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40 Rain. SE
NOVEMBER, MONDAY 28^th 1887.

Commenced raining
after mid night last and
continued until about
noon today. Afternoon
it cleared off from N.W.
and grew much colder
I went up to the mill and
got a sack of flour.
Dora & Alice Perce expected
Willie to come
& take them to a "Sociable"
at Mrs S Farquhar's
but he did not come.
Jno W Johnson was here
after dark for medicine
etc. for threatened dysentary.

20^o Clear. N.W.
NOVEMBER, TUESDAY 29^th 1887.

The first real cold morning,
and the change being so
sudden we feel it more, but
12^o below freezing & a N.W. wind
blowing is cold weather. I
drove to Ashton befored dinner
& Afternoon I rode Fritz to
Jno Cook's below the toll gate
and called at Hettie Stabler's
as I came back. Josiah Hill
& Geo: Budd were here when I
returned, the former for advice
etc. Dora walked with
Alice Peirce to "Homewood"
before dinner & home to tea.
Edwd commenced going to
school to Mrs Robison, who
teaches her own children
every evening after supper.
Martha Pumphrey (from Alloway)
was here for advice & medicine in
the evening.