December 23rd 1892 Fri. 23. Lovely fine day Miss watts and sister went home with their father today I assisted in getting them off engaged with Jas. Lane as cheese maker for next season spent the remainder of the day calling on the patrons and my friends before going away also carried the mail to some of them had tea at Mr Harding's and after tea I went over to bid Mr McAdoo goodbye returning to Mr Harding's for the night very cold tonight and windy Sat. 24. Very cold thermometer about 16° below zero after breakfast I've been Harding goodbye and went up to Mrs Cowan's got ready for my departure

{second page} December 24th 1892 very soon Jas. Lane came along and he threw in my trunks and Mrs Cowan helped me with my coat and lent me a muffler to wear I bid her goodbye and she did the same with God's blessing she was very sorry to see me go away arriving at Kingston I took the 1:15 train for C East on arriving in Yorker the home for Camden East was about 1 hour 30 minutes late so I went down to the village for a while and met Jay Warner who is now living there returning to the station in time for the train for cease arrived about 5 Oclock all seemed pleased to see me again at the Methodist Christmas tree tonight