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April, Sunday 10
April, Thursday 14
Looks like rain and it raind [rained]
in the forenoon and towards
night Alpha went over to the
Catholic church to meeting Andr
-ew staid [stayed] up to Mrs Smith last
night Alpha went up there to
stay to night [sic] Charlie came
down after him
Warmest day that we have had
yet We need some rain on the
wheat and grass Put up two length
of barn yard fence and helped the
boys load manure in the forenoon
it look [sic] like rain this forenoon
but it has all passed over for the
present a beautifull [sic] evening tonight
April, Monday 11
April, Friday 15
Pleasent [sic] and warm drew out
some fence posts and some rail
and commenced to build some
board fence Andrew commenced to
draw manure in the afternoon he
went to Dansville after Martha
cow They did not get back till
late in the evening
Rainey [sic] in the morning Went
up to Mr Burrell in forenoon
Lina and Winnie went with me
went after Hariett [sic] but Almra
was sick and she could not come
Went down to Fathers and got
the sewing machine when we
came home it rained some before
we got home the baby is quite sick
April, Tuesday 12
Pleasent [sic] and warm Worked at the
fence till after supper and then
went over to Fitchburgh in the
evening Took Andrews boot over to
the shop to get it fix [sic] The boy drew
out manure the most of the day
into the orchard where I shall
sow oats The month almost
half gone not much work done yet
April, Wednesday 13
[written sideways in margin]: rained a little
Warm and looks like rain
Worked on the lane fence
in the forenoon Mr McCann had
a cow get into the marsh in the
forenoon in the afternoon put up
two length of board fence on the
road I shall build a gate down on
the road so that I can shut it up
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