and Frank had quite a bad cold. Aunty and Dick cam eover to dinner. While we were at dinner John Wess came over to get Dad to look at one of his mares. Mildred I think as she had taken a chill so Dad. and Frank went over with him and were gone most of the after noon. Elva, Said. Davis, Pansy Fischer nand Mr. Bloodworth all came over this after noon. While they were here Aunty and I went down town. I stayed down there fir tea. Aunty Maude and Lila cam ein on their way home from Aunty Lucy's and they stayed to tea. None of us went to church. I went up to see Marj. but found that she had gone up to Miss Martin's for tea so I went up there and came home with her Fram. Walker drove Aunty and me over this morning and informed us that they had a baby boy, hius wife being at Mrs. Lawson's. They are very much grieved down home at the loss of trheir big black cat. He has been missing for two days and Jim. Mi=ummery told Aunty this korning there was a cat down by the engine bridhe ran over. So I wernt down beofr etea to0night and identified him it was Tom all right. He had been cut right in two. He always was terrified of the train. On my way back there were a lot of kids sleighriding diwn the hill in front of Ed's barn and accross the creek amnd on tof them lent me his sleigh and I had a ride down the first one I've had down that hill for a long time. Beautiful day but colder to-night