In her dairy, my grandmother wasn't always careful about spelling and punctuation. For the ease of reading, I've re-typed the story (I also scanned the original so you can see her words), but I've corrected some of her mistakes to make it easier to read.
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| Mary Maddux Diary - Oct. 23, 1910 |
Sunday, Oct. 23, 1910: Just eating our breakfast and thinking about washing when Earenest came out and told us to prepare for a cat hunt. Tickled to death. We hitched up the big wagon. Went down to the shop where and took in Edwin and all the dogs and a couple of his friends. The older of them having a camera. We went up Spring Creek. Struck a cat track, but did not get him. Had our pictures taken once with Edwin Kelling, Ruth and myself with all the dogs and a gun in ourhands. And then Ruth and I alone with the dogs and gun. When we came to the cider mill we went in, had our picture taken with Mr. Kelling, Ruth and I with a glass of cider held in the air. Also the cider mill man. But best of all we went out and got a little young pig apiece and had our pictures taken with one in our arms. And then Mr. Kelling had his picutre taken with a bigger pig in his arms. The first pictures taken yet of us in our overalls.Ruth is her cousin, Edwin is her older brother. I don't know who Mr. Kelling is, but I presume a friend.
When I started going through her photo album, I found one of the pictures she described!
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| Sunday, Oct. 23 1910 Mary Maddux and cousin Ruth Maddux |
