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Ther. 30 Snow & Rain Wind. N.E. & N.W.
Sunday Dec. 26,^th 1897.

It commenced raining & sleeting
after midnight last & this morning
it changed to snow & looked like a
settled snow storm, but before noon
it began to clear off the wind
changing to N.W. & the sun came
out in the afternoon. Willie
took me to "Riverside" & left me
there whilst he went on to "Fairfield""
for some milk for the baby
and other things, calling for me
as he returned, & we were home
to supper. The roads were very slippery
traveling for a smooth horse.
Last night I thought I felt an Earth
quake shock at about quarter past
eleven o'clock; it must have been
severe somewhere, & lasted here
about a minute or more.

"Phil" Robison started at 9.o'clk
this evening to drive to Laurel to take
Miss Belle Featherstone to catch the midnight
train for New York; he is driving
horse John Beall bought a day or two since
and know nothing about. I hope he may
meet with no accident nor perish with cold
a strong N.W. wind is blowing & freezing
"Phil"Robison reached home at 4.o'clk this morning
and went to bed to sleep all day.

Ther. 28° Clear. Wind. N.W.
Monday Dec. 27, 1897.

Clear & bright this morning, and
continued so all day, until toward
evening when it clouded over.
Willie walked to Ashton and bought
gum cloth for carriage curtains, and
worked all day putting curtains
on his "jagger" wagon. After dinner
I walked to Ashton & rode back
in Mrs Ellicott's carriage as far as
Jno Bentley's gate. late in afternoon
I walked again to Ashton to take a
book that belongs to our book club,
and that came among the new books
but was defective & must be returned
to the publishers & exchanged for
a perfect copy. Willie took "Salley""
to F Clark's shop & had her rough shod
"all around". Mrs Robison & Miss Mary
Fowler came in & spent an hour or
two with us. It looks as though we
might have more snow before
tomorrow morning. After supper
Edward went to a meeting of "Phrenaskaie" at
"Sharon", the horse "Charley" being too "smothe"
for safety on the icy roads Edwd went on
foot. After night I was called to see
Old John Oldfield, who was taken ill suddenly.