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33° Cloudy S.E.
Ther. TUES. FEB. 21,^st 1899 Wind.

Cloudy, & rather warmer:
The "Farmer's Convention" met
and held their 27th annual
meeting at the Lyceum today,
it was not quite as largely attended
as last year, in consequence
of the deep snow drift,
& bad roads but there was a
good attendance & an interesting
meeting. The ladies gave us
an excellent dinner, served in
the School house using the desks as tables.
Willie Fanny & baby
came & spent the day, W going
with me to the convention; they
returned to "Fairfield" before supper.
A Philad^a syndicate offers to
build our Electric R.R. from Washington
to Sandy Spring, upon such favorable
conditions that if they are not
complied with, it proves that either
those here who would be benefited
by it, are either stupid, or do not
want a rail road, notwithstanding
all their talk, which is cheap.

45. Clear & Cloudy S.E.
Ther. WED. FEB. 22,, 1899. Wind.

Cloudy & [dark?] most of the
day. Thomas S. Stabler was here
to lunch with us. Willie called
in afternoon, having come to
mill for flour & feed. Old
Uncle Henson Hill sent for
some more medicine. We
let the fire in our room go
out last night as it seemed
so mild & warm, but this
afternoon it was so damp &
chilly I made it up again.
The roades are exceedingly
sloppy & bad everywhere
and will soon be impassable
on the dirt roads if
they do not freeze up again
and there is much hauling
over them. George E. Brooke
had a fainting fit this
morning, which alarmed them
very much, but he soon rallied
& seemed as well as usual.