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Voltie filled R's barn with hay. Jimmy Morgan here this p.m. I gave him a lot of old magazines. Emma trying to wash dont make much head way about the wash. This is a very cold day.
Friday 2 Jan 914 A very good day. Emma washed a tremendous washing and hung them on the line. I sent Lottie a Christmas book The Timberlost Girl, a letter to Maude. R went to PO to mail letters and rode back with Geo Ranons. Em brought in the clothes and folded them to iron. I received a book from Bill Mr Opp. R here waiting
Saturday 3 Jan 1914 A very good day so much of a good day that V worked on the new shop he is building beside doing all the chores and getting wood for both stoves. Emma cleaned the flooes [flues] from every room
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Sunday 4 Jan 1914 Cloudy and has all the appearance of a snow storm. Notwithstanding all the appearance Emma went to church and from there to Hiram Joslins, rode down with Maggie and the Gillespie twins Clara & Dell. V and Edith prepared the dinner. Edith washed the dishes, then went up to see Maggie Maggee and carried her a doll. V went to the old house and brought a mess of beans, we had pea soup for dinner and a chocolate cake
Monday 5 Jan 1914 Clear and cold. Wind NE Business is booming this day within door and out ie I guess it will be. Maggie J gave Em a fancy cup and saucer yesterday, also Sylvia went to the English church yesterday and saw E & E's sister. E at church with E Irvine. Emma and Edith cleaned every calico from the boxes at foot of my bed and filled the two marketing bags full.
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Wednesday 7 Not very cold but cloudy. V drove to George Woodmans. When he returned Wallace Niles came with him, visited awhile, drank a couple glasses of cider drove with V over to fill R barn with and from there went to George Niles visiting. R came over bringing butter scales and print and Emma printed 16 lbs butter for market. V put up 3 barrels of apples for Henderson, chopped wood enough to last till tomorrow night. C Woodman butchered two pigs for market. Emma talked to Sister Ethel over the phone
Thurssday 8 January 1914 The boat came in last night and Voltie and Aunt R are gone to Kingston with apples, butter & eggs We arose at 4,30 a.m. V ate breakfast, dressed for Kingston, harnessed and drove to the door, load in sleigh 3 barrels of apples. I sent a letter to Grace, and to market 16 lbs butter, 18 eggs. Emma brought water to wash clothes and has now gone to the old Frank barn for the calves. Edith is 12 years old to day . The weather not very cold but inclined to be snowy. V went over to dock with sleigh. Emma is gone so long I fret about it. Gone 1 1/2 hour, came and brought the calves. While E & E are doing chores at the barn, Ed McDermott and John Murray came with a sow which they threw in among our hogs in the pen
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I called the girls to the house. Emma done all the chores after they drove away but Edith is to dirty and lazy to do anything excepting eating her meals, obstinate and quarrelsome. Boat left at 2 p.m. V drove home quite early. 6 eggs to day.
Friday 9 Jan 1914 A misty soft day cloudy. Voltie drove over to dock for lumber and things. Anglin sent a door to many. Rachel rode over when V came from dock. She brought towels to hem on machine and a tick to make for a pillow. George W Woodman came and he & V worked on Geo's sleighbox. Geo & R here to dinner. I pare apples (sweet) for preserves. R paid ,52 cts to me for the eggs. Wallace here also. George, Wallace bigger than ever. Standard & Herald and a letter from Lena also and from Genevieve. 3 eggs.
Saturday 10 Jan 1914 A cloudy snowy morn. Edith working some but quarrelsome. Emma cleaned all the floors, churned & salted the butter. George W Woodman here again to dinner. Emma finished her apron & Ed's under garment sewed any thing and done a very good job on Edith's blue calico dress, sent R's mail to Will Dignam. finshed Trail of Lesson
