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Ther. 20° Clear. Wind. N.W.
Friday, Jan. 8,^th 1897

Still quite cold, Edward staid
all night at "Fairfield" & only came
home about sunset this evening.
Jas. T. Henderson called to see me
about school affairs. I walked
down to "Bloomfield" to see Hallie
Bentley about her little boy "Morris"
who was said to have been badly
beaten by one of the boys & his
mother, near the toll house, as
Morris was going home from school
at noon. I called at Henderson's
after supper. Edwd went to John
Thomas' ("Clifton") near Ednor to a
party: he went on horseback.

Ther. 20° Clear. Wind. N.W.
Saturday, Jan. 9,^th 1897

Edwd came home from the party at
"Clifton" about midnight last. This
morning he went to W. Chichester's
Jr. to tune a piano, going on horseback.

I went to the store & P. O. Afternoon
Mrs. Jas Bryan was here for advice
& medicine for her husband.
Mailed a letter to "Editors Baltimore
Daily Sun" renewing my subscription
to the paper. After supper I
went to the store & toll house.

Was called in to see Miss Mary
Fowler, who was suffering from nervous
exhaustion from over work &^c
Edwd went to Mrs. Ellicott's, with
Hilles & Frank Robison to play whist
& Euchre. Mrs. Robison was in to see
Harriet & Dora.