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Thursday 27 Jan 1898
A clear cold day clouds toward
night for a storm. Leonard Staley stayed over
night. Grace went to Kingston with Leonard
after dinner to get more cloth for her dress & coming
back to villiage and going from there with the load to Mores
to a band concert and dance. grows colder towards night
but V & Will D hitch up and drive to Morgans. Mrs Niles,
Shelly & Wallace come here and Mart, Maud & Edna go skating
while Mrs N and me visit.

Friday 28th Jan 1898
An extremely cold morning. Volty came
[illegible] 4 oclock pm. Mart

Sunday 23rd Jan 1898
Rained and snowed nearly
all last night. Volty didn't come home till
to day at 1/2 past one pm. V and Jim
stoped at Charlies and stayed all night.
A soft warm day a quiet peaceful
day. V and Mart gone up stairs to bed.
Grace lying on lounge asleep cloudy
half snow half rain. Maud reading.
The dogs are sleeping too. Wells Sr sits by
coal stove reading and looking out the window
at the weather.