July 1938
30 Busy day all day. Got up early and went to S. Side for Aunt Sadie. Ted & I went to Rustico for clams. Lorraine had her school picnic. Miss Moore and Miss Haszard here after supper.
July 1 Lovely day but hot. None of us feeling very well. Ted fishing most of day. Got letter from Murray saying they have a new girl. Went to Rustico to-night and to shore. Aunt Sadie pretty tired.
2 Grey morning and started to rain about 9 AM. We filled up two cars, took lunch and went clear to East Point and back. May and Alec and Ellice. Mrs Albert stayed with Aunt Sadie. Everyone tired at night for it rained on the way home and the road got pretty wet.
3 Rained all last night and practically all day. Gordon and Lydia Ruth and John and Bobbie here for tea. Reuels here for a couple of hours.
4 Rained again to-day. Lorraine went to Camp and Anita and Pauline were in town. Mr Wood and family arrived and Dad & Mr Wood went to Borden for Mr Henderson & Wood. Annie L. and Charlie MacFarlane here in evening. Mrs MacFerguson & Mrs Farrish here in afternoon. What a day. John McLure (Philips brother) fell from wagon and killed.
John McLure killed
5 Rather a hectic day. Mr Woods took the men to town and brought out another Woods making eight Woods for dinner as well as four others. Mrs Paterson kindly gave up her cottage for a few weeks so they are all there to-night. Very weary at night and we went to Art Henrys
July 5
for the evening. Letters from Marion and Aunt Maud.
6 Mrs Paterson and Douglas here. Annual Bible Society meeting in New Glasgow. Anita took Mrs Paterson over. Several cars in. Thunder shower at night.
7 A perfectly lovely day. Ted Anna and I went to O’Leary. Stopped in S. Side. Called at Oliver McNeills. Everyone a bit weary at night and a bit sad. Lizzie is not very well.
8 Another perfect day. Busy. Went down to Keiths in afternoon and to YPS at shore at night. Mrs Paterson gave a talk for Paulines program.
9 Very busy morning. Anita took Ernest and Aunt Sadie for drive around by Rustico and Mrs Paterson to Amandas. Ted and I went to Rustico for clams etc. Anita to Clinton for strawberries. Had fried trout and mackerel for supper and a clam bake and hot sausages and rolls at night. Had the Woods family and Mr Henderson and Mr Woods. Keith and Margaret and Mr Wright and Wilbur here.
10 Lovely morning. Ted and Anna Ernest & I went to Gordons for dinner. Had supper and went to shore for evening. Lewis, Evelyn and Mrs Woolner here and Mrs McKenzie and Charlie here when we got back from shore. Terribly tired.
11 Fine, blowing a little but turned out a lovely day. Ted and Anna and Pauline left this morning for
