August 1938
3 Ottawa to come at once. A lot of people around to-day.
4 Very hot day but fine. Mrs Fred here sewing for Aunt Sadie. Lizzie, May, Belle & Will and Isabelle down before dinner. Messers Smart, Smith, Fenton and Murdie here. Lorraine talking to Arthur on phone.
5 Another hot day. Girls went to Town to Mrs McLaren sale and came home with two candle sticks a cup and saucer and little bowl. Elaine over this evening. YPS at shore.
6 Very fine and hot. Wind NW. Everyone busy. Anita Ernest and Lorraine went to Dalvay in afternoon and sent wire to Arthur not to come East. Everyone weary to-night. Went to the shore for a look around. Mrs Wyand pretty snappy.
7 S. Very nice day but warm as usual. Very busy all day a great number of tourists in. 72 registered. Dr. Bonnell preached a night.
8 Nice day, girls washed and had to hang clothes at Old orchard on account of dust in lane. Took kink in my back and pretty crippled. Mima here most of day.
9 Cooler. Girls ironed and went to Borden in afternoon to meet Mildred Dondale. My back pretty bad. Girls didn’t get home until
Aug 1938
9 after 11 o’clock and it poured rain all the evening and night.
10 Poured in morning but cleared up for the annual Cavendish tea. Got up after dinner but should have stayed in bed. All in at night.
Cavendish Tea
11 Cloudy in morning but kept fine. YPS picnic at Darnley. Mrs Woods spent afternoon taking care of me. Anita took Mildred, Eleanor, Helen and Annie Lowther. Slept at night.
12 Not feeling very good. Mima here and Anita took her to Hunter River and to see Mrs Albert and Mrs Alec Toombs. YPS at shore at night. Rev Arthur Matheson spoke.
13 Rained in morning and work was interrupted but carried on all day. Feeling better. Chior practice at night.
14 S. Just a perfect day. Got out doors on the couch for the day. Mr & Mrs Logan and family here this forenoon. Mrs Matheson speaks at Baptist Church to-night. Quite a number registered.
15 Cloudy but very little rain. The work went on quite merrily. Up and down stairs to dinner but not able to do much. Girls washed and ironed. They went to Creek at night. Elaine over.
16 Quite warm. Girls ironed in morning and went to Town to Exhibition in afternoon. Had
