queen too. We all went in at night. To Ruth's and left Ruthie.

June 13 Tuesday
We all went to Marysville to Kane's to see King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. She is most beautiful. H Black to camp at night.

June 14 Wednesday
Rained all day. We went back to camp in afternoon. Aubrey came out too.

June 15-16 - Blank

June 17 Saturday
Aubrey, Joe and Pete went home at night but we didn't.

June 18 Sunday
Mrs A, Edie and Mr A came out. Min and Mr A went fishing. Chas and Ruth came in afternoon. Edie, Chas and Ruth here to supper.

June 19 Monday
I cooked beans and bread. Ruthie cut another tooth. Millen found it. She has 7 now.

June 20 Tuesday
Millen bought 2 roasts of beef. I washed and cooked.

June 21-22 - Blank

June 24 Saturday
We all went to Kingsclear at night.

June 25-29 - Blank

June 30 Friday
Rained off and on all day. Millen, Joe and Aubrey went to town. Felt quite jolly on return. Burns down.

May 1939 - Huldah

May 5, Friday
I washed and Ruth helped me scrub kitchen. Mrs A and I scrubbed pantry. Millen on railroad.

May 6 Saturday
Millen worked on railroad. No one to town in day time. Millen, Edie, Mrs A and I to town at night. Burns and Tillie went down country.

May 7, Sunday
Ruth, Tressa and John here to dinner. Millen and Ruthie and I went to Ruth's to supper. We saw Jeanie.

May 8 Monday
Burns and Tillie came back. Tressa up in morning and at night. Millen on railroad.

May 9 Tuesday
I washed and we housecleaned in afternoon.

May 10 - Blank

May 11 Thursday
We washed and painted ceiling. We washed woodwork and windows. Ruth up.

May 12 Friday
I washed. We scrubbed kitchen and washed rest of woodwork. Too tired for Y.D.S. Ruthie sick with cold.

May 13 Saturday
Millen, Burns, Mrs A, John and Tressa all went to town. Ruthie sick with cold so I couldn't do much. Min, Guy, Edie and I to pictures.

May 14 Sunday
Jeanie and George B to supper. Mrs A down to Tressa's to supper. I wrote to Helen at night.

May 15 Monday
Guy and Burns went to town. Came back at noon. Millen plowed all morning. Renie over. I sent letter to Helen.

May 16 Tuesday
Kit's twin colts born, one at 4am and one at 7am. One is bay and the other black. Millen split wood. Tressa papered kitchen.

May 17 - 23 - Blank

May 24 Wednesday
Flora, Amos, Helen and Gary came. Millen and Guy farmed oats. Tressa, Flo, Amos and Ma went to Tillie's camp. Ruth up.

May 25 Thursday
Helen, Gary, Amos, Ruthie and I went to Ruth's and got her. Helen and I at Martin's. Flo, Amos, Helen and Gary went back in afternoon. Min and Joe at camp.

May 26 Friday
Millen and Joe finished camp. Millen and I took Aubrey out at night. Had a nice drive in moonlight.

May 27 - Blank

May 28 Sunday
Mrs A at Tressa's. Kanes up at night. Millen and I heard Mr Ashley preach for last time. Rained very hard.

May 29 Monday
Rained all day. Millen, Ruthie and I and Joe and Pete came to camp at Hanwell. Millen built cupboard and made deacon seat.

May 30 Tuesday
Men went to work but came home to dinner. I washed and scrubbed with kerosene and water. Some cleaner.

May 31 Wednesday
I cooked, etc. Got terribly lonesome. Men took their dinners and will take them for a long time.

April 1939 - Huldah

April 1 Saturday
April Fools' Day. I april fooled Emerson, Burns, etc, and Aubrey. Burns home and went to town at night. Played cards.

April 2 Sunday
Ruth and Jeanie up, also Charlie. Jeanie stayed to supper. George B and Edie up and stayed to supper with Tillie and Burns.

April 3 Monday
Snowed all day. Burns didn't go back. George B here. They played cards at night.

April 4 Tuesday
Snowed nearly all morning. I washed and ironed. We made doughnuts. Tressa up. George B up.

April 5 Wednesday
Tressa up. Tillie washed. Edie and George B up at night. Edie collecting for a present for mamma.

April 6 Thursday
A beautiful day. Mrs A went to Black's. We scrubbed before she went. Ruthie creeping all over.

April 7 Friday
Raining quite hard. My 18th birthday. Jersey calf born. Jeanie, Ruth and Charlie up. Charlie and Aubrey up. I got my dress and sweater, plates.

April 8 Saturday
Millen, Mrs A and Tillie went to town. Tressa helped with kids. Burns home at night. Millen got May True Story.

April 9 Sunday
Easter Sunday. Mrs A, Min and I went to church. Ruthie and I at Tressa's for dinner. Min, Ruthie and I at Ruth's for supper.

April 10 Monday
Snowed. Burns went back to the woods.

April 11 Tuesday
Snowed. Cleared up at night. I put our slips of paper and 2 cents in the box.

April 12 Wednesday
Snowed. I washed. Joe H here for butter and milk. Oliver Francis here too. Mrs A at Tressa's for supper. George B here to dinner.

April 13 Thursday
Snowed all night last night. Mrs A went to Aubrey's. Nice all day. Min sawed at Leo's. We got our Easter Cards yesterday.

April 14 - 22 - Blank

April 23 Sunday
Millen, Ruthie and I down home and at Ruth's for supper. Came up early. Tillie, Burns, Pantie and Flo down to Tressa's.

April 24 Monday
Lovely day. Tressa up and I went back with her. Ice started and moved quite a ways.

April 25 - 30  -  Blank

March 1939 - Huldah

Mar 1 - 30 - Blank

Mar 31 Friday
We scrubbed. Tressa up and made our cakes. Millen, Tressa and John, Tillie, Edie, George and I all went to 15￠ Social at Black's. Home at 1:30.

February 1939 - Huldah

Feb 1 - 5 - Blank

Feb 6 Monday
Baby drowsy, is taking the cold.

Feb 7 Tuesday
Baby still has a cold.

Feb 8 Wednesday
Baby still has a cold. Some better though.

Feb 9 - 16  - Blank

Feb 17 Friday
Velma Kilburn's baby girl born between 8 and 9 o'clock. Millen sawed at Ralph Kilburn's.

Feb 18 Saturday
Mrs A and Aubrey went to town. I went to Kilburn's and saw baby. I was at Tressa's too.

Feb 19 Sunday
Jeanie and Ruth up.

Feb 20 - 28 Blank

January 1939 - Huldah

JAN 1 - 4 - Blank

JAN 5 THURSDAY
Social down home but baby has a cold so I can't go. I went to Tressa's in morning. Lovely warm day. Baby better at night.

JAN 6 FRIDAY
I went to Tressa's in morning. Mrs A washed for Tillie. Jeanie at Mag Moffatt's. I did a small wash. George and Allie up.

JAN 7 SATURDAY
Millen and Burns came home. I got a letter from Helen. Millen and I went to Chas Murray's for baby's high chair. Edie and George here.

JAN 8 SUNDAY
Jeanie came up. Millen and Burns went back to woods. Baby weighs 20 lbs. Millen weighs 169. I weigh 125.

JAN 9 - 12 - Blank

JAN 13 FRIDAY
I washed and scrubbed pantry. Baby is 7 months old today.

JAN 14 SATURDAY
I scrubbed kitchen. Mrs A cooked.

JAN 15 SUNDAY
Jeanie came up. We read books all day. Ruth up too. Mrs A at Tressa's. Aubrey over.

JAN 16 - 17 - Blank

JAN 18 WEDNESDAY
Mrs A and Aubrey went to town. Mrs A got a dresser scarf for me to work. I started it.

JAN 19 THURSDAY
Charlie came up after me so baby and I went to Ruth's and stayed all night. I did a big wash. Chas at the hockey game.

JAN 20 FRIDAY
I am still at Ruth's. Jeanie came down and stayed to supper. Earle M here.

JAN 21 SATURDAY
Daddy's birthday. Ruth, baby and I came up at 11:30. Millen and Burns came home about 11pm. I was in bed.

JAN 22 SUNDAY
Snowed all day. Millen and I went to Tressa's at night for a True Story. We read until 1:30. I weigh 126. Jeanie up.

JAN 23 MONDAY
Snowed all day and blew awful hard. Terrible cold all day. Millen and I read True Story. The rest played cards.

JAN 24 TUESDAY
Millen, Burns, Tillie went to town. Got my Lux and a new broom. I washed. Mum helped me. Aunt Jean very low.

JAN 25 WEDNESDAY
Millen, Burns and Billy went back to the woods. Ruth and Jeanie came up. Ruth wants baby and I to go down on Feb 10th.

JAN 26 - 27 - Blank

JAN 28 SATURDAY
Millen didn't come home.

JAN 29 - 31 - Blank

December 1938 - Huldah

 Dec 1 Thurs Snowed a bit last night. Blew very hard all day. Very cold. Mounties came for Millen but he is going in Saturday. Millen down to John's.

Dec 2 Fri I washed my clothes. Millen has an abscess on his knee. Very sore.

Dec 3 Sat Mrs A, Burns, Aubrey and Millen in town. Got a letter from Helen. Millen's leg much worse.

Dec 4 Sun Joe H up a while. We poulticed Millen's knee all day. It is no better.

Dec 5 Mon Burns and Clarence went out Hanwell. A lovely day. Guy went to St Stephen with Emerson Payne for Burns' sleds and his cow. Tillie at Tressa's.

Dec 6 Tues Millen's leg some better. Rained all night last night and took nearly all the snow off. Guy back. Frank H here.

Dec 7 Wed Emerson has a sore finger. Millen chopped wood. Tressa up. Ice running.

Dec 8 Thurs Letter from Jeanie. Alice Ward and Blanche Urquhart married today. Men worked at Statute Labour today. Mrs A and Tressa at Ruth's.

Dec 9 Fri Men worked at Statute Labour again today. Tillie at Tressa's. Mrs A churned. Mr MacBean's horse died.

Dec 10 Sat Millen got the baby a bottle. Tillie, Millen and Em went to town and brought Burns back. They all played cards. Tillie and Burns at Ruth's. I learned a bit about cards.

Dec 11 Sun Ruth and Jeanie came up from church. Ruth and Mrs A went down to Tressa's but Ma came back. Burns and Millen went to woods.

Dec 12 to Dec 13

Dec 14 Wed Tressa up a few minutes. I sent letter to Geordie Gray. Doug Kilburn and Velma Libby married. Guy and Em went to shivaree. Ma at Tressa's.

Dec 15 Thurs Terribly cold. I washed. Tressa up a while in morning and in afternoon too. She and Mrs A made fruit cakes.

Dec 16 Fri Tressa up a while.

Dec 17 Sat Nobody went to town today. I got a card announcing arrival of Helen's baby Tuesday. We sent cards.

Dec 18 Sun Jeanie and Ruth came up and I was at Tressa's for dinner and supper. John, Tressa, etc, came up with me at night.

Dec 19 Mon I cleaned and mopped upstairs, also made a gingerbread and washed.

Dec 20 Tues We washed Tillie's clothes and cooked, etc. Tressa's Eaton order never came.

Dec 21 Wed I went to Tressa's in morning. She came back with me and made Tillie's fruit cake.

Dec 22 Thurs I did big wash and went to school concert in  afternoon with Tressa. Edie to supper. Em to town.

Dec 23 Fri Beautiful day. I made date squares. I got up early. We cooked and cleaned all day. Scrubbed.

Dec 24 Sat Guy an Ma went to town and came back at 5pm. Millen and Burns came home in morning. Millen and I went to town at night. Went to bed at 1am.

Dec 25 Sun Christmas Day. A nice day but cloudy. Had a merry Xmas and loads of presents. Here to dinner and down home to supper. HB at Tressa's.

Dec 26 Mon Tillie sick all day. Dr down in afternoon. Down again at night. Baby Audrey Helen born at 6:55pm weight 8 pounds.

Dec 27 Tues Tillie is fine. Millen and Burns went to woods. Tressa up also Edie helped all day. Joe H up in evening.

Dec 28 Wed Edie helped a little. Ruth up and took Edie back with her. Billy Man here. Got my pictures.

Dec 29 Thurs Edie still at Ruth's. Annie, George here and washed. I hung out clothes. Ruthie has been bound up but is better.

Dec 30 Fri Annie did not come up. Mrs A washed and I made date squares, etc.

Dec 31 Sat Last day of Old Year. Mr A went to Aubrey's to saw but came back with broken leg. Never went to town. Letter from Helen.

November 1938 - Huldah

Nov 1 to Nov 9 Blank

Nov 10 Thurs Snowed for the first time today. Millen and Pete came up at night. Millen stayed all night.

Nov 11 Fri Edie and I each cooked a cake and George, Edie, baby and I went down home for YPS Social evening. I stayed.

Nov 12 Sat Jeanie helped me up with the carriage today. Millen, Guy, Tillie, Burns and children all moved up tonight. Guy to town.

Nov 13 Sun Baby 5 months old today. Edie, George and Jeanie all up today. Rained at night. We all stayed home.

Nov 14 Mon Snowed a little today. Millen went hunting but didn't get anything.

Nov 15 Tues Blank

Nov 16 Wed Snowed a little today. Millen, Burns, Tillie and Aubrey went to camp. We kept Flo. Chas and Ruth up at night.

Nov 17 Thurs Mop man here today. Rained a bit. Millen, Guy and Burns went to get camping equipment.

Nov 18 Fri Men all went hunting. Never got anything.

Nov 19 Sat Burns and Mrs A and Tressa went to town. Tillie and I stayed home. I washed.

Nov 20 Sun Jeanie came up in afternoon. Millen and I went to Ruth's to tea.

Nov 21 to Nov 22 Blank

Nov 23 Wed I got a letter from Helen. I swept upstairs today and helped clean up. We will scrub in morning.

Nov 24 Thurs Amos and Flo came at noon. Snowed at night. They all went to Ruth's and Tressa's before supper. Big snowfall. Chas got deer.

Nov 25 Fri Wind blew all day. Amos and Flo couldn't go home. Snowed and blew at night. They all played cards. I made fudge.

Nov 26 Sat Amos and Flo went home. I washed. Mrs A mopped. Millen, Burns, Mr A Emerson went to town. George and Edie up at night.

Nov 27 Sun Snowed nearly all day. Mrs A to Tressa's to dinner. Guy came up from Ruth's with Chas. Millen and I read stories.

Nov 28 Mon Baby's first tooth. Tressa found it. A beautiful day and sunny. I took baby to Tressa's to supper. Millen came down and helped me up.

Nov 29 Tues Baby's second tooth. Snowed all afternoon and evening. Ruth came up. Tillie washed. I ironed my skirt Flo gave me.

Nov 30 Wed Tressa gave me Edie's old skirt. George B went to Dr. Billy Buckley crossed river. I went to Tressa's and sent to Eaton's. Mrs A down to Tressa's in afternoon and stayed to supper. Millen and Aubrey hunting.

October 1938 - Huldah

Oct 1 to Oct 11 Blank

Oct 12 Wed Mrs M brought some of my stuff today. They went to town.

Oct 13 Thurs Baby 4 months old today. Emerson came to Ruth's and got my things. I moved up to A's with Murray Kelly.

Oct 14 Fri Blank

Oct 15 Sat Expected Flo but she never came. Millen's 23rd birthday. Mrs A made two cream pies. I washed. Marg and Vince Taylor here.

Oct 16 Sun Guy's 30th birthday. Chas, Ruth and Jeanie up. Mr and Mrs A at camp. Millen, baby and I at Ruth's at night and up home.

Oct 17 Mon Rained but men went to woods. We cooked and washed. Never heard from Flo yet. Fred here.

Oct 18 Tues Tressa heard that Amos Steen was shot in the arm. Millen and Pete came up at night.

Oct 19 Wed Mr and Mrs A went to town and got back to dinner. Tressa got baby a teething ring and came up in afternoon.

Oct 20 Thurs Ruth came up with Charlie. Edie went back with her. I washed and we cooked.

Oct 21 Fri Baby weighs 15 lbs. Ruth got her cheque and went to town. My boil on my arm is a lot better. One coming in my ear.

Oct 22 Sat Millen and Guy came up. Guy and Millen argued all evening. Mrs A heard from Flo. Amos' arm is little better.

Oct 23 Sun Ruth came up in morning. A lovely morning but cold later. Jeanie came up in afternoon. We all went to Tressa's. Guy went back.

Oct 24 Mon Rained in afternoon. Millen went down to camp. I washed. Mrs A at Tressa's. Baby good today. Aubrey to supper. Men got posts.

Oct 25 to Oct 28 Blank

Oct 29 Sat Gertie and George Courser's second boy born.

Oct 30 to Oct 31 Blank

September 1938 - Huldah

Sep 1 Thurs Baby weighs 12 lbs today. Cold windy day. Mr and Mrs A and Edie came down at night.

Sep 2 to 10 Blank

Sep 11 Sun We stayed down here and Ruth and Chas went up to A's. They all went to camp at night.

Sep 12 Mon Millen went to camp this morning. Mr A went to town. Ruth came back up and I went to Ruth's. Charlie picked butternuts.

Sep 13 Tues Rained so Millen came up for the day. Rained all day. Chas up to Anderson's at night.

Sep 14 Wed I went up to Anderson's at noon with Chas. Washed with Tressa in afternoon. Mrs A downstairs.

Sep 15 Thurs Rained all day. I went to Tressa's at night for cake for men's lunch. Edie and George came back up.

Sep 16 Fri Men in woods all day except Emerson. Chas M here to dinner. Tressa up. We cooked some.

Sep 17 Sat I scrubbed kitchen and pantry. Men threshed at John's. Millen and I, Edie, Geo, Guy all went to Exhibition. Ruth kept baby.

Sep 18 Sun Guy came down and went back again. Ruth and Chas up to Anderson's. Millen went to camp at night.

Sep 19 to Sep 30 Blank

August 1938 - Huldah

Aug 1 Mon Charlie went to work. I got up early for ice cream man. Millen left his boots here. Clifton down.

Aug 2 Tues Prof Pugh here collecting moths. Aubrey's baby born this a.m. Aubrey, Burns, Tillie, etc, came down at night. Jeanie down and kept store for me.

Aug 3 Wed Baby weighs 9 3/4 lbs. Aubrey down. His little boy died last night. Bobby Anderson came. Ruth went up home.

Aug 4 Thurs Jeanie and Bobby, Guy, Helen went to pictures. Aubrey's baby's funeral. Ruth went. Aubrey took Ruthie and I up to see Dr MacK. He gave me some pills.

Aug 5 Fri Jeanie, Bobbie, Guy, Myrtle, Joe H and Margie all went to Dumfries. Millen came home at night with Crowley.

Aug 6 Sat Bobbie, Guy, Millen, Tillie, Burns and John went to town. Bobbie, Guy and Millen went in at night.

Aug 7 Sun Mrs A, Tillie, Burns, Bob, Guy, etc, came down in afternoon. Millen went back to MacAdam at night.

Aug 8 Mon Bob and Guy came down. Took baby's pictures. Jeanie out with Guy, Etty and Bob.

Aug 9 Tues Blank

Aug 10 Wed Baby weighs 10 1/4 lbs.

Aug 11 Thurs Blank.

Aug 12 Fri Millen came home at night.

Aug 13 Sat Baby 2 months old today. Millen, Tressa, Mrs A and I all went to town. So did Bobbie, Guy and Chas. We got baby dress and booties.

Aug 14 Sun Tillie had babies christened. I went to church. We took Bobbie's picture and Ruth's. Bobbie, Etta, Guy and Jeanie took Millen out at night.

Aug 15 Mon Rained. Bobbie and Guy and Pantie down in morning. Down again at night. Out driving with Ettie and Jeanie.

Aug 16 Tues I washed. Fine day. Charlie finished fishing Friday and is working at Coy's now. Jeanie with Popeye at night.

Aug 17 Wed Panty 2 years old today. I went up with Tillie and Burns to tea. Bobby went home. Mrs A and Guy brought me home.

Aug 18 Thurs I washed. Baby weighs 11 1/4 lbs.

Aug 19 Fri Blank

Aug 20 Sat Millen didn't get home until tonight with Tillie and Burns. Mrs A, Tessa and Guy and Jeanie here at night.

Aug 21 Sun Millen has a bad cold. Chas and Ruth in town last night. Millen and I up to Tressa's to dinner and Mrs A's to supper.

Aug 22 Mon Millen went back last night with Guy. Charlie working at Coy's. Jeanie waited for Foster. He never came.

Aug 23 Tues Jeanie went to Saint John today on the bus.

Aug 24 Wed Baby weighs 11 3/4 lbs today.

Aug 25 Thurs Gertie came down.

Aug 26 to Aug 31 Blank

July 1938 - Huldah

Jul 1 to 3 Blank

Jul 4 Mon Dull day. Chas lost his nets in river. Baby weighed 8 lbs.

Jul 5 Tues Ruth and Chas both home. Chas caught his nets down river.

Jul 6 Wed Ruth and Edie picked berries at Joe's. I washed. Jeanie down at night. Ruth and Chas up to Anderson's.

Jul 7 Thurs Bruce's birthday. I went up home for berries. Mrs A and Guy down. Social evening. Home at night.

Jul 8 Fri Millen went up home at night for the car.

Jul 9 Sat Millen went to town and got me a hat which is too small. To town at night again and got me stockings, etc.

Jul 10 Sun We had Ruthie christened. Mac and Edna Thomas' baby christened also. To Anderson's to dinner and supper. Flo, Amos, Thurmie and Helen came. T, H, M, G and I went to Fredericton and Devon.

Jul 11 Mon Amos, Flo, etc, down. Went home at 3pm. Guy down at night, also Em and Pete. Gertie down to supper with the baby.

Jul 12 Tues Rained last night. Millen went up and got the car. Gertie down at night. Jeanie here also.

Jul 13 Wed Baby kept us up all night last night. Ruth, Gertie and Millen went to town. Jeanie down. Baby weighs 8 3/4 lbs.

Jul 14 Thurs Pearl M and Georgie Kitchen here. Jeanie down. I was up home for strawberries. Millen up to his home. Baby good last night.

Jul 15 Fri Charlie up for a few minutes. He got Ruth a brown dress for her birthday. This is her 34th birthday.

Jul 16 Sat Millen went to town at night with Guy, Tillie, Burns and George B. I kept store. Ruth kept the baby.

Jul 17 Sun Ruth went up to Mrs Anderson's. Millen and Guy came back. Guy went back up.

Jul 18 to Jul 19 Blank

Jul 20 Wed Baby weighs 9 lbs 6 oz.

Jul 21 to Jul 26 Blank

Jul 27 Wed Baby weighs 10 1/4 lbs.

Jul 28 to Jul 29 Blank

Jul 30 Sat Mr and Mrs A and John B went to town and got our order.

Jul 31 Sun Burns, George B and Pantie came down and Millen, Baby and I went back with them. Millen went to MacAdam about 5:30. (The only Pantie/Panty I've ever heard mentioned was Millen's brother Burns' son, George, who was nicknamed Panty. He was born in Aug 1936 so would have been about 2 years old at the time of this journal entry so I guess it could be him she was talking about.)

June 1938 - Huldah

Jun 1 to 5 Blank

Jun 6 Mon Store robbed last night. Mr Evans (Mountie) up and looked it over. Joe H went to F Kilburn's and got a job. Millen home at night.

Jun 7 Tues Mr Evans up again. Millen still home. He went to town but didn't see the Mountie.

Jun 8 Wed I got a letter from Helen.

Jun 9 Thurs Blank

Jun 10 Fri Mountie up. ruth and I went picking flowers at the creek. A lovely day. Jeanie's graduation day. I kept store.

Jun 11 Sat Millen went to town and got me bedroom slippers at night. Jeanie down awhile at night. Chas home.

Jun 12 Sun I took cramps in morning at 5 o'clock. Dr came in afternoon, also Mum. Sick all evening.

Jun 13 Mon Baby born at 1:30am. Weighed 6 3/4 pounds. I feel much better in afternoon. Mrs Anderson down. Mounties caught the store breaker.

Jun 14 Tues Named the baby Ruth Elizabeth after Ruth. Ruth wrote to Helen about the baby.

Jun 15 Wed Tressa, Verna and Little Flo came down. Nina and Ruby here. Mr and Mrs A went to MacAdam.

Jun 16 Thurs Mrs A came down and Ruth and Millen went to town. Mamma, Marjorie and Kathleen Bamford down. (Marjorie was Huldah's sister. She would have been 7 years old in 1938.)

Jun 17 Fri Millen won me some chocolates on the punch board. Tillie and Lizzie down at night.

Jun 18 Sat Millen went to town.

Jun 19 to Jun 26 Blank

Jun 27 Mon Baby weighed 7 1/4 pounds.

Jun 28 to Jun 30 Blank

May 1938 - Huldah

May 1 Sun Millen went to Ruth's with Joe Hurley at night. Rained in daytime. Edie Burrell and Christine and George Burrell came up.

May 2 Mon Nice day but windy. Millen went to Ruth's all day. I packed my things. Tressa and John came up at night. Tillie at Francis'.

May 3 Tues Very windy. Burns came home at noon and prepared for camp tomorrow. I was at Tressa's. She and John up.

May 4 Wed Millen and I moved to Ruth's. Some men helped move the piano and put the bed up. I walked down about 9am.

May 5 Thurs Millen and Burns went to build a camp. Ruth went up to her mother's with Lee Hanson. Margie M up.

May 6 Fri We painted the counter and windows of store. Margie and Bessie up awhile. Millen and Burns came home at night.

May 7 Sat Mr and Mrs A etc and Millen went to town. I waited for Lee H. Jeanie came down in afternoon. Annie McCashion and Annie Bennie here.

May 8 Sun Cloudy. Ruth went to church in morning. Millen, Joe H and I walked to Anderson's and Mr A and Aubrey brought up back. Millen kept store.

May 9 Mon A beautiful day. Min and Chas went away. I was up home. Mr A here a few minutes. Joe B, Joe H and Earl M came up. (Min was Huldah's and Millen's mother's pet name for Millen.)

May 10 Tues Rained at night. I walked up to Anderson's. Aubrey brought me back and I kept store while Ruth went up. I wrote to Dr M yesterday. Charlie came home for a while.

May 11 Wed Cloudy and some rain. Charlie came home with order from Kitchen Brothers. Ruth and I popped corn. Rained. Earle M and Alf King here.

May 12 Thurs Cleared off some. Bread and beer men here. Ruth up to her mother's. Aubrey brought her down. Earle M here. Rained all night.

May 13 Fri Charlie came home at noon. Rained all day and night. I wrote to Helen yesterday. Mum and Dad went to the play.

May 14 Sat Rained a little. Mrs A, Aubrey, Guy, Edie and John Ball went to town. Got me some things. Millen came home at night with Burns' horse.

May 15 Sun Rained all day and night. Millen and I up to Anderson's to dinner and supper. Jeanie home for weekend. Joe H up also.

May 16 Mon Still raining. Cleared off a bit about 5pm. Millen and Ruth up to Anderson's. Bill MacCashion up and Tyler down. Franklin here at night.

May 17 Tues Rained in morning but Chas went to camp. Millen and I up to Anderson's to supper. Came back and had fiddleheads for a lunch. Cleared off at night. Evelene King's baby born at 5am.

May 18 Wed Millen went up to his home at 5am and got Burns' horse and went to camp. Ruth lost three chickens. Earle M up to hear Amateur half hour.

May 19 Thurs Nice warm day but hazy. Ruth washed. Earle up. Franklin and Earle here at night.

May 20 Fri Started raining in afternoon. Ruth washed and I ironed. Helen's airmail letter came. Earle up.

May 21 Sat Mr and Mrs A went to town. Ruth and I cooked and ironed. Millen home at night but went to town at night with George Burrell.

May 22 Sun Jeanie down last night. Ruth went to church at night. Daddy took Jeanie to town. Guy took Millen down.

May 23 Mon Charlie went down fishing. Gertie came down all afternoon and evening and brought the baby.

May 24 Tues Gertie came down to supper. Popeye and George came down later and took Gertie home.

May 25 Wed Mr and Mrs A and Tressa went to town and left Flora with us. Charlie up all day and planted a garden. Ruth went to choir practice.

May 26 Thurs Della Buckley and Alex Palmer married. Ruth and Myrtle went. Millen, Guy and Joe H went to shivaree. Millen home all night.

May 27 Fri Millen took a spell so didn't go work. Went to Dr MacKenzie with his mother and got some pills.

May 28 Sat Mr and Mrs A and Millen, Tressa, etc, went to town. Jeanie came up and Millen came up with Daddy. Jeanie in at night awhile.

May 29 Sun Millen and I to Anderson's to dinner and supper. Rained.

May 30 to May 31 Blank

April 1938 - Huldah

Apr 1 Fri Ice moved a little. April Fools' Day. Ruth and Edie both up. Mrs A churned. Millen sawed at John's. Millen and I took Ruth and Edie down home to hear Louis-Thomas fight. Louis won.

Apr 2 Sat All went to town but Guy, Millen, Mr A and me. Ice ran towards night. Ran nearly all night. Millen and I at Ruth's. Had corn scallop. Letter from Helen.

Apr 3 Sun Millen's throat awful sore. Ice still running. George B and Allie here. Ruth came up at night. Millen drove her home.

Apr 4 Mon Duck layed an egg. Ice stopped running. I got a quilt block from Pauline Thompkins. Millen and Guy went to town to see doctor. Chas M up.

Apr 5 Tues Ice still jammed. Washed hankies for Millen. Snowed last night but all melted before night. Millen and I at Kilburn's and Tressa's.

Apr 6 Wed Nice sunny day but windy. Men sawed at the siding for Aubrey except Millen and Guy who have colds.

Apr 7 Thurs My 17th birthday. Ruth came up. Tillie and Burns went to town and got George's picture. Millen and I took Ruth home. Ruth made my cake.

Apr 8 Fri Mrs A and Tressa went to Ruth's with Charlie. Tillie scrubbed and I cooked. Millen and I to Ruth's at night. Men sawed Guy's wood.

Apr 9 Sat Millen and Burns got gas at Kelly's for a man. Snowed all day. Some hail. Geroge B up at night.

Apr 10 Sun Snowed and is very windy. Aubrey and Lit Harvey over in afternoon. Mrs A went back to supper. She was at Tressa's at night. Bill H here.

Apr 11 Mon Ethel Francis up. Snowy. Men hauled logs and wood. Mrs A at Tressa'. Baby's picture came. Tressa and John up at night. Emerson came home.

Apr 12 Tues Tressa and Verna up. We made quilt patterns. Millen sawed at Fred's. Some snow on yet. Millen and I at Tressa's.

Apr 13 Wed Nice day. Chas Mills came up and took me down to Ruth's. Millen came after me at night. Fred Freeman here all night.

Apr 14 Thurs Men split wood all day. A nice warm day. Charlie M and Joe H up to dinner. Chas got a muskrat in trap.

Apr 15 Fri Jeanie came home last night. Ruth came up in afternoon. Stayed till Chas went home from river. Wants us to take store.

Apr 16 Sat Easter card from Flo and Amos. Day before Easter. Mr and Mrs A, Tillie and Burns went to town. Millen went to Moffat's but came back about 10am. Millen and I at Ruth's and up home for eggs. Saw Jeanie. (Flo and Amos are Millen's sister, Flora, and her husband, Amos Steen, who lived in Patton, Maine.)

Apr 17 Sun Easter Sunday. Had Cream Pie with Easter eggs. Tillie and Burns went to Ruth's. Jeanie came up after supper. Jim Scott here.

Apr 18 Mon Millen and Emerson sawed at Moffat's. Home about 2pm. Tressa up in morning. Chas Mills up at night. Tressa and John up at night.

Apr 19 Tues Tillie's 21st birthday. Frank Freeman here a while. Cleaned stove in kitchen. Burns sick with cold. Mrs A at Tressa's.

Apr 20 Wed A lovely day. I went down home with Chas M. Jeanie and I at Ruth's to tea. Yankie, Pearly, etc, there. Millen and I went back up home afterwards.

Apr 21 Thurs A nice warm day. I got a letter from Helen. Verna and Everett up and I went to Tressa's. Millen took Bus crowd to town.

Apr 22 Fri Nice day but cloudy. Ruth up with Charlie awhile. Men worked at cars. Got their fertilizer. Guy, Millen, Mrs A and I played sticks at night.

Apr 23 Sat Millen and Aubrey went to town. Mrs A sick with cold. Tillie washed. Mr Grant built the chimney. Tressa up. George B and Bill Hamilton here at night.

Apr 24 Sun Ruth came up and stayed all day. A lovely warm day. Tillie, Burns and Guy went to Lawrence Station. Mrs A and little Flora at Tressa's. Millen and I at Charlie and Ruth's.

Apr 25 Mon Mrs A churned and Tressa and her washed. I made a pie. Franklin and Chas M up. George B up at night.

Apr 26 Tues Tillie, Burns, etc, came home about 11am. Millen went for Ruth and brought her up. We were down home awhile at night.

Apr 27 Wed Millen went to town. Walter Myshrall died yesterday, buried this morning. Tressa up and helped clean.

Apr 28 Thurs Millen went to town for his supplies for store. Came back at supper time. I went to Ruth's with him and saw the store.

Apr 29 Fri Millen and Burns went to town. Flo, Amos and Helen came. We went to Ruth's. Ruth and Charlie came up at night. Rained all evening.

Apr 30 Sat Flo brought me some lovely things. Tressa and John up to dinner. Went home after dinner. Millen and Mrs A at Ruth's. Millen took Burns to Harvey.

March 1938 - Huldah

Mar 1 Tues Very cold and windy. Engine froze last night so could not saw. Sent Helen's letter. Send Tillie's clothes tomorrow. Mrs A at Tressa's.

Mar 2 Wed Very cold. Men hauled pulp all day. Aubrey's baby sick. Millen went down to Ruth's at night. Car ran out of gas and Charlie towed him home.

Mar 3 Thurs Very cold and windy. Mr A out all day. Millen got the car out in afternoon. Tressa and John, Maude Trim and Charlie up at night. Present from Aunt Dolly.

Mar 4 Fri A lovely day but cold. Fight between Baer and Barland. Gertie and George's shower. Jeanie and Ruth came up. Millen, Guy, Emerson, George B all went down to Billy's trial. Tressa up. Millen down to Charlie's. Millen took Guy, Billy, Franklin.

Mar 5 Sat Snowed. Men sawed some. Donald Kilburn here. Played sticks at night. George Burrell stayed up all night.

Mar 6 Sun A lovely day. Jeanie came up, also Ruth. Mrs A at Tressa's. Millen and I took Ruth and Jeanie down and listened to radio.

Mar 7 Mon Nice day. Men finished sawing pulp here. Eaton order came. Tressa and Verna up. Millen took saw down to C Murray.

Mar 8 Tues Millen sawed at C Murray's. I stayed at Ruth's all day. Was up home a minute. Ruth made me a hoover dress, awful pretty.

Mar 9 Wed Sunny but sind is very cold. Millen sawed at J Black's. Millen and I went to Kelly's store for gas for engine at night.

Mar 10 Thurs Millen sawed at Black's all day and finished. Tressa and Verna came up. Ruth up and Millen and I.

Mar 11 Fri Edith came up to supper. Tressa and Verna up awhile. At night Millen, George B, Emerson, Edie and I all went to Ruth's to hear Baer/Farr fight.

Mar 12 Sat Snowed so Millen couldn't saw. He and Ma went to town. Ruth and Charlie went too. Snowed a little at night.

Mar 13 Sun Snowed all day. Ruth and Charlie came up in afternoon and stayed to supper. Millen and I read books.

Mar 14 Mon Sent quilt patterns to Flo and Helen. Tressa up and did scrubbing. Mr Ashley here. Billy Buckley here at night. Millen sawed at Jim's.

Mar 15 Tues Millen sawed at Collicott's. Finished about 4pm. Tressa and Verna up awhile in morning. Read books at night.

Mar 16 Wed A lovely warm spring day. Millen and I took Mrs A to Ruth's. She stayed at Ruth's all day and we went for her at night. She was at church. Letter from Gertie.

Mar 17 Thurs Nice and warm. Snowed last night. St Patrick's Day. Verna and Everett up in afternoon. Millen, Edie, George B and I went to church.

May 18 Fri Burns came at 3am. Millen and he went back for Tillie. Chas Mills came up and took me to Ruth's. We went to church. I stayed all night.

May 19 Sat Ruth and I finished quilt. Millen, Guy, etc, came down and got me at night. Tillie, etc, came home. Fannie Myshrall died.

Mar 20 Sun Very warm and thawing. We got up at dinner time. Millen not very well. Tillie and Burns at Tressa's.

Mar 21 Mon Tillie washed. Millen came home sick at noon. He took some aspirins and went to bed. Fannie M's funeral.

Mar 22 Tues Millen very sick last night but better today. Sent Helen's letter. Tressa and Ruth up. Papered and scrubbed. Millen up at noon. Yank and Melba here.

Mar 23 Wed Mr and Mrs A went to town. I have a sore throat. Burns very sick last night but is up today. Tressa up.

Mar 24 Thurs Millen better but I have a sore throat. Mrs Anderson not well.

Mar 25 Fri Gertie Courser's baby boy born at 3am. Ruth came up and Millen and I took Guy and her down home. George C was there.

Mar 26 Sat Millen, Mr & Mrs Anderson went to town. I stayed at Ruth's. I started taking Lydia P's Vegetable Compound.

Mar 27 Sun Snowed last night. My cold is a little better. Little George is sick. Jeanie came up. Guy at Tressa's.

Mar 28 Mon Cloudy. Men all went out back. Chas Mills up, also Tressa. Aubrey split wood. Little George still sick.

Mar 29 Tues Men all went to Billy's trial but couldn't get in. Millen got me some toothpaste and brush. Our colds are some better. Snowed.

Mar 30 Wed Oswald Gray and Randolph Kilburn up for machine. Millen sawed at Randolph's. I went down home and to Ruth's at night. Letter from India.

Mar 31 Thurs Snow all off. Cloudy. Millen still sawing down the road. He finished at Gray's and Kilburn's. George Burrell here at night.

January 1920 - Grace

Jan 1 Thurs Philip is here still helping Rob. Uncle Rob had dinner at the other house. 1 egg. Chester Dunphy dead. (She had a brother Philip and I believe this would be who she's talking about here. Rob is her husband.)

Jan 2 Fri Chester Dunphy buried today. Rob and I attended his funeral and left Jeanie with Grandma, Mary. Got 1 egg.

Jan 3 Sat Philip went home today. Rob gone out chopping with his lunch. 1 egg.

Jan 4 Sun Jeanie lifted her little dollie today for the first time. No church today. Mary in bed all day. A week from today Cale took sick. (Jeanie is her daughter.)

Jan 5 Mon Rob took his lunch today, and has gone chopping. Lillian is using her new snow shovel. (Lillian is her oldest child.)

Jan 6 Tues A week ago today Cale died. Rob is out chopping, and taken his lunch with him. Bertha called today. Marguerite out for the first time after her operation. Jeanie 4 mths old today.

Jan 7 Wed Stella Fox gone to Normal School for her first class licence. Rob took his lunch again today. Very mild sunny day for a change. (I remember my mother talking about Stella Fox who was a teacher when mom went to school in Kingsclear.)

Jan 8 Thurs Cold blustery day. Rob hauling today.

Jan 9 Fri Colder, high wind. Rob hauling. Laura and Sam and Mary Gallagher spent the evening here.

Jan 10 Sat Robbie in town attending to United Farmers' Business from 10:30am until 1pm. Mr MacLeod here tonight.

Jan 11 Sun Church Sunday. Jeanie baptized this morning in her nightgown because Mr MacLeod had not time to wait for me to dress her. Nellie Cliff Murray at church today so Robbie said.

Jan 12 Mon Robbie hauled wood all day. John MacKay came and spent the evening.

Jan 13 Tues Robbie gone to town as a Juryman. Sent our Eaton order today.

Jan 14 Wed Robbie gone to town again to attend a meeting in Brunswick Street Church to talk over amalgamation of protestants, and saw Dad and Mr MacLeod.

Jan 15 Thurs Robbie in town attending the jury again.

Jan 16 Fri Robbie taken Crow (the colt) to town today. The first time Crow has been with the sleigh. Mary invited to Josie Murray's for tea.

Jan 17 Sat Robbie ground grain today. Very high wind which makes the snow drift.

Jan 18 Sun Regular blizzard today. Glass has not been above 4 above zero and high wind all day.

Jan 19 Mon 4th Anniversary of our wedding day. Rob ground grain all day. High wind. 10 degrees below zero.

Jan 20 Tues Rob took saw to John Jewitt's this morning, and sawed wood this afternoon. He heard that Mrs C Gallagher had fallen and broken her shoulder and the doctor was over this morning.

Jan 21 Wed Rob's 35th birthday. He went to town and attended the United Farmers' Shareholders' meeting. Randolph here to look at cattle. Got new table oilcloth.

Jan 22 Thurs Mrs Kilburn and Josie came to see Mrs Gray as they heard she was sick. Josie spent part of the day with the children and I. Rob went for the sow.

Jan 23 Fri Received our Eaton order, and my house dresses are better value than I sent for. They have one chiffonier in stock, so did not get mine, but they returned my money. Rob hauled wood all day.

Jan 24 Sat Rob gone out back to cut wood. Mary invited to Good's for tea. Have started Jeanie's stockings.

Jan 25 Sun Very cold today. Below zero. Church Sunday. Mr MacLeod spoke on "The National Campaign". Mary went to Bertha's to dinner. Minnie Kilburn much better. Mrs Campbell (her sister) is with her.

Jan 26 Mon Robbie gone out back to cut wood with his lunch. Lillian rocked Jeanie to sleep. Started to make my head cheese today. Will have to let it stand all night before removing fat. Rob gone to see Mr Webster at Charlie Kilburn's tonight. 14 below zero.

Jan 27 Tues Rob worked around home, breaking out roads.

Jan 28 Wed Rosie Francis was here this afternoon, and took the material for my silk dress and will make it home. Rob took Bill (the horse) and sleigh out back with his lunch to get out some logs. Mary made mince pies today. Made head cheese today.

Jan 29 Thurs Made mincemeat and pies, and Rob hauled wood all day. Charlie Murray here for oil tonight.

Jan 30 Fri Rob took his lunch and went cutting wood. Terrible cold. 20 below zero, high winds.

Jan 31 Sat Cold and very high wind. 22 below zero. Rob stayed home and mended harness.