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50^o Cloudy Variable
February, Friday 11^th 1887.

Cloudy and warm. Willie
took the spring wagon to the
"Burnt Mill" hoping to have
Hanery Hardy repair it but he
was not able to do it & Willie
brought it home again.
Afternoon Jas Grady came
for me & I went and dressed
his infant son Samuel's hand
One of his brothers having cut
two fingers off. The "little" finger
entirely except a thread of
skin through the knickle joint
& the "ring" finger nearly as bad.
but I will try to save it.
After tea I walked up to see
Emma King who is much improved
since she is at home.

29^o Clearing N.W.
February, Saturday 12.^th 1887.

The wind blew with considerable
violence throughout
last night and much of the time
today. There being of great change
in temperature. Within the past
24 hours. I was sent for to prescribe
for Harry S Leas youngest
daughter "Anna" at "Bloomfield"
Helen having arrived there last
night from "Lawrence" Mass: I drove
down after dinner Taking Dora
with me. I also went to J Grady's
to see his little boy whose fingers
were cut off yesterday. . Later in
the afternoon I drove down to
Ashton for some "provisions, groceries
&c. Chas: Palmer called to
see Willie. Just before dark
"Jim" Powell (Ernests colored man)
came bringing us a 2 horse load
of corn (in the ear), he put his
horses away in our stable and
got his supper here. Jus T
Henderson's new "roller machinery
for making "patent flour" arrived
Albert Chandlee sent me
a sample of urine for examination
William Wright was here after
dark for advice & medicine
for his wife.