January 4th 1893 Wed. 4. Another very cold day thermometer 12° below bright and clear during the 4 Oclock noon clouding over in the afternoon Sunny very damp and cold a light snow fell during the night vertically on side margin Dufferin s ass entertainment Tonight Thur. 5. Beautiful today thermometer 10 below zero lovely winter weather Fri. 6. Lovely bright sunshiny day Zero weather out very fine Sat. 7. Another most magnificent day a little below zero Melissa gusta and myself took the train for Nappanee and spent the day at Jas. Warren's senior we had a lovely visit returning on the 5 Oclock strike through 5 Oclock train wrote To Jas. Lane Dufferin

{second page} January 8th 1893 Sun. 8. Another lovely day a little below zero but not uncomfortably cold Gusta and myself attended the church services tonight Reverend MB Williams preached a most beautiful sermon from the Psalms lovely Moonlight night Mon. 9. Stormy this morning very hard and continuing all all day long fall of snow about 5 in there is about 15 in of snow on the ground at present