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(Left side of journal)

Clear
Ther. 30^o SUN. DEC. 18^th, 1898 Wind
Ground covered with white
frost this morning. After
breakfast Edwd drove over to
"Eldon" & brought sister Harriet
to spend the day with us. I
went to see John Oldfield before
meeting & again afternoon.
We had a sermon from Edwd
Farquhar at meeting. After-
noon Willie & Walter came
& spent an hour or two with us.
Edwd took his aunt H back
to "Eldon" before supper.
After supper I went again to
John Oldfield's and removed the
extension weights & c from his leg
there being no possibility of "bony union"
in the fracture of his hip (at his age)
and it was only subjecting him to
unnessesary torture.

(Right side of journal)

Cloudy
Ther. 32^o MON. DEC. 19^th, 1898 Wind N.E.
Cloudy & threatening although
the ground was frozen in the
morning. I went to Oldfield's
after breakfast & to the P.O.
& Fairall's office, called to see
Mrs Whitbricht at Frank Cook's.
Afternoon I cleaned & oiled
the buggy harness. It commenced
raining about noon.
After dark I went again to
see Mr Oldfield.