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Thursday 31st January 1895 A beautiful winter day, sun clear and bright over all this [illegible] wide expanse of snow. Lizzie Horne [illegible] bright and early sewing on Grace's dress. Wells Jr & Martin gone to Gananoque to mill. Voltie hitched up horses before jumper and I went down to see Eveline & children. Then Will took team from Wellies and drove with Jen & baby to the foot to Nesbit's. I stayed till after dark when V came for me, staid to supper, ariving at home found Robert and Louise Horn here, all staid till 12 midnight then went home taking Lizzie with them, got work done.
Friday 1st of February 1895 53 yrs ago. A soft misty cloudy day thickening towards night very little wind Wells and Voltie
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T goes out after dinner. I cut out a dress for Maud. Maud does the dishes. Marjorie irons clothes. Sr and Tom draw straw and manure from the cellar way and front of house and then plow. Mrs Niles began cleaning house. Sent Maud to Mrs Niles again to buy butter (one lb). Found Shell preparing to go up to Wm G Woodmans with Wal & Geo & Louise, and Bob Reid and Dave Reid, leaving Maud & Marjorie and Lennie out. Assessor here just at sundown "Marjorie feels slighted" M & M went to post office. Lennie invited them to the sugar party and is going to take them in buggy to the party. Evening mail A letter from Grace and a letter
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Monday 15 February 1909 Arose at 1/2 past 6. V intended going to K with oak log to get sawed for boat ribs. It rained and snowed all day thermometer down to zero. V drew hay for R and worked in shop the remainder of day. Irene & Maude made cakes, cookies and fried cakes. Sr sorted beans for market and to plant. I mended V pants & Louise done helped wash dishes and done as she pleased. Wm Gillespie went to Kingston for an opperation [sic: operation] for appendicitus. Evening visitors Mrs Dignem & her children Herbert, Tom, Harald and Danra & wee Alden McDonald, John Flynn & John Murry & Mrs Redic and Compos and Stella Taggart and Mabel Morgan and Mary Bulger and Frank Woodman and Emma Woodman and Ethel Reid. It was three Oclock am when at last we went to bed and our visitors went home in a great Northern snow storm.
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Tuesday 16 February 1909 Stormy morning and storms all day. Maud cleans the floors after the exit of our visitors. V went over to Rachels to feed her cow; The day passes away quietly with howling wind and fierce snow storm, the very first snow drifts this winter, all the mail this day dont amount to much only one post for Maud.
Wednesday 17 Feb 1909 A clear day wind west & cold. The girls (Irene and Maud) want to go to the dance at the villiage and they go. V hitches up before the cutter and they go up on the ice but before he goes V hitches up and drove over to R and carries Louise over there and looks after her stock. I write letters to Belle & Grace also send to Pugsley and Dingnan for books with soap wrappers.
