Page Seventy One John Braden's Diary

thursday the 19
Verna & george was here to night it rained to day John is up stairs in bed asleep

August the 5 (must have been the 1st or 2nd)
I bought a suit of close last sunday Paid $16 50 for them i took my family out walking

friday the 3

saturday the 4
i went up towm met grace played the fiddle grace played the organ at smiths pa g came in staid all night brought a cat fish

sunday the 5
home all day

monday the 6
paid the store bill paid the rent

friday the 10
grace & tom was here for supper

saturday the 11 wife went up town to do some traiding she got $5 00 out of the bank dad was here got 3 watter melons dad staid all night