== Croton January 1905 == Thu Jan 27th clear a pleasant winters day Bilton was here and had dinner withe me. Rose and her boy Harold was with me most of the after noon Rufus Emory call this after noon Fri Jan 27th cloudy and cold light Snow most of the day. Sarah was here bakeing and cleaning house. Sat Jan 28th clear and cold Walter Mc. Rarey calld in this Evening to See how the Stove was doing Sun Jan 29th clear part of the day and cold 6 deg below zero this morn-ing a 8 A.M. Mr Baker preacht Mon Jan 30th clear and cold an other zero morning alone all day. Tue Jan 31st clear most of the day and pleasant. Sarah was in this noon William Huston was in a few minutes this after noon. Bellore calld this fore noon {second page} == Croton February 1905 == Wed Feb 1st light Showers of Snow and cold William Huston calld in this Evening Thu Feb 2nd clear and cold zero wether Thomas Cragg was in about a Stove Rose and Millie and Pearl was here this Evening. there was an enter-tainment at the Church last night a burning a Mortgage that was on the Church they had a prety good time Burning of mortgage on {?} Church Fri Feb 3rd Clear and cold Sarah was here the fore part of the day Scrubing the house Sat Feb 4th cloudy most of the day not quite So cold as yesterday, Walter drew me a load of coal from Thamesville. Bilton was here awhile this after noon. Sun Feb 5th cloudy high wind from the East and cold comenced to snow this evening Sarah calld in this Evening Brian Homes and John Deinhart came to See me last night. no Preaching at our Church {Leearterley} at Florence.