wife and son, & Eliza Varney, besides our
own family. _ a fine winters [sic] day _
A letter from Belleville & a small Birth
day [sic] Card from Cousin Mary. _
12m 2nd _ First day Levi & Mary gone to
°
meeting, Lydia down to Carries [sic], _
_25th Christmas day, Lydia & myself here
all alone, not a very pleasant day,
hope it may be better next time
Mary Richie sitting with us part of the time.
_27th Cards from England from
Sophia
[pg 10a]
1888 12/28th
Lydia got her pictures from the
little boy Eaton _ Grandmother Mullett
died 43 years ago to day [sic], Aged 72, _
[?] _ Lydia down to Carries [sic], Mary Richard’s [sic]
called on u s. __
[1 presumably, but cut off?] mo 1st 1889 New years day Lydia at Edds
Mary home, Lewis Levens called in for the first
time
[?]th A very heavy wind from the South such a on [sic]
that had not been known for years, unroofing
houses & blowing down trees & fences, but
the worst of all killing my Grandson by
the falling of the barn-door on his head, _
living but three or four hours after, _ [R: “Edwin Williams” is written up the side of
the page here so I don’t know which line it should go on. I guess that was her
grandson?]
[?]mo 24th Our wedding day 38 years ago.
Taken with a very bad Direah [sic] in bed five
days, _