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30. Cloudy & Sleet N.E.
DECEMBER, TUESDAY 20^th 1887.

[...] Metz called to
see me about putting his
horse in on our stable.
Rosena & Ruth Anna Bowen
sent girl (Martha) for advice
etc. and with some
money $2.60 from Ruth Anna.
After dinner I drove up to
see Amanda Dublin
above H.C. Hallowell's
R Retzer went with me the
roads were wretched &
it rained & sleeted all
the time we were out.
It continued raining all
day and up to bed time,
making the roads wretchedly
bad sloppy & muddy off
the turnpike

33^o Clear. W
DECEMBER, WEDNESDAY 21^d 1887.

Bro R called on his
way to meeting and left
us a nice turkey for a
Christmas gift, & brought
a note from Hannah Chandlee
he took back with
him to Homwood fter
noon I drove down to see
Jno Cook again on D^r F
Thoma's place R Retzer
with me, called at Ashton
& drove up to S Spring
After supper Dora went with
the ladies next door to the
"little meeting house" to hear a
temperance lecture by Caroline
Talbot.