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Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary, 1917

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Thur Dec 13. Fine and then started to snow in the afternoon. Lorraine in

Fri Dec 14. Fine and very cold and windy. good sleighing.

Sat Dec 15. Very, very cold, severe frost below zero. Mrs Peebles called.

Sun Dec 16. Fine and cold. Aunt Nellie at morning church. I went to evening church

Mon Dec 17. Fine bright day, and a little milder Election Day the West York majority over 7000.

Tue Dec 18. Fine and milder. beautiful day. good sleighing out for first sleigh drive. Aunt Mattie out in the afternoon. phoned.

Wed Dec 19. Rained a little and very foggy. the streets very slushy. I went to Toronto. sleighing nearly gone after over a week good.

Thurs Dec 20. Fair and very mild snow going rapidly. Annie here.

Fri Dec 21. Rained a little. roads slushy. then cleared and freezing.

Sat Dec 22. Fine bright day and moderately cold. Aunt Mattie and I up to decorate. The Rink opened. wheels out

Sun Dec 23. Fine bright day, moderately cold, Aunt Nellie and I at morning church, I went to evening church, Annie called.

Mon Dec 24. Fine and very mild and foggy, all icy and sloppy, washed. I went up to decorate in afternoon, Mrs Peebles in eve.

Tue Dec 25. Christmas Day, fine and moderately cold with N. W. wind. skating in the evening, we all spent at Mothers.

Wed Dec 26. Fine and moderately cold, Mrs. Peebles called, geese, 18 1/2 lbs, 30 cts

Thur Dec 27. Fine and moderately cold, Annie called and I went out eve

Fri Dec 28. A terrific wind and blizzard at first then extreme frost down to 11 below zero. day of S.S. tea at the hall

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