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Tuesday 15th March 1898
Wind N froze last night
clear and bright, ground bare, river rolling broad
and blue. Ed Bates came over to day, going to
be married tomorrow. The girls took the quilt off.
Sr, Mart & V trying to move the machine house
up to [this section quite redacted, indicated by #]
There is no # # #, # # #. There is no
# # # # #. poor # he is to
# #. I suppose the # goes # with
them when they are in # #. such a # of
# would bring a smile to the face of a stoic
Grace & Edna going to Evelines this p.m.
sap running well. Ebin Bates sick with
pneumonia. Will R, J Morgan, W Niles here this evening

Wednesday 16 March 1898
Wind blowing all night from
East raining this morning, it looks like a bad
morning the weding. clears up by 10 am
sun come out bright. Rev Dibbs drives
down through the mud and marries Eddy Bates
and Dora Gillespie: towards night
drives back again. Volty captured 8 ducks
(wild) cooked two for dinner had
maple syrup and biscuits. Finished moving
the machine house. Wallace here started out