Dec 1910 Jan 1911

22 Boys Chored A & Nancy went to Markham PM W. Cler pretty sharp

23 Boys brought load of Pine roots AM J went to Abram Lehmans sale PM Dr Dales Came to see me PM I have heavy Cold & hard Cough he gave me some Medicine I am up & around yet but am weak W. mild Cloudy drizzly rain PM

24 Boys Chored took grist to Davids W. pretty sharp a little drizzle & some snow last night it helped the sleighing some

Sunday 25 Christmas day at home J & Susanna went to Benj'ns to dinner A went to Meeting at Altona with Thomas's girls Joe Called after supper W. fine & Clear all day but very Cold

26 Boys Chored Amelia & Ernie Called AM with a sleigh load of Visitors from Indiana & Waterloo W. a few in of snow last night & AM Mild

27 had our annual Family gathering & Roast Goose all our family were here a very fine day

28 A took grist Chop & went to Ceder Grove AM J helped wash they Chored PM W. Mild a steady fall of snow from East AM about 6 in fell

29 Boys Chored AM they both went to Balsdons sale on 9th Markham PM Cloudy, Mild drizzly PM

30 A helped Move the Threshing Machine from Bert Bean's to Thomas with team AM they Could not bring the Engine so they put it into Bean's yard Herman came to stay all night W. very Cold Clear 13 below tonight

31 Boys Chored A took Chop we Called Dr Dale Nancy has La Grippe is up & around but does not feel very well W. very fine Milder good sleighing

Sunday Jan 1 1911 at home A & Esther went to Meeting at Widemans Flavius & Fanny & Eva Called awhile PM W. Cloudy

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Jan 1911

AM very foggy & thawing some PM light drizzle at times PM

2 J & A took 15 hogs in 2 sleighs to Markham @ $7.00 per Cwt W. foggy & misty nearly all day thawing fast Cooler this evening

3 A drew dung on back Orchard J helped wash W. Cold flurries of snow PM Daniels Called few minutes PM Nancy some better

4 Boys Chored brought a big sow from B Diller's that J bought @ $6.50 per Cwt live weight Br inlaw Simon Hoover's were here to dinner W. pretty Cold from north flurries of snow PM

5 Boys Chored A went to Markham PM W. Cler very strong W Wind all day snow drifting some

6 Boys Chored A brought home young 3 yr old Horse Colt that he bought off Benj'n @ $170.00 J went to B Dillers W. snow from East nearly all day

7 Boys put Brine on Pork & Chored J sold Mare Maggie to Menno Reesor @ $200.00 MN was here to dinner W. fine Clear Nancy doing pretty well I am none too strong yet but am thankful to say that I can eat well & sleep well

Sunday 8 at home Henry's Called a few minutes PM David Reesor's & Moses Rittenhouse were here to supper W. Cloudy the sun shone a few minutes snowy towards evening strong wind

9 A helped wash then they Chored W. turning Colder very strong wind W. NW Tilman Wideman & wife came to stay all night

10 A went to Ceder Grove J went to Whitevale AM A helped draw Ice for Geo Beatty from Davids Dam PM W. Milder Pretty Clear

11 A helped Johny Reesor's Kill hogs J took Susanna to Elias's AM brought her home PM W Cloudy AM drizzly rain PM Mixed with snow tonight

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