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Tuesday 28 January 1908
Wind South and blowing some.
A heavy snow storm. Voltie has a
cold and is sore & lame after pulling
Dignums horses out of the ice hole.
Kent drove in here to get Voltie
to draw a load of wood from the villiage
for the school house and see if he wanted
go to Watertown with him when the crossing
is safe. Geo Niles drove in here
to borrow a saw. Said he has shipped
Geo Snub to go on Bob Gaskins boat.
Towards evening snowing and blowing.
Voltie went through the storm, over
to Rachels' to carry her soda, milk &c
found her all right, only she has burnt
up all the coal she had at the house
and is now going to the stable for
coal. Voltie came back after going to
the post office. A letter from Grace,
an extra copy of the Herald, some
business postals. I sent to post
this morning a letter in answer to a card
from Geo F. Breck, No 625 E tenth Avenue
Tarentum Pa

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Grace wrote a beautiful letter about Bob, herself &
Maud and the children. Said Bob had received his appointment
as Capt of the steamer Pontiac at $1800 dollars per annum
3 eggs to day