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Cloudy.
Ther. 35^o Tues. Feb. 15, 1898 Wind N.E. S.E. & N.W.

It was cloudy & threatning all
day & about sunset it rained
quite hard for some time but
the wind changed again to N.W.
Edwd drove to "Fairfield" to help
Willie, who telephoned that Edwd
would not come home tonight.
I went to the store & P.O. twice
called at F Leizear's & Geo Oldfields
I also went to the mill & Henderson's
house for the papers. I telephoned after
supper to "Atholwood" to enquire how
Bro C was this evening.

Clear
Ther. 22^o Wed. Feb. 16^th 1898. Wind. N.W.

The wind commenced blowing
last evening and has continued
ever since, with much violence
most of the time; it is much colder
and it is difficult to keep warm
as we are afraid to make large
fires, our chimnies & stove pipes
not having burned out for some
time. Heard of the terrible explosion
on the U.S. Battle ship
"Maine" in the harbour of Havana
Cuba. Over 100 lives lost besides
the ship. Spanish treachery is suspected.
but nothing definitive known
as yet. I went to the store & P.O.
& to the mill & next door. Edwd
came home from "Fairfield" about
4.30 this afternoon.