page_0051

96

Saturday 10 Feb 2894
Raining morning, Wind S.
Blowing hard. Afternoon Snow &
freezing. Will here in the morning
prepared to go on the potato mission.
But Snub Woodman went and left
him because he did not drive the ice.
Wells finished the lounge. Voltie reeled
carpet rags. Grace sick all day, caught
a cold yesterday. I moped [sic] floors and
done all the Saturday work. Snow,
soft ice covered with water. Voltie in
the evening went on horse back to Mr Niles
to buy tobaco of [sic] Wallace and came back
at 1/2 past nine PM. Mart went for
the mail this morning, a letter from Johny and
one from Rachel.

---

Sunday 11 Feb 1894
Wind West and cold cloudy but clearing up at 10 AM.
sun shining out clear. Would like to go
to Belle's but cold and going very very slow.
Frank Bamford skated over and brought
Wells a letter from Clayton. Wallace Niles &
Mart went over the river to Old Hides Boy
for tobac. Dick Brown came over a
while. Ed Bates here in evening