{page one} Croton December 1906 Tue Dec 25th clouday and mild. Sarah was here prepairing a duck for Christmas dinner Wed Dec 26th cloudy 14 deg above Zero this morning Sarah and Charley was in to day Thu Dec 27th a cloudy Soft day. Walter drew one load of coal from Thamesville the Snow is going very fast Fri Dec 28th cloudy and Soft a prospect of Snow Sarah and Charley went to Thamesville Sat Dec 29th Sarah was here doing her house work Pearl and Charley ws here he is looking bad. Walter was in a fiew minutes Sun Dec 30th cloudy and Soft commenced to rain about two Oclock the Snow goin fast Mon Dec 31st cloudy and Soft a heavey rain last night. the Snow all gone, plenty of mud Tue January 1 1907 cloudy and soft. Sarah was in a fiew minutes and Thomas Bolton his wife was here an ower or two Wed Jan 2ond cloudy Bilton was here this fore noon Sarah was over for the dirty cloths {page two} Croton January 1907 Thu Jan 3rd cloudy and wet. Thomas Bolton caled and brought me a piece of pork Walter was in for the key of the granery Fri Jan 4th clear later part of the day. Sarah was here cleaning the house. Bilton was here in the fore noon. Ella Snary was here collecting money for missonarys. Sat Jan 5th clear and warm like an April day I had Walter in for the key Earley this morning and then James Young John Tiffin and Bilton a fiew minutes Sun Jan 6th a foggy day. Sarah McIntosh was in a fiew minutes this Evening Mon Jan 7th cloudy and thunder Showers in the after noon. Sarah came in this after noon. this day they puting in the town Ship officers I didnt go over Tue Jan 8th cloudy a heavy thunder and lightning Showers last night Sarah, Walter and Jame Safertree wsa in a fiew minutes Wed Jan 9th cloudy and cold Bilton was here I Sent away for the New York Witness