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Ther. 50 Clear Wind S E
Tues. Nov. 19^th, 1895

Another beautiful day. Chas. T.
Hill sent us (in a horse cart) 1/4 ton
of small nut coal & 1 barrel of yellow
corn on the cob: colored boy (Elijah
Hacket) bringing it & helped put it
away. I carried over from Mrs R's
lot some corn fodder & raked up
leaves for bedding for the horse.
Afternoon I rode down to Ashton
on horseback. Willie dined with
us on his way back from delivering
a carpet above Olney.

Ther. 42 Cloudy Wind NE & NW
Wednesday 20^th

It rained during last night and
was raw & chilly all day: the wind
changed to N W & there was a "spit" of
snow for a few minutes. After dinner
I went up to the mill & signed the
teacher's report of our public school
also provided some bills for repairs
cleaning etc. Lizzie Scott was here
to see Dora. I went up to the store
P.O. etc. After supper I went again
to the store for coal oil etc. Miss
Mary Fowler came in to borrow a
lantern.

Ther. 20^o Clear Wind
Thurs. Nov. 21^st, 1895

This was the coldest morning so far
ice 3/4 of an inch thick formed on the
kitchen porch. I put up the coal stove
in our room & made a fire in it for
the first time this fall. I also filed &
set the wood saw & carried over some
corn fodder. Willie came just before
supper time having been to Brookeville.
He brought us some sausage,
lard etc. Alcinda Hall was here for H.
After supper Dora went with Willie
to "Fairfield" to attend some church
meeting tomorrow at Brighton or
"Crow Town."

Ther. 23^o Clear Wind S.E.
Friday 22^d

Still cold but fine weather except
the wind blowing strong from
S.E. made it unpleasant out of doors.
I rode down to Ashton before dinner.
Afternoon I went up to the mill
& to the store. After school Edwd
drove to "Fairfield" to bring Dora
home. D^r Frank Thomas' wife
called bringing us some fresh pork.
Lizzie Scott also called & Lucy
Stabler.