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46^o. Cloudy & Clearing. S.E.
NOVEMBER, TUESDAY 8^th 1887.

"Election day". I drove
to Mechanicsville & voted.
Willie husked corn all the
morning. Charley came
home in the stage to vote
and after dinner he took
Willie and drove his mare
up to Mechanicsville and
came home about 3.o'clock
he cut Edward's mine &
Willie's hair. I drove "Fritz"
to the spring wagon to Ashton
& got some plaster mortar
to patch up the kitchen.
I also bought another well
bucket & sundries.
Willie went over to Mose.
Young's "about dark", and
brought home 1/2 dozen
chickens. He took "Phil"
Robison with him and did
not get home until after
dark some time. We had
some music in the evening.

32^o Cloudy. S.E.
NOVEMBER, WEDNESDAY 9^th 1887

Charley left again for
Balto: Willie driving him to
Laurel in the buggy with the
little mare. Afternoon I
drove over to Riverside to
see Bro: Joseph, & home to
supper. Willie husked corn
all the afternoon. After
dark Willie & I walked up
to the Store (Sandy Spring)
and I bought a pair of
shoes for myself, & some
quinnine pills, Yeast powder
lamp chimney etc.