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and at last towards midnight
went to bed in V's bed. After raising
Old Ned half or 2/3 rd night went
home. I could write a whole chapter
on this business but whats the use.
V brought home candy 2 lbs, Dates
Halibut, Oysters, sugar, tea, coffee,
Lemons, Rolled wheat, Rolled oats,
buckwheat flour, Graham flour,
3 box pink pills, 2 bottle eclectric oil, bottle ink,
box pens 1 box letter paper & envelopes,
and a bottle whiskey and rice, maple syrup,
compound and a pound of maple sugar
and soap laundry and a wick for
my little oil stove, a load of coal
for Rachel and snuff and bread
for Rachel and 150 feet clothes
line.

Wednesday 18 February 1914
Charley W sent here for cider
a half gallon. A very good
day wind South. Rachel here
to dinner after dinner V drove
around by CW & he went and
helped V