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Cloudy
Ther 26o TUES. MAR 15,1892 Wind N.E.
Chilly & "Raw", the ground frozen
hard & the roads about as rough
& bad as they can be except on
the turnpikes where they are as good
as in summer time. I walked up
to the shops & to the mill, which
was as far as I went from home.
"Frank" Wetherald called to see
me. Dora & Edward walked over
to the Miss Hollands & back
before dinner. Willie came home
from taking Fanny Peirce home from
the "Pink Tea" at Olney. after midnight
last.
Snow
Ther.32 WEDNESDAY 16th Wind N.E
Commenced snowing about
mid night and continued until
near noon to day but melted so
rapidly that it was only 5 inches
deep. which was mostly gone before
night. After noon I drove up to
Marden & over to Jno Bentley's
Sam: Johnson (colored) was here
for advice & med: Luther Muncaster
came in time for supper
after which.
Cloudy & Snow
Ther. 23° THURS. MAR. 17th, 1892 Wind N.E.
Very Raw disagreeable day.
Snowling at intervals all day. I
drove down to Asleton to see Mr
M.K. Evans at "Ents". & als up to
"Morden". Phil "went with me. There
were several sleighs passed here
today, although the sleighing must
be miserable. Luther Muncaster
staid here all last night & is "storm
staied" again to night. Chas: Hill
(of Remus), was here for medicine
for his wife. Recd. by mail R Roland
Moore's check (on Montgomery
County National Bank) for $28.00
in payment of will against Mrs M. G. Tyson's
Estate.
Cloudy
Ther. 26° FRIDAY 18th Wind N.E.
Cloud & threatining snow all day.
Luther Muncaster went home after breakfast.
Willie worked at putting snow
in the ice house all the fore noon. We
only succeeded in getting it about two-
thirds full of ice and concluded to fill
it up with snow; which if well tramped
& packed around & over the ice will be
as good as if entirely filled with ice: so
I am informed be those who have tried
it. Afternoon Willie drove "Fritz" to the
sleigh to Brighton & brought Fanny
Peirce home with him. Commenced
snowing about dusk, and looked as if
one might have a deep snow before
tomorrow morning.
Notes and Questions
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The "&" signs are sideways a bit so it was hard to tell if it was an "&" or not, but from the sentences the context clues point to the mysterious symbol to be "&" but I'm not completely sure.
Yes, Dr. Iddings has several quirks in his writing, I especially like how he puts quotation marks around many (seemingly random to me) words. I think it's safe to go with the ampersand though.