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Friday 6 Dec 1895
A perfect winter day
clear bright & cold. Wind South West and
river steaming, sending up clouds of
vapor which float away to the N.E.
Earth covered white with snow far and wide.
Winter has begun early. Wells Sr not yet
home. Voltie & Wellie drawing with two teams wood, from
Port Metcalf. Eddy Bates here for Volties
oars. Ed going to Clayton to meet with
his lodge the Order of O.F's. Will
stoping here a few minutes to warm, he related
the sad mishap which occured to Rob Michea
while on the Pierpont enroute
for Kingston. Poor unfortunate Rob
lost a twenty dollar bill which he had just
demanded of his sister Lizzie Woodman in
order to get it exchanged in the office that
he might get two dollars which Lizzie was owed
him. Grace is washing. A fine star
light evening. Voltie working early and late
with no help. Evening visitors Wallace,
Frank, Jim Morgan, John McDonnel.
A letter from Wells Sr & one from the
Merchants Bank for Bamford demanding $4.50