April 8 thru April 9, 1894

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Sunday, April 8, 1894 -- A day of rest? Bert takes his "farewell sleigh ride for the season". He stores his cutter away for the season at brother Herman's place. (A bit early it turns out in a couple of days!) He then came back to Russell's place and hitched up his cart and went down to the Baptist church to meeting. He came back home for dinner, and then went back over to Herman's and borrowed his horse and buggy and went over to Mr. Hiler's to pick up Alida Hiler who is going to work for Herman for the summer. Alida is around 24 years old, one of 10 children of Ophelia and William Hiler of Prattsburgh, NY. She is a fairly close neighbor of Augustus and Mary Weld. Augustus Weld is the brother of my great great great grandmother - Julia (Lydia) Matilda Weld. More of those close connections between the two sides of my family tree! Herman came back home to help with the chores and then went to an evening service at the Baptist Church. "Went to church twice today"

Monday, April 9, 1894 -- "A nice warm day and it thawed all day". Bert and Russel Dye went over to Milo B. Dye's place (Russell's father) and cleaned up 37 bushels of oats for seed. They then went out in the woods on Russell's place and cut 91 fence posts. Bert borrowed a "hay knife" from "Eygener"???