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Rain & Snow
Ther. 34 Sunday FEB. 4^th, 1894 W. Wind

Extremely disagreeable day. Rain, mud
& snow. Benj: H Millers carriage "broke down"
opposite the mill on way to meeting, his wife
& daughter Rebecca came in whilst Edward
helped Benj, hitch their horse to our carriage
& they then went on to meeting. The ladies
had no overshoes with them & as it was very
wet & muddy could not well walk without
great risk to their health. It was snowing fast
but afterwards turned to rain & continued
all day as disagreeable as well could be
out of doors but we had a nice quiet day
at home.

Clear
Ther. 14° Monday 5^th N.W. Wind

Clear & cold this morning. I felt badly
having had a bad night's sleep & am very
"Rheumatic" having taken some cold.
Clifford Waters came before I was downstairs
to get an "atomizer" for Hallie Bentley's
children, one of whom has "croup" and
the rest including Hallie have "measles"
Benj H Miller brought our carriage home.
Edith Hutton was here for a "certificate of
health": intending to apply for a position in
the Training School for Trained Nurses.
I walked up to the store & P.O. & to the mill &
Henderson's house for the papers. After supper
I went over to Mrs Robinson's to see "Frank"
who has been suffering with "touthache" since
convalescent from "measles". John was here
in the afternoon & found my monkey wrench,
which had been lost for months.

Clear
Ther. 26° Tuesday Feb. 6^th, 1894 W. & S.W. Wind

Rather warmer this morning but still "frosty".
"Turner" was here before I was downstairs for
more medicine for Miss Alice Tyson. The
"Farmer's Convention" holds its annual meeting
today at the Lyceum, using our school house
as a "banquet hall". I am suffering from a
severe cold & must be careful not to expose
myself more than necessary. I walked over
to the Lyceum to Farmers Convention and
got dinner there. Dora came home in the
afternoon Stage. Frank Robison came in
& had a tooth extracted. I walked up
to the store. Recd "knee cap" by mail from
New Haven Conn: After supper Mrs Robison
came in for some "cough mixture" for "Phil" & some
Bromo Celerine for Bessie. E went down
to Sherwood to attend to the fires.

"Haizy" & Cloudy
Ther. Wednesday 7^th S.E.Wind

I am feeling the "effects of the cold"
I have taken & have some cough, sore throat &
a tight feeling in my chest. Went in to
see "Phil" who has measles. Afternoon
Miss "Lula" Nesbit was buried at "Woodside"
Cemetery; she died in Balto: after an
operation of some kind, having been
an invalid for a long time: she was 28
years of age, a grand daughter of Elisha
John Hall, late of "Longwood" near Brookeville,
where her parents reside. After supper
I walked up to the store with Edwd: Mrs Robison
came in for advice for "Phil". "Turner" was
here with a note from Beatrix Tyson asking
for more advice & med: for Alice.