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March 1898
Mon. 7th. Lovely, partly cloudy.
Harriet here working. Father and George
working in the garden. Mr. Mackall called a
few minutes. After dinner Father, Mother and
I went to Olney, - met such a queer-looking
white tramp, - for the mail. On to Stanmore,
where Mother and I stopped for a call - Father
went to [Cliverly?] for clover seed + to bank. Mother
and I paid a short call at Knollton where
Father came for us and we all went to Hermon
to Board of Health, Sister was there, and we
all had a pleasant visit. Drove up to Mt.
Olney, and then home. Cousing Lou not so
well. Given a scare she had. a tramp looking
in the window. Spain have demanded the
recall of General Lee from Cuba, and has been
refused. How will it all end? Six month
hence we will know. Sister and I had a
disagreeable experience over the phone. Some
one was away when manners were distributed!
Big tabby cat scared the chickens, and Felix
scared the cat.

Tues.
8th Beautiful & springy.

Soon after breakfast Auntie Brooke walked to
Hermon and Aunt Eliza to Olney & Fair Hill
Father sowed clover seed. George moved some
things up from Olney for Aunt Eliza, in the
cart. I made ginger bread and ironed. In
the afternoon Mother and I walked up to Capt.
Griffiths, the girls in Balto. Father & Mother went
to Mt. Olney to tea & were going to the Grange but we had to
telephone them to come home, as Sion horse was very sick. Mr.
Chichester borrowed [?] [grinder?]. Uncle Jim spent the eve.