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William Fitzgerald Diary, 1892-1893

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November 25th 1892  
 
November 25th 1892  
Fri. 25 Another cold Bleak day sun appearing a few times during the 4 Oclock noon hunted with Mr Van Horn today accompanied his daughter to Mr Valentine's and carried a basket for her for Mr Valentine her husband having died today but I didn't go in the house return home to Mrs Cowan's
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Fri. 25 Another cold bleak day sun appearing a few times during the forenoon hunted with Mr Vanhorn today accompanied his daughter to Mr Ballantyne's and carried a basket for her for Mrs Ballantyne her husband having died today but I didn't go in the house return home (to Mrs Cowans)
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Sat. 26. Cold cloudy day put the carpet down on the dining room for Mrs Cowan and did other little things for her at practice tonight  
 
Sat. 26. Cold cloudy day put the carpet down on the dining room for Mrs Cowan and did other little things for her at practice tonight  
Sun. 27. Cold and cloudy attend Sun. school and went home with Dave Stratton 40 Matt Mr Totten and Sam Charlie had a good visit and went to church  
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Sun. 27. Cold and cloudy attend Sunday School and went home with Dave Stratton for tea met Mr Totten and Sam Charlie had a good visit and went to church  
  
 
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November 27th 1892  
 
November 27th 1892  
Sun. 27. Tonight is the time prophesied by astronomers to be some terrible comment {illegible} and the Earth colliding causing a fire storm but it was invisible here in Canada the sky being cloudy we could not see anything of the comet if it did appear in the sky at MCA
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Mon. 28. Cold snowing all day fall about 4 in did not go hunting with Mr D Stratton as expected  
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Sun. 27. Tonight is the time prophesied by astronomers to be some terrible coment {illegible} and the Earth colliding causing a fire storm but it was invisible here in Canada the sky being cloudy we could not see anything of the comet if it did appear in the sky at McA
Tues. 29. Very cold at Jay Harding's this afternoon we went to berryfield with a pair of Bob slays to be remodeled return home with him and had tea and spent the evening playing fights
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Mon. 28. Cold snowing all day fall about 4 inches did not go hunting with Mr D. Stratton as expected  
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Tues. 29. Very cold at J. Hardings this afternoon we went to Barriefield with a pair of Bobsleighs to be remodeled returned home with him and had tea and spent the evening playing fifes

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November 25th 1892

Fri. 25 Another cold bleak day sun appearing a few times during the forenoon hunted with Mr Vanhorn today accompanied his daughter to Mr Ballantyne's and carried a basket for her for Mrs Ballantyne her husband having died today but I didn't go in the house return home (to Mrs Cowans)

Sat. 26. Cold cloudy day put the carpet down on the dining room for Mrs Cowan and did other little things for her at practice tonight

Sun. 27. Cold and cloudy attend Sunday School and went home with Dave Stratton for tea met Mr Totten and Sam Charlie had a good visit and went to church

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November 27th 1892

Sun. 27. Tonight is the time prophesied by astronomers to be some terrible coment {illegible} and the Earth colliding causing a fire storm but it was invisible here in Canada the sky being cloudy we could not see anything of the comet if it did appear in the sky at McA

Mon. 28. Cold snowing all day fall about 4 inches did not go hunting with Mr D. Stratton as expected

Tues. 29. Very cold at J. Hardings this afternoon we went to Barriefield with a pair of Bobsleighs to be remodeled returned home with him and had tea and spent the evening playing fifes

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