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Friday 21st Jan 1898
A soft drizzly day. Grace done
big washing and hung it all on the line.
V carried Rattrays coal home. [letters
from Mrs Watson saying his mother
on going to bed I slipped and hurt my
ankle some ached after going to bed.

Saturday 22nd Jan 1898
A cloudy soft day quiet. I'm sitting by the
stove yet. Grace finished washing clothes and
moped kitchen floor. Mrs Morgan and Mrs Souve came
with Geo Morgan to get a sleigh tongue fixed
stayed till dark. Voltie ate a hasty little supper
and walked to Morgans to go with Jimmis
to Marysville to band practice. Wells Sr brought
in the clothes from the line. Wallace here
and after supper they went (Mart & Wall) to W Burnhams
to see Miss Scott & Fanny McLocklin.
Mart came in very carefully
at 11 a.m. Shell here for Mart & Maud
to go skating with herself & Wallace and
Jack Jr. Maud came in with her dress wet
behind where she had fallen on the ice several
times.