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Wind. NE & S.E. Clear. Ther. 18^o
Wed. March 18^th, 1896.

Robt H. Miller sent us 2 cords
of chestnut wood, making 3
loads of it with a yoke of oxen
and one horse in lead of the
cart. Joseph Jackson being his
teamster. Hilles & Frank Robison
undertook to saw & split it
(by the cord). I rode on horseback
over to W^m Powell's to prescribe
for his wife. After dinner, and
down to Ashton. Walked up to
the P.O. Mary Hallowell called
to enquire after Edward, who
is better but still not fit to
go out of doors, especially whilst
the ground is covered everywhere
with snow-slush & mud.

Wind. S.E. Rain Ther. 40^o
Thur. March 19^th, 1896

Commenced raining after midnight
last and continues all
day, afternoon it "just poured down"
accompanied with several peals
of thunder. I went up to the P.O.
before dinner, Hilles & Frank
Robison finished cutting the
wood in the wood house.
This has been an extremely
disagreeable day, towards
evening the wind changed to
N.W. and it tried to clear off.
Just at dusk Fletcher Clark
sent his little boy over after
me. I was afraid to turn out
not having been well all day.
But sent medicine & promised
to go tomorrow morning. I
wrote to Dr Geo. Filvis in Philad^a
thanking him for his kindness to Dora
in treating her ears & eyes. I also
wrote to Thos H Bordere in answer
to a letter received from him
several days since. Walked up
to mail letter after 9.o'clk p.m.