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Cloudy-- N.E.
Ther 60 Monday. OCT. 22d, 1894. Wind

Cloudy + threatening rain until
afternoon when it partially cleared off
for a short time but again clouded over
after sunset. Gilbert [Smith?] Sr. called
to see his uncle F Tyson who took sever-
al "walks" once down to Ashton + rode
back with Roland Moore. After supper
F. Tyson + I walked down the turnpike
+ back before bedtime. It looks like
rain again. I hope it may as our wells
are all getting very "low" many in the
neightborhood having given out entirely
Ours has only 3 feet of water in it instead
of 15 or 16 as it usually has seldom being
less than 12 feet. Since we have known it.

Cloudy NE
Ther 58 Tuesday 23d. Wind

Dull cloudy day. I drove F [Tys?]
to "Mordeu" + walked home, leaving
the horse + buggy for him to make some
calls with. It was "drizzling" rain [until?]
I left + soon after he came home.
Afternoon I drove over to Riverside
to see Mrs. Richard + Bro Charles
called here + took tea with us.

Cloudy + Rain Variable
Ther. 55 Wednesday OCT. 24th 1894. Wind

[?] cloudy + threatening. About
10-30 A.M. tool F [T?] drove over
to "[C?]" having been invited to dine
there, it rained and there was consider-
able thunder + lightning as we drove
over. After a pleasant visit we came
home before dark, just in time to
escape a heavy downpour of rain
which lasten for more than an hour
with [wind?] thunder + lightning. Lizzie
Scott was here during the rain. Mrs John
[Beatley?] called during my [absence?'
went off to the store before supper. "Kate"
Stabler was here this A.M. to see Dora.

Cloudy N.E.
Ther. 50 Thursday 25th, Wind.

Cloudy + threatening all day but no rain
Gilbert F [?] called before dinner. Also
Mrs. [Jn?] C Beatley + [Mils?] Hewett. Afternoon
[Mils?] Alice + Beatrix [?] + Mrs [Jacq?]
Jr. called. Alice Peirce called about
our dinner time, bringing home the
pair of shafts I loaned them after
their [?] were broken about a week
ago. When she + Dora were going to
Olney Charlie to the semicentennial
celebration of the dedication of
the church of that place.