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Friday 17th February 1905

Storming and snowing all night
and all this day and blowing
and snow flying, drifts piling
higher & higher. We can yet see
the top of our barn. Voltie carried
the mail to PO but dont think
Charley will go for the mail to day.
Wal Niles drove to River View yesterday.
Said not much water on ice, only
along the shore; he came this am
and brought home the tobaco.
I darn a pair of mittens for Voltie.
Charley went for mail
found the travelling awful and
got lost in a blizzard, found
himself in the wire fence in Niles
field. so late V didn't go for
mail this evening. I sent Mrs Brooks
a letter and paper and wrote to Hearthstone
for her.