August-September 1928

Aug 1928

 

3  Men working on roads. Everybody very tired.

 

4  Cloudy and raining. Went to Rustico in AM for stuff for Keith’s room. Marion and Earnest painting it. Finished road work.

 

5  Rained nearly all day. Thyra here for supper. Ice cream. Cecil & Leona and mother here at night. Girls went to Jerrys.

 

Have been so busy that I have not had time to write. The United Church tea was the 15th. Dr & Mrs Holman here for a few days and Mrs. Place was here too. Mr. Brown came the 18th and Mr. Johnson the 20th, Mr Gillings the 11th. All very nice people. The nurses are great. Ernest fixing up & shingling the front of the barn. Elaine & Myron up a couple times. Rev NA [?] and Louise Vivienne [?] Anna and Miss Stretch here one day for dinner. Montague went away on the harvest excursion. Robbie Toombs home for three weeks.

 

Aug 26th  Cloudy to-day and some rain. Robbie Toombs here to tea. Church at night. Mrs Webb played Misty this AM.

1928

 

Aug 27th Misty this AM. Rained a lot in the night. The Browns left this morning. Dad & I went down to Alberts in evening. Keith and Mr. Johnson went to Rustico.

 

28  Lovely day. Had supper at shore. A swell time. Just one more day for Miss Hiscox & Miss Haney.

 

29  Lovely day but very warm. Perfect moonlit night. Marion and the nurses have gone to Grahams Road to ice cream social. Annie here washing.

 

30  Lovely morning. Misses Hiscox & Haney left this morning. Very heavy rain at night. Mr Johnson got wet.

 

31  Lovely day. The last of our boarders went away, Mr. Johnston. Everyone tired. The Blackmores leave in the morning, they were over this evening. Jack Webster & Billy Prowse here to-night.

 

Sept 1st  Went to town to hear The Glace Bay Band at night. The girls were in Town with the Fyfe boys.

 

2nd  Sunday. Went to Malpeque. Had dinner and supper at Ma Greens. Got