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Dec 22 1893 Friday

Jan 4th Friday 1895
A clear bright
winter day and all are well.
Each member of this family are at
their respective employment. Bamford is
mending old harness. Voltie working in
the blacksmith shop. Mart choring around.
Wells Jr here twice, very happy, cheerful and
pleasant. Shelly Niles here visiting all
afternoon. I darn Marts old macknaws
and Mart overalls, sew carpet rags and
make nine prints for Market

Dec 23rd Saturday. Saturday
5 Jan 1896
Very cold morning,
river frozen from shore to shore
fore noon. Mart and V drew hay PM,
sawed wood and went skating.
Shelly Niles came and staid all PM.
Wells Sr & Will went to Marysville for
groceries and coal. An intensely
cold day, came home after dark,
very cold. Geo Rattray scattered coal all
the way from the village to Rogans
because his end board was up.