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Sunday 1 March 1903
Wind blowing all night but freezing hard.
Ground nearly bare, ice froze hard enough to
bear heavy loads. cutters flying up and down
the ice. work done up early. wish V would come.
Van & Sid drive in here at 10 have horse put in stable
over coats off. cider brought up from cellar, tongues
loosened up and talking begins about moving
horse trots and Maud & Irene get dinner. we
set the table with our new dishes, for we have company
fried pork, mashed potatoes, gravy, brown bread, white bread,
onions, pickles, cookies, honey, butter, pepper, salt, tea,
cream & sugar thats all. after dinner more cider more
talk: Voltie came just in time for dinner too. Sid
and Van went up to see aunt Ruth and Lib Patterson
Van brought me some seed beans. I sent Lib a
peck of seed potatoes—russets, and lent her book
the "Heart of the New Thought" and two 'new Thought"
magazines. At last away they go carrying 60 lbs
sugar with them smuggling 30 lbs of the sugar was mine
that Voltie brought home to day which we let Sid have for
dollar. Voltie bought 1,00 lbs and left 70 in
Kingston so I have now only granulated sugar.
We all sit and read till 9:30
Forgot to say Maud tried skating but too rough
Maud goes to Church a 3 pm.