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Sunday 19 December 1897
The coldest night and
morning yet this season. Froze in
kitchen. Left all the bulbs in kitchen
on the shelf; the dirt frozen around
them but the plants are all right.
This must not happen again.
Think the white Geranium is done
for froze stiff as a stick.
Wallace came down and Martin and
Grace & Wallace went to Wellies, after they
all were gone Charley came down bringing
Rachel and Will, left them at home and came
back and stayed to dinner. Directly after
dinner he went home. Mart came up from Jr
with Wallace and went home with him. Stayed
till evening. Evening visitors Frank Woodman
& Wallace & Shell came home with Martin.
11 Oclock saw them outside the door enroute
for home. Grace came home at sundown

Monday 20 December 1897
A stormy snowy day. Mart and Voltie went
to Morgan's Ross place for wood. We churned.
Afternoon Voltie went to help Will butcher
pig. After doing the chores Voltie & Mart went
down to visit Frank. Evening visitors Will & Charley
came to blow horn but no one here to blow with.