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32^o Cloudy & Clearing N.E.
DECEMBER, SUNDAY 18^th 1887.

The snow is 8 or 10 inches
deep this morning and
the sleighs have been going
past all day. Charley took
"Fritz" & my sleigh & drove
to "Elton" after a late
dinner (about 3'oclk) to
"hunt up" Willie & the mare
to take him to Laurel tomorrow
morning. I have had
a bad "head ache" all day
having slept badly last
night. Charley came home
without Willie but bringing
the mare with him arriving
at half an hour after midnight.

32^o Clear. N.W.
DECEMBER, MONDAY 19^th 1887.

We were all up early
this morning to get Charley
off in the stage in returning
to Baltimore, stage went
"on runners". I drove up to
Tom Budd's shop to see about
a "turkey" to come from Matilda
Bank's & to "jog" his
memory about making a "grate"
for Dora's stove. I took Edwd
& Bessie Robison with me
in the sleigh & also went ot
Ashton. D^r R Brooke called
to see me. Laura Hill here
afternoon for advice & med
for her little boy.