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68° Cloudy S.E.
May - Saturday 22^d 1880

Threatning Rain & slight sprinkle
Drove to "Fulford" to see Hallie Lea
Mr. Ernest Lawford called for
advice &c for his Bro: Bros: Richd
& Chas: called with a horse
they had bought for Bro W^m
Richard staid to dinner and
most of the afternoon. & as it
Rained (a fine shower) He
went home in my phaeton.
Eliza Thomas here for advice
& treatment for sore
throat. Ernest called in the
Evening -

61° Cloudy + Rain S.E
Sunday 23^d

Charley went home with Ernest
last night (on horseback) after
the store closed. Willie went to
meeting. Several showers during
the forenoon - Afternoon. Eustace
Lawford & Phineas Carol's wife here
for advice &c. Charley came home &
went in buggy to N. Fulford-
Willie & I walked up to Gideon
Gilpin's & waited for Charley.

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67° Cloud - S.W. 1880
May- Monday 24th

Threatning Rain until after
dinner when it cleared off warm.
Took the Phaeton to Tom Budd's
and had one plate of hind spring
mended also lock plate put on
& shaft box repaired - Put a new
blade in father's old pocket knife
ground up the old one & put it
generally in first Rate order once
more - Mary Hamilton (nee Cole)
here & had tooth Extracted had
shoes put on Counts hind feet.
Mr. Eustace Lawford here in the
evening -

Clear - S. W.
70 MondayTuesday 25^th

Drove over to Jackson & Bentley's
and to Clinton Cissell's in light buggy
(taking Willie with me) put a "shut
spring" on Venetian door in passage.
After tea Charley drove over to the
River for a bath. It has been exceedingly
warm in the sun to-day
but a nice little breeze has Rendered
it bearable. Little Edward quite
sick with diarrhoea, vomiting, and
high fever.