broton December 1904

Fri Dec 30th clear and pleasant. Sarah was here cleaning house and bake-ing I pild the wood Walter drew for me

Sat Dec 31th clear and moderate the road getting Soft and {mroddy?,muddy?}. Walter drew wood I was piling it

Sun Jan 1st cloudy and Soft a prospect of a Storm but none {came?}. Mr baker was our Preacher to day

Mon Jan 2and clear in the morning began to cloud about ten A.M and Snow at noon from that out Snow and blaster I pileing wood and cleaning the hen house. went to the poll and voted after noon

Tue Jan 3rd clear and cold. Dick was in this fore noon to barrow my fur coat

Wed Jan 4th cloudy and cool. I was sorting over my last years {halers?} and parting them away. Part of the day I pild wood that Walter drew for me. Henry Snary balld in this morning

broton January 1905

Thu Jan 5th cloudy Snow in the fore noon

Fri Jan 6th cloudy and moderate Some Snow Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing Bilton was here a while this after noon

Sat Jan 7th cloudy Some Snow. John W Snary calld in this after noon

Sun Jan 8th Snow Squalls most of the day Mr Mc.Mullen was out Preacher

{"Mon" has a little red squiggly "v" above it } Jan 9th cloudy and cold Zero this morning Snow and blustring this after noon. Walter brought me Some coal from Dreseten this after noon

Tue Jan 10th clear and cold another zero day I wrote and sent away a letter to batharine Brock. I sent to have the borentry gentlemen paper Stopt Dick was in a fiew minutes

Wed Jan 11th a cold Snowing blustring day comenced to rain about 5:30 P.m Dick calld in this fore noon on his way to Florence. Walter was this after noon