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Sunday 25th February 1917
A beautiful day. Sun so clear and bright
shining. No one here till p.m. when Will Niles
drove in here accompanied by Ambrose.
William is considerably intoxicated. I am sorry
but with him it is an old and long acquired habit.
Poor old Will his heart is all right, and generous, but
when he is about "half seas over" he knows he's a
gentleman genel-man [sic]

Monday 26 Feruary 1917
A dismal morning cloudy and thawing
and raining. Voltie will not draw sand this day.
This morning V found 4 new lambs at
the barn. I send letter and a bundle of papers
to post box by Edith, she wearing rubber boots
lettter for Grace, bundle papers for Watson. Bert Ranous
drove down on the ice and brought our mail
to the door. Edith went to the road for my letter
and bundle but to late for Ranous

Tuesday February 27th 1917
A cloudy morning, dismal and
cheerless at same time it looks like clearing
up. Spring will soon be peeking around the
corner but not an egg so far nor a sign
of any. Joe came to help V cut saw the pines.
The river spotted after yesterday soft
weather, froze last night but not me.
Cold. Joe and Will Niles helping V fall the
pines. The dear old pines are going to help
build a barn. Voltie borrows Sam Woodmans
sleigh to draw the logs to Clayton and goes
for it to draw the pine logs to Clayton.
Joe, Voltie & Will load the logs for Clayton before supper.