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Monday Lizzie came this morning
through the storm covered with snow.
Grace cooking. Edna & Lizzie cutting and
sewing. Wells Sr shoveling coal in the stove
till it is hot as an oven. Mart whistling and
Grace te heing. Frank better no measles
only scurvy eating musty pork.

1st February Tuesday 1898
An old fashioned snow storm. The dress
is finished and Mart has taken Lizzie home.
Henry is down don't think he went home since
Sunday, if storms like this tomorrow the ball
will be minus a few dancers from here.

Wednesday 2nd Feb 1898
A very cold day. V & M & Jr
go to [Lindas Island|Linday Island]] [sic] for wood drive double team on ice
& at two leave for the villiage in sleigh driving Dan
and Dick. Edna mops and then she and Grace get
supper. I can step on my foot by using a cane.
Old Mrs Gillespie no better. A quiet peace full evening.
Wells Sr telling stories of burried money being found by dreams.
Edna reading Queenie Hetherton. Maud reading Swiss
family Robinson.