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January. 1899.
[left margin: Sun. 1. Clear. Cold.]
New Years morning was bright, clear
and beautiful. Cousin Mary and
Charlie left right after breakfast. Fa-
ther and Mother were invited to Mr. Ed.
[illegible] to dine, but it was so cold. No
track broken thru the snow, and so much
to tend at home they gave it out. Hot
water pipe froze and broke-- No one here
all day. The stars were grand at
night. Arion, Sirious, Prueyors, Mars,
and what I suppose is the the sickle in Leo,
so brilliant, and different from the warm
soft summer constillations that Mrs.
Pilling and I learned to watch and know.
[left margin: Mon. 2. Clear. Cold.]
The coldest morning this winter. The ther-
mometer 3 above here. But 10 below in Bleve.
9 at Della Brooke, and 6 at Brooke Meadow.
Agnes washed. George went home to visit for a
month, and Newman came in his place.
In the morn. Wm, I and Aunt Patti
called a few minutes after dinner. The
men were out in the woods. Ms. Joe Hort-
ton and Mr. Hiram Hobbs called to see
Father and the cattle. Quiet evening.
Jarvis children came to telephone for Ms. Diel. | histmss-074996-0004January. 1899.
Sun. 1. Clear. Cold.
New Year morning was bright, clear
and beautiful. [illegible] Mary and
Charlie left right after he [illegible] art. Fa-
ther and Mother were in [illegible] to Ms. Ed.
[illegible] to dine, but it was so cold. We
[illegible] thri the suver, and so much
to tend at home they gave it out. Hot
water pipe gourge and [illegible]. No one home
all day. The store [illegible] grand at
night. Arion, Sirious, Prueyors, Mare,
and what I suppres is the the siclele in Leo,
so [illegible], and differant from the [illegible]
soft summer corn still alive that Mrs.
Pilling and I [illegible] to watch and know.
Mon. 2. Clear. Cold.
The clearest morning this winter. The this -
month 3 above here. But 10 [illegible] in Bleve.
9 at Sella Brooke, and 6 at Brinhe [illegible],
Agone washed. Going [illegible] home to meet for a
month, and [illegible] came in his place.
In the morn. [illegible] 7 and Arvet Pattil
[illegible] a few minutes after dinner. The
[illegible] weer out in the warde. Ms. Joe Hert,
ton and Mr. Hiram Hobbe [illegible] to see
Father and the cattle. [illegible] running.
[illegible] children came to telephone for Ms. Diel. |