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Saturday 11 December 1897
A rainy day. Wind South and blowing.
The boy's cannot go to Marysville
this afternoon which is a sad disapointment
to them. V at the shop working at
something or other. Grace taking carpet
off stair steps and tidying up the rooms.
Maud at her music lessons. Irene
churning and the rain falling, filling
the tubs and pails, not cold but a
sad dreary out look. Evening. The horn
blowers are here again in full force viz Will Dixon, Jim Morgan, Frank Woodman, Wm Robertson,
and V.B. blew till 1/2 past 10 then pedro'ed
till 1/2 past 11 pm. F.W.s horn made my
head yank, Ed Weaver walked to Marysville got
done with Woodmans.

Sunday 12 December 1897
A quiet cloudy day. A gentle north wind
with scarcely a ripple on the river. Wallace
& George Niles came and stayed awhile then Geo
proceeded to B Horn's and after doing the
chores Volty & Wallace went across the river
to H Dodge's returned at 8 pm. Evening guests
Wallace Niles & Will Robertson. V went to Jr for
stove pipe.