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Saturday 15 August 1914
Weather quite cool this morning. Wind S
and blowin a stiff breeze. Heard the phone
ring at 1/4 to 12 midnight for A Joslin and
at 1/4 past 12 for W. H. Woodman. Heard by
the phone this morning that a baby girl
came to John Niles Jr's last night.
Lottie and Louise here this pm. V and
J cutting peas. We have green peas for
dinner. V brings in some ripe tomatoes!
A few squally showers this p.m. but the
sun shines most of the time. Lottie &
Louise and Reginald go to
water R's cows.

Sunday 16th August 1914
A very good day. Lena drove out
for Lottie and Louise, brought me some
slips of geranium. V motored for them,
Cassie and Clifford came too. Lottie
gave me Ben Hur. Rachel came over
and staid till V came back. Reginald
went over and came back with
Voltie. Carrie & Clifford were left behind
and engaged Albert Gillespie to take
them across in his motor. Wind South and
beginning to rain. John drives over with
Rachel after the return of V & Reginald.

Monday 17 August 1914
Rather wet in fore noon couldn't bind oats
after dinner. V and John go to Clayton.
V to pay his bank note of 30 dollars
and buy shoes and calico, limbarg [sic] cheese,
peanuts and candies etc. They came
after dark. Emma milked the cows.
Kids noisy as anything. Edith and