Jan 1911 Feb

30 Boys Chored W. a very strong NW wind last night & today getting Colder towards evening

31 Boys Chored & A took Chop they brought load Pine roots W. Cloudy sharp Ari AM heavy squaals of snow PM 2 in fell C Burkholders wife is very low hardly expected to get better Zero this Morning

Feb 1 J A & Amelia helped Flavius Kill hogs W. pretty strong East wind strong PM heard today that Christian Burkholder's wife died about Midnight she will be buried on Friday at 1/2 past nine to Wideman's She had Brights disease

Candlemas day 2 Boys Chored J took 6 doz Eggs to Ceder Grove @ 26 cts per doz W. Mild Cloudy AM Clear PM getting Colder

3 A & Amelia went to Funeral of Christian Burkholder's wife Sermon by Christian Gayman & Moses Weber spoke too W. East wind strong PM Some snow AM Colder this evening

4 We heart that Br inlaw Enos Hoover was very sick A & Nancy started to go to see him they heard on the road that he was dead they went on & staid to dinner the Dr did not know what his sickness was he will be Buried on Monday he was sick only one week W. Cloudy mild

Sunday 5 J A Susanna & Amelia went to Joes to dinner Thomas's & Benj'ns were here awhile PM W. nearly Zero this morning 5 above at noon Zero again this evening Clear J & A & Amelia went to Thomas's after supper

6 A & Flavius went to Enos Hoover's funeral they Just went to the house Lewis Burkholder spoke J went with Thomas's Esther to Locust Hill to Meet Br C Elizabeth she Came to get to the Funeral J walked home.

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Feb 1911

& Thomas & Esther took her to the Funeral W. a strong East wind began to snow about 10 Snowy & blowing very strong yet there was no Trustee Meeting at Hebron

7 Boys shoveled snow & helped wash AM J Boys shoveled snow & helped wash AM J took grist PM W. fine Cler pretty Cold A helped shovel in 11th Con South of Church there are some high snow banks

8 boys Cut some feed & Chored AM they went to Wonchs sale in Whitevale PM W. very fine Thomas's & Elizabeth Martin Called PM

9 Boys filled 4 Barrels with Apples & Picked 3 pr Roosters w. cloudy frosty AM partly Clear PM Herman's & David Groves were here to dinner

10 A went to Toronto with Thomas they hitched a horse a piece 4 Barrels apples 1 Bal Rambo's $2.00 each 2 Bals Russets $2.50 Bal Spies $3.50 they were badly struck with Hail did not look well he had 3 pr young fall Chickens 17 cts per lb W. fine J went to Markham AM Chored PM

11 Boys Chored AM A went to help shovel snow at Hebron PM W. pretty cler very fine

Sunday 12 at home Meeting was at Hebron but some of us have German Measles & did not like to go to Meeting Amelia & A have them they are not sick but do not feel well Daniels were here to dinner & Flavius' whole family were here PM W. Cloudy Mild all day Herman's Called awhile but did not come in

13 A took grist AM he mended Harness & shoes PM W. wind & sleet from East Mild

14 A went to Markham PM W. strong East wind drizzly sleet AM snow PM pretty Cold

15 A went with Thomas to take the cream there are some drifts on the north & south roads W. East wind last night & today not as Cold A sorted apples PM

16 A helped shovel snow on 11th Co AM J took 7 doz Eggs to Ceder Grove @ 22 cts PM W East wind Cloudy AM some cler PM

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