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     A Bridge To The Past 
     
    
   
   
    
     Sat. 15 - Churned 5 lbs. butter. Charles to S’side, killed two chickens 
     
     weight 8 lbs., 53 cts. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Tue. 25 - Xmas, fine day. Ada and Carrie May here for dinner. Hens 
     
     laid one egg. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Sun. 30 — Fine, down to Uncle George’s for dinner, Jess came up with 
     
     us. I was to preaching at the hall. 
     
    
   
   
    
     January, 1901 
     
    
   
   
    
     Fri. 4 - Very cold. Charles down to mill afternoon to pay the Captain 
     
     in pork. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Wed. 16 - Fine, into Mr. Hackers woods with George Easter. Jim 
     
     Arch. Harding here dressing sheep, down helping Will Clark put out 
     
     mud digger. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Tue. 22 - Frosty, hauling plank from mill to Granpa Huestises, 
     
     thrashing in afternoon. Queen Victoria died, born May 24, 1819. 
     
    
   
   
    
     (Queen in 1837). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Thu. 24 - Pouring rain most all day. Charles to mill for grist. I was 
     
     spinning. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Fri. 25 - Fine, breaking mud road. 
     
     Sat. 26 - Windy, cold, went to mud as far as Condons and turned. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Wed. 30 - Charles hauled two single loads of mud. 
     
    
   
   
    
     February, 1901 
     
    
   
   
    
     Sat. 2 — Fine, Charles to woods, bought 1/3 acre from Mr. Hacker for 
     
     1 team load of mud. Stormy at night. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Fri. 8 - Stormy, Charles sick. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Sat. 16 - Fine, Charles to S’side with barrel of apples, $2.25¢. We were 
     
     all at Uncle George’s for tea. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Fri. 22 - Fine, Charles helping Granpa clean wheat for Jess in after— 
     
     noon. We were over to John Burrows”. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mon. 25 - Cold and drifting. Charles took Jess over to Centreville in 
     
     afternoon. 
     
    
   
   
    
     March, 1901 
     
    
   
   
    
     Fri. 1 - Fine and cold. Charles working at poles. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Fri. 8 - Fine, Charles to S’side for load of shingles and boards. At 
     
     poles in afternoon. [To build pole fences].