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33^o Cloudy N.W.
February, Saturday 19^th. 1997.

Cleared off during last
night. I went up to the store
driving "Kit" after Willie came
back from taking Miss Fannie
Davi's over to Palmer's place.
W & I walked over to the
grave yard to the funeral
of W^m H. Farquhar who
died on Thursday. Bro
Chas called at the gate
and left us some butter.
Afternoon I walked over to
Mary L Robert's & paid her
$24.00 being all due up to
August 1st 1886 except $3.00.
Old Rebecca or "Becky" Hacket
a colored woman said to be 100
years old & lived at "Uncle Henson
Hills, was buried this afternoon.
Some Philips boy from Va put his
horse in our stable for the night.
I have a "wretched head ache"
this evening After tea R
Roland Moore called & got a
"viometer" belonging to Mrs
M.G Tyson

47^o Cloudy Rain & Snow N.E.
February, Sunday 20^th. 1887.

Early in the morning it was
foggy and cloudy, and about
"meeting time" it began to snow.
and continued to either snow
or rain all the rest of the day
We had a nice quiet day to ourselves.
Ernest Budd was here to
have a tooth extracted but not
being "prepared," he must call
again. Mrs Robison was here
for an hour or so. Also "Bessie"
& Phil: Willie & I had quite a
time replacing the "well box" &c.
which the "Kit" mare pulled clear
off the well curb & out into the
yard. W having hitched her to
it for a moment