April 2, 1909

Dear Norman,

Our letters have been crossing but as you are going I thought I would write at once.  Have the Heralds come to your address. The Witness will do you all right. I will mail you the papers you asked for.  I also save the one with Pugsley's trial. He defended himself all right.  Please save it. Driver's body was found Sunday morning in front of Pope's just where he went in. He was buried this morning.  Another good Liberal gone. Mrs. Montgomery was telling me that they were dragging the lines at La Benere for George Sutherland's body. He had been acting strange for a while. He wandered away from home last Saturday, a reward of 100 dollars offered for any clue.  The Stevens of Melbourne found Driver's body.

Mr. Montgomery is going to buy an auto. Nothing will satisfy now. He is going to sell his horse. Mrs. Montgomery does not want to buy one. Too bad he is so foolish, don't you think?

I can now tell you that I have had tonsillitis. Was feeling pretty sick Friday and Saturday but I am pretty well now and up. Was four days in bed with a high fever. Tomorrow I am planning to go downstairs. I must not go out this week until my throat is quite well. The neighbours as usual have been sending in supplies, so you need not worry about me. I thought I would just tell you as there are not secrets between us. Mrs Angus McLean and Miss Ingrason are sailing for the old country the 17^th of June at the Major's expense. Isn't that fine? They plan to stay 3 months. Had a postcard from Herb, a picture of the bank.  Flora is saying she is getting her muscles strengthened making the furnace fires, the weather has been so cold.  We have had to have a fire every morning. We had quite a snow storm, the ground was covered, they had sleighs in some of the delivery trains, but it has melted away. Now, I hope you won't go out to look at ties until the water goes down. I am sure no one is going to disturb his ties, just you don't take any risk. What a great blow he is. I suppose he was afraid you would ask him some questions about his own position. He takes good care of himself.

Your loving wife,
Margaret