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Thursday 15 March
Froze hard last night, very still, no wind,
freezing a little all day. Prudence Joy buried to day. Wells, Grace and
Mart went to the funeral. Will stoped [sic]
here on his way to Niles to buy potatoes,
bought 3 bushels. Voltie and Wellie hewed
timber after dinner. I finished the blocks
for the log cabin. Evening cloudy and
cold.

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Friday 16th March 1894
A cloudy cool morning clears up bright PM.
Wells ought to have gone to Marysville for
groceries but put off till tomorrow.
He is going up on the milk waggon
in the morning. Voltie went down to
Wellies to hew but didn't hew much.
Voltie came for milk said E had this
morning been buying two lbs butter from Shira B.
Voltie and Mart drawing stone
all PM. Grace finish sewing blocks
on the log cabin. I bake beans.